Castle (TV Series)

Hedge Fund Homeboys (2009)

Nolan Gerard Funk: Brandon

Quotes 

• Richard Castle : [to Brandon]  Guess who just changed his story.

  Kate Beckett : Your buddy Spencer.

  Richard Castle : Your comrade just gave up your alibi for Max's murder.

  Brandon : You mean Max's suicide, don't you? And last I checked, I wouldn't need an alibi for that, would I?

  Kate Beckett : The medical examiner concluded that Max's death was a homicide.

  Brandon : Oh. Well, I'm sure there are any number of experts we can hire who will disagree with a city employee.

  Richard Castle : Expert witnesses? Scrambling for alibis? Sounds like you're already building a defense.

  Brandon : You guys have been running around, accusing everyone of murder. I figured my turn was coming and I'd better be ready.

  Richard Castle : Only now, we know it was you. All three of your friends have solid alibis for the night Max was killed.

  Brandon : You say, killed. I say, suicide.

  Kate Beckett : Where were you that night?

  Brandon : I took a walk. I knew you guys wouldn't believe me, so I asked Spencer to cover for me.

  Kate Beckett : Thats what you guys do, right? Cover for each other.

  Brandon : Exactly. Look, Detective, you're hot and everything, but if you had any actual evidence, you'd have already arrested me. Me? I have a video that proves Max killed Donny. You really think a jury's gonna believe he didn't get drunk and off himself?

  Kate Beckett : This is just a game for you, isn't it? Like selling drugs in the park.

  Brandon : Well, if it was, looks like I'd be winning. But, hey, if you think I did it, let's see you prove it.

  Richard Castle : [in frustration as Brandon leaves]  I hate that kid!

• Kate Beckett : You told us that all your phones auto-share media files via a Bluetooth link, right?

  Brandon : So?

  Richard Castle : So your phone linked with Max's phone the night he was killed.

  Kate Beckett : It's a digital fingerprint that places you within twenty feet of Max at the time of his murder.

  Richard Castle : You did say if she got some actual evidence, she should arrest you.

  Kate Beckett : You took advantage of Max's guilt over Donny's death, and you got him blackout drunk. And then you put a gun in his hand, pressed it against his temple, and then you pulled the trigger.

  Brandon : Why would I do that?

  Kate Beckett : To cover your tracks over killing Donny.

• Brandon : I have that video that shows that *Max* killed Donny... not me.

  Richard Castle : And arranging that was very impressive. Fooling Spencer, Romy, and Amanda wasn't that hard. They didn't handle the gun. But Max was another story. He actually pulled the trigger, and he just couldn't let it go, could he? And then he remembered, you gave him the gun. So he called you and asked to meet you.

  Kate Beckett : We have a record of the call.

  Richard Castle : You knew something was up, so you brought the gun and, what, vodka? Or was Max a Scotch guy? He knew all about you, Donny and Amanda. He had to wonder, "Did you set me up to kill my best friend?" And when he realized you had, he wasn't gonna keep it quiet, was he? Even with you telling him you'd all go to jail. If only Max had been strong enough just to man up, if only Donny realized he didn't *belong* with you guys anymore, he and Amanda were through, well, then, none of this would have been necessary. Weak people just don't get it, do they, Brandon? Sometimes, they just have to be led to the truth.

  Brandon : [quietly]  Exactly.

  Richard Castle : Did he just say "exactly"? 'Cause I heard him say

  [softly] 

  Richard Castle : "exactly."

  Kate Beckett : Yeah. I heard it, too.

  Brandon : He tricked me. You tricked me.

  Kate Beckett : It's called "admission against interest."

  Richard Castle : Just a fancy term for "confession."

  Kate Beckett : Pretty sweet, huh?