Castle s03e16 Episode Script
Setup
Can't just Kate! Just at least tell me how serious it is! What's with the stripped cab? Security guard wondered the same thing.
That's when he came across the body.
Who's our victim? Amir Alhabi.
Taxi driver.
All right, contact Auto Theft.
Have them on the lookout for these stolen car parts.
Already done.
Was there money on the body? Not on the body, not in the cab.
Everything points to him being popped for cash and car parts.
Not everything, baby.
Did you just call him "baby?" Ooh.
Did I? Anyway, you found something unusual? Not at first.
Time of death fits a robbery.
He was killed at 11:15.
So specific.
I'm impressed.
His watch broke when he fell.
You shouldn't have told me.
Less impressed.
Cause of death fits, too.
Looks like a 9mm to the noggin.
But there's something that doesn't fit.
His fingers were broken one at a time.
Cabbies sometimes hide their money.
Maybe they tortured him to tell them where the money was.
All right, let's find out where he was driving and who he picked up before he wound up here.
Amir Alhabi.
It's a real immigrant success story.
Came over from Syria seven years ago, became a citizen last June.
According to the Taxi and Limo Commission, he owned his cab and medallion with a cousin, Jamal.
Right.
Well, TLC would know where Amir was, right? They track cabs? Only when the meter is running.
Amir shut his off at 10:02pm.
So there's no way to tell where he went before he died? Actually, there is.
Amir subscribed to a GPS tracking service.
It helps cabbies map the best routes to troll for fares, stuff like that.
Anyway, after Amir shut off his meter he drove up to Washington Heights.
He parked on the 1600 block of St.
Nicholas Avenue for six minutes, motor running, and then he drove to the warehouse.
Okay, Washington Heights is a shady place that time of night.
And if he turned off his meter, he wasn't looking for a fare.
Maybe he was carjacked and forced to drive to that warehouse.
All right, have unis canvass the area.
See if anyone remembers seeing him.
What about his last phone call? Okay.
Let's go.
Actually, there was one more thing on the phone.
Amir opened a notebook application and he wrote down this.
"C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
" And it was written down just about an hour before he died.
And it's not a license tag.
All right, see if you can figure it out.
I got it.
Seven digits.
It's a phone number.
"C" is the initial of the person to whom it belongs.
I already tried that.
- With all the New York area codes? - Yeah.
Intriguing.
Maybe Castle.
- Coming.
Mrs.
Alhabi, we understand that Amir called you at 10:00.
What did the two of you talk about? Just that he'd be late.
The plays were getting out on Broadway and he wanted to pick up more fares.
Actually, he didn't do that.
He turned his meter off and he went up to Washington Heights.
That part of town is known for drug-dealing and prostitution No.
He would never do such things.
Jamal, thank you.
There was an annotation on Amir's phone.
Do you have any idea what this is? "C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
" No.
I thought this was a robbery.
That he was robbed.
It was.
It's just, any minor detail might be relevant.
How did he seem lately? Worried.
About money.
Malika, our daughter, she needed surgery.
It's been very hard.
And she'll never know her father.
Please excuse me.
Jamal, you and Amir were business partners? How was business doing? You don't get rich driving a cab, but we made money.
Amir drove and we rented shifts to other drivers.
And who were they? Kevin McCann and Dimitri Voldov.
So you didn't drive the cab? For me, the taxi medallion was an investment.
I just started a new business.
A moving company.
TLC doesn't issue a lot of medallions.
Would've been worth a small fortune.
So who inherits Amir's share? Nazihah will.
She'll need it.
Excuse me.
Beckett.
Auto Theft got a hit on the stolen car parts.
A guy named Leeman Jones was selling them at a chop shop.
VIN number on the parts matches our cab.
- Where is Jones now? - Interrogation.
I found those car parts.
On the car that you stripped.
We have a witness who places you at the scene.
So, please, just stop with the lying.
A witness? Okay.
I stripped that taxi.
It's what I do.
After you killed the driver.
After I what? No! I didn't kill any driver, 'cause there was no driver.
He was left in the warehouse.
Robbed and shot in the head.
Well, not by me.
Okay? I was cruising, and I saw the cab sitting empty, and I figure, no sense in letting good parts go to waste.
What time was that? - I don't know.
About 11:15, probably.
- Oh! Well, there you go.
That's right when he died.
Look, no.
I don't hurt people.
I'm just a car guy.
Your witness must've done it.
That's it.
And now he's just playing innocent bystander or something.
There was no witness.
What do you mean? I was bluffing.
- Bluffing? - Yes.
No! Yeah, she's allowed to do that.
I'm surprised you don't know that.
No, I mean, there was a guy there.
I saw him.
What guy? Describe him.
I didn't get a clear look.
He ran off when I pulled up.
But he was there.
He was there looking for something in the car.
What makes you say that? Because he did a number on the interior.
He tore up the upholstery.
Think he's telling the truth? That guy does not have the improv skills to make up a lie like that.
Have CSU check the car for signs that someone else tampered with it.
You got it.
Sorry, you guys, I gotta get this.
Not now, Ryan.
What's going on with her? You know Beckett.
She plays it close to the vest.
So I spoke to one of the drivers who rents a shift with Amir's cab.
Kevin McCann? No, the other one, Dimitri Voldov.
He alibi-ed out, but he had lots to say about McCann.
Him and Amir got in a major fight two days ago.
About what? Dimitri didn't know.
But Amir told him he was going to fire McCann.
And where is McCann now? Renting a shift at Allied Taxi.
So I'll tell Beckett that.
- Could you? That'd be best.
- Yeah.
Amir and I had words.
No law against that, right? Where were you last night at 11:15? In this cab.
Driving a drunk bond trader to the Upper West.
Why? Well, because that's when he was murdered.
You're kidding me.
Look, I didn't lay a hand on that guy.
Why did you and he fight two days ago? Because he was raping me on rent.
Look, the guy could afford it.
He was flashing a roll that could choke a horse.
Five grand, easy.
Wait, was he known for carrying around that much money? First I saw of it.
Look, are we done here? Because my meter's running.
If Amir was struggling to pay medical bills, what was he doing with that much cash? It's Esposito.
He needs us back at the crime scene, ASAP.
Remember Leeman Jones said that some other dude messed with the cab? Well, CSU just figured out why.
The car had cameras.
Pinhole cameras.
Microphones, too.
Great.
All we have to do is rewind to last night, see who was after him.
Case closed.
We can't.
They ripped out the hard drives with all the video data.
What the hell is going on here? The strange thing is, Amir's wife, his cousin, other drivers, none of them knew that he installed those cameras.
Maybe Amir was doing a reality show.
See, I thought that, too.
But it turns out, no.
And they weren't installed by law enforcement, either.
You think someone was spying on him? Or his passengers.
Or both.
Maybe it's like in The Conversation, and he overheard a murder plot.
Whatever it is, it's juicy.
Have you talked to your father about our little trip? - Not yet.
- What are you waiting for? I have scored two incredibly hard-to-get spots at the Oasis of Serenity.
That's fantastic! What is that? You haven't heard of the Serenity? It's a spiritual retreat.
Oh! It's nestled in the Catskills, it's a sanctuary, a place for reflection, getting in touch with your inner self.
Well, in your case, is that wise? Gram wants to shed her ego in preparation for teaching her acting classes.
Yes! And who better to do that with than Alexis.
We will stay in luxury yurts.
We will have meditation classes.
Yoga classes.
We go tomorrow night.
That is, if you will allow her.
Well, I suppose Physics.
Physics.
Physics exam.
Fizzy Physic Physics exam! Don't you have a Physics exam? My Physics exam.
I almost forgot.
It's on Monday morning.
I haven't studied, and it counts for 20% of my grade.
Twenty percent.
Carpe diem.
Seize the day.
Clearly I didn't teach that to my son.
All right, darling.
Well, another time.
I guess I will just have to find my inner self by myself.
I can do it.
Best dad ever.
And once in a while, if you were here, that would be great.
- Thank you.
- Bye-bye.
- Hey.
- Hey.
What brings Motorcycle Boy here? Dr.
Motorcycle Boy.
Does he need a reason? It just looked personal.
It was.
Where are we on those hidden cameras? Just that they were installed by a pro.
Techs are running the serial numbers now to find out where they came from.
A guy with surveillance in his cab, too much money in his pocket, the whole thing feels hinky.
Based on his financials, it looks hinky, too.
The guy had medical bills up the wazoo.
But then there's this.
From five days ago.
A cash deposit for $ 10,000? What's a struggling cab driver doing with that kind of cash? Yo, I just found something weird.
I logged into Amir's GPS account to track where he drove the day he died.
At 4:07 pm, Amir picked up a cash fare at 15th and Avenue of the Americas.
What's weird about that? Well, the passenger rode for 26 minutes, then got dropped off at the same corner where Amir picked him up.
Now, who would pay 30 bucks to go in a circle? Someone who wanted to talk to Amir.
Check those traffic cameras, see if we can get a look at that passenger.
On it, Captain.
Sir.
We got a match on those cameras hidden in Amir's cab.
The cameras were ordered a week ago by a Techno-Pro Systems.
I don't know what you guys are talking about.
I didn't install any hidden cameras.
Your name's on the purchase order.
As is your signature.
You violated the Expectation of Privacy Act.
Do you know that I can arrest you for that? Yeah.
I mean, I mean, no.
Or you could just tell her who hired you to install the surveillance equipment.
I promised him I'd keep it on the DL.
- Who hired you? - Amir Alhabi.
- You put it in for Amir? - Yeah.
Why would he have you put cameras in his cab? Security reasons.
That's all he said.
Yo, Cap! Got a break on our mystery passenger off a traffic cam near where Amir dropped the guy off.
Notice anything? He's carrying.
Yeah, he's not police.
Suit's way too fancy.
Canvass where this was taken.
See if anyone knows who he is.
I keep track of the expenses for the cab.
There was never any bill for cameras.
What about the $ 10,000? The first time I heard about the money is today.
I can't imagine where it came from.
Money, cameras, Washington Heights.
Nazihah, your husband was clearly hiding something from you.
Do you have any idea what it was? No.
No, I don't understand this at all.
Okay.
Do you recognize this man? He rode in your husband's cab.
Yes.
Yes.
He was here.
- When? - Last week.
He and Amir were talking in the street.
- Who was he? - I asked Amir.
He said that the man had mistaken him for someone else.
Amir clearly knew the guy.
Why would he lie to her? How does he end up dead the same day this guy rides in his cab? Beckett.
We just got a hit on our canvass for the mystery passenger.
We got a name on that face? Not yet, but he's a big fan of this coffee shop on 14th.
He shows up every afternoon for an espresso at 2:00.
Sir.
In the cream suit.
Stop! NYPD.
Turn around.
It's a 9mm.
Just like our murder weapon.
You have a concealed weapons permit? Inside left pocket of my jacket.
Along with my credentials.
"Fariq Yusef.
Syrian Consulate.
" At your service.
Put your hands down.
Thank you.
Two days ago, you were driving in a cab with Amir Alhabi.
He's been murdered.
I am saddened to hear that.
You were in that cab for half an hour.
What's the nature your relationship? I have diplomatic immunity.
- You have no standing to question - Who killed him? Was it you? or detain me.
- Answer my question.
Did you kill him? I'd like my pistol, please.
You can collect it at the 12th Precinct.
So I shall.
Fariq Yusef's official title at the consulate is Head of Security.
He's a member of the secret police.
Well, he's probably broken a few fingers in his day.
And Yusef also owned a 9mm gun, which was the same kind of gun that killed Amir.
Maybe Yusef recruited Amir, drew him into the shadowy world of espionage.
Once he finished his mission, his fate was sealed.
Yusef killed him to tie up loose ends, and then took the data drive containing the explosive revelations.
And that would be why, exactly? I'm still thinking on that.
But it's a perfect fit.
Yeah, except that Fariq Yusef isn't the killer.
Are you sure? Because that would ruin a perfectly good theory.
Yeah.
The night Amir was killed, Fariq was with the Syrian ambassador at a soccer game at Bennett Field.
There are photos online to prove it.
Which brings us back to square one.
Okay, so Amir and Yusef take a tour of Lower Manhattan.
And then later on that same night, he calls his wife, tells her that he's still working, and instead went up to Washington Heights.
Then he ends up dead at the warehouse with the data drive ripped out.
C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
Amir took his cab down St.
Nicholas Ave to the 1600 block.
He parked mid-block.
So? So I'm just thinking the 1652 part of C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2 is an address.
What's at St.
Nicholas Ave, at 1652? North Manhattan Storage.
C-4-1-2 is a storage unit.
Murder, political intrigue, cash payments.
And now a mysterious storage locker? Oh, this is too good.
Wait.
How are we going to get it open? Well, if all else fails For reasons too disturbing to mention, I find that hot.
Or, I grabbed Amir's keys from Property.
So, hopefully, this is his locker.
Which it is.
What do you think is in there? I don't know.
May be empty, like Al Capone's vault.
No, think of all the amazing things that are found in storage units at times like this.
"Ark of the Covenant, Dr.
Jones?" Well, the Ark of the Covenant was in a crate.
Oh! Plastic explosives.
- Castle.
Get out! Get out! Go! - What? Why? I don't Castle, back away from the door.
Just get away! What is going on? What is that thing, Kate? This is Detective Kate Beckett, badge number 0-3-3-4.
I've been exposed to high levels of radiation.
We need Emergency Services right away.
Can't just Kate! Just at least tell me how serious it is! - How badly did they get hit? - We don't know.
But the best way for us to help them is to keep working on this case.
Now our murder victim had a key to this storage unit.
So he was into a lot more than driving a taxi.
Dig deep into Amir Alhabi.
Let's get his wife and his cousin in here.
Meanwhile, I'll call the Syrian Consulate and find out why Amir had contact with the head of security.
They won't talk to you.
Whatever Alhabi was into, the Syrians don't want it blowing back on them.
Excuse me, who are you? You must be Captain Montgomery.
I'm Mark Fallon, Department of Homeland Security.
DHS sent me down here to act as a liaison.
I understand you have a situation.
Those HAZMAT teams, they're only staying in the building for about a minute at time.
Maybe it's just standard protocol.
Yeah, or maybe it's just too hot in there to handle.
That radiation detector of yours, does it have a scale on it? You know, like from "Chest X-ray" to "Chernobyl?" Maxed out.
Oh.
We have to assume Alhabi wasn't acting alone.
- Where are we on his wife and cousin? She's on her way in.
According to a neighbor, Jamal went out drinking.
We're trying to track him down.
Amir had the nuclear material for himself or he was holding on to it for someone else.
Either way, odds are, that's what got him killed.
Check his phone records against the Terror Watch List.
We're already doing that.
Excuse me.
Yeah.
Just so I'm clear, are you taking over? This is your case.
I'm just here to lend support however I can.
Yo, Cap.
ICE just sent over the immigration papers for Amir Alhabi.
He got a degree in electrical engineering from a school in Damascus.
What was he working on in Syria? I got that one.
I just spoke with the State Department.
They debriefed Amir when he first landed here.
They say he was working on a weapons program for the Syrians.
Nuclear weapons? - Yeah.
Okay.
Now I'm taking over.
It's a bomb.
There's a nuclear bomb in that locker.
Castle, we don't know that it's a bomb.
Well, we will, soon as it goes off.
In that nanosecond before we're vaporized.
I'm sorry.
It's just the writer in me going to worst-case scenario.
Can we just talk about something else? Yeah.
How's Josh? Fine.
He's He's on his way to Haiti to do another Doctors Without Borders mission.
How long? I don't know.
It's so funny, Castle.
You know, at first, I loved that he was so busy.
It just It just gave me an opportunity to keep one foot out the door, just in case.
But with one foot out the door, it's hard to know where you stand.
And even if I did, I mean, what does it mean? He's out there, he's saving people.
How do you even compete with that? You can't.
No.
No one can.
That's one of the things that attracted me to him the most.
That passion.
That drive.
Why is it that the thing that attracts you to a person always ends up being that thing that just drives you crazy? I just wish that it I wish that I had someone who would be there for me, and I could be there for him, and we could just dive into it together.
You're free to go.
We are? What about the radiation? We found residual traces of cobalt 60 in the storage unit.
Not enough to cause any health problems.
Detective Beckett.
Castle.
We're all real glad you two are okay.
Thanks, sir, so are we.
I'm confused, though.
Is this just a false alarm? Not exactly.
If you're up to it, we really could use you back at the precinct.
I can fill you in on the way.
Those traces of cobalt 60.
Where did they come from? We think there was a second crate at the storage unit, which contained large quantities of cobalt 60.
We found wire and crimp-on connectors which leads us to believe the crate was outfitted with explosives.
- A bomb.
- A dirty bomb.
Where is it now? That's what we're trying to find out.
Hey, Dad.
Late night? Still going.
I just came back to change my clothes.
Well, bid my ego adieu.
I'm off to the Oasis.
Minus Alexis, thanks to you.
Actually, I change my mind about that.
- You have? - You have? Yeah.
I think it's important you have time together.
Oh! My faith in you is restored.
Dad, what about my Physics test? I can't just leave.
Yeah, sure you can.
Just take them with you.
I haven't packed or anything.
I can't Honey, everything is provided there.
We're going to have so much fun! Come on, let's get a bag.
Go.
It'll be good for you.
Due to the nature of this case, let me remind you not to discuss it with anyone.
Not even family.
We can't afford to have word leak out and cause a panic.
Let me turn this over to Agent Fallon.
Thank you, Captain.
All right, folks, here's what we know.
Amir Alhabi built a bomb in storage unit C-4-1-2.
It's a dirty bomb, designed to explode and disperse a highly radioactive cobalt 60.
And that bomb is missing.
I called Jenny to tell her I'd be late.
I tried to get her to go visit her mom.
Yeah, I did the same thing with Lanie.
It didn't work.
She hates her mom.
interview facility employees.
Check surveillance video.
You know the drill.
We find the person who moved the bomb, we'll find where it is.
Let's get on it.
Mr.
Castle, I'd like to thank you for your fine work on this case.
However, I can't have civilians on the front lines.
It's as though I'm getting a raise and getting fired at the same time.
Except that you don't actually work here.
It's for your own protection.
Well, my friend, the governor, will be very disappointed to hear it.
Okay.
Just try and stay out of the way.
Detective Beckett, a word? He doesn't trust me.
Or anyone else.
Nature of the job.
So, how can I help? Amir's wife.
How did she seem during the interview? Like a woman who had just lost her husband.
Did she appear truthful? Mmm-hmm.
At the time, she did.
I'm going to want you in there with me, okay? I think it's important she sees a friendly face.
If I go over the line, you just reel me back in.
That's a nice touch.
What? The baby.
Nazihah, this is Agent Fallon.
Do you have news about Amir's case? As a matter of fact, I do.
That $ 10,000 was wired into Amir's account.
Which means it can be traced.
Pull up the Track Fund database and put in the routing and account numbers.
Oh! Just downloaded footage of unit C-4-1-2 for the last 48.
Hopefully that's when somebody stopped by.
- An Arab terrorist.
Who'd believe it? - Think back, bro.
That's my point.
It's been done.
Which means it's tried and true.
Not this time.
Maybe it's not what we think.
That 10,000 that was wired in, it's from a bank in Dearborn, Michigan, from a James Smith.
It's the most common name in America.
It's probably bogus.
Plus, there's a major Middle Eastern population in Dearborn.
Four minutes before it was transferred out, it was transferred in from James Smith, Texas Southern Bank.
Whoever sent that 10 grand covered his tracks by daisy-chaining the money through different banks.
Didn't cover them that well if I can follow them.
I bet Amir's wife could shed some light.
And I hope that Fallon's going all Jack Bauer on her ass.
Maybe she didn't know.
They were together, bro.
Could you be a terrorist without Jenny knowing? Amir was not a terrorist.
He loved this country.
And yet he was in possession of Where's the bomb, Mrs.
Alhabi? I told you, I know nothing about a bomb.
Amir would never do such a thing.
Why would he? He needed the cash.
That baby of yours is a money pit.
The bills started piling up, he got in bed with the wrong people.
I need you to tell me who they were.
I swear to you, I don't know How can you not know the man you're sharing a bed with is a terrorist? You're a part of this! I have nothing to hide.
Yes, you do, and I'm going to find it.
And when I do, I'm going to lock you up as a material witness, and send that baby off to foster care.
No.
You can't do that.
Yes, I can.
Watch me.
Sir, can I talk to you? No.
Go ahead.
Kiss your daughter goodbye.
Please! Social Services is right outside that door.
- Please, why are you doing this? - Nazihah.
- Nazihah means "honesty," right? - Why are you doing this? - Is that what it means in Arabic? - I swear I don't know.
I'm going to give you one more chance to be honest with me, or I will take your baby away, and you will never see it again.
- Do you understand? - I swear.
I swear to you, I don't know.
I don't know anything! Please don't take her away from me.
She's the only thing I have.
Please.
Please.
All right.
Nobody's going to take your baby away from you.
Here.
It's okay.
You appreciate the tight spot I'm in, I'm sure.
I have to be sure you're telling the truth.
Agent Geider will drive you home.
You're free to go.
Still think she's truthful? I just want your opinion.
Truthful or no? Yes.
But I still have to operate under the assumption that she's lying.
While she was in here, I pulled a National Security Certificate.
Her house has just been bugged.
She'll be under surveillance 24l7.
If she's hiding something, we'll find it.
It's important that she believes I think she's telling the truth.
You did good.
She considers you an ally.
That could be helpful later.
Thanks for playing, Beckett.
That money that Amir received was wired through six banks, but originated in Afghanistan.
Oh! Got a visitor at C-4-1-2 six hours before you and Beckett got there.
This is the break we've been looking for.
That crate looks heavy.
It's all the lead shielding.
That's Amir's cousin, Jamal.
And he has the bomb.
Jamal Alhabi.
He had his cousin Amir fashion a dirty bomb, and then he killed him.
He's most likely the leader of our terrorist cell.
Less than 12 hours ago, he disappeared along with the bomb.
Now, at minimum, he'd need a van or an SUV to transport it.
Jamal owns a moving company, so check his trucks.
Pull traffic video, work his financials.
Folks, we live here.
Our families.
Our loved ones.
Our neighbors.
I don't have to tell you what's at stake.
Let's find him.
Can I talk to you a second? Yeah.
What's your take on Fallon? Smart cop, driven, killer instinct.
As a person, kind of a douche.
Open-minded douche? No.
Why? The key to any good story is authenticity.
It's making it feel real for the reader.
That's why writers work so hard making the details right.
Jamal and Amir as terrorists? The details are not right.
Yeah, but the evidence is, Castle.
We've got Jamal on video wheeling off a dirty bomb.
Why wasn't he nervous? Why wasn't he sweating bullets every time he hit a bump? Jamal owned a moving company.
What if he didn't know what was in the crate? What if he was just hired to pick it up? What if he's just a cold-blooded killer? Well, nothing we've learned points to that with either of these men.
Okay, what about that money that Amir received? The money that you traced back to Afghanistan.
To a bank outside Bagram Airbase often used by military personnel.
Why would a terrorist pick that bank to wire money? Castle, the keys that we used to open that storage unit are from Amir's keychain.
The killer could've put the key there.
All these bread crumbs that have led us to Amir and Jamal.
What if they were left there for us to find? Castle Something else is going on here.
Okay, fine, what would you like us to do? Talk to the one person who has a different view of Amir.
But I'm going to need your help.
All right, listen up! Jamal bought these trucks over two months ago.
It's a perfect cover for moving material without anyone noticing.
Where's the list of his employees? Just came in.
Nine guys, all Middle Eastern.
All right, they're all probably part of the cell.
Let's get their twenties and then move on them.
Got a purchase on Jamal's credit card three weeks ago for a burner phone.
Run it down.
Let's see if we can pull up any recent activity.
Jamal's moving trucks are parked in a lot in Queens.
They're all accounted for except for one five-ton.
And the log says Jamal checked it out 12 hours ago, never brought it back.
He must've used it to move the crate.
Call in that alert.
Let's find the truck.
Hey, where's Castle? I don't know.
Must have stepped out.
