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A woman wakes to find her boyfriend murdered in her apartment. She eludes police and takes hostages and waits for Castle to help her. Castle believes she has been framed, and works with the team to prove her innocence.

Director:

John Terlesky

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (created by), 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
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Captain Victoria Gates
Alicia Lagano	...	Emma Riggs
Tom Amandes	...	Aaron Stokes
Joshua Bitton	...	Det. Grant 'Sully' Sullivan
Peter Mackenzie	...	Sgt. Roman
Patrick Heusinger	...	Raymond Vance
Billy Miller	...	Mickey Gerhardt
Charlie Bodin	...	Julian Carter

Storyline

Ex-con, Angelo Vasquez, reformed for ten years but unemployed, was murdered in the home of his fiancée, Emma Briggs. She ran, took hostages in a dentist's office and asks for Castle, whom she claims to trust, unlike the police, to prove her innocent of the murder. Beckett now is the one officially out of the loop yet allowed to work with the team. They find out incriminating elements from Emma's past, but Castle keeps finding interpretations potentially in her favor while believing she is being framed.

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Plot Keywords:

dentist | re hiring | reference to kathy bates | box of doughnuts | framed for murder | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Alibi [United Kingdom]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Milmar Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lead hostage negotiator is introduced as Sgt. Roman, a likely nod to the character, Danny Roman, played by Samuel L. Jackson in The Negotiator (1998). Other pieces of dialogue are suggestive of this homage.

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Goofs

When Beckett is bemoaning losing her job with the government, she comments "I can't believe the FBI fired me." But she worked directly for the Attorney General; and although the AG's office and FBI are both under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, it's implied when Beckett began working there that the AG's office and the FBI are separate agencies.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Cop: Emma Riggs, NYPD. Open the door!

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Connections

References Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

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Soundtracks

Castle Theme Song
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Duncan

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