

As his 'inspiration', the idea of striking Castle appeals to Beckett on many levels. Her trajectory is diverted by the arrival of a smug Castle, who has pumped the captain and tracked down the tale. The deceased is identified as the nanny from 12-F, so that's where Beckett heads. Esposito's preference for going commando, at least in warmer weather, comes up, and Beckett spots a couple of promising leads - a bleach bottle and what looks to be a blood stain.

An older tenant tried to use the dryer, and found the clothes in it were still being worn. Beckett gets the call about the body, and gleefully leaves Castle entangled in red tape.Īrriving at the scene, Beckett is filled in by Ryan. The gist of the response ("Where would be the fun in that?") leaves the lawyer looking as if he has great sympathy for the colleague who tends to the writer's affairs. The departmental lawyer whose unenviable task it is to try to get Castle to treat this with appropriate seriousness suggests that Castle should refer the document to his own lawyer before signing. Meanwhile, back at the precinct, Castle's going over all the paperwork that will allow him to shadow Detective Beckett-the paperwork also explicitly states that if anything bad happens to Castle, it's his own fault and he can't sue the city for whatever happens to him. Things start with a 'girl power' ringtone under a bed, and drop through the building to the basement, where's someone's just finishing a spin cycle - as part of the load.

Castle, now a part of the detective team through an arrangement with the Mayor, lends his skills of envisioning scenarios and pointing out seemingly-unrelated details - not to mention unorthodox methods - to the investigation. The body of a nanny stuffed into an apartment building clothes dryer sets off a convoluted investigation into the hows and whys of her death.
