1 00:00:15,227 --> 00:00:16,390 Yes? Who is it? 2 00:00:16,410 --> 00:00:18,402 Mrs. Barclay, it's Anahita Menendez. 3 00:00:18,422 --> 00:00:20,570 - Who?! - Anahita from 4d. 4 00:00:20,604 --> 00:00:23,882 I lost my purse with my keys. Would you please buzz me up? 5 00:00:28,445 --> 00:00:30,871 Well, thank you, darling. 6 00:00:30,891 --> 00:00:33,937 Martha, what do you think of Rick's P.I. venture? 7 00:00:33,957 --> 00:00:36,889 Well... It's always been a big fantasy of his 8 00:00:36,909 --> 00:00:38,296 to be a private investigator, 9 00:00:38,316 --> 00:00:39,555 and he says that things are picking up 10 00:00:39,590 --> 00:00:41,657 and he's getting more calls at the office every day. 11 00:00:41,692 --> 00:00:44,177 Yeah, from fans wanting to meet him 12 00:00:44,197 --> 00:00:45,661 or people with crazy theories 13 00:00:45,696 --> 00:00:47,329 about where he disappeared to for two months 14 00:00:47,364 --> 00:00:50,399 or cases that aren't even worth looking into, like missing cats. 15 00:00:50,433 --> 00:00:53,502 Oh, well, that does seem a bit beneath him. 16 00:00:53,536 --> 00:00:55,337 You know, he did this because he was hoping 17 00:00:55,372 --> 00:00:57,206 that we would be able to work together again 18 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,841 and he thought he might have some interesting cases to solve. 19 00:00:59,876 --> 00:01:02,077 But right now, it doesn't seem like he's getting much of either. 20 00:01:02,112 --> 00:01:04,813 Well, if I know my son, then, uh... 21 00:01:04,847 --> 00:01:07,048 He may be sticking with it 22 00:01:07,082 --> 00:01:08,884 because he's too proud to walk away. 23 00:01:08,918 --> 00:01:09,885 Good morning! 24 00:01:09,919 --> 00:01:12,153 Well, you're in a good mood. 25 00:01:12,187 --> 00:01:13,822 That's because I have retooled 26 00:01:13,856 --> 00:01:15,857 the Richard Castle Investigations website. 27 00:01:15,892 --> 00:01:17,926 - Aha. - Now the entire world 28 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:20,261 can have access to my savvy detective skills. 29 00:01:20,295 --> 00:01:22,897 Though I will take only the most compelling cases 30 00:01:22,931 --> 00:01:25,233 rife with mystery and intrigue. 31 00:01:25,267 --> 00:01:26,567 Castle, the site looks amazing. 32 00:01:26,601 --> 00:01:28,602 My clients deserve only the best. 33 00:01:28,637 --> 00:01:31,105 Oh, speaking of clients, looks like I've got one. 34 00:01:31,140 --> 00:01:33,074 - Better get going. - Me, too. 35 00:01:33,108 --> 00:01:35,176 A private investigator must keep regular office hours. 36 00:01:35,210 --> 00:01:37,778 You know, my murder's in the village right near your office. 37 00:01:37,812 --> 00:01:39,880 You want to walk me to work? 38 00:01:39,915 --> 00:01:41,782 So, busy day ahead? 39 00:01:41,816 --> 00:01:44,919 While I admit the public clamor for Richard Castle Investigations 40 00:01:44,953 --> 00:01:46,587 has been somewhat muted, 41 00:01:46,621 --> 00:01:48,722 I do have a meeting with a client this morning. 42 00:01:48,757 --> 00:01:51,091 Ah, on a case rife with mystery and intrigue, I hope. 43 00:01:51,125 --> 00:01:52,192 Not exactly. 44 00:01:52,226 --> 00:01:54,294 Thought I will gain some classic gumshoe experience. 45 00:01:54,328 --> 00:01:56,063 The client wants me to do a background check 46 00:01:56,097 --> 00:01:57,564 on the daughter's new boyfriend. 47 00:01:57,598 --> 00:01:59,899 The boyfriend is 16. 48 00:01:59,934 --> 00:02:02,369 Look, Castle, you've got nothing to prove here 49 00:02:02,403 --> 00:02:04,737 to me or to anyone else. 50 00:02:04,772 --> 00:02:06,239 Now, is this really what you want to do? 51 00:02:06,274 --> 00:02:07,807 Well, I'm just starting out. 52 00:02:07,841 --> 00:02:09,909 I mean, I have to become established, right? 53 00:02:09,944 --> 00:02:11,945 I got to pay my dues. What... what do you think? 54 00:02:11,979 --> 00:02:15,081 I think that if this is what you really want to do, 55 00:02:15,115 --> 00:02:16,950 then I'm behind you all the way. 56 00:02:16,984 --> 00:02:18,150 Thanks. 57 00:02:18,185 --> 00:02:19,886 And once I do become established, 58 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,789 much like my Nikki Heat Novels were inspired by you, 59 00:02:22,823 --> 00:02:25,658 my new series of P.I. novels will be inspired by me. 60 00:02:25,693 --> 00:02:27,593 I'll be my own muse. 61 00:02:27,627 --> 00:02:30,079 - You should have stopped at "thanks." - Hmm. Right. 62 00:02:30,597 --> 00:02:32,164 Oh. 63 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:33,332 Old habits. Sorry. 64 00:02:33,366 --> 00:02:35,167 Uh, have a good at work, honey. Mwah. 65 00:02:35,202 --> 00:02:37,403 - Hey. - Hey. 66 00:02:37,437 --> 00:02:39,472 Castle trying to crash the crime scene again? 67 00:02:39,506 --> 00:02:40,772 No, actually, he's got a case of his own. 68 00:02:40,807 --> 00:02:42,341 So, what's the word on ours? 69 00:02:42,375 --> 00:02:44,476 Oh, sanitation worker found our victim 70 00:02:44,510 --> 00:02:46,578 hidden under some trash bags up here. 71 00:02:46,613 --> 00:02:48,146 She's Anahita Menendez. 72 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:50,148 Anahita? That's an arabic name. 73 00:02:50,182 --> 00:02:52,484 Yeah, her mom's Lebanese, but she's Colombian. 74 00:02:52,518 --> 00:02:53,986 And you know this how? 75 00:02:54,020 --> 00:02:56,154 She's a famous telenovela actress. 76 00:02:56,188 --> 00:02:57,990 You watch telenovelas? 77 00:02:58,024 --> 00:03:00,358 No, no, but my tia does. 78 00:03:00,392 --> 00:03:02,660 She's a huge fan of Anahita's show, 79 00:03:02,694 --> 00:03:06,097 "Santos desesperados..." "Desperate saints." 80 00:03:06,132 --> 00:03:08,133 She plays a brilliant, young neurosurgeon... 81 00:03:08,167 --> 00:03:09,867 - at least that's what my ti­a says. - Hmm. 82 00:03:09,901 --> 00:03:12,437 Hey, Perlmutter. So, tell me about our victim. 83 00:03:12,471 --> 00:03:14,839 Detective Beckett, so pleasant to see you. 84 00:03:14,873 --> 00:03:17,141 - Thank you. - And not see Castle. 85 00:03:17,175 --> 00:03:18,109 Uh... 86 00:03:18,143 --> 00:03:20,511 Uh, signs of struggle 87 00:03:20,545 --> 00:03:23,213 and then death came by way of a blow to the head 88 00:03:23,248 --> 00:03:24,849 delivered with such savage force, 89 00:03:24,883 --> 00:03:27,652 it crushed the cranial vault, killing her instantly. 90 00:03:27,686 --> 00:03:29,453 This is the murder weapon. 91 00:03:29,487 --> 00:03:30,755 It's a length of plumber's pipe. 92 00:03:30,789 --> 00:03:34,191 There's a punch of scrap pieces in that trash bin over there. 93 00:03:34,225 --> 00:03:36,226 Hey, our perp may have argued with her 94 00:03:36,261 --> 00:03:37,727 before he took that swing. 95 00:03:37,762 --> 00:03:39,896 Neighbors said they overheard some loud voices 96 00:03:39,930 --> 00:03:42,166 coming from outside right around the time of death... 97 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:42,966 a man and a woman's. 98 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,035 So maybe this was spontaneous... 99 00:03:45,069 --> 00:03:47,904 a crime of passion committed by someone she knew. 100 00:03:47,938 --> 00:03:51,438 Or she might have been killed by a psychotic plumber lying in wait. 101 00:03:52,176 --> 00:03:53,209 That your Castle theory? 102 00:03:53,243 --> 00:03:55,244 - Yeah. - It needs work. 103 00:03:55,279 --> 00:03:57,547 Look, you don't go to the movies dressed like this, 104 00:03:57,581 --> 00:03:59,983 so let's find out where she came from last night. 105 00:04:00,017 --> 00:04:01,417 Trouble might have followed her home. 106 00:04:01,451 --> 00:04:02,986 I, uh, actually tracked down the studio 107 00:04:03,020 --> 00:04:04,253 where they film the telenovela. 108 00:04:04,288 --> 00:04:05,055 They may know. 109 00:04:36,142 --> 00:04:38,286 Hey, so I figured out who we have to talk to. 110 00:04:38,321 --> 00:04:39,954 His name is Francisco Herrara. 111 00:04:39,988 --> 00:04:42,056 He oversees the show for the network. 112 00:04:42,091 --> 00:04:44,226 He's... right over... 113 00:04:44,260 --> 00:04:45,627 there? 114 00:04:45,661 --> 00:04:49,197 Sofia del Cordova... a legend, a megastar. 115 00:04:49,232 --> 00:04:50,131 "Chiquitas," 116 00:04:50,165 --> 00:04:52,634 "el fuego de la passion," "caminos de Amor." 117 00:04:52,668 --> 00:04:54,636 "Chiquitas"? - Yeah. 118 00:04:54,670 --> 00:04:57,205 Her costar over there, Manuel Villalobos, 119 00:04:57,239 --> 00:04:58,539 he and Sofia used to be married. 120 00:04:58,573 --> 00:05:01,609 Now he just rides her coattails and uses his influence over her 121 00:05:01,643 --> 00:05:03,277 to get his role beefed up on the show. 122 00:05:03,311 --> 00:05:04,833 At least that's what I've heard. 123 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,015 Are you sure it's your ti­a who's a fan? 124 00:05:07,049 --> 00:05:08,683 Yeah. 125 00:05:08,717 --> 00:05:10,151 Excuse me. 126 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:11,452 Beckett. 127 00:05:11,486 --> 00:05:13,287 As a man of fortitude and character, 128 00:05:13,321 --> 00:05:15,356 I will resist the temptation to weasel in 129 00:05:15,390 --> 00:05:17,791 on your investigation, but I must confess... 