Off the record or not, why should I talk to you about Amir Alhabi? Because the last thing you want is my country thinking your country is behind his activities.
Nothing is further from the truth.
Well, then maybe you can help clear this up.
Amir was in your nuclear program.
So, he was an asset.
Did you have him watched? It's my business to stay informed.
Did you ever see any evidence of terrorism? No.
But then, what other answer could I give you? Why were you at Amir's home? To chat with him.
I am adept at violence, but it wasn't called for.
I met with Amir from time to time to remind him of his history.
To convince him to come back.
Back to the weapons program.
Amir did vital research for us.
But he left because he had moral qualms about his work.
Normally, money can overcome such obstacles.
Not so with Amir.
What happened on that cab ride? Amir sought me out.
He was quite angry.
He believed that I had placed $ 10,000 in his account as a way of pressuring him.
But he was mistaken.
Wait a minute.
You're saying Amir didn't know where the money came from? It's nice speaking to you, Mr.
Castle.
As events unfold, you may find yourself in need of a man with my skills.
If such a moment arises.
Do you realize what this means? If Amir didn't know about the money, then he couldn't have been paid to build that bomb.
Can I speak with the two of you, please? I like to cover my bases.
So you can imagine my surprise when I find out one of our own is having a non-fat latte with the suspect in this investigation.
I have agents on Fariq Yusef.
If you just allow me explain.
I don't even know what you're doing here.
And you go and talk to a foreign official? What if the Syrians are behind this? Do you have any idea what you've done? Jamal and Amir are not terrorists.
You're chasing the wrong guys! Do you have any idea how many laws you've broken? I ought to have you arrested.
Sir, I think what Castle's trying Detective Beckett, did you know about this? Yes, I did.
Well, that's disappointing.
In the interest of national security, I'm going to have to have the both of you removed from this task force, - do you understand? - Sir.
Beckett's the best I have.
Now Castle can be a pain in the ass, but he thinks outside the box.
It's not your party anymore, Captain.
I'll have my agents escort you out.
And Castle.
The governor.
He's never heard of you.
Where are Alexis and Martha? I sent them out of town.
Do they know why? No.
Did you get a hold of Josh? I couldn't get through to his cell.
He's probably already on the plane.
A 600 thread-count shower curtain murder board.
I snapped a photo of it as we were being thrown out.
And, here, I have Amir's driving data.
It's like our own mini precinct.
- Except it smells better.
- Thank you.
Castle, even if Amir is innocent, Jamal isn't.
His guilt is predicated on Amir being a terrorist.
Without that, Jamal's just another guy moving a crate.
This all comes back to Amir.
What we need to do, is solve his murder.
This is a photo off the moving company's website.
This is the exact truck we're looking for.
All right, send it downtown.
Get it circulated to every officer on duty.
- All right.
- Sir, you better have a look at this.
What do you got? Tech just got me locked on to Jamal's burner phone.
It looks like he just sent a text to another burner.
How many choppers do you have in your fleet? - Seven.
- All right.
This truck could be parked with a bomb set to go off, just like Oklahoma City.
Coordinate a street-by-street grid search.
Okay, how about this? Amir overhears a terrorist plot.
He installs cameras to gather evidence.
Only, they found out and they killed him.
That means that a passenger was involved.
A regular passenger.
Right.
And they mentioned the storage facility, which is where he got the C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
But why would a passenger talk about the storage unit in front of Amir? Especially if they were going to frame him? Maybe we're going about this all wrong.
You are right.
A passenger wouldn't openly discuss a terrorist plot.
But a driver might, in the car, to a collaborator, alone, on the phone.
What if Amir suspected another driver? Okay, here is Kevin McCann's last shift.
This is a day before the murder.
And look at that.
He stopped near the storage facility where they kept the cobalt 60.
He's a cab driver, Castle.
He was probably dropping off a fare.
Besides, he alibi-ed out.
There he is, near the warehouse, too.
That's 100 yards from where we found Amir's body.
So the last two places Amir was, and Kevin McCann has been to both of them? There's no way that that's a coincidence.
We at least have to go see why this warehouse area is so popular.
Montgomery.
Okay.
Got it.
We got a location on the truck.
One of my guys on the grid search spotted it.
- The radiation detector go off? - You bet.
How long has it been sitting here? Not long.
The hood's still warm.
Open her up! Check all the buildings! Sweep every inch in a four-block radius.
Looks empty.
This is where Kevin McCann parked.
Castle, door.
We gotta move.
Ready? Go.
Beckett? It's Jamal.
That's when he came across the body.
Who's our victim? Amir Alhabi.
Taxi driver.
All right, contact Auto Theft.
Have them on the lookout for these stolen car parts.
Already done.
Was there money on the body? Not on the body, not in the cab.
Everything points to him being popped for cash and car parts.
Not everything, baby.
Did you just call him "baby?" Ooh.
Did I? Anyway, you found something unusual? Not at first.
Time of death fits a robbery.
He was killed at 11:15.
So specific.
I'm impressed.
His watch broke when he fell.
You shouldn't have told me.
Less impressed.
Cause of death fits, too.
Looks like a 9mm to the noggin.
But there's something that doesn't fit.
His fingers were broken one at a time.
Cabbies sometimes hide their money.
Maybe they tortured him to tell them where the money was.
All right, let's find out where he was driving and who he picked up before he wound up here.
Amir Alhabi.
It's a real immigrant success story.
Came over from Syria seven years ago, became a citizen last June.
According to the Taxi and Limo Commission, he owned his cab and medallion with a cousin, Jamal.
Right.
Well, TLC would know where Amir was, right? They track cabs? Only when the meter is running.
Amir shut his off at 10:02pm.
So there's no way to tell where he went before he died? Actually, there is.
Amir subscribed to a GPS tracking service.
It helps cabbies map the best routes to troll for fares, stuff like that.
Anyway, after Amir shut off his meter he drove up to Washington Heights.
He parked on the 1600 block of St.
Nicholas Avenue for six minutes, motor running, and then he drove to the warehouse.
Okay, Washington Heights is a shady place that time of night.
And if he turned off his meter, he wasn't looking for a fare.
Maybe he was carjacked and forced to drive to that warehouse.
All right, have unis canvass the area.
