A DB lies stuffed into her safe, whilst Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Alexis (Molly Quinn) fence to Martha (Susan Sullivan) playing piano in their penthouse. Castle asks how Alexis feels about a certain boy she likes and vice versa. Ryan (Seamus Dever) wonders how many of the Vic's bones they had to break to fit her into the safe. Lanie (Tamala Jones) hasn't done an autopsy yet to find out. He sneezes cos of the feathers. Castle and Beckett both bless him and jinx each other. Joanne, the Vic's daughter (Caterina Scorsone) says her mother didn't pick up the phone. Castle broke the jinx by speaking so he'll buy her a soda. Lanie finds a revolver and bolt cutters were used to break off her finger for her wedding ring. Castle comments in such an area, "think she'd be safe, no pun intended."
Castle doesn't believe the thefts were random as they probably know what's in the 'safe, safes, saves' and he was right. There has to be a pattern to the home invasions. Esposito (Jon Heurtas) calls him a writer, sarcastically when he mentions the safes part. Joanne doesn't know any of the other Vics. Here comes Beckett's sob story angle and Joanne's guilt at being too busy to see her mother. Castle picks up on the Beckett empathy vibes, especially when Beckett tells her what happened wasn't her fault. Beckett: "...not speech... platitudes...promise to make sure they pay for what they did." Well that's actually cos of Castle cos she would have gotten nowhere with this case, as she did with her own mother's case.
Beckett claims she didn't 'handle' her as Castle puts it, but told her the truth and Esposito and Ryan wouldn't have managed that amount of empathy. Well she only managed since it reminded her of her own mother, she hasn't been sympathetic with any of the Vics in the past. Castle wonders what Alexis would do without him, since he's the responsible one. Clearly Beckett still doesn't get that her mother doesn't look after Alexis as a mother should, even after meeting her last episode and Castle's woes about her. He's surprised Beckett reads the New York Review of Books and he bribed the reviewer to praise his book. Beckett asks how he'll peel away the many layers to the 'Beckett onion'. Oh that's how she sees herself then! Don't worry, he has his ways. Ryan managed to be sympathetic when questioning the Vic's friend's in the previous episode.
Captain Montgomery (Reuben Santiago-Hudson) says forensics found brass shavings at the CS, so a bump key was used. Which leads Esposito to think of Evan Mitchell (Nick Chinlund). He's a legacy. Castle refers to him as a Perp and Esposito and Ryan have many other names for them, the Captain prefers 'dirtbag' which Castle likes as a classic; but Beckett prefers suspect. Mitchell has an alibi and knows Castle isn't a cop with his hairstyle. He's her assistant which Mitchell finds amusing showing Beckett "can't hack it out there alone." No she can't, which is what gets her riled up as it's true. The Captain says they can only hold him on the gun and doesn't think it's Mitchell anyway.
Beckett practices her shooting, her way of relieving stress. Castle prefers stress balls and Internet porn, why does that not surprise. She asks if he wants to show her how it's done, yeah he will and she really falls for him not being able to shoot. She suggests they could always just cuddle. He'll get the stolen property photos if he can get 3 shots into the 10. Martha admires the stolen pieces. He's thinking of more security and maybe even a panic room. Martha: "What for - panic attacks?" She mentions Powell (Patrick Bauchau) as knowing a fence and he threatened to slit Castle's throat for stealing his life when he thanked him in the acknowledgments. Powell punches Castle, was waiting a long time for that. That's twice Castle was hit and only got a black eye the second time. Powell was going to retire anyway. He describes the jewellery as being worn for special occasions. The suspect may live among the Vics. He needs to see the CS.
Powell cites the new generation as being vulgar and the Vic's death was unnecessary, likening the new generation to vampires with a taste for blood. In his day they'd vanish like ghosts, which he does when he hears the door. Had to be Beckett, but notice Castle doesn't run and hide either. She threatens to show him how her Taser works. Castle: "promise." She wants to shoot him, break his legs and now use her Taser on him. What next? Castle wants to talk with Mitchell and he admits he's read his books. Mitchell wouldn't work with such men and one came to recruit him for the jobs, but he gave him a bump key to get rid of him. He gives Castle a description of him.
