Ghosts

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired

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Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a woman found drowned in motor oil in a motel bathtub. They seek the help of a true crime journalist who might have a connection with the victim.
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  • Please Save Castle....

    9.0
    "Superb"
    By saleblanc, Jan 27, 2011
    I loved the puzzle of the murder victim not being whom she said she was being a creative twist. The fact the Cynthia Dern was on the FBI's most wanted list was a curve ball that Castle willingly catches and runs with to all angles. Dern was writing her memoirs and looking for public sympathy but Castle sees holes throughout the story. Old adage still rings true in this case, follow the money. Which leads them to a ghost who has risen from the dead wanting to make amends from being racked with guilt. I had it figured out when Pike's son heard Cynthia arguing with a woman. But I loved when Castle confronted Wax about putting the pieces in place for the murder to take place to begin with, which was classy.

    Castle's interview protocol still needs work but is good for a giggle. I loved Martha giving away Castle's Poker tells; now that was funny.moreless

  • Another superb episode of Castle, with all the usual twists and turns. (Spoilers)

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    By Jason5550123, May 03, 2009
    This was yet another superb episode of Castle. I thought it was a pretty good case with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing all the way through the episode. I'm glad they keep developing the relationship between Castle and Beckett as the show continues, and it's quite obvious that they're starting to care more and more about each other. I'm still hoping Castle gets to get more involved with the cases, for example, he should be given a gun within the next episode or two; in my opinion at least. Overall though, I give this episode, Ghosts, a 9 out of 10.moreless

  • A fascinating 20 year old case which results in an exotic murder in the present.

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    By whiteraven2005, May 01, 2009
    Castle's strength is when they come up with cases with lots of twists and this certainly qualifies. However, I did realize Susan was alive the moment they mentioned the word 'vaporized', I always find it suspicious when there's conveniently no body. Ever since 'The Rock'

    What Lee Wax did was criminal but unfortunately not illegal, deliberately hinting to all the people she interviewed that she was in contact with Cynthia, hoping one of them would call the Feds. She got one better one of them murdered her and in such a dramatic (and completely appropriate) way that it is manna from Heaven, what a perfect end to her book.

    Very strong episodes, playing on the series' strengths which it should do more often because episodes like this are what makes the series so good.moreless

  • A woman is found drowned in a bathtub of motor oil and Beckett and Castle must uncover the events that led to this murder. A murder that is related to a environmental terrorist groups acts twenty years before.moreless

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    By jyarter, Apr 28, 2009
    Poker, poker, and more poker... Castle and Beckett try to figure out who's bluffing when it comes to a dead but long wanted fugitive from the law.

    A woman who had been leading a double life as a wife and a environmentalist terrorist collide when she is found dead in a cheap New York flop house bathtub. It turns out the woman was involved in a bombing of an oil tanker after the Exxon Valdez debacle. The bombing killed the terrorist's accomplice and put the Captain of the Tanker in a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Also the bomb maker was sent up for fifteen years for building the bomb. The only person who seemed to be free was the one person who could not have her story cooberated by anyone else. Or could she?

    Bring in the shlokey murder writer (no not Castle :)) and we have a new suspect. It seems that the woman who was wanted was writing a tell all about her adventure and using a ghost writer. She was telling the story of a woman who had second thoughts and regrets over the bombing, but what she didn't know was she was describing her partner who was not killed but blown overboard. Some of the best scenes tonight were the two times Beckett and Castle tried to make each other look good in front of their proteges. Both of them lost in two separate games by going out even though they had better hands than the other one so they could allow the other to save face. First Castle with his Mom and the other detectives when he has a full house, then Beckett with Aces over Queens against Castle in front of the Mayor, Commissioner, and her Captain. They both knew the other did it afterwords so don't worry, they were figuring out a way to solve their little problem at the end of the episode.

    In the end the murder was an accident and it turns out our little fugitive probably got her own medicine in that she was going to kill her partner and had it all planned out. Unfortunately she lost in the end as did everyone involved in the original plot.

    Thanks for reading...moreless
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    • Castle:: Remind me if I ever decide to write a memoir to never write a memoir.
      Beckett:: Okay... Why not?
      Castle:: Because memoir's are about truth and I'm not a very truthful person. It'd be too easy to make myself look good.
      Beckett:: It might be harder than you think.

    • Beckett: What are we playing for? Castle: Pride...or clothing. Beckett: I think I got a bag of gummy bears.

    • Castle: All these years trying to do the right thing, trying to make amends and because of Cynthia's greed, she's going to end up in jail. Beckett: If you're looking for a happy ending, you've come to the wrong place. Castle: Next time, I guess I'll just try that massage parlor on 2nd avenue.

    • Castle: Someone say murder? Hold on, I'll get my coat! Esposito: Look at him, all excited. Beckett: Yeah, like a kid at Christmas. Ryan: With a dead body under the tree.

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    • Castle: Look who's stalking. Castle is paraphrasing the title of the 1989 movie Look Who's Talking that starred John Travolta, Kirstie Alley and the voice of Bruce Willis. The title is one of the more heavily alluded-to phrases due to its common use in the English language.

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