1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,074 Subtitles downloaded from Podnapisi.NET 2 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:14,904 (GROANS) 3 00:00:30,296 --> 00:00:31,524 (GASPS) 4 00:01:05,031 --> 00:01:07,090 Sorry to keep you waiting, Detective Beckett. 5 00:01:07,167 --> 00:01:09,601 Not a problem, sir. You're a busy man. 6 00:01:09,669 --> 00:01:11,193 Tell that to the Attorney General. 7 00:01:11,237 --> 00:01:15,105 He just had his first grandchild and now wants to show me pictures. 8 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:19,067 So, Agent Stack spoke very highly of you. 9 00:01:19,145 --> 00:01:23,275 Smart, tenacious, innovative thinker. 10 00:01:23,349 --> 00:01:28,082 Said you were a good candidate for the opening on the AG investigative team. 11 00:01:28,154 --> 00:01:30,088 Well, I appreciate his confidence, sir. 12 00:01:30,156 --> 00:01:31,214 You don't agree? 13 00:01:32,258 --> 00:01:34,556 No, sir, it's just that, um... 14 00:01:36,062 --> 00:01:39,862 I'm a Homicide detective. I don't have any federal experience. 15 00:01:39,899 --> 00:01:41,764 Attorney General's not looking for federal experience. 16 00:01:41,835 --> 00:01:43,268 He wants people who can get the job done. 17 00:01:43,336 --> 00:01:46,635 And from everything I've read, that might be you. 18 00:01:46,739 --> 00:01:48,297 Well, that's very kind of you, sir. 19 00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:52,801 It's not kind. It's what you believe to be true, isn't it? 20 00:01:53,379 --> 00:01:54,937 It's why you got on the plane this morning. 21 00:01:55,682 --> 00:01:59,812 Because given your background, your qualifications, and your track record, 22 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,120 you know that you're headed for bigger things. 23 00:02:03,189 --> 00:02:05,089 Just like you know that opportunities like this 24 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:08,959 come along once, maybe twice in a lifetime. 25 00:02:09,028 --> 00:02:12,429 But if that's not what you believe, 26 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:17,129 if you think that you're just a Homicide cop, 27 00:02:19,405 --> 00:02:20,838 door's right over there. 28 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:26,579 No, sir. I know why I'm here. 29 00:02:28,381 --> 00:02:32,010 Well, take a seat. Let's get started. 30 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:34,820 - Dad, we need to talk. - Which of these do you like better? 31 00:02:35,955 --> 00:02:37,252 Dad, I'm serious. 32 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:38,450 I like the green one, 33 00:02:38,491 --> 00:02:41,255 but it kinda looks like a giant green lizard is attacking the city. 34 00:02:41,294 --> 00:02:42,852 Which is cool, but it's not what the book's about. 35 00:02:42,929 --> 00:02:46,296 So I either rewrite the book to make it about a giant lizard, or... 36 00:02:46,332 --> 00:02:47,993 - Dad. - Magenta. You're right. 37 00:02:48,067 --> 00:02:50,262 It's classic, it's cool, it tells the story. 38 00:02:50,303 --> 00:02:52,168 - (CLEARS THROAT) Dad. - What? 39 00:02:52,238 --> 00:02:54,297 Professor Rankowsky still hasn't received the check 40 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:55,534 for my Costa Rica trip. 41 00:02:56,509 --> 00:02:58,033 He didn't? That's so weird. 42 00:02:58,111 --> 00:02:59,339 You didn't send it, did you? 43 00:02:59,412 --> 00:03:03,143 Why do you want to go study the rainforest for six weeks anyway? 44 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:04,548 Dad, we talked about this. 45 00:03:04,617 --> 00:03:08,018 I know, but you're going to be staying in the middle of a jungle. 46 00:03:08,087 --> 00:03:12,717 Miles away from the nearest phone, hours from the nearest hospital. 47 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:15,625 You could be bitten by a poisonous spider, or a poisonous snake. 48 00:03:15,662 --> 00:03:19,029 I looked it up. Toucans are extremely aggressive this time of year. 49 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:21,800 Is this about Paris? 50 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:25,898 I will admit to being 51 00:03:27,273 --> 00:03:31,141 slightly overprotective in light of recent events. 52 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:34,476 Dad, I can't stop living my life because of what happened. 53 00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:38,711 And, yeah, I still have nightmares, but that's one of the reasons I want to go. 54 00:03:38,851 --> 00:03:40,785 I don't want to let fear win. 55 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:43,617 No. No, of course, you're right. 56 00:03:46,025 --> 00:03:47,925 I'll write the check. 57 00:03:47,994 --> 00:03:52,294 But it's not gonna stop me from worrying about you. Or missing you. 58 00:03:52,565 --> 00:03:53,623 (SIGHS) 59 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:59,431 And I wouldn't want you to. But it's only six weeks. 60 00:03:59,505 --> 00:04:01,439 It's not like I'm going away forever. 61 00:04:01,941 --> 00:04:03,306 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 62 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:06,571 No, but it sounds like someone has. 63 00:04:07,513 --> 00:04:09,140 - Always a pleasure. - Hey, Castle. 64 00:04:09,215 --> 00:04:10,546 - Good to see ya. - Hey. 65 00:04:11,117 --> 00:04:13,108 (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) 66 00:04:14,020 --> 00:04:15,419 - Hey, Sito. - Hey. 67 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:16,820 Where's Beckett? 68 00:04:16,889 --> 00:04:17,981 How the hell should I know? 69 00:04:18,057 --> 00:04:19,581 Aren't you two practically living together now? 70 00:04:19,626 --> 00:04:22,720 Well, she left me alone for a couple days so I could finish Deadly Heat, 71 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:26,061 which, by the way, is both deadly and hot, thank you very much for asking. 72 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:27,191 I didn't. 73 00:04:27,233 --> 00:04:28,325 Right. 74 00:04:28,601 --> 00:04:29,625 Hey. 75 00:04:30,203 --> 00:04:31,636 - Sorry I'm late. - Everything okay? 76 00:04:32,005 --> 00:04:35,338 Um... Yeah, fine. So, what've we got? 77 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:37,300 This way. 78 00:04:39,812 --> 00:04:43,509 The Cedric's your pretty typical no-star residential hotel. 79 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:47,485 Mostly transients and foreign tourists that don't know any better. 80 00:04:47,553 --> 00:04:51,080 Guests started complaining of a strange-colored water 81 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:54,355 and also a foul odor coming from the pipes this morning. 82 00:04:54,427 --> 00:04:57,988 When maintenance finally checked it out, they found her. 83 00:04:58,064 --> 00:04:59,622 - Hey, Lanie. - LANIE: Hey. 84 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:03,534 So, we've got a Caucasian female. Probably 20, 21 years old. 85 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:05,798 - How'd she die? - Not sure yet. 86 00:05:05,838 --> 00:05:07,931 There's evidence of blunt-force trauma to the head, 87 00:05:07,974 --> 00:05:10,499 but I won't know cause until I get her back to the morgue. 88 00:05:10,576 --> 00:05:13,841 CSU found traces of blood and hair on that ventilation fan. 89 00:05:13,913 --> 00:05:15,278 - They're running it for a match. - (CAMERA CLICKING) 90 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:17,875 So someone smashed her on the head and then dumped her in the tank? 91 00:05:17,950 --> 00:05:20,111 Looks like it. They found blood at the base of that ladder, 92 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:23,953 and on the hand-railing. Also, a bloody partial print. 93 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:25,617 Who else had access to the roof? 94 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:26,955 ESPOSITO: Pretty much anyone. 95 00:05:26,993 --> 00:05:29,120 The latch on the door has been busted for years, 96 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:30,823 and often the residents will sneak up here for a smoke. 97 00:05:30,863 --> 00:05:32,524 And what do we know about her? 98 00:05:32,598 --> 00:05:35,829 The building manager identified her as a resident named Crystal Sky. 99 00:05:35,868 --> 00:05:39,326 Checked in 10 days ago to a room on the 18th floor. Paid with cash. 100 00:05:39,372 --> 00:05:40,498 ESPOSITO: Crystal Sky? 101 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:42,906 That name's so fake it sounds like something out of one of your books. 102 00:05:42,975 --> 00:05:45,739 Right? Whoa. What is that supposed to mean? 103 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:47,905 What do you mean, "What is that supposed to mean?" 104 00:05:47,980 --> 00:05:50,471 Derrick Storm, Nikki Heat, Jameson Rook? 105 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:53,815 Would it kill you to name someone "Gonzales" every once in a while? 106 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:56,185 Well, with no ID found on the body, 107 00:05:56,222 --> 00:05:59,555 and no purse, wallet, or phone in the room, it's hard to know who she is. 108 00:05:59,625 --> 00:06:02,856 She's been here for 10 days. She must have made some friends. 109 00:06:02,895 --> 00:06:04,089 ZIFF: Yeah, I knew her. 110 00:06:04,163 --> 00:06:06,996 You know, we'd talk sometimes in the laundry room. 111 00:06:07,066 --> 00:06:09,591 Did she tell you anything about herself, like where she was from? 112 00:06:09,635 --> 00:06:14,402 Texas. Lubbock, I think. But, you know, things were bad at home. Her dad... 113 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,607 Any idea what she was doing in the city? 114 00:06:16,676 --> 00:06:19,611 Oh, I can tell you what she was doing. The girl was a prostitute. 115 00:06:19,679 --> 00:06:21,442 She wasn't a prostitute. Why you gotta say that? 116 00:06:21,514 --> 00:06:22,606 Because it's true. 117 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:24,445 The way she dressed, 118 00:06:24,517 --> 00:06:27,543 the sounds coming out of her room at all hours of the night. We all knew it. 119 00:06:27,587 --> 00:06:28,849 What kind of sounds? 120 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:32,051 Her with her johns. Walls here are pretty thin. 121 00:06:32,091 --> 00:06:33,922 Hey, you don't know what you're talking about, okay? 122 00:06:33,993 --> 00:06:36,359 Ziff, I know you liked her. 123 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,956 But somebody killed that poor girl. These folks need to know the truth. 124 00:06:39,732 --> 00:06:41,256 When was the last time any of you saw her? 125 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:44,770 I saw her yesterday, around 11:00 p.m. She was heading for the laundry room. 126 00:06:44,837 --> 00:06:47,305 - Was anybody with her? - She was alone. 127 00:06:47,373 --> 00:06:48,965 Okay, thank you. 128 00:06:49,041 --> 00:06:51,441 Yo. CSU just finished their sweep. 129 00:06:51,511 --> 00:06:52,603 Did they find anything? 130 00:06:52,678 --> 00:06:54,703 It's what they didn't find. There were no prints. 131 00:06:54,747 --> 00:06:55,975 It's like the place has been wiped down. 132 00:06:56,048 --> 00:06:58,312 The killer must've come back to the room to get rid of the evidence. 133 00:06:58,351 --> 00:06:59,477 All right, set up a canvass, 134 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,315 see if anyone else entered or exited that room. 135 00:07:01,387 --> 00:07:05,790 And let's pull surveillance footage from the security cam in the elevator. 136 00:07:05,858 --> 00:07:07,382 Maybe it will tell us who she was with. 137 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:08,621 Right on. 138 00:07:09,128 --> 00:07:12,120 It doesn't take a best-selling mystery writer to figure this one out. 139 00:07:12,198 --> 00:07:16,225 Small-town girl with big city dreams ends up turning tricks to survive. 140 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:19,102 It's a tragic yet all-too-familiar tale. 141 00:07:19,138 --> 00:07:21,504 Except that's not this girl's story. 142 00:07:21,574 --> 00:07:24,600 We just got a fingerprint match off the victim's body. 143 00:07:24,644 --> 00:07:27,909 Her name's not Crystal Sky, she's definitely not from Lubbock, Texas. 144 00:07:27,947 --> 00:07:30,074 - Well, who is she? - Erika Albrook. 145 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:32,950 She's an honors student at Harvard. 146 00:07:34,420 --> 00:07:37,287 BECKETT: Our skid row hooker is a Harvard honor student? 147 00:07:38,324 --> 00:07:41,760 Like I said. A tragic, yet not-so-familiar tale. 148 00:07:48,401 --> 00:07:49,766 This makes no sense. 149 00:07:49,802 --> 00:07:52,270 She was supposed to be in Europe, backpacking with her friends. 150 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:53,465 I mean... 151 00:07:54,474 --> 00:07:56,135 We dropped her off at the airport. 152 00:07:56,175 --> 00:07:57,972 - When? - WOMAN: Last Monday. 153 00:07:58,010 --> 00:08:00,171 The same day she checked into that hotel. 154 00:08:00,246 --> 00:08:02,476 Any idea what she'd be doing in the city? 155 00:08:02,515 --> 00:08:06,713 None. And why would she stay there? My sister has a place in Midtown. 156 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:10,285 Were there any personal issues that we should know about? 157 00:08:10,323 --> 00:08:13,850 Did she have any problems with drugs or money? 158 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,690 Erika would never use drugs and she had... 159 00:08:17,797 --> 00:08:20,561 And she had plenty of money in her bank account for Europe. 160 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:24,193 Is it possible she met someone in the city? A new boyfriend? 161 00:08:24,270 --> 00:08:25,635 She would've told us. 162 00:08:25,671 --> 00:08:26,865 Are you sure about that? 163 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:29,969 I don't know anymore. 164 00:08:30,009 --> 00:08:31,237 The only thing I do know is 165 00:08:31,310 --> 00:08:34,871 our daughter would never stay in a place like that. 166 00:08:34,947 --> 00:08:38,212 Detective, this isn't her. 167 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:44,646 Straight-A student, no history of trouble, on a dream European vacation, 168 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:48,182 turns into a hooker in a ratty hotel. 169 00:08:48,394 --> 00:08:51,090 There is no way I'm letting Alexis go to Costa Rica now. 170 00:08:51,163 --> 00:08:53,859 Maybe she broke under the pressure of being perfect. 171 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:56,994 Or maybe she just decided she needed a change. 172 00:08:57,036 --> 00:09:00,938 Honors student to prostitute in less than a week? That's quite a change. 173 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:02,235 Yeah. It doesn't make any sense. 174 00:09:02,408 --> 00:09:03,466 Hmm. 175 00:09:03,509 --> 00:09:05,409 - Hey, where were you this morning? - What do you mean? 176 00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:06,945 Just called you a bunch of times. 177 00:09:07,713 --> 00:09:09,340 Uh, my phone must have been off. 178 00:09:09,415 --> 00:09:10,473 Ah. 179 00:09:10,516 --> 00:09:12,746 Hey, guys. Come check this out. 180 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,021 ESPOSITO: 11:00 p.m., the night Erika died. 181 00:09:20,059 --> 00:09:22,084 She takes the elevator down to the laundry room. 182 00:09:22,762 --> 00:09:24,195 Now, this is 11:05. 183 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:25,788 She takes the elevator back up to her room. 184 00:09:25,865 --> 00:09:27,355 Seems perfectly normal. 185 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,801 Yeah, but watch. This is just after midnight. 186 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:33,134 She takes the elevator up to the top floor. 187 00:09:33,205 --> 00:09:34,263 Alone. 188 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:35,568 But watch what happens when she gets there. 189 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:39,468 Looks like she's making sure no one sees her. 190 00:09:39,545 --> 00:09:41,638 ESPOSITO: Or following her. But that's it. 191 00:09:42,949 --> 00:09:44,712 She doesn't come back down. 192 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:46,945 And no one goes back up there until 4:00 a.m. 193 00:09:47,019 --> 00:09:48,316 What about earlier? 194 00:09:48,387 --> 00:09:50,378 Nope, the last person to go up to the top floor 195 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:53,483 was another hotel guest an hour earlier. But the guy is 80 years old, 196 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,254 there's no way he's climbing a water tower with a body. 197 00:09:55,294 --> 00:09:57,489 Sounds like whoever killed her used the stairs. 198 00:09:57,563 --> 00:10:00,657 Hey, so no recent activity on her phone. 199 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:03,998 She'd left it with her parents, since she was supposed to be in Europe. 200 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:05,970 But check this out. 201 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:07,563 A credit card charge? 202 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:08,972 Yeah, from two days ago. 203 00:10:09,041 --> 00:10:11,100 It's her only transaction since checking into the hotel. 204 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:14,604 Margo's. That's a restaurant in Midtown. It's expensive. 205 00:10:14,647 --> 00:10:15,807 Yeah, and she wasn't alone. 206 00:10:15,881 --> 00:10:17,906 Turns out she split the check with a Talia McTeague. 207 00:10:18,250 --> 00:10:20,241 Okay, run her down. Maybe she can give us some answers. 208 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,353 Hey, is there anything on the canvass? 209 00:10:22,421 --> 00:10:23,479 Nothing useful. 210 00:10:23,556 --> 00:10:24,989 None of the occupants of the hotel 211 00:10:25,057 --> 00:10:27,423 admit to seeing anyone going in and out of her hotel room. 212 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:30,156 But given what they heard coming from her room at night, 213 00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:31,856 it's pretty clear she was a prostitute. 214 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:35,162 If she was a prostitute, she wasn't very good at it. 215 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:37,099 Seriously? You can tell that? 216 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:41,368 Prostitution usually means sex, and there's no evidence of sexual activity. 217 00:10:41,841 --> 00:10:44,139 But what I did find were defensive wounds, 218 00:10:44,176 --> 00:10:47,873 bruising around the neck and evidence of multiple blows to the head. 219 00:10:47,947 --> 00:10:50,313 I'm guessing someone held her by her throat, 220 00:10:50,349 --> 00:10:53,375 and slammed her head into that ventilation fan. 221 00:10:53,452 --> 00:10:55,352 Lack of water in the lungs indicate 222 00:10:55,421 --> 00:10:56,945 that she was dead before she went in the tank. 223 00:10:56,989 --> 00:10:58,718 Then why bother even putting her in there? 224 00:10:58,791 --> 00:11:02,454 Water has a great way of washing away things like trace DNA. 225 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:04,022 BECKETT: Wait a minute, I don't understand. 226 00:11:04,096 --> 00:11:05,188 If she wasn't having sex, 227 00:11:05,264 --> 00:11:08,028 then what were all of those sounds coming out of her room? 228 00:11:08,067 --> 00:11:10,228 (WOMAN MOANING) 229 00:11:15,941 --> 00:11:17,408 Okay. So she wasn't really a hooker, 230 00:11:17,476 --> 00:11:20,673 she just wanted everyone to think that she was. Why? 231 00:11:20,713 --> 00:11:23,079 I don't know, but not everyone thought she was a hooker. 232 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,982 That guy next door. He was pretty adamant she wasn't. 233 00:11:26,886 --> 00:11:28,820 So what did he know that the others didn't? 234 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:33,424 I already told you what I know. 235 00:11:33,492 --> 00:11:35,221 Not everything, Ziff. 236 00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:37,652 How did you know she wasn't a prostitute? 237 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,426 Please. Look, I don't want any trouble. 238 00:11:39,498 --> 00:11:41,329 - Did you murder her? - What? No! 239 00:11:41,367 --> 00:11:43,164 Then nothing you say is gonna get you into trouble. 240 00:11:45,237 --> 00:11:48,729 Well, I heard those sounds, you know. 241 00:11:48,808 --> 00:11:50,036 Come on, Ziff. 242 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:55,841 There's a hole in the wall in the back of the closet. 243 00:11:57,016 --> 00:11:58,074 You were spying on her? 244 00:11:58,150 --> 00:11:59,742 What did you see? 245 00:11:59,819 --> 00:12:01,377 Well, that's the thing. I heard all those sounds, 246 00:12:01,420 --> 00:12:03,047 but there was nothing going on. 247 00:12:03,089 --> 00:12:04,886 It was just her sitting on the bed all night, 248 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:07,620 fully dressed, with her headphones on, typing on her laptop. 249 00:12:07,693 --> 00:12:09,718 There wasn't a laptop in the room. 250 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:12,856 There used to be. She'd be on it all night, staring at the screen. 251 00:12:13,365 --> 00:12:15,560 Did you ever see anyone else in there with her? 252 00:12:15,601 --> 00:12:18,399 No. It was always just her. 253 00:12:21,907 --> 00:12:23,306 Thanks for coming in, Ms. McTeague. 254 00:12:23,375 --> 00:12:26,435 Of course. I can't believe she's dead. 255 00:12:26,512 --> 00:12:28,878 So, how did you know Erika? 256 00:12:28,914 --> 00:12:30,882 We were friends from Harvard. 257 00:12:30,916 --> 00:12:33,146 We were both computer science majors. 258 00:12:33,219 --> 00:12:34,709 Do you know what she was doing in the city? 259 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:35,812 No. 260 00:12:35,855 --> 00:12:38,585 But you had lunch with her two days ago. Why? 261 00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:40,649 McTEAGUE: It was weird. 262 00:12:40,726 --> 00:12:44,389 That morning, I was getting coffee from this place in the Village, 263 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:47,456 and I saw her in this big argument with some guy. 264 00:12:47,533 --> 00:12:49,330 She was dressed very different. 265 00:12:49,401 --> 00:12:51,926 Sexed up and her hair was pink. 266 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:56,804 Anyway, he storms off, and I go up to her to say hello, 267 00:12:56,876 --> 00:13:02,109 and she just looks at me with this panicked look on her face and bolts. 268 00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:05,678 Later that day, she tracked me down, called me at my office, 269 00:13:05,751 --> 00:13:07,981 and said that we needed to meet up right away. 270 00:13:08,053 --> 00:13:09,350 So, what happened at lunch? 271 00:13:09,421 --> 00:13:11,855 She begged me not to tell anyone that she was in the city. 272 00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:14,017 That if people found out, she could be in a lot of trouble. 273 00:13:14,093 --> 00:13:16,118 And did she say why? 274 00:13:16,162 --> 00:13:20,758 I kept asking her what was going on, but she wouldn't talk about it. 275 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,462 She said she was on some sort of a mission. 276 00:13:23,502 --> 00:13:24,696 A mission? 277 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:26,704 This guy that she was arguing with. 278 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,865 Do you know who he was or what they were arguing about? 279 00:13:28,941 --> 00:13:29,965 No. 280 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,634 I just heard him say, 281 00:13:32,678 --> 00:13:35,511 "You have no idea what you're up against. 282 00:13:35,581 --> 00:13:37,378 "These people don't mess around." 283 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,379 Can you describe him? 284 00:13:40,452 --> 00:13:42,010 Yeah. 285 00:13:43,088 --> 00:13:45,682 Uniforms are canvassing The Cedric. But so far, nobody recognizes him. 286 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:46,816 RYAN: Here's what I don't get. 287 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:49,020 Why go through all the trouble of creating a fake persona 288 00:13:49,061 --> 00:13:50,551 when you're just going to be on your laptop all night? 289 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:53,631 Wait. Does The Cedric have Wi-Fi? 290 00:13:53,699 --> 00:13:54,825 Yeah, that's about all it has. 291 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:58,062 Computer science major, hours on her laptop. 292 00:13:58,704 --> 00:14:01,036 She's a hacker. Which is why she was staying at The Cedric. 293 00:14:01,106 --> 00:14:02,733 She could pay in cash and remain anonymous 294 00:14:02,808 --> 00:14:04,469 - while she was using the IP address. - Exactly. 295 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:07,070 And whatever she was hacking into was either so illegal or so dangerous 296 00:14:07,112 --> 00:14:08,704 she had to make sure they couldn't trace it back to her. 297 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:10,408 And even if they did trace it back to her, 298 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:12,677 they'd still have to find her amongst hundreds of residents. 299 00:14:12,718 --> 00:14:14,845 BECKETT: So she created a whole false persona. 300 00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:16,582 And who's going to look twice at a runaway hooker? 301 00:14:16,655 --> 00:14:18,520 I mean, she's like the girl with the dragon tattoo. 302 00:14:18,557 --> 00:14:21,151 Only they did find her. Which is why we can't find her laptop. 303 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:24,321 Whoever she went up against killed her and took it. 304 00:14:24,396 --> 00:14:26,421 Problem. We don't know who she went up against 305 00:14:26,498 --> 00:14:27,760 and none of her friends seem to know either. 306 00:14:27,833 --> 00:14:30,063 Okay, contact The Cedric's Internet provider 307 00:14:30,135 --> 00:14:31,762 and get a list of all the IP addresses 308 00:14:31,837 --> 00:14:34,203 accessed by residents over the past two weeks. 309 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,707 There's gotta be an answer somewhere in there. 310 00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:39,207 How about I take a break from writing tonight, 311 00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:41,509 you come to my place, I open a bottle of wine. 312 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:44,414 Detective Beckett. Can I have a word? 313 00:14:44,483 --> 00:14:45,745 BECKETT: Yes. 314 00:14:47,419 --> 00:14:49,751 - I'll catch you later? - She's all yours. 315 00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:52,748 - Sir. - Shut the door. 316 00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,089 Have a seat. 317 00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:03,766 I, uh... 318 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:07,395 I just got a call about you. 319 00:15:08,774 --> 00:15:13,074 From the Deputy Director of the FBI. 320 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:18,444 Apparently you had quite the interview in DC this morning. 321 00:15:19,685 --> 00:15:21,778 - Look, sir, it was... - I just want to tell you that... 322 00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:28,486 I gave you my highest recommendation. 323 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,391 You did? 324 00:15:30,429 --> 00:15:33,728 Kate, this is the kind of work you were meant to be doing. 325 00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:38,662 You'd be on the national stage, utilizing all your talents. 326 00:15:38,737 --> 00:15:41,604 This is an incredible opportunity. I would've killed to have a shot at 327 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,073 something like this when I was your age. 328 00:15:43,475 --> 00:15:45,739 Thank you, sir, but it was just an interview. 329 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:48,076 I mean, it's a long shot at best. 330 00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:50,138 No, I wouldn't be so sure about that. 331 00:15:50,649 --> 00:15:53,413 From what I hear, you're on a short list. 332 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:57,013 And with any luck, this could be your last case. 333 00:16:06,231 --> 00:16:07,255 (GASPS) 334 00:16:07,399 --> 00:16:11,665 Oh, girl, you scared me. What are you doing here so early? 335 00:16:11,737 --> 00:16:14,638 I just wanted to see if you had anything new on the victim. 336 00:16:15,507 --> 00:16:19,375 Well, I was able to place time of death between 12:00 midnight and 1:00 a.m. 337 00:16:19,411 --> 00:16:20,537 Mm-hmm. 338 00:16:20,579 --> 00:16:23,571 Oh, and I found traces of creosote under her fingernails, 339 00:16:23,615 --> 00:16:24,877 which is probably meaningless, 340 00:16:24,950 --> 00:16:28,283 since the boiler room is right next to the laundry room 341 00:16:28,854 --> 00:16:31,516 and it could've gotten on her hands when she went down there. 342 00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:33,484 But... 343 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:36,852 That's not why you're here, is it? 344 00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:41,832 Okay, what's wrong? 345 00:16:41,867 --> 00:16:43,528 Nothing. (SIGHS) 346 00:16:44,336 --> 00:16:45,564 Yet. 347 00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:50,837 Lanie, if you had the opportunity to do something that you wanted to do, 348 00:16:50,876 --> 00:16:53,242 but it would mean that 349 00:16:54,279 --> 00:16:58,648 everything in your life might change, would you take it? 350 00:16:58,884 --> 00:17:02,684 Well, it depends. How good is the opportunity? 351 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:03,847 Great. 352 00:17:04,390 --> 00:17:06,255 Really, really great. 353 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,021 But the job's in DC. 354 00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:12,854 And you're worried about Castle. 355 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:16,330 (SIGHS) I mean, we're in this relationship, 356 00:17:17,636 --> 00:17:19,536 but we never talk about where we're going. 357 00:17:19,605 --> 00:17:22,073 And that's okay right now. It's just... 358 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,367 But if I get that job... 359 00:17:26,412 --> 00:17:28,039 Then you're gonna have to. 360 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:30,246 Yeah. 361 00:17:30,749 --> 00:17:32,376 Maybe that's not such a bad thing. 362 00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:35,284 Yeah, but what if it is? 363 00:17:35,354 --> 00:17:36,412 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 364 00:17:39,425 --> 00:17:40,449 (BEEPS) 365 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,489 Hey, Castle. 366 00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:47,129 Yeah, no, I just wanted to get an early start on the day, 367 00:17:47,199 --> 00:17:48,666 I didn't want to wake you up. 368 00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:53,337 Okay. All right, I'll meet you there. 369 00:18:01,413 --> 00:18:04,280 So I ran down all the IP addresses that were accessed 370 00:18:04,316 --> 00:18:07,183 through the hotel's server to find out what our victim was up to. 371 00:18:07,252 --> 00:18:08,310 Any luck? 372 00:18:08,387 --> 00:18:10,218 The majority of the IPs were to porn sites. 373 00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:11,313 Really? Which ones? 374 00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:14,587 I took the liberty of ruling those out, as well as normal commercial sites. 375 00:18:14,626 --> 00:18:16,457 Google, Amazon, YouTube. 376 00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:18,360 That narrowed it down to a couple hundred sites. 377 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:20,694 So we're still looking for a needle in a haystack. 378 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:23,030 Not necessarily. I took those and went back, 379 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:26,765 looking for multiple unique site hits that coincided with the dates your victim 380 00:18:26,805 --> 00:18:29,774 was checked into the hotel. That left about 20. 381 00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:31,935 Ooh. Now we're talking, girl. I can deal with 20. 382 00:18:31,977 --> 00:18:33,842 You might not have to. Of those 20, 383 00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:36,642 I looked for IPs that were accessed late at night, during the period 384 00:18:36,682 --> 00:18:39,480 when your witness claimed the victim was on her laptop. 385 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,551 This is your most likely candidate. 386 00:18:42,821 --> 00:18:45,289 The server IP was accessed multiple times a night, 387 00:18:45,324 --> 00:18:47,884 nearly every night Erika was at the hotel. 388 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,291 And who does it belong to? 389 00:18:49,328 --> 00:18:53,526 IP was traced to Banks and Bauer. It's a boutique law firm in Midtown, 390 00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:56,796 represents high-level politicos and corporations. 391 00:18:56,835 --> 00:19:00,066 Maybe Erika was some kind of online Erin Brockovich, you know. 392 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:03,336 A crusader for good, delving into the seedy underbelly of the legal system, 393 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:05,673 in order to uncover some seamy truth. 394 00:19:05,711 --> 00:19:08,646 Or maybe she was just hired by a rival firm 395 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,511 to steal privileged information. 396 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:11,743 Now, why must you be so cynical? 397 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:12,875 It's in my job description. 398 00:19:12,951 --> 00:19:14,384 Which is why you need me. 399 00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:16,844 Okay, why don't you dig into Erika's life. 400 00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:19,915 Castle and I will hit the law firm and see if there's any connection. 401 00:19:24,396 --> 00:19:26,023 Thank you? 402 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:29,092 No. I've never seen her before in my life. 403 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:30,601 Ms. Banks, you're sure? 404 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:31,897 I'm positive. Mitch! 405 00:19:33,071 --> 00:19:35,335 This is my partner, Mitch Bauer. Do you know this girl? 406 00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:38,842 No. Should I? 407 00:19:38,877 --> 00:19:40,572 The police think she may have hacked our server. 