Season 1

  • Season 1 Episode 10

    Episode 1.10

    Title: A Death in the Family
    Air Date: May 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a plastic surgeon who is found dead in the front seat of his parking-ticket covered car. As they delve into the twisted world of surgery-obsessed patients and secret operations, Castle experiences a fatherly rite of passage when Alexis attends her first prom. On a darker note, Castle...
  • Season 1 Episode 9

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    Title: Little Girl Lost
    Air Date: May 4, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    A 2-year-old girl goes missing, and Beckett is called in to assist with the investigation. She's in for a bit of a shock, however — the FBI agent in charge is none other than her ex-boyfriend, William Sorenson. The two of them try to put aside their unresolved feelings as they race to find the girl, but when Castle inserts himself into...
  • Season 1 Episode 8

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    Title: Ghosts
    Air Date: April 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a woman found drowned in a bathtub of motor oil at a transient hotel. But when they uncover a dark secret about the woman's past, they must unravel a 20-year-old mystery with the help of a true-crime journalist who may have been stalking the victim. An off-hand comment after a poker game unlocks...
  • Season 1 Episode 7

    Episode 1.7

    Title: Home is Where the Heart Stops
    Air Date: April 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    For some, home is where the heart stops. Literally. After an accelerating — and increasingly violent — series of home invasions in high-end neighborhoods, Beckett and Castle work to unmask a murderous jewel thief before he (or she) strikes again. But to catch this criminal, Beckett must go way out of her comfort zone,...
  • Season 1 Episode 6

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    Title: Always Buy Retail
    Air Date: April 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    When an immigrant is found tortured in a ritualistic killing, Castle and Beckett turn to the creepy Vudon religion for answers. On the homefront, Castle deals with the possible homecoming of Alexis's actress mother, his first wife Meredith.
  • Season 1 Episode 5

    Episode 1.5

    Title: A Chill Goes Through Her Veins
    Air Date: April 6, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    A woman's body, frozen and tangled in steel bars, shows up at a construction site. Castle and Beckett struggle to get to the ice-cold heart of her murder, unearthing an old case in the process. As they zero-in on a prime suspect, painful memories from Beckett's past surface.
  • Season 1 Episode 4

    Episode 1.4

    Title: Hell Hath No Fury
    Air Date: March 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    A dead body wrapped in a rug and left on the sidewalk leads Castle and Beckett deep inside the backstabbing world of New York City politics. Expensive escorts, arrogant tycoons, and corrupt investigators, oh my!
  • Season 1 Episode 3

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    Title: Hedge Fund Homeboys
    Air Date: March 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Some people would kill to be rich; some just kill the rich. A young man from a once-wealthy family is found dead in Central Park, shot in the chest. As Castle and Beckett investigate the crime, they catch the victim's friends — members of a deviant prep school clique — in a tangle of lies. Things get even more twisted when one of...
  • Season 1 Episode 2

    Episode 2.1

    Title: Nanny McDead
    Air Date: March 16, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Who killed the nanny? Castle and Beckett team up to solve the murder of a young lady found dead in a dryer in the basement laundry room of an upscale New York apartment building.
  • Season 1 Episode 1

    Richard Castle Meets Lanie Parish over a Dead Body in Season 1, Episode 1, "Flowers for Your Grave"

    Title: Flowers for Your Grave
    Air Date: March 9, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

    Move over James Patterson — someone's got a copycat! NYPD detectives summon mystery writer Richard Castle to help them investigate a series of killings that appear eerily similar to murders in his best-selling suspense thrillers. Almost immediately after Castle's arrival at the precinct, Detective Kate Beckett wants to send his...