8.8/1013 votes#1 - Under the Gun
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/26/2020
Officers Nolan and Harper are tasked with escorting four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program at a correctional facility that quickly becomes a riotous situation. Meanwhile, Nolan is uncertain about his relationship with Grace after she fails to introduce him to her ex-husband.
Director: Tori Garrett
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.3/1020 votes#2 - Plain Clothes Day
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/2019
The rookies are really put to the test when their training officers accompany them out of uniform for Plain Clothes Day, which forces them to make all the decisions while on patrol. Meanwhile, Officer Nolan tries to prove he has been progressing faster than the other rookies to justify his desire of becoming a detective within five years.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.3/1014 votes#3 - End Game
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2022
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat. Meanwhile, Officers Chen and Bradford investigate the murder of an unhoused teenager who used to be friends with Tamara.
Director: Tori Garrett
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.0/1012 votes#4 - Veritas
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2014
A secret investigation conducted by Beckett related to her mother's murder goes awry when a man she has been surveilling is killed. When evidence links Beckett to the victim, she and Castle become the targets of a manhunt that puts both of them in grave danger.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.0/1015 votes#5 - Safety
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2019
John and Jessica’s relationship gets a lot more complicated after she delivers some surprising news. Meanwhile, Officer Bradford and Office West are assigned a community policing project helping out the Watts Rams as volunteer coaches at their fall clinic, along with Rams players Eric Weddle and Robert Woods.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.0/102 votes#6 - The Silent Prisoner (II)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2023
A mysterious caller threatens to reveal a leaked list of undercover FBI agents if a prisoner is not released; Simone enlists John Nolan to help her remodel Cutty’s garage into a living space. The crossover starts on The Rookie S05E10 The List (I).
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
8.0/102 votes#7 - Red One
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2023
After an internal investigation unit agent is drugged and buried alive in a desert outside of Vegas, the Feds director enlists Garza's unit to discreetly investigate. Meanwhile, Simone's plans for her 49th birthday bash are sidelined.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.9/1019 votes#8 - The Third Man
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/2010
Mysteries abound when a family returns from vacation to discover a dead man in their daughter's bed. Thinking they're investigating the murder of a squatter, Castle and Beckett soon find themselves unraveling a multi-million dollar heist. Meanwhile, Castle tries to keep Beckett from finding out that they've been romantically linked when he's featured as one of New York's 10 most eligible bachelors.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.9/1014 votes#9 - Cops & Robbers
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2011
A crew of bank robbers disguised as classic television doctors take hostages which include Castle and Martha. But things are complicated by the fact that Beckett's on the outside having her every move scrutinized by a hostage negotiator and Castle's on the inside with information that the hostages are just a distraction for a more ominous plan.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.8/1013 votes#10 - The Blue Butterfly
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2012
When Castle and Beckett investigate the killing of a treasure hunter, they discover the case is linked to a mysterious homicide from 1947 involving a hard-boiled private detective. Castle realizes the only way to solve the present-day murder is to solve the murder from the past. The 1947 case comes to life through stylized flashbacks, featuring Castle as the private eye and Beckett as a femme fatale.
Director: Chuck Bowman
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.8/1013 votes#11 - The Wild Rover
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2013
When a man is found dead in an industrial cake mixer, Castle and Beckett trace the murder to an Irish gang in Staten Island and a beautiful bar owner named Siobhan O’Doul. Much to everyone’s surprise, Detective Ryan has a complicated history with Siobhan and the Staten Island crime family from his days working undercover in narcotics. When the case hits a dead end, Ryan must go back undercover to expose the killer, complicating his relationship with his wife.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.8/1016 votes#12 - Anatomy of a Murder
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2010
An unknown woman falls out of a casket along with the original deceased when pallbearers lose control of the casket at a funeral; the investigation takes Beckett and Castle into the world of amorous, bed-hopping physicians.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.7/1017 votes#13 - Kill the Messenger
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2009
After a bike messenger, carrying a package with content that is able to free a wrongly convicted man from prison, is brutally murdered, Castle and Beckett need to investigate the case. But they are surprised to find out that the tragic death is linked to another murder case previously investigated by Captain Montgomery. Now, in order to solve the new murder, Castle and Beckett must dig deep and discover all the secrets of a prominent New York family.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.6/1012 votes#14 - Secret's Safe with Me
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2012
A repossessed storage unit, treasure seekers and Manhattan socialites all come together in the case of a woman inexplicably murdered. Castle decides to enter the storage unit auction to see if anything inside might have led to her killing.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.6/1014 votes#15 - Number One Fan
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2013
A desperate young murder suspect, Emma Briggs, takes hostages at gunpoint then mysteriously insists that she will only negotiate with one person: Richard Castle.
Director: John Terlesky
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.6/1011 votes#16 - XY (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2015
After passing the Captain's exam last season, Beckett was surprised with an offer to run for State Senate. In the action packed season premiere, Castle and Beckett are adjusting to Beckett's career change, when a call from a mysterious stranger sets off an explosive chain of events. There are two sides to every story, and this unique two-parter will explore the same story from each of their perspectives, first from Castle's side as he searches for Beckett.
Director: Rob Bowman
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.6/1015 votes#17 - Simone
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2022
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.
Director: Liz Friedlander
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.6/1012 votes#18 - Deep Cover
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2014
The murder of a young record store clerk takes a strange turn when the team discovers his past history as a high-level hacker. But it's nothing compared to the shock Castle receives when their investigation leads them straight to his father, Jackson Hunt.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.5/1013 votes#19 - I, Witness
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2015
Castle takes on a routine P.I. case, but the investigation turns deadly when he witnesses a murder.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.3/1016 votes#20 - Law & Murder
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/2011
During the high profile trial of a murdered socialite, a juror tumbles out of the jury box....dead.
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.3/108 votes#21 - Gold Rush
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2017
Riggs is reunited with childhood friends and comes to realize they might be mixed up in the robbery-homicide case he and Murtaugh are investigating. Murtaugh finds a joint stashed in his kitchen that he brings to Scorsese for testing in effort to bust one of his kids.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.2/1012 votes#22 - Significant Others
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2013
When a powerful divorce attorney who only represented women is murdered, Castle and Beckett are confronted with a plethora of angry ex-husbands, any one of whom could be the murderer. Meanwhile, Castle's ex-wife (Darby Stanchfield), Meredith, moves into the loft to take care of Alexis while she recovers from Mono, and to make matters worse, Beckett is also forced to move in while her apartment is being fumigated, causing tension, humor and more than a little awkwardness
Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.1/1017 votes#23 - La Fiera
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2021
Officer John Nolan's mom makes an unannounced visit that complicates his life, and Sergeant Grey considers retiring.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
7.0/1010 votes#24 - Dead From New York
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/4/2015
When Sid Ross, the powerful creator of a long-running sketch comedy show is killed, Castle and Beckett are called to investigate. But as they delve into the victim’s life and the colorful world of “Saturday Night Tonight,” they uncover a shocking secret that may explain Sid’s murder.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
6.8/1011 votes#25 - XX (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2015
Beckett's side of her abrupt disappearance is revealed. After receiving a mysterious tip from her past, Beckett is launched into a fight for her life, with a team of mercenaries hot on her trail. While Castle investigates why his wife is on the run, Beckett must figure out who wants her dead, before they can finish the job.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Terence Paul Winter
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"Under the Gun" is the best rated episode written by Terence Paul Winter. It scored 8.846/10 based on 13 votes. It was directed by Tori Garrett. It aired on 4/26/2020 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Plain Clothes Day".