Headhunters (16 Apr. 2012)

Castle finally gets Beckett, who admits so only in therapy, she may have made him wait too long when he teams up for an investigation with her colorful colleague detective inspector Ethan ... See full summary »

Director:

John Terlesky

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), Alexi Hawley

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)
Adam Baldwin	...	Det. Ethan Slaughter
Michael Dorn	...	Dr. Carter Burke
Michael McGrady	...	Brian Reilly
Reynaldo Gallegos	...	Cesar Vales (as Rey Gallegos)
Anna Zielinski	...	M.E. Laura Wilson
Christopher Rivera	...	Det. Marc Gibson
Clifford McGee	...	Maxi (as Clifford McGhee)

Storyline

Castle finally gets Beckett, who admits so only in therapy, she may have made him wait too long when he teams up for an investigation with her colorful colleague detective inspector Ethan Slaughter, a cowboy style bulldog, who was assigned multiple decapitated Jamaican corpses from the Irish Westies gang member Brian Reilly's maverick son. Although uncomfortable with the ruffian style, gentleman sleuth Castle proves his value while they discard a simple gang war and focus on newcomer Cesar Vales's Mexican gang. Castle not only repeatedly appeals to his former team, but actually turns to them when he disagrees with Slaughter's theory as well as his bully blackmail method.

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Plot Keywords:

bully | blackmail | jamaican | drinking on the job | decapitation | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2012 (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

Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin are reunited in this episode. They previously worked together on Firefly, 10 years earlier. There have been many references to Firefly throughout the series.

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Quotes

Detective Ethan Slaughter: [as they are about to enter a bar, looking for a suspect] You packin'?
Richard Castle: Packing? No; I'm not a cop. My vest says 'Writer' on it
Detective Ethan Slaughter: [hands Castle his ankle gun] Rule number 3: You ride with me, you ride strapped. C'mon
Richard Castle: Hey... hey. What about regulations?
Detective Ethan Slaughter: You signed a waiver, didn't ya?... OK, you take the front; I'll go in the back
Richard Castle: Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa. Shouldn't we call for backup?
Detective Ethan Slaughter: You got a skirt says 'Writer' on it, too?

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