Nina Mendoza (Castle)

Nina Mendoza (Jacqueline Torres) is the hidden secondary villainess from "Little Girl Lost," the penultimate episode of Castle's first season (airdate May 4, 2009). She is the adoptive aunt of two-year-old Angela Candela, and the sister of Angela's adoptive mother, Theresa Candela.
However, Nina was also a villainous conspirator in her niece's abduction, colluding with Theresa to abduct Angela in an insidious plan to obtain custody from her husband, Alfred, in a divorce. The villainess committed the actual abduction, sneaking into the back window of the house and taking Angela while Alfred was at home, and during the episode's progression, the evil Nina demanded a $750,000 ransom in exchange for Angela's return.
Nina appeared at the Candela home and acted as a concerned sister (for Theresa) and aunt (for Angela) to mask her villainous role, but she was figured out as the abductor by Richard Castle, who saw photos of Angela with her stuffed rabbit. Noticing that Angela was never without her rabbit, Castle figured that the abductor had to have been someone close to Angela, even family. The episode's climax saw Castle, Kate Beckett, and FBI Agent Will Sorenson finding Angela with Nina, followed by Sorenson handcuffing and arresting Nina for the abduction.
Category:2000s
Category:Aunt
Category:Bondage Used On Villainess
Category:Brunette
Category:Conspirator
Category:Deceiver
Category:Greedy
Category:Kidnapper
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Sibling
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested