When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet all the way.
The separation thing is getting really old, Castle tells his mother this week.
And thats a pretty meta statement, even for a show this self-referential.
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Ryan and Esposito see that Slaughters was the last number Victor ever dialed and question him about their conversation.
Slaughter plays dumb about Victors mystery meeting to shake them off.
(You know they die at the end of that movie, right?)
According to Slaughter, Victor hung out with a group of mouthy criminals but was totally straight himself.
Their interview with Victors ex tells a different story.
Slaughter may be a nut, but he has his own moral code.
The lead is a dealer named Trucco who specializes in moving expensive tech.
Slaughter and Castle track Trucco down, and Castle makes Slaughter promise to play nice going forward.
The guys got next to nothing anyway.
Victor never showed up for their arranged meeting, so Trucco had no product to shop around.
He does mention that Victor had a partner; this is news to Slaughter.
Poor Espo and Ryan have spent more time chasing Castle this season than actual criminals.
Good thing Castles not dumb enough to fall for that, are famous last words.
Maybe she just likes the offices sleek decor.
He was a mentor to a troubled teen, and that teen has a genius-level IQ.
Mr. West tells Slaughter and Castle that Louis rejected five other mentors before clicking immediately with Victor.
), and Slaughter and Castle find the teen being roughed up by an unknown assailant.
Louis makes a break for it and disappears.
He works for a crew run by a career criminal named David Lacey.
The thug claims that the Booth Tower heist was just a commercial for their criminal services.
As Moriarty once said, In a world of locked rooms, the man with the key is king.
Lacey wasnt about to give up his crown.
Ryan and Esposito are waiting outside when Slaughter and Castle emerge.
Castle pulls a fast one with Espositos keys, driving off with their suspectandtheir car.
Slaughter leads Castle to his chosen hideout: a well-appointed apartment that belongs to his ex-wife.
And there are even more layers to Slaughter under his abrasive exterior.
He threatens Castle to keep his mouth shut about his uncool interests, but its ineffective.
(Yeah, sorry, Im trying to be scared.
I just keep picturing you doing jazz hands.)
Slaughter and Castle storm in, guns not-blazing, since theyre both unarmed.
Castle gives Slaughter aWest Side Storymusical cue, and they literally dance-fight their way out of certain death.
Louis isnt looking good for the crime either.
The heist didnt go down exactly like theyd planned, though.
Victor was spooked by something and left Louis to check it out.
An enterprising hacker piggybacked off of the microchip burglary to earn a much bigger payday.
Who knows Louis and Victor and also has experience moving money around?
People need their role models.
And you cant always tells the good ones by their credentials.
I lost my wife because I wasnt man enough to put her needs ahead of mine, he says.
He tells Castle to call Becketts bluff about needing space and demand his share of her problem.
Itll work out because they love each other.
(That sounds like a dangerously pushy little move, but okay, divorced guy.)
Castle accuses Slaughter of being a secret softie for caring about his marriage.
Only you could take two guys talking about a chick, Slaughter answers, and make it weird.
Until next time, Sherlock.
