Nikki Heat 

An actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.

Director:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (created by), David Grae

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
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Captain Roy Montgomery
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish (credit only)
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Thomas Calabro	...	Scott Donner
Stephen Macht	...	Bill Wellington
Juliana Dever	...	Jenny Duffy-O'Malley
Randall Batinkoff	...	Brad Williams
Tymberlee Hill	...	Julie Taylor
David Parker	...	Duke Jones
Laura Prepon	...	Natalie Rhodes

Storyline

Castle's doubts about method actress Natalie Rhodes playing the title lead in the movie version of his Niki Heat novel "Heat Wave" are laughed away by Becket, which changes after the star joins the team to observe and spookily-well imitates Becket's every way and even her ridiculously expensive taste come in handy. The team's current case is the murder of match-maker Stacy, in whose home a fortune in cash is found, so on top of theatrically dumped ex Brad Williams, her recent clients, their targets and her P.I. Duke Jones, must pass muster.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | episode title spoken by character | two word episode title | crime writer | movie star | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Goofs

Detective Esposito pronounces the word "primer" with a long "i" sound. When used to refer to a beginning textbook, the word is pronounced with a short "i" and rhymes with "glimmer".

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Quotes

[first lines]
[watching Natalie Rhodes' audition tape for Nikki Heat]
Natalie Rhodes: [as Nikki] Game over, and you lose, Tom... Drop it.
Male Actor: [as Tom] Put down the gun or I swear I'll blow his head off.
Natalie Rhodes: [as Nikki] You know I can't do that, Tom.
Male Actor: [as Tom, shouting] You think I'm kidding around here, Detective Heat?
Natalie Rhodes: [as Nikki] No, I don't. I think you feel trapped and you're serious as hell! But right now, I need you to think about the people who love you, and they need you to put down that gun.
Richard Castle: [pausing the video] I can't take ...

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Connections

References Single White Female (1992)

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Soundtracks

Flower
(uncredited)
Performed by Amos Lee

User Reviews

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD