1 00:00:01,582 --> 00:00:04,585 [ ICE CREAM TRUCK JINGLE PLAYING ] 2 00:00:13,434 --> 00:00:15,015 [ THUD ] 3 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:16,807 [ MUSIC STOPS ] 4 00:00:18,269 --> 00:00:19,690 [ HORN HONKS IN DISTANCE ] 5 00:00:26,277 --> 00:00:29,240 OH, MY GOD, ICE CREAM? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME? 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,492 [ LAUGHS ] AT LEAST YOU'LL DIE HAPPY. 7 00:00:31,492 --> 00:00:32,863 OH... 8 00:00:32,863 --> 00:00:34,535 [ SIGHS ] KATE? MM! 9 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:36,537 OH, NO, THANKS, I COULDN'T, NOT AFTER THIS 10 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:38,079 AMAZING MEAL THAT YOU GUYS JUST STUFFED US WITH. 11 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:40,661 OH -- DARLING, I'M SORRY. DESSERT IS NOT OPTIONAL, 12 00:00:40,661 --> 00:00:42,042 NOT AFTER I TRAIPSED ALL OVER TOWN 13 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,425 TO FIND RICHARD HIS FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM. 14 00:00:44,425 --> 00:00:45,626 POTATO CHIP FUDGE? 15 00:00:45,626 --> 00:00:47,428 [ GIGGLES ] [ Whispers ] YES! 16 00:00:47,428 --> 00:00:49,049 BECKETT, DIG DEEP. 17 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:51,882 COME -- YOU WOULD NOT QUIT AT MILE 25 OF A MARATHON. 18 00:00:51,882 --> 00:00:54,095 YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK 19 00:00:54,095 --> 00:00:55,636 AND YOU AND I DO DISHES? OH -- 20 00:00:55,636 --> 00:00:57,228 OH, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. 21 00:00:57,228 --> 00:00:59,560 GRAM AND I HAVE IT COVERED. 22 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,482 OKAY. 23 00:01:03,184 --> 00:01:05,065 [ Lowered voice ] YOU ARE NOT LETTING THEM DO DISHES 24 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:06,817 AFTER THEY JUST COOKED. 25 00:01:06,817 --> 00:01:08,279 THEY WANT TO. 26 00:01:08,279 --> 00:01:09,610 YOU'RE SERIOUSLY MILKING THIS WHOLE 27 00:01:09,610 --> 00:01:10,991 "I'VE BEEN MISSING FOR TWO MONTHS THING," AREN'T YOU? 28 00:01:10,991 --> 00:01:13,033 THEY ARE GLAD TO HAVE ME BACK, 29 00:01:13,033 --> 00:01:15,456 AND IF FUSSING OVER ME MAKES THEM HAPPY... 30 00:01:15,456 --> 00:01:17,158 [ Lowered voice ] ENJOY IT. 31 00:01:17,158 --> 00:01:19,830 LIKE YOU OUGHT TO BE ENJOYING THIS 32 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:21,622 POTATO CHIP FUDGE ICE CREAM SUNDAE. 33 00:01:21,622 --> 00:01:24,084 IT'S GOT THAT WHOLE SALTY/SWEET THING GOING ON. 34 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:25,706 IT'S JUST -- JUST LIKE ME. 35 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,011 MMM! 36 00:01:31,011 --> 00:01:34,094 [ PHONE RINGS ] 37 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,096 I'LL -- I'LL GET YEAH. I'LL GET IT. [ GRUNTS ] MM. 38 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:38,058 [ PHONE BEEPS ] BECKETT'S PHONE. 39 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:44,064 [ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ] 40 00:01:44,064 --> 00:01:46,987 [ SIGHS ] LOOK, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ONLY BEEN BACK 41 00:01:46,987 --> 00:01:50,070 FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND WE'RE ALL STILL TRYING TO PROCESS IT, 42 00:01:50,070 --> 00:01:52,693 BUT I GOTTA SAY, 43 00:01:52,693 --> 00:01:54,365 ALEXIS WAITING ON YOU HAND AND FOOT -- 44 00:01:54,365 --> 00:01:56,997 IT'S JUST IT'S A LITTLE ODD. 45 00:01:56,997 --> 00:01:58,329 HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY ODD? 46 00:01:58,329 --> 00:02:00,661 ICE CREAM TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. 47 00:02:00,661 --> 00:02:03,083 THERE'S NO KIDS LINING UP TO BUY BOMB POPS AROUND HERE. 48 00:02:03,083 --> 00:02:05,166 YEAH, THIS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE DRIVER'S ROUTE. 49 00:02:05,166 --> 00:02:06,627 NOT EVEN CLOSE. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE 50 00:02:06,627 --> 00:02:08,169 WITH THE OWNER OF THE ICE CREAM TRUCK -- 51 00:02:08,169 --> 00:02:09,510 SERGEI VETOTCHKIN. 52 00:02:09,510 --> 00:02:12,092 THE VICTIM IS HIS SON -- ANTON, 22. 53 00:02:12,092 --> 00:02:14,385 THEY FOUND HIM BEHIND THE WHEEL AROUND 5:00 P.M. 54 00:02:14,385 --> 00:02:16,016 Castle: IS NOTHING SACRED? 55 00:02:16,016 --> 00:02:17,638 I MEAN, WHO KILLS AN ICE CREAM MAN, 56 00:02:17,638 --> 00:02:19,260 A SYMBOL OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE? 57 00:02:19,260 --> 00:02:21,972 Beckett: MAYBE SOMEONE WANTED HIS MONEY. 58 00:02:21,972 --> 00:02:24,935 EXCEPT THAT TODAY'S CASH RECEIPTS WERE STILL IN THE VAN. 59 00:02:24,935 --> 00:02:27,107 AND WHOEVER DID THIS SHOT HIM AT CLOSE RANGE. 60 00:02:27,107 --> 00:02:30,481 TWO G.S.W.s TO THE CHEST WITH POWDER BURNS. 61 00:02:30,481 --> 00:02:32,032 WE FIGURE THE SHOOTER BOARDED THE TRUCK 62 00:02:32,032 --> 00:02:35,035 AND SHOT ANTON, KNOCKING HIM BACK INTO THE SHIFTER. 63 00:02:35,035 --> 00:02:37,328 WENT INTO FIRST, AND THAT'S WHY THE TRUCK ROLLED HERE. 64 00:02:37,328 --> 00:02:39,159 KILLER PROBABLY BOLTED OUT THE BACK. 65 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:40,831 ANYONE SEE IT? 66 00:02:40,831 --> 00:02:42,783 WE GOT UNIS CANVASSING FOR WITNESSES, 67 00:02:42,783 --> 00:02:44,995 BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE HANG OUT. 68 00:02:44,995 --> 00:02:46,747 AND WHAT ABOUT STREET CAMS? 69 00:02:46,747 --> 00:02:49,169 COVERAGE IS SPOTTY. WE'LL GET REALLY LUCKY IF WE GET A HIT. 70 00:02:49,169 --> 00:02:52,503 WHAT WAS THIS KID DOING HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE? 71 00:02:52,503 --> 00:02:55,055 I DON'T KNOW WHY OUR SON WOULD BE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 72 00:02:55,055 --> 00:02:56,847 THAT'S NOT WHERE WE DO BUSINESS. 73 00:02:56,847 --> 00:02:58,259 WELL, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE WAS INVOLVED 74 00:02:58,259 --> 00:03:00,100 IN SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE HIM DOWN THERE, 75 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:01,472 SOMETHING DANGEROUS? 76 00:03:01,472 --> 00:03:04,565 NO. ANTON WAS...A GOOD BOY. 77 00:03:04,565 --> 00:03:05,976 NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE. 78 00:03:05,976 --> 00:03:08,519 WERE THERE ANY TROUBLES ON HIS ROUTE? 79 00:03:08,519 --> 00:03:12,072 ANYTHING UNUSUAL GOING ON IN HIS LIFE? 80 00:03:12,072 --> 00:03:14,074 HE CAME HOME EARLY FROM SCHOOL. 81 00:03:14,074 --> 00:03:15,946 WHAT SCHOOL DID HE GO TO? 82 00:03:15,946 --> 00:03:18,739 HE WAS TAKING NIGHT CLASSES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 83 00:03:18,739 --> 00:03:21,121 IN THE BRONX FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN. 84 00:03:21,121 --> 00:03:24,535 SINCE HE WAS A BOY IN ABKHAZIA, HE LOVED TO DRAW. 85 00:03:24,535 --> 00:03:28,329 BUT LAST NIGHT, HE CAME BACK FROM CLASS 86 00:03:28,329 --> 00:03:32,463 VERY UPSET, LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. 87 00:03:32,463 --> 00:03:35,215 Woman: YEAH, THERE WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG. 88 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:37,137 I'D NEVER SEEN ANTON LIKE THAT BEFORE. 89 00:03:37,137 --> 00:03:39,430 COULD YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED? 90 00:03:39,430 --> 00:03:41,722 YEAH, I'D GIVEN THE CLASS AN ASSIGNMENT, 91 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:44,765 AND ANTON WAS WORKING AT HIS STATION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, 92 00:03:44,765 --> 00:03:47,147 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE STARTED SHAKING 93 00:03:47,147 --> 00:03:49,520 LIKE HE WAS TERRIFIED. BECAUSE OF WHAT? 94 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,403 I DON'T KNOW. HE RAN OUT OF THE ROOM. 95 00:03:52,403 --> 00:03:54,525 BUT I SAW HIM LATER IN THE PARKING LOT 96 00:03:54,525 --> 00:03:56,777 GETTING INTO A CAR WITH SOME GUY. 97 00:03:56,777 --> 00:03:58,198 WHAT GUY? CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM? 98 00:03:58,198 --> 00:04:00,451 NO, IT WAS TOO DARK, BUT... 99 00:04:00,451 --> 00:04:02,032 I-I DO REMEMBER THE CAR. 100 00:04:02,032 --> 00:04:04,415 IT WAS BRIGHT GREEN, AN OLD CAMRY. 101 00:04:04,415 --> 00:04:06,627 DID YOU HAPPEN TO GET A LICENSE PLATE? 102 00:04:06,627 --> 00:04:11,001 I-I GOT A 3, AN "E," AND A "K." 103 00:04:11,001 --> 00:04:13,083 YOU SAID THIS ALL STARTED WHEN HE WAS AT HIS STATION. 104 00:04:13,083 --> 00:04:15,586 CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HE WAS WORKING ON? 105 00:04:15,586 --> 00:04:18,799 UH, YEAH. I HAVE TO LOG YOU INTO THE SYSTEM. [ MOUTHS WORD ] 106 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:20,801 [ CHAIR WHEELS ROLL ] 107 00:04:20,801 --> 00:04:22,182 [ EXHALES ] 108 00:04:23,474 --> 00:04:25,265 [ TYPING ] 109 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,688 [ BEEPING ] 110 00:04:27,688 --> 00:04:29,269 WHAT THE -- 111 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:30,891 HIS PORTFOLIO IS GONE AND ALL HIS... 112 00:04:30,891 --> 00:04:32,563 [ TAPS MOUSE ] PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DELETED. 113 00:04:32,563 --> 00:04:34,855 DID ANTON DELETE THEM? WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? 114 00:04:34,855 --> 00:04:37,157 I HAVE NO IDEA. [ PHONE RINGS ] 115 00:04:37,157 --> 00:04:39,159 [ RING ] 116 00:04:39,159 --> 00:04:41,201 IT'S C.S.U. RYAN. [ BEEP ] 117 00:04:41,201 --> 00:04:43,113 [ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ] 118 00:04:47,828 --> 00:04:49,500 RYAN? 119 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:52,623 HEY. C.S.U. GOT US A LEAD. 120 00:04:52,623 --> 00:04:55,005 SEE HOW THIS CABINET DOOR IS OPEN? 121 00:04:55,005 --> 00:04:57,418 JUST LIKE IN THESE CRIME SCENE PHOTOS. 122 00:04:57,418 --> 00:04:58,679 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] 123 00:05:01,131 --> 00:05:03,093 OKAY. SO? 124 00:05:03,093 --> 00:05:06,266 SO WHEN THE CABINET DOOR IS CLOSED... 125 00:05:06,266 --> 00:05:09,430 THERE'S BLOOD SPATTER ON THE DOOR PANEL BEHIND IT. 126 00:05:09,430 --> 00:05:11,852 WHICH MEANS THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WHEN ANTON WAS SHOT. 127 00:05:11,852 --> 00:05:14,525 YEP. NOW, SEE THIS SMEAR OF BLOOD 128 00:05:14,525 --> 00:05:16,066 ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE DOOR? 129 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:17,988 C.S.U. SAID THAT THIS CAME FROM A FINGER, 130 00:05:17,988 --> 00:05:21,402 SO SOMEBODY GRABBED THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, 131 00:05:21,402 --> 00:05:22,823 PULLING IT OPEN. 132 00:05:22,823 --> 00:05:25,115 IF SOMEONE WAS IN THERE WHEN ANTON WAS SHOT... 133 00:05:25,115 --> 00:05:27,247 THEY SAW OUR KILLER. A WITNESS. 134 00:05:27,247 --> 00:05:29,540 YEAH, NOT ONLY THAT, I THINK OUR WITNESS MIGHT BE A KID. 135 00:05:29,540 --> 00:05:31,121 WHAT? 136 00:05:31,121 --> 00:05:33,414 THEY LEFT THAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CABINET. 137 00:05:33,414 --> 00:05:36,046 IT'S A PERMISSION SLIP FOR A CLASS TRIP. 138 00:05:36,046 --> 00:05:38,218 NO USABLE PRINTS ON IT, 139 00:05:38,218 --> 00:05:40,010 BUT IT DOES HAVE TODAY'S DATE. 140 00:05:40,010 --> 00:05:41,341 KENNEDY ELEMENTARY. 141 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:43,053 THAT'S LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. 142 00:05:43,053 --> 00:05:44,635 ASSUMING AN AFTERNOON DISMISSAL, 143 00:05:44,635 --> 00:05:46,387 ANTON WAS SHOT AT 5:00 P.M. 144 00:05:46,387 --> 00:05:49,059 SOMEONE FROM THAT SCHOOL WAS IN THIS VAN WHEN ANTON WAS KILLED. 145 00:05:51,642 --> 00:05:54,354 SOMEONE FROM MISS RUIZ'S SECOND GRADE CLASS. 146 00:05:55,686 --> 00:05:58,399 Man: I CAN'T IMAGINE IT'S ONE OF MRS. RUIZ'S STUDENTS. 147 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:00,401 WHY WOULD THEY EVEN BE IN THAT AREA ALONE? 148 00:06:00,401 --> 00:06:02,192 WELL, WE'LL KNOW MORE ONCE OUR YOUTH OFFICER 149 00:06:02,192 --> 00:06:03,404 IS DONE TALKING TO THEM. 150 00:06:03,404 --> 00:06:04,945 NOW, WHAT TIME DID... 151 00:06:04,945 --> 00:06:06,987 [ CLICKS PEN ] MRS. RUIZ'S CLASS LET OUT YESTERDAY? 152 00:06:06,987 --> 00:06:09,079 AT 3:00 P.M., AND EACH CHILD WAS PICKED UP 153 00:06:09,079 --> 00:06:10,871 BY A PARENT OR AUTHORIZED GUARDIAN. 154 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:13,664 OKAY, AND I'M GONNA NEED A LIST OF ALL OF THEIR NAMES 155 00:06:13,664 --> 00:06:15,586 SO WE CAN DETERMINE WHERE THEY WERE AT 5:00 P.M. 156 00:06:15,586 --> 00:06:18,208 OF COURSE. DETECTIVE BECKETT? 157 00:06:18,208 --> 00:06:20,260 MRS. RUIZ AND I TALKED TO ALL THE STUDENTS. 158 00:06:20,260 --> 00:06:21,922 NONE OF THEM SEEMS TO BE YOUR WITNESS. 159 00:06:21,922 --> 00:06:23,383 EXCEPT ONE OF THEM HAS TO BE. 160 00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:24,805 [ BALL RATTLING ] 161 00:06:24,805 --> 00:06:26,507 YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK TO THEM AGAIN. 162 00:06:26,507 --> 00:06:28,929 IF THEY'RE AFRAID TO COME FORWARD, THAT'S NOT GONNA HELP. 163 00:06:28,929 --> 00:06:31,011 Man: OR PERHAPS THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. 164 00:06:31,011 --> 00:06:32,563 EITHER WAY, THESE CHILDREN SHOULDN'T BE SUBJECTED 165 00:06:32,563 --> 00:06:34,064 TO ENDLESS QUESTIONS. I KNOW, I UNDERSTAND, 166 00:06:34,064 --> 00:06:36,146 BUT WE HAVE TO FIND THIS WITNESS. 167 00:06:36,146 --> 00:06:38,939 IN CASES LIKE THIS, A CHILD IS OFTEN MORE LIKELY 168 00:06:38,939 --> 00:06:41,692 TO OPEN UP TO SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT AN AUTHORITY FIGURE -- 169 00:06:41,692 --> 00:06:43,113 A CLASSMATE, A FRIEND. 170 00:06:43,113 --> 00:06:47,828 SO, BASICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE 171 00:06:47,828 --> 00:06:49,239 WHO WON'T INTIMIDATE THEM. 172 00:06:49,239 --> 00:06:51,952 AN ADULT PRESENCE IN THE CLASSROOM 173 00:06:51,952 --> 00:06:54,204 THAT 8-YEAR-OLDS WILL VIEW AS A PEER, 174 00:06:54,204 --> 00:06:56,537 SOMEONE THAT THEY CAN CONSIDER ONE OF THEIR OWN? 175 00:06:56,537 --> 00:06:59,169 OKAY, BUT WHERE WOULD WE FIND SOMEONE LIKE THAT? 176 00:06:59,169 --> 00:07:00,671 GOT IT. 177 00:07:00,671 --> 00:07:01,842 EASY. 178 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:17,397 THANK YOU, MRS. RUIZ, 179 00:07:17,397 --> 00:07:18,979 FOR LETTING CASTLE SPEND TIME IN YOUR CLASSROOM. 180 00:07:18,979 --> 00:07:20,611 I WASN'T GIVEN MUCH OF A CHOICE. 181 00:07:20,611 --> 00:07:23,233 WELL, THEN WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE IMPOSITION, 182 00:07:23,233 --> 00:07:26,116 BUT WE DO NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO THIS WITNESS IS. 183 00:07:26,116 --> 00:07:27,367 AND JUST HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? 184 00:07:27,367 --> 00:07:29,029 YOU KNOW WE SPOKE TO ALL OF THEM ALREADY, RIGHT? 185 00:07:29,029 --> 00:07:31,451 YES, BUT BEING 90% KID MYSELF, 186 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:35,075 I HAVE AN ABILITY TO GET INTO THE MINDS OF CHILDREN. 187 00:07:35,075 --> 00:07:36,877 AND I HAVE THE PERFECT PLAN. 188 00:07:36,877 --> 00:07:39,840 TRUST ME, THERE IS NO SUCH THING. 189 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,171 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A ROOM 190 00:07:41,171 --> 00:07:43,043 WITH 20 SECOND-GRADERS, MR. CASTLE? 191 00:07:43,043 --> 00:07:44,715 I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, LESLIE. 192 00:07:44,715 --> 00:07:45,796 MAY I CALL YOU LESLIE? 193 00:07:45,796 --> 00:07:48,088 "MRS. RUIZ" IS FINE. EXCELLENT. 194 00:07:48,088 --> 00:07:50,470 I'M SURE I'M MORE THAN CAPABLE OF HANDLING 195 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:53,093 ANYTHING THESE LITTLE CHARMERS CAN THROW MY WAY. 196 00:07:53,093 --> 00:07:54,805 HMM. 197 00:07:54,805 --> 00:07:56,056 [ CHILDREN SHOUTING PLAYFULLY ] 198 00:07:59,650 --> 00:08:01,021 IN THIS CASE, IS AN ERASER. 199 00:08:01,021 --> 00:08:03,694 [ CELL PHONE RINGS ] 200 00:08:03,694 --> 00:08:05,235 [ BEEP ] 201 00:08:05,235 --> 00:08:06,657 HEY, WHAT DO YOU GOT? 202 00:08:06,657 --> 00:08:08,028 WE CHASED DOWN THAT PARTIAL PLATE 203 00:08:08,028 --> 00:08:09,239 THAT ANTON'S TEACHER GAVE US. 204 00:08:09,239 --> 00:08:10,741 THAT CAR SHE SAW? 205 00:08:10,741 --> 00:08:12,372 LOOKS LIKE IT'S REGISTERED TO A RETIRED COP 206 00:08:12,372 --> 00:08:13,874 NAMED CLARK JAFFE. 207 00:08:13,874 --> 00:08:15,576 A cop? YEAH. 208 00:08:15,576 --> 00:08:18,078 ANTON PLACED A CALL TO HIM THAT NIGHT FROM 209 00:08:18,078 --> 00:08:19,169 the pay phone outside the college. 210 00:08:19,169 --> 00:08:20,250 OKAY, BRING HIM IN. 211 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:21,381 THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM. 212 00:08:21,381 --> 00:08:23,544 Jaffe's dead. Shot to death. 213 00:08:23,544 --> 00:08:26,506 HE WAS SHOT, TOO? WHEN? 214 00:08:26,506 --> 00:08:28,929 YESTERDAY, ABOUT EIGHT HOURS BEFORE ANTON. 215 00:08:28,929 --> 00:08:31,051 AND I RAN BALLISTICS. IT'S A MATCH. 216 00:08:31,051 --> 00:08:32,973 IT'S THE SAME SHOOTER. 217 00:08:32,973 --> 00:08:35,305 OKAY. I'M ON MY WAY. [ CELL PHONE BEEPS ] 218 00:08:35,305 --> 00:08:37,187 [ LAUGHING AND SHOUTING PLAYFULLY ] 219 00:08:37,187 --> 00:08:39,059 HEY, EVERYBODY. ATTEN-- 220 00:08:39,059 --> 00:08:41,942 ATTENTION, EVERYONE! HELLO! ATTENTION! 221 00:08:41,942 --> 00:08:43,523 [ CHILDREN SHOUTING PLAYFULLY ] 222 00:08:43,523 --> 00:08:45,355 GUYS. 223 00:08:45,355 --> 00:08:47,067 CLASS. 224 00:08:47,067 --> 00:08:49,780 [ SHOUTING STOPS ] 225 00:08:51,111 --> 00:08:52,703 NEAT TRICK. 226 00:08:52,703 --> 00:08:54,074 CHILDREN, THIS IS MR. CASTLE. 227 00:08:54,074 --> 00:08:56,156 HE'S GONNA BE HELPING ME WITH TODAY'S LESSONS. 228 00:08:56,156 --> 00:08:59,960 Students: GOOD MORNING, MR. CASTLE. 229 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:03,163 OKAY, COLUMBO. YOU'RE ON. 230 00:09:04,464 --> 00:09:06,006 RIGHT. 231 00:09:06,006 --> 00:09:08,759 [ BONE CRACKS ] [ CLEARS THROAT ] 232 00:09:08,759 --> 00:09:10,430 GOOD MORNING, CLASS. 233 00:09:10,430 --> 00:09:13,343 DOES ANYONE HERE KNOW WHAT A WRITER IS? 234 00:09:13,343 --> 00:09:16,056 YES? A WRITER WRITES STORIES. 235 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,307 THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. 236 00:09:17,307 --> 00:09:20,060 AND...WHO HERE KNOWS A WRITER? 237 00:09:20,060 --> 00:09:21,441 THIS IS BORING! 238 00:09:21,441 --> 00:09:23,854 MRS. RUIZ SAID I CAN SHOW-AND-TELL MY INSTANT CAMERA! 239 00:09:23,854 --> 00:09:25,065 MAYBE LATER, JASON. 240 00:09:26,186 --> 00:09:28,188 [ SIGHS ] YES? 241 00:09:28,188 --> 00:09:30,530 MR. CASTLE, AREN'T YOU A WRITER? 242 00:09:30,530 --> 00:09:32,402 WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM. 243 00:09:32,402 --> 00:09:33,694 ARE YOU FAMOUS? 244 00:09:33,694 --> 00:09:35,656 WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I'D USE THE WORD "FAMOUS." 245 00:09:35,656 --> 00:09:37,457 SOME PEOPLE -- MY DAD SAYS YOUR BOOKS SUCK. 246 00:09:37,457 --> 00:09:41,752 [ LAUGHTER ] 247 00:09:41,752 --> 00:09:43,664 [ LAUGHTER CONTINUES ] 248 00:09:45,165 --> 00:09:47,127 MR. CASTLE! 249 00:09:47,127 --> 00:09:48,879 WE DO NOT MAKE FACES IN MY CLASSROOM. 