Castle (TV Series)

Hell Hath No Fury (2009)

Susan Sullivan: Martha Rodgers

Quotes 

• Richard Castle : [answering his phone]  Hello?

  Martha Rodgers : Oh, sweetheart, I...

  Richard Castle : Whoa, Mother, slow down. What's-What's wrong?

  Martha Rodgers : ...and I just, I just wanted to make sure you were all right.

  Richard Castle : Why wouldn't I be all right?

  Martha Rodgers : No one is buying your book.

  Richard Castle : What are you talking about?

  Martha Rodgers : I am standing in the middle of the bookstore, and no one is buying your book.

  Richard Castle : Okay. What are you doing in a bookstore?

  Martha Rodgers : I was hungry. I-I came in for a pastry. And there they were, all your books, just... sitting there.

  Richard Castle : Mother, they only just went on sale two hours ago. What did you expect? A line out the door?

  Martha Rodgers : There was one for the last Harry Potter.

  Richard Castle : [pinching the bridge of his nose]  Yes, well, uh, Derrick Storm is not Harry Potter.

  Martha Rodgers : Clearly.

  Richard Castle : [lowering his voice]  No one's bought one?

  Martha Rodgers : Hang on, kiddo, hang on.

  [a customer approaches the table and picks up a copy of Castle's book, then glances at his cardboard cutout] 

  Martha Rodgers : [in anticipation]  Ah...

  [the customer puts the book back down] 

  Martha Rodgers : No.

• Martha Rodgers : Well! Found out why your books aren't selling. Listen to this review. "His work has become so hackneyed, so cliche, that we wonder if Mr. Castle has anything new to say. It appears the magic, if there ever was any, is long gone."

  [sympathetically hugging him] 

  Martha Rodgers : Oh, darling, I know it's awful. It's awful. I'm sorry. Daggers to the heart.

  Alexis Castle : [looking at the review]  The Syracuse Times-Reader?

  Martha Rodgers : But don't you worry. I am going to write them a piece of my mind. And who cares if they say the magic is gone? Harper Lee only wrote one book. You've written dozens. Of course, hers was literature, but still I...

  [Martha mutters to herself and leaves] 

  Richard Castle : How long do you think it took her to find that review?

  Alexis Castle : Probably all afternoon.

  Richard Castle : Oh, yeah.