408 00:19:40,646 --> 00:19:41,943 Why? What did she access? 409 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:43,106 We don't know. 410 00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,672 - Well, is she in custody? - Sort of. 411 00:19:44,716 --> 00:19:46,741 - What do you mean, "sort of"? - She's dead. 412 00:19:46,818 --> 00:19:48,046 Actually, she was murdered, 413 00:19:48,086 --> 00:19:50,350 and we believe it might have to do with whatever it was 414 00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:52,289 she was trying to access from your system. 415 00:19:52,357 --> 00:19:54,951 Security software and firewall protection don't indicate any incursion. 416 00:19:55,427 --> 00:19:58,760 Yeah, but if the hacker is good, your software may not pick it up. 417 00:19:58,830 --> 00:20:00,730 Is there any way to trace network activity on your server 418 00:20:00,766 --> 00:20:02,893 - for the past week? - Yeah. (TYPING) 419 00:20:05,437 --> 00:20:10,272 There. Between 11:00 p.m. And 3:00 a.m., all last week. 420 00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:14,910 But according to the usage logs, no one was signed onto the system at that time. 421 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:16,710 Are you telling me this girl had access to our records 422 00:20:16,748 --> 00:20:19,546 for the past week and a half and you have no idea what she was doing? 423 00:20:20,185 --> 00:20:21,243 I'm afraid so. 424 00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:23,117 BECKETT: Are there any cases or litigation 425 00:20:23,188 --> 00:20:25,315 that your firm's involved in currently 426 00:20:25,390 --> 00:20:27,756 that might hinge on privileged information? 427 00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:31,894 Are you kidding me, Detective? We're a law firm. All of them. 428 00:20:32,598 --> 00:20:34,725 So no one at the law firm knew what she was looking for either? 429 00:20:34,766 --> 00:20:37,326 Either that or they're covering something up. 430 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:41,065 But the only evidence of what she was up to is on that missing laptop. 431 00:20:41,106 --> 00:20:44,303 So without it, we're dead in the water. Much like Erika. 432 00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:45,468 BOTH: Too soon. 433 00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:49,272 Hey, guys. I got something. 434 00:20:49,314 --> 00:20:51,282 That phone call that she made to her friend to arrange lunch 435 00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:53,944 had me wondering exactly where that call came from. 436 00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:56,477 Turns out, it was a payphone at the hotel. 437 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:59,786 So I ran down the other calls made from that phone. One of them popped. 438 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:01,483 Lan Blaylock? 439 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,587 Yeah, he was an attorney at Banks and Bauer until he was fired six months ago. 440 00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:07,929 She made three phone calls to him from that phone, 441 00:21:07,966 --> 00:21:12,027 each lasting over five minutes. This is Blaylock. 442 00:21:14,239 --> 00:21:15,263 (BANGS) 443 00:21:15,307 --> 00:21:17,366 Mr. Blaylock, NYPD! 444 00:21:18,977 --> 00:21:21,502 Mr. Blaylock? Open up! 445 00:21:40,832 --> 00:21:42,561 (WHISPERS) I think our plot just thickened. 446 00:21:46,872 --> 00:21:48,499 - (CAMERA CLICKS) - I'm pretty sure this wasn't a suicide. 447 00:21:48,540 --> 00:21:50,167 How can you tell? 448 00:21:50,208 --> 00:21:53,200 See that diagonal ligature mark running up his neck? 449 00:21:53,278 --> 00:21:55,246 - BECKETT: Yeah. - Well, that's what we'd expect to find 450 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:58,977 because the weight of the body pulls the cord into a vertical line. 451 00:21:59,017 --> 00:22:02,919 - But... - But this other faint ligature mark, 452 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,013 see how it runs horizontally across his neck? 453 00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:06,581 He was strangled first. 454 00:22:07,125 --> 00:22:08,422 Mmm-hmm. Then strung up. 455 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,393 So we have a second murder. 456 00:22:10,462 --> 00:22:13,056 Well, technically, it's the first murder. 457 00:22:13,131 --> 00:22:14,860 Given temperature and decomposition, 458 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:18,267 I'd say he died at least a day before our lady in the water tank. 459 00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:19,668 RYAN: Beckett. 460 00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:24,208 So I was going through Blaylock's recent activity 461 00:22:24,242 --> 00:22:27,075 and I found this chat exchange between him and an anonymous user. 462 00:22:27,879 --> 00:22:30,245 "Changed my mind. Can't live like this anymore. 463 00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:32,783 "Will tell you everything I know. 464 00:22:32,851 --> 00:22:34,250 "Where can we meet?" 465 00:22:34,319 --> 00:22:36,913 Person replies, "There's a place near where I'm staying. 466 00:22:36,988 --> 00:22:38,751 "Cedric Hotel. Rooftop. At midnight." 467 00:22:38,824 --> 00:22:40,792 She asked him to meet her up there. 468 00:22:40,859 --> 00:22:42,451 She must've thought it was a location she could control. 469 00:22:42,527 --> 00:22:44,461 Guys, look what time he sent that message. 470 00:22:44,529 --> 00:22:46,759 RYAN: 10:00 p.m. The night she was murdered. 471 00:22:46,832 --> 00:22:49,892 Right, but according to Lanie's time of death, Blaylock was already dead. 472 00:22:49,935 --> 00:22:51,698 So this was sent by whoever killed him. 473 00:22:52,571 --> 00:22:53,902 They lured her out. 474 00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:55,804 Then killed her, too. 475 00:22:56,241 --> 00:22:58,732 So the folks at the law firm claim that they have no idea 476 00:22:58,777 --> 00:23:02,474 why anyone would murder Blaylock, or why Erika was looking for him. 477 00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:04,447 Did they at least tell you why they let Blaylock go? 478 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:05,915 Only that it was a personal issue. 479 00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:08,317 Well, must have been pretty serious. We checked with friends. 480 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:11,220 Apparently, he was a rising star at the firm. 481 00:23:11,256 --> 00:23:12,814 Till about a year ago, when out of the blue, 482 00:23:12,891 --> 00:23:14,825 he just became distant, withdrawn, 483 00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:17,555 marriage fell apart and he started doing drugs. 484 00:23:17,596 --> 00:23:18,995 It's like something happened. 485 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:21,259 BECKETT: So Erika was looking into the firm. 486 00:23:21,299 --> 00:23:25,395 Blaylock used to work at the firm. Now they're both dead. Why? 487 00:23:25,437 --> 00:23:27,962 Hey, just heard back from Erika's parents. 488 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:29,734 The law firm rang a bell. 489 00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:32,141 Turns out that Erika's best friend from high school 490 00:23:32,210 --> 00:23:34,337 interned there last summer. A Pam Bonner. 491 00:23:35,046 --> 00:23:39,244 Okay. Maybe she can give us some answers. Where do we find her? 492 00:23:39,785 --> 00:23:41,844 Mount Hope Cemetery in Westchester. 493 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,649 She was killed last summer in a car crash. 494 00:23:43,722 --> 00:23:44,950 What were the circumstances? 495 00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:47,584 Well, there were no witnesses, but according to the police report, 496 00:23:47,626 --> 00:23:49,821 she was driving home from the firm's summer party, 497 00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:51,988 she lost control and crashed into a tree. 498 00:23:52,063 --> 00:23:54,759 Autopsy indicates that she was intoxicated at the time. 499 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:56,495 But Erika never believed the official account. 500 00:23:56,568 --> 00:23:57,865 Any reason why? 501 00:23:57,936 --> 00:23:59,460 Well, she believed that Pam would never drive drunk. 502 00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:02,371 And when they found Pam, she was wearing high heels, 503 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,136 and Erika said she never drove in heels. 504 00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:09,210 Three deaths, all leading back to the law firm of Banks and Bauer. 505 00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:12,148 Is it just me, or is this starting to smell like a John Grisham novel? 506 00:24:12,184 --> 00:24:14,550 A single car accident with no witnesses? 507 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:16,951 Guys, this is a classic conspiracy cover-up. 508 00:24:16,988 --> 00:24:19,684 Though only a lowly intern, 509 00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:22,056 Pam stumbles onto something that the firm is doing. 510 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:25,688 Something big and nefarious. She has to be silenced. 511 00:24:25,764 --> 00:24:30,997 Only after the accident, Blaylock can't take the guilt or admit the truth. 512 00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:35,803 So his only bastion is to escape into the sweet oblivion of drugs. 513 00:24:35,841 --> 00:24:37,502 And then when Erika starts coming around, 514 00:24:37,542 --> 00:24:40,136 they realize they're gonna have to act by eliminating them both. 515 00:24:40,178 --> 00:24:43,147 But what are they covering up? 516 00:24:43,181 --> 00:24:46,639 Whatever it is, the only possible evidence is on Erika's laptop, 517 00:24:46,685 --> 00:24:47,879 - which our killer took. - Yeah. 518 00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:50,248 Wait. Are we sure about that? 519 00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:54,154 Erika was meeting Blaylock on the roof, right? 520 00:24:54,192 --> 00:24:56,717 A guy who, according to the emails, she didn't know very well. 521 00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:58,194 If I'm Erika, I'm hiding that laptop. 522 00:24:58,230 --> 00:25:00,357 Well, we searched her room. It wasn't there. 523 00:25:00,398 --> 00:25:03,663 Wait. Do you guys remember the footage from the elevator? 524 00:25:03,702 --> 00:25:06,535 Yes. She went down to the laundry room first. 525 00:25:06,571 --> 00:25:09,563 And Lanie said that she found traces of creosote under her fingernails 526 00:25:09,641 --> 00:25:11,404 from the boiler room next door. 527 00:25:11,476 --> 00:25:13,910 BOTH: The laptop's in the basement. 528 00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:22,709 Man, this was Castle's theory. How did we draw the short straw? 529 00:25:22,754 --> 00:25:26,087 I don't know. Let me ask you something. 530 00:25:26,157 --> 00:25:28,022 You notice anything weird about Beckett? 531 00:25:28,426 --> 00:25:29,518 What do you mean? 532 00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:32,457 Well, she's different. 533 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:33,759 Something's off. 534 00:25:35,233 --> 00:25:37,633 What are you saying? Like she's pregnant or... 535 00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:40,367 What are you talking about? Where did that even come from? 536 00:25:40,939 --> 00:25:43,806 Well, you said she was acting different. They're consenting adults... 537 00:25:43,875 --> 00:25:47,311 Beckett is not pregnant. Come on, man. 538 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:49,074 What's so wrong about being pregnant? 539 00:25:49,114 --> 00:25:51,981 You know, I can't even talk to you about this right now. 540 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:56,043 Okay. Well, try to get over it before Jenny tells you the news, okay? 541 00:25:57,622 --> 00:26:00,785 What? Are you serious? 542 00:26:00,859 --> 00:26:03,987 Wow! Congratulations, man. That's great. 543 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:05,495 Thanks, bro. 544 00:26:06,631 --> 00:26:07,859 (METALLIC CLANK) 545 00:26:07,899 --> 00:26:10,163 Hold up. There's something up here. 546 00:26:16,942 --> 00:26:19,001 - What's that? - That's a laptop. 547 00:26:19,077 --> 00:26:22,069 Okay, no, that's great. Thank you. 548 00:26:22,781 --> 00:26:24,476 So, they found the laptop. 549 00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:26,483 I knew it. So what was on it? 550 00:26:26,551 --> 00:26:29,418 Well, the hard drive is encrypted, so techs are going through it now. 551 00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:31,854 Well, somewhere on that computer 552 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:37,020 is a conspiracy of lies so heinous, so deadly... 553 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:39,696 - What's this? - What's what? 554 00:26:39,764 --> 00:26:42,130 - Boarding pass. - Castle... 555 00:26:42,167 --> 00:26:43,634 You fly to DC yesterday? 556 00:26:46,237 --> 00:26:47,636 Yes. I did. 557 00:26:47,672 --> 00:26:49,037 Why? 558 00:26:50,508 --> 00:26:52,840 I was invited down for an interview. 559 00:26:54,579 --> 00:26:55,944 What kind of interview? 560 00:26:55,981 --> 00:26:58,950 For a position with a federal task force. 561 00:27:00,151 --> 00:27:01,482 I'm sorry. 562 00:27:02,487 --> 00:27:07,288 You interviewed for another job in another city and you didn't tell me? 563 00:27:07,325 --> 00:27:11,022 I didn't tell you about it because it was just an interview 564 00:27:11,096 --> 00:27:13,530 and I knew that you would be upset. 565 00:27:14,699 --> 00:27:17,293 Yeah. Yeah. You're damn right I'm upset. 566 00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:19,803 Castle, I just wanted to see what was out there. What's wrong with that? 567 00:27:19,838 --> 00:27:23,069 What's wrong with it is that you hid it from me. 568 00:27:23,141 --> 00:27:25,200 In fact, you lied about it. I wouldn't do that to you. 569 00:27:25,276 --> 00:27:26,868 Castle, this isn't about you. 570 00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:30,337 This is about me. This is about my life. 571 00:27:30,882 --> 00:27:32,713 - So you're seriously considering this? - Yes. 572 00:27:32,784 --> 00:27:36,584 This is a wonderful opportunity. It'll be a chance to do more. 573 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:37,883 Without me. 574 00:27:39,557 --> 00:27:42,822 Castle, please don't do this. Please don't make this about us. 575 00:27:42,861 --> 00:27:45,557 I'm sorry, tell me how this isn't about us. 576 00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:49,157 You get this job, you move to DC, I'll never see you. 577 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,566 That's pretty much the end of our relationship, isn't it? 578 00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:55,094 You don't know that. And I probably won't even get the job. 579 00:27:55,173 --> 00:28:00,008 That's not the point. The point is, you knew what this could mean, 580 00:28:00,045 --> 00:28:02,104 and it didn't occur to you to include me. 581 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:05,916 Or worse, it did occur to you, 582 00:28:06,818 --> 00:28:09,116 and you chose not to. 583 00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:12,084 Now, what does that say about us? 584 00:28:13,658 --> 00:28:15,285 Not much, if you ask me. 585 00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:17,686 Castle. 586 00:28:17,729 --> 00:28:19,253 I can't be here right now. 587 00:28:22,767 --> 00:28:24,166 (DOOR SLAMS) 588 00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:32,103 - Hey. - Hey. 589 00:28:32,410 --> 00:28:33,468 You okay? 590 00:28:33,745 --> 00:28:34,803 Yeah. 591 00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:36,403 Where's Castle? 592 00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:37,472 I don't know. 593 00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:46,580 We had a fight, okay? 594 00:28:46,624 --> 00:28:48,091 What, like a regular fight, or... 595 00:28:50,562 --> 00:28:51,586 How bad? 596 00:28:54,365 --> 00:28:56,424 Hey, guys. We got something. 597 00:28:56,735 --> 00:28:58,794 Once your victim hacked into the law firm, 598 00:28:58,870 --> 00:29:02,135 she started with the basics, emails, calendars, payroll. 599 00:29:02,207 --> 00:29:04,801 Then she moved on to client and personal files. 600 00:29:04,876 --> 00:29:06,400 Do we know what she was looking for? 601 00:29:06,444 --> 00:29:08,139 Hard to say. But for the last few nights, 602 00:29:08,213 --> 00:29:11,307 Erika became very focused on the firm's accounting department. 603 00:29:11,382 --> 00:29:12,849 The accounting department? 604 00:29:13,384 --> 00:29:16,945 It appears that she was looking into lan Blaylock's billable hours records. 605 00:29:17,455 --> 00:29:21,323 Focusing exclusively on one week last summer. 606 00:29:21,392 --> 00:29:26,352 Wait a minute. That's the same week as Pamela Bonner's car accident. 607 00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:29,867 Right. Now, check it out. The highway patrol determined that 608 00:29:29,934 --> 00:29:33,495 Pam Bonner's accident occurred between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. 