They would only wear such jewellery to fundraisers and one place sticks out to Castle on the board; MADT. Anne Green (Angela Oh) works there. Castle: "She can invade my home anytime." She heard about Ricky from her friend, ignoring Beckett. They're not together with Castle saying: "not yet" they're not and Beckett replying, "never." Anne demands a court order for her donor list. Ryan is still reading Castle's book, at least he's still carrying one around with him. Castle has tickets for a fundraiser and Beckett doesn't get why, (hear me scream right about now.) The donors will be there and so she doesn't need the list and also anyone connected with the invasions. Even Esposito gets they can work the party and he and Ryan can work the door.
Lanie helps Beckett pick an outfit and Beckett has no taste in clothes, hence the slutty comment a few episodes back. Castle sends her over a dress which still didn't look good on her. With the message "bippity, boppity, boo" and Beckett gets it's Cinderella. Martha gives her a necklace to wear. Alexis says he's on a date but Castle's undercover. Beckett also spills where they'll be going. Ryan comments on her dress. Esposito: "What there is of it." Castle introduces her to Mayor Bob (Joseph C Miller) and then Beckett says he and Castle talk about her. She's the subject of his new book and they play cards. He thanks Rachel (Katie Lowes) for getting him the tickets and she introduces him to Paul Reynolds; could only be him. He's a fan of Castle's and he donated his first edition. Ruth (Elizabeth Bennet) talks with Beckett and calls Castle the "white whale." Every woman's out to snare him. Which Beckett relays to Castle, and he wonders why he's not called "Moby" (Dick.)
He takes Beckett to the dancefloor to talk and tells her Rachel knows things about potential donors, then spots Powell. He thinks Powell's behind it after all, but he brought Martha here for payback. Martha auctions off his book and makes a point of adding he's still single and includes an evening with Castle into the auction. Which has the women and a man chomping at the bit. Castle notices Reynolds taking photos of the crowd, which Beckett doesn't get when he tells her, she'd take photos too, duh! Esposito says "Yahtzee." (Catchphrase of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester in Supernatural and finds Reynolds has a record. Castle asks Beckett where her badge was. Reynolds was forced to infiltrate the charity by a man, Karl Nadir (Michael Papajohn) who kept him safe in prison but threatened him and Rachel if he didn't help. He gives them his address.
Beckett wants Castle to remain in the car cos his Hardy Boy act would get one of them hurt. Castle didn't pack his 'Writer vest'. Even he wasn't safe in the car since he tackles Nadir, Beckett couldn't catch him in her heels. He lands on the car and Castle switches on the wipers. Then gets hit in the face, which Beckett witnessed, but probably did nothing purposely, wouldn't put it past her. She returns Joanne a locket and says you don't get over it, "don't mind carrying it around with you." She's the only Vic she gives her card to. Then returns Martha's necklace and stays for breakfast, calling Castle's black eye 'butch'.
Beckett really does need help. Only episode 7 and her her constant questioning is beginning to irritate when she does and should know better. Er, who's meat to be the cop in the outfit! Castle can't get enough of his blue shirts, even the gingham one was blue. If Castle can fence, of course he'll be able to shoot a gun, he doesn't play laser tag with Alexis for nothing, ha. As for Beckett's dress, didn't suit her at all, the term ...in drag... comes to mind. Another episode where we're meant to feel sympathy for Beckett cos the case was close to home for her because of her mother's murder and she can relate to the Vic's daughter. This time round Castle didn't get any help for clues, aside from Martha mentioning Powell. Also he got it slightly wrong when he thought Powell was behind the home invasions after all. Well he hasn't been as wrong before.
The episode title is a spin on home is where the heart is, not heart stops, as in being killed there. Martha quotes Anais-Nin, an author who penned memoirs as a journal about her life, as well as written erotica. That would explain why Castle's heard of her then.
Nick Chinlund played Patrick Jane's (Simon Baker) dad in the Mentalist. In episode 2.9 A Price Above Rubies of the Mentalist, a jewellery store robbery goes awry and the team needs to find whether it was an inside job, whilst also attending a black tie charity event to raise money for the police department. Patrick gets Lisbon (Robin Tunney) to try on a tiara.
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