When a corpse is discovered in the theater of Martha's latest show, Castle and Beckett's investigation leads them into the unexpectedly dangerous world of competitive a capella. High School Musical’s Corbin Bleu guest stars.
Episode 9:
Martha greeting people on stage. Rehearsal for her show. Blood is dripping from above. Snow drops on the background dancers. And then they're covered in blood! There's a dead body up there.
Kate and Rick had "lunch" in bed. Their fake fights have spiced up their relationship. Now, she has a meeting with Gates. And promises she'll bring him into Loksat when it's time. until then, she'll be sneaking into his building. Martha calls him.
Alexis is sitting with her when he arrives. Robin is the dead woman. Met her yesterday. She was lovely. Please handle this case personally and find out who did this. Lanie and Ryan update Castle. Cause of death was blunt force trauma. Espo brings over the production manager. Robin was an ex-con. Until last night, there hadn't been a problem. A woman arrived. Robin called her Mama. She threatened to call the cops if the woman came by again.
But Robin's mother died when she was young. Castle gets a call. It's Kate. She asks about Martha. Kate can't publicly agree to him on this case. I have to yell at you. They argue. Ryan watching. Espo talked to Robin's parole officer. "Mama" was a drug dealer. Kate says bring her in.
Castle and Espo talk to her. Ask about Robin. She says she checked on Robin to make sure she's okay. Robin dumped her for a new family. I said my peace and I left. Robin said they had a big thing coming up.
Castle and Kate in the break room. She had a great time early. Want to kiss you right now. Sees the boys, slaps Castle, says You're a jerk, and storms out. Boys ask if he's okay. Castle says she hits hard. LOL.
Castle steals Robin's phone on the way out. Martha and Alexis in the office. Martha wants to help. Castle doesn't speak emoji. Shepherd Torres Shopping Mall.
They go there. It's empty. And creepy. Alexis already texted the boys. There are people in the shadows. Castle texts Espo 911!! He and Alexis walk through a curtain and find a group of young singers. A capella groups jamming.
Riff-off. Category: Blast from the past. Hooked on a feelin'. vs. Tainted love. Castle and Alexis ask if yo're looking for Robin? NYPD busts in. Kids run. Espo and Ryan ask who are these people? The girls all met in prison. Robin put together the a capella group. They were auditioning, and crushing it, but Agnes is a repeat offender and not interested in changing. Robin told her she was out.
Agnes Molina. Espo and Ryan update Kate. Agnes has run. Kate talks to the organization runners about Agnes and Robin. Agnes just had the girls in the group. If she was in trouble, who would she go to? There was an ex-boyfriend.
Castle with the boys. They ask him what he did to get slapped. Did you cheat? Castle has to lie about a Svetlana. LOL. Talk to Dexter about Agnes. He says they're done. No idea where she is. Castle finds a bra. Opens the closet. Castle can't find her until the boys point out behind the sofa. LOL. This is yours.
Ryan and Espo talk to Agnes. She ran because she knew Robin's death would be pinned on her. She says Robin called her to be a bodyguard for $500. Someone from the a capella competition was threatening her. She didn't find Robin, so she left.
Castle is at the scene. Ryan and Espo tells Kate that Castle told us about Svetlana. He did? She tells them to go inside and interview people. Svetlana? Yeah, uh....the boys got suspicious and I panicked and told them I'm dating a Russian model. LOL. Kate and Castle talk to the head of the competition. He says Robin and her friends are not aca kind of people. Jerk! Kate says we'll talk tot he contestants. Ryan, you're with me. Espo and Castle.
They try to talk to the group and Espo asks his questions in voice. Oh! Nice improv.
Kate and Ryan check out Robin's dressing room. She left upset. Assist. stage manager saw her get in a cap 30 minutes later. Ryan asks Kate if she's okay. Yeah. He says he was crushed when he heard about Svetlana. She says it's for the best.....I'm dating a Dr. Livingstone. LOL. They can hear singing through the vents.
Espo still jamming with the kids. Castle tried to join in and spits on them. Kate talks to them through the vent. Were any of you boys in this room at 5:30 last night? One of them runs. Espo chases him. Kate clotheslines the kid. Don't move.
Guy says it's a misunderstanding. Kate asks for the truth. He says he tried to fix the competition. Tried to bribe a judge. Robin heard and burst in. Dr. Larson said he'd handle it and left with her.
Ryan and Espo interrogate him. Hunter has an alibi, so back to you, Doc. He says he worked out a deal with Robin. She watched the intro video and changed her mind. It was peculiar, but she promised not to say anything if I refused the bribe.
Espo and Castle watch the video. Robin saved from a car crash. Ryan says he tracked down where Robin went.
Kate talks to the man. He says Robin came to thank him for saving her. Kate asks where the scarf came from for the tourniquet? Kate talked to the hospital. The scarf was Hermes, so why are you lying to me? He says can you keep a secret? I didn't save Robin's life. When I got there, she was out cold and the scarf was already on her leg. Somebody else pulled her from the car and ran off.
Castle theorizes about the accident with Espo. Ryan talked to a country club. Chloe Jarvis threw the party. Castle wants to hack the account. He trips on the way out. LOL. Kate asks where he's going. Espo and Ryan say you get us in the break-up. Kate says there's evidence missing from the local PD. The arresting officer moved to Manhattan.
Kate asks what you did with the scarf. Your bank account says it all. He admits he was 4 months from mandatory retirement and desperate. He got a call from a woman. $50,000 for all the evidence from the crash, especially that scarf.
Photos from the party. Alexis hacked the account. Looking for the scarf. They find it used as a belt on a young woman.
Kate talks to Linda. Shows her a photo from the party. You crashed the car. She says no, I didn't. I gave Robin the scarf at the party. Kate says I get it, you were scared, so you ran and let Robin take the fall. Kate has all the evidence. Linda admits she panicked, but felt so guilty. Started the non-profit to help Robin. But I didn't kill Robin. I was in Philadelphia at the time of the murder. Who else knew about the crash?
Competition. Groups warming up. Ryan tells Mr. Wineberg to hang up the phone. Your wife is at the dept. We found blood on one of your shirts. He says he wanted Robin to understand that the truth would ruin everything we've worked for. It was an accident. I.... Martha slaps him! AcaCons are up next. Martha introduces herself and offers to help them. I know how hard this is, but you can do this and win this for Robin. Let's go!
Precinct. Castle thanks the boys for letting him help. They say we still like Martha. Ouch. Ryan says now we know you're dating other people... Castle bails. Espo and Ryan tell Kate they're there for her. She says she has a date with the hot doctor. Boys think this is all kinds of wrong. LOL.
Kate knocks at Rick's. Svetlana and Dr. Livingstone kiss and shut the door.
Next ep - Double date. Sunday and Monday event.
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