Castle (TV Series)

Witness for the Prosecution (2016)

Stana Katic: Kate Beckett

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• Kate Beckett : Castle, are you sure that Nina's innocent?

  Richard Castle : I don't know. But what's worse than letting a guilty person go free?

  Kate Beckett : Sending an innocent one to jail.

• Kate Beckett : You kept an innocent woman out of jail, Rick. I'm proud of you for that.

  Richard Castle : Couldn't have done it without you.

• Kate Beckett : I'm serious, okay? Don't get cocky. This is the first time you'll be testifying in court, and it can get... nerve-wracking.

  Richard Castle : I'll be fine. Especially since word on the street is the defense lawyer is a total hack.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, yeah? Who is it?

  Richard Castle : Stan Novak.

  Kate Beckett : Short-attention-span Stan? That guy gets lost in his own cross-examinations. Yeah, you will be fine.

  Richard Castle : Too bad you won't be there to see me in action.

  Kate Beckett : No, but I will.

  Richard Castle : Is that wise? I mean, publicly aren't we still supposed to be separated?

  Kate Beckett : This is the Sadie Beakman murder trial we're talking about. Her reporting from Iraq shaped the way many Americans saw the war. Plus, it gave her the profile to launch her own news website. And as Captain of the precinct that closed her murder case, it would be odd if I didn't show.

• Kate Beckett : Now, Rick, be charming, but not too charming.

  Richard Castle : That's like asking Superman not to be too super. What's wrong with being too charming?

  Kate Beckett : Nothing, except when you are testifying in a murder trial. Look, being charming tells the jury that you're confident. But being too charming tells them that you're trying to be manipulative.

  Richard Castle : Oh, I see. This is why you never had me testify in any of our cases. You're jealous of my charm.

• Richard Castle : But then we should come up with a secret signal. A little thing just between the two of us that says, "I love you."

  Kate Beckett : Oh, I- You know, I think that would be a little...

  [Castle does an exaggerated hand movement rubbing his nose] 

  Kate Beckett : Do you need a tissue?

  Richard Castle : No, this is my- That's the secret "I love you" signal. Do you like it?

  Kate Beckett : Rubbing your nose?

  Richard Castle : Yeah.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, that's really romantic. Anyway, I gotta go and meet Vikram. I'll see you at the court.

  [Castle does the signal again] 

  Kate Beckett : Yes, I love you, too.

• Kate Beckett : Where are we on surveilling Caleb Brown and connecting him to LokSat?

  Vikram Singh : Exactly where we were last week. And the week before that. And the week before that.

  Kate Beckett : So nowhere?

  Vikram Singh : Our target at the Public Defender's Office is like a supervillain. No weaknesses.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, come on, that's not possible.

  Vikram Singh : Sure about that? 'Cause Cee Cee and I have tried every possi...

  Kate Beckett : Wait, what? Who's Cee Cee?

  Vikram Singh : No one.

  Kate Beckett : Did you give your computer a girl's name?

  Vikram Singh : You don't know my life.

  Kate Beckett : Huh. I've never been happier about that until this moment. Look, I am tired of lying to everyone. I want my life back. And given your new relationship with your computer, it's time you get yours back, too.

• Richard Castle : Marcus, I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I got torpedoed.

  Marcus Weller : No, no, no, no. You got nuked.

  Kate Beckett : [approaching]  Are you okay?

  Richard Castle : Beckett, I just blew the entire case.

  Kate Beckett : Well, the trial's not over yet. Right, Marcus?

  Marcus Weller : Look, I'm not gonna lie to you. We got a serious problem now. Castle, you've just given the jury reasonable doubt.

  Richard Castle : But there's gotta be something we can do, right?

  Kate Beckett : Well, we have until court resumes tomorrow morning to find new evidence, or another witness who can prove Nina's guilt.

  Marcus Weller : Yes, however, what can you possibly uncover in less than sixteen hours?

  Kate Beckett : I don't know, but... we have to try.

• Kate Beckett : Hey, Espo, that story about Ms. Lucinda, so she still talks about how she made a fool out of you?

  Javier Esposito : Yes. Thank you for rubbing it in, Captain Beckett.

  Kate Beckett : No, you guys, we're approaching this wrong. I mean, we've been trying to find a clue from the murder, whereas we should be looking for a clue from *after* the murder.

• Richard Castle : Hey, thank you.