See if anyone remembers seeing him.
What about his last phone call? Okay.
Let's go.
Actually, there was one more thing on the phone.
Amir opened a notebook application and he wrote down this.
"C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
" And it was written down just about an hour before he died.
And it's not a license tag.
All right, see if you can figure it out.
I got it.
Seven digits.
It's a phone number.
"C" is the initial of the person to whom it belongs.
I already tried that.
- With all the New York area codes? - Yeah.
Intriguing.
Maybe Castle.
- Coming.
Mrs.
Alhabi, we understand that Amir called you at 10:00.
What did the two of you talk about? Just that he'd be late.
The plays were getting out on Broadway and he wanted to pick up more fares.
Actually, he didn't do that.
He turned his meter off and he went up to Washington Heights.
That part of town is known for drug-dealing and prostitution No.
He would never do such things.
Jamal, thank you.
There was an annotation on Amir's phone.
Do you have any idea what this is? "C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
" No.
I thought this was a robbery.
That he was robbed.
It was.
It's just, any minor detail might be relevant.
How did he seem lately? Worried.
About money.
Malika, our daughter, she needed surgery.
It's been very hard.
And she'll never know her father.
Please excuse me.
Jamal, you and Amir were business partners? How was business doing? You don't get rich driving a cab, but we made money.
Amir drove and we rented shifts to other drivers.
And who were they? Kevin McCann and Dimitri Voldov.
So you didn't drive the cab? For me, the taxi medallion was an investment.
I just started a new business.
A moving company.
TLC doesn't issue a lot of medallions.
Would've been worth a small fortune.
So who inherits Amir's share? Nazihah will.
She'll need it.
Excuse me.
Beckett.
Auto Theft got a hit on the stolen car parts.
A guy named Leeman Jones was selling them at a chop shop.
VIN number on the parts matches our cab.
- Where is Jones now? - Interrogation.
I found those car parts.
On the car that you stripped.
We have a witness who places you at the scene.
So, please, just stop with the lying.
A witness? Okay.
I stripped that taxi.
It's what I do.
After you killed the driver.
After I what? No! I didn't kill any driver, 'cause there was no driver.
He was left in the warehouse.
Robbed and shot in the head.
Well, not by me.
Okay? I was cruising, and I saw the cab sitting empty, and I figure, no sense in letting good parts go to waste.
What time was that? - I don't know.
About 11:15, probably.
- Oh! Well, there you go.
That's right when he died.
Look, no.
I don't hurt people.
I'm just a car guy.
Your witness must've done it.
That's it.
And now he's just playing innocent bystander or something.
There was no witness.
What do you mean? I was bluffing.
- Bluffing? - Yes.
No! Yeah, she's allowed to do that.
I'm surprised you don't know that.
No, I mean, there was a guy there.
I saw him.
What guy? Describe him.
I didn't get a clear look.
He ran off when I pulled up.
But he was there.
He was there looking for something in the car.
What makes you say that? Because he did a number on the interior.
He tore up the upholstery.
Think he's telling the truth? That guy does not have the improv skills to make up a lie like that.
Have CSU check the car for signs that someone else tampered with it.
You got it.
Sorry, you guys, I gotta get this.
Not now, Ryan.
What's going on with her? You know Beckett.
She plays it close to the vest.
So I spoke to one of the drivers who rents a shift with Amir's cab.
Kevin McCann? No, the other one, Dimitri Voldov.
He alibi-ed out, but he had lots to say about McCann.
Him and Amir got in a major fight two days ago.
About what? Dimitri didn't know.
But Amir told him he was going to fire McCann.
And where is McCann now? Renting a shift at Allied Taxi.
So I'll tell Beckett that.
- Could you? That'd be best.
- Yeah.
Amir and I had words.
No law against that, right? Where were you last night at 11:15? In this cab.
Driving a drunk bond trader to the Upper West.
Why? Well, because that's when he was murdered.
You're kidding me.
Look, I didn't lay a hand on that guy.
Why did you and he fight two days ago? Because he was raping me on rent.
Look, the guy could afford it.
He was flashing a roll that could choke a horse.
Five grand, easy.
Wait, was he known for carrying around that much money? First I saw of it.
Look, are we done here? Because my meter's running.
If Amir was struggling to pay medical bills, what was he doing with that much cash? It's Esposito.
He needs us back at the crime scene, ASAP.
Remember Leeman Jones said that some other dude messed with the cab? Well, CSU just figured out why.
The car had cameras.
Pinhole cameras.
Microphones, too.
Great.
All we have to do is rewind to last night, see who was after him.
Case closed.
We can't.
They ripped out the hard drives with all the video data.
What the hell is going on here? The strange thing is, Amir's wife, his cousin, other drivers, none of them knew that he installed those cameras.
Maybe Amir was doing a reality show.
See, I thought that, too.
But it turns out, no.
And they weren't installed by law enforcement, either.
You think someone was spying on him? Or his passengers.
Or both.
Maybe it's like in The Conversation, and he overheard a murder plot.
Whatever it is, it's juicy.
Have you talked to your father about our little trip? - Not yet.
- What are you waiting for? I have scored two incredibly hard-to-get spots at the Oasis of Serenity.
That's fantastic! What is that? You haven't heard of the Serenity? It's a spiritual retreat.
Oh! It's nestled in the Catskills, it's a sanctuary, a place for reflection, getting in touch with your inner self.
Well, in your case, is that wise? Gram wants to shed her ego in preparation for teaching her acting classes.
Yes! And who better to do that with than Alexis.
We will stay in luxury yurts.
We will have meditation classes.
Yoga classes.
We go tomorrow night.
That is, if you will allow her.
Well, I suppose Physics.
Physics.
Physics exam.
Fizzy Physic Physics exam! Don't you have a Physics exam? My Physics exam.
I almost forgot.
It's on Monday morning.
I haven't studied, and it counts for 20% of my grade.
Twenty percent.
Carpe diem.
Seize the day.
Clearly I didn't teach that to my son.
All right, darling.
Well, another time.
I guess I will just have to find my inner self by myself.
I can do it.
Best dad ever.
And once in a while, if you were here, that would be great.
- Thank you.
- Bye-bye.