609 00:29:33,571 --> 00:29:38,099 And lan Blaylock billed for an incoming phone call from a client at 1:45 a.m. 610 00:29:38,143 --> 00:29:39,940 So, you think one of his clients might have been involved. 611 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:41,343 Maybe ran her off the road. 612 00:29:41,412 --> 00:29:43,539 According to the highway patrol, it was a one-car accident. 613 00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:45,640 You guys, what if Erika was right? 614 00:29:45,683 --> 00:29:48,208 What if Pamela wasn't driving drunk or in her high heels? 615 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:51,312 In fact, what if Pamela wasn't driving at all? 616 00:29:51,356 --> 00:29:52,789 Someone else was driving. 617 00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:55,315 Someone who crashed and didn't want to be blamed for Pam's death. 618 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,351 So he put her behind the wheel, fled the scene. 619 00:29:57,428 --> 00:30:00,363 And then called their lawyer. Who made that phone call to Blaylock? 620 00:30:00,431 --> 00:30:03,400 For security, the firm replaces its clients' names with codes. 621 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:05,698 This one's 47BGO. 622 00:30:05,770 --> 00:30:08,204 Okay, that firm's never gonna give up that information. 623 00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:10,798 Let's see where else that code shows up. Cross-reference it. 624 00:30:10,842 --> 00:30:12,969 - See if we can ID our person from there. - (TYPING) 625 00:30:13,011 --> 00:30:16,344 You don't have to look too far. Blaylock billed that very same client 626 00:30:16,381 --> 00:30:18,747 for a round of golf the day after the car crash. 627 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:20,682 Well, that would be a perfect place to discuss details. 628 00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:23,346 No one would overhear them. 629 00:30:23,388 --> 00:30:25,049 BECKETT: So according to the starter at the pro shop, 630 00:30:25,123 --> 00:30:29,423 Blaylock was playing golf with another member, Colin Rigsdale III. 631 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:31,485 - Of the Rigsdale political family? - Yeah. 632 00:30:31,529 --> 00:30:33,520 Word is, Daddy's grooming him for a state Senate run. 633 00:30:34,866 --> 00:30:37,562 Not if this gets out. A fatal car crash with a college chick? 634 00:30:37,635 --> 00:30:39,500 - Nah, he'd be done. - That's why he was covering it up. 635 00:30:39,537 --> 00:30:41,266 With Blaylock's help, until the guilt set in. 636 00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:43,432 And then Erika started poking around, and people started dying. 637 00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:46,875 It says here Rigsdale's still represented by Banks and Bauer. 638 00:30:46,911 --> 00:30:48,572 Give them a call. Tell them I'm coming. 639 00:30:48,646 --> 00:30:50,079 Right. 640 00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:53,774 Hey. What's going on? Where's Castle? 641 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,046 Don't ask. 642 00:30:58,656 --> 00:31:00,180 Thank you for meeting with me, Mr. Rigsdale. 643 00:31:01,259 --> 00:31:03,591 Well, when Jessica told me someone had hacked into their system, 644 00:31:03,661 --> 00:31:05,595 I was, of course, concerned. 645 00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:08,598 I think we all know what my political opponents might do 646 00:31:08,666 --> 00:31:10,759 if they managed to access confidential information. 647 00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:13,633 So the girl who hacked into our system, did you find out what she was after? 648 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:16,799 Yes, and we also believe we know why she was killed. 649 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:19,366 Are you familiar with a girl named Pamela Bonner? 650 00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:23,137 Detective, what is this about? 651 00:31:23,214 --> 00:31:24,613 Mr. Rigsdale? 652 00:31:26,184 --> 00:31:27,276 Name's not familiar. 653 00:31:27,352 --> 00:31:30,651 Really? I understand that she was an intern here at the firm last year. 654 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:31,814 Isn't that correct? 655 00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:33,485 And isn't it also correct 656 00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:37,426 that you attended the Banks and Bauer summer associate party last year? 657 00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:40,454 BANKS: Don't answer that. Detective, what are you doing? 658 00:31:40,531 --> 00:31:43,056 The same thing that my victim, Erika Albrook, was doing. 659 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:47,162 Trying to figure out how her best friend, Pamela Bonner, actually died. 660 00:31:47,238 --> 00:31:48,796 Her death was an accident. 661 00:31:48,873 --> 00:31:51,967 Really? Then why do we have a record of lan Blaylock, 662 00:31:52,043 --> 00:31:54,011 Mr. Rigsdale's attorney at the time, 663 00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:58,071 receiving a phone call from him at 1:45 that night? 664 00:31:58,116 --> 00:32:01,517 Detective, this is privileged information. It's inadmissible. 665 00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:03,076 And we're not in court. 666 00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:06,488 This meeting is over. You need to leave. Now. 667 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,089 Just tell me, how am I supposed to trust her? 668 00:32:12,130 --> 00:32:15,156 How am I even supposed to be in a relationship with her 669 00:32:15,233 --> 00:32:16,632 - if she won't let me in? - Well, Richard... 670 00:32:16,668 --> 00:32:20,001 After everything that we've been through together, I... 671 00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:22,034 I just don't understand. 672 00:32:23,107 --> 00:32:24,938 I hate to say it, kiddo, but I do. 673 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:29,470 Look, the truth is Katherine is a bright, ambitious woman. 674 00:32:29,514 --> 00:32:32,210 She should be interviewing for that job. 675 00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:33,682 Whose side are you on? 676 00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:35,480 You want her to put you first 677 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,216 when neither one of you know where the relationship is going. 678 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:39,847 Do you know how absurd that is? 679 00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:44,156 I mean, that is as bad as your not signing that check for Alexis' program. 680 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,659 This isn't about me. 681 00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:47,790 Are you sure? 682 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:51,834 I know you. You do not hold back. 683 00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:57,164 Except this thing with Katherine. 684 00:32:57,208 --> 00:32:59,301 It took you, what, three years to tell her how you felt, 685 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:01,505 another year to act on it. 686 00:33:01,546 --> 00:33:05,505 And now, the first sign of trouble, you're ready to run. Why? 687 00:33:06,784 --> 00:33:08,911 And you're having a good time. You both are. 688 00:33:08,987 --> 00:33:11,012 And I know you say you love her. 689 00:33:11,055 --> 00:33:14,582 But, darling, this is who she is. 690 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:19,020 So is it possible that the reason you have held back 691 00:33:19,063 --> 00:33:21,429 is because somewhere deep down inside, 692 00:33:21,499 --> 00:33:24,400 you don't think this is going to really work? 693 00:33:32,643 --> 00:33:34,008 I take it he didn't confess. 694 00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:37,537 I didn't need him to. I just needed to see his eyes. It's him. 695 00:33:39,183 --> 00:33:41,344 Well, the evidence begs to differ. 696 00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:43,115 His prints are in the system from his arrest 697 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:44,347 at a political protest a decade ago. 698 00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:46,653 I ran them against the partial. It's not a match. 699 00:33:46,691 --> 00:33:47,783 And the papers put him 700 00:33:47,859 --> 00:33:49,451 at his family's compound in Maine during Erika's murder. 701 00:33:49,494 --> 00:33:51,428 Yeah, well, he'd never do this himself. 702 00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:53,964 And hiring someone else is too risky for a public figure. 703 00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:57,900 He'd get a close associate or a trusted friend to do it. 704 00:33:57,935 --> 00:33:59,869 So why don't we dig into his life and find out who. 705 00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:01,496 - All right. - (CELL PHONE RINGS) 706 00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:04,935 Beckett. 707 00:34:05,009 --> 00:34:06,374 Detective. 708 00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:08,811 Deputy Director Anthony Freedman calling. 709 00:34:09,414 --> 00:34:10,904 Remember? From the interview. 710 00:34:10,948 --> 00:34:15,385 Yes, sir. Yes, I do. What can I do for you? 711 00:34:16,020 --> 00:34:20,457 You can say yes. Detective, you got the job. 712 00:34:22,593 --> 00:34:24,117 Hey, where's Beckett? 713 00:34:24,195 --> 00:34:25,662 She took off about an hour ago. 714 00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:28,563 Something's going on, but she wouldn't tell me what. 715 00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:31,625 Well, I was looking into Rigsdale's known associates 716 00:34:31,702 --> 00:34:33,294 when I came across this photo. 717 00:34:34,405 --> 00:34:36,430 That is Martin Tillage, Rigsdale's half-brother 718 00:34:36,474 --> 00:34:38,635 and the black sheep of the family. Look familiar? 719 00:34:38,709 --> 00:34:41,269 Yeah, we interviewed this guy. He was one of the guests at The Cedric. 720 00:34:41,312 --> 00:34:42,779 He must've checked in to try to find her 721 00:34:42,814 --> 00:34:44,907 and then hung around so his departure didn't look suspicious. 722 00:34:44,949 --> 00:34:46,746 He's gotta be our guy. 723 00:34:46,784 --> 00:34:48,081 I'll have uniforms pick him up. 724 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:49,984 - See if you can find Beckett. - Yeah. 725 00:35:07,472 --> 00:35:08,837 Sounds like a great offer. 726 00:35:09,907 --> 00:35:11,033 Yeah, it is. 727 00:35:11,976 --> 00:35:13,807 Your mom would be proud. 728 00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:15,779 Hell, I'm proud. 729 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:20,849 So, what're you going to do? 730 00:35:22,019 --> 00:35:23,714 I don't know, Dad. 731 00:35:26,290 --> 00:35:27,723 It's like I'm standing at a crossroads 732 00:35:27,792 --> 00:35:30,784 and I have to choose between two possible futures. 733 00:35:31,929 --> 00:35:33,794 Why do you think you have to choose? 734 00:35:33,831 --> 00:35:36,732 Because, Dad, he's right. 735 00:35:36,801 --> 00:35:39,736 If I take this job, then there's not gonna be time for anyone else. 736 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,032 And then if I don't... 737 00:35:41,105 --> 00:35:44,006 It'll be because of him, and you'll end up resenting him for it. 738 00:35:44,775 --> 00:35:47,005 Or worse. 739 00:35:48,679 --> 00:35:51,375 Dad, I don't know what we have. 740 00:35:51,482 --> 00:35:54,246 I don't know if it's real. 741 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:58,979 It's like we've been doing this dance for the past five years and... 742 00:36:00,224 --> 00:36:02,590 I mean, what happens when the music stops? 743 00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:06,729 What if all we were in love with was the dance? 744 00:36:06,797 --> 00:36:10,494 You know, your whole life you've never had a relationship go this far. 745 00:36:10,535 --> 00:36:14,096 You know, somewhere around here you always end them. 746 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:15,935 Now, why is that? 747 00:36:17,041 --> 00:36:18,736 Look, Katie, I know you. 748 00:36:18,809 --> 00:36:21,334 When you get scared, you hide in your work. 749 00:36:22,213 --> 00:36:24,841 And I just want you to be sure, whatever decision you make, 750 00:36:24,882 --> 00:36:28,943 it's because it's what you want. Not because you're afraid. 751 00:36:32,323 --> 00:36:36,225 (WHISPERS) This job. It's what I want. 752 00:36:37,929 --> 00:36:39,260 Then tell him. 753 00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:43,093 (SIGHS) He's gonna hate me, Dad. 754 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:47,398 That's something you'll have to live with. 755 00:36:50,374 --> 00:36:52,069 (CELL PHONE CHIMES) 756 00:36:59,183 --> 00:37:01,447 My last case. 757 00:37:05,623 --> 00:37:07,784 I better go end it. 758 00:37:12,263 --> 00:37:16,563 There you are. I'm sorry it took me so long to write it. 759 00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:18,293 Go have fun. 760 00:37:18,736 --> 00:37:20,101 Thanks, Dad. 761 00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:25,602 Dad, are you okay? 762 00:37:26,377 --> 00:37:27,503 Yeah. 763 00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:29,838 You seem sad. 764 00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:31,609 No. I'm fine. 765 00:37:33,084 --> 00:37:35,985 It's only Costa Rica. I'll be back before you know it. 766 00:37:36,053 --> 00:37:38,419 Oh, that's sweet, but, no, it's not about that. 767 00:37:38,456 --> 00:37:42,119 It's something your grandmother told me. 768 00:37:43,294 --> 00:37:46,593 Comes a point in our lives when we have to stop fooling ourselves 769 00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:49,930 into thinking life's gonna be the way we want it to be. 770 00:37:50,401 --> 00:37:53,029 Start seeing things for how they really are. 771 00:37:57,475 --> 00:37:59,636 So, I was there. So what? 772 00:37:59,677 --> 00:38:03,545 I needed a place in the city to stay for a couple of nights. Is that a crime? 773 00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:05,343 No. But killing a girl is. 774 00:38:06,350 --> 00:38:08,318 What did your brother promise you, Martin? 775 00:38:08,352 --> 00:38:12,186 Respectability for the black sheep? A place at the family table... 776 00:38:12,256 --> 00:38:14,816 I told you, I've never seen this girl before in my life. 777 00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:17,793 You're wasting your time. 778 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,535 Do you have any idea how many people have sat across that table 779 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:27,161 and confessed their sins to me? 780 00:38:30,141 --> 00:38:34,635 What makes you think that you're any different? Any smarter? 781 00:38:39,116 --> 00:38:41,414 You've only been in this room for one hour. 782 00:38:44,955 --> 00:38:46,718 But this room... 783 00:38:51,395 --> 00:38:56,594 This room has been my life. My home. 784 00:39:00,371 --> 00:39:04,501 And I will not let you sit there and lie to me in my own home. 785 00:39:07,345 --> 00:39:11,714 This is a partial print found at the crime scene, in the victim's blood. 786 00:39:12,049 --> 00:39:17,077 It's a match to yours, Martin. Am I still wasting my time? 787 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,889 I've got enough to convict you. 788 00:39:22,526 --> 00:39:25,518 So the question is, how many years of your own life 789 00:39:25,563 --> 00:39:30,057 are you gonna sacrifice for someone else's future? 790 00:39:32,770 --> 00:39:34,965 Or are you ready to deal? 791 00:39:54,692 --> 00:39:57,627 He's prepared to give a statement implicating his brother in both murders, 792 00:39:57,695 --> 00:40:00,289 as well as the accident. Would you guys mind taking it? 793 00:40:02,733 --> 00:40:04,667 - Yo, Kate. - Yeah? 794 00:40:06,604 --> 00:40:08,663 - What's up? - Yeah. What's going on? 795 00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:11,302 (SIGHS) 796 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:13,070 Look, there's something that I have to tell you guys, 797 00:40:13,110 --> 00:40:15,977 but there's someone else that I have to tell first. 798 00:40:25,489 --> 00:40:27,286 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 799 00:40:30,327 --> 00:40:32,090 - Castle. - BECKETT: It's me. 800 00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:35,496 We need to talk. 801 00:40:36,934 --> 00:40:38,458 Yeah. We do. 802 00:41:09,967 --> 00:41:11,559 I'm sorry. 803 00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:16,472 I shouldn't have kept secrets. 804 00:41:18,676 --> 00:41:23,010 It's who you are. You don't let people in. 805 00:41:23,547 --> 00:41:26,641 I've had to scratch and claw for every inch. 806 00:41:26,684 --> 00:41:28,549 - Castle... - Please, let me finish. 807 00:41:31,555 --> 00:41:34,547 I've been doing a lot of thinking about us, about our relationship. 808 00:41:34,625 --> 00:41:38,322 What we have. Where we're headed. 809 00:41:43,801 --> 00:41:45,428 I've decided I want more. 810 00:41:49,807 --> 00:41:51,206 We both deserve more. 811 00:41:55,079 --> 00:41:56,603 I agree. 812 00:41:59,049 --> 00:42:00,914 So, whatever happens, 813 00:42:02,753 --> 00:42:04,880 whatever you decide, 814 00:42:06,490 --> 00:42:08,424 Katherine Houghton Beckett, 815 00:42:11,762 --> 00:42:13,787 will you marry me?