130 00:05:17,825 --> 00:05:19,493 I have major case envy. 131 00:05:19,528 --> 00:05:21,162 So you heard about Anahita Menendez? 132 00:05:21,196 --> 00:05:23,063 Yeah, I talked to a uniform at the scene. 133 00:05:23,097 --> 00:05:25,065 Is it true... rising young telenovela star 134 00:05:25,099 --> 00:05:26,667 struck down in her apartment? 135 00:05:26,701 --> 00:05:29,402 Why do you get all the cases rife with mystery and intrigue? 136 00:05:29,436 --> 00:05:31,972 Not to mention sultry, tempestuous men and women 137 00:05:32,006 --> 00:05:34,041 and over-the-top acting. 138 00:05:34,075 --> 00:05:35,375 It seems real to me. 139 00:05:35,409 --> 00:05:38,011 See? Now you're just torturing me. 140 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:39,245 Oh, come on. Cheer up, Castle. 141 00:05:39,280 --> 00:05:40,681 You got a client of your own. 142 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:43,083 Actually, client just called. 143 00:05:43,117 --> 00:05:44,851 The daughter and boyfriend broke up, 144 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:45,885 so no more background check. 145 00:05:45,919 --> 00:05:48,588 Who's your prime suspect? Let me live vicariously. 146 00:05:48,622 --> 00:05:50,190 You know what, Castle? I have to go. 147 00:05:50,224 --> 00:05:51,724 I have a witness that we have to talk to. 148 00:05:51,758 --> 00:05:52,892 Yeah, I got to go, too. 149 00:05:52,926 --> 00:05:54,661 I got a, uh, call on the other line. 150 00:05:54,695 --> 00:05:55,895 Bye. 151 00:05:56,961 --> 00:05:58,898 Come on. 152 00:06:06,030 --> 00:06:07,618 I'm devastated. 153 00:06:07,916 --> 00:06:11,343 Anahita was an amazing person and a gifted actor... 154 00:06:11,377 --> 00:06:13,136 very convincing as a neurosurgeon. 155 00:06:13,156 --> 00:06:16,281 - Mr. Herrara, how well did you know her? - Very well. 156 00:06:16,316 --> 00:06:18,350 I discovered Ana three years ago in Colombia, 157 00:06:18,384 --> 00:06:20,118 and we've been together ever since. 158 00:06:20,152 --> 00:06:22,187 She was a rising star. 159 00:06:22,222 --> 00:06:23,862 We just came off her promotional tour... 160 00:06:23,882 --> 00:06:26,815 Barcelona, Dubai, Miami. 161 00:06:26,835 --> 00:06:28,565 She already had fans all over the world. 162 00:06:28,585 --> 00:06:31,126 We heard that she went out last night. Do you know where? 163 00:06:31,146 --> 00:06:33,865 I'm afraid I don't, but Sofia might know. 164 00:06:33,899 --> 00:06:35,133 They were close. 165 00:06:35,167 --> 00:06:37,401 Did she have any relationship problems? 166 00:06:37,436 --> 00:06:40,739 Issues with any overzealous fans or stalkers? 167 00:06:40,773 --> 00:06:42,306 No, but... 168 00:06:42,341 --> 00:06:44,943 there was a terrible incident 169 00:06:44,977 --> 00:06:47,879 with Marcus Segundo, her assistant. 170 00:06:47,913 --> 00:06:48,880 What happened? 171 00:06:48,914 --> 00:06:51,315 Ana got upset with Marcus for interrupting her 172 00:06:51,350 --> 00:06:53,251 when she was memorizing her lines, and... 173 00:06:53,285 --> 00:06:55,085 he lost it. 174 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:56,387 He attacked her. 175 00:06:56,421 --> 00:06:59,223 - As in hit her? - He tried to. 176 00:06:59,258 --> 00:07:01,459 The crew intervened, but Ana wasn't hurt. 177 00:07:01,493 --> 00:07:03,427 She was shaken up, as you can imagine. 178 00:07:03,462 --> 00:07:05,296 She needed a few days off to recover. 179 00:07:05,330 --> 00:07:07,732 Of course, I fired Marcus on the spot, 180 00:07:07,766 --> 00:07:10,901 but he was furious and he threatened to kill Ana 181 00:07:10,935 --> 00:07:12,302 if he ever saw her again. 182 00:07:12,336 --> 00:07:13,703 All right, we need to talk to this guy. 183 00:07:13,738 --> 00:07:14,729 Where can we find him? 184 00:07:14,749 --> 00:07:16,154 I have his contact information in my office. 185 00:07:16,174 --> 00:07:18,175 I can get it for you. We'll be back. 186 00:07:18,209 --> 00:07:22,246 It is truly a tragedy when death strikes one so young. 187 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,114 Manuel, 188 00:07:24,149 --> 00:07:26,483 that's the same thing you said to the parents of the child 189 00:07:26,517 --> 00:07:29,319 who fell down the well in episode 347. 190 00:07:29,353 --> 00:07:31,788 And it is as true now as it was then. 191 00:07:33,190 --> 00:07:34,357 Go! 192 00:07:34,392 --> 00:07:37,594 Go. 193 00:07:37,628 --> 00:07:39,996 Uh... 194 00:07:40,568 --> 00:07:43,166 Ms. del Cordova, I'm Detective Beckett. 195 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:44,967 It's such terrible news. 196 00:07:45,002 --> 00:07:48,037 I just saw Ana last night. 197 00:07:48,071 --> 00:07:49,946 Did she mention where she was headed? 198 00:07:49,966 --> 00:07:53,342 To the Upper West Side to an event of some kind. 199 00:07:53,376 --> 00:07:55,211 - She told you that? - No. 200 00:07:55,245 --> 00:07:58,213 I just assumed because she asked to borrow my purse... 201 00:07:58,247 --> 00:08:00,449 an Arthur Radcliffe diamond-studded clutch. 202 00:08:00,483 --> 00:08:02,351 Was it found on her? 203 00:08:02,385 --> 00:08:03,619 No. 204 00:08:03,653 --> 00:08:05,020 - Are you sure? - Yes. 205 00:08:05,054 --> 00:08:08,023 Ana buzzed her neighbor because she lost it. 206 00:08:08,057 --> 00:08:09,958 - Why? - She lost it? 207 00:08:09,992 --> 00:08:12,160 That purse was on loan from a boutique. 208 00:08:12,195 --> 00:08:13,161 It's due back tomorrow. 209 00:08:13,196 --> 00:08:15,197 If I don't return it, I will owe them a fortune. 210 00:08:15,231 --> 00:08:17,165 Well, Ms. del Cordova, I'm sorry. 211 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:18,233 I can't help you. 212 00:08:18,267 --> 00:08:21,970 But, um, if I come across it, I'll let you know. 213 00:08:23,789 --> 00:08:26,693 Actually, about that purse... 214 00:08:27,243 --> 00:08:29,811 It was 11:00 in the morning. 215 00:08:29,846 --> 00:08:33,072 My phone was quieter than a dead church mouse. 216 00:08:33,092 --> 00:08:36,183 My head hurt after a night of hitting the sauce 217 00:08:36,218 --> 00:08:37,352 like there was no tomorrow. 218 00:08:37,386 --> 00:08:41,422 And for all I knew, there was no tomorrow. 219 00:08:41,457 --> 00:08:43,758 I was about to pour a smile into my coffee, 220 00:08:43,792 --> 00:08:46,394 have a little of the hair of the dog that bit me, 221 00:08:46,428 --> 00:08:48,656 when she walked in. Senor Castle? 222 00:08:49,366 --> 00:08:51,832 I'm looking for a private investigator. 223 00:08:55,260 --> 00:08:57,921 S07E12 Private Eye Caramba 224 00:08:57,941 --> 00:09:00,790 sync and corrected by ninh www.addic7ed.com 225 00:09:02,736 --> 00:09:05,222 I was, um, just putting this away. 226 00:09:05,242 --> 00:09:07,287 So, I haven't met many private eyes. 227 00:09:07,307 --> 00:09:09,475 I haven't met many clients... yet. 228 00:09:09,510 --> 00:09:10,909 So far... so far today. 229 00:09:10,944 --> 00:09:12,811 Um, would... would you have a seat, Ms...? 230 00:09:12,846 --> 00:09:13,712 Del Cordova. 231 00:09:13,747 --> 00:09:15,547 Sofia del Cordova. 232 00:09:15,581 --> 00:09:20,264 Oh, as in Sofia del Cordova who worked with the late Anahita Menendez? 233 00:09:20,284 --> 00:09:21,620 Sadly, yes. 234 00:09:21,655 --> 00:09:22,454 That is why I'm here. 235 00:09:22,488 --> 00:09:24,389 Detective Beckett recommended you. 236 00:09:24,423 --> 00:09:25,490 She did? 237 00:09:25,525 --> 00:09:27,225 She said you are the best. 238 00:09:27,260 --> 00:09:29,628 She's absolutely right and completely unbiased. 239 00:09:29,662 --> 00:09:30,728 I knew she'd come around. 240 00:09:30,763 --> 00:09:33,665 Uh, why don't we, uh, get right to business, shall we? 241 00:09:33,699 --> 00:09:36,301 Uh, just as soon as I find a pencil. 242 00:09:36,335 --> 00:09:38,836 Perfect timing. Okay. 243 00:09:38,871 --> 00:09:40,472 Let's start with Anahita Menendez. 244 00:09:40,506 --> 00:09:42,274 What can you tell me about her death? 245 00:09:42,308 --> 00:09:44,409 Just that she borrowed my purse for the evening, 246 00:09:44,443 --> 00:09:47,411 then she lost the purse and was killed outside her apartment. 247 00:09:47,445 --> 00:09:51,015 And did Ana have any enemies that you knew of? 248 00:09:51,050 --> 00:09:53,851 I'm sorry, but why are you asking me about Ana? 249 00:09:53,886 --> 00:09:56,253 Because she's the victim. 250 00:09:56,288 --> 00:09:58,338 No, I'm the victim. 251 00:09:58,358 --> 00:10:00,692 You mean emotionally speaking because you lost your friend? 252 00:10:00,726 --> 00:10:03,624 - Because I lost my purse. - Your purse? 253 00:10:03,644 --> 00:10:05,629 Detective Beckett is investigating Ana's death, 254 00:10:05,664 --> 00:10:07,198 but the purse is still missing. 255 00:10:07,232 --> 00:10:08,910 I need it found. 256 00:10:09,183 --> 00:10:10,767 You want me to find your purse? 