Original subtitles

(alarm blaring)

(oxygen masks hissing)

(Castle panting)

CAN'T YOU--

CAN'T--

JUST AT LEAST TELL ME HOW SERIOUS IT IS.

(blaring continues)

(dog barking)

(barking continues)

(siren wailing)

(indistinct conversations)

(Beckett) WHAT'S WITH THE STRIPPED CAB?

(Esposito) SECURITY GUARD WONDERED THE SAME THING.

THAT'S WHEN HE CAME ACROSS THE BODY.

WHO'S OUR VICTIM?

AMIR ALHABI, TAXI DRIVER.

ALL RIGHT. CONTACT AUTO THEFT.

HAVE 'EM ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STOLEN CAR PARTS.

ALREADY DONE.

(police radio chatter, indistinct conversations)

WAS THERE MONEY ON THE BODY? NOT ON THE BODY, NOT IN THE CAB.

EVERYTHING POINTS TO HIM BEING POPPED FOR CASH AND CAR PARTS.

NOT EVERYTHING, BABY.

(whispers) DID YOU JUST CALL HIM BABY? OOH, DID I?

(mouths words) (normal voice) ANYWAY, YOU FOUND SOMETHING UNUSUAL?

NOT AT FIRST. TIME OF DEATH FITS A ROBBERY.

HE WAS KILLED AT 11:15.

SO SPECIFIC. I'M IMPRESSED.

HIS WATCH BROKE WHEN HE FELL.

AH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD ME. LESS IMPRESSED. CAUSE OF DEATH FITS, TOO.

LOOKS LIKE A 9-MILLIMETER TO THE NOGGIN.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T FIT.

HIS FINGERS... WERE BROKEN ONE AT A TIME.

CABBIES SOMETIMES HIDE THEIR MONEY.

MAYBE THEY TORTURED HIM TO TELL THEM WHERE THE MONEY WAS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S FIND OUT WHERE HE WAS DRIVING

AND WHO HE PICKED UP BEFORE HE WOUND UP HERE. (Ryan) AMIR ALHABI--

HE'S A REAL IMMIGRANT SUCCESS STORY.

CAME OVER FROM SYRIA SEVEN YEARS AGO

BECAUSE A CITIZEN LAST JUNE.

ACCORDING TO THE TAXI AND LIMO COMMISSION,

HE OWNED HIS CAB AND MEDALLION WITH A COUSIN--JAMAL.

UM... RIGHT.

W-WELL, T.L.C. WOULD KNOW WHERE AMIR WAS, RIGHT?

THEY TRACK CABS? ONLY WHEN THE METER IS RUNNING. AMIR SHUT HIS OFF AT 10:02 P.M.

SO THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL WHERE HE WENT BEFORE HE DIED. ACTUALLY, THERE IS.

AMIR SUBSCRIBED TO A GPS TRACKING SERVICE.

IT HELPS CABBIES MAP OUT THE BEST PLACE

TO TROLL FOR FARES, STUFF LIKE THAT. (cell phone beeps)

ANYWAY, AFTER AMIR SHUT OFF HIS METER,

HE DROVE UP TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.

HE PARKED IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE

FOR SIX MINUTES, MOTOR RUNNING, THEN HE DROVE TO THE WAREHOUSE.

OKAY, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS IS A SHADY PLACE

THAT TIME OF NIGHT, AND IF HE TURNED OFF HIS METER,

HE WASN'T LOOKING FOR A FARE. (Castle) MAYBE HE WAS CARJACKED

AND FORCED TO DRIVE TO THAT WAREHOUSE.

ALL RIGHT, HAVE UNIs CANVASS THE AREA.

SEE IF ANYONE REMEMBERS SEEING HIM.

WHAT ABOUT HIS LAST PHONE CALL? 10:01 TO HIS WIFE-- NAZIHAH ALHABI.

OKAY. LET'S GO.

ACTUALLY, THERE WAS ONE MORE THING ON THE PHONE.

AMIR OPENED A NOTEBOOK APPLICATION,

AND HE, UH, WROTE DOWN THIS.

UH, "C4121652,"

AND IT WAS WRITTEN DOWN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE HE DIED.

AND IT'S NOT A LICENSE TAG. ALL RIGHT. SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

I GOT IT. SEVEN DIGITS-- IT'S A PHONE NUMBER.

"C" IS THE INITIAL OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT BELONGS.

I ALREADY TRIED THAT. WITH ALL THE NEW YORK AREA CODES?

YEAH. INTRIGUING. MAYBE--

(Beckett) CASTLE. COMING.

(Beckett) MRS. ALHABI,

WE UNDERSTAND THAT AMIR CALLED YOU AT 10:00.

WHAT DID THE TWO OF YOU TALK ABOUT? JUST THAT HE'D BE LATE.

THE PLAYS WERE GETTING OUT ON BROADWAY,

AND HE WANTED TO PICK UP MORE FARES.

ACTUALLY, HE DIDN'T DO THAT. HE TURNED HIS METER OFF

AND HE WENT UP TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.

THAT PART OF TOWN IS KNOWN FOR DRUG DEALING AND PROSTITUTION.

NO, HE WOULD NEVER DO SUCH THINGS.

JAMAL, THANK YOU.

UH, THERE WAS AN ANNOTATION ON AMIR'S PHONE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THIS IS?

(Jamal) "C4121652."

NO, I-I THOUGHT THIS WAS A ROBBERY, THAT HE WAS ROBBED.

IT WAS. IT'S JUST, ANY MINOR DETAIL MIGHT BE RELEVANT.

HOW DID HE SEEM LATELY?

WORRIED ABOUT MONEY.

MALIKA, OUR DAUGHTER, SHE NEEDED SURGERY.

IT'S BEEN VERY HARD. (baby crying)

SHE'LL NEVER KNOW HER FATHER.

(crying continues)

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

(crying continues)

JAMAL, YOU AND AMIR WERE BUSINESS PARTNERS?

HOW WAS THE BUSINESS DOING?

YOU DON'T GET RICH DRIVING A CAB, BUT WE MADE MONEY.

AMIR DROVE, AND WE RENTED SHIFTS TO OTHER DRIVERS.

AND WHO WERE THEY?

UH, KEVIN McCANN AND, UH, DIMITRI VOLDOV.

SO YOU DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAB? FOR ME, THE TAXI MEDALLION WAS AN INVESTMENT.

I JUST STARTED A NEW BUSINESS, A MOVING COMPANY.

T.L.C. DOESN'T ISSUE A LOT OF MEDALLIONS.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN WORTH A SMALL FORTUNE.

SO WHO INHERITS AMIR'S SHARE?

NAZIHAH WILL. SHE'LL NEED IT.

(cell phone rings)

(clicks phone open) EXCUSE ME. BECKETT.

AUTO THEFT GOT A HIT ON THE STOLEN CAR PARTS.

A GUY NAMED LEEMAN JONES WAS SELLING 'EM AT A CHOP SHOP.

V.I.N. NUMBER ON THE PARTS MATCHES OUR CAB.

WHERE'S JONES NOW? INTERROGATION.

I FOUND THOSE CAR PARTS. ON THE CAR THAT YOU STRIPPED.

WE HAVE A WITNESS WHO PLACES YOU AT THE SCENE,

SO PLEASE JUST STOP WITH THE LYING.

A WITNESS?

OKAY, I STRIPPED THAT TAXI. IT'S WHAT I DO.

AFTER YOU KILLED THE DRIVER. AFTER I WHAT?

NO, I DIDN'T KILL ANY DRIVER 'CAUSE THERE WAS NO DRIVER.

HE WAS LEFT IN THE WAREHOUSE. ROBBED AND SHOT IN THE HEAD.

WELL, NOT BY ME, OKAY?

I WAS CRUISIN' AND I SAW THE CAB SITTING EMPTY, AND I FIGURE,

NO SENSE IN LETTING GOOD PARTS GO TO WASTE.

WHAT TIME WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. ABOUT 11:15 PROBABLY.

OH. WELL, THERE YOU GO. THAT'S RIGHT WHEN HE DIED.

LOOK, NO. I DON'T HURT PEOPLE.

I'M JUST A CAR GUY.

YOUR WITNESS MUST'VE DONE IT. THAT'S IT.

AND NOW HE'S JUST PLAYING INNOCENT BYSTANDER OR SOMETHING.

THERE WAS NO WITNESS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I WAS BLUFFING. BLUFFING?

YES. NO.

SHE'S ALLOWED TO DO THAT. I'M SURPRISED YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

NO, I MEAN THERE WAS A GUY THERE. I SAW HIM. WHAT GUY? DESCRIBE HIM.

I DIDN'T GET A CLEAR LOOK. HE RAN OFF WHEN I PULLED UP.

BUT HE WAS THERE.

HE WAS THERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THE CAR.

WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT? BECAUSE HE DID A NUMBER ON THE INTERIOR.

HE TORE UP THE UPHOLSTERY.

(door opens) THINK HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?

(Castle) THAT GUY DOES NOT HAVE THE IMPROV SKILLS

TO MAKE UP A LIE LIKE THAT. HAVE C.S.U. CHECK THE CAR

FOR SIGNS THAT SOMEONE ELSE TAMPERED WITH IT. YOU GOT IT.

(cell phone ringing)

UH... SORRY, YOU GUYS. I GOTTA GET THIS.

NOT NOW, RYAN. UH--

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER?

YOU KNOW BECKETT. SHE PLAYS IT CLOSE TO THE VEST.

SO I, UH, SPOKE

TO ONE OF THE DRIVERS WHO RENTS A SHIFT WITH AMIR'S CAB.

KEVIN McCANN. UH, NO, THE OTHER ONE-- DIMITRI VOLDOV.

HE ALIBIED OUT, BUT HE HAD LOTS TO SAY ABOUT McCANN.

HIM AND AMIR GOT IN A MAJOR FIGHT TWO DAYS AGO.

ABOUT WHAT? WELL, DIMITRI DIDN'T KNOW.

BUT AMIR TOLD HIM HE WAS GONNA FIRE McCANN.

AND WHERE'S McCANN NOW?

RENTING A SHIFT AT ALLIED TAXI.

SO I'LL-- I'LL TELL BECKETT THAT.

COULD YOU? THAT'D BE BEST. YEAH.

AMIR AND I HAD WORDS. NO LAW AGAINST THAT, RIGHT?

WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT AT 11:15?

IN THIS CAB

DRIVING A DRUNK BOND TRADER TO THE UPPER WEST. WHY?

WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN HE WAS MURDERED.

OH, YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

LOOK, I DIDN'T LAY A HAND ON THAT GUY.

WHY DID YOU AND HE FIGHT TWO DAYS AGO? BECAUSE HE WAS RAPING ME ON RENT.

LOOK, THE GUY COULD AFFORD IT.

HE WAS FLASHING A ROLL THAT COULD CHOKE A HORSE.

HAD 5 GRAND, EASY.

WAIT. WAS HE KNOWN FOR CARRYING AROUND THAT MUCH MONEY?

FIRST I SAW OF IT.

LOOK, UM, ARE WE DONE HERE? BECAUSE MY METER'S RUNNING.

IF AMIR WAS STRUGGLING TO PAY MEDICAL BILLS... (cell phone chirps)

WHAT WAS HE DOING WITH THAT MUCH CASH? IT'S ESPOSITO.

HE NEEDS US BACK AT THE CRIME SCENE ASAP.

REMEMBER LEEMAN JONES SAID THAT SOME OTHER DUDE

MESSED WITH THE CAB? UH-HUH.

WELL, C.S.U. JUST FIGURED OUT WHY.

THE CAR HAD CAMERAS.

(Esposito) PINHOLE CAMERAS, MICROPHONES, TOO.

GREAT. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS REWIND TO LAST NIGHT,

SEE WHO WAS AFTER HIM, CASE CLOSED. WE CAN'T.

THEY RIPPED OUT THE HARD DRIVES WITH ALL THE VIDEO DATA.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?

(Castle) STRANGE THING IS, AMIR'S WIFE,

HIS COUSIN, OTHER DRIVERS--

NONE OF THEM KNEW THAT HE'D INSTALLED THOSE CAMERAS.

MAYBE AMIR WAS DOING A REALITY SHOW.

SEE, I THOUGHT THAT, TOO, BUT TURNS OUT, NO.

AND THEY WEREN'T INSTALLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EITHER.

YOU THINK SOMEONE WAS SPYING ON HIM. OR HIS PASSENGERS, OR BOTH.

MAYBE IT'S LIKE IN "THE CONVERSATION,"

AND HE OVERHEARD A MURDER PLOT.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S JUICY.

HAVE, YOU, UH, HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR FATHER

ABOUT OUR LITTLE TRIP? NOT YET.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

I HAVE SCORED TWO INCREDIBLY-HARD-TO-GET SPOTS

AT THE OASIS OF SERENITY.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

WHAT IS THAT? YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE SERENITY?

IT'S A SPIRITUAL RETREAT. OH, IT'S NESTLED IN THE CATSKILLS.

IT'S A SANCTUARY, A PLACE FOR REFLECTION,

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER SELF.

WELL, IN--IN YOUR CASE, IS THAT WISE? GRAM WANTS TO SHED HER EGO

IN PREPARATION FOR TEACHING HER ACTING CLASSES.

YES, AND WHO BETTER TO DO THAT WITH THAN ALEXIS?

WE WILL STAY IN LUXURY YURTS, WE WILL HAVE MEDITATION CLASSES,

YOGA CLASSES. WE GO TOMORROW NIGHT.

THAT IS, IF YOU WILL ALLOW HER. OH, WELL, I SUPPOSE...

(whispering) PHYSICS. FIZZY--PHYSIC--

PHYSICS. PHYSICS EXAM. DON'T YOU HAVE A PHYSICS EXAM?

(normal voice) MY--MY PHYSICS EXAM. I ALMOST FORGOT.

IT'S ON MONDAY MORNING. I HAVEN'T STUDIED.

AND IT COUNTS FOR 20% OF MY GRADE.

20%.

CARPE DIEM. SEIZE THE DAY.

CLEARLY I DIDN'T TEACH THAT TO MY SON.

ALL RIGHT, DARLING. WELL, ANOTHER TIME.

I GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO FIND MY INNER SELF BY MYSELF.

MM. I CAN DO IT.

(whispers) BEST DAD EVER.

YEAH.

(Beckett whispering) YEAH, I GET THAT.

AND ONCE IN A WHILE, IF YOU WERE HERE,

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

(both whisper indistinctly)

CAN WE DO THIS LATER?

BYE.

(normal voice) HEY.

HEY.

WHAT BRINGS MOTORCYCLE BOY HERE?

DOCTOR MOTORCYCLE BOY.

DOES HE NEED A REASON? IT JUST LOOKED PERSONAL.

IT WAS. WHERE ARE WE ON THOSE HIDDEN CAMERAS?

JUST THAT THEY WERE INSTALLED BY A PRO. TECHS ARE RUNNING

THE SERIAL NUMBERS NOW TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

A GUY WITH SURVEILLANCE IN HIS CAB,

TOO MUCH MONEY IN HIS POCKET-- THE WHOLE THING FEELS HINKY. BASED ON HIS FINANCIALS, IT LOOKS HINKY, TOO.

GUY HAD MEDICAL BILLS UP THE WAZOO.

BUT THEN THERE'S THIS FROM FIVE DAYS AGO.

A CASH DEPOSIT FOR $10,000?

WHAT'S A STRUGGLING CAB DRIVER DOING WITH THAT KIND OF CASH? (computer beeping)

YO. I JUST FOUND SOMETHING WEIRD.

I LOGGED IN TO AMIR'S GPS ACCOUNT

TO TRACK WHERE HE DROVE THE DAY HE DIED.

(computer beeps) AT 4:07 P.M., AMIR PICKED UP A CASH FARE

AT 15th AND AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS.

WHAT'S WEIRD ABOUT THAT? WELL, THE PASSENGER RODE FOR 26 MINUTES, THEN GOT DROPPED OFF

AT THE SAME CORNER WHERE AMIR PICKED HIM UP.

NOW WHO WOULD PAY 30 BUCKS TO GO IN A CIRCLE? SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO TALK TO AMIR.

CHECK THOSE TRAFFIC CAMERAS. SEE IF WE CAN GET A LOOK

AT THAT PASSENGER. ON IT, CAPTAIN.

(man) SIR.

WE GOT A MATCH ON THOSE CAMERAS HIDDEN IN AMIR'S CAB.

CAMERAS WERE ORDERED A WEEK AGO BY A TECHNO-PRO SYSTEMS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT. (The Page Brothers' "Get on the Floor" playing)

I DIDN'T INSTALL ANY HIDDEN CAMERAS. YOUR NAME'S ON THE PURCHASE ORDER.

AS IS YOUR SIGNATURE. YOU VIOLATED THE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY ACT.

DO YOU KNOW THAT I CAN ARREST YOU FOR THAT? (thud)

OHH. YEAH. I MEAN-- I MEAN, NO. (Castle) OR YOU COULD JUST TELL HER

WHO HIRED YOU TO INSTALL THE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.

I PROMISED HIM I'D KEEP IT ON THE D.L. WHO HIRED YOU?

AMIR ALHABI.

YOU PUT IT IN FOR AMIR?

YEAH. WHY WOULD HE HAVE YOU PUT CAMERAS IN HIS CAB?

SECURITY REASONS.

THAT'S ALL HE SAID.

YO, CAP.

CAUGHT A BREAK ON OUR MYSTERY PASSENGER--

OFF A TRAFFIC CAM NEAR WHERE AMIR DROPPED THE GUY OFF.

NOTICE ANYTHING?

HE'S CARRYING. YEAH, AND HE'S NOT POLICE.

SUIT'S WAY TOO FANCY. CANVASS WHERE THIS WAS TAKEN.

SEE IF ANYONE KNOWS WHO HE IS.

I KEEP TRACK OF THE EXPENSES FOR THE CAB.

THERE WAS NEVER ANY BILL FOR CAMERAS. WHAT ABOUT THE $10,000?

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD ABOUT THE MONEY IS TODAY.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE IT CAME FROM.

MONEY, CAMERAS, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS--NAZIHAH,

YOUR HUSBAND WAS CLEARLY HIDING SOMETHING FROM YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT WAS? NO. NO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL.

OKAY. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN?

HE RODE IN YOUR HUSBAND'S CAB. YES.

Y-YES, HE WAS HERE.

WHEN? LAST WEEK.

HE AND AMIR WERE TALKING IN THE STREET. WHO WAS HE?

I ASKED AMIR. HE SAID THAT THE MAN

HAD MISTAKEN HIM FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

AMIR CLEARLY KNEW THE GUY. WHY WOULD HE LIE TO HER?

(cell phone ringing) AND HOW DOES HE END UP DEAD

THE SAME DAY THIS GUY RIDES IN HIS CAB? BECKETT.

WE JUST GOT A HIT ON OUR CANVASS FOR THE MYSTERY PASSENGER.

WE GOT A NAME ON THAT FACE?

HE'S A BIG FAN OF THIS COFFEE SHOP ON 14th.

HE SHOWS UP EVERY AFTERNOON FOR AN ESPRESSO AT 2:00.

(car door closes) SIR.

IN THE CREAM SUIT--STOP!

NYPD. TURN AROUND.

IT'S A 9-MILLIMETER JUST LIKE OUR MURDER WEAPON.

YOU HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT?

INSIDE LEFT POCKET OF MY JACKET,

ALONG WITH MY CREDENTIALS.

