When a body is discovered in an industrial cake mixer, the murder is traced to an Irish gang and a bar owner named Siobhan O'Doul (Cara Buono) Detective Ryan reveals a history with Siobhan from his time working under cover in narcotics. The young rising star of "The Wives of Wall Street" is murdered Castle tries to give Beckett a Valentine's Day gift, but his plans go awry.Ī murder investigation reveals a plot to kidnap a wealthy businessman's daughter FBI Agent Harris (Dylan Walsh) helps Castle and Beckett investigate.Īfter the FBI fails to get Alexis back, Castle takes matters into his own hands Castle learns that his daughter's kidnapping may be a part of a larger and more sinister agenda.Ĭastle and Beckett tackle one of their creepiest cases yet when a woman appears to have been scared to death by a "haunted" DVD Castle fears for his life after he accidentally watches the video. Bracken (Jack Coleman) - the man responsible for the murder of Beckett's mother Beckett faces complications as she tries to finally bring Bracken to justice. When the founder of an adult video franchise is murdered, Beckett and Castle are faced with a lengthy list of suspects Castle is upset when Alexis starts a revealing video blog.Ĭastle and Beckett discover evidence that links a young woman's murder to Sen.
Several angry ex-husbands come under suspicion when a divorce attorney who only represented women is murdered when Alexis gets sick, Castle's ex-wife moves into the loft to take care of her.Ĭastle and Beckett are thrust into New York's raucous music industry as they investigate the murder of an up-and-coming DJ Esposito takes a troubled teen under his wing. Castle and Beckett celebrate their first Christmas together. The team must solve a case involving a dead Santa who falls from the sky and lands in Central Park.
While retrieving a murder witness, Castle and Beckett are ambushed, forcing them to take the witness on the run. The investigation into a ritualistic murder turns up evidence linking Castle to the crime, leading Beckett to wonder how well she really knows him.Īs Beckett and Castle investigate a murder at a sci-fi convention, they encounter avid fans in costume, egotistical celebrities and a lot of drama.Ī documentary crew follows Castle, Beckett and the team as they investigate the murder of a rock band's lead guitarist. When a woman is murdered, Castle and Beckett think a repossessed storage unit may have a connection to her death.Ĭastle's plans with Beckett are disrupted when a dying man stumbles into his backyard and collapses in his pool. On Beckett's first day back from suspension, she and Castle investigate a weathercaster's death, and try to hide their relationship from their co-workers.
Was this a one-time thing? Are they a couple? Will this change their professional relationship? And how much can they afford to reveal to their NYPD co-workers? The fun and conflict escalate as the crime-solving dynamic duo navigate a whole new chapter in their lives.Ĭastle and Beckett set aside questions about their relationship in order to take on the forces responsible for Beckett's mother's murder. The Season Five premiere episode picks up the morning after, with Castle & Beckett facing new questions about their relationship. Then, after four seasons of "will they" or "won't they", Castle and Beckett finally gave into their feelings towards each other in the much anticipated season finale. Once that initial case was solved, Castle and Beckett continued to investigate strange homicides in New York, combining Castle's writer intuition and Beckett's creative detective work. Though they instantly clashed, sparks of another sort began to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Castle stepped in to help find the copycat killer.
But when the NYPD questioned him in connection with a series of murders staged to imitate crime scenes from his books, Castle found inspiration in NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, a bright and aggressive homicide detective with a fascination for odd and offbeat cases stemming from the years-old unsolved murder of her own mother. When viewers first met Richard Castle - a famous mystery novelist and divorced father raising his teenage daughter, while being kept grounded by his Broadway diva mother - he was creatively blocked.