250 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:50,090 HE STARTED IT! 251 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,673 Students: BOO! 252 00:09:52,673 --> 00:09:54,014 YOU SAID YOU HAD A PLAN? 253 00:09:54,014 --> 00:09:57,678 YES, YES, I HAVE A PLAN. [ CLEARS THROAT ] 254 00:09:57,678 --> 00:10:00,350 ASIDE FROM ME, DOES ANYONE HERE 255 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:02,312 KNOW ANOTHER WRITER? 256 00:10:03,644 --> 00:10:07,317 TELL YOU WHAT. EVERYONE LOOK TO YOUR LEFT. 257 00:10:07,317 --> 00:10:09,149 YOU'RE LOOKING AT A WRITER. 258 00:10:09,149 --> 00:10:11,231 EXCEPT FOR YOU GUYS ON THE END. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WALL. 259 00:10:11,231 --> 00:10:13,073 [ LAUGHTER ] 260 00:10:13,073 --> 00:10:15,445 WE ARE ALL WRITERS. 261 00:10:15,445 --> 00:10:18,869 IF YOU CAN TELL A STORY, YOU CAN WRITE A STORY. 262 00:10:20,410 --> 00:10:23,003 SO... 263 00:10:23,003 --> 00:10:25,836 LET'S DO THAT RIGHT NOW. LET'S WRITE A STORY. 264 00:10:25,836 --> 00:10:27,708 IT CAN BE ABOUT A LITTLE BOY 265 00:10:27,708 --> 00:10:29,629 OR A LITTLE GIRL, JUST LIKE YOU. 266 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:33,133 IT CAN BE AS SILLY OR AS SCARY AS YOU WANT IT TO BE. 267 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:35,255 CAN I WRITE ABOUT HAVING A TEA PARTY? 268 00:10:35,255 --> 00:10:36,717 OF COURSE YOU CAN. 269 00:10:36,717 --> 00:10:39,760 MR. CASTLE, IS IT OKAY TO MAKE THINGS UP? 270 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,471 OF COURSE, YES. YOU CAN MAKE THINGS UP, 271 00:10:41,471 --> 00:10:44,144 OR YOU COULD, UM, YOU COULD WRITE IT 272 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:46,146 BASED ON SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE. 273 00:10:48,028 --> 00:10:50,230 IS EVERYONE READY? 274 00:10:53,774 --> 00:10:54,775 UH, GO! 275 00:10:59,740 --> 00:11:02,082 [ MOUTHS WORDS ] 276 00:11:02,082 --> 00:11:03,623 WE FOUND A LINK BETWEEN OUR TWO VICS? 277 00:11:03,623 --> 00:11:05,786 OTHER THAN ANTON GETTING IN JAFFE'S CAR THAT NIGHT, 278 00:11:05,786 --> 00:11:08,168 NOT SO FAR, AND ANTON'S NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. 279 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:11,051 YOU TALK TO ANTON'S PARENTS? YEAH, THEY NEVER HEARD OF JAFFE. 280 00:11:11,051 --> 00:11:12,002 I'M TELLING YOU, THESE GUYS, 281 00:11:12,002 --> 00:11:13,383 THEY LIVED IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, 282 00:11:13,383 --> 00:11:14,634 THEY MOVED IN DIFFERENT CIRCLES. 283 00:11:14,634 --> 00:11:16,096 [ SIGHS ] THEY DRIVE OFF TOGETHER, 284 00:11:16,096 --> 00:11:18,058 AND THEN THE NEXT DAY THEY BOTH END UP DEAD? 285 00:11:18,058 --> 00:11:20,100 THEY'RE CONNECTED. WE JUST GOTTA FIND OUT HOW. 286 00:11:20,100 --> 00:11:22,682 I GOT SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER CLARK JAFFE WAS KILLED, 287 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:24,434 SOMEONE TOSSED HIS PLACE. 288 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:26,356 KILLER WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. 289 00:11:32,522 --> 00:11:34,735 IF YOU DON'T HYDRATE, THEY'LL EAT YOU ALIVE. 290 00:11:34,735 --> 00:11:37,948 AH, THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY KIND. [ SIPS ] 291 00:11:37,948 --> 00:11:39,950 SO, HOW ARE THOSE STORIES THEY WROTE? 292 00:11:39,950 --> 00:11:41,661 OH, AND FEEL FREE TO USE MY DESK. 293 00:11:41,661 --> 00:11:44,324 I WAS -- I JUST... 294 00:11:44,324 --> 00:11:47,127 YOU DON'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH, DO YOU? 295 00:11:47,127 --> 00:11:50,130 THAT'S NOT IT, MR. CASTLE. 296 00:11:50,130 --> 00:11:51,962 THESE ARE KIDS, 297 00:11:51,962 --> 00:11:54,464 AND IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT THEM, 298 00:11:54,464 --> 00:11:56,676 EVEN FROM PEOPLE WHO MEAN WELL. 299 00:11:58,048 --> 00:12:01,011 BESIDES, IF ONE OF THEM DID SEE SOMETHING, 300 00:12:01,011 --> 00:12:02,392 THEY'RE TOO AFRAID TO COME FORWARD. 301 00:12:02,392 --> 00:12:04,264 SO WHY WOULD YOU EXPECT THEM TO WRITE ABOUT? 302 00:12:04,264 --> 00:12:07,267 WELL, I DON'T. WELL, NOT DIRECTLY. 303 00:12:07,267 --> 00:12:09,149 BUT AN EXPERIENCE THAT POWERFUL 304 00:12:09,149 --> 00:12:11,772 IS GOING TO FIND A WAY TO EXPRESS ITSELF 305 00:12:11,772 --> 00:12:13,153 AND END UP ON THE PAGE. 306 00:12:13,153 --> 00:12:17,237 EVEN THE WILDEST FANTASY IS BASED ON A KERNEL OF TRUTH. 307 00:12:17,237 --> 00:12:20,070 AS A MASTER STORYTELLER, I'M ABLE TO SEPARATE 308 00:12:20,070 --> 00:12:22,242 THE MAKE-BELIEVE FROM THE TELLTALE DETAILS 309 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:23,954 OF THINLY VEILED FACT. 310 00:12:23,954 --> 00:12:26,126 YOU MARK MY WORDS, MRS. RUIZ -- 311 00:12:26,126 --> 00:12:28,668 SOMEWHERE IN THIS PILE IS THE KEY 312 00:12:28,668 --> 00:12:30,500 TO IDENTIFYING OUR WITNESS. 313 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:35,635 [ SLURPING ] 314 00:12:37,137 --> 00:12:39,179 [ COUGHING ] 315 00:12:39,179 --> 00:12:41,261 I FOLLOWED UP ON JAFFE'S CAR. 316 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:43,593 THERE'S NO G.P.S., NO E.Z. PASS. 317 00:12:43,593 --> 00:12:45,225 THERE'S NO WAY OF FINDING OUT 318 00:12:45,225 --> 00:12:46,977 WHERE HE AND ANTON WENT THAT NIGHT. 319 00:12:46,977 --> 00:12:48,979 OKAY, WHAT ABOUT YOU ON FINANCIALS? 320 00:12:48,979 --> 00:12:51,101 FOR AN EX-COP, THE GUY LIVED LIKE A MONK. 321 00:12:51,101 --> 00:12:53,153 SO DID ANTON, WHICH IS PART OF OUR PROBLEM. 322 00:12:53,153 --> 00:12:56,156 THE KID HAD NO CELL PHONE, NO CREDIT CARDS TO PULL. 323 00:12:56,156 --> 00:12:57,607 THERE'S GOT TO BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THESE TWO GUYS. 324 00:12:57,607 --> 00:12:59,109 I'M JUST NOT FINDING IT. 325 00:12:59,109 --> 00:13:01,071 BUT HERE'S WHAT I DON'T GET -- 326 00:13:01,071 --> 00:13:02,903 WHAT'S A 22-YEAR-OLD ICE CREAM MAN 327 00:13:02,903 --> 00:13:03,994 DOING WITH AN EX-COP, ANYWAY? 328 00:13:03,994 --> 00:13:05,245 Ryan: I MAY HAVE A LEAD ON THAT. 329 00:13:05,245 --> 00:13:07,207 I WAS LOOKING INTO THE ICE CREAM TRUCK. 330 00:13:07,207 --> 00:13:09,169 IT WAS TICKETED LAST WEEK UP ON MARBLE HILL, 331 00:13:09,169 --> 00:13:11,791 WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR ANTON'S ROUTE. SO? 332 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:14,674 SO I CHECKED INTO CLARK JAFFE'S FINANCIALS. 333 00:13:14,674 --> 00:13:16,716 JAFFE'S CREDIT CARD SHOWS THAT HE PARKED AT A METER 334 00:13:16,716 --> 00:13:19,469 THE EXACT SAME BLOCK ON THE SAME DAY. 335 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,303 THAT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. 336 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:26,847 THIS IS TRAFFIC CAM FOOTAGE OF ANTON'S TRUCK THAT DAY. 337 00:13:26,847 --> 00:13:28,929 NOW WATCH. [ REMOTE CONTROL CLICKS ] 338 00:13:28,929 --> 00:13:32,102 [ BEEPS ] 339 00:13:34,434 --> 00:13:36,106 HE GOES INTO THAT SHIPPING STORE. 340 00:13:36,106 --> 00:13:37,777 WHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE? 341 00:13:37,777 --> 00:13:39,990 I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT I SCRUBBED ALL THE FOOTAGE. 342 00:13:39,990 --> 00:13:41,701 THIS IS FROM AN HOUR EARLIER. 343 00:13:44,534 --> 00:13:47,407 [ CLICK ] A GREEN CAMRY. 344 00:13:47,407 --> 00:13:49,619 AND THAT'S CLARK JAFFE. 345 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,043 GOING INTO THE SAME STORE. 346 00:13:53,043 --> 00:13:55,415 SO WHAT WERE THE TWO OF THEM DOING? 347 00:13:57,047 --> 00:13:59,419 I FOUND IT! 348 00:13:59,419 --> 00:14:00,720 I THINK I FOUND OUR WITNESS! 349 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,343 RIGHT HERE. IT'S JACK. 350 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:05,675 HE WROTE A STORY ABOUT AN EVIL GIANT, 351 00:14:05,675 --> 00:14:07,307 WHICH, FROM A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE, 352 00:14:07,307 --> 00:14:09,229 IS HOW THE KILLER WOULD SEEM. 353 00:14:09,229 --> 00:14:11,771 HE SAID THAT THE GIANT SPOKE IN A LOUD, ANGRY VOICE, 354 00:14:11,771 --> 00:14:15,315 SAID MEAN THINGS, AND PROMISED HE WOULD HURT SOMEONE. 355 00:14:15,315 --> 00:14:17,237 THAT'S JUST "JACK AND THE BEANSTALK." 356 00:14:17,237 --> 00:14:20,150 YES, BUT IN THIS STORY, THE GIANT HAD A GUN. 357 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:23,153 [ SIGHS ] OKAY. LET'S SAY YOU'RE RIGHT. 358 00:14:23,153 --> 00:14:25,155 LET'S SAY JACK WAS HIDING IN THE ICE CREAM TRUCK, 359 00:14:25,155 --> 00:14:26,947 AND HE'S AFRAID TO TELL ANYONE. 360 00:14:26,947 --> 00:14:28,868 HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET HIM TO TELL YOU? 361 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:31,751 [ PATRIOTIC MUSIC PLAYING ] 362 00:14:31,751 --> 00:14:37,087 [ MAKING GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSION NOISES ] 363 00:14:37,087 --> 00:14:39,169 [ NOISES CONTINUES ] 364 00:14:39,169 --> 00:14:41,711 KEEP MOVING! MOVE UP! 365 00:14:41,711 --> 00:14:43,003 HOLD BACK, GUYS! COVER ME! 366 00:14:43,003 --> 00:14:44,965 [ MAKES EXPLOSION NOISES ] GOT 'EM! 367 00:14:44,965 --> 00:14:46,676 NICE WORK! WHOA! WAIT A MINUTE. 368 00:14:47,847 --> 00:14:50,060 I THINK I SEE MORE BAD GUYS AHEAD. 369 00:14:50,060 --> 00:14:51,681 UH-OH. WHAT? 370 00:14:51,681 --> 00:14:53,013 THERE'S A GIANT. 371 00:14:53,013 --> 00:14:54,854 AND DOES HE... 372 00:14:54,854 --> 00:14:57,107 YEAH. HE DOES. HE'S GOT A GUN. 373 00:14:57,107 --> 00:14:59,149 NO! GET DOWN! HE'S GONNA SHOOT IT! 374 00:14:59,149 --> 00:15:00,690 YOU THINK? 