FARIQ YUSEF.

SYRIAN CONSULATE.

AT YOUR SERVICE.

PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN.

THANK YOU. TWO DAYS AGO,

YOU WERE DRIVING IN A CAB WITH AMIR ALHABI.

HE'S BEEN MURDERED. I AM SADDENED TO HEAR THAT.

YOU WERE IN THAT CAB FOR A HALF AN HOUR.

WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP? I... I HAVE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE NO STANDING QUESTIONING... WHO KILLED HIM? WAS IT YOU?

OR DETAINING ME. ANSWER MY QUESTION. DID YOU KILL HIM?

I'D LIKE MY PISTOL, PLEASE.

YOU CAN COLLECT IT AT THE 12th PRECINCT.

AND SO I SHALL.

(Ryan) FARIQ YUSEF'S OFFICIAL TITLE AT THE CONSULATE

IS HEAD OF SECURITY.

HE'S A MEMBER OF THE SECRET POLICE. WELL, HE'S PROBABLY BROKEN A FEW FINGERS IN HIS DAY.

AND YUSEF ALSO OWNED A 9-MILLIMETER GUN,

WHICH WAS THE SAME KIND OF GUN THAT KILLED AMIR. MAYBE YUSEF RECRUITED AMIR,

DREW HIM IN TO THE SHADOWY WORLD OF ESPIONAGE.

ONCE HE FINISHED HIS MISSION, HIS FATE WAS SEALED.

YUSEF KILLED HIM TO TIE UP LOOSE ENDS, AND THEN TOOK

THE DATA DRIVE CONTAINING THE EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS.

AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT EXACTLY?

I'M STILL THINKING ON THAT. BUT IT'S A PERFECT FIT.

YEAH, EXCEPT THAT FARIQ YUSEF ISN'T THE KILLER.

ARE YOU SURE? BECAUSE THAT WOULD RUIN A PERFECTLY GOOD THEORY.

YEAH. THE NIGHT AMIR WAS KILLED,

FARIQ WAS WITH THE SYRIAN AMBASSADOR

AT A SOCCER GAME AT BENNETT FIELD.

THERE ARE PHOTOS ONLINE TO PROVE IT. WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

OKAY, SO AMIR AND YUSEF TAKE A TOUR OF LOWER MANHATTAN,

AND THEN LATER ON THAT SAME NIGHT,

HE CALLS HIS WIFE, TELLS HER THAT HE'S STILL WORKING,

AND INSTEAD, WENT UP TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.

(Esposito) THEN HE ENDS UP DEAD AT THE WAREHOUSE

WITH THE DATA DRIVE RIPPED OUT.

C4121652.

AMIR TOOK HIS CAB DOWN ST. NICHOLAS AVE.

TO THE 1600 BLOCK. HE PARKED MID-BLOCK.

(Esposito, Ryan and Beckett) SO?

SO I'M JUST THINKING,

THE 1652 PART OF C4121652 IS AN ADDRESS.

WHAT'S AT ST. NICHOLAS AVE. AT 1652?

(beeping) (Ryan) NORTH MANHATTAN STORAGE.

C412 IS A STORAGE UNIT.

MURDER, POLITICAL INTRIGUE,

CASH PAYMENTS, AND NOW A MYSTERIOUS STORAGE LOCKER?

OH, THIS IS TOO GOOD.

WAIT. HOW ARE WE GONNA GET IT OPEN?

(blows air) WELL, IF ALL ELSE FAILS...

FOR REASONS TOO DISTURBING TO MENTION,

I-I FIND THAT HOT.

(clicks tongue) OR...

(bolt cutters thud, keys jangle)

I GRABBED AMIR'S KEYS FROM PROPERTY,

SO HOPEFULLY THIS IS HIS LOCKER.

(lock clatters and clicks)

WHICH IT IS. WHAT DO YOU THINK'S IN THERE?

I DON'T KNOW. MIGHT BE EMPTY, LIKE AL CAPONE'S VAULT.

OH, NO. THINK OF ALL THE AMAZING THINGS

THAT ARE FOUND IN STORAGE UNITS AT TIMES LIKE THIS.

(German accent) THE ARC OF THE COVENANT, DR. JONES?

(clatters)

(rumbles)

(normal voice) WELL, THE ARC OF THE COVENANT

WAS IN A CRATE.

(hinge squeaks)

(clicks)

OH.

PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES.

(alarm beeping)

CASTLE, GET OUT! GET OUT! WHAT?

GO! WHY? WHAT--I DON'T--

CASTLE, BACK AWAY FROM THE DOOR! GET AWAY!

WHAT IS GOING ON? WHAT IS THAT THING, KATE?

THIS IS DETECTIVE KATE BECKETT, BADGE NUMBER 0-3-3-4.

I'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION.

WE NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES RIGHT AWAY.

(beeping continues)

(alarm blaring)

(oxygen masks hissing)

(Castle panting)

GUYS, YOU CAN'T JUST--

YOU CAN'T--JUST AT LEAST TELL ME HOW SERIOUS IT IS!

(blaring continues)

HOW BADLY DID THEY GET HIT? WE DON'T KNOW. BUT THE BEST WAY FOR US TO HELP THEM

IS TO KEEP WORKING ON THIS CASE.

NOW OUR MURDER VICTIM HAD A KEY TO THIS STORAGE UNIT,

SO HE WAS INTO A LOT MORE THAN DRIVING A TAXI.

DIG DEEP INTO AMIR ALHABI.

LET'S GET HIS WIFE AND HIS COUSIN IN HERE.

MEANWHILE, I'LL CALL THE SYRIAN CONSULATE AND FIND OUT

WHY AMIR HAD CONTACT WITH THE HEAD OF SECURITY. THEY WON'T TALK TO YOU.

WHATEVER ALHABI WAS INTO,

THE SYRIANS DON'T WANT IT BLOWING BACK ON 'EM. EXCUSE ME. WHO ARE YOU?

YOU MUST BE CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY.

I'M MARK FALLON, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

D.H.S. SENT ME DOWN HERE TO ACT AS A LIAISON.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A SITUATION.

(Castle) THOSE HAZMAT TEAMS?

THEY'RE ONLY STAYING IN THE BUILDING

FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AT A TIME.

(Beckett) MAYBE IT'S JUST STANDARD PROTOCOL.

YEAH. MAYBE IT'S JUST TOO HOT IN THERE TO HANDLE.

(emergency radio chatter)

(people shouting indistinctly)

THAT RADIATION DETECTOR OF YOURS,

DOES IT HAVE A SCALE ON IT,

YOU KNOW, LIKE CHEST X-RAY TO CHERNOBYL?

MAXED OUT.

OH.

(Fallon) WE HAVE TO ASSUME ALHABI WASN'T ACTING ALONE.

WHERE ARE WE ON HIS WIFE AND COUSIN? SHE'S ON HER WAY IN.

ACCORDING TO A NEIGHBOR, JAMAL WENT OUT DRINKING.

WE'RE TRYING TO TRACK HIM DOWN. AMIR EITHER HAD THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL FOR HIMSELF

OR HE WAS HOLDING ON TO IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

EITHER WAY, ODDS ARE, THAT'S WHAT GOT HIM KILLED.

CHECK HIS PHONE RECORDS AGAINST THE TERROR WATCH LIST. WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT. EXCUSE ME.

YEAH.

JUST SO I'M CLEAR,

ARE YOU TAKING OVER?

THIS IS YOUR CASE.

I'M JUST HERE TO LEND SUPPORT HOWEVER I CAN.

YO, CAP, I.C.E. JUST SENT OVER

THE IMMIGRATION PAPERS FOR AMIR ALHABI.

HE GOT A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

FROM A SCHOOL IN DAMASCUS.

WHAT WAS HE WORKING ON IN SYRIA? I GOT THAT ONE.

I JUST SPOKE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

THEY DEBRIEFED AMIR WHEN HE FIRST LANDED HERE.

THEY SAY HE WAS WORKING ON A WEAPONS PROGRAM

FOR THE SYRIANS. NUCLEAR WEAPONS?

YEAH. OKAY.

NOW I'M TAKING OVER.

(Castle) IT'S A BOMB.

THERE'S A NUCLEAR BOMB IN THAT LOCKER.

CASTLE, WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S A BOMB. WELL, WE WILL AS SOON AS IT GOES OFF,

IN THAT NANOSECOND BEFORE WE'RE VAPORIZED.

(siren wailing)

I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST THE--THE WRITER IN ME

GOING TO WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE? YEAH.

(helicopter blades whirring)

HOW'S JOSH?

FINE.

HE'S, UM...

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO HAITI

TO DO ANOTHER DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS MISSION.

HOW LONG?

I DON'T KNOW.

(siren wailing)

IT'S SO FUNNY, CASTLE.

YOU KNOW, AT FIRST, I LOVED THAT HE WAS SO BUSY.

IT JUST, UM...

JUST GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR,

JUST IN CASE.

BUT WITH ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR,

IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHERE YOU STAND.

AND EVEN IF I DID, I MEAN, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

HE'S OUT THERE. HE'S SAVING PEOPLE.

HOW DO YOU EVEN COMPETE WITH THAT?

YOU CAN'T. NO. NO ONE CAN.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS

THAT ATTRACTED ME TO HIM THE MOST--

THAT... PASSION,

THAT DRIVE.

WHY IS IT THAT THE THING THAT ATTRACTS YOU TO A PERSON

ALWAYS ENDS UP BEING THAT THING

THAT JUST DRIVES YOU CRAZY?

I JUST WISH THAT...

I WISH THAT I HAD SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE THERE FOR ME,

AND I COULD BE THERE FOR HIM,

AND WE COULD JUST DIVE INTO IT TOGETHER.

(zipper rattles)

YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

UH, WE ARE? WHAT ABOUT THE RADIATION?

WE FOUND RESIDUAL TRACES OF COBALT-60 IN THE STORAGE UNIT.

NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS.

(slaps leg)

(clears throat)

(emergency radio chatter)

DETECTIVE BECKETT, CASTLE,

WE'RE ALL REAL GLAD YOU TWO ARE OKAY.

THANKS, SIR. SO ARE WE. I'M CONFUSED, THOUGH.

IS THIS JUST A FALSE ALARM? WELL, NOT EXACTLY. IF YOU'RE UP TO IT,

WE REALLY COULD USE YOU BACK AT THE PRECINCT.

I CAN FILL YOU IN ON THE WAY.

THOSE TRACES OF COBALT-60, WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?

WE THINK THERE WAS A SECOND CRATE AT THE STORAGE UNIT,

WHICH CONTAINED LARGE QUANTITIES OF COBALT-60.

WE FOUND WIRE AND CRIMP-ON CONNECTORS, WHICH LEADS US

TO BELIEVE THE CRATE WAS OUTFITTED WITH EXPLOSIVES.

A BOMB?

A DIRTY BOMB.

WHERE IS IT NOW?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.

HEY, DAD.

LATE NIGHT?

UH, STILL GOING. I JUST CAME BACK TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES.

WELL, BID MY EGO ADIEU.

I AM OFF TO THE OASIS, MINUS ALEXIS, THANKS TO YOU.

ACTUALLY, I CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT THAT. YOU HAVE?

YOU HAVE? YEAH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT YOU HAVE TIME TOGETHER.

OH, MY FAITH IN YOU IS RESTORED.

DAD, WHAT ABOUT MY PHYSICS TEST? I CAN'T JUST LEAVE.

YEAH, SURE YOU CAN. JUST TAKE 'EM WITH YOU.

I HAVEN'T PACKED OR ANYTHING. I CAN'T-- OH, HONEY, EVERYTHING IS PROVIDED THERE.

OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN.

COME ON. LET'S GET A BAG.

GO. IT'LL BE-- IT'LL BE GOOD FOR YOU.

(exhales)

(Montgomery) DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS CASE,

LET ME REMIND YOU NOT TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANYONE,

NOT EVEN FAMILY.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE WORD LEAK OUT AND CAUSE A PANIC.

LET ME TURN THIS OVER TO AGENT FALLON.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.

HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW-- AMIR ALHABI BUILT A BOMB

IN STORAGE UNIT C412.

IT'S A DIRTY BOMB, DESIGNED TO EXPLODE

AND DISPERSE HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE COBALT-60...

AND THAT BOMB IS MISSING...

(lowered voice) I CALLED JENNY TO TELL HER I'D BE LATE.

TRIED TO GET HER TO GO VISIT HER MOM. (Esposito, lowered voice) YEAH, I DID THE SAME THING WITH LANIE.

DIDN'T WORK. SHE HATES HER MOM. MM.

...INTERVIEW FACILITY EMPLOYEES, CHECK SURVEILLANCE VIDEO,

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

WE FIND THE PERSON WHO MOVED THE BOMB,

WE'LL FIND WHERE IT IS.

LET'S GET ON IT.

(Fallon) MR. CASTLE.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINE WORK ON THIS CASE.

HOWEVER, I CAN'T HAVE CIVILIANS ON THE FRONT LINES.

IT'S AS THOUGH I'M GETTING A RAISE

AND GETTING FIRED AT THE SAME TIME.

