Castle (TV Series)

Flowers for Your Grave (2009)

Stephen J. Cannell: Stephen J. Cannell

Quotes 

• James Patterson : That's it?

  Richard Castle : Yeah. They arrest him.

  James Patterson : That's terrible. No wonder you're blocked.

  Stephen J. Cannell : And here's another thing. The guy doesn't leave his prints at the scene of the crime, but he sends a letter with his prints on it? Well, you lost me there. And what about a twist?

  James Patterson : Where's the twist?

  Stephen J. Cannell : Yeah.

  Richard Castle : Yeah, right? Like, uh... Like maybe somebody set this kid up.

  James Patterson : That's what your story needs, the character who thinks the kid's innocent, keeps digging until he finds the truth.

  Richard Castle : Oh, I have just the guy.

• James Patterson : Castle, I'm kind of glad that you killed off Storm. Less competition.

  Richard Castle : Hmm.

  James Patterson : That's twenty to you, Cannell.

  Stephen J. Cannell : You're bluffing, Patterson.

  James Patterson : Cough up some of that TV money and you'll find out.

  [Cannell throws a chip into the pot] 

  Stephen J. Cannell : Ah, bet's to you, Ricky.

  [Castle doesn't respond] 

  Stephen J. Cannell : Castle. Castle.

  Richard Castle : Hmm?

  Stephen J. Cannell : Bet's to you.

  Richard Castle : Oh, sorry.

  James Patterson : I know that look. Story trouble.

  Stephen J. Cannell : You know, you never should have killed off Storm. That was a big mistake. I-I would've retired him. Or crippled him. And the man was money.

  James Patterson : You don't see me putting a bullet through Alex Cross' head.

  Stephen J. Cannell : And my boy Shane Scully's gonna be fueling my private jet long after people have all forgotten about Storm.

  Richard Castle : Oh, you know what? Just for that, I am gonna call.

  James Patterson : So what's the problem, Ricky? Maybe we can help.

  Richard Castle : I'm working on this thing. It starts with a famous author. Some psycho starts staging murders like the way he does in his books.

  Stephen J. Cannell : [laughs]  That's pretty self-aggrandizing, isn't it?

  James Patterson : This *is* Castle we're talking about.

  Richard Castle : So, the crime scenes are clean. Doesn't leave any fingerprints, doesn't leave any DNA. But the psycho writes the author a fan letter with his prints all over it. Well, that leads the cops to his apartment, where they find enough evidence to convict him.

  [pause] 

  Stephen J. Cannell : And then?

  Richard Castle : That's it.