Castle's (Nathan Fillion) publisher, Paula (Debi Mazar) tells him about a new three book publishing deal to write about a 'British secret agent.' Castle has just launched his own character so why would he get involved with someone else's character? Then he realizes who that is and claims his entire reason for becoming a writer was this agent. His phone rings, Castle: "Another body must have dropped." Aptly put, seeing as the DB is found in a manhole.
Perlmutter (Ayre Gross) puts COD as blunt force trauma and she was killed two days ago. Ryan (Seamus Dever) asks if he can narrow it down. Castle arrives at the scene late and they tease him about the weird CODs he's just missed. Beckett (Stana Katic) joins in too, continuing on from last episode where she called him a pushover and seems he hasn't got the hint here either. Some 007 music is played.
Perlmutter doesn't get any print match. Castle comments two days and no one reported her missing. She was an immigrant and has a candy wrapper which Castle recognizes as being Czech. Castle: "Almost ordered a Russian bride once. A Czech mate." Beckett tells the Captain (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) Castle had to buy something from each shop they went to, Russian dolls being the product of choice. Captain Montgomery suggests he could include the wrapper hunt in his next book. She knows how the mayor feels about Castle. Beckett insists, "I am not Nikki Heat." Ryan and Esposito (Jon Heurtas) find the shop where the candy was bought, the wrapper was from a lollipop and Castle has to taste it. Tastes like soap but he likes it.
The Super (Jeff Doucette) of her building recognizes her as Eliska and she paid rent every week in cash. Another clue. There are postcards on the wall and Castle finds one photo where the woman's face has been scratched out, but not the little boy. Alexis (Molly Quinn) wants to invite a friend to his book launch party and Martha (Susan Sullivan) tells him it's just to hang out with boys and dress up. Martha: "...think everything is about you." Well it is thus the name of the show, ha. Martha insists Beckett would be doing fine before he was on the scene. Somehow I don't think so. Neither does Beckett by the end.
Beckett already thought about checking out the playground in the photo and sent Ryan and Esposito down there. The woman in the photo is Melissa Talbot (Elaine Hendrix) with her son, Zane. Eliska was fired and she gave Zane a lolly which Melisa didn't like her doing. Dr Cameron Talbot (Reed Diamond) is an obvious suspect again, seeing as he's a doctor and a child was involved. Melissa didn't like Eliska being too friendly with Zane. Beckett reassures her what happened isn't Melissa's fault. Eliska used to be married to Teodore (Ivo Nandi) and he was reported for domestic disturbance by neighbours. Teodore and Eliska lost their son to a disease and she left him.
Poor Ryan getting no chance to drink his coffee. Beckett tells Castle about his other book and she would have liked him to have talked to her about it first. Castle says she should be relieved it's not about her and clearly she's upset. She doesn't want him gone cos she's not the type to let fame get to her, so it has to be him. A woman with a suitcase returns and none of them spoke with her. She identifies the man she saw arguing to the sketch artist who turns out to be Talbot and he had a pager too.
Talbot claims they had an affair and his nurse (Timi Prolhiere) alibis him. Lots more clues here: Eliska working at the hospital too. Beckett's scarf changes position from covering her chest to falling back. Castle invites Ryan and Esposito to the book launch, which is where we came in, in the Pilot episode, the launch for Storm, his final book. Also Castle signs more women's chests. Martha tells him nothing lasts forever. Beckett's dress was horrible, didn't like it at all. Also she can't really go undercover now, if you think about it, especially since her face will be everywhere. Paula suggests he should take the book deal and just sleep with Beckett. he did sleep with Paula before, mentioned last season.
The Captain tells Beckett she should be flattered by the dedication. Castle's offer is made official. Beckett and Castle argue and there's one moment where Beckett so wanted Castle to kiss her and vice versa. But they fight instead when he deliberately spoils the moment by coming up with the wife did it theory. The dedication: "To the extraordinary KB and my friends at the 12th."
Castle's use of "hell hath no fury" as a motive again and Beckett he thinks hasn't been scorned, as what man would turn her away. (Hell Hath No Fury the title to episode 1.4) He hasn't accepted the offer yet and she asks why he doesn't accept since she didn't ask him to write about her in the first place. She's gotten nothing but grief over the first book. Castle forgot his glasses on her desk and she thinks he was there just for her. The Super rented the apartment on a weekly basis which Castle realizes and Beckett misses. Kerpowsky (Diana-Maria Riva) tells them someone paid for the apartment after she was dead. They suspect Melissa, but the nurse turns up to collect Eliska's mail for Talbot and she lied about his alibi. Beckett waits on a warrant for the mail.
Esposito finds both Eliska's and Melissa's babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. The letter from the lab was DNA test results. Talbot swapped the two babies since his baby had Neimann Pick Disease.
Melissa allows Teodore to see his son. Eliska gave him the lolly to take a swab and Beckett acknowledges Eliska was the detective on this. Castle: "Her mission to find out the truth." Beckett thanks Castle for his help in solving the case and wishes him luck with the new books. Their phones ring. The Nikki Heat sales have gone through the roof, must be that certain scene on Page 105. They want him to write three more books for an extortionate amount of money, which he agrees to. It's a re-election year for the mayor and he wants Beckett to continue working with Castle. Beckett acts perturbed but secretly she's loving it.
Aside from the character moments the story really was another routine 'domestic' case in that the killer is either spouse, as in season 1's Nanny McDead episode or the season 1 kidnapping case, Little Girl Lost. Aside from having the baby being stolen which was sad.
Castle thanks Beckett for "using irony correctly. Ever since that Alanis Morissette song, people use it when they actually mean coincidence. It drives me nuts." As does spelling and grammar.
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