257 00:10:10,802 --> 00:10:12,803 Not just any purse, and not mine. 258 00:10:12,837 --> 00:10:14,838 It's an Arthur Radcliffe original clutch 259 00:10:14,872 --> 00:10:17,608 on loan to me and due back tomorrow by 5:00 p.m. 260 00:10:17,642 --> 00:10:21,773 It cost $500,000 and looks just like this. 261 00:10:23,181 --> 00:10:24,881 It's worth half a million dollars? 262 00:10:24,916 --> 00:10:26,883 Will you find it, Mr. Castle? 263 00:10:26,918 --> 00:10:29,308 I don't know who else to turn to. 264 00:10:31,923 --> 00:10:33,990 So, the canvass turned up a witness 265 00:10:34,025 --> 00:10:36,726 who saw a man fleeing the scene after Ana was killed. 266 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,629 Witness is a homeless guy. We got him with a sketch artist right now. 267 00:10:39,663 --> 00:10:41,797 And what does this fleeing man look like? 268 00:10:41,832 --> 00:10:44,031 Uh, youngish, 6', 200 pounds. 269 00:10:44,776 --> 00:10:48,338 Just like Marcus Segundo, the assistant who attacked Ana. 270 00:10:48,372 --> 00:10:50,306 His metrocard shows 271 00:10:50,341 --> 00:10:52,141 that he rode in from the Bronx last night 272 00:10:52,175 --> 00:10:54,343 and he got off at a stop near Ana's neighborhood. 273 00:10:54,377 --> 00:10:56,378 He also has priors for assault with intent. 274 00:10:56,412 --> 00:10:58,714 Why would Ana hire a guy like that to be her assistant? 275 00:10:58,749 --> 00:11:00,482 You know, Francisco Herrara said 276 00:11:00,516 --> 00:11:02,517 that she had a rough upbringing, as well, 277 00:11:02,552 --> 00:11:04,386 and she wanted to give Marcus a chance. 278 00:11:04,420 --> 00:11:05,888 She trusted him. 279 00:11:05,922 --> 00:11:07,256 Looks like she shouldn't have. Where is he now? 280 00:11:07,290 --> 00:11:08,857 Espo's bringing him in. 281 00:11:08,891 --> 00:11:11,393 - I'll let you take that. - Thanks. 282 00:11:12,977 --> 00:11:13,828 Hello? 283 00:11:13,863 --> 00:11:14,730 You referred a case to me. 284 00:11:14,764 --> 00:11:17,065 - Oh! So you took it? - Yeah, of course I did. 285 00:11:17,099 --> 00:11:18,700 That way we get to work together, sort of. 286 00:11:18,735 --> 00:11:20,068 Yeah, I just... I didn't know 287 00:11:20,102 --> 00:11:21,836 if you'd be excited by a lost purse. 288 00:11:21,871 --> 00:11:22,871 A purse? 289 00:11:22,905 --> 00:11:25,106 I'm sorry. This is not just some ordinary purse. 290 00:11:25,141 --> 00:11:27,675 This is a diamondencrusted clutch. 291 00:11:27,709 --> 00:11:30,278 It's on par with the priceless Maltese Falcon, 292 00:11:30,312 --> 00:11:31,746 and I am hot on the trail. 293 00:11:31,781 --> 00:11:34,883 Matter of fact, I'm about to pore over an exhaustive list of events 294 00:11:34,917 --> 00:11:36,684 that Ana may have attended last night. 295 00:11:36,718 --> 00:11:38,552 Unless, of course, you'd be willing to tell me 296 00:11:38,587 --> 00:11:40,888 where she went now that we're on the same team. 297 00:11:40,922 --> 00:11:43,291 Yeah. I wish I could help you. 298 00:11:43,325 --> 00:11:45,426 I get it. Church and state. 299 00:11:45,460 --> 00:11:47,461 That, and we don't know where she went, 300 00:11:47,496 --> 00:11:49,430 so looks like you're gonna have to do 301 00:11:49,464 --> 00:11:51,231 some actual police work, you know? 302 00:11:51,266 --> 00:11:52,966 Hit the streets. Start canvassing. 303 00:11:53,001 --> 00:11:53,867 Canvassing? 304 00:11:53,902 --> 00:11:56,304 Oh, that thing you get Espo and Ryan to do. 305 00:11:56,338 --> 00:11:58,571 My suggestion is you wear comfortable shoes. 306 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,980 Castle, I got to go. 307 00:12:07,515 --> 00:12:09,883 Marcus, why'd you take the train into the city last night? 308 00:12:09,918 --> 00:12:12,152 To hit a bar in Chelsea. What's this about? 309 00:12:12,187 --> 00:12:14,321 - Were you there all night? - No. 310 00:12:14,355 --> 00:12:15,922 Had a few beers and left around 11:30, 311 00:12:15,956 --> 00:12:16,923 walked around a little. 312 00:12:16,957 --> 00:12:18,425 Like to Ana's apartment? 313 00:12:18,459 --> 00:12:20,126 What's Ana got to do with this? 314 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:21,561 She's dead. 315 00:12:21,595 --> 00:12:23,330 What? Ana's dead? 316 00:12:23,364 --> 00:12:26,065 Murdered by someone who impulsively hit her with a pipe. 317 00:12:26,099 --> 00:12:28,267 A witness saw a man matching your description 318 00:12:28,302 --> 00:12:29,602 leaving the crime scene. 319 00:12:29,637 --> 00:12:30,970 Me? It wasn't me. 320 00:12:31,004 --> 00:12:33,005 Are you crazy? I-I would never hurt Ana. 321 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,074 You attacked her on the set in front of the entire crew. 322 00:12:35,108 --> 00:12:36,642 Yeah, but that whole thing was staged. 323 00:12:36,676 --> 00:12:38,208 That is hard to believe. 324 00:12:38,228 --> 00:12:39,846 No, I'm telling you it's true! 325 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:40,980 Ana came to me. 326 00:12:41,014 --> 00:12:43,850 She said she needed me to start that fight with her. 327 00:12:43,884 --> 00:12:44,884 She paid me $3,000 328 00:12:44,918 --> 00:12:46,819 because she knew that it would cost me my job. 329 00:12:46,853 --> 00:12:49,020 But she promised to give me a better one in a few weeks. 330 00:12:49,055 --> 00:12:50,856 Why would she pay you to attack her? 331 00:12:50,890 --> 00:12:53,258 She said she needed to get away for a couple of days, 332 00:12:53,292 --> 00:12:55,193 but the show wouldn't give her any time off. 333 00:12:55,228 --> 00:12:57,429 So she had me cause that scene. 334 00:12:57,464 --> 00:13:00,031 So she did all of that to skip out on work? 335 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:01,467 - Why? - I don't know. 336 00:13:01,501 --> 00:13:03,468 She'd gotten real secretive lately. 337 00:13:03,502 --> 00:13:06,824 Taking meetings and not telling me what they were for. 338 00:13:07,271 --> 00:13:09,007 She was up to something. 339 00:13:09,041 --> 00:13:12,110 Maybe whatever it was is what got her killed. 340 00:13:12,481 --> 00:13:14,712 Marcus' alibi checks out. 341 00:13:14,747 --> 00:13:16,882 Street cams caught him in Soho at the time of the murder. 342 00:13:16,916 --> 00:13:18,350 He's not our killer. 343 00:13:18,384 --> 00:13:21,051 No, that would be... this guy. 344 00:13:21,086 --> 00:13:23,165 Sketch came in from the homeless man. 345 00:13:24,055 --> 00:13:25,904 Definitely not Marcus Segundo. 346 00:13:25,924 --> 00:13:28,860 You know, if we could figure out where Ana went to last night, 347 00:13:28,894 --> 00:13:30,528 that might tell us who this guy is. 348 00:13:30,562 --> 00:13:32,563 Her credit card said that she paid for a taxi. 349 00:13:32,598 --> 00:13:34,766 I'm still trying to run down where it took her, though. 350 00:13:37,702 --> 00:13:38,668 Uh, excuse me? 351 00:13:38,703 --> 00:13:40,971 Auditorium doesn't open for another five hours. 352 00:13:41,006 --> 00:13:42,706 I'm not here for the opera, Ronny. 353 00:13:42,740 --> 00:13:45,009 Richard Castle, private investigator. 354 00:13:45,043 --> 00:13:46,710 Wonder if I could ask you a few questions. 355 00:13:46,744 --> 00:13:49,413 Oh, wow, thought you were a writer. 356 00:13:49,447 --> 00:13:51,581 - What happened? - Nothing happened. 357 00:13:51,616 --> 00:13:54,217 Just expanding my brand, if that's all right with y... 358 00:13:54,251 --> 00:13:56,900 look, did you see this woman last night? 359 00:13:57,793 --> 00:13:58,922 Definitely. 360 00:13:58,956 --> 00:14:00,924 She was here for the premiere of "Rigoletto." 361 00:14:00,958 --> 00:14:02,325 You're sure? 362 00:14:02,359 --> 00:14:03,493 This woman? 363 00:14:03,528 --> 00:14:05,094 Yeah, positive. 364 00:14:05,129 --> 00:14:06,897 I mean, come on. You really think I'd forget her? 365 00:14:06,931 --> 00:14:08,347 She's smoking hot. 366 00:14:08,367 --> 00:14:10,033 You know what the weird thing is, though? 367 00:14:10,067 --> 00:14:11,901 Is that she arrived way late. 368 00:14:11,936 --> 00:14:14,404 Like "a few minutes before the opera ended" late. 369 00:14:14,438 --> 00:14:17,840 Did you notice if she was carrying this purse with her? 370 00:14:17,874 --> 00:14:19,342 Uh, yeah, I remember that, too. 371 00:14:19,376 --> 00:14:21,244 Could you direct me to where she was sitting? 372 00:14:21,278 --> 00:14:23,046 It could be where she left the purse. 373 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,713 Uh, she actually didn't go to her seat. 374 00:14:24,748 --> 00:14:26,181 She went straight to the restroom. 375 00:14:31,387 --> 00:14:32,788 Hello? 376 00:14:32,823 --> 00:14:36,091 Private investigator... investigating. 377 00:14:36,125 --> 00:14:37,760 The ladies' room, Castle. 378 00:14:37,794 --> 00:14:40,128 - Did you not see the sign? - Seriously? 379 00:14:40,163 --> 00:14:42,431 You knew Ana came here and you wouldn't share? 380 00:14:42,465 --> 00:14:43,631 Yeah, I just found out. 381 00:14:43,666 --> 00:14:45,100 She got dropped off here by a cab. 382 00:14:45,134 --> 00:14:46,468 You? 383 00:14:46,502 --> 00:14:47,936 Well, only six events held last night 384 00:14:47,971 --> 00:14:49,804 would require a gown and evening gloves, 385 00:14:49,839 --> 00:14:51,073 and the opera was one. 386 00:14:51,107 --> 00:14:51,873 - Hi. - Not bad. 387 00:14:51,907 --> 00:14:55,235 So, Pam here was just telling me that she saw Ana last night, 388 00:14:55,255 --> 00:14:57,425 and she witnessed something very strange. 