Cops & Robbers (31 Oct. 2011)

Accompanying Martha to the bank, where she pigheadedly refuses his financial help, Castle's speculations over the phone with Becket that surgical mask-equipped customers may be robbers ... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), Terence Paul Winter

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
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish (credit only)
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Penny Johnson	...	Captain Victoria Gates (credit only) (as Penny Johnson Jerald)
Dean Norris	...	Captain John Davis
Darren Pettie	...	Trapper John
Ian Kahn	...	Sal Martino
Jack Laufer	...	Mr. Davenport
Ty Upshaw	...	Dr. Huxtable
Noa Dori	...	Dr. Quinn
Jonah Wharton	...	Dr. Howser

Storyline

Accompanying Martha to the bank, where she pigheadedly refuses his financial help, Castle's speculations over the phone with Becket that surgical mask-equipped customers may be robbers proves correct when everyone is held at gun-point. The call makes Becket the inexperienced hostage negotiator. Castle works out and manages to communicate both crucial and puzzling information. The hostage-chapter ends spectacularly abruptly, only to launch a very different hunt for the brain, who wasn't after cash at all.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | bank robber | hostage negotiator | father son relationship | woman hostage | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Castle comments that the bank robber Dr. Howser could have picked a better name as an alias. Nathan Fillion was in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris, the actor who played Doogie Howser.

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Goofs

On the funeral card that revealed the name of the presiding priest, there is a spelling mistake: Priest is spelled "Preist".

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Quotes

Kate Beckett: What do you want, Castle?
Richard Castle: Tell me you need me.
Kate Beckett: Excuse me?
Richard Castle: I'm stuck at a bank, helping my mother get a loan from my banker. Please tell me that there's a murder somewhere we could be solving.
Kate Beckett: Uh, sorry. There's no dead bodies. Just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share for once.
Richard Castle: The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork.
Kate Beckett: You know, how come we're partners when I'm chasing down bad guys and as soon as there's paperwork, I'm on a solo mission?
Richard Castle: [...]

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Connections

References Grey's Anatomy (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Castle Theme"
Written by Robert Duncan (nm0242084)

User Reviews

Finally!

On my part, this one is the first more than good episode of this new season of "Castle". It's the return of the "breath taking moments" and all the emotion we lived in the previous season. Richard and Martha gets cought up in a bank robbery involving. . . scrubs ?!? Kate rushes to the scene figure out a wait to get them out of there alive, but she must face the captain of the Tactical Forces who, of course, want to do things his way. Alexis, arrived at the scene, can't get her boyfriend on the phone to support her in this moment of crisis. Now, after viewing that episode, I'm thrilled again about the series and can't wait for the next episode. So far, I was only watching it the episodes because I had too, but the fire is back.