#Castle episode 8.5 - "The Nose"

"The Nose"

CASTLE SNIFFS OUT THE CULPRIT, ON ABC'S "CASTLE"

"The Nose" - When a priceless work of art is stolen and its transporter murdered, Castle and Beckett must work with the key witness to track down the painting and sniff out the killer. With special guest star Stephanie Weir ("MADtv," "The Comedians").

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.

"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, with Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers. For Season 8, Toks Olagundoye ("The Neighbors") has joined the series as Hayley.

Guest cast: Stephnie Weir as Mia Laszlo, Aubrey Deeker as Lorenzo, Kevin Joy as Graham Fletcher, Charles Mesure as Liam Hollister.

"The Nose" was written by Nancy Kiu and directed by Steve Robin.

ep 5:

Parking garage. Woman in her car. She swerves to avoid a man with a briefcase. She parks. She plugs her nose. She goes to the elevator. A shot rings out. She gets in the elevator and hears a second shot. Masked gunman gets in the elevator.

Rick comes home. Martha and Alexis already there. They're worried about him. He bought champagne for Ryan and Espo.

Kate asks them about the exam. They says shut up, you'll jinx it. Lanie says there was a call from an anonymous witness. The car was reinforced against bullets. Kate looks around in the car. Ryan gets a text from Tech. Address of the witness.

They ask to talk to her. If she doesn't let them in, they'll take her to the station. She goes with them.

Kate talks to the brother of the victim. Victim was a high-end driver. Kate asks what was in the secret compartment in the car. He doesn't know.

Ryan asks if he smells. The witness made complaints about their odor. He asks Kate to talk to her. She goes in. Witness says she heard 2 shots, then the guy in the ski mask rode the elevator with me. Woman says you had kale this morning. You're very sensitive to smell. Duh. Kate asks what the killer smelled like. Killer was carrying a briefcase he got off the dead guy.

Espo and Ryan got the results. Espo passed. Ryan didn't. Castle brings the bottles. Witness doesn't want to be driven home by Ryan and Espo. Kate tells Castle she was going to call. She needs to pick up the rest of her stuff. He says any time. Ouch. Witness tells him she clearly has the hots for you. I can smell it. He asks how heightened her olfactory acuity is. She says off the charts. He offers her a ride home in the Ferrari. Hayley gets out of the elevator.

Espo flirts with Hayley. Hayley says Falcon Unit transports stuff for wealthy clients. She wants in on the investigation. Item in the briefcase has an insurance policy and she's been paid to recover it. A Van Gogh lost since WW2. Whoa.

Kate asks what the sale of the painting wasn't on the internet. Hayley said it was handled privately. Kate will talk to the State Dept. Espo has a video of the killer. Freddy Stark.

Castle tells the witness about Beckett. He wants help to know when he's being charming vs. annoying. Witness says I'm not a people person and have zero interest in becoming one. Castle wants 5 minutes of her time. She says he has to be decontaminated. LOL. She consults for a perfume company from home. She goes into the office once a week. It's all she can handle. She says you ride the elevator with a sweaty killer. Castle says you could identify this guy, you just don't want to get involved.

Ryan tells Kate that Castle is on the phone and has a break in the case. Mia is a nose witness. She can ID him by his smell. Hayley says tells us something unique about his scent. Nail polish remover. And there was an old oil painting in that briefcase. Castle hangs up. Tells Mia we're going back to the precinct. With your help, the police can put away a killer. Isn't that worth a little sacrifice? Castle farts to get her out of the apartment. LOL!!

She's taken to the holding cells. She says he's not the killer.

So they talk to Freddie again. He was at the garage to retrieve the painting. He was hired by Falcon. He was told to do anything to get the painting back. He didn't get to the garage until 10:20.

Espo and Ryan. Talking to a guy at Falcon. Tell us why you hired Freddie? Justin stole it from us. He hired someone else. Justin jumped the job. Who's the real transporter? Liam, a British mercenary. Espo asks Ryan if they're good. Ryan congratulates him for passing. They spot Liam and he runs. Chase him into a basement. Separate. Shots fired. Ryan shoots Espo in the ass!!

Kate says they're monitoring Liam's car. Ryan will go help Vikram. Hayley says Liam will sell the car. She calls Castle.

Castle brings Mia home. Tells her she can help with this. You're hiding, not living.

Espo comes back to the precinct, limping with a cane. He's mad at Ryan. Hayley has Liam's phone records.

Kate and Hayley talk to Mr. Carter about the case. No idea where Liam is now. Didn't want the painting. But he did ask if I had interest in a used Rolls.

Castle goes to a shop. Spots a Rolls. Asks Mia to pop the trunk. Briefcase is in it. Mia starts the car. And gets Liam in the trunk without his gun. LOL.

Ryan and Espo arrive. Castle finds Espo's injury hilarious. They open the trunk.

Liam says it wasn't me. He aimed to miss, but you shot your own partner in the ass. "Assposito". LOL! Ryan orders him to sit. LOL. Espo says all the evidence points to you. Liam says he confronted Justin, Justin gave him back the painting, and Liam left.

Mia says I need food now. Hayley has the painting. Mia says that's a forgery. It's not the painting in the briefcase. So the real killer is out there with the real painting. Mia wants home cooking only that is steamed with zero seasoning.

Castle brings her to the flat. Martha is cooking. Mia recognizes her. I saw you perform in Pippin! Mia hated the production. But you, you're amazing. It was the best day ever. Martha hugs her.

Espo and Ryan dug into the painting. Painting claim was filed by someone we know.

Knock at Castle's. Man with a gun is at the door. Not the take-out.

Mr. Castle, you're coming with me. Martha says oh no he is not. Man tells Castle he's going to the precinct and getting that painting. It belongs to my family. Castle says I can't get that painting even if I try. Castle knocks the guy out, but also hit Mia in the nose. Oooops.

Kate shows up. Rick, are you okay? They hug. Kate says Lorenzo's not our killer. Lorenzo knows about the forgery. He says he's spent his whole adult life trying to recover that painting. Justin was helping him. Justin knew a guy who could provide the forgery. So the transfer took place before Liam arrived. What if Liam drove up, then leaves with the forgery, then the killer shoots Justin.

Kate and Castle go to the parking garage. What is that noise? Sounds like an AC unit on its last legs. Freon smells like acetone! Kate spots a strand of hair stuck to the wall. Smiles at Castle.

They talk to the brother again. Justin paid his tuition at the art school. But you're a lousy gambler. The hair at the crime scene is a sibling match. We have a warrant for your place. He didn't want to kill his brother, but he needed the money.

Hayley told the current owner the story and it'll go to the museum while Lorenzo's family works things out. She tells Kate you're not so bad for a cop.

Ryan tries to get Javi to forgive him. Alright. Ryan bumps his cane and makes Espo fall. Espo's mad again. So Ryan says let's be even and you shoot me in the ass right now! Kate says knock it off. Work it out, or you're going to therapy.

Castle brought paper flowers for Mia. So sorry for everything. She says don't. You were right, I haven't been living, and now I will. He gives her tickets to his mother's new play. She hugs him. You're easier to be around when I can't smell you. Thanks. She says Beckett still loves you with a passion and you don't need to measure pheromones to sense that.

Kate goes to the apartment. Grabs her clothes. Then smells one of Castle's shirts.

Castle comes home. Her NYPD shirt is on the bed. He smells it.

Next ep - 3 weeks from now.