- 10.0/101 votes
#1 - One to the Heart
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/13/2018
Still wrestling with the emotional reverberations of sleeping together, Sam and Eddie take a case involving a serial con man who victimizes wealthy women. In order to recover their client’s money and jewelry without scaring off their suspect, the pair hatch a plan to con the con man using Sam as bait. But their plan goes awry when they discover they’re not the only ones after the con man and they may be stepping into a trap themselves.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 9.5/102 votes
#2 - The Smoking Gun
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2018
While working surveillance on a routine cheating spouse case, Sam and Eddie hear gunshots and race in to catch a Hollywood producer standing over the body of his mistress, clutching a smoking gun. It’s case-closed as far as Eddie or any cop is concerned. But when the producer insists he’s innocent, Sam agrees to take on his case, much to Eddie’s chagrin. When their initial inquiries uncover that the producer’s mistress isn’t who she claimed to be, the pair are thrust into an investigation where not everything is as it seems.
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 9.0/102 votes
#3 - Take Two
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2018
Sam Swift, the former star of a hit cop series, is fresh out of-rehab following a bender of epic proportion. Desperate to restart her career, she talks her way into shadowing rough-and-tumble private investigator Eddie as research for a potential comeback role.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.3/1015 votes
#4 - Countdown (2)
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/28/2011
With time running out, Castle and Beckett must put aside their differences with Agent Fallon to avert a city-wide catastrophe.
Director: Bill Roe
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.3/1012 votes
#5 - Always
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/2012
When the murder of an Army veteran puts Beckett on the trail of the man who shot her, Castle must decide how much he's willing to sacrifice to keep her safe. As secrets are revealed and feelings are put on the table, the lives of the detectives at the 12th Precinct may never be the same.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.2/1013 votes
#6 - Probable Cause
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2012
While investigating a shocking ritualistic murder, Beckett and her team uncover surprising evidence linking Castle to the killing. As the evidence against him mounts, loyalties are tested. And when surprising revelations come to light, Beckett begins to wonder how well she really knows her new lover and partner of four years
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.2/1013 votes
#7 - In the Belly of the Beast
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/2014
Beckett is recruited to assist on a Narcotics investigation, but a routine mission turns deadly when an undercover operation goes array. To survive, Beckett must engage in a battle of wits against some of the most dangerous men in the New York underworld – including a powerful enemy from her past.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.1/1014 votes
#8 - Cuffed
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2011
When Castle and Beckett wake up in bed, handcuffed together, in a locked room with no memory of how they got there, they must piece together the mystery of where they are and why, all while trying to escape. But as the two of them adjust to being shackled together, what's the biggest threat they face... the people who abducted them or each other? Meanwhile, Ryan, Esposito and Gates are left to investigate their disappearance in a case where all is not what it seems.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.1/1012 votes
#9 - Under Fire
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2014
When Castle and Beckett discover that the victim of a building fire was actually shot to death, they get on the trail of a serial arsonist turned murderer. Meanwhile, Ryan's wife, Jenny, goes into labor, but disaster threatens to ruin the joyous moment.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 8.0/103 votes
#10 - Exposed
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2022
McCall’s determination to apprehend Mason Quinn, the criminal responsible for Bishop’s death, veers into a dangerous obsession that could cost her everything. Also, Delilah finally meets her mother’s vigilante team when she requires Harry and Mel’s help to prove a fellow classmate made her best friend a victim of revenge porn. Second season finale.
Director: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.9/1016 votes
#11 - A Deadly Game
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2010
Nothing is as it seems when Castle and Beckett investigate what appears to be the assassination of an intelligence operative. Meanwhile, Beckett's romance with Demming threatens her relationship with Castle, forcing them to confront their feelings for each other.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.9/1014 votes
#12 - Rise
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2011
Detective Beckett fights for her life as Castle, plagued by guilt over his role in the events, struggles to uncover who's behind her brutal shooting. Meanwhile, back at the precinct, Ryan and Esposito have to adjust, as Victoria "Iron" Gates becomes the precinct's new uncompromising Captain.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.9/1014 votes
#13 - Linchpin (2)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2012
Castle & Beckett race to find the "Linchpin" in order to stop the first domino in a chain of events which will plunge the United States into war. Their efforts continue to put Castle in contact with Sophia Conrad - a smart, commanding and sexy CIA operative who was Castle's inspiration for Clara Strike in the "Derrick Storm" series of books; and intelligence officer Martin Danberg is back.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.8/1016 votes
#14 - A Deadly Affair
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2010
When Beckett and her team burst into an apartment on a murderer's trail, they see Castle standing over a dead woman's body holding a gun; Beckett arrests Castle as he asserts his innocence.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.8/1016 votes
#15 - The Lives of Others
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/2013
In the show’s 100th episode, Castle finds himself in the unfortunate position of NOT being able to work a case. While he’s holed up in the loft with a broken leg, Beckett goes off to investigate the death of an IRS agent without him, leaving Castle miserable and bored. But when he thinks he witnesses the murder of a young woman in the apartment across the street, he is thrown into a "Rear Window"-esque murder mystery that hits much too close to home.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.7/1014 votes
#16 - Hunt (2)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2013
In the powerful conclusion of a two-episode story arc, when the FBI fails to get his daughter back, Castle takes matters into his own hands, reaching out to a shadowy fixer to help him recover Alexis. But Castle soon learns that his daughter's kidnapping may be part of an even more sinister agenda.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.7/103 votes
#17 - Aftermath
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2021
Just as McCall considers ending her work as The Equalizer, she’s pulled back in when she takes on Detective Marcus Dante as a new client who needs her help to find an untraceable group of bank robbers.
Director: Solvan 'Slick' Naim
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.7/1016 votes
#18 - Time Will Tell
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2013
A grisly murder investigation leads Castle and Beckett to a suspect who claims he's traveled back in time to stop terrible events from unfolding, events that will change the course of human history. Is he simply a deluded killer, or is it possible that he's telling the truth?
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.6/1018 votes
#19 - Deep in Death
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2009
When the new season begins, Castle is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett, while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances force the pair back together to investigate the mysterious murder of a man found dead, tangled in the limbs of a tree.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.5/1027 votes
#20 - Flowers for Your Grave
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2009
Author Richard Castle joins NYC Detective Kate Beckett to help solve the case of a serial killer who is reenacting murders from Castle's novels; Castle becomes very intrigued with the murders and continues to shadow Beckett, much to her chagrin.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.3/1020 votes
#21 - Hell Hath No Fury
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2009
The investigation behind a body found wrapped in a rug on the sidewalk leads Castle and Beckett deep inside the world of New York City politics. The partners discover a world of expensive escorts, arrogant tycoons, corrupt investigators, and the effects of betrayal.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.3/1015 votes
#22 - Clear & Present Danger
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2014
When a pool shark is murdered by an unseen force, Castle and Becket uncover evidence that the killer may have paranormal powers. Meanwhile, Castle and Beckett attempt to get their lives back to normal following his disappearance.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 7.3/1015 votes
#23 - Watershed
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2013
In the season finale, an interview with a high-profile federal law enforcement agency forces Beckett to reconsider what she wants out of her job and out of her relationship with Castle. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman is found floating inside the water tank of a skid row flop house, but as the team investigate, they discover that her final resting place is just one of many strange things about her death.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 6.9/1012 votes
#24 - Child's Play
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2014
When an ice cream vender is shot, evidence leads Beckett and Castle to believe that an unknown second-grader may have vital information about the case. Castle goes undercover at an elementary school to try and identify the second-grader but nothing goes as planned.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe
- 6.2/1013 votes
#25 - For Better or Worse
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/12/2014
Castle and Beckett's long-awaited wedding is almost here, but when a shocking surprise threatens to ruin the big day, they are sent on a wild mission filled with masked men, angry bikers and a charming ne'er-do-well from Beckett's past.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe