Castle (TV Series)

Child's Play (2014)

Michael Hyatt: Mrs. Leslie Ruiz

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• Richard Castle : You don't like me very much, do you?

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : That's not it, Mr. Castle. These are kids, and it's my job to protect them. Even from people who mean well. Besides, if one of them did see something, they're too afraid to come forward. So why would you expect them to write about it?

  Richard Castle : Oh, I don't. Well, not directly. But an experience that powerful is going to find a way to express itself and end up on the page. Even the wildest fantasy is based on a kernel of truth. As a master storyteller, I'm able to separate the make-believe from the telltale details of thinly-veiled fact.

• Jason : My dad says your books suck.

  [the class laughs; Jason and Castle exchange taunting faces] 

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Mr. Castle! We do not make faces in my classroom.

  Richard Castle : He started it!

• Kate Beckett : This is a medal of outstanding service from the NYPD for your invaluable help with tracking down our witness.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : What's gonna happen to Jason's sister anyway?

  Kate Beckett : She's agreed to testify, and with her help, our three victims, along with many, many other people, will finally get justice.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Then maybe you should give this medal to her. I didn't do much to deserve it.

  Kate Beckett : Are you kidding? You put up with Castle for two whole days.

• Kate Beckett : Thank you, Mrs. Ruiz, for letting Castle spend time in your classroom.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : I wasn't given much of a choice.

  Richard Castle : Well, then, uh, we apologize for the imposition. But we do need to figure out who this witness is.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : And just how are you going to do that? You know we spoke to all of them already, right?

  Richard Castle : Yes, but being 90% kid myself, I have an ability to get into the minds of children. And I have the perfect plan.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Trust me, there is no such thing. Have you ever been in a room with twenty second-graders, Mr. Castle?

  Richard Castle : I appreciate your concern, Leslie. May I call you Leslie?

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Mrs. Ruiz is fine.

  Richard Castle : Excellent.