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Castle: The Late Shaft

Castle appears on a late-night talk show to promote his new book, Heat Wave. In a commercial break the host Bobby Mann whispers to Castle, "They want me dead". The next day he is found dead of natural causes and its up to Castle to convince Beckett to investigate the case as a murder. Meanwhile, Castle is seduced by Ellie, the guest star to appear on the show the night he died.

Source: ABC


Episode Info


Episode number: 2x20
Production Number: 220
Airdate: Monday April 12th, 2010
Special Airtime: 10:02 pm

Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: David Grae

Alternate Airdates:

NL (SBS 6) Mar 10, 2011

  • Currently 8.6/10
8.6/10 (29 Votes cast)
Guest Stars
Amy AquinoAmy Aquino
As Janine Marks
Beth BroderickBeth Broderick
As Barbara Mann
Bill BellamyBill Bellamy
As Mickey Reed
Dan CorteseDan Cortese
As Howard Weisberg
Fred WillardFred Willard
As Hank McPhee
French StewartFrench Stewart
As Zach Robinson
Kelly CarlsonKelly Carlson
As Ellie Monroe
Nika WilliamsNika Williams
As Angel Santana
Tom BergeronTom Bergeron
As Bobby Mann

Co-Guest Stars
Main Cast
Nathan FillionNathan Fillion
As Richard Castle
Stana KaticStana Katic
As Katherine Houghton "Kate" Beckett
Ruben Santiago-HudsonRuben Santiago-Hudson
As Captain Roy Montgomery
Jon HuertasJon Huertas
As Javier Esposito
Seamus DeverSeamus Dever
As Kevin Ryan
Tamala JonesTamala Jones
As Lanie Parish
Molly QuinnMolly Quinn
As Alexis Castle
Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
David PackHow Much I FeelCastle's cell phone ring tone for Ellie
Graham ColtonWith YouAlexis returns from her backpacking trip
Soul PTurn Around 


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