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Castle: Hell Hath No Fury

The body of a New York City Councilman up for reelection is found murdered and rolled up in a rug, sending Beckett and Castle deep in to the world of politics. Meanwhile, Castle's final novel of the Derrick Storm series arrives at bookstores, sending his mother out looking for any sign of failure.


Episode Info


Episode number: 1x4
Production Number: 104
Airdate: Monday March 30th, 2009

Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe

Alternate Airdates:

NL (SBS 6) Oct 22, 2009
DE (Kabeleins) Feb 27, 2010
Russia Sep 23, 2010

  • Currently 8.1/10
8.1/10 (34 Votes cast)
Guest Stars
Bruno CamposBruno Campos
As Calvin Creason
Jonathan Banks (1)Jonathan Banks (1)
As Bruce Kirby
Joshua LeBarJoshua LeBar
As Jason Bollinger
Lisa WaltzLisa Waltz
As Laurie Horn
Michael Reilly BurkeMichael Reilly Burke
As Frank Nesbit

Co-Guest Stars
Carla LorraineCarla Lorraine
As Aide
Recurring
L.T. TolliverL.T. Tolliver
As Uniform Cop
Recurring
Ron RoggéRon Roggé
As Wolkowski
Recurring
Tim BarracoTim Barraco
As Delivery Guy
Recurring
Alicia ZieglerAlicia Ziegler
As Tiffany
Amy HathawayAmy Hathaway
As Attorney
John PrudhontJohn Prudhont
As Jeff Horn
Main Cast
Nathan FillionNathan Fillion
As Richard Castle
Stana KaticStana Katic
As Katherine Houghton "Kate" Beckett
Susan SullivanSusan Sullivan
As Martha Rodgers
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
Episode Notes
Castle's ringtone for his mother is Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries.



Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
1990sYou're Supposed to Be My FriendOpening scene


Episode Quotes
Castle: Oh, my God!... This is quite possibly the worst coffee I've ever tasted.... It's actually kind of fascinating. It tastes, like, ah (takes a swig) It tastes like a monkee peed in battery acid... Try some?
Beckett: Don't you have a book coming out today, or something?
Castle: Yeah, so?
Beckett: So? You are watching me do paperwork. It's creepy!

Patrolman: You really basing your next character on Detective Beckett?
Castle: Every artist needs a muse.
Beckett: Call me a muse again, and I will break both your legs, 'K'?
Castle: 'K'.

(Beckett just told a wife her husband was dead)
Castle: You okay?
Beckett: Yeah. Why?
Castle: Can't be easy breaking that kind of news.
Beckett: Yeah. Well... thanks for not making it a joke.
Castle: I'm a wiseass, not a jackass.

Castle: So! What's your next move? Last person to see him alive? Establish a timeline? Back for a doughnut, more really bad coffee?
Beckett: This, um, female detective of yours. Exactly how much will she be based on me?
Castle: Well, she's not to bright, and kinda slutty...
Beckett: Right, so is that wiseass or jackass?
Castle: Actually, that was jackass.
Beckett: Mmmm.
Castle: Honestly, you're not going to have anything to be embarassed about. She's going to be... she's going to be really smart, very savvy. Haunting good looks. Really good at her job. (gets a smile from Beckett at the implied compliment) And kinda slutty!

Castle: Promise not to hate me.
Beckett: I already hate you.

Castle: Other leads! Good, because we both know he didn't do it.
Beckett: Creason? What makes you think he didn't do it?
Castle: Isn't it obvious? All the evidence points to him.
Beckett: And that somehow makes him not guilty?
Castle: He's totally the red herring!
Beckett: The red herring...
Castle: 'An innocent character who appears guilty'.
Beckett: I know what a red herring is, Castle. It's a literary device used in literature. In real life, we don't dismiss a suspect because he appears too guilty. 'Sides.... I thought you wanted to arrest him?
Castle: Yeah, because he's a tool, not because he's guilty. The guy's a multimillionaire. He's not going to be dumb enough to wrap up a dead body in his own rug.

Kirby: Mr. Family Values tells his wife that he was gonna work late. Probably crash at the office. Twenty minutes later he is...(ahem) "polling his constituency"
Beckett: What about the girl?
Kirby: From what I could see she was worth every cent.
Beckett: She was a pro?
Kirby: You don't think with a body like that she's gonna swoon over his stump speeches, do you?

Esposito: Damn! Those are some seriously fine five-star class-b misdemeanors.
Ryan: Dude, between you and me, you have to pay for it?
Castle: You counting my marriages? Wait! Stop! That's the girl in the photos.
Ryan: Look at her! If I had your money...
Beckett: This isn't phone sex, Ryan, don't just pay for the two minutes that you used.

Alexis: So by trying to look smart, they were actually being stupid.
Castle: I think you just described the human condition.

Beckett: (answering phone) Beckett.
Castle: Guess who's got a date with a prostitute?

Castle: Finished your homework?
Alexis: Yeah.
Castle: You want to finish mine?
Alexis: Well, that depends. How much you offering to pay me?
Castle: I taught you well.

Alexis: Judy called. She wanted me to remind you about the reading and book signing at Broadway Books tomorrow night.
Castle: Well, that was nice of her.
Alexis: Yeah, and, if you don't show, she will...(refers to note) drip honey on your eyeballs and let loose a hundred fire ants.
Castle: Okay, what's worse. A hundred fire ants on your eyeballs, or reading to a crowd (looking at a review), 'Prose so bad it sent me screaming out into the snow'?
Alexis: You know, if you really want to feel sorry for yourself, you should read the review in The Ledger. (moves around to pull it up on his computer)
Castle: Really? What's that damned liberal elite media saying about me now?
Alexis: (reading from the review) 'Richard Castle's stirring finale, reminds us what good pulp fiction is all about: It makes us desire a world of startling imperfection, so we can rise above, so that we can become the heroes we always imagined ourselves to be.
Castle: Used to be such a good paper, to see it fallen so far, it's sad, really...
Alexis: Shut up! I'm proud of you.
Castle: Well, you remember that the next time I sing the 'peanut butter song' in front of your friends...

Ryan: Stop running, bro. Campaign's over.
Castle: Oooh. Yes.

(as Castle and Beckett summarize the results to the Captain)
Roy: And the rug?
Castle: A red herring. Nesbitt figured they were dumping a bunch of them, figured it would keep us off his trail.
Roy: Nice work. Very impressive. (walks past them) Oh, and ah, you, too, Beckett.
Beckett: (not pleased at the suggesting it was mostly Castle's "nice work") Sir!?!
Roy: (turns around, smiling) Just yanking your chain, detective...just yanking your chain.

Beckett: What kind of a name is 'Nikki Heat'?
Castle: A cop name.
Beckett: It's a stripper name.
Castle: Well, I told you she was kind of slutty.
Beckett: Change it, Castle.
Castle: Well, hang on a second. Think of the titles: 'Summer Heat'. 'Heatwave'. 'In Heat'.
Beckett: Change the name.
Castle: No.
Beckett: Yes.
Castle: No.
Beckett: Change it.
Castle: No.
Beckett: Castle.
Castle: Sorry.
Beckett: I'm not kidding you...
Castle: I have artistic integrity.
Beckett: Artistic integrity!?!? Change the name, Castle! Today!



Cultural References
Title: Hell Hath No Fury

The shortened version of "Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned", meaning that, if you scorn a woman, she will go to great lengths, even self-destructive ones, to make you regret it.



Other Episode Crew

Executive ProducerArmyan Bernstein  |  Laurie Zaks  |  Rob Bowman
CastingDonna Rosenstein
Costume DesignerSalvador Pérez Jr.
Camera OperatorAndrew Bikichky
Set DecoratorChristopher R. Marsteller
Production AssistantRob Schow
Re-Recording MixerJoe Earle  |  Michael Colomby
Makeup Department Head Debbie Zoller
Chief Lighting TechnicianJono Kouzouyan
Best BoyLance Oyabu
Lighting TechnicianNorman Ash  |  Pierre Ash
ADR RecordistJeremy Balko
 
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