Summary and spoilers
A two year old child is abducted while his painter dad is next door in his studio. Beckett (and Castle) are called in; complications ensue when Beckett has to work with FBI agent Sorenson, a former lover. There is pressure for Beckett and Sorenson to avoid the result of their last child-abduction case, where they got the perpetrator but the child was already dead. For a time, Castle is excluded from the case, but his role becomes vitally important when he is nominated to make the ransom drop.
At the same time, the investigation is ‘enhanced’ by Castle and Sorenson’s competition to solve the case and vie for Beckett’s affections.
Comments
This more serious episode is another step up for the show. I prefer the somber mood episodes over the flippant ones. There’s that feeling that things could go terribly wrong – even if they never do.
Fatherhood and parenthood are important recurring themes on Castle; the relationship between Richard and Alexis is an important backdrop to the case of the week. This week’s case, involving a loveless marriage and a neglected child, works well against the healthier family relationships on the show.
Castle Quotes
Kate: Six months.
Richard: Six months what?
Kate: We dated for six months.
Richard: I didn’t ask.
Kate: Yeah. I know. You were not asking very loudly.
Richard: I know, I’m like a Jedi like that.
"Sweetheart, as your life coach, I have to urge you to say nay to your inner nay-sayer."
- Martha to Richard
Richard: What are you doing up – stressed about finals?
Alexis: American Lit’s today; I was having nightmares about Hester Prynne.
Richard: Ah…the irony for you is not getting an ‘A’ would cause you shame.
Richard: Nice guy. I can see how it wouldn’t work, though.
Kate: Really.
Richard: Sure. Handsome, square-jawed, by the book -
Kate: And that’s a bad thing?
Richard: He’s like the male you. Ying needs Yang, not another Ying. Ying-Yang is harmony. Ying-Ying is…a name for a panda.
Kate: Any more wisdom, Obi Wan?
Richard: Nope. That’s it for today. What say we celebrate by going out for a drink?
Kate: I can’t; I got a date.
Richard: A date? You date? Who?
Kate: That’s why it’s called a private life – because it’s private. Unlike you, I don’t live my life on page six.
Richard: Well, you’re a mysterious woman, Detective Beckett.
Kate: Maybe there’s a little more Nicki Heat in me than you think.
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