Castle (TV Series)

The Human Factor (2013)

Carlos Bernard: Jared Stack

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• Jared Stack : Well played, Detective Beckett. So... what do you want to know?

  Kate Beckett : Why don't we start with who are you?

  Jared Stack : Jared Stack. Special Investigator for the Attorney General's office.

  Richard Castle : I've never heard of it.

  Jared Stack : [whispers]  You're not supposed to.

  Kate Beckett : And what's your connection to Dale Tanner?

  Jared Stack : Tanner was under scrutiny by the FBI, DHS, and the Pentagon, not to mention the NYPD Counter-Terrorism Unit. Somebody objective needed to look into his death... so they picked me.

  Kate Beckett : When did you realize that he was killed by a drone and not a car bomb?

  Jared Stack : Once our people examined the wreckage.

  Richard Castle : Why the fake ID?

  Jared Stack : I didn't know where this was headed. The AG needs deniability.

  Richard Castle : [to Beckett]  "The secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions." It's "Mission: Impossible".

  Jared Stack : Pretty much. I'm even wearing a mask.

  Richard Castle : Really?

  Jared Stack : No.

• Jared Stack : The facial recognition system is scanning footage over the last two hours from all the main departure points.

  Javier Esposito : How accurate is this thing, really?

  Jared Stack : Well, if he passed in front of one of those cameras, it'll spot him.

  Kevin Ryan : Man, talk about Big Brother. There's gotta be a way to beat the system though, right?

  Jared Stack : Wear big sunglasses, let your bangs hang down over your forehead. It totally messes with the software.

  Javier Esposito : What if you don't have bangs?

  Jared Stack : Wear heavy makeup. Paint random colored shapes all over your face.

  Javier Esposito : [chuckles]  Yeah, I'm not doing that.

• Jared Stack : Detective Beckett and Mr. Castle. Both the President and the Attorney General have asked me to convey their thanks for your work on this case.

  Richard Castle : I don't suppose the President's appreciation could come in the form of a blurb for my book?

  Jared Stack : Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

• Kate Beckett : You claim that you have no idea where this is headed, but it seems pretty clear to me. The military launched an attack against Tanner.

  Jared Stack : I went over the logs at Fort Drummond. It didn't come from there.

  Richard Castle : Where did it come from?

  Jared Stack : That's what I'm trying to find out. Fact is, we've lost a number of drones, some of 'em have fallen into enemy hands.

  Kate Beckett : So one of our enemies killed Tanner? With a drone?

  Richard Castle : That theory... is highly improbable. And coming from me, that's saying something.

• Kate Beckett : What's your name?

  Jared Stack : Does it matter? It's not like we're gonna get to know each other.

  Kate Beckett : Who had Dale Tanner killed?

  [no answer] 

  Kate Beckett : Were you a part of it? Or was your job just to clean up the mess?

  Jared Stack : You're tenacious. I respect that.

  Kate Beckett : Was Omar Dixon part of the mess?

  Jared Stack : He went into hiding. By the way, how did you manage to draw him out?

  Kate Beckett : I'll be asking the questions.

  Jared Stack : You just won't be getting the answers.

  Kate Beckett : Well, we'll see. I can keep you for twenty-four hours and I fully intend to do so.

  Jared Stack : You have me for five more seconds. Use them well.

  [Beckett doesn't respond; five seconds later, there is a knock on the door] 

  Kevin Ryan : Beckett? You've got a phone call.

  Jared Stack : Time's up.

• Jared Stack : Think of it this way, let's say our government wanted Tanner dead, why not just gun him down in the streets? Why use a drone? Why get rid of him in a way that could bounce back on them?

  Kate Beckett : Same reason most killers do. Because they think they're gonna get away with it.

• Jared Stack : Let me ask you something... Where do you see yourself five years from now?

  Kate Beckett : I haven't really given it much thought.

  Jared Stack : As a lieutenant?... Captain? At One Police Plaza, climbing the ladder?

  Kate Beckett : That's not really where my heart is.

  Jared Stack : Where is your heart? In that room? You wanna be in that room, five years from now, busting some killer's balls?

  Kate Beckett : I don't know you... Certainly not well enough to have this conversation.

  [turns to leave] 

  Jared Stack : Yeah, I used to work Homicide, too.

  Kate Beckett : [turning back]  Really?

  Jared Stack : Yeah.

  Kate Beckett : Hmm.

  Jared Stack : Chicago. 'Till some guy tapped me on the shoulder. Today, I'm that guy... What I'm saying is this... I think you're exceptional. You're smart, you're strong, you're an asymmetrical thinker. I see bigger things for you.

  Kate Beckett : Who says I want bigger things?

  Jared Stack : Practically everything about you screams it... There's a job opening in DC.

  Kate Beckett : What job?

  Jared Stack : With the Attorney General. We report directly to him, we work with total autonomy on the biggest, most challenging cases. Cases like this, where the stakes are high and the outcome can affect history. Not everybody has what it takes for the job. I think you do.

  [hands her a card] 

  Jared Stack : Call that number to schedule an interview... Think about it.

  Kate Beckett : I will.

  Jared Stack : I'll be talking to you, Detective Beckett.