389 00:14:57,445 --> 00:14:58,646 Really? 390 00:14:58,681 --> 00:15:01,115 What, uh, what was the strange thing you witnessed? 391 00:15:01,149 --> 00:15:03,952 Well, she came in, very pleasant, said hi. 392 00:15:03,986 --> 00:15:05,386 Not everyone does that. 393 00:15:05,420 --> 00:15:06,287 But then she went to the corner 394 00:15:06,321 --> 00:15:07,889 and met with this other young woman... 395 00:15:07,923 --> 00:15:10,091 pretty, dark hair. 396 00:15:10,125 --> 00:15:11,826 She looked middle eastern, maybe. 397 00:15:11,861 --> 00:15:14,829 I saw her give Ana a flash-drive stick. 398 00:15:14,864 --> 00:15:17,163 - You mean like a USB drive? - Exactly. 399 00:15:17,183 --> 00:15:18,933 They didn't say a word to each other, 400 00:15:18,967 --> 00:15:20,935 and then Ana up and slipped that USB thing in her purse 401 00:15:20,969 --> 00:15:23,771 and snuck out like she didn't want to be seen. 402 00:15:23,806 --> 00:15:25,873 So, the woman that gave Ana the USB drive, 403 00:15:25,908 --> 00:15:27,875 did you know her or do you know anything about her? 404 00:15:27,910 --> 00:15:31,212 She looked familiar, so she may be a season ticket holder. 405 00:15:31,246 --> 00:15:33,380 I need a list of those names. Is your manager in? 406 00:15:33,415 --> 00:15:35,490 I'll go find her for you. 407 00:15:36,396 --> 00:15:38,819 A clandestine meeting at the opera house. 408 00:15:38,853 --> 00:15:41,054 A mysterious middle eastern woman 409 00:15:41,088 --> 00:15:43,156 passes a flash drive to the victim 410 00:15:43,191 --> 00:15:45,371 hours before her death. 411 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,662 Perhaps our telenovela actress was actually a covert operative. 412 00:15:50,153 --> 00:15:51,998 She may very well be, but I don't know 413 00:15:52,033 --> 00:15:54,881 how that's gonna help you find her purse. 414 00:15:57,771 --> 00:15:59,940 And yet find it I will! 415 00:16:01,809 --> 00:16:04,110 Sir, can you please leave now? 416 00:16:07,593 --> 00:16:09,990 Ronny, do you happen to remember 417 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:12,619 where that woman went after she left the restroom? 418 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:14,058 Yes, sir. 419 00:16:14,078 --> 00:16:16,428 The performance ended, and she exited the building. 420 00:16:16,448 --> 00:16:18,062 You saw her leave? 421 00:16:20,004 --> 00:16:22,438 Ah. Right. 422 00:16:24,830 --> 00:16:27,143 See, I was out front helping patrons into their cars 423 00:16:27,177 --> 00:16:29,178 when I saw her head for a white limo. 424 00:16:29,213 --> 00:16:31,292 She left in a limo? Did she have the purse with her? 425 00:16:31,312 --> 00:16:32,548 Yep. You know what? 426 00:16:32,582 --> 00:16:34,183 Smoking hot detective was really interested 427 00:16:34,218 --> 00:16:36,052 in the limo, too, and I told her all this earlier. 428 00:16:36,086 --> 00:16:37,653 Why didn't you tell me earlier? 429 00:16:37,687 --> 00:16:39,422 You didn't ask. 430 00:16:39,456 --> 00:16:40,990 That's a valid point. 431 00:16:41,024 --> 00:16:42,124 All right, I'm... I'm asking now. 432 00:16:42,158 --> 00:16:44,359 Please tell me everything you remember about that limo. 433 00:16:44,394 --> 00:16:46,662 I have a client who's counting on this. 434 00:16:47,866 --> 00:16:49,398 I got your text, Mr. Castle. 435 00:16:49,432 --> 00:16:50,900 So? 436 00:16:50,934 --> 00:16:53,769 Ana was picked up by a white stretch limo when she left the opera? 437 00:16:53,803 --> 00:16:54,737 Where did she go then? 438 00:16:54,771 --> 00:16:56,871 Uh, well, that's what I'm trying to find out. 439 00:16:56,906 --> 00:16:58,540 - Does that limo sound familiar to you? - No. 440 00:16:58,574 --> 00:17:00,175 Ana usually ordered limos through the show, 441 00:17:00,209 --> 00:17:02,077 and our service only has black town cars. 442 00:17:02,111 --> 00:17:05,013 Okay, well, do you know anyone who would have ordered a limo for Ana 443 00:17:05,048 --> 00:17:06,448 or maybe given her one for the evening? 444 00:17:06,482 --> 00:17:07,849 She was a celebrity. 445 00:17:07,883 --> 00:17:09,384 We get limos all the time. 446 00:17:09,419 --> 00:17:11,719 The limo could have come from anywhere. 447 00:17:11,754 --> 00:17:14,722 But this UBS drive... this concerns me. 448 00:17:14,757 --> 00:17:17,892 Why? What was on it? What could Ana have been mixed up in? 449 00:17:17,927 --> 00:17:19,093 I have no idea. 450 00:17:19,127 --> 00:17:22,246 But if the purse was taken because someone wanted this UBS, 451 00:17:22,266 --> 00:17:23,631 I will never get it back. 452 00:17:23,666 --> 00:17:25,633 Except Ana buzzed her neighbor 453 00:17:25,668 --> 00:17:27,468 and specifically told her she lost the purse, 454 00:17:27,502 --> 00:17:28,570 not that it was stolen. 455 00:17:28,604 --> 00:17:31,439 Now, my next step is to contact the taxi and limousine commission... 456 00:17:31,473 --> 00:17:32,739 locate that limo. 457 00:17:32,774 --> 00:17:34,141 Wherever it took Ana 458 00:17:34,176 --> 00:17:36,630 is probably where she lost the purse. 459 00:17:36,650 --> 00:17:39,012 So, this limo is your only clue? 460 00:17:39,645 --> 00:17:40,781 Of course not. 461 00:17:40,815 --> 00:17:43,050 No, I have, uh, my best operatives in the field 462 00:17:43,085 --> 00:17:45,219 shaking the trees, generating leads. 463 00:17:45,253 --> 00:17:48,722 And, uh, I just think that this limousine is very promising. 464 00:17:48,756 --> 00:17:50,624 It doesn't sound so promising to me, Mr. Castle. 465 00:17:50,658 --> 00:17:53,126 And we have less than a day before the deadline. 466 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,293 Call me with an update by this evening. 467 00:17:58,700 --> 00:18:00,000 Right. 468 00:18:00,034 --> 00:18:01,267 No progress on that limo 469 00:18:01,302 --> 00:18:03,403 or where Ana went after the opera, 470 00:18:03,437 --> 00:18:06,473 but we did I.D. the woman who gave her that USB drive. 471 00:18:06,507 --> 00:18:08,108 Layla Nazif. 472 00:18:08,142 --> 00:18:10,076 Tracked her down from her box seats at the opera. 473 00:18:10,111 --> 00:18:11,244 And who is she? 474 00:18:11,278 --> 00:18:13,946 She is daughter of Abdul Nazif, 475 00:18:13,981 --> 00:18:16,749 billionaire and high-ranking Saudi official. 476 00:18:16,783 --> 00:18:18,084 He's in town on U.N. business. 477 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,287 So, why was Ana involved with the daughter of a Saudi official? 478 00:18:22,322 --> 00:18:24,289 That's not the only person she was involved with. 479 00:18:24,324 --> 00:18:25,324 I did some digging, 480 00:18:25,358 --> 00:18:27,259 and it turns out she went to the Tremaine Hotel 481 00:18:27,293 --> 00:18:29,294 for the same two days that she took off from work. 482 00:18:29,329 --> 00:18:31,097 Some of the staff saw her hanging out 483 00:18:31,131 --> 00:18:32,431 with this guy... Herman Eckles. 484 00:18:32,465 --> 00:18:33,833 The real-estate tycoon? 485 00:18:33,867 --> 00:18:35,501 What was she doing with him? 486 00:18:35,535 --> 00:18:37,669 I called his office to find out. Got stonewalled. 487 00:18:37,703 --> 00:18:40,506 - Eckles' people deny he even knew Ana. - Huh. 488 00:18:40,540 --> 00:18:42,841 A secret rendezvous 489 00:18:42,875 --> 00:18:44,343 with a shadowy real-estate magnate, 490 00:18:44,377 --> 00:18:47,012 a flash-drive exchange with Layla Nazif, 491 00:18:47,046 --> 00:18:48,713 daughter of a Saudi official. 492 00:18:48,748 --> 00:18:49,648 Ana was half-Lebanese. 493 00:18:49,682 --> 00:18:52,717 Perhaps this is some kind of espionage plot 494 00:18:52,752 --> 00:18:54,719 and Ana found her way wrapped in a web of intrigue and... 495 00:18:54,754 --> 00:18:56,021 Bro! 496 00:18:56,055 --> 00:18:57,288 You're doing it again. 497 00:18:57,322 --> 00:18:59,357 Plus, Castle already pitched spies. 498 00:18:59,391 --> 00:19:00,659 Oh, well, great minds. 499 00:19:02,161 --> 00:19:04,362 Oh, Perlmutter. He's got something for us. 500 00:19:04,396 --> 00:19:07,165 I'll talk to Layla Nazif. 501 00:19:07,199 --> 00:19:09,133 We'll go see what Perlmutter has. 502 00:19:09,168 --> 00:19:10,301 I'll tell you what I have... 503 00:19:10,335 --> 00:19:13,504 a clue that may hold the key to who committed this murder. 504 00:19:13,539 --> 00:19:15,139 And that clue would be? 505 00:19:15,174 --> 00:19:17,175 You see, murders are not solved 506 00:19:17,209 --> 00:19:19,377 by positing outlandish, fanciful theories... 507 00:19:19,411 --> 00:19:23,147 sad to say, a habit you seem to be acquiring, Detective Ryan. 508 00:19:23,182 --> 00:19:26,884 No, crimes are solved by applying the scientific method. 509 00:19:26,918 --> 00:19:28,275 So, are you gonna show us what you found, 510 00:19:28,295 --> 00:19:30,802 or you just gonna stand here and talk about it? 511 00:19:31,690 --> 00:19:34,524 There are bruises on the victim's wrist, 512 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:36,160 as if the killer seized her. 513 00:19:36,194 --> 00:19:38,495 Yeah, signs of a struggle. We already know that. 514 00:19:38,529 --> 00:19:41,598 Ah, but what you don't know is that the killer left a print. 