- [first lines]
- Kate Beckett: I'm telling you, something happened, something changed. It's been weird between us lately.
- Lanie Parish: Lately? Kate, it's been weird for four years.
- Kate Beckett: No. This is different. He's different. It's like he's pulling away.
- Lanie Parish: Well, can you blame him? He's probably tired of waiting.
- Kate Beckett: Waiting for what?
- Lanie Parish: What do you think? The guy is crazy about you, snd despite your little act, you're crazy about him.
- [Kate gives her a look]
- Lanie Parish: Oh, what? Was that supposed to be some big secret?
- Kate Beckett: [with mixed indignation and defensiveness] Yes!
- [Lanie gives her a look in return]
- Kate Beckett: [deflating, being honest with herself] No. Do you think he knows?
- Lanie Parish: You remember how he used to be? Girl on either arm? You really don't see that guy too much anymore. Why do you think that is? He's waiting for **you*.
- Kate Beckett: [after a long pause] Yeah, but, Lanie...
- Lanie Parish: I know. You're dealing with stuff. But you cannot ask him to wait forever... Unless, of course, you're okay with him pulling away.
- Kate Beckett: What if it doesn't work? What if it ends up like you and Javi?
- Lanie Parish: Well, at least we gave it a shot. And so it didn't work out. So what? Now we can move on. Give or take the occasional booty call.
- Kate Beckett: I just, I don't wanna lose what we have, you know?
- Lanie Parish: Girl, please. What exactly do you have? Really?
- Kate Beckett: A friendship?
- Lanie Parish: No. What you and I have, is a friendship. What you and Castle have is a holding pattern. How long can you circle before the fuel runs out?
- [Beckett came to the morgue with Colin]
- Lanie Parish: Easy on the eyes. Cute accent, too. I've just got one question.
- Kate Beckett: Hmm?
- Lanie Parish: Where's Castle?
- Kate Beckett: He took off... For a *lunch* date.
- Lanie Parish: In a Ferrari full of flight attendant?
- Kate Beckett: Yeah, he's probably trying to rack up his frequent flier miles.
- Lanie Parish: I'm sorry. But you know she's just a passing thing.
- Kate Beckett: Do I? I mean, the guy's been divorced *twice*, and he's still chasing bimbos. Maybe that's just who he is.
- Lanie Parish: Look, maybe it's the wrong time, or maybe he's even the wrong guy. But if he is, how long are you gonna wait to find out?
- [Beckett doesn't respond]
- Lanie Parish: Ten years, I've been keeping
- [points to morgue storage]
- Lanie Parish: *them* company, while they spend a night or two here on their way to where we're all going... They all had plans, Kate. Things they were gonna do when they got around to it. Go on a cruise. Lose ten pounds. Fall in love... They thought they had all the time in the world. But nobody does.
- [Castle arrives at a murder scene in his Ferrari with a blonde]
- Richard Castle: Hey there.
- Kate Beckett: I feel like I just walked into a bad episode of 'Miami Vice'.
- Richard Castle: Okay, first, there are no bad episodes of 'Miami Vice'. Second, who died?
- [Castle wheels in a white board]
- Kevin Ryan: Okay, boys, here it is.
- Kevin Ryan: Here's what?
- Richard Castle: My foolproof plan for getting Nigel's fingerprint. Nigel lives in a high-rise apartment, here, on Park Avenue.
- Javier Esposito: Yeah. High security.
- Richard Castle: Exactly. Ryan, you'll be here. Front door, dressed as a flower delivery boy. Esposito, you'll be here. Dressed as a hobo.
- Javier Esposito: Question. Why's the brown man gotta be a hobo?
- Richard Castle: You want the flowers?
- Javier Esposito: Hobo it is.
- Richard Castle: You boys will cause a distraction here, whilst I rappel down the side of the building with Nicolai.
- Kevin Ryan: Who's Nicolai?
- Richard Castle: He's a Romanian gymnast I found on YouTube. He's extremely flexible and fits in the duffel bag. Using a glass cutter...
- Colin Hunt: [having asked to be involved with the investigation] What's she like, your captain?
- Richard Castle: You ever see that YouTube video of the grizzly bear that decapitates a moose with one swipe of its paw?
- Colin Hunt: [dry sarcasm] Comforting.
- Kate Beckett: You showed the stewardess the evidence file?
- Richard Castle: No.
- [scoffs and laughs]
- Richard Castle: I took a picture of it with my phone.
- Colin Hunt: Excuse me, gents.
- [approaching in a tuxedo]
- Colin Hunt: Has anyone seen Detective Beckett?
- [everyone stops and stares as Beckett enters in a fancy dress]
- Kevin Ryan: Wow. Uh... you guys going out?
- Colin Hunt: I pulled some strings and got us into a party at the British Consulate tonight.
- Kate Beckett: Nigel will be there. We'll get his prints and he won't even know it.
- Colin Hunt: Cheers, lads.
- [Beckett and Colin leave]
- Kevin Ryan: Or they could do that.
- Richard Castle: Yeah. Sure. If you want to do it the easy way.
- Kate Beckett: I didn't realize that dancing was a part of the plan.
- Colin Hunt: Well... it offers a perfect vantage point.
- Kate Beckett: Huh.
- [they start dancing]
- Kate Beckett: Do you come to a lot of these events?
- Colin Hunt: No, thank God. Why?
- Kate Beckett: You just seem very... confident.
- Colin Hunt: Oh. Well, that's because my companion is the most beautiful woman in this room.
- Kate Beckett: [after a pause, she chuckles] That's clearly the champagne talking. I'm sure you're just comfortable here because you're amongst your own people.
- Colin Hunt: These aren't my people. My people are the ones carrying the trays. Yeah. I grew up on the East End. My mum cleaned flats. Dad worked in a factory. They wanted something better. They just... They couldn't quite get it.
- Kate Beckett: And then?
- Colin Hunt: I was admitted to Eton on a scholarship where I minored in blending in. What about you?
- Kate Beckett: I grew up in the city. And, uh, went to college in California.
- Colin Hunt: Well, you could obviously do anything you put your mind to. Why be a cop?
- Kate Beckett: I guess it was just my calling.
- Colin Hunt: Ah, a crusader. I know the type. Doesn't leave a lot of time for a personal life though, does it?
- Kate Beckett: What about you? Are you the crusader type as well?
- Colin Hunt: Married to the Bill, I'm afraid. The job comes first. Though sometimes I wish it didn't.
- Kate Beckett: Yeah. I know the feeling.
- Kate Beckett: So, who is Sir Alfred Heath?
- Colin Hunt: Tonight, I am. The lads back home said the real Sir Alfred is down as a no-show. Gout or some damn thing.
- Kate Beckett: Yeah, but what if Nigel Wyndham doesn't show either?
- Colin Hunt: He'll be here. And I expect he'll skip the champagne and drink something posh and pretentious. Leaving his print on the glass.
- Kate Beckett: What if he doesn't drink?
- Colin Hunt: He's British. Trust me, he drinks.
- [after found out Captain Gates let Colin Hunt in on the case]
- Richard Castle: Well, I guess it's not outsider she doesn't like. It's just *me*.
- [after Castle arrived at the crime scene with a blonde in his Ferrari]
- Kate Beckett: Hey, Lanie, how does it look?
- Lanie Parish: Like you waited too long.
- [last lines]
- Kate Beckett: Um... Castle, do you have a second? Can we talk?
- Richard Castle: Actually, I don't. Jacinda has the Ferrari double-parked in a loading zone.
- Kate Beckett: Wow. Four dates in three days. You like her?
- Richard Castle: Yeah. Why?
- [a long pause as Castle is waiting for an answer]
- Kate Beckett: She just, she doesn't seem like your type.
- Richard Castle: Well, she's fun and uncomplicated. I think that's what my life needs right now.
- [turns and leaves]
- Kate Beckett: [calls Colin] Hi! It's, uh, it's Kate... Do you still want to buy me that drink?
- Kate Beckett: [At crime scene, talks about the body] Hey Lanie, how does it look?
- Lanie Parish: [Talks about the conversation earlier about Castle] Like you waited too long.
- Kate Beckett: The vic