EXCEPT FOR, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY WORK HERE.

IT'S FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.

WELL, MY FRIEND THE GOVERNOR... (cell phone clicks open)

WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR IT.

(keypad beeps)

OKAY.

JUST TRY AND STAY OUT OF THE WAY.

DETECTIVE BECKETT, A WORD. (cell phone beeps, clicks shut)

HE DOESN'T TRUST ME.

OR ANYONE ELSE.

NATURE OF THE JOB.

SO HOW CAN I HELP?

(Fallon) AMIR'S WIFE... (baby fusses)

HOW DID SHE SEEM DURING THE INTERVIEW?

(Beckett) LIKE A WOMAN WHO HAD JUST LOST HER HUSBAND.

DID SHE APPEAR TRUTHFUL?

MM-HMM, AT THE TIME SHE DID.

I'M GONNA WANT YOU IN THERE WITH ME, OKAY?

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SHE SEES A FRIENDLY FACE.

IF I GO OVER THE LINE, YOU JUST REEL ME BACK IN.

THAT'S A NICE TOUCH.

WHAT?

THE BABY.

(door opens)

(Beckett) NAZIHAH, THIS IS AGENT FALLON.

DO YOU HAVE NEWS ABOUT AMIR'S CASE?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO.

THAT $10,000 WAS WIRED INTO AMIR'S ACCOUNT.

WHICH MEANS IT CAN BE TRACED. PULL UP THE TrakFund DATABASE

AND PUT IN THE ROUTING AND ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

(beeps)

WHOA. JUST DOWNLOADED FOOTAGE OF UNIT C412

FOR THE LAST 48.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHEN SOMEBODY STOPPED BY. AN ARAB TERRORIST. WHO'D BELIEVE IT?

THING BACK, BRO. THAT'S MY POINT. IT'S BEEN DONE.

WHICH MEANS IT'S TRIED AND TRUE. (Esposito) NOT THIS TIME.

MAYBE IT'S NOT WHAT WE THINK.

THAT $10,000 THAT WAS WIRED IN, IT'S FROM A BANK

IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, FROM A JAMES SMITH. THAT'S THE MOST COMMON NAME IN AMERICA. IT'S PROBABLY BOGUS.

PLUS, THERE'S A MAJOR MIDDLE-EASTERN POPULATION

IN DEARBORN. FOUR MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS TRANSFERRED OUT,

IT WAS TRANSFERRED IN FROM...

JAMES SMITH, TEXAS SOUTHERN BANK.

WHOEVER SENT THAT 10 GRAND COVERED HIS TRACKS

BY DAISY-CHAINING THE MONEY THROUGH DIFFERENT BANKS.

DIDN'T COVER THEM THAT WELL IF I CAN FOLLOW THEM.

WELL, I BET AMIR'S WIFE COULD SHED SOME LIGHT

AND I HOPE THAT FALLON'S GOING ALL JACK BAUER ON HER ASS. MAYBE SHE DIDN'T KNOW.

THEY WERE TOGETHER, BRO.

COULD YOU BE A TERRORIST WITHOUT JENNY KNOWING?

(sighs)

AMIR WAS NOT A TERRORIST. HE LOVED THIS COUNTRY.

AND YET HE WAS IN POSSESSION OF--

WHERE'S THE BOMB, MRS. ALHABI?

I TOLD YOU, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A BOMB.

AMIR WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING. WHY WOULD HE?

HE NEEDED THE CASH. THAT BABY OF YOURS IS A MONEY PIT.

THE BILLS STARTED PILING UP,

AND HE GOT IN BED WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE.

I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHO THEY WERE. I SWEAR TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW.

(slams hand on table) HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW

THE MAN YOU'RE SHARING YOUR BED WITH IS A TERRORIST?

(baby crying) YOU'RE A PART OF THIS!

I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE. YES, YOU DO, AND I'M GONNA FIND IT.

AND WHEN I DO, I'M GONNA LOCK YOU UP AS A MATERIAL WITNESS

AND SEND THAT BABY OFF TO FOSTER CARE. (voice breaks) NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

OH, YES, I CAN. WATCH ME. SIR, CAN I TALK TO YOU?

NO. GO AHEAD. KISS YOUR DAUGHTER GOOD-BYE. (crying) PLEASE.

SOCIAL SERVICES IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THAT DOOR. (baby continues crying)

PLEASE. PLEASE. WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? NAZIHAH, NAZIHAH, THAT MEANS "HONESTY," RIGHT?

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? PLEASE. I SWEAR TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW. "HONESTY," IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS IN ARABIC?

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO BE HONEST WITH ME... (crying grows louder)

OR I WILL TAKE YOUR BABY AWAY, AND YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN. I SWEAR!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I SWEAR TO YOU, I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!

PLEASE DON'T TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME.

SHE'S THE ONLY THING I HAVE. PLEASE.

PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

(baby fussing)

NOBODY'S GONNA TAKE YOUR BABY AWAY FROM YOU.

(crying)

HERE.

(continues crying)

IT'S OKAY.

YOU APPRECIATE THE TIGHT SPOT I'M IN, I'M SURE.

I HAVE TO BE SURE YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH.

AGENT GEIDER WILL DRIVE YOU HOME.

(door opens) YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

(continues crying)

(baby crying)

STILL THINK SHE'S TRUTHFUL?

I JUST WANT YOUR OPINION.

TRUTHFUL OR NO?

YES.

BUT I STILL HAVE TO OPERATE

UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT SHE'S LYING.

WHILE SHE WAS IN HERE, I PULLED A NATIONAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE.

HER HOUSE HAS JUST BEEN BUGGED.

SHE'LL BE UNDER SURVEILLANCE 24/7.

IF SHE'S HIDING SOMETHING, WE'LL FIND IT.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT SHE BELIEVES

I THINK SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

YOU DID GOOD.

SHE CONSIDERS YOU AN ALLY.

THAT COULD BE HELPFUL LATER.

THANKS FOR PLAYING, BECKETT.

(Castle) THAT MONEY THAT AMIR RECEIVED

WAS WIRED THROUGH SIX BANKS, BUT ORIGINATED IN...

(beeps)

AFGHANISTAN.

(computer beeps) WHOA. GOT A VISITOR AT C412

SIX HOURS BEFORE YOU AND BECKETT GOT THERE. (clicks)

(video fast-forwards)

(computer beeps) (Esposito) THIS IS THE BREAK WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

(Ryan) THAT CRATE LOOKS HEAVY.

IT'S ALL THE LEAD SHIELDING.

(beep)

(beep)

THAT'S AMIR'S COUSIN JAMAL.