515 00:19:41,632 --> 00:19:43,700 After painstaking examination, 516 00:19:43,734 --> 00:19:46,836 I recovered an intact print here. 517 00:19:51,309 --> 00:19:53,009 Did you run it through the system? 518 00:19:54,245 --> 00:19:56,213 I leave that to lesser minds. 519 00:19:59,645 --> 00:20:02,251 Thank you for taking the time, Ms. Nazif. 520 00:20:02,285 --> 00:20:04,453 I see you brought your lawyer. 521 00:20:04,487 --> 00:20:06,589 My father insisted. 522 00:20:06,623 --> 00:20:09,859 So, I need to ask you about Anahita Menendez. 523 00:20:09,893 --> 00:20:11,260 Simply awful. 524 00:20:11,294 --> 00:20:12,795 I admired her so much. 525 00:20:12,830 --> 00:20:14,296 What was your relationship? 526 00:20:14,331 --> 00:20:16,131 We were acquaintances. 527 00:20:16,165 --> 00:20:18,734 You see, I adore telenovelas, 528 00:20:18,768 --> 00:20:21,136 much to the disapproval of my father. 529 00:20:21,170 --> 00:20:24,072 The passion, the drama... Ana had such talent. 530 00:20:24,107 --> 00:20:27,109 She and I met at social functions from time to time. 531 00:20:27,143 --> 00:20:29,170 Like at the opera? 532 00:20:30,212 --> 00:20:31,446 The opera? 533 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,115 Yeah, I gather that the two of you 534 00:20:33,149 --> 00:20:34,750 - met at the opera last night. - I did no such thing. 535 00:20:34,784 --> 00:20:35,917 But we have a witness that saw you. 536 00:20:35,952 --> 00:20:37,794 That witness is mistaken. 537 00:20:38,154 --> 00:20:40,956 You gave Ana a flash drive. 538 00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:43,125 - What was on it? - Your information is incorrect, 539 00:20:43,159 --> 00:20:45,493 and I am not obliged to speak with you, detective. 540 00:20:45,527 --> 00:20:47,828 I have diplomatic immunity. 541 00:20:47,863 --> 00:20:50,298 This meeting is over. 542 00:20:54,370 --> 00:20:56,170 So, you think Layla's behind the killing? 543 00:20:56,204 --> 00:20:59,140 I don't know, but she's clearly hiding something. 544 00:20:59,174 --> 00:21:01,809 Ryan, where are we on that print that Perlmutter found? 545 00:21:01,843 --> 00:21:03,978 We got an I.D. off the military database, 546 00:21:04,012 --> 00:21:05,345 and it matches our sketch. 547 00:21:05,380 --> 00:21:06,947 This is our killer. 548 00:21:06,982 --> 00:21:08,949 Harlan Mathis. 549 00:21:08,984 --> 00:21:11,852 He's out of Vegas, ex-marine, worked in private security. 550 00:21:11,887 --> 00:21:13,821 But now he's freelance, and word is 551 00:21:13,855 --> 00:21:16,456 he'll pretty much do anything if the price is right, 552 00:21:16,491 --> 00:21:17,591 including wet work. 553 00:21:17,625 --> 00:21:20,261 Why send a hired gun like Mathis after a telenovela star? 554 00:21:20,295 --> 00:21:23,196 Let's find Mathis and ask him about Ana's murder. 555 00:21:23,230 --> 00:21:26,199 Put out an APB and alert TSA and Homeland Security. 556 00:21:26,233 --> 00:21:27,801 If he's still in town, a guy like this won't be easy to find. 557 00:21:27,835 --> 00:21:30,101 But we'll dig in. Hopefully make some headway by the morning. 558 00:21:30,121 --> 00:21:32,205 Got it. 559 00:21:39,458 --> 00:21:42,849 So, the lonely P.I. burning the midnight oil, huh? 560 00:21:42,883 --> 00:21:46,186 Who knew finding a purse could be this exhausting? 561 00:21:46,220 --> 00:21:48,532 So, did you figure out where the white limo took Ana? 562 00:21:48,552 --> 00:21:50,575 I can't even figure out whose limo it was. 563 00:21:50,625 --> 00:21:53,859 The taxi and limo commissions have thousands of limos registered, 564 00:21:53,893 --> 00:21:55,761 but they're not broken down by colors, 565 00:21:55,795 --> 00:21:57,028 so I'm working on plan "b." 566 00:21:57,062 --> 00:21:58,783 Okay, well, 567 00:21:59,018 --> 00:22:01,500 you ready to get out of here, call it a night? 568 00:22:02,319 --> 00:22:03,101 Ooh. 569 00:22:03,136 --> 00:22:04,936 What's your rush, doll? 570 00:22:04,970 --> 00:22:07,205 Why don't you stick around a while, 571 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,007 give those stems of yours a rest? 572 00:22:09,041 --> 00:22:10,108 Could I? 573 00:22:10,143 --> 00:22:11,176 I'm all alone, 574 00:22:11,210 --> 00:22:14,345 and this is my first time in the big, scary city. 575 00:22:14,379 --> 00:22:16,848 Spare me the tall tale, precious. 576 00:22:16,882 --> 00:22:19,216 A dame like you? You got an angle. 577 00:22:19,251 --> 00:22:21,619 You're pretty quick for a gumshoe. 578 00:22:21,654 --> 00:22:23,487 Come on. Spill the story. 579 00:22:23,522 --> 00:22:26,124 Time is money, and I got none of either. 580 00:22:26,158 --> 00:22:27,625 All right, I'll give it to you straight. 581 00:22:27,660 --> 00:22:30,027 I'm just a girl looking for a private dick... 582 00:22:30,061 --> 00:22:30,994 Whoa. 583 00:22:31,029 --> 00:22:33,230 Well, then, your search is over, sweetheart. 584 00:22:38,936 --> 00:22:41,004 This here... that's the tough one. There we go. I got it. 585 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:42,973 You got it? 586 00:22:44,942 --> 00:22:47,177 Mr. Castle! 587 00:22:51,827 --> 00:22:53,878 Ms. del Cordova... 588 00:22:53,898 --> 00:22:56,310 Uh, we were not expecting you. 589 00:22:56,330 --> 00:22:57,678 Obviously. 590 00:22:57,698 --> 00:22:59,866 And do you know what I was expecting? 591 00:22:59,900 --> 00:23:01,334 An update from you. 592 00:23:01,369 --> 00:23:02,235 I totally forgot. 593 00:23:02,270 --> 00:23:04,437 I was... I was busy working the case. 594 00:23:04,472 --> 00:23:06,105 You said he was the best. 595 00:23:06,140 --> 00:23:08,908 Maybe your rating is not so objective. 596 00:23:08,942 --> 00:23:10,743 You know what? I better be on my way. 597 00:23:10,778 --> 00:23:13,179 You two obviously have work to discuss. 598 00:23:13,213 --> 00:23:15,581 Let me be plain, Mr. Castle. 599 00:23:15,615 --> 00:23:17,784 - Have you found my purse? - Not yet, though... 600 00:23:17,818 --> 00:23:19,952 And what about where the white limousine took Ana? 601 00:23:19,987 --> 00:23:21,520 I am following every lead. 602 00:23:21,555 --> 00:23:22,855 It's only a matter of time. 603 00:23:22,890 --> 00:23:24,724 Which is one thing I do not have. 604 00:23:24,758 --> 00:23:25,958 You're fired, Mr. Castle. 605 00:23:25,993 --> 00:23:27,727 What? Fired? 606 00:23:27,761 --> 00:23:29,061 - You can't do that. - I just did. 607 00:23:29,095 --> 00:23:30,595 Well, I don't accept. 608 00:23:30,615 --> 00:23:33,143 You do understand how firing works? 609 00:23:33,445 --> 00:23:35,634 Fine. Effective immediately, 610 00:23:35,669 --> 00:23:37,403 I'm hiring myself to solve this case. 611 00:23:37,437 --> 00:23:39,205 You can't do that. I just did. 612 00:23:39,239 --> 00:23:41,807 I am determined to see this through. 613 00:23:41,841 --> 00:23:44,543 I've made it my mission to find your purse. 614 00:23:44,578 --> 00:23:46,812 Take a look at this. 615 00:23:48,848 --> 00:23:51,116 Somewhere last night, one of Anahita's fans 616 00:23:51,150 --> 00:23:52,818 must have seen her in that limo, 617 00:23:52,852 --> 00:23:54,786 so I have been going over every post, 618 00:23:54,821 --> 00:23:57,322 every tweet, every comment, every photo of Ana 619 00:23:57,356 --> 00:23:59,825 that's hit social media in the last 24 hours. 620 00:23:59,859 --> 00:24:01,926 I've set alerts on all of her fansites, 621 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,428 and I have a photo aggregator 622 00:24:03,462 --> 00:24:05,796 in case any new photos get posted. 623 00:24:05,831 --> 00:24:07,832 As a matter of fact, that is the sound 624 00:24:07,866 --> 00:24:09,500 of a fresh batch of photos arriving. 625 00:24:11,937 --> 00:24:14,272 Not so fresh. This one is from last week. 626 00:24:14,306 --> 00:24:15,906 All right, well... 627 00:24:15,941 --> 00:24:17,342 There... that one's from last night. 628 00:24:17,376 --> 00:24:20,244 That's her leaving the opera with the purse. 629 00:24:20,278 --> 00:24:21,812 There. 630 00:24:21,847 --> 00:24:23,981 There's Ana in the white limo. 631 00:24:24,015 --> 00:24:25,349 Looks like she's in a hurry. 632 00:24:25,383 --> 00:24:26,683 She doesn't have my purse. 633 00:24:26,718 --> 00:24:28,919 - Where... where is the purse? - Okay, wait. 634 00:24:28,954 --> 00:24:31,822 That photo's timestamped 11:03. 635 00:24:31,857 --> 00:24:33,824 That's five minutes after she left the opera. 636 00:24:33,859 --> 00:24:34,791 So? 637 00:24:35,435 --> 00:24:37,927 So, the usher said when she went to the limo, 638 00:24:37,962 --> 00:24:38,962 she had her purse with her. 639 00:24:38,996 --> 00:24:41,798 If she's leaving the limo five minutes later without the purse... 640 00:24:41,832 --> 00:24:43,967 Then she left it inside the limousine. 641 00:24:44,001 --> 00:24:45,101 I find that limousine, 642 00:24:45,136 --> 00:24:47,715 I find your purse, Ms. del Cordova. 643 00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:50,140 But how without the license plate? 644 00:24:50,174 --> 00:24:51,775 With that. 645 00:24:51,809 --> 00:24:53,877 That sticker has the VIN. 646 00:24:53,911 --> 00:24:54,911 The vehicle identification number 647 00:24:54,945 --> 00:24:58,088 will tell us exactly who this car is registered to. 648 00:24:58,262 --> 00:25:00,884 And I know just the person to trace that for me. 649 00:25:00,918 --> 00:25:03,686 Mr. Castle, you are a genius. 650 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,023 You are hired. Again. 651 00:25:18,034 --> 00:25:20,336 Are you awake? 652 00:25:20,918 --> 00:25:22,407 Oh, yeah. 653 00:25:23,707 --> 00:25:25,573 Well, I admit, uh, 654 00:25:25,608 --> 00:25:28,310 Sofia barging in on us was a little awkward. 655 00:25:28,344 --> 00:25:30,712 - Mm-hmm. Try mortifying. - Yeah. 656 00:25:30,746 --> 00:25:32,547 I was supposed to call her with an update. 657 00:25:32,581 --> 00:25:34,683 I had no idea she'd drop by to get it in person. 658 00:25:34,717 --> 00:25:36,484 I'm... I'm so sorry. 659 00:25:36,519 --> 00:25:38,486 It was actually kind of funny, if you think about it. 660 00:25:38,521 --> 00:25:40,055 Yeah. 661 00:25:40,089 --> 00:25:41,823 So, I'm forgiven? 662 00:25:41,857 --> 00:25:43,090 Mm. 663 00:25:43,125 --> 00:25:46,328 Forgiven enough to ask for a favor? 664 00:25:46,362 --> 00:25:48,330 Mm. Maybe. 665 00:25:48,364 --> 00:25:50,715 Depending on what you're asking. 666 00:25:50,839 --> 00:25:53,067 How would you like 667 00:25:53,101 --> 00:25:56,070 to trace a VIN number for me? 668 00:25:56,104 --> 00:25:58,403 Oh, my God. Castle! 669 00:25:58,887 --> 00:26:00,790 You're unbelievable. 670 00:26:00,810 --> 00:26:02,343 So that's a no? 671 00:26:02,377 --> 00:26:05,512 So, we may have a location on our killer, Harlan Mathis. 672 00:26:05,547 --> 00:26:06,780 How'd you pull that off? 673 00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:08,515 Well, we knew he was from out of town, 674 00:26:08,550 --> 00:26:10,751 so we checked motels, hotels, short-term housing. 675 00:26:10,785 --> 00:26:12,753 Building manager in Harlem recognized him from his photo. 676 00:26:12,787 --> 00:26:14,755 He checked in two weeks ago under the name James Hyndman. 677 00:26:14,789 --> 00:26:16,122 All right, let's go. All right. 678 00:26:16,157 --> 00:26:17,123 NYPD! 679 00:26:17,158 --> 00:26:18,692 NYPD! 680 00:26:20,995 --> 00:26:22,529 Clear! 681 00:26:22,564 --> 00:26:24,197 Clear! 682 00:26:24,869 --> 00:26:26,694 No sign of Mathis. 683 00:26:27,569 --> 00:26:28,702 Hey. 684 00:26:28,737 --> 00:26:30,570 I think I may have an idea who hired him. 685 00:26:30,604 --> 00:26:31,972 Check it out. 686 00:26:32,006 --> 00:26:34,607 Security credentials for the Saudi consulate. 687 00:26:34,641 --> 00:26:36,476 Layla and her father are Saudi nationals. 688 00:26:36,510 --> 00:26:38,111 That can't be a coincidence. 689 00:26:38,145 --> 00:26:40,813 Yeah, well, why would they hire Mathis to kill Ana? 690 00:26:40,848 --> 00:26:43,475 Well, I bet this is exciting for you. 691 00:26:43,495 --> 00:26:45,919 Yeah, it's not every day that the DMV 692 00:26:45,953 --> 00:26:48,538 gets to help the NYPD crack a homicide case. 693 00:26:48,774 --> 00:26:50,089 Really? 694 00:26:50,882 --> 00:26:52,492 Every day. 695 00:26:52,526 --> 00:26:55,201 Okay, well, if you just run that VIN number through your database, 696 00:26:55,221 --> 00:26:57,832 tell me who the limo is registered to. 697 00:26:58,861 --> 00:27:00,266 My name? 698 00:27:00,300 --> 00:27:02,468 It's... 699 00:27:02,503 --> 00:27:04,103 Ryan. 700 00:27:04,137 --> 00:27:06,671 Uh-huh. Detective Kevin Ryan. 701 00:27:06,706 --> 00:27:08,774 Badge number 42344. 702 00:27:08,808 --> 00:27:10,342 Uh-huh. 703 00:27:10,377 --> 00:27:13,519 And do you have an address for the Danbridge Group? 704 00:27:46,309 --> 00:27:48,009 Yes! 705 00:27:51,756 --> 00:27:53,350 Okay. 706 00:28:10,001 --> 00:28:11,501 It's not here. 707 00:28:11,535 --> 00:28:14,871 Which means either the driver found the purse or... 708 00:28:24,681 --> 00:28:26,715 This isn't my limo! 709 00:28:26,749 --> 00:28:28,422 Give me your phone. 710 00:28:33,255 --> 00:28:35,023 You and I are going for a ride. 711 00:28:40,758 --> 00:28:43,026 What were you doing in the limo, Mr. Castle? 712 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,429 Uh, this is gonna sound crazy, but I was looking for a purse. 713 00:28:47,331 --> 00:28:49,235 - A purse. - Yeah, and it wasn't there. 714 00:28:49,255 --> 00:28:52,650 So why don't I just apologize for breaking into your car, 715 00:28:52,670 --> 00:28:55,838 and you let me go, and, well, we'll just call it even? 716 00:28:55,872 --> 00:28:57,039 Whose purse is it? 717 00:28:57,073 --> 00:28:58,708 Um... 718 00:29:00,132 --> 00:29:02,626 - Whose purse? - Anahita Menendez. 719 00:29:03,073 --> 00:29:04,814 - What do you know about her and me? - Nothing. 720 00:29:04,848 --> 00:29:07,257 Just that she left the limo without her purse. 721 00:29:07,277 --> 00:29:09,485 You're lying. She never had a purse when she got in. 722 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,554 Who hired you? Who are you really investigating? 723 00:29:11,588 --> 00:29:13,189 - Me? - Why would I investigate you? 724 00:29:13,223 --> 00:29:15,157 For the same reason the police are. 725 00:29:15,192 --> 00:29:16,758 Because Ana Menendez is dead. 726 00:29:16,793 --> 00:29:19,929 Which you clearly had nothing to do with, so... whoa! 727 00:29:19,963 --> 00:29:22,231 Okay, see, now, that's... that's not necessary. 728 00:29:22,265 --> 00:29:23,665 I need to know what you know. 729 00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:25,667 You do know everything I know. I know nothing. 730 00:29:25,702 --> 00:29:26,836 Convince me. 731 00:29:26,870 --> 00:29:28,070 Harlan Mathis! 732 00:29:28,104 --> 00:29:29,404 NYPD! 733 00:29:29,439 --> 00:29:31,873 Drop that knife! Now! 734 00:29:34,846 --> 00:29:37,092 Turn around. Show me your hands. 735 00:29:39,413 --> 00:29:40,449 Castle? 736 00:29:40,483 --> 00:29:41,916 What are you doing here? 737 00:29:41,951 --> 00:29:43,952 I was only trying to find Ana's purse. 738 00:29:43,986 --> 00:29:45,854 How was I supposed to know that the limo she was in 739 00:29:45,888 --> 00:29:47,922 was being driven by the guy that killed her? 740 00:29:47,957 --> 00:29:50,040 Castle, do you realize how lucky you are? 741 00:29:50,673 --> 00:29:51,592 Extremely lucky. 742 00:29:51,626 --> 00:29:54,195 - After all, I'm married to you. - Don't even go there. 743 00:29:54,230 --> 00:29:57,431 What if we didn't connect Harlan Mathis to the Danbridge Group? 744 00:29:57,466 --> 00:29:59,734 What if that limo didn't have LoJack? 745 00:29:59,768 --> 00:30:01,381 We would have no way of finding you. 746 00:30:01,401 --> 00:30:03,070 You would if you had traced that VIN number for me. 747 00:30:03,104 --> 00:30:05,473 That's not the lesson to take away here. 748 00:30:05,507 --> 00:30:09,610 Look, from now on, I want you to tell me where you're going and what you're doing. 749 00:30:09,644 --> 00:30:10,921 Uh, see, that's not fair. 750 00:30:10,941 --> 00:30:13,614 Neither is how we saved your bacon 751 00:30:13,648 --> 00:30:15,148 and got nothing to show for it. 752 00:30:15,183 --> 00:30:18,118 I mean, what is a rescue from certain death worth these days? 753 00:30:18,152 --> 00:30:20,120 Floor seats to a few Knicks games. 754 00:30:20,154 --> 00:30:21,588 At the very least. 755 00:30:21,622 --> 00:30:24,557 Guys, rescued from certain death? 756 00:30:24,592 --> 00:30:26,760 Come on! I had him right where I wanted him! 757 00:30:29,149 --> 00:30:30,597 Fine. Floor seats. 758 00:30:30,631 --> 00:30:33,066 So, we looked into the Danbridge Group. 759 00:30:33,101 --> 00:30:36,903 It is a front owned by a company controlled by Abdul Nazif. 760 00:30:36,937 --> 00:30:37,937 The Saudi billionaire? 761 00:30:37,971 --> 00:30:40,139 He's behind this? And Mathis works for him? 762 00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:43,943 We figure that Mathis forced Ana into the limo at the opera, 763 00:30:43,977 --> 00:30:45,978 stole her purse with the USB in it. 764 00:30:46,013 --> 00:30:47,447 Yes, Richard. 765 00:30:47,481 --> 00:30:48,948 But Mathis said that she didn't have the purse 766 00:30:48,982 --> 00:30:50,460 when she got into the car. 767 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,985 I think I know what happened. 768 00:30:53,020 --> 00:30:54,853 As Ana was leaving the opera house, 769 00:30:54,888 --> 00:30:56,923 she realized she was going to be abducted. 770 00:30:56,957 --> 00:30:58,590 So before she got into the limo, 771 00:30:58,625 --> 00:31:00,659 she ditched the purse outside the opera house, 772 00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:02,528 where I will find it and solve my case! 773 00:31:02,562 --> 00:31:04,096 See? I'm telling you where I'm going. 774 00:31:04,131 --> 00:31:05,031 You know where I'm going? 775 00:31:05,065 --> 00:31:07,133 To get a confession out of Harlan Mathis. 776 00:31:07,167 --> 00:31:09,334 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 777 00:31:09,368 --> 00:31:11,202 Where you going, floor seats? 