Castle (TV Series)

For Better or Worse (2014)

Nathan Fillion: Richard Castle

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• Kate Beckett : [at City Hall to file for their marriage license]  T-minus 72 hours until we are married. This feels like a dream.

  Richard Castle : That's 'cause I'm dreamy.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, shush.

  Cassandra : Next?

  Richard Castle : [stepping up to the window]  Ah. Here we are.

  Cassandra : Mr. Richard Castle and Ms. Katherine Beckett.

  Richard Castle : That's us.

  Cassandra : Proof of divorce?

  [Castle hands over more paperwork; after a moment, Cassandra looks at Beckett expectantly] 

  Richard Castle : I-Is there something wrong with my documents?

  Cassandra : They're in order. Ms. Beckett, do you have yours?

  Kate Beckett : Pardon me?

  Cassandra : Your divorce paperwork.

  Kate Beckett : I'm sorry, there's a mistake. I've never been married.

  Cassandra : Well, according to this, you have. And it looks like you still are.

  Kate Beckett : I'm married?

  Richard Castle : To whom?

• Kate Beckett : [dropping a stack of folders on Ryan's desk]  Those are my case files. Ask your questions, because I will be pretty much unreachable for the next three weeks.

  Kevin Ryan : [taking the folders and forcing them on Esposito]  Okay. What are you most excited about, the wedding or the honeymoon?

  Javier Esposito : Three weeks in the Maldives on a private island? What do you think?

  [he hands the folders back] 

  Kate Beckett : Actually, the only thing that I'm not excited about is having to say my vows in front of all those people.

  Kevin Ryan : Well, you'll be fine. Just imagine your wedding guests are, uh, murder suspects.

  Javier Esposito : In their underwear.

  Kate Beckett : Or not.

  Captain Victoria Gates : [approaching]  You know, I was so nervous before my wedding that I ran into a wall and got a black eye. You're supposed to be a wreck. You're about to experience one of the most important days of your life. I'm so happy for you, Detective.

  Richard Castle : [entering]  Hey, guys!

  Captain Victoria Gates : In spite of who you're marrying.

• Martha Rodgers : Who is Rogan O'Leary?

  Richard Castle : A guy she met freshman year at Stanford.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, I think I'm gonna be sick.

  Alexis Castle : And you married him?

  Kate Beckett : Not really.

  Richard Castle : Except she did. The two of them drove to Vegas, had too much to drink, and thought it would be a riot to take a cab to a drive-thru wedding chapel.

  Martha Rodgers : You didn't.

  Richard Castle : She did.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, I did. But I never thought that it was for real. And I broke up with the guy a couple of weeks later, after I found out he was a compulsive liar, degenerate, and a thief.

  Richard Castle : Yes, but not before you tied the knot. And here I thought you were a one and done kind of girl.

  Martha Rodgers : Does your father know about this?

  Kate Beckett : I really am gonna be sick.

  Richard Castle : [the doorbell buzzes]  And that'll be my lawyer.

• Alexis Castle : We lost our venue? How is that even possible?

  Richard Castle : They had a circus party there tonight, with some first-time fire breathers. Now our rooftop venue does not have a floor.

  Alexis Castle : This is a disaster.

  Richard Castle : I have no place to get married and no one to get married to. I think "disaster" is an understatement.

  Martha Rodgers : So-called disaster is merely opportunity in disguise. We'll just find another place to hold the wedding.

  Richard Castle : Are you kidding? Where are we gonna find a venue in Manhattan that holds 300 people in less than two days?

  Alexis Castle : Ooh! We already have one. Not in Manhattan. We can move the whole party to our house in the Hamptons.

  Richard Castle : [liking the idea]  Yes. Yes! We've held larger parties than this out there.

  Alexis Castle : We rent luxury buses to shuttle our guests and pay the vendors' transportation costs.

  Martha Rodgers : Brilliant! I will call the housekeeper first thing in the morning and have them start getting the place ready.

  Richard Castle : Do you really think we can pull this off?

  Martha Rodgers : Oh, please. I once staged "A Chorus Line" on a subway platform when our company lost its space. I think I can move a wedding. Alexis will help with everything. You just make sure Katherine finds that deadbeat husband of hers.

• Kate Beckett : [talking to Rogan's ex-girlfriend]  So, um... did he mention any trouble yesterday? Or say anything about you having something in your possession that he urgently needed? Something in the garage or house?

  Tildy McGuire : Actually, yeah. He said he needed the laptop I took from his apartment. Said he needed it right away.

  Richard Castle : Did he say why?

  Tildy McGuire : No. But since it's my laptop, I figured it was a line of bull, that he wanted me to give it up so he could sell it for the money.

  Richard Castle : [to Beckett]  Given how anxious he was to get his hands on it, it might have something to do with his abduction.

  Kate Beckett : Tildy, could we borrow that laptop? Might help us find him.

  Richard Castle : We are trained professionals, and Rogan might be in some very, very serious trouble.

  [cut to Beckett and Castle in their car] 

  Kate Beckett : He's in trouble all right! I mean, all these years, he knew that we were married! He knew when I got here. And for fifteen years, he's been using that as an excuse not to commit.

  Richard Castle : [snickering]  Coma wife. It's kind of brilliant.

  Kate Beckett : You mean despicable, right?

  Richard Castle : [awkward silence]  Yeah. That's what I meant.

• Kate Beckett : Did you find anything on the laptop?

  Richard Castle : Their e-mails to each other are fairly pornographic, but nothing that would get a man abducted.

  Kate Beckett : You know what? Maybe we should call Tory and have her access it remotely. See if we're missing anything.

  Richard Castle : And we should re-check Rogan's apartment. See if there's anything there that can tell us what he was involved with.

  Kate Beckett : I gotta call Lanie. I'm not gonna make my spa bachelorette party this afternoon.

  Richard Castle : You were gonna have naked ladies at your party, too?

• Rogan O'Leary : Kit Kat, who is this guy?

  Richard Castle : "Kit Kat"?

  Kate Beckett : This guy is Richard Castle. My future husband.

  Rogan O'Leary : Really? Well, after his little scream, you may wanna, uh, re-check his man parts.

  Richard Castle : My man parts are just fine, thank you very much.

  Kate Beckett : Could everyone please stop saying "man parts"?

  Rogan O'Leary : So how did you find me?

  Richard Castle : Well, we just followed the trail of disappointment and deception. Led us right to you.

• [first lines] 

  Martha Rodgers : 297 wedding guests. It's a minor miracle, our final total is below 300.

  Richard Castle : There. I am done. Five hundred autographed copies of "Wild Storm". My pre-wedding signing obligations are finished.

  Alexis Castle : Good. Now sign this.

  Richard Castle : What's this one?

  Alexis Castle : Final payment for the rooftop venue.

  Richard Castle : You mean the perfect venue. A 360-degree view of Manhattan. The stars above us, the world at our feet. It's too bad Beckett didn't want to bungee jump off the side of the building for our big exit. Now, that would have been cool.

  Alexis Castle : The tuxes will be in tomorrow evening. Did you tell Esposito and Ryan?

  Richard Castle : I did. They will be here to try them on and to collect them. You are the most adorable best man a groom could hope for.

  [front door buzzes] 

  Martha Rodgers : Ah, probably the concierge with more gifts.

  [opens door] 

  Martha Rodgers : Ah, hi, Gerard. Put them over there with the others. Thank you.

  Richard Castle : All right. I'm out.

  [walks out of the apartment] 

  Martha Rodgers : Bye.

  Alexis Castle : Dad! Don't forget the forms for the marriage license.

  [Alexis holds out the paperwork; Castle's hand appears from the corridor and snatches it] 

• Henry Browning : You were both over 18. Regardless of your seriousness or intent at the time, I'm afraid that your wedding at the Drive-Thru of Love was real, legal, and binding.

  Kate Beckett : Okay, we are getting married in three days.

  Henry Browning : I'm afraid you can't. Not unless you terminate your first marriage.

  Kate Beckett : We have three hundred people coming. Most of them are flying in. So what are we gonna say to all of them?

  Richard Castle : Henry, is there anything we can do to make this go away?

  Henry Browning : It's possible, if there's mutual consent. I brought a dissolution of marriage contract, and I could expedite it through the city, but you'll have to get Mr. O'Leary to sign it, too.

  Kate Beckett : How? It's been fifteen years. I have no idea where he is.

  [cut to Ryan and Esposito at the precinct] 

  Kevin Ryan : Okay, looks like we found him. But man is your husband a piece of work.

  Kate Beckett : He's not my husband.

  Richard Castle : Except, legally, he is.

  Kate Beckett : So, what do we know about him?

  Javier Esposito : Well, your boy got around. He was charged with theft in Austin in '05. He did time for a DUI in Iowa in '07.

  Kevin Ryan : He was arrested for fraud in Kentucky, and, uh... oh, this is a good one. He was put in jail for impersonating an FBI agent in New Orleans.

  Richard Castle : I must say, given his record, I'm really surprised you stayed with him all these years.

• Javier Esposito : Any news from Beckett?

  Richard Castle : Uh, she texted me a couple of hours ago, said she found him, but I haven't heard from her since.

  Javier Esposito : Maybe they're catching up.

  Richard Castle : Sure. No, sure, they got a lot in common. She can talk about all the people she's put in prison, and he can talk about all the people he's met in prison.

• Kate Beckett : [Rogan has been abducted]  Thanks for coming up, babe. I'm so sorry about this whole mess.

  Richard Castle : Oh, what's a fiancé for, if not to help find his future wife's current husband?

• Kate Beckett : Are we crazy for going ahead with this?

  Richard Castle : Yes. But what other choice do we have? Look, I don't want to have a make-up wedding in a few months, okay? I want to do this now. So let's find this husband of yours and get married tomorrow. Besides, it's not like things can get any crazier.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah.

  Biker : [they enter Rogan's apartment]  Well, what do we have here?

  Richard Castle : [turning to see a gang of armed bikers]  I spoke too soon.

• Kate Beckett : [a biker has threatened to break Castle's legs if he is not paid]  Are you okay?

  Richard Castle : No, Mrs. O'Leary. I am not okay. I happen to like my legs. And yours, too.

• Richard Castle : And why is your husband paying bikers over five grand for a stripper's phone?

  Kate Beckett : First of all, could we please stop calling him my husband? And secondly, I don't know, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the abduction.

  [dialing her phone] 

  Kate Beckett : Hey, it's Beckett. Yeah, I need you guys to set up remote access to scrub a laptop. Castle, can you look up the address to the Roadhouse? I want to know what was on that stripper's phone.

  Richard Castle : Find a local strip bar? Now, that I know how to do.

• Richard Castle : [Beckett's wedding dress has been ruined]  It's only a dress. It's not the end of the world.

  Kate Beckett : [her voice breaking]  Then why does it feel like it is? Our wedding was supposed to be magical! It was supposed to be our perfect day.

  [near tears] 

  Kate Beckett : And now it's just... falling apart.

  Richard Castle : So we'll put it back together.

  Kate Beckett : Castle, I'm married to someone else. And I have no idea where he is. We don't have any leads. And to make things worse, the venue, and then now this. I mean, it just feels like all of this is one big sign.

  Richard Castle : Well, maybe it is a sign. A sign that ours is a great love story. So what's a great love story without obstacles to overcome? Every fairy tale has them. Terrible trials that only the worthy can transcend. But you can't give up. That's the deal. We want the happy ending? We can't give up.

  Kate Beckett : [she smiles, near tears again]  And that's why I want to marry you.

• Tory Ellis : Hey, it's Tory. I think I may have found something. I was scrubbing the laptop and came across a hidden folder.

  Kate Beckett : What's in it?

  Tory Ellis : Pictures. According to image data, they were recently downloaded from someone's phone. Most of them are innocuous, but there are a couple of them that, um, I think you need to see. I'm e-mailing them now.

  [Castle takes the phone and flips through the pictures; he stops on a picture of a man with a stripper at a strip club] 

  Richard Castle : Oh-ho-ho-ho! Oh-ho-ho!

  Kate Beckett : What?

  Richard Castle : I think I know why your scheming, scamming husband wanted to steal that stripper's phone. Check it out.

  Kate Beckett : [glancing at the picture]  It's a guy with a stripper. What's the big deal?

  Richard Castle : What's the big deal?

  [he stands up and holds the phone next to an ad on the bench] 

  Richard Castle : That is the big deal. It's the local pastor. There's only one reason your husband would pay that much to get these photos. He was blackmailing a man of God.

  Kate Beckett : A pastor with skin in the game.

  Richard Castle : And motive to make Rogan disappear.

• Kate Beckett : [as Rogan reconciles with his ex]  I can't believe you gave him the money from Pastor Bob.

  Richard Castle : I'm a sucker for happy endings. Let's get the hell out of this town and go get our own.

• Kate Beckett : [answering a call from Castle]  Hey, lover. How close are you?

  Richard Castle : Twenty minutes. And you'll be happy to know, things went smoothly with the judge. You are a free woman. But not for long. I got our marriage license in my pocket, and I will be there soon. And Kate?

  Kate Beckett : Yeah?

  Richard Castle : I love you.

  Kate Beckett : I love you, too.

• [last lines] 

  Lanie Parish : It's been an hour already, and the natives down there are getting restless.

  Martha Rodgers : Where do you think he is?

  Kate Beckett : I don't know. When I spoke to him last, he said he was less than twenty minutes away.

  [she dials her phone] 

  Richard Castle : [voicemail]  This is Richard Castle. Leave me a message.

  Kate Beckett : [hanging up]  Straight to voicemail.

  [her phone rings] 

  Kate Beckett : Hello? Yes, this is she.

  [cut to a car arriving at a ravine; Beckett runs out and over to the embankment, where she breaks down when she sees Castle's crashed car engulfed in flames] 

• Richard Castle : Okay, well, funny story there...

  Biker : Is it still gonna be funny when I make you bleed?