Castle (TV Series)

The Wild Rover (2013)

Seamus Dever: Kevin Ryan, Fenton O'Connell

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Quotes 

• Jenny Ryan : Kevin, you forget your lunch.

  Kevin Ryan : Thanks, baby.

  Jenny Ryan : What would you do without me, huh?

  [being led out of the precinct, Siobhan spots Ryan] 

  Siobhan O'Doul : Fenton?

  Kevin Ryan : Siobhan?

  Siobhan O'Doul : Fenton!

  [Siobhan runs up to Ryan and, in front of Jenny, kisses him full on the mouth] 

  Jenny Ryan : Hey! What the hell are you doing? That's my husband!

  Siobhan O'Doul : You're married?

  [slaps Ryan in the face] 

  Richard Castle : Oh, lady, you can't slap a cop.

  Siobhan O'Doul : You're a cop?

  [slaps Ryan again] 

  Richard Castle : Oh!

  Siobhan O'Doul : [gets taken by two uniform cops]  You liar! You son of a bitch! How could you! Get off of me! Let go!

  [as things settle down, Castle, Esposito, Jenny, and Beckett look at Ryan, arms crossed] 

  Kevin Ryan : [to everyone]  I can explain.

• Kevin Ryan : My name is not Fenton. It's Kevin Ryan. And I'm a cop.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : What?... Cop?

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah. And I'm placing the three of you under arrest.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : Well, that'll be a hell of a trick considering Liam's about to shoot you and your girlfriend.

  Kevin Ryan : Wait a second, Liam, before you do that, let me ask you a question. Where's your cell phone, huh?

  Liam Finch : What?

  Kevin Ryan : Remember when we tussled back in the hall? Yeah, I picked your pocket. And then when you weren't looking, I dialed my partner and left the line open.

  Liam Finch : No way.

  Kevin Ryan : He heard exactly where we were going.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : Liam?

  Liam Finch : He's full of crap, Bobby. He's bluffing.

  Kevin Ryan : Oh, am I? Why don't we meet my partner, huh?

  [loudly] 

  Kevin Ryan : Yo, Javi, where you at?

  [after a moment, Esposito approaches with his shotgun drawn] 

  Javier Esposito : Right here, bro.

  [Bobby, Liam, and Bobby's thug all draw their guns] 

  Kevin Ryan : Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, he is former Special Forces. You do not wanna draw on him. Wanna meet the rest of my crew?

  [loudly] 

  Kevin Ryan : Hey, Beckett!

  Kate Beckett : [approaching from behind Bobby]  You called, Ryan?

  Kevin Ryan : Don't let the looks fool you, boys, you don't want to mess with her either.

  [loudly] 

  Kevin Ryan : Castle!

  Richard Castle : [stepping out from his hiding place behind Beckett]  Seriously? I didn't... I didn't bring my vest.

  Kevin Ryan : [to Bobby and Liam, as squad cars approach]  Drop your weapons! Now.

• Special Agent Sam Walker : [voice-over]  You've been out of it a long time, Detective. There's a new hierarchy. And you're gonna have to win them over. Fast. Seven years since you were Fenton. That's a lifetime. It's not enough to act like him. You must become him.

  Kevin Ryan : I am Fenton O'Connell.

  Special Agent Sam Walker : [voice-over]  If you're not convincing, you're dead.

  Kevin Ryan : I am Fenton O'Connell.

• [Ryan entering bar, undercover as Fenton O'Connell] 

  Kevin Ryan : What? This is the welcome I get? Huh? None of you Irish bastards missed me, huh?

  Siobhan O'Doul : Fenton? Fenton O'Connell!

  Kevin Ryan : Hey, Siobhan.

  [as he approaches Siobhan, another woman walks up to him and slugs him, to a chorus of laughter from the patrons] 

  Kevin Ryan : Nice to see you, too, Maggie.

  Maggie Finch : And what'd you expect? A parade? After what you did to Siobhan?

  [Maggie tries to punch him again, but Ryan catches her fist] 

  Kevin Ryan : Uh-uh. One shot's all you get.

• Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : So... should I welcome home the prodigal son, or should I have Liam put a bullet in the back of your head?

  Liam Finch : Oh, just say the word, Bobby.

  [Liam pulls his gun and starts to point it at Ryan who disarms him, puts the gun in Bobby's hand, and points the barrel at his own forehead] 

  Kevin Ryan : You think I'm some kind of rat? That I'm a man without honor? Then you pull the trigger.

  [cocks the hammer] 

  Kevin Ryan : You doubt me, Bobby? You do it yourself.

  [after a tense moment, Bobby lowers the gun and laughs] 

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : Fenton's back. Welcome home.

• Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : Do I know you?

  Kevin Ryan : What the hell? It's me, Fenton.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : I recall knowing a Fenton O'Connell years ago. He was like a brother to me. A real stand-up guy. 'Till he cut and ran.

  Kevin Ryan : Come on, Bobby. I got ratted out, you know that. Me hanging around would have just brought more heat down on everyone.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : So you made yourself scarce. In fact, no one's heard from you in... seven years. Where you been?

  Kevin Ryan : Out west. Been making some moves here and there until the statute of limitations ran out. Tell you the truth, Bobby, I didn't wanna come home 'till I had something to bring to the table.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : Well, friend... here's the table.

  Kevin Ryan : I heard the feds took down Ben Gideon. So you might be in need of some product. I've been working with the Mason brothers out of Chicago.

  Liam Finch : [Bobby gives him a look of question]  I've heard of 'em.

  Kevin Ryan : It's a stable source. Quality stuff. I can get you whatever you need. This is me stepping up, Bobby.

  Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon : So, what... you're the wild rover from the song? "Returning with gold in great store." Is that it? Or are you a rat?

  Kevin Ryan : You know me better than that. Look, I said my piece. And I'm not gonna beg, Bobby. It's up to you, okay?

• [Ryan sees a picture on the murder board] 

  Kevin Ryan : Damn. Bobby S. Are we thinking that this guy is the one that took out Jimmy Whelan?

  Kate Beckett : Wait. You know Bobby S.?

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah, we were friends back in the day.

  Javier Esposito : *You*... were friends with this low-life? How's that?

  Kevin Ryan : We used to run in the same crew.

  [everyone gives him stunned looks] 

  Kevin Ryan : I was undercover for fourteen months before I joined Homicide.

  Kate Beckett : You were undercover on Staten Island?

  Richard Castle : With the Irish mob?

  Kevin Ryan : So, what do we got on Bobby S.?

  Javier Esposito : No, no, no, hold on, hold on, hold on. Just go back for a second, please? *You* were undercover? That's where you and Siobhan used to...

  Kevin Ryan : It's complicated.

  Richard Castle : I love complicated.

• Siobhan O'Doul : So I guess it's not Fenton O'Connell.

  Kevin Ryan : It's Kevin. Kevin Ryan.

  Siobhan O'Doul : Well, at least you're Irish. You didn't lie about that.

  Kevin Ryan : I didn't lie about a lot of things.

  Siobhan O'Doul : They said you went into hiding. Seven years. Without a word.

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah, I know.

  Siobhan O'Doul : You do not know!

  Kevin Ryan : Believe me, I didn't wanna go.

  Siobhan O'Doul : Spare me. You didn't even have the *guts* to tell me to my face. Just a note on the dresser.

  Kevin Ryan : Siobhan, I know you're angry... But if you're in trouble, if you know something about Bobby S. killing this guy, tell me. Let me help you.

  Siobhan O'Doul : You can go straight to hell, *cop*.

• Special Agent Sam Walker : Special Agent Sam Walker, FBI.

  Kate Beckett : I'm Detective Beckett. This is Detective Ryan and Esposito.

  Special Agent Sam Walker : Ryan. Kevin Ryan?

  Javier Esposito : You've heard of him?

  Special Agent Sam Walker : Yeah, of course. This man got inside the Irish mob with a wire when no one else could. You helped put away half the crew in Staten Island.

  Kevin Ryan : Too bad the weeds grew back, huh?

  Special Agent Sam Walker : They always do.

• [spotting a stuffed animal in Siobhan's apartment] 

  Kevin Ryan : Oh, come on. You still have this little guy?

