A Deadly Game

**Writer**: Andrew Marlowe

**Director**: Rob Bowman

#### DUSTJACKETS BLURB

Castle's got some news that Beckett's not going to want to hear. Beckett's got something to tell him as well...if she gets the chance. Meanwhile, someone's been murdered playing Spy vs Spy.

### Guest cast

* Michael Trucco - TOM DEMMING
* Monet Mazur - GINA GRIFFIN
* Mitch Pileggi - HANS BREMEL
* Stephen J. Cannell - HIMSELF
* Michael Connelly - HIMSELF
* James Patterson - HIMSELF

### Music

* "Into The Blue" - SARA JACKSON-HOLMANT (Tag)

### Literary and other references

* The pay phone at the beginning is an homage to the spy movie *Three Days of the Condor* (Andrew Marlowe commentary).
* The clip that Castle is watching at the beginning is from *His Girl Friday*.
* Luvania is a fictional country created for a survey in 2004 to see if people could identify which countries were joining the EU.

### Memorable moments

* Esposito's talk with Beckett.
* Martha gets a role in a play.
* Ryan and Esposito's *impeccable* timing.
* Castle not bringing Beckett coffee.
* Castle's going away party in the break room.
* ...and the end.

### Quotable quotes

* CONNELLY: Personally I'd spend more time writing and less time hanging out with your cop friend. I mean, really, Rick, just one book a year?
CANNELL: Kinda thin, Rick.
* ESPOSITO: Why do you think he's been following you around all this time? What, research? The guy's done enough research to write fifty books. Look, whatever the reason is, I'm pretty sure it doesn't include watching you be with another guy.
* BECKETT: She's naked on the cover again, isn't she?
CASTLE: Kinda, yeah…
BECKETT: That's great. No one's gonna make fun of me…
* BECKETT: Wow Castle, you're working really hard to see me in a swim suit.
CASTLE: If you're not comfortable in a swim suit, you can just skinny dip.
* CASTLE: I promise. No funny stuff, just a friendly getaway. It will be fun.
BECKETT: Yeah...no...

### Just the facts

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* Beckett has still not found herself a place to live. (According to Andrew Marlowe's commentary, she's currently subletting and having so much trouble finding someplace she can afford she might have to move to the boroughs -- which, for a born and bred Manhattanite, is a fate akin to social death.)
* Castle's house in the Hamptons backs up onto the beach.
* SpyVentures is based on a French company called Ultime Realite, which specializes in giving executives the illicit thrill of forcible kidnapping and interrogation (Andrew Marlowe commentary).
* The *Naked Heat* cover art is the actual cover art for the next Richard Castle novel ABC is releasing (Andrew Marlowe commentary).
* According to Andrew Marlowe's commentary, after Castle says that this is the coolest case ever, Montgomery was supposed to say "You think this is cool? Do you have any idea the amount of paperwork this just created? See, this is why I can't watch action movies. Shootouts, car chases, explosions. I sit in the theater and all I can think about is the damn paperwork someone's gonna have to fill out." But they had to cut it because the episode was running long.

### Branch libraries

News

* Zap2it: from inside the box - Season finale fallout, 'Bones,' 'Castle,' 'House,' 'Grey's Anatomy' fans, have a little faith (22 May 10)
* Suite101.com - Seamus Dever on the Finale and Season 2's Progress (21 May 10)
* Fancast - 'Castle' Finale 'Emotionally Satisfying,' Says Exec Producer Andrew Marlowe (17 May 10)

Reviews

* EW: PopWatch - 'Castle' season finale recap: Decisions, decisions (17 May 10)
* Zap2it: Korbi TV - 'Castle' season finale: Oh Rick Castle, you fool (17 May 10)
* CliqueClack - Castle--58 minutes of great finale, and two minutes of WTF? (17 May 10)

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