  Kate Beckett : For what?

  Richard Castle : For not giving up on me.

  Kate Beckett : Well, you've never given up on me, so...

  [they share a smile; Castle moves in to kiss her, but she backs away] 

  Kate Beckett : Castle, wait. Uh, not here.

  Richard Castle : Oh, right. We're separated. Oh!

  [Castle rubs his nose] 

  Kate Beckett : Are you okay? Do you have allergies?

  Richard Castle : No, that's the... That's the signal. That's the "I love you" signal.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, yes. You really should think of something better.

  Richard Castle : It's adorable.

• Marcus Weller : You see, Beckett, this is why I love the 12th precinct. You guys never let me down.

  Kate Beckett : This recording gives you new motive for murder, and it's ironclad. Nina and Sadie were having an affair. Clearly they were fighting, and Nina, most likely, killed her in a crime of passion.

• Kate Beckett : Are you out of your mind?

  Richard Castle : I didn't do anything wrong.

  Kate Beckett : You tricked a judge to postpone a trial, and then you illegally questioned the defendant.

  Richard Castle : Yeah, but other than that, I didn't do anything wrong.

• Caleb Brown : Oh, Captain, you crossed the line. I know that you had Castle go in and interview my client...

  Kate Beckett : Look, counselor, Castle and I are separated. He is no longer associated with the 12th precinct. So neither I, nor the NYPD can be held accountable for his actions.

  Caleb Brown : So you knew nothing about it?

  Kate Beckett : That's *what* I said, isn't it?

  Caleb Brown : I don't believe you.

  Kate Beckett : And I don't care.

  Caleb Brown : Typical cop.

  [turns to leave] 

  Kate Beckett : Wait.

  Caleb Brown : [turns back]  What?

  Kate Beckett : Look, if you repeat what I am about to tell you, I will deny it. I have people looking into Nina's case.

  Caleb Brown : Do you believe that she's innocent?

  Kate Beckett : I didn't say that. But I think we have to be thorough. And now that the trial has been postponed, we have time to investigate further.

  Caleb Brown : I appreciate that, captain.

  Kate Beckett : Counselor, Nina wasn't your client until yesterday morning. Why are you so passionate about this case?

  Caleb Brown : Well, for the same reason that I assume you are. Justice.

  [answers his phone] 

  Caleb Brown : It's Caleb Brown... Yes... Yeah?... Yeah... Yeah, I'm on my way.

  [hangs up, to Beckett] 

  Caleb Brown : So while the judge was heading home, she called a neighbor who checked on her house. Turns out the house was not burglarized. Anyway, she's ordered that the trial resume in a half an hour. So if your people are going to help prove Nina's innocence, they'd better hurry.

• Richard Castle : Please tell me you solved it.

  Kate Beckett : Roger's alibi checks out. We're back to square one with zero leads. Any luck with Weller?

  Richard Castle : All he cares about is getting a conviction, and from the look of the jury, when they found out about Nina and Sadie's affair, he's gonna get it.

  Kate Beckett : We need to figure something out.

  Richard Castle : I have an idea.

  Kate Beckett : Castle, what are you doing?

  Richard Castle : Saving an innocent woman's life.

  [they enter the courtroom] 

  Judge Gloria Wollcott : Mr. Brown, your witness.

  Richard Castle : Stop the trial!

  [the room goes silent and everyone turns to look at him] 

  Kate Beckett : Okay, so... now what?

  Richard Castle : I don't know, I didn't think this one all the way through.

• Kate Beckett : Great job, guys. You should be proud of yourselves.

  Javier Esposito : Why? We blew it.

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah. For five months, we had an innocent woman rotting in jail.

  Kate Beckett : No, that one's not on us. Nina's original defense attorney did that to her. At the end of the day, we're the ones who brought her justice.

• Kate Beckett : I mean, Caleb is a monster, but what we learned today is that he is a monster who is desperate to do good.

  Vikram Singh : So?

  Kate Beckett : So, we were looking for his weakness, and we just found it.

• [last lines] 

  Richard Castle : So... How is your investigation into LokSat coming along?

  Kate Beckett : Uh, you know I can't tell you about that.

  Richard Castle : Right, right. For my own safety.

  Kate Beckett : Uh... But I can tell you this. I'm getting close.

  Richard Castle : That's good, because so am I.

  [they kiss]