  [laughs] 

  Kevin Ryan : Wait, um, what was his name again?

  Siobhan O'Doul : How could you forget? Mr. Whiskers. You spent over fifty bucks trying to win him for me.

  Kevin Ryan : That ring toss was a bitch.

  Siobhan O'Doul : Well, it was worth every penny. He's seen me through some pretty rough times... Was any of it real?

  Kevin Ryan : What I felt was.

• Kevin Ryan : You know, it's risky meeting like this. It better be important.

  Javier Esposito : Bobby S. didn't kill Jimmy. The real killer stole his car and set him up.

  Kevin Ryan : Or Bobby ordered the hit and loaned his car to the killer.

  Javier Esposito : No, bro. Forensic evidence was purposefully left behind. It's a frame. Probably somebody in his own crew.

  Kevin Ryan : Okay, I'll keep my eyes open.

  Javier Esposito : What good is that gonna do you? Hmm? What good is that gonna do you when something goes down and I'm not there to back you up? What you need to do is walk away.

  Kevin Ryan : I'll walk away when I'm done.

  Javier Esposito : What's wrong with you? You got a lot to lose, man. You got Jenny. You're trying to start a family.

  Kevin Ryan : I don't need you to tell me what's at stake here! Look, man, I got invited to Bobby S.'s pool game *tonight*. This is it. This is my shot at getting that bible.

  Javier Esposito : It's not worth it, man.

  Kevin Ryan : I'll call you when I get it.

• Kevin Ryan : Maggie... You know, I pegged you for a lot of things, but never a killer.

  Maggie Finch : Yeah, I pegged you for a lot of things, but never a narc.

  Kevin Ryan : Actually, see, I'm a homicide detective. Which is why I know that you killed Jimmy the baker.

  Maggie Finch : Jimmy the who?

  Kate Beckett : Oh, God. Are we actually gonna play this game? It's late, I am tired. Officers went through your house, and they found your gun.

  Kevin Ryan : Same caliber that killed Jimmy. It's only a matter of time before we get a ballistics match.

• Siobhan O'Doul : I was hoping you'd come.

  Kevin Ryan : I wanted to say goodbye this time.

  Siobhan O'Doul : Goodbye makes me feel like I'll never see you again.

  Kevin Ryan : You won't... Tomorrow you'll be in a new city, have a new name. You'll get to start over again.

  Siobhan O'Doul : Why'd you do this? Risk your life for me?

  Kevin Ryan : You know why.

  Siobhan O'Doul : This Kevin Ryan guy... I wish I would have met him sooner.

• [last lines] 

  Kevin Ryan : I'm sorry, Jenny. I know it wasn't fair to you.

  Jenny Ryan : Just tell me the truth. Is this part of your life, this undercover part, over?

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah, it is now.

  Jenny Ryan : Good. Because I need to know that you're gonna be here. And I need to know that I can depend on you, especially after the test results we got back from the fertility doctor.

  Kevin Ryan : Oh, no. Bad news?

  Jenny Ryan : Yeah, we took those damn tests for nothing.

  [Ryan sighs] 

  Jenny Ryan : I'm already pregnant.

  Kevin Ryan : You're pregnant?

  [Jenny smiles] 

  Kevin Ryan : [laughs]  You're pregnant.

  [Jenny sniffles and chuckles] 

  Kevin Ryan : [laughs]  Uh... Let's, uh, let's pop some champagne.

  Jenny Ryan : [laughs]  No.

  Kevin Ryan : Uh, no. We -- we can't pop any champagne. You know why? Because...

  Kevin Ryan : [together]  you're pregnant!

  Jenny Ryan : [together]  I'm pregnant!

  [laughs] 

  Kevin Ryan , Jenny Ryan : [Jenny and Ryan kissed] 

• Richard Castle : How did the, uh, thing go with the, uh... you know, do the thing in the thing and give the thing to the doctor?

  [Esposito nod] 

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah. Uh, it went... fine.

  Javier Esposito : [smirks at Castle, turns to Ryan, and point at Ryan's "thing"]  So are your swimmers swimming?

  Kevin Ryan : [looks down, uncomfortable, and covers it]  Um, I don't know yet.