Castle (TV Series)

Backstabber (2016)

Molly C. Quinn: Alexis Castle

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Quotes 

• Martha Rodgers : Okay, ladies, I have decided that I should change my autograph. So... what do you think?

  Alexis Castle : Gram, that looks exactly like your usual autograph.

  Martha Rodgers : No. No, no, no, no. My *usual* autograph when I am *merely* an actress is like this. Sort of carefree and- and whimsical...

  [she shows them the two autographs; they look exactly the same] 

  Martha Rodgers : ...Whereas the other conveys insight, wisdom. They're completely different. Can't you see that?

  [Alexis and Hayley look at each other and play along] 

  Hayley Shipton : Insight.

  Alexis Castle : Wisdom.

  Alexis Castle : [at the same time as Hayley]  Absolutely. Good job.

  Hayley Shipton : [at the same time as Alexis]  Sure. Look at that.

  Hayley Shipton : Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a business to run. Especially since you-know-who is completely useless.

  Richard Castle : [entering]  I heard that. And if I'm so useless, why would Beckett ask me to consult on a murder? Oh, Mother, new autograph.

  Martha Rodgers : Yeah.

  Richard Castle : Nice. Conveys wisdom, insight. I like it.

• Hayley Shipton : Damn it, Alexis, what are you doing here?

  Alexis Castle : Well, I needed some case files for work. But if this is how you get when people come over unannounced, I am happy to give you back your spare key.

• Hayley Shipton : I wish I'd remembered something about her. A tattoo, a scar...

  [sighs] 

  Hayley Shipton : You want a laugh? The only thing I recall about this woman is poor Ned fumbling around with her fancy corset.

  Richard Castle : Tell me more. Was it cotton or lace?

  Alexis Castle : Ew.

  Hayley Shipton : Perv much?

  Richard Castle : I'm serious.

  [sits at his computer to start typing] 

  Hayley Shipton : Okay. It was lace with black leather. Why?

  Richard Castle : Narrows it down. Padded?

  Hayley Shipton : No.

  Richard Castle : Back or front clasps?

  Hayley Shipton : Back. Clasps and buckles. And it had a metal ring on front with snaps.

  Richard Castle : Were there crystal studs across the décolletage?

  Hayley Shipton : Actually, yes.

  Richard Castle : La Seductrice. Now give me a moment to pull up the 2016 Mon Chéri collection.

  Hayley Shipton : That's it. That's the one.

  Richard Castle : And voilà, my work here is done.

  Alexis Castle : Hey, Dad, uh, should I even ask?

  Richard Castle : Nikki Heat research.

• Richard Castle : Are you all right?

  Hayley Shipton : Sure. I'm fine.

  Richard Castle : You don't have to mourn your friends alone, you know.

  Alexis Castle : You don't have to do anything alone, ever again.

• Alexis Castle : I see what's going on. You've got your go-bag, your guns. Is this why you wanted to go by that crime scene? Hayley, if you're in trouble, talk to me.

  Hayley Shipton : I can't, it's not safe.

  [she moves to leave, but Alexis stops her] 

  Hayley Shipton : Okay. Look, I did a favor for a friend last night, at least I thought he was a friend. It was meant to be a quick P.I. job, but, technically, I broke a few laws.

  [Hayley moves to leave again and is stopped] 

  Alexis Castle : Okay. We'll tell Beckett, tell my dad. They can help.

  Hayley Shipton : No, they can't. The friend I was working with, we were in MI6 together. He just phoned. Turns out the job wasn't legit. Something bigger is going on. Something bad enough that he told me to go Code 44.

  Alexis Castle : Uh, what does Code 44 mean?

  Hayley Shipton : It means abandon everything and everyone. It means run for your life and don't look back.

  Alexis Castle : You can't do that.

  Hayley Shipton : I have no choice.

  Alexis Castle : Yes, you do. After years of floating from one place to the next, you've finally found a real home here.

  Hayley Shipton : And I might be putting you and it in danger by staying. I have to go. Now.

  Alexis Castle : No. You have to stay and fight. Figure out what's really going on and fix it... Please, at least try.

• Richard Castle : [answers phone]  Hey, Alexis.

  Alexis Castle : Dad, Hayley's gone.

  Richard Castle : Gone where?

  Alexis Castle : I don't know, but she ditched her cell phone. I can't track her.

  Richard Castle : Hang on. I'm putting you on speaker. What was the last thing Hayley did before she disappeared?

  Alexis Castle : She discovered the computer worm was one she helped design years ago.

  Kevin Ryan : So Edgar used Hayley's own code to help frame her.

  Kate Beckett : But why did she take off right when she was closing in?

  Alexis Castle : Because she knows who the killer is. And his name isn't Edgar... I did some research on her dead MI6 partner, Wesley Connors, and I found this article from six years ago.

  Kate Beckett : Wait a minute. Wesley Connors is the man in the brown leather jacket.

  Javier Esposito : I knew he looked familiar.

  Richard Castle : This article says he's been executed.

  Alexis Castle : Guys, when Hayley recognized the code, she looked like she'd just seen a ghost.

  Richard Castle : That's because she did. Wesley Connors is still alive.