Castle (TV Series)

Death Wish (2016)

Tamala Jones: Lanie Parish

Quotes 

• Kevin Ryan : Apparently, Lars was *really* into the Middle East.

  Richard Castle : Oh, a region known for its sordid history of beheading. And yet... Lars was beheaded here in Manhattan. Hmm.

  [picks up book] 

  Richard Castle : Perhaps Lars made the mistake of telling the king the ending of the story. Am I right?

  [Espo, Ryan, and Lanie all look at him blankly] 

  Richard Castle : "1001 Arabian Nights".

  [still no reaction] 

  Richard Castle : *Truly*, I am shocked. How is it that none of you know the story of "1001 Arabian Nights"?

  Lanie Parish : We weren't nerds in high school.

  Richard Castle : Fair enough. Lucky for you, class is now in session. In the story "1001 Arabian Nights", a jealous king would sleep with a new young maiden every night, then have her beheaded so no other men could have her.

  Lanie Parish : So, it's a story about a misogynistic serial killer?

  Richard Castle : No. Well, yes. But no. In the story, to stop the bloodshed, a young maiden by the name of Scheherazade wove a fascinating tale for the king, but she refused to tell him the ending, forcing him to keep her alive 'till the next night so she could finish the story. She told him a new story every night for a thousand and one nights, until, finally, the king married her. Which really says a a lot about the power of a good storyteller.

  Kevin Ryan : Yet tells us nothing about why our victim was killed.

  Richard Castle : Or does it? Our victim was tortured because the killer, like the king, wanted something.