Flowers for Your Grave (9 Mar. 2009)

Murder mystery author Richard 'Rick' Castle publishes the book in which he kills off his bestseller series' hero, Derek Storm. On that very day, NYPD detective Kate Beckett questions him ... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), Andrew W. Marlowe

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers
Monet Mazur	...	Gina Griffin
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Stephen J. Cannell	...	Himself
James Patterson	...	Himself
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Dan Castellaneta	...	Judge Markway
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish
Keir Dullea	...	Jonathan Tisdale
Colby French	...	Detective
Brian Avers	...	Harrison Tisdale

Storyline

Murder mystery author Richard 'Rick' Castle publishes the book in which he kills off his bestseller series' hero, Derek Storm. On that very day, NYPD detective Kate Beckett questions him about two murders in the exact style of his novels, on a lawyer Fisk viz. social worker Alyson Tisdale. He's professionally flattered to have a copycat. Her boss, captain Roy Montgomery, accepts his help as case consultant and teams them up, the mayor being a fan puts him de facto in charge. More copy killing follows. The police simplistically arrest his fan Kyle Cabot, the first common link. Castle and his author friends decide he must keep investigating, on the assumption it's a motive cover-up, which he does brilliantly, as even Beckett must grudgingly admit.

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Plot Keywords:

bestseller | social worker | jail | ex husband ex wife relationship | knife | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Alibi [United Kingdom]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen J. Cannell is a long-time family friend of Rob Bowman's. Rob's father had been one of Stephen's coworkers at KTLA, and later Rob worked for Stephen.

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Goofs

Before entering Kyle Cabot's building, Beckett runs out of the car (after telling Castle to remain there) wearing a suit's jacket. She rushes inside followed by Ryan, Esposito and three other police officers. When the scene changes to the corridor near Kyle Cabot's apartment Beckett is adjusting a bullet-proof jacket but neither she nor any of the other men were even holding one in the previous scene. The scene suggest that they were running to the apartment and none of the blue uniform men are seen to catch up to her.

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Quotes

Gina Griffin: What kind of idiot kills off his best-selling main character?
Richard Castle: Are you asking as my blood-sucking publisher, or as my blood-sucking ex-wife?
Gina Griffin: Oh, is that what you're doing? Punishing me by killing the golden goose?
Richard Castle: Oh, come on. I may be petty and short-sighted, but I'm not *that* petty and short-sighted.
Gina Griffin: Really? Then why?
Richard Castle: Writing Derrick used to be fun. Now it's like work.
Gina Griffin: Hmm. God forbid you should work. I mean, you could have retired him. You could have crippled him, you could have had him join...
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Connections

References Shark Week (1987)

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Soundtracks

"When I Grow Up"
Performed by The Pussycat Dolls

User Reviews

Great protagonists and performers ; original relationship between writing and investigation ; high-end production

Until a few days ago I never really paid attention to Castle. In fact I decided to watch this episode after reading an article about its second season. I thought if a show was renewed it's because it was a good one. And it seems I was right because I really enjoyed it. First Richard Castle is a character you can easily relate to because becoming a writer is a common fantasy. He's a playboy but has a heart and is really funny. Moreover his mother and daughter really contributed to make him a more believable character. I instantly liked him and Nathan Fillion's performance was just perfect. Second Kate Beckett is definitely not the usual female sidekick. Stana Katic shares the screen with Fillion and doesn't work in his shadow like some female detectives in other shows, Life for example. Of course at first she just looks like an other babe but then you begin to understand that she's very smart, takes her job seriously and has her own story. Some scenes with Nathan really helped these characters to quickly grow on us and revealed how humans they're. You can also feel how great the chemistry is between the performers and that they really enjoy what they're doing. Moreover like if it wasn't enough the story itself is fascinating. It's definitely not just an other police story. The writers managed to brilliantly merge two worlds, fiction and reality. Castle is inspired by Beckett's work and in return she seems quite fascinated by the mind behind the novels. So they really mirror each other and reminded me of cult duos like Mulder and Scully in The X-Files.

So overall it was a really pleasant and unexpected surprise. The direction was also flawless and the ambiance was quite similar to the episode Ummey's Last Case from Nightmares & Dreamscapes, a show adapted from Stephen King's short stories. But the only problem is that once you've watched this episode you'll sure ask for more and as the first season only has ten, waiting September for the second to air seems just too far away.