(mouse clicks, computer beeps) (Castle) AND HE HAS THE BOMB.

JAMAL ALHABI--

HE HAD HIS COUSIN AMIR FASHION A DIRTY BOMB

AND THEN HE KILLED HIM.

HE'S MOST LIKELY THE LEADER OF OUR TERRORIST CELL.

NOW LESS THAN 12 HOURS AGO, HE DISAPPEARED...

ALONG WITH THE BOMB.

NOW AT MINIMUM,

HE'D NEED A VAN OR AN S.U.V. TO TRANSPORT IT.

JAMAL OWNS A MOVING COMPANY, SO CHECK HIS TRUCKS.

PULL TRAFFIC VIDEO, WORK HIS FINANCIALS.

FOLKS, WE LIVE HERE.

OUR FAMILIES, OUR LOVED ONES,

OUR NEIGHBORS--

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S AT STAKE.

LET'S FIND HIM.

CAN I TALK TO YOU A SECOND?

YEAH.

(indistinct conversations)

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON FALLON?

SMART COP, DRIVEN, KILLER INSTINCT.

AS A PERSON... KIND OF A DOUCHE.

OPEN-MINDED DOUCHE?

NO. WHY?

THE KEY TO ANY GOOD STORY IS AUTHENTICITY.

IT'S MAKING IT FEEL REAL FOR THE READER.

THAT'S WHY WRITERS WORK SO HARD

MAKING THE DETAILS RIGHT.

JAMAL AND AMIR AS TERRORISTS?

THE DETAILS ARE NOT RIGHT.

YEAH, BUT THE EVIDENCE IS.

CASTLE, WE'VE GOT JAMAL ON VIDEO WHEELING OFF A DIRTY BOMB.

WHY WASN'T HE NERVOUS?

WHY WASN'T HE SWEATING BULLETS EVERY TIME HE HIT A BUMP?

JAMAL OWNED A MOVING COMPANY.

WHAT IF HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS IN THE CRATE?

WHAT IF HE WAS JUST HIRED TO PICK IT UP? WHAT IF HE'S JUST A COLD-BLOODED KILLER?

WELL, NOTHING WE'VE LEARNED POINTS TO THAT

WITH EITHER OF THESE MEN. OKAY, WHAT ABOUT THAT MONEY THAT AMIR RECEIVED,

THE MONEY THAT YOU TRACED BACK TO AFGHANISTAN?

TO A BANK OUTSIDE BAGRAM AIR BASE,

OFTEN USED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL.

WHY WOULD A TERRORIST PICK THAT BANK TO WIRE MONEY?

CASTLE, THE KEYS THAT WE USED TO OPEN THAT STORAGE UNIT

ARE FROM AMIR'S KEYCHAIN.

THE KILLER COULD'VE PUT THE KEY THERE.

ALL THESE BREAD CRUMBS THAT HAVE LED US TO AMIR AND JAMAL,

WHAT IF THEY WERE LEFT THERE FOR US TO FIND? (scoffs) CASTLE--

SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON HERE.

OKAY, FINE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO?

TALK TO THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS A DIFFERENT VIEW OF AMIR.

BUT I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.

(Fallon) ALL RIGHT. LISTEN UP.

JAMAL BOUGHT THESE TRUCKS OVER TWO MONTHS AGO.

IT'S A PERFECT COVER

FOR MOVING MATERIAL WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING.

WHERE'S THE LIST OF HIS EMPLOYEES?

JUST CAME IN. NINE GUYS, ALL MIDDLE EASTERN.

ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE ALL PROBABLY PART OF THE CELL.

LET'S GET THEIR 20s AND THEN MOVE ON 'EM.

GOT A PURCHASE ON JAMAL'S CREDIT CARD

THREE WEEKS AGO FOR A BURNER PHONE.

RUN IT DOWN, SEE IF WE CAN PULL UP ANY RECENT ACTIVITY.

JAMAL'S MOVING TRUCKS ARE PARKED IN A LOT IN QUEENS.

THEY'RE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR EXCEPT FOR ONE 5-TON,

AND THE LOG SAYS JAMAL CHECKED IT OUT 12 HOURS AGO,

NEVER BROUGHT IT BACK. HE MUST HAVE USED IT TO MOVE THE CRATE.

CALL IN THAT ALERT. LET'S FIND THE TRUCK.

(lowered voice) HEY, WHERE'S CASTLE?

I DON'T KNOW. MUST HAVE STEPPED OUT.

(woman singing in foreign language)

OFF THE RECORD OR NOT,

WHY SHOULD I TALK TO YOU ABOUT AMIR ALHABI?

BECAUSE THE LAST THING YOU WANT IS MY COUNTRY

THINKING YOUR COUNTRY'S BEHIND THIS ACTIVITY.

NOTHING IS FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.

WELL, THEN MAYBE YOU CAN HELP CLEAR THIS UP.

AMIR WAS IN YOUR NUCLEAR PROGRAM,

SO HE WAS AN ASSET.

YOU HAVE HIM WATCHED?

IT'S MY BUSINESS TO STAY INFORMED.

DID YOU EVER SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF TERRORISM?

NO.

BUT THEN, WHAT OTHER ANSWER COULD I GIVE YOU?

WHY WERE YOU AT AMIR'S HOME?

TO CHAT WITH HIM.

I AM ADEPT AT VIOLENCE, BUT IT WASN'T CALLED FOR.

I MET WITH AMIR FROM TIME TO TIME

TO REMIND HIM OF HIS HISTORY.

TO CONVINCE HIM TO COME BACK--

BACK TO THE WEAPONS PROGRAM.

AMIR DID VITAL RESEARCH FOR US, BUT HE LEFT

BECAUSE HE HAD MORAL QUALMS ABOUT HIS WORK.

NORMALLY MONEY CAN OVERCOME SUCH OBSTACLES.

NOT SO WITH AMIR.

WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT CAB RIDE?

(woman continues singing in foreign language)

AMIR SOUGHT ME OUT.

HE WAS QUITE ANGRY.

HE BELIEVED I HAD PLACED $10,000 IN HIS ACCOUNT

AS A WAY OF PRESSURING HIM.

BUT HE WAS MISTAKEN. WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE SAYING AMIR DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM?

(sighs) IT'S NICE SPEAKING TO YOU, MR. CASTLE.

AS EVENTS UNFOLD,

YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN NEED OF A MAN WITH MY SKILLS.

IF SUCH A MOMENT ARISES...

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS?

IF AMIR DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY,

THEN HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN PAID TO BUILD THAT BOMB.

CAN I SPEAK WITH THE TWO OF YOU, PLEASE?

(Fallon) NOW I LIKE TO COVER MY BASES.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I FIND OUT ONE OF OUR OWN

IS HAVING A NONFAT LATTE

WITH A SUSPECT IN THIS INVESTIGATION.

I HAVE AGENTS ON FARIQ YUSEF.

IF YOU JUST ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN-- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

YOU GO AND TALK TO A FOREIGN OFFICIAL?

WHAT IF THE SYRIANS ARE BEHIND THIS?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE? JAMAL AND AMIR ARE NOT TERRORISTS.

YOU'RE CHASING THE WRONG GUYS-- DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY LAWS YOU'VE BROKEN?

I OUGHT TO HAVE YOU ARRESTED. SIR, I THINK WHAT CASTLE IS TRYING TO SAY--

DETECTIVE BECKETT, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? YES, I DID.

WELL, THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.

IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY, I'M GONNA

HAVE TO HAVE THE BOTH OF YOU REMOVED FROM THIS TASK FORCE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? SIR.

(lowered voice) BECKETT'S THE BEST I HAVE.

NOW CASTLE CAN BE A PAIN IN THE ASS,

BUT HE THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX.

IT'S NOT YOUR PARTY ANYMORE, CAPTAIN.

I'LL HAVE MY AGENTS ESCORT YOU OUT.

OH, AND, CASTLE?

THE GOVERNOR?

HE'S NEVER HEARD OF YOU.

(Beckett) WHERE ARE ALEXIS AND MARTHA?

I SENT THEM OUT OF TOWN. (buttons beep)

DO THEY KNOW WHY? (projector whirring)

NO. YOU GET AHOLD OF JOSH?

COULDN'T GET THROUGH TO HIS CELL.

HE'S PROBABLY ALREADY ON THE PLANE.

(remote beeps)

(beep)

A 600-THREAD-COUNT SHOWER CURTAIN MURDER BOARD.

I SNAPPED A PHOTO OF IT AS WE WERE BEING THROWN OUT.

AND... (remote clatters)

HERE... I HAVE AMIR'S DRIVING DATA.

IT'S LIKE OUR OWN MINI PRECINCT. EXCEPT IT SMELLS BETTER.

THANK YOU.

CASTLE, EVEN IF AMIR IS INNOCENT, JAMAL ISN'T.

HIS GUILT IS PREDICATED ON AMIR BEING A TERRORIST.

WITHOUT THAT, JAMAL'S JUST ANOTHER GUY MOVING A CRATE.

NO, THIS ALL COMES BACK TO AMIR.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS SOLVE HIS MURDER.

THIS IS A PHOTO OFF THE MOVING COMPANY'S WEB SITE.

THIS IS THE EXACT TRUCK WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

ALL RIGHT, SEND IT DOWNTOWN.

GET IT CIRCULATED TO EVERY OFFICER ON DUTY. ALL RIGHT.

SIR, YOU BETTER HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

TECH JUST GOT ME LOCKED ON TO JAMAL'S BURNER PHONE.

LOOKS LIKE HE JUST SENT A TEXT TO ANOTHER BURNER.

HOW MANY CHOPPERS YOU HAVE IN YOUR FLEET? SEVEN.

ALL RIGHT. THIS TRUCK COULD BE PARKED

WITH THE BOMB SET TO GO OFF, JUST LIKE OKLAHOMA CITY.

COORDINATE A STREET-BY-STREET GRID SEARCH.

(Castle) OKAY, HOW ABOUT THIS?

AMIR OVERHEARS A TERRORIST PLOT.

HE INSTALLS CAMERAS TO GATHER EVIDENCE,

ONLY THEY FOUND OUT AND THEY KILLED HIM.

THAT MEANS THAT A PASSENGER WAS INVOLVED,

A REGULAR PASSENGER. RIGHT, AND THEY MENTIONED THE STORAGE FACILITY,

WHICH IS WHERE HE GOT THE C4121652.

BUT WHY WOULD A PASSENGER TALK ABOUT THE STORAGE UNIT

IN FRONT OF AMIR, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE GONNA FRAME HIM?

MAYBE... WE'RE GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG.

YOU ARE RIGHT.

A-A PASSENGER WOULDN'T OPENLY DISCUSS A-A-A TERRORIST PLOT,

BUT A DRIVER MIGHT--

IN THE CAR TO A COLLABORATOR,

ALONE, ON THE PHONE.

WHAT IF AMIR SUSPECTED ANOTHER DRIVER?

OKAY, HERE IS... (beeps)

KEVIN McCANN'S LAST SHIFT.

THIS IS A DAY BEFORE THE MURDER, AND LOOK AT THAT.

HE STOPPED NEAR THE STORAGE FACILITY

WHERE THEY KEPT THE COBALT-60. HE'S A CAB DRIVER, CASTLE.

HE WAS PROBABLY DROPPING OFF A FARE.

BESIDES, HE ALIBIED OUT. (beeping)

THERE HE IS NEAR THE WAREHOUSE, TOO.

THAT'S 100 YARDS FROM WHERE WE FOUND AMIR'S BODY.

SO THE LAST TWO PLACES AMIR WAS,

AND KEVIN McCANN HAS BEEN TO BOTH OF THEM?

THERE'S NO WAY THAT THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.

WE AT LEAST HAVE TO GO SEE WHY THIS WAREHOUSE AREA

IS SO POPULAR.

(telephone rings)

MONTGOMERY.

OKAY. GOT IT.

WE GOT A LOCATION ON THE TRUCK.

(helicopter blades whirring)

(sirens wailing)

(police radio chatter)

(man shouts indistinctly)

(radio chatter continues)

ONE OF MY GUYS ON THE GRID SEARCH SPOTTED IT.

DID THE RADIATION DETECTOR GO OFF? YOU BET.

(Montgomery) HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SITTING HERE? NOT LONG. THE HOOD'S STILL WARM.

(Fallon) OPEN HER UP!

DAMN IT! CHECK ALL THE BUILDINGS.

SWEEP EVERY INCH IN A 4-BLOCK RADIUS.

(engine turns off)

LOOKS EMPTY.

THIS IS WHERE KEVIN McCANN PARKED.

(gun action clicks)

(ticking)

(alarm beeping)

(gunshot)

(alarm continues beeping)

(exhales) (bullet ricochets)

(beeping continues)

CASTLE, DOOR. WE GOTTA MOVE.

READY? GO.

(beeping continues)

(door slams)

(panting)

(metal clunks)

(thud) (Beckett grunts)

(grunts)

BECKETT.

(pants)

(ice crackles)

IT'S JAMAL.

(tires squeal)