375 00:15:00,690 --> 00:15:02,983 HE DID LAST TIME. HE SAID, "I'M GONNA SHOOT." 376 00:15:02,983 --> 00:15:04,985 THEN HE DID. 377 00:15:04,985 --> 00:15:07,327 LAST TIME, LIKE IN YOUR STORY? YES. 378 00:15:07,327 --> 00:15:09,079 HE SHOT HIS GUN -- BING, BING! 379 00:15:09,079 --> 00:15:10,870 AND THEN THE OTHER GUY WAS BLEEDING. 380 00:15:12,702 --> 00:15:14,294 ONLY... 381 00:15:14,294 --> 00:15:15,996 IT WASN'T A STORY, WAS IT, JACK? 382 00:15:15,996 --> 00:15:17,587 IT REALLY HAPPENED. 383 00:15:17,587 --> 00:15:19,879 I WAS SCARED. I CLOSED MY EYES 384 00:15:19,879 --> 00:15:21,631 UNTIL THE GIANT DISAPPEARED. 385 00:15:21,631 --> 00:15:24,214 HEY, MAN, YOU ARE VERY BRAVE. 386 00:15:24,214 --> 00:15:25,845 THAT'S NOT WHAT MY BROTHER SAID. 387 00:15:25,845 --> 00:15:27,717 YOUR BROTHER WAS THERE? 388 00:15:27,717 --> 00:15:31,181 HE SAID, "DON'T BE A CHICKEN. IT'S JUST A STUPID MOVIE." 389 00:15:32,352 --> 00:15:34,434 THEN HE CHANGED THE CHANNEL. 390 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:36,977 THE GIANT WAS ON TV? YEAH. 391 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:38,728 MM. 392 00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:44,404 MR. CASTLE WET HIS PANTS! MR. CASTLE WET HIS PANTS! 393 00:15:44,404 --> 00:15:46,196 OH! [ CHILDREN LAUGHING ] 394 00:15:46,196 --> 00:15:47,947 NO, NO -- SEE, THE GROUND WAS WET! 395 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,990 [ LAUGHING CONTINUES ] 396 00:15:49,990 --> 00:15:53,033 [ CAMERA CLICKS ] 397 00:15:53,033 --> 00:15:56,997 [ LAUGHING CONTINUES ] 398 00:15:58,378 --> 00:16:02,132 YEAH. ANTON AND MR. JAFFE. THEY COME IN HERE A LOT. 399 00:16:02,132 --> 00:16:05,045 ANTON RENTED A P.O. BOX HERE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, 400 00:16:05,045 --> 00:16:06,756 BOX 552. 401 00:16:06,756 --> 00:16:08,588 AND HE SHARED IT WITH JAFFE. 402 00:16:08,588 --> 00:16:11,051 THEY WERE SHARING A P.O. BOX? YEAH. 403 00:16:11,051 --> 00:16:12,892 WHAT KIND OF MAIL WERE THEY GETTING? 404 00:16:12,892 --> 00:16:14,724 THAT'S THE THING. THEY WEREN'T GETTING ANY MAIL. 405 00:16:14,724 --> 00:16:16,096 AT LEAST NOT THAT I EVER SAW. 406 00:16:16,096 --> 00:16:18,098 THEN WHY DID THEY NEED THE BOX? 407 00:16:18,098 --> 00:16:20,860 ALL I KNOW IS THEY BOTH CAME IN TWICE A WEEK TO CHECK IT. 408 00:16:20,860 --> 00:16:22,232 TOGETHER? NO. 409 00:16:22,232 --> 00:16:24,024 USUALLY ABOUT AN HOUR APART. 410 00:16:24,024 --> 00:16:25,775 THEY WERE USING IT AS A DEAD DROP. 411 00:16:25,775 --> 00:16:27,157 YEAH, BUT FOR WHAT? 412 00:16:27,157 --> 00:16:28,868 UH -- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THEM? 413 00:16:28,868 --> 00:16:31,201 I SAW 'EM BOTH LAST WEEK. 414 00:16:31,201 --> 00:16:33,163 BUT ANTON CAME IN YESTERDAY. 415 00:16:33,163 --> 00:16:35,075 AND HE SEEMED A LITTLE WORKED UP 416 00:16:35,075 --> 00:16:37,037 AFTER I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE PHONE CALL I'D GOT. 417 00:16:37,037 --> 00:16:38,578 WHAT PHONE CALL? 418 00:16:38,578 --> 00:16:39,959 SOME DUDE WITH A RUSSIAN ACCENT 419 00:16:39,959 --> 00:16:42,962 CALLED ASKING ME WHO OWNED BOX 552 -- 420 00:16:42,962 --> 00:16:44,924 ANTON'S BOX. 421 00:16:44,924 --> 00:16:47,547 I TOLD THE CALLER WE DON'T GIVE OUT THAT KIND OF INFORMATION, 422 00:16:47,547 --> 00:16:50,009 BUT WHEN I MENTIONED THE CALL TO ANTON, 423 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,551 HE FLIPPED OUT. 424 00:16:51,551 --> 00:16:53,053 SO ANTON KNEW THIS GUY. 425 00:16:53,053 --> 00:16:56,226 YEAH. I GUESS SO, 'CAUSE HE WENT INTO TOTAL PANIC MODE, 426 00:16:56,226 --> 00:16:57,597 SAID HE HAD TO USE THE PHONE. 427 00:16:57,597 --> 00:16:59,018 BUT I COULDN'T LET HIM USE IT. 428 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:00,480 IT'S AGAINST COMPANY POLICY, 429 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,192 SO HE JUST RACED OUT OF HERE. 430 00:17:02,192 --> 00:17:03,523 WHAT TIME WAS THAT? 431 00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:05,195 3:00. OKAY, THANKS. 432 00:17:05,195 --> 00:17:08,358 3:00 P.M.? THAT'S TWO HOURS BEFORE ANTON WAS KILLED. 433 00:17:08,358 --> 00:17:10,320 SOUNDS LIKE THIS RUSSIAN DUDE WAS COMING FOR HIM. 434 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,412 WHO DO YOU THINK ANTON WAS TRYING TO CALL -- JAFFE? 435 00:17:12,412 --> 00:17:14,154 OR SOMEONE ELSE CONNECTED TO ALL OF THIS. 436 00:17:14,154 --> 00:17:16,326 LOOK, ANTON DIDN'T HAVE A CELL, 437 00:17:16,326 --> 00:17:18,418 SO IF HE REALLY NEEDED TO MAKE A CALL, HE'D GO NEARBY. 438 00:17:18,418 --> 00:17:19,869 I'LL CANVASS ALL THE STORES IN THE AREA, 439 00:17:19,869 --> 00:17:21,211 SEE IF ANYONE LET ANTON USE THEIR PHONE. 440 00:17:21,211 --> 00:17:23,293 GREAT. AND, UH, SCHOOL'S ALMOST OUT. 441 00:17:23,293 --> 00:17:24,794 I'LL GET AHOLD OF CASTLE AND SEE IF HE'S GOTTEN 442 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:26,296 ANY CLOSER TO FINDING OUR WITNESS. 443 00:17:26,296 --> 00:17:27,467 [ CHILDREN LAUGHING ] 444 00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:29,169 UH, NO, NO BREAKTHROUGHS YET, 445 00:17:29,169 --> 00:17:31,221 BUT, UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS -- IS, UM, 446 00:17:31,221 --> 00:17:33,012 IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE ACCEPTED ME AS ONE OF THEIR OWN. 447 00:17:33,012 --> 00:17:34,594 OKAY, GUYS, GIVE ME THE WALLET. THAT WAS A GIFT. 448 00:17:34,594 --> 00:17:36,176 OH! [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ] 449 00:17:36,176 --> 00:17:37,637 WAIT, WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE? 450 00:17:37,637 --> 00:17:38,888 Is there a problem? 451 00:17:38,888 --> 00:17:41,521 NO, EVERYTHING'S FINE. I'LL TALK TO YOU TONIGHT. 452 00:17:41,521 --> 00:17:42,982 OKAY, BYE-BYE. 453 00:17:42,982 --> 00:17:44,774 OKAY, GUYS, VERY FUNNY. [ LAUGHING CONTINUES ] 454 00:17:44,774 --> 00:17:46,186 GIVE ME BACK THE WALLET NOW. 455 00:17:46,186 --> 00:17:48,528 MRS. RUIZ, A LITTLE HELP HERE? 456 00:17:48,528 --> 00:17:51,111 Children: HERE! HERE! HERE! NO? HUH? 457 00:17:51,111 --> 00:17:53,113 [ SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ] 458 00:17:53,113 --> 00:17:55,495 OKAY, THAT'S GET-- OKAY. 459 00:17:55,495 --> 00:17:57,157 WHOA! WHOA! 460 00:17:57,157 --> 00:17:58,578 [ THUD ] 461 00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:01,371 [ LAUGHTER ] [ SCHOOL BELL RINGS ] 462 00:18:01,371 --> 00:18:03,873 CHILDREN, LINE UP IN THE HALL FOR DISMISSAL. 463 00:18:03,873 --> 00:18:05,465 [ LAUGHTER STOPS ] 464 00:18:08,508 --> 00:18:11,591 MR. CASTLE, ARE YOU OKAY? 465 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:13,263 OH, YES, I AM. 466 00:18:13,263 --> 00:18:15,094 I'M FINE. THANK YOU, EMILY. VERY KIND. 467 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,217 I KNOW HOW IT FEELS. 468 00:18:17,217 --> 00:18:19,098 SOMETIMES BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO ME, TOO. 469 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,810 THEY DO? 470 00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:22,982 MM-HMM. REALLY BAD THINGS -- 471 00:18:22,982 --> 00:18:26,146 THINGS I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL MRS. RUIZ 472 00:18:26,146 --> 00:18:28,107 WHEN SHE ASKED ME THIS MORNING. 473 00:18:28,107 --> 00:18:29,989 WELL, THINGS LIKE WHAT? 474 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,572 LIKE YESTERDAY, I WAS -- 475 00:18:32,572 --> 00:18:34,073 EMILY? COME ALONG, DEAR. 476 00:18:34,073 --> 00:18:35,405 WE DON'T WANT TO BE LATE FOR THE DOCTOR. 477 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,409 WILL YOU BE HERE TOMORROW? 478 00:18:39,409 --> 00:18:42,121 YOU CAN COUNT ON IT. 479 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:51,801 SO ESPOSITO CONFIRMED WITH EMILY'S PARENTS 480 00:18:51,801 --> 00:18:53,803 THAT HER 14-YEAR-OLD BROTHER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 481 00:18:53,803 --> 00:18:56,636 WATCHING HER THAT DAY, BUT HE WAS PLAYING VIDEOGAMES 482 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,808 AND HE DIDN'T CHECK ON HER FOR HOURS. 483 00:18:58,808 --> 00:19:00,220 SO SHE COULD HAVE SNEAKED OUT. 484 00:19:00,220 --> 00:19:02,021 IT IS HER, BECKETT. I KNEW IT! 485 00:19:02,021 --> 00:19:03,813 WHICH IS WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO HER 486 00:19:03,813 --> 00:19:05,525 AT HER PLACE LAST NIGHT. 487 00:19:05,525 --> 00:19:07,477 AND RISK INTIMIDATING HER? NO, NO. 488 00:19:07,477 --> 00:19:09,859 THIS GIRL'S -- SHE'S READY TO OPEN UP TO ME. 489 00:19:09,859 --> 00:19:12,652 WE HAVE A... A SPECIAL CONNECTION. 490 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:15,535 [ LAUGHS ] REALLY? SHOULD I BE WORRIED? 491 00:19:15,535 --> 00:19:17,156 ONLY THAT I'M GONNA SOLVE THE CASE BEFORE YOU. 492 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:19,078 OH. [ CHUCKLES ] 493 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:21,701 WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? 494 00:19:21,701 --> 00:19:23,953 UM, SECOND GRADE. 495 00:19:23,953 --> 00:19:25,545 NOT WITHOUT FINISHING YOUR BREAKFAST. 496 00:19:25,545 --> 00:19:27,166 I ATE MOST OF IT, AND I'M JUST -- I'M LATE. 497 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,458 COME ON, DAD, JUST ONE MORE BITE. 498 00:19:28,458 --> 00:19:30,920 ALEXIS, I'M NOT -- 499 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,052 NOW DON'T FORGET YOUR LUNCH. 500 00:19:35,345 --> 00:19:37,006 OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT. 501 00:19:37,006 --> 00:19:38,638 IT'S WEIRD. I'LL TALK TO HER. 502 00:19:38,638 --> 00:19:41,391 OKAY. BUT RIGHT NOW... 503 00:19:41,391 --> 00:19:42,892 I'M LATE FOR A TEA PARTY. 