Veritas 

A man Beckett has been secretly following is found dead - and then a notorious criminal involved in the first death is killed with Beckett's own gun. Faced with an elaborate frame-up, she has no choice but to run.

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (created by), Rob Hanning

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 (credit only)
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (credit only)
Penny Johnson Jerald	...	Captain Victoria Gates
Jack Coleman	...	Senator William H. Bracken
Jonathan Adams	...	Vulcan Simmons
Alex Fernandez	...	Captain Marcus Donovan
David Gautreaux	...	Dr. Oliver Pressing
Ayanna Berkshire	...	Interviewer
Tom Billett	...	Sergio
Joshua Wolf Coleman	...	Reporter #2

Storyline

Kate Beckett is following a man she believes is related to the death of her mother. The man turns up dead the next morning. They discover that the man was killed by Vulcan and when his body is discovered, Beckett is framed for that murder. Her only hope is to discover a cassette recording that will help her solve the case and prove her innocence. Castle and the entire team at the precinct must help her or go down with her.

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language episode title | hooded sweatshirt | senator | press conference | woman in uniform | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Latin

Release Date:

5 May 2014 (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

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode, with the character of Vulcan Simmons, also guest-starred David Gautreaux, who was cast as a young Vulcan named Xon in the aborted 70s TV series, "Star Trek: Phase II."

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Goofs

In the recording of Bracken that Montgomery left for Beckett, the conversation is exclusively between Montgomery and Bracken. But as established in Castle: Knockout, Montgomery was only a rookie during the Joe Pulgatti/Bob Armen incident; it seems unlikely that two veterans like Raglan and McCallister would choose a new guy to speak for them, especially to the ADA who's been blackmailing them about the crime for which he not only has the ability to prosecute them at any time he chooses, but is heard saying outright he's more than willing to do so.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[while Beckett is on a stake-out in an alley, she sees a cab drop of a fare]
Kate Beckett: [to herself] What are you doing in an alley, Jason?

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Connections

Referenced in Castle: PhDead (2015)

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Soundtracks

Castle Theme Song
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Duncan

User Reviews

ridiculous

I love the show, but this episode was beyond ridiculous. I can accept that they had to do some ret-conning in order to bring that particular affair to a close. But there was no need for the many many conjectures they made to be so extremely far-fetched. Not even a psychic could have come up with this stuff. A lot of very lazy writing must have gone into this - plus a need to rush things (perhaps certain recurring characters' contracts were up and they did not want to renew them beyond season 6??). All this conjecture was made worse by them cramming a lot of plot development into 40 minutes. There was more than enough plot here to do a two-parter that would have been decently paced and would have given the plot and the twists and "discoveries" the necessary room to breathe. Yet, they choose not to do this as a two-parter. Perhaps they did not have the time because they were getting too close to the end of the season??