To Love and Die in L.A.

**Writer**: Alexi Hawley

**Director**: John Terlesky

#### DUSTJACKETS BLURB

When Beckett's former training officer is killed, she risks her job to fly out to LA and track down his killer. Castle comes along to make her journey first-class. And to help solve the case, of course.

### Guest cast

* Gene Simmons - HIMSELF
* Jason Beghe - MIKE ROYCE
* Dominic Purcell - RUSSELL GANZ
* D.B. Sweeney - DETECTIVE KYLE SEEGER
* Jason George - CHARLES KELVIN
* Justice Gamble - OCHOA (Esposito in the movie)
* Ryan Deal - RALEY (Ryan in the movie)
* Exie Booker - LAPD OFFICER
* PJ Bryne - TONY
* Christina Ford - TONY'S ASSISTANT
* Marcus Natividad - KATANA ASIAN GANGSTER
* Derek Phillips - REGGIE WALSH
* Todd Sherry - MAURICE
* Julia Voth - VIOLET YOUNG
* Randa Walker - FLIGHT ATTENDANT

### Music

* "La La La" - THE CALIFORNIAS (in the Ferrari)
* "Come and Find Me" - JOSH RITTER (couch scene)
* "The Other Side" - SLOAN (Beckett rising from the pool)
* "Just Breathe" - PEARL JAM (tag)

### Literary and other references

* *Heat* is 1995 American crime drama starring Robert De Niro as a thief and Al Pacino as the cop hunting him.
* The Ark of the Covenant bit is a reference to Indiana Jones movies.

### Memorable moments

* Meeting Raley and Ochoa.
* Lanie and Espo in the morgue.
* The couch scene.
* Reggie's fake arrest and interrogation.
* Maurice the concierge.
* The Espo/Ryan worst liar exchange.
* Esposito answering Mannis' phone.
* Royce's letter.
* Castle and Beckett have each dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween.

### Quotable quotes

* BECKETT: I'm not here for room service, I'm here for justice.
CASTLE: Wow, in LA for all of a minute and already she's spouting cheesy movie dialogue. Must be something in the air.
* CASTLE: Would Montgomery really fire you?
BECKETT: Yep.
CASTLE: So we're going back to New York?
BECKETT: Hell no.
* CASTLE: What, did you pack a murder board?
* CASTLE: This is so weird.
BECKETT: What?
CASTLE: I've dressed up as him for Halloween.
BECKETT: Mm, I did too.
* BECKETT: That is just creepy.
CASTLE: Totally.
* ESPOSITO: S'up girl, how's the weather in your world?
BECKETT: Sunny, chance of ass-kicking.
* CASTLE: You know what I thought when I first met you?
BECKETT: Hm?
CASTLE: That you were a mystery I was never going to solve. Even now, after spending all this time with you, I'm still amazed at the depth of your strength and your heart...and your hotness.
BECKETT: You're not so bad yourself, Castle.
* CASTLE: Don't poke me.
BECKETT: Poke you? I want to *kiss* you.
* MONTGOMERY: You know, I'm trying to decide who is the worst liar. Him or you.
* ESPOSITO: (*answering MANNIS' phone*) Yo.
BECKETT: Esposito?!
ESPOSITO: Beckett?

### Just the facts

* Apparently both Beckett and Castle dressed up as Gene Simmons for Halloween.

### Oops

* Ganz spelled his alter ego's name Neel, but De Niro's character in *Heat* is spelled Neil, which is the standard spelling. Maybe he was trying to make the connection less obvious, or maybe he just can't spell.
* When Castle and Beckett are leaving the sound stage from the fake interrogation of Reggie Walsh, Beckett takes off her jacket and unbuttons the top button, but in the next shot (a wider shot), her top button is closed again.