504 00:19:46,065 --> 00:19:47,687 [ CLICKS TONGUE ] THANK YOU SO MU-- 505 00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:48,768 OH, THAT'S PLENTY. 506 00:19:48,768 --> 00:19:50,270 DID YOU MAKE THIS TEA YOURSELF? 507 00:19:50,270 --> 00:19:52,111 MM-HMM. I HAVE TO SAY, IT'S EXCELLENT. 508 00:19:52,111 --> 00:19:54,694 THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU. 509 00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:56,236 DO YOU WANT SOME SUGAR? [ CLICKS TONGUE ] 510 00:19:56,236 --> 00:19:57,867 ACTUALLY, I'M TRYING TO CUT BACK. 511 00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:00,320 DO YOU HAVE ANY LOW-CALORIE FAIRY DUST? 512 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:01,991 MM-HMM. THANK YOU. 513 00:20:03,323 --> 00:20:06,125 PERFECT. 514 00:20:06,125 --> 00:20:08,127 [ MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE ] 515 00:20:08,127 --> 00:20:10,670 MMM! DELICIOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 516 00:20:10,670 --> 00:20:12,542 AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING RECESS WITH ME. 517 00:20:12,542 --> 00:20:14,133 YOU'RE WELCOME. 518 00:20:14,133 --> 00:20:15,675 DO YOU WANT TO BUILD AN ICE PALACE? 519 00:20:15,675 --> 00:20:17,507 IT'S ONLY MY FAVORITE THING TO DO. 520 00:20:17,507 --> 00:20:19,759 HERE WE GO. 521 00:20:19,759 --> 00:20:22,181 OH, THEY ARE NICE. 522 00:20:22,181 --> 00:20:25,014 YOU KNOW, EMILY, DO YOU REMEMBER YESTERDAY 523 00:20:25,014 --> 00:20:27,977 YOU SAID THAT SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED, 524 00:20:27,977 --> 00:20:29,108 SOMETHING -- 525 00:20:29,108 --> 00:20:30,350 YOU'RE MAKING THE WALL TOO HIGH. 526 00:20:30,350 --> 00:20:32,231 OH. SORRY. 527 00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:34,023 [ GRUNTS ] AH! IS THAT BETTER? 528 00:20:34,023 --> 00:20:35,855 ALL RIGHT. 529 00:20:35,855 --> 00:20:36,986 YOU SAID IT WAS SOMETHING 530 00:20:36,986 --> 00:20:39,198 THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TELL MRS. RUIZ ABOUT. 531 00:20:39,198 --> 00:20:41,240 DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOU'D WANT TO TELL ME? 532 00:20:42,952 --> 00:20:44,704 OKAY. 533 00:20:44,704 --> 00:20:46,706 YOU KNOW, YOU COULD -- IF YOU WANTED. 534 00:20:46,706 --> 00:20:49,749 IT WOULD JUST BE... ONE PRINCESS TO ANOTHER. 535 00:20:49,749 --> 00:20:52,462 BECAUSE PRINCESSES HELP EACH OTHER? 536 00:20:52,462 --> 00:20:56,045 BECAUSE PRINCESSES HELP EACH OTHER. 537 00:20:57,046 --> 00:20:59,639 IT'S ABOUT JASON. 538 00:20:59,639 --> 00:21:02,261 JASON -- THAT KID WHO MAKES FACES, JASON? 539 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,013 HE'S A BULLY. 540 00:21:04,013 --> 00:21:06,886 HE SAYS MEAN THINGS AND PULLS MY HAIR. [ EXHALES ] 541 00:21:06,886 --> 00:21:09,889 THIS MORNING, HE STEPPED ON MY FOOT -- ON PURPOSE. 542 00:21:11,100 --> 00:21:13,062 EMILY, DO YOU KNOW WHY PEOPLE DO MEAN THINGS? 543 00:21:14,103 --> 00:21:16,025 'CAUSE IT MAKES 'EM FEEL STRONG. 544 00:21:16,025 --> 00:21:18,898 REALLY, THOUGH, YOU AND ME, WE'RE THE STRONG ONES. 545 00:21:18,898 --> 00:21:21,200 WE JUST KEEP OUR STRENGTH INSIDE. 546 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,992 SO SOMETIMES WE FORGET IT'S THERE. 547 00:21:22,992 --> 00:21:25,365 LIKE SOMETIMES I FORGET I HAVE GUM IN MY POCKET. 548 00:21:25,365 --> 00:21:30,169 EXACTLY. SO, NEXT TIME JASON DOES SOMETHING MEAN, 549 00:21:30,169 --> 00:21:34,794 YOU JUST USE THAT STRENGTH AND JUST LET IT GO. 550 00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:36,836 WHEN HE SEES HE CAN'T UPSET YOU, HE'LL STOP BOTHERING YOU. 551 00:21:36,836 --> 00:21:39,258 OKAY? 552 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:43,182 CAN I GO OUT AND PLAY NOW? 553 00:21:43,182 --> 00:21:44,263 OF COURSE. I'LL TAKE CARE OF THESE DISHES 554 00:21:44,263 --> 00:21:46,135 AND FINISH THE PALACE. 555 00:21:50,770 --> 00:21:52,692 NOT HER, HUH? 556 00:21:52,692 --> 00:21:55,855 GO AHEAD. GLOAT. 557 00:21:55,855 --> 00:21:58,438 MAYBE THIS WAS A DUMB IDEA. 558 00:21:58,438 --> 00:22:00,610 OH, IT WAS. 559 00:22:00,610 --> 00:22:03,863 BUT...THAT DUMB IDEA 560 00:22:03,863 --> 00:22:06,035 GOT EMILY TO CONFIDE IN YOU. 561 00:22:06,035 --> 00:22:09,619 YOU'RE EARNING THEIR TRUST, MR. CASTLE. 562 00:22:09,619 --> 00:22:12,041 I GUESS I AM, AREN'T I? 563 00:22:12,041 --> 00:22:14,163 AND IF YOU GOT EMILY TO OPEN UP TO YOU, 564 00:22:14,163 --> 00:22:15,254 THEN WHO KNOWS? 565 00:22:15,254 --> 00:22:18,167 MAYBE THAT WITNESS REALLY WILL COME FORWARD. 566 00:22:19,419 --> 00:22:20,800 THANK YOU... 567 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,131 LESLIE? 568 00:22:22,131 --> 00:22:24,674 STILL MRS. RUIZ. RIGHT. 569 00:22:24,674 --> 00:22:26,926 [ CHILD SCREAMING ] OH, DEAR! 570 00:22:26,926 --> 00:22:28,227 [ SCREAMING CONTINUES ] 571 00:22:28,227 --> 00:22:29,389 PLEASE! 572 00:22:31,681 --> 00:22:33,433 SHE PUNCHED ME IN THE NOSE! 573 00:22:33,433 --> 00:22:35,815 IT WAS MY INSIDE STRENGTH. 574 00:22:35,815 --> 00:22:38,608 I LET IT GO, LIKE MR. CASTLE SAID. 575 00:22:38,608 --> 00:22:41,070 YOU TOLD HER TO HIT ME?! WHAT?! NO, JASON -- 576 00:22:41,070 --> 00:22:42,402 I'M GONNA TELL THE PRINCIPAL! 577 00:22:42,402 --> 00:22:44,404 I'M -- THAT WAS -- 578 00:22:47,947 --> 00:22:50,700 MR. CASTLE, I'M SURE THAT THIS IS BEING 579 00:22:50,700 --> 00:22:53,623 BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION, BUT I'LL BE CANDID. 580 00:22:53,623 --> 00:22:56,375 JASON'S PARENTS ARE TWO HIGH-POWERED LAWYERS 581 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:57,997 WITH A ZEST FOR LITIGATION. 582 00:22:57,997 --> 00:23:02,341 WE FOUND OUT A WHILE AGO THAT IT'S BEST NOT TO UPSET THEM. 583 00:23:02,341 --> 00:23:04,053 SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? 584 00:23:04,053 --> 00:23:06,215 WE GAVE THIS EXPERIMENT A FAIR SHOT, 585 00:23:06,215 --> 00:23:08,217 BUT NOW WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. 586 00:23:08,217 --> 00:23:11,931 PRINCIPAL SILVA, PLEASE -- I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME. 587 00:23:11,931 --> 00:23:14,063 I WISH THAT I COULD BELIEVE THAT, MR. CASTLE, 588 00:23:14,063 --> 00:23:15,895 BUT HAVE YOU MADE ANY PROGRESS IN IDENTIFYING 589 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,397 THIS SUPPOSED WITNESS? 590 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:19,859 ANY PROGRESS AT ALL? 591 00:23:24,113 --> 00:23:26,405 NOTHING POPS WITH THIS FINANCIALS. 592 00:23:26,405 --> 00:23:28,327 IF ANTON AND JAFFE WERE DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL 593 00:23:28,327 --> 00:23:30,079 WITH THAT P.O. BOX, THEY WEREN'T MAKING MUCH MONEY. 594 00:23:30,079 --> 00:23:31,871 CLARK JAFFE PUT IN 30 YEARS. 595 00:23:31,871 --> 00:23:34,994 HE RETIRED WITH COMMENDATIONS AND A SPOTLESS SERVICE RECORD. 596 00:23:34,994 --> 00:23:37,336 WHY WOULD SOMEONE LIKE HIM BREAK THE LAW? 597 00:23:37,336 --> 00:23:39,629 I'M ASKING THE SAME THING ABOUT ANTON. 598 00:23:39,629 --> 00:23:42,041 WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS CASTLE'S WITNESS. 599 00:23:42,041 --> 00:23:43,713 YO. CANVASS GOT A HIT. 600 00:23:43,713 --> 00:23:45,675 THE OWNER OF A BODEGA NEAR THAT MAILBOX STORE 601 00:23:45,675 --> 00:23:47,927 SAID THAT ANTON CAME IN ALL DESPERATE TO USE THE PHONE. 602 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,810 THE GUY LET HIM MAKE A CALL. TO WHO? 603 00:23:50,810 --> 00:23:53,352 TO THIS GUY. DMITRI KALENKOV. 604 00:23:53,352 --> 00:23:54,974 HE EMIGRATED TO THE U.S. IN '03 605 00:23:54,974 --> 00:23:56,896 AND IS RUMORED TO BE AN ENFORCER FOR THE BRATVA. 606 00:23:56,896 --> 00:23:58,397 RUSSIAN ORGANIZED CRIME? 607 00:23:58,397 --> 00:24:00,189 WAIT A MINUTE. 608 00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:01,771 THE GUY WHO CALLED ASKING ABOUT THE P.O. BOX -- 609 00:24:01,771 --> 00:24:03,983 WASN'T HE RUSSIAN, TOO? WHAT IF THAT WAS DMITRI, 610 00:24:03,983 --> 00:24:06,365 AND HE'S THE ONE THAT TOOK OUT JAFFE AND ANTON? 611 00:24:06,365 --> 00:24:08,738 MAYBE THEY WERE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING ILLEGAL, 612 00:24:08,738 --> 00:24:11,200 AND WHATEVER IT WAS STEPPED ON RUSSIAN MOB TURF. 613 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,032 SO ANTON CALLED DMITRI TO SMOOTH THINGS OVER. 614 00:24:13,032 --> 00:24:15,414 AND ENDED UP TAKING TWO IN THE CHEST. 615 00:24:15,414 --> 00:24:17,667 THANKS, L.T. 616 00:24:17,667 --> 00:24:20,129 ORGANIZED CRIME JUST GOT A CURRENT ADDRESS ON DMITRI. 617 00:24:21,290 --> 00:24:22,341 [ THUD ] 618 00:24:22,341 --> 00:24:24,213 N.Y.P.D.! DMITRI KALENKOV! 619 00:24:24,213 --> 00:24:27,216 N.Y.P.D.! HANDS UP! HANDS UP! 620 00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:28,968 N.Y.P.D.! HANDS UP, DMI-- 621 00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:31,220 [ COUGHS ] [ GASPS ] THAT SMELLS GOOD. 622 00:24:31,220 --> 00:24:33,973 [ SIGHING ] [ CHOKING ] 623 00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:35,304 FOUND HIM! 624 00:24:35,304 --> 00:24:37,226 IT'S DMITRI. [ FLIES BUZZING ] 625 00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:40,189 [ STIFLED CHOKING, EXHALES ] 626 00:24:40,189 --> 00:24:41,360 [ GASPS ] HE'S BEEN SHOT. 627 00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:43,693 BEEN DEAD AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS. 628 00:24:43,693 --> 00:24:46,105 HEY, BECKETT, CHECK IT OUT. 629 00:24:46,105 --> 00:24:48,407 [ BUZZING CONTINUES ] 630 00:24:48,407 --> 00:24:52,071 ELECTRICAL CABLE, CAR BATTERY, LEADS. 631 00:24:52,071 --> 00:24:54,203 HE WAS TORTURED FIRST. 