778 00:31:11,237 --> 00:31:13,111 Make the call. 779 00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:18,176 I have nothing to say to you. 780 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:21,279 Then you don't grasp the situation, Mr. Mathis. 781 00:31:21,314 --> 00:31:23,816 With all the charges you're facing 782 00:31:23,850 --> 00:31:26,484 plus Anahita Menendez, by the time you get out of prison, 783 00:31:26,518 --> 00:31:28,019 you're gonna be a senior citizen. 784 00:31:28,054 --> 00:31:31,823 Now, you were hired to abduct her, weren't you? 785 00:31:36,555 --> 00:31:38,896 Is this supposed to be loyalty to your employer? 786 00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:41,365 Because they've got none towards you. 787 00:31:41,399 --> 00:31:43,167 I spoke to Abdul Nazif's people, 788 00:31:43,201 --> 00:31:45,302 and they claim to not know you. 789 00:31:45,337 --> 00:31:47,428 So you're all alone here. 790 00:31:47,652 --> 00:31:50,074 - What are you offering? - Consideration from the D.A. 791 00:31:50,108 --> 00:31:53,478 if you tell me what happened with Ana. 792 00:31:56,970 --> 00:31:59,649 I was hired to secure Ms. Menendez. 793 00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:00,851 What were you orders? 794 00:32:00,885 --> 00:32:03,487 To pick her up at the opera and bring her to Mr. Nazif. 795 00:32:03,521 --> 00:32:04,488 For what? 796 00:32:04,522 --> 00:32:06,656 He wanted to speak with her. 797 00:32:06,691 --> 00:32:09,093 But she had refused to meet with him. 798 00:32:09,127 --> 00:32:11,195 I'm not clear on the specifics. 799 00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:13,097 What about the USB? 800 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:15,565 I don't know about any USB. 801 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,035 When she left the opera, I escorted her to the limo. 802 00:32:19,069 --> 00:32:20,904 A few stoplights later, 803 00:32:20,938 --> 00:32:23,907 she jumped out, ran off, and I lost her. 804 00:32:23,941 --> 00:32:26,075 I don't know what happened to her after that. I do. 805 00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:28,411 You caught up to her at her apartment, 806 00:32:28,445 --> 00:32:29,913 and then you murdered her. 807 00:32:31,581 --> 00:32:32,948 That's not true. 808 00:32:32,983 --> 00:32:35,118 A witness saw you fleeing the crime scene. 809 00:32:35,152 --> 00:32:38,888 Your print is on her neck. 810 00:32:41,392 --> 00:32:44,060 I went to her apartment to look for her, 811 00:32:44,094 --> 00:32:45,528 but she was already dead. 812 00:32:45,562 --> 00:32:47,863 That print is me checking for a pulse. 813 00:32:47,898 --> 00:32:50,432 You expect me to believe that someone else killed her? 814 00:32:50,466 --> 00:32:51,534 Who? 815 00:32:51,568 --> 00:32:53,869 How should I know? 816 00:32:53,904 --> 00:32:56,722 But killing her was not my assignment. 817 00:32:57,974 --> 00:33:00,208 Okay, Ronny, just so we are completely clear, 818 00:33:00,243 --> 00:33:03,311 you remember seeing Ana out here with the purse? 819 00:33:03,346 --> 00:33:04,413 Yeah, that's right. 820 00:33:04,447 --> 00:33:06,814 As the driver was escorting her into the white limo. 821 00:33:06,849 --> 00:33:10,252 Okay, so it's possible she handed it off to someone, 822 00:33:10,286 --> 00:33:12,987 stashed it in a bag, "enemy of the state" style. 823 00:33:13,022 --> 00:33:14,622 Did you notice anyone near her? 824 00:33:14,657 --> 00:33:16,425 Uh, just the limo driver. 825 00:33:16,459 --> 00:33:18,060 All right, well, how far from the limo 826 00:33:18,094 --> 00:33:19,127 was she when you last saw her? 827 00:33:19,162 --> 00:33:21,996 Uh, she was like right there, just near the curb. 828 00:33:22,031 --> 00:33:23,397 Perfect. Thank you, Ronny. 829 00:33:26,134 --> 00:33:29,032 You are getting to be an expensive habit. 830 00:33:37,011 --> 00:33:38,612 Oh. 831 00:33:47,222 --> 00:33:48,989 Yes. 832 00:33:49,023 --> 00:33:51,258 Ronny! 833 00:33:51,293 --> 00:33:53,526 I might owe you a bigger tip! 834 00:34:10,177 --> 00:34:11,744 Oops. 835 00:34:24,225 --> 00:34:27,359 Where I come from, it's rude to look through a lady's purse. 836 00:34:27,393 --> 00:34:28,794 Ms. del Cordova. 837 00:34:28,829 --> 00:34:30,195 You got here fast. 838 00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:32,131 I'm very anxious to get that clutch back, 839 00:34:32,165 --> 00:34:34,166 as you well know. Even if it's a knockoff? 840 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,302 These diamonds are fake. 841 00:34:37,337 --> 00:34:39,371 What's really going on here? 842 00:34:39,405 --> 00:34:41,373 I'm sure you're mistaken. 843 00:34:41,407 --> 00:34:44,243 Please give me the purse and its contents. 844 00:34:44,277 --> 00:34:47,078 I'm afraid I can't do that. 845 00:34:47,113 --> 00:34:50,414 This USB drive is a part of the murder investigation. 846 00:34:50,449 --> 00:34:52,883 I'm afraid I must insist, Mr. Castle. 847 00:34:57,412 --> 00:34:59,650 Not your purse, is it? 848 00:34:59,861 --> 00:35:01,958 It's not even Arthur Radcliffe's. 849 00:35:03,348 --> 00:35:04,884 It's Ana's. 850 00:35:05,644 --> 00:35:08,858 You were after the USB drive the whole time. 851 00:35:09,522 --> 00:35:11,023 Why? What's on it? 852 00:35:11,058 --> 00:35:13,023 That is not your concern. 853 00:35:13,043 --> 00:35:14,393 You used me. 854 00:35:14,427 --> 00:35:16,374 You're a private eye. 855 00:35:16,659 --> 00:35:18,798 Doesn't that come with the job? 856 00:35:18,832 --> 00:35:21,634 You even fired me, knowing I'd work that much harder 857 00:35:21,668 --> 00:35:23,168 just to find the damn thing. 858 00:35:23,202 --> 00:35:25,144 I could see you are like me, Mr. Castle. 859 00:35:25,164 --> 00:35:28,768 You hate to lose, but lose you must. 860 00:35:28,808 --> 00:35:30,843 The UBS, please. 861 00:35:37,450 --> 00:35:38,851 It's USB. 862 00:35:39,323 --> 00:35:40,686 And where I come from, 863 00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:43,522 it's rude to point a gun at a man. 864 00:35:44,056 --> 00:35:45,591 L-look at that. 865 00:35:45,625 --> 00:35:48,059 I mean, her going to prison? 866 00:35:48,094 --> 00:35:49,561 What a tragic waste. 867 00:35:49,596 --> 00:35:51,605 I just wish it would have been Harlan Mathis. 868 00:35:51,625 --> 00:35:53,367 Why wasn't it? What cleared him? 869 00:35:53,387 --> 00:35:54,565 The LoJack in his limo proves 870 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,313 that he wasn't at Ana's when she was killed. 871 00:35:56,333 --> 00:35:59,787 So you're saying I solved my case and your case 872 00:35:59,807 --> 00:36:01,439 and I apprehended the killer? 873 00:36:01,474 --> 00:36:02,307 Hmm. 874 00:36:02,341 --> 00:36:06,111 Yeah, you disarmed a 110-pound woman. 875 00:36:06,145 --> 00:36:07,945 Must have been a tense moment. 876 00:36:07,980 --> 00:36:09,947 You mock, but I'm telling you, 877 00:36:09,982 --> 00:36:11,716 my online P.I. self-defense course, 878 00:36:11,750 --> 00:36:13,384 much like your special forces training, 879 00:36:13,418 --> 00:36:14,719 had me in the zone. 880 00:36:14,753 --> 00:36:17,622 It was like everything was moving in slow-motion. 881 00:36:17,656 --> 00:36:20,758 You do realize it was a prop gun, right? 882 00:36:21,708 --> 00:36:23,561 - What? - Yeah. 883 00:36:23,595 --> 00:36:26,997 No bullets, plugged barrel. 884 00:36:27,430 --> 00:36:28,943 Harmless. 885 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:31,835 But since I didn't know that at the time, 886 00:36:31,869 --> 00:36:33,603 my act of valor still stands. 887 00:36:33,638 --> 00:36:36,673 Hey, so, uh, tech went over that USB drive. 888 00:36:36,707 --> 00:36:38,409 Turns out it's a dongle. 889 00:36:38,443 --> 00:36:39,943 Oh. 890 00:36:39,977 --> 00:36:41,945 What's a dongle? 891 00:36:41,979 --> 00:36:43,947 It's basically an encrypted security key. 892 00:36:43,981 --> 00:36:46,816 - That unlocks what? - When tech plugged it in, it routed them 893 00:36:46,851 --> 00:36:49,152 to an anonymous numbered bank account in Switzerland 894 00:36:49,186 --> 00:36:50,720 with a balance of $100 million. 895 00:36:51,856 --> 00:36:53,456 100 million bucks? 896 00:36:53,490 --> 00:36:55,692 I should have charged way more to find that purse. 897 00:36:55,726 --> 00:36:58,261 Ms. del Cordova, where were you at 12:09 898 00:36:58,295 --> 00:36:59,962 the night that Ana was killed? 899 00:36:59,996 --> 00:37:01,797 At home in bed. 900 00:37:01,831 --> 00:37:03,866 - And can anyone corroborate that? - No. 901 00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:07,203 So, tell me, why was Ana in possession of a security key 902 00:37:07,237 --> 00:37:10,673 to a Swiss bank account containing $100 million? 903 00:37:13,693 --> 00:37:15,811 I'm not at liberty to say. 904 00:37:15,845 --> 00:37:17,680 Okay, well, here's my theory. 905 00:37:17,714 --> 00:37:18,781 Ana was involved 906 00:37:18,815 --> 00:37:21,550 in some kind of a business deal with Layla Nazif... 907 00:37:21,585 --> 00:37:24,853 something secret, illegal, or both. 908 00:37:24,888 --> 00:37:26,722 Now, you either knew about the deal 909 00:37:26,756 --> 00:37:28,356 or you were involved in it, too. 910 00:37:28,391 --> 00:37:30,893 Feel free to jump in and correct me at any point. 911 00:37:30,927 --> 00:37:34,129 You went to Ana's place to collect the money. 912 00:37:34,163 --> 00:37:36,898 She didn't have the security key, so you killed her, 913 00:37:36,932 --> 00:37:38,967 and then you hired Castle to find it. 914 00:37:39,001 --> 00:37:40,735 Ana and I were business partners, 915 00:37:40,769 --> 00:37:42,537 but I did not kill her. 916 00:37:42,572 --> 00:37:43,738 She was my friend. 917 00:37:43,772 --> 00:37:45,907 What kind of business, Sofia? 918 00:37:45,941 --> 00:37:47,976 Your future's on the line here. 919 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:53,047 Ana wanted to create the first 920 00:37:53,082 --> 00:37:55,984 Latin-American female-driven television network. 921 00:37:56,018 --> 00:37:57,318 It was her dream. 922 00:37:57,352 --> 00:37:58,920 A television network? 923 00:37:58,954 --> 00:38:00,321 She came to me because she needed 924 00:38:00,355 --> 00:38:02,389 someone with star power who knew the business, 925 00:38:02,424 --> 00:38:04,725 but we had to keep everything secret. 926 00:38:04,759 --> 00:38:05,759 If anyone had found out 927 00:38:05,793 --> 00:38:07,928 we were trying to leave "Santos desesperados" 928 00:38:07,962 --> 00:38:09,696 and the very network that created us, 929 00:38:09,731 --> 00:38:11,698 it would endanger the deal. 930 00:38:11,733 --> 00:38:13,900 But the pieces were almost in place. 931 00:38:13,935 --> 00:38:16,437 Ana had found an investor that she met with... 932 00:38:16,471 --> 00:38:18,739 a real-estate man to buy sound stages. 933 00:38:18,773 --> 00:38:20,741 And I take it that was Herman Eckles 934 00:38:20,775 --> 00:38:22,542 and the investor was... 935 00:38:22,576 --> 00:38:23,677 Layla Nazif? 936 00:38:23,711 --> 00:38:26,947 But Layla's father tried to stop her from investing. 937 00:38:26,981 --> 00:38:30,283 He didn't want his name associated with a woman's TV network. 938 00:38:30,317 --> 00:38:33,687 So she went behind his back and gave Ana the USB. 939 00:38:33,721 --> 00:38:36,690 The next thing I know, Ana was dead. 940 00:38:36,724 --> 00:38:38,758 If what you're saying is true, 941 00:38:38,792 --> 00:38:40,960 then why did you threaten Castle at gunpoint? 942 00:38:40,994 --> 00:38:42,928 Because the money has to be in the escrow account 943 00:38:42,963 --> 00:38:44,864 by 5:00 p.m. today or the deal is off. 944 00:38:44,898 --> 00:38:45,965 Time is running out. 945 00:38:45,999 --> 00:38:48,434 Who else knew about Ana's meeting at the opera house? 946 00:38:48,469 --> 00:38:49,435 No one. 947 00:38:49,470 --> 00:38:50,703 She didn't even tell me where she was going. 948 00:38:50,737 --> 00:38:53,873 She just said she was meeting Layla on the Upper West Side. 949 00:38:53,907 --> 00:38:56,308 And where did you and Ana have this conversation? 950 00:38:56,342 --> 00:38:58,878 In my trailer, where it is private. 951 00:38:58,912 --> 00:39:01,047 No one else was around. 952 00:39:02,530 --> 00:39:03,949 Hey, Beckett. Anything? 953 00:39:03,984 --> 00:39:06,485 Yeah, looks like part of Sofia's story holds up. 954 00:39:06,519 --> 00:39:08,788 She was at home the night of the murder. 955 00:39:08,822 --> 00:39:10,289 - Someone saw her? - Mm. The doorman. 956 00:39:10,323 --> 00:39:11,390 He said she came in at 9:30 957 00:39:11,424 --> 00:39:13,592 and she didn't leave her apartment the whole night. 958 00:39:13,626 --> 00:39:14,959 Yo. 959 00:39:14,994 --> 00:39:16,995 So, we searched Sofia's trailer on set. 960 00:39:17,029 --> 00:39:18,630 You'll never guess what we found. 961 00:39:23,869 --> 00:39:25,937 Detectives, what can I do for you? 962 00:39:25,971 --> 00:39:29,091 Well, you can explain this. 963 00:39:29,111 --> 00:39:31,609 It's a microphone like the ones we use to record the actors. 964 00:39:31,643 --> 00:39:35,080 Except the actors involved didn't know that they were being recorded. 965 00:39:35,114 --> 00:39:36,815 That was hidden in Sofia's trailer. 966 00:39:37,344 --> 00:39:39,017 Reprehensible. 967 00:39:39,051 --> 00:39:40,819 It's probably the tabloids again. 968 00:39:40,853 --> 00:39:42,821 Believe me, I will find the person who did this. 969 00:39:42,855 --> 00:39:44,855 Well, you won't have to look too far. 970 00:39:44,889 --> 00:39:45,956 Your sound man caved. 971 00:39:45,990 --> 00:39:48,459 He admitted that you borrowed it from him last week. 972 00:39:48,493 --> 00:39:50,961 You probably suspected what Ana and Sofia were up to, 973 00:39:50,995 --> 00:39:52,996 and you knew that they talked in Sofia's trailer, 974 00:39:53,031 --> 00:39:54,098 so you bugged it. 975 00:39:54,132 --> 00:39:56,300 That's how you knew that Ana was planning on leaving 976 00:39:56,335 --> 00:39:58,302 and taking your biggest star with her. 977 00:39:58,337 --> 00:40:00,303 I know nothing of this. 978 00:40:00,338 --> 00:40:02,505 These are outrageous accusations. 979 00:40:02,540 --> 00:40:04,341 Those two women are the reason audiences watch. 980 00:40:04,375 --> 00:40:05,675 You knew that. 981 00:40:05,710 --> 00:40:07,377 If you let Ana go forward with her plan, 982 00:40:07,411 --> 00:40:08,846 where would that leave the network? 983 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:09,847 Where would that leave you? 984 00:40:09,881 --> 00:40:12,349 Mr. Herrara, we circulated your photo. 985 00:40:12,383 --> 00:40:13,951 You were seen at the coffee shop 986 00:40:13,985 --> 00:40:15,685 down the street from Ana's apartment. 987 00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:17,687 You waited for her to come home, 988 00:40:17,722 --> 00:40:19,589 and when she did, you snapped, didn't you? 989 00:40:21,892 --> 00:40:24,026 I made Ana. 990 00:40:24,061 --> 00:40:26,329 Before me, she was nobody, 991 00:40:26,364 --> 00:40:30,032 and she was going to ruin everything. 992 00:40:30,067 --> 00:40:31,968 I begged her not to do it. 993 00:40:32,002 --> 00:40:34,170 She refused to see reason. 994 00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,973 I-I never meant to kill her. 995 00:40:37,007 --> 00:40:39,375 Francisco Herrara, you're under arrest 996 00:40:39,409 --> 00:40:42,364 for the murder of Anahita Menendez. 997 00:40:45,715 --> 00:40:48,550 It is terrible what Francisco did, 998 00:40:48,585 --> 00:40:50,753 but Ana's legacy will live on. 999 00:40:50,787 --> 00:40:54,355 We deposited the money in escrow 20 minutes before the deadline. 1000 00:40:54,375 --> 00:40:56,091 So you'll still be able to launch the network? 1001 00:40:56,125 --> 00:40:57,993 Yes, the deal is complete. 1002 00:40:58,027 --> 00:41:01,530 Layla and I agreed to co-run the company in Ana's name. 1003 00:41:01,564 --> 00:41:04,433 I am sorry I deceived you, Mr. Castle. 1004 00:41:04,467 --> 00:41:05,901 It comes with the job. 1005 00:41:05,935 --> 00:41:06,935 And pulled a gun on you. 1006 00:41:06,969 --> 00:41:08,904 Which also comes with the job. 1007 00:41:08,938 --> 00:41:10,405 Excuse me. 1008 00:41:10,439 --> 00:41:12,407 Um, sorry, uh, Ms. del Cordova, I'm... 1009 00:41:12,441 --> 00:41:14,409 I'm sorry to bother, but do you think 1010 00:41:14,443 --> 00:41:16,845 you could sign this for my ti­a before you leave? 1011 00:41:16,879 --> 00:41:18,346 - Absolutely. - Thank you. 1012 00:41:18,380 --> 00:41:20,418 What is her name? 1013 00:41:22,618 --> 00:41:23,518 Javier? 1014 00:41:23,552 --> 00:41:26,086 Okay, it's... it's... it's for me. It's... 1015 00:41:26,121 --> 00:41:29,223 I-I've just been such a big fan of yours for so long. 1016 00:41:29,257 --> 00:41:31,992 You're just so great in "Santos desesperados"... 1017 00:41:41,225 --> 00:41:42,384 Uh, you know what, Castle? 1018 00:41:42,404 --> 00:41:44,602 We should probably get out of here before Gates sees you. 1019 00:41:44,622 --> 00:41:46,091 - Right. Can I walk you home? - Yeah. 1020 00:41:46,111 --> 00:41:47,507 Who knew a missing purse 1021 00:41:47,542 --> 00:41:49,944 would turn into a case rife with mystery and intrigue? 1022 00:41:49,978 --> 00:41:50,711 Thanks. 1023 00:41:50,745 --> 00:41:52,646 Oh, all I did was refer a case. 1024 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:54,249 You're the one who solved it. 1025 00:41:54,269 --> 00:41:58,251 So, how does it feel to have your first satisfied customer? 1026 00:41:58,285 --> 00:42:00,119 Like I want to satisfy another one. 1027 00:42:00,154 --> 00:42:02,054 Oh, I think that can be arranged. 1028 00:42:02,088 --> 00:42:04,824 As the sun set on the mean streets of the naked city, 1029 00:42:04,858 --> 00:42:07,159 I could feel my luck was about to change. 1030 00:42:07,193 --> 00:42:09,628 The killer was caught, my case was closed, 1031 00:42:09,663 --> 00:42:11,964 and hanging on my arm was the dame of my dreams. 1032 00:42:11,998 --> 00:42:13,999 Are you gonna be doing that all night? 1033 00:42:14,033 --> 00:42:16,015 Not if it hurts my chances. 1034 00:42:16,162 --> 00:42:19,652 sync and corrected by ninh www.addic7ed.com