632 00:24:54,203 --> 00:24:56,115 Esposito: [ GROANS ] 633 00:25:02,081 --> 00:25:04,213 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 634 00:25:04,213 --> 00:25:06,085 WELL, SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TORTURED HERE, 635 00:25:06,085 --> 00:25:08,007 BUT IT WASN'T DMITRI. 636 00:25:08,007 --> 00:25:09,589 ARE YOU SURE? 637 00:25:09,589 --> 00:25:12,131 THE ONLY INJURY I SEE BESIDES BULLET WOUNDS 638 00:25:12,131 --> 00:25:14,093 IS A BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, 639 00:25:14,093 --> 00:25:16,095 AND BY THE LOOK OF THE CONTUSION, 640 00:25:16,095 --> 00:25:20,059 I WOULD SAY IT WAS MADE BY THAT BROKEN CHAIR ARM. 641 00:25:20,059 --> 00:25:21,400 SO IF DMITRI WASN'T TORTURED, 642 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:22,942 MAYBE HE WAS THE ONE DOING THE TORTURING. 643 00:25:22,942 --> 00:25:24,694 IT FITS THE PROFILE OF A MOB ENFORCER. 644 00:25:24,694 --> 00:25:26,906 WHICH MEANS WHOEVER WAS TIED INTO THAT CHAIR 645 00:25:26,906 --> 00:25:29,358 BROKE FREE, OVERPOWERED DMITRI, AND THEN SHOT HIM. 646 00:25:31,070 --> 00:25:32,652 HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN DEAD? 647 00:25:32,652 --> 00:25:34,203 I'D SAY AT LEAST THREE DAYS. 648 00:25:34,203 --> 00:25:35,705 [ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] 649 00:25:35,705 --> 00:25:37,326 SO DMITRI WAS KILLED BEFORE JAFFE AND ANTON. 650 00:25:37,326 --> 00:25:39,579 AND MOST LIKELY BY THE SAME SHOOTER. 651 00:25:39,579 --> 00:25:41,540 SAME TWO TAPS TO THE CHEST. 652 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:43,623 OKAY, THANKS. 653 00:25:44,754 --> 00:25:47,086 WHY KILL A MOB ENFORCER, AN ICE CREAM MAN, 654 00:25:47,086 --> 00:25:48,007 AND A RETIRED COP? 655 00:25:48,007 --> 00:25:49,759 WHAT WERE THEY MIXED UP IN? I DON'T KNOW, 656 00:25:49,759 --> 00:25:51,220 BUT IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A RUSSIAN THING. 657 00:25:51,220 --> 00:25:53,803 ANTON, DMITRI, THE GUY WHO CALLED THE MAILBOX STORE. 658 00:25:53,803 --> 00:25:55,434 OKAY, TOUCH BASE WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AGAIN. 659 00:25:55,434 --> 00:25:58,768 LET'S SEE IF THERE'S A CONFLICT IN THE RUSSIAN COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. 660 00:25:58,768 --> 00:26:01,981 HEY. THAT WAS ANTON'S PARENTS. 661 00:26:01,981 --> 00:26:03,983 SOMEONE JUST BROKE INTO THEIR APARTMENT AND TOSSED THE PLACE. 662 00:26:03,983 --> 00:26:06,145 JUST LIKE JAFFE'S PLACE WAS TOSSED. 663 00:26:06,145 --> 00:26:07,817 THE KILLER'S AFTER SOMETHING. 664 00:26:07,817 --> 00:26:09,989 SOMETHING THAT OUR VICTIMS HAD. 665 00:26:09,989 --> 00:26:12,031 YEAH, BUT WHAT? 666 00:26:12,031 --> 00:26:14,033 Children: BYE, MR. CASTLE! Castle: GOODBYE. BYE, SWEETHEART. 667 00:26:14,033 --> 00:26:16,035 BYE, FIONA. BYE, JUNE. 668 00:26:16,035 --> 00:26:17,617 BYE, SOPHIE. THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. 669 00:26:17,617 --> 00:26:19,328 BYE, SARAH, BYE. BYE. 670 00:26:19,328 --> 00:26:20,750 HAVE A GOOD ONE, BUDDY. 671 00:26:20,750 --> 00:26:22,081 JACK, YOU MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR GUARD UP 672 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:23,502 ON THAT BATTLEFIELD, ALL RIGHT? [ CLICKS TONGUE ] 673 00:26:23,502 --> 00:26:26,205 ALL RIGHT. BYE, SWEETHEART. BYE. 674 00:26:28,207 --> 00:26:29,418 YOU'RE LEAVING? 675 00:26:29,418 --> 00:26:31,210 OH. YEAH, EMILY, I GOTTA GO. 676 00:26:31,210 --> 00:26:33,592 IS IT BECAUSE I GOT YOU IN TROUBLE? 677 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:35,975 OH, NO. NO, EMILY, THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. 678 00:26:35,975 --> 00:26:37,847 I-I'M ALWAYS IN TROUBLE. 679 00:26:37,847 --> 00:26:39,979 COME HERE. 680 00:26:39,979 --> 00:26:42,351 YOU MAKE SURE YOU USE YOUR PRINCESS POWERS 681 00:26:42,351 --> 00:26:43,352 FOR GOOD, OKAY? 682 00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:45,985 BYE. 683 00:26:50,780 --> 00:26:52,111 BYE, GUYS. 684 00:26:53,152 --> 00:26:54,824 I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS, 685 00:26:54,824 --> 00:26:56,615 BUT I'M SORRY TO SEE YOU LEAVE. 686 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:58,617 THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. RUIZ. 687 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:00,289 PLEASE CALL ME "LESLIE." 688 00:27:00,289 --> 00:27:03,292 I'LL CONTACT YOU IF THERE ARE ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS. 689 00:27:03,292 --> 00:27:05,124 I APPRECIATE THAT. TAKE CARE. 690 00:27:09,418 --> 00:27:10,960 [ PAPER RUSTLING ] 691 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,099 I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. 692 00:27:20,099 --> 00:27:22,261 WHEN MY WIFE AND I GOT BACK FROM LUNCH, 693 00:27:22,261 --> 00:27:25,314 THE DOOR WAS KICKED IN AND THE PLACE WAS TORN APART. 694 00:27:25,314 --> 00:27:27,106 DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR? 695 00:27:27,106 --> 00:27:29,979 IN ANTON'S ROOM, THE CEILING VENT 696 00:27:29,979 --> 00:27:32,231 WAS PRIED OPEN, AND ON THE FLOOR 697 00:27:32,231 --> 00:27:34,033 RIGHT BELOW IT... 698 00:27:34,033 --> 00:27:35,404 [ UNZIPS JACKET ] 699 00:27:35,404 --> 00:27:36,736 I FOUND THIS. 700 00:27:41,741 --> 00:27:43,082 PASSPORTS? 701 00:27:47,206 --> 00:27:49,338 THEY'RE BLANK. 702 00:27:49,338 --> 00:27:51,751 WHAT WAS ANTON DOING WITH THESE? 703 00:27:51,751 --> 00:27:54,003 I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE TODAY. 704 00:27:54,003 --> 00:27:56,635 WHAT WAS MY SON INVOLVED IN? 705 00:27:56,635 --> 00:27:58,097 HE WAS STUDYING GRAPHIC DESIGN. 706 00:27:58,097 --> 00:28:00,179 DO YOU THINK HE WAS FORGING PASSPORTS? 707 00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:02,061 MR. VETOTCHKIN, I -- I NEED TO ASK YOU -- 708 00:28:02,061 --> 00:28:05,564 DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS MAN? 709 00:28:05,564 --> 00:28:09,398 YES, THAT'S DMITRI. DMITRI KALENKOV. 710 00:28:10,689 --> 00:28:12,111 AND HOW DO YOU KNOW HIM? 711 00:28:12,111 --> 00:28:14,073 HE AND MY SON GREW UP TOGETHER 712 00:28:14,073 --> 00:28:17,817 BACK IN ABKHAZIA DURING THE WAR. 713 00:28:17,817 --> 00:28:20,780 IS DMITRI INVOLVED IN THIS, TOO? 714 00:28:20,780 --> 00:28:23,743 [ PHONE RINGS ] 715 00:28:23,743 --> 00:28:26,125 I'M SORRY. JUST ONE MOMENT. 716 00:28:26,125 --> 00:28:28,788 [ RING, BEEP ] 717 00:28:28,788 --> 00:28:30,089 HEY. 718 00:28:30,089 --> 00:28:32,041 CASTLE: Beckett, you need to come down here. 719 00:28:32,041 --> 00:28:33,132 I found something. 720 00:28:35,544 --> 00:28:37,596 CASTLE, WHOEVER PUT THIS IN YOUR POCKET -- 721 00:28:37,596 --> 00:28:39,969 IS SENDING ME A MESSAGE. 722 00:28:39,969 --> 00:28:41,600 OUR WITNESS IS RELUCTANT TO COME FORWARD, 723 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,472 BUT WHEN THEY SAW I WAS LEAVING, 724 00:28:43,472 --> 00:28:45,474 IT FORCED THEIR HAND. 725 00:28:45,474 --> 00:28:48,057 HAVE YOU TRIED JUST ASKING WHO DREW IT? 726 00:28:48,057 --> 00:28:50,269 I DON'T WANT TO SCARE THEM OFF... 727 00:28:50,269 --> 00:28:52,731 BUT I HAVE A PLAN. 728 00:28:55,564 --> 00:28:58,617 OKAY, CLASS, TIME FOR THAT EXTRA RECESS PERIOD 729 00:28:58,617 --> 00:29:01,490 I PROMISED YOU FOR BEING EXTRA GOOD TODAY. 730 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:04,203 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 731 00:29:08,077 --> 00:29:10,079 I'M EMILY. WHO ARE YOU? 732 00:29:10,079 --> 00:29:13,372 I'M KATE. I'M MR. CASTLE'S...FRIEND. 733 00:29:13,372 --> 00:29:15,795 DO YOU LIKE TO PLAY PRINCESS WITH HIM? 734 00:29:17,006 --> 00:29:19,178 UH...SOMETIMES. 735 00:29:21,140 --> 00:29:23,182 ARE YOU TWO GETTING MARRIED? 736 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:26,095 ONE DAY. ONE DAY. 737 00:29:28,978 --> 00:29:30,769 NOW'S OUR CHANCE. I'LL TAKE THE FRONT. 738 00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:32,191 YOU GUYS TAKE THE BACK. 739 00:29:32,191 --> 00:29:33,652 OKAY, SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 740 00:29:33,652 --> 00:29:35,194 A DRAWING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN 741 00:29:35,194 --> 00:29:37,106 MADE BY THE SAME KID. YEAH, BUT THESE ARE SECOND-GRADERS. 742 00:29:37,106 --> 00:29:38,988 I MEAN, DON'T THEIR DRAWINGS LOOK THE SAME? 743 00:29:38,988 --> 00:29:40,069 NOT TO ME, DETECTIVE. 744 00:29:40,069 --> 00:29:42,031 WHEN YOU LIVE AND BREATHE THESE CHILDREN, 745 00:29:42,031 --> 00:29:44,073 EVERY SCRIBBLE IS LIKE A FINGERPRINT. 746 00:29:44,073 --> 00:29:46,035 CAN'T IMAGINE THEY'LL NEED MUCH PROMPTING WHEN WE CONFRONT THEM. 747 00:29:46,035 --> 00:29:47,616 THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN EATING AWAY 748 00:29:47,616 --> 00:29:49,078 AT THEIR DELICATE LITTLE PSYCHES. 749 00:29:49,078 --> 00:29:51,210 GIVEN THE CHANCE TO UNBURDEN THEMSELVES -- 750 00:29:51,210 --> 00:29:52,291 FOUND IT. 751 00:29:54,043 --> 00:29:56,175 ALL RIGHT. WHO'S OUR SENSITIVE LITTLE SOUL? 752 00:29:56,175 --> 00:29:58,507 HEY, MRS. RUIZ, 753 00:29:58,507 --> 00:30:00,259 WHY ARE YOU GOING THROUGH MY DESK? 754 00:30:00,259 --> 00:30:02,301 JASON? 755 00:30:03,682 --> 00:30:05,514 YOU'RE THE WITNESS? 756 00:30:11,190 --> 00:30:12,771 I'M NOT TALKING TO MR. CASTLE. HE'S A JERK-FACE. 757 00:30:12,771 --> 00:30:14,233 [ Lowered voice ] OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? 758 00:30:14,233 --> 00:30:15,814 HE'S THE JERK-FACE. 759 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:17,026 [ Lowered voice ] HE'S 8 YEARS OLD. 760 00:30:17,026 --> 00:30:18,817 YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A DAY AND A HALF, 761 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:20,199 AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A NEMESIS? 762 00:30:20,199 --> 00:30:23,152 HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW HE'D BE THE WITNESS? 763 00:30:26,996 --> 00:30:28,117 [ EXHALES ] 764 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:34,083 JASON, HONEY, 765 00:30:34,083 --> 00:30:36,505 I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT IN TROUBLE, OKAY? 766 00:30:36,505 --> 00:30:37,756 DUH! 767 00:30:37,756 --> 00:30:40,799 ALL I DID WAS DRAW A PICTURE. 768 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:43,222 EX-EXACTLY. 769 00:30:43,222 --> 00:30:46,465 BUT I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO TELL ME 770 00:30:46,465 --> 00:30:48,177 ALL ABOUT THIS PICTURE. 771 00:30:48,177 --> 00:30:49,848 EXCEPT JERK-FACE OVER THERE, 772 00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:51,270 HE THINKS THAT YOU'RE TOO SCARED AND THAT WE SHOULD 773 00:30:51,270 --> 00:30:52,681 CALL YOUR MOM TO COME AND PICK YOU UP. 774 00:30:52,681 --> 00:30:53,973 I'M NOT SCARED! 775 00:30:53,973 --> 00:30:56,185 TOLD YA. 776 00:30:56,185 --> 00:30:59,148 SO, LISTEN, I NEED YOU TO TELL ME EVERYTHING 777 00:30:59,148 --> 00:31:00,569 THAT YOU REMEMBER SEEING 778 00:31:00,569 --> 00:31:01,981 WHILE YOU WERE HIDING IN THIS ICE CREAM TRUCK. 779 00:31:03,072 --> 00:31:05,154 I-I CAN'T. 780 00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:08,447 JASON, BELIEVE ME, IT'S GONNA FEEL A LOT BETTER 781 00:31:08,447 --> 00:31:11,080 LETTING IT OUT RATHER THAN KEEPING IT IN. 782 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,123 NO! I CAN'T, BECAUSE I WASN'T THERE! 783 00:31:14,123 --> 00:31:15,544 [ SIGHS ] 784 00:31:15,544 --> 00:31:17,126 YOU WEREN'T? 785 00:31:18,497 --> 00:31:19,999 BUT I KNOW WHO WAS. 786 00:31:21,460 --> 00:31:23,002 WHO? 787 00:31:24,093 --> 00:31:25,764 I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL. 788 00:31:25,764 --> 00:31:28,557 JASON, LISTEN, WE JUST WANT TO HELP YOU. 789 00:31:28,557 --> 00:31:30,059 OKAY? 790 00:31:37,476 --> 00:31:39,108 IT WAS MY SISTER. 791 00:31:40,569 --> 00:31:42,021 OKAY. 792 00:31:42,021 --> 00:31:43,362 DOES SHE GO TO THIS SCHOOL, TOO? 793 00:31:43,362 --> 00:31:45,484 SHE'S A GROWNUP. 794 00:31:45,484 --> 00:31:47,616 WE HAVE DIFFERENT DADS. 795 00:31:47,616 --> 00:31:50,329 I STAY WITH HER WHEN OUR MOM GOES OUT OF TOWN. 796 00:31:50,329 --> 00:31:53,872 SO YOU GAVE HER YOUR PERMISSION SLIP THAT DAY? 797 00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:55,294 SHE DROPPED ME OFF 798 00:31:55,294 --> 00:31:57,916 AND SHE SAID SHE HAD TO MEET HER FRIEND, THE ICE CREAM MAN. 799 00:31:57,916 --> 00:32:02,001 WHEN SHE CAME HOME, SHE WAS CRYING. 800 00:32:02,001 --> 00:32:04,043 SHE TOLD ME NEVER TELL ANYONE WHERE SHE WENT, 801 00:32:04,043 --> 00:32:06,095 OR SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. 802 00:32:06,095 --> 00:32:08,467 [ BREATHES SHARPLY ] 803 00:32:09,928 --> 00:32:12,721 WHAT'S YOUR SISTER'S NAME? 804 00:32:12,721 --> 00:32:15,014 NATALIE BARNES! 805 00:32:15,975 --> 00:32:18,057 WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO COME WITH US. 806 00:32:18,057 --> 00:32:21,520 I WAS NEVER IN ANTON'S TRUCK. 807 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,902 I KNOW THAT YOU WERE, NATALIE. 808 00:32:23,902 --> 00:32:27,026 LISTEN, WHATEVER YOU ARE SCARED OF, 809 00:32:27,026 --> 00:32:28,657 I WILL PROTECT YOU, 810 00:32:28,657 --> 00:32:30,239 BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME THE TRUTH. [ SNIFFLES ] 811 00:32:30,239 --> 00:32:32,161 AND YOU HAVE TO START WITH THOSE PASSPORTS 812 00:32:32,161 --> 00:32:33,912 THAT YOU HELPED ANTON FORGE. 813 00:32:36,165 --> 00:32:38,167 SO YOU WERE INVOLVED? 814 00:32:38,167 --> 00:32:40,749 WE WERE JUST TRYING TO DO SOMETHING GOOD. 815 00:32:40,749 --> 00:32:42,501 WHO DO YOU MEAN BY "WE"? 816 00:32:42,501 --> 00:32:45,044 YOU, ANTON, AND JAFFE? YEAH. 817 00:32:45,044 --> 00:32:46,965 TELL ME ABOUT THE PASSPORTS. 818 00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:49,258 [ SNIFFLES ] ANTON'S ROUTE 819 00:32:49,258 --> 00:32:52,181 COVERED BRIGHTON BEACH. 820 00:32:52,181 --> 00:32:54,093 THERE WERE A LOT OF RUSSIANS THERE, 821 00:32:54,093 --> 00:32:56,725 AND HE'D SEEN SO MANY OF THEM COME HERE WITH THE PROMISE 822 00:32:56,725 --> 00:32:59,058 OF A JOB, AND THEN THEIR PAPERS WOULD BE TAKEN, 823 00:32:59,058 --> 00:33:01,190 AND THEY'D BE FORCED TO WORK IN SWEATSHOPS 824 00:33:01,190 --> 00:33:02,981 OR -- OR WORSE, AND -- 825 00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:06,065 ANTON WAS TRYING TO GET BACK HOME. 826 00:33:06,065 --> 00:33:08,867 WHICH THEY COULDN'T DO NOW WITHOUT THE RIGHT DOCUMENTS. 827 00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:11,160 YEAH. 828 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:13,702 AND HOW DID JAFFE FIT INTO ALL OF THIS? 829 00:33:13,702 --> 00:33:15,744 WELL, ANTON HEARD THAT JAFFE HAD A CONNECTION 830 00:33:15,744 --> 00:33:17,496 THAT COULD GET BLANK PASSPORTS. 831 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:19,748 AND JAFFE WORKED BRIGHTON BEACH AS A COP, 832 00:33:19,748 --> 00:33:21,250 SO HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON, 833 00:33:21,250 --> 00:33:24,673 AND -- AND HE WAS SYMPATHETIC TO THE IMMIGRANTS. 834 00:33:24,673 --> 00:33:25,924 AND YOU WERE THE ONE 835 00:33:25,924 --> 00:33:27,386 WITH THE HIGH-TECH DESIGN SOFTWARE. 836 00:33:27,386 --> 00:33:28,967 THAT'S WHY ANTON TOOK YOUR CLASS. 837 00:33:28,967 --> 00:33:31,130 WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT ANTON WAS DOING, 838 00:33:31,130 --> 00:33:34,933 I-I DECIDED TO HELP, 'CAUSE I... 839 00:33:34,933 --> 00:33:37,346 I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 840 00:33:43,142 --> 00:33:45,694 I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS GOT ANYONE KILLED. 841 00:33:45,694 --> 00:33:49,448 THE OTHER NIGHT, ANTON WAS MAKING A PASSPORT IN CLASS, 842 00:33:49,448 --> 00:33:52,111 AND HE SAW THE PHOTO OF THE CLIENT, 843 00:33:52,111 --> 00:33:54,073 AND HE RECOGNIZED THE MAN. IT WAS THIS -- 844 00:33:54,073 --> 00:33:57,076 THIS TERRIBLE MAN FROM HIS PAST. 845 00:33:57,076 --> 00:33:58,327 WHO? 846 00:33:58,327 --> 00:34:00,579 ANTON CALLED HIM "POLKOVNIK." 847 00:34:00,579 --> 00:34:02,711 ANTON WAS TERRIFIED OF HIM, 848 00:34:02,711 --> 00:34:05,544 SAID THIS POLKOVNIK ONCE TRIED TO KILL HIM. 849 00:34:05,544 --> 00:34:07,546 BUT ANTON SAID THAT HE HAD TO -- 850 00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:10,259 TO SHOW THE PICTURE TO A FRIEND OF HIS JUST TO BE SURE, 851 00:34:10,259 --> 00:34:12,721 SOME...GUY CALLED DMITRI. 852 00:34:14,223 --> 00:34:16,515 NATALIE, WHAT DID YOU SEE IN THAT VAN? 853 00:34:18,347 --> 00:34:20,058 ANTON HAD LEFT A MESSAGE FOR ME 854 00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:22,981 TO MEET HIM AT HIS ICE CREAM TRUCK, 855 00:34:22,981 --> 00:34:25,184 AWAY FROM HIS USUAL ROUTE. 856 00:34:25,184 --> 00:34:27,566 AND WHEN I GOT THERE, HE SAID THAT JAFFE WAS DEAD, 857 00:34:27,566 --> 00:34:29,648 AND THAT THIS MAN HAD KILLED HIM, 858 00:34:29,648 --> 00:34:31,280 AND THAT HE WAS AFRAID THAT WE WOULD BE NEXT 859 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,112 IF WE DIDN'T RUN. 860 00:34:33,112 --> 00:34:35,033 AND THEN ANTON SAW HIM COMING, 861 00:34:35,033 --> 00:34:39,198 SO HE TOLD ME TO HIDE. 862 00:34:39,198 --> 00:34:40,329 AND I WATCHED. 863 00:34:40,329 --> 00:34:45,164 I WATCHED AS POLKOVNIK GUNNED ANTON DOWN. 864 00:34:45,164 --> 00:34:46,505 YOU SEE HIS FACE? 865 00:34:48,627 --> 00:34:51,210 CAN YOU DESCRIBE HIM? 866 00:34:51,210 --> 00:34:52,301 YEAH, I -- 867 00:34:52,301 --> 00:34:53,922 I CAN DO...BETTER. 868 00:34:53,922 --> 00:34:56,475 [ PANTING, SNIFFLING ] WAIT A SECOND, YOU'RE SAYING 869 00:34:56,475 --> 00:34:57,596 SHE'S GOT A PICTURE OF POLKOVNIK? 870 00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,558 YEAH, IN AN ENVELOPE AT HER APARTMENT, 871 00:34:59,558 --> 00:35:02,100 ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION ON HIM -- WHY? 872 00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:03,982 BECAUSE WE LOOKED INTO THIS GUY POLKOVNIK. 873 00:35:03,982 --> 00:35:05,604 SUFFICE TO SAY HE'S WANTED FOR A LOT MORE 874 00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:07,226 THAN JUST THREE MURDERS. HERE IN NEW YORK? 875 00:35:07,226 --> 00:35:10,529 NO, IN THE ABKHAZIA REGION OF GEORGIA 10 YEARS AGO. 876 00:35:10,529 --> 00:35:12,651 HE'S WANTED BY THE WORLD COURT FOR WAR CRIMES. 877 00:35:12,651 --> 00:35:14,823 HE WAS A MILITIA LEADER, COMMITTED ATROCITIES, 878 00:35:14,823 --> 00:35:18,197 WIPED OUT VILLAGES, INCLUDING WHERE ANTON AND DMITRI LIVED. 879 00:35:18,197 --> 00:35:19,288 THAT'S WHY THEY FLED. 880 00:35:19,288 --> 00:35:20,909 INTERPOL'S BEEN AFTER THIS GUY EVER SINCE. 881 00:35:20,909 --> 00:35:23,121 THEY GOT A TIP THAT POLKOVNIK WAS IN NEW YORK, 882 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:24,293 SO THEY'RE TIGHTENING THE NET. ONLY ONE PROBLEM -- 883 00:35:24,293 --> 00:35:25,584 THERE'S NO PICTURES OF THIS GUY, 884 00:35:25,584 --> 00:35:26,705 SO NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. 885 00:35:26,705 --> 00:35:28,046 Ryan: AND HE WANTS TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, 886 00:35:28,046 --> 00:35:31,380 SO WHEN DMITRI TRIED TO TAKE JUSTICE INTO HIS OWN HANDS, 887 00:35:31,380 --> 00:35:33,131 POLKOVNIK KILLED HIM. 888 00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:34,963 THEN HE TRACKED DOWN JAFFE AND ANTON 889 00:35:34,963 --> 00:35:36,305 AND KILLED THEM, TOO. 890 00:35:36,305 --> 00:35:37,846 HE KNEW THAT THEY COULD I.D. HIM. 891 00:35:37,846 --> 00:35:39,258 THAT'S WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR -- 892 00:35:39,258 --> 00:35:41,560 THE PICTURE THAT ANTON WAS GONNA USE ON HIS PASSPORT. 893 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:42,891 A PASSPORT THAT HE DESPERATELY NEEDS 894 00:35:42,891 --> 00:35:44,183 TO GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. 895 00:35:44,183 --> 00:35:47,105 OKAY, THAT PHOTO IS AT NATALIE'S PLACE. LET'S GO. 896 00:35:51,029 --> 00:35:53,612 [ SIGHS ] HE'S BEEN HERE. 897 00:35:53,612 --> 00:35:55,984 NATALIE SAID IT WAS IN THE BEDROOM DRESSER, 898 00:35:55,984 --> 00:35:57,736 BOTTOM RIGHT DRAWER. OKAY. 899 00:36:00,118 --> 00:36:02,621 IT'S NOT HERE. HE MUST HAVE FOUND IT. 900 00:36:02,621 --> 00:36:04,493 IT'S NOT IN THE DRAWER, NATALIE. 901 00:36:04,493 --> 00:36:06,585 The photo was in an envelope. 902 00:36:06,585 --> 00:36:08,337 I hid it in an old camera case. 903 00:36:08,337 --> 00:36:10,459 WAIT. JASON SAID HE STAYED HERE 904 00:36:10,459 --> 00:36:11,960 BECAUSE HIS MOM WAS OUT OF TOWN. 905 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,212 SO? 906 00:36:13,212 --> 00:36:14,883 NATALIE, THE -- THE CAMERA CASE 907 00:36:14,883 --> 00:36:17,556 THAT YOU PUT THE ENVELOPE IN, WAS IT FOR A POLAROID CAMERA? 908 00:36:17,556 --> 00:36:19,007 How'd you know? 909 00:36:19,007 --> 00:36:21,059 BECAUSE JASON BROUGHT IT TO KENNEDY ELEMENTARY YESTERDAY 910 00:36:21,059 --> 00:36:23,061 FOR SHOW-AND-TELL. 911 00:36:23,061 --> 00:36:25,354 THAT PHOTO IS IN MRS. RUIZ'S CLASSROOM RIGHT NOW. 912 00:36:25,354 --> 00:36:27,266 WE GET THAT PHOTO, WE'LL GET POLKOVNIK. 913 00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:28,977 COME ON. 914 00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:38,907 THE F.B.I.'s BEEN NOTIFIED. THEY HAVE AGENTS ON THE WAY, 915 00:36:38,907 --> 00:36:40,078 AND THEIR TACTICAL UNITS ARE SWEEPING THE AREA 916 00:36:40,078 --> 00:36:41,320 AROUND NATALIE'S APARTMENT. 917 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,121 WHERE ARE WE ON THE A.P.B.? 918 00:36:43,121 --> 00:36:45,494 READY TO GO. THE FEDS WANT TO GET THIS ON THE EVENING NEWS. 919 00:36:45,494 --> 00:36:48,327 ALL THEY NEED IS THAT PHOTO. YOU'LL HAVE IT IN FIVE. 920 00:36:48,327 --> 00:36:49,878 Okay. [ CELL PHONE BEEPS ] 921 00:36:49,878 --> 00:36:51,129 OKAY, WHICH ONE'S JASON'S DESK? 922 00:36:51,129 --> 00:36:52,541 RIGHT HERE. 923 00:36:57,095 --> 00:37:00,098 GOT IT. 924 00:37:00,098 --> 00:37:02,180 BEHIND YOU. 925 00:37:02,180 --> 00:37:04,433 [ GRUNTING ] 926 00:37:09,608 --> 00:37:11,520 AAH! AAH! 927 00:37:13,191 --> 00:37:14,773 AAH! 928 00:37:15,774 --> 00:37:17,155 [ GRUNTING ] [ GUN CLATTERS ] 929 00:37:27,205 --> 00:37:30,789 [ GROANS ] 930 00:37:34,042 --> 00:37:35,043 GET UP. 931 00:37:35,043 --> 00:37:37,045 YOU OKAY? 932 00:37:37,045 --> 00:37:38,637 YEAH, I'VE TAKEN WORSE. 933 00:37:38,637 --> 00:37:40,509 IN THIS CLASSROOM, AS A MATTER OF FACT. 934 00:37:42,971 --> 00:37:45,093 Castle: CUPCAKE STAMPEDE! 935 00:37:45,093 --> 00:37:46,435 [ CHEERING ] COME AND GET 'EM, GUYS. 936 00:37:46,435 --> 00:37:49,938 HERE YOU GO. ONE FOR EVERYONE. HELP YOURSELVES. 937 00:37:49,938 --> 00:37:51,730 THIS IS JUST A LITTLE THANK-YOU TO SAY 938 00:37:51,730 --> 00:37:54,192 WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME I HAD WITH ALL OF YOU. 939 00:37:54,192 --> 00:37:56,895 THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE WELCOME. 940 00:37:56,895 --> 00:37:57,986 Child: THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. 941 00:37:57,986 --> 00:37:59,948 I'M GONNA MISS EVERY ONE OF YOU. 942 00:37:59,948 --> 00:38:01,400 EVEN ME? 943 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,072 YES, JASON, EVEN YOU. 944 00:38:04,072 --> 00:38:06,284 WHAT DO YOU SAY? TRUCE? YEAH. 945 00:38:06,284 --> 00:38:07,456 ALL RIGHT. TRUCE. 946 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,042 LOOKS LIKE YOUR NEMESIS ISN'T READY 947 00:38:14,042 --> 00:38:16,675 TO CALL IT A TRUCE JUST YET. 948 00:38:16,675 --> 00:38:19,918 YEAH. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE SEES WHAT I PUT ON HIS BACK. 949 00:38:24,593 --> 00:38:26,345 LESLIE, ONE FOR YOU? 950 00:38:26,345 --> 00:38:27,886 NO, THANKS. 951 00:38:27,886 --> 00:38:30,188 ACTUALLY, WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU AS WELL. 952 00:38:30,188 --> 00:38:33,982 THIS IS A MEDAL OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE 953 00:38:33,982 --> 00:38:36,314 FROM THE N.Y.P.D. FOR YOUR INVALUABLE HELP 954 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,986 WITH TRACKING DOWN OUR WITNESS. 955 00:38:39,197 --> 00:38:41,900 WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO JASON'S SISTER, ANYWAY? 956 00:38:41,900 --> 00:38:44,152 SHE'S AGREED TO TESTIFY, AND WITH HER HELP, 957 00:38:44,152 --> 00:38:46,495 OUR THREE VICTIMS, ALONG WITH MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE 958 00:38:46,495 --> 00:38:48,577 WILL FINALLY GET JUSTICE. 959 00:38:48,577 --> 00:38:50,709 THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD GIVE THIS MEDAL TO HER. 960 00:38:50,709 --> 00:38:52,371 I DIDN'T DO MUCH TO DESERVE IT. 961 00:38:52,371 --> 00:38:53,712 ARE YOU KIDDING? 962 00:38:53,712 --> 00:38:55,374 YOU PUT UP WITH CASTLE FOR TWO WHOLE DAYS. 963 00:38:55,374 --> 00:38:58,126 [ LAUGHS ] I ENJOYED THE CHALLENGE. 964 00:38:58,126 --> 00:39:00,168 IN MY EXPERIENCE, IT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT CHILDREN 965 00:39:00,168 --> 00:39:01,630 WHO PROVE MOST REWARDING. 966 00:39:01,630 --> 00:39:04,012 ISN'T THAT RIGHT, MR. CASTLE? 967 00:39:04,012 --> 00:39:06,635 MR. CASTLE? NO FACES. THAT'S RIGHT. 968 00:39:06,635 --> 00:39:09,307 [ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU. 969 00:39:09,307 --> 00:39:11,059 [ CELL PHONE CHIMES ] OH! 970 00:39:11,059 --> 00:39:13,351 SEE YOU LATER. LATER, J. 971 00:39:13,351 --> 00:39:15,564 THAT'S ME. 972 00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:20,479 WHAT'S WRONG? IT'S ALEXIS TEXTING ME. 973 00:39:20,479 --> 00:39:23,482 "BE SURE YOU COME HOME RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL." 974 00:39:23,482 --> 00:39:27,325 HOW'D SHE EVEN KNOW I WAS HERE RIGHT NOW? 975 00:39:27,325 --> 00:39:30,198 SHE PUT ONE OF THOSE TRACKER APPS ON MY PHONE! 976 00:39:30,198 --> 00:39:34,663 UH, CASTLE, UH, THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE OUT OF HAND. 977 00:39:34,663 --> 00:39:37,666 YEAH. I'M GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. 978 00:39:37,666 --> 00:39:40,629 AND I THINK I KNOW HOW. 979 00:39:42,631 --> 00:39:46,174 DAD, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? SCHOOL ENDED HOURS AGO! 980 00:39:46,174 --> 00:39:47,886 ALEXIS, SWEETHEART -- 981 00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:51,139 I'VE BEEN REALLY WORRIED. [ SCOOTER CLANGS ] 982 00:39:51,139 --> 00:39:53,512 YES, I KNOW, AND I THINK I KNOW WHY. 983 00:39:53,512 --> 00:39:56,354 BECAUSE I DISAPPEARED. 984 00:39:56,354 --> 00:39:58,937 BUT...I'M BACK NOW, 985 00:39:58,937 --> 00:40:00,649 AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE. 986 00:40:00,649 --> 00:40:03,442 I'M HERE TO STAY. 987 00:40:03,442 --> 00:40:05,153 I JUST KEEP THINKING I'LL LOSE YOU AGAIN, 988 00:40:05,153 --> 00:40:07,075 OR SOMETHING TERRIBLE WILL HAPPEN. 989 00:40:07,075 --> 00:40:08,487 I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY -- 990 00:40:08,487 --> 00:40:10,989 NO, NO, IT DOES NOT SOUND CRAZY. 991 00:40:10,989 --> 00:40:14,082 I WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY. MATTER OF FACT, I DID. 992 00:40:14,082 --> 00:40:15,994 AFTER PARIS. 993 00:40:15,994 --> 00:40:17,295 AFTER PARIS. 994 00:40:17,295 --> 00:40:19,458 I COULDN'T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT. 995 00:40:21,209 --> 00:40:22,921 BUT... 996 00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:26,174 I KNOW THAT YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF 997 00:40:26,174 --> 00:40:27,345 THE ADULT OF THE FAMILY -- 998 00:40:27,345 --> 00:40:28,677 FOR GOOD REASON. 999 00:40:28,677 --> 00:40:29,928 FOR VERY GOOD REASON. 1000 00:40:29,928 --> 00:40:33,261 BUT... 1001 00:40:33,261 --> 00:40:36,765 BUT PART OF BEING AN ADULT IS REALIZING 1002 00:40:36,765 --> 00:40:40,398 YOU CAN'T ALWAYS PROTECT THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. 1003 00:40:43,562 --> 00:40:44,863 OKAY. 1004 00:40:44,863 --> 00:40:46,154 OKAY? 1005 00:40:50,198 --> 00:40:53,241 BEING AN ADULT REALLY SUCKS. YEAH. 1006 00:40:53,241 --> 00:40:56,204 AND YOU'VE SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME HAVING TO BE ONE. 1007 00:40:56,204 --> 00:40:57,786 SO... 1008 00:41:03,582 --> 00:41:06,004 I'M ORDERING YOU TO BE A KID. 1009 00:41:06,004 --> 00:41:07,385 DON'T YOU THINK I'M A LITTLE OLD FOR THAT? 1010 00:41:07,385 --> 00:41:09,007 I AM NOT TOO OLD FOR IT, SO YOU ARE DEFINITELY 1011 00:41:09,007 --> 00:41:10,088 NOT TOO OLD FOR IT. 1012 00:41:10,088 --> 00:41:12,140 DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST TEST THEM OUT? 1013 00:41:12,140 --> 00:41:13,722 OKAY. 1014 00:41:13,722 --> 00:41:14,723 OKAY. 1015 00:41:17,305 --> 00:41:18,557 WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? 1016 00:41:18,557 --> 00:41:20,559 [ LAUGHS ] I DON'T KNOW, ICE CREAM? 1017 00:41:20,559 --> 00:41:22,150 HOW ABOUT PIZZA? 1018 00:41:22,150 --> 00:41:24,232 AFTER THIS CASE, I MIGHT BE OFF ICE CREAM FOR A WHILE. 1019 00:41:24,232 --> 00:41:25,564 [ LAUGHS ] OKAY.