- Hey.
- Hey.
What brings Motorcycle Boy here? Dr.
Motorcycle Boy.
Does he need a reason? It just looked personal.
It was.
Where are we on those hidden cameras? Just that they were installed by a pro.
Techs are running the serial numbers now to find out where they came from.
A guy with surveillance in his cab, too much money in his pocket, the whole thing feels hinky.
Based on his financials, it looks hinky, too.
The guy had medical bills up the wazoo.
But then there's this.
From five days ago.
A cash deposit for $ 10,000? What's a struggling cab driver doing with that kind of cash? Yo, I just found something weird.
I logged into Amir's GPS account to track where he drove the day he died.
At 4:07 pm, Amir picked up a cash fare at 15th and Avenue of the Americas.
What's weird about that? Well, the passenger rode for 26 minutes, then got dropped off at the same corner where Amir picked him up.
Now, who would pay 30 bucks to go in a circle? Someone who wanted to talk to Amir.
Check those traffic cameras, see if we can get a look at that passenger.
On it, Captain.
Sir.
We got a match on those cameras hidden in Amir's cab.
The cameras were ordered a week ago by a Techno-Pro Systems.
I don't know what you guys are talking about.
I didn't install any hidden cameras.
Your name's on the purchase order.
As is your signature.
You violated the Expectation of Privacy Act.
Do you know that I can arrest you for that? Yeah.
I mean, I mean, no.
Or you could just tell her who hired you to install the surveillance equipment.
I promised him I'd keep it on the DL.
- Who hired you? - Amir Alhabi.
- You put it in for Amir? - Yeah.
Why would he have you put cameras in his cab? Security reasons.
That's all he said.
Yo, Cap! Got a break on our mystery passenger off a traffic cam near where Amir dropped the guy off.
Notice anything? He's carrying.
Yeah, he's not police.
Suit's way too fancy.
Canvass where this was taken.
See if anyone knows who he is.
I keep track of the expenses for the cab.
There was never any bill for cameras.
What about the $ 10,000? The first time I heard about the money is today.
I can't imagine where it came from.
Money, cameras, Washington Heights.
Nazihah, your husband was clearly hiding something from you.
Do you have any idea what it was? No.
No, I don't understand this at all.
Okay.
Do you recognize this man? He rode in your husband's cab.
Yes.
Yes.
He was here.
- When? - Last week.
He and Amir were talking in the street.
- Who was he? - I asked Amir.
He said that the man had mistaken him for someone else.
Amir clearly knew the guy.
Why would he lie to her? How does he end up dead the same day this guy rides in his cab? Beckett.
We just got a hit on our canvass for the mystery passenger.
We got a name on that face? Not yet, but he's a big fan of this coffee shop on 14th.
He shows up every afternoon for an espresso at 2:00.
Sir.
In the cream suit.
Stop! NYPD.
Turn around.
It's a 9mm.
Just like our murder weapon.
You have a concealed weapons permit? Inside left pocket of my jacket.
Along with my credentials.
"Fariq Yusef.
Syrian Consulate.
" At your service.
Put your hands down.
Thank you.
Two days ago, you were driving in a cab with Amir Alhabi.
He's been murdered.
I am saddened to hear that.
You were in that cab for half an hour.
What's the nature your relationship? I have diplomatic immunity.
- You have no standing to question - Who killed him? Was it you? or detain me.
- Answer my question.
Did you kill him? I'd like my pistol, please.
You can collect it at the 12th Precinct.
So I shall.
Fariq Yusef's official title at the consulate is Head of Security.
He's a member of the secret police.
Well, he's probably broken a few fingers in his day.
And Yusef also owned a 9mm gun, which was the same kind of gun that killed Amir.
Maybe Yusef recruited Amir, drew him into the shadowy world of espionage.
Once he finished his mission, his fate was sealed.
Yusef killed him to tie up loose ends, and then took the data drive containing the explosive revelations.
And that would be why, exactly? I'm still thinking on that.
But it's a perfect fit.
Yeah, except that Fariq Yusef isn't the killer.
Are you sure? Because that would ruin a perfectly good theory.
Yeah.
The night Amir was killed, Fariq was with the Syrian ambassador at a soccer game at Bennett Field.
There are photos online to prove it.
Which brings us back to square one.
Okay, so Amir and Yusef take a tour of Lower Manhattan.
And then later on that same night, he calls his wife, tells her that he's still working, and instead went up to Washington Heights.
Then he ends up dead at the warehouse with the data drive ripped out.
C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
Amir took his cab down St.
Nicholas Ave to the 1600 block.
He parked mid-block.
So? So I'm just thinking the 1652 part of C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2 is an address.
What's at St.
Nicholas Ave, at 1652? North Manhattan Storage.
C-4-1-2 is a storage unit.
Murder, political intrigue, cash payments.
And now a mysterious storage locker? Oh, this is too good.
Wait.
How are we going to get it open? Well, if all else fails For reasons too disturbing to mention, I find that hot.
Or, I grabbed Amir's keys from Property.
So, hopefully, this is his locker.
Which it is.
What do you think is in there? I don't know.
May be empty, like Al Capone's vault.
No, think of all the amazing things that are found in storage units at times like this.
"Ark of the Covenant, Dr.
Jones?" Well, the Ark of the Covenant was in a crate.
Oh! Plastic explosives.
- Castle.
Get out! Get out! Go! - What? Why? I don't Castle, back away from the door.
Just get away! What is going on? What is that thing, Kate? This is Detective Kate Beckett, badge number 0-3-3-4.
I've been exposed to high levels of radiation.
We need Emergency Services right away.
Can't just Kate! Just at least tell me how serious it is! - How badly did they get hit? - We don't know.
But the best way for us to help them is to keep working on this case.
Now our murder victim had a key to this storage unit.
So he was into a lot more than driving a taxi.
Dig deep into Amir Alhabi.
Let's get his wife and his cousin in here.
Meanwhile, I'll call the Syrian Consulate and find out why Amir had contact with the head of security.
They won't talk to you.
Whatever Alhabi was into, the Syrians don't want it blowing back on them.
Excuse me, who are you? You must be Captain Montgomery.
I'm Mark Fallon, Department of Homeland Security.
DHS sent me down here to act as a liaison.
I understand you have a situation.
Those HAZMAT teams, they're only staying in the building for about a minute at time.
Maybe it's just standard protocol.
Yeah, or maybe it's just too hot in there to handle.
That radiation detector of yours, does it have a scale on it? You know, like from "Chest X-ray" to "Chernobyl?" Maxed out.
Oh.
We have to assume Alhabi wasn't acting alone.
- Where are we on his wife and cousin? She's on her way in.
According to a neighbor, Jamal went out drinking.
We're trying to track him down.
Amir had the nuclear material for himself or he was holding on to it for someone else.
Either way, odds are, that's what got him killed.
Check his phone records against the Terror Watch List.
We're already doing that.
Excuse me.
Yeah.
Just so I'm clear, are you taking over? This is your case.
I'm just here to lend support however I can.
Yo, Cap.
ICE just sent over the immigration papers for Amir Alhabi.
He got a degree in electrical engineering from a school in Damascus.
What was he working on in Syria? I got that one.
I just spoke with the State Department.
They debriefed Amir when he first landed here.
They say he was working on a weapons program for the Syrians.
Nuclear weapons? - Yeah.
Okay.
Now I'm taking over.
It's a bomb.
There's a nuclear bomb in that locker.
Castle, we don't know that it's a bomb.
Well, we will, soon as it goes off.
In that nanosecond before we're vaporized.
I'm sorry.
It's just the writer in me going to worst-case scenario.
Can we just talk about something else? Yeah.
How's Josh? Fine.
He's He's on his way to Haiti to do another Doctors Without Borders mission.
How long? I don't know.
It's so funny, Castle.
You know, at first, I loved that he was so busy.
It just It just gave me an opportunity to keep one foot out the door, just in case.
But with one foot out the door, it's hard to know where you stand.
And even if I did, I mean, what does it mean? He's out there, he's saving people.
How do you even compete with that? You can't.
No.
No one can.
That's one of the things that attracted me to him the most.
That passion.
That drive.
Why is it that the thing that attracts you to a person always ends up being that thing that just drives you crazy? I just wish that it I wish that I had someone who would be there for me, and I could be there for him, and we could just dive into it together.
You're free to go.
We are? What about the radiation? We found residual traces of cobalt 60 in the storage unit.
Not enough to cause any health problems.
Detective Beckett.
Castle.
We're all real glad you two are okay.
Thanks, sir, so are we.
I'm confused, though.
Is this just a false alarm? Not exactly.
If you're up to it, we really could use you back at the precinct.
I can fill you in on the way.
Those traces of cobalt 60.
Where did they come from? We think there was a second crate at the storage unit, which contained large quantities of cobalt 60.
We found wire and crimp-on connectors which leads us to believe the crate was outfitted with explosives.
- A bomb.
- A dirty bomb.
Where is it now? That's what we're trying to find out.
Hey, Dad.
Late night? Still going.
I just came back to change my clothes.
Well, bid my ego adieu.
I'm off to the Oasis.
Minus Alexis, thanks to you.
Actually, I change my mind about that.
- You have? - You have? Yeah.
I think it's important you have time together.
Oh! My faith in you is restored.
Dad, what about my Physics test? I can't just leave.
Yeah, sure you can.
Just take them with you.
I haven't packed or anything.
I can't Honey, everything is provided there.
We're going to have so much fun! Come on, let's get a bag.
Go.
It'll be good for you.
Due to the nature of this case, let me remind you not to discuss it with anyone.
Not even family.
We can't afford to have word leak out and cause a panic.
Let me turn this over to Agent Fallon.
Thank you, Captain.
All right, folks, here's what we know.
Amir Alhabi built a bomb in storage unit C-4-1-2.
It's a dirty bomb, designed to explode and disperse a highly radioactive cobalt 60.
And that bomb is missing.
I called Jenny to tell her I'd be late.
I tried to get her to go visit her mom.
Yeah, I did the same thing with Lanie.
It didn't work.
She hates her mom.
interview facility employees.
Check surveillance video.
You know the drill.
We find the person who moved the bomb, we'll find where it is.
Let's get on it.
Mr.
Castle, I'd like to thank you for your fine work on this case.
However, I can't have civilians on the front lines.
It's as though I'm getting a raise and getting fired at the same time.
Except that you don't actually work here.
It's for your own protection.
Well, my friend, the governor, will be very disappointed to hear it.
Okay.
Just try and stay out of the way.
Detective Beckett, a word? He doesn't trust me.
Or anyone else.
Nature of the job.
So, how can I help? Amir's wife.
How did she seem during the interview? Like a woman who had just lost her husband.
Did she appear truthful? Mmm-hmm.
At the time, she did.
I'm going to want you in there with me, okay? I think it's important she sees a friendly face.
If I go over the line, you just reel me back in.
That's a nice touch.
What? The baby.
Nazihah, this is Agent Fallon.
Do you have news about Amir's case? As a matter of fact, I do.
That $ 10,000 was wired into Amir's account.
Which means it can be traced.
Pull up the Track Fund database and put in the routing and account numbers.
Oh! Just downloaded footage of unit C-4-1-2 for the last 48.
Hopefully that's when somebody stopped by.
- An Arab terrorist.
Who'd believe it? - Think back, bro.
That's my point.
It's been done.
Which means it's tried and true.
Not this time.
Maybe it's not what we think.
That 10,000 that was wired in, it's from a bank in Dearborn, Michigan, from a James Smith.
It's the most common name in America.
It's probably bogus.
Plus, there's a major Middle Eastern population in Dearborn.
Four minutes before it was transferred out, it was transferred in from James Smith, Texas Southern Bank.
Whoever sent that 10 grand covered his tracks by daisy-chaining the money through different banks.
Didn't cover them that well if I can follow them.
I bet Amir's wife could shed some light.
And I hope that Fallon's going all Jack Bauer on her ass.
Maybe she didn't know.
They were together, bro.
Could you be a terrorist without Jenny knowing? Amir was not a terrorist.
He loved this country.
And yet he was in possession of Where's the bomb, Mrs.
Alhabi? I told you, I know nothing about a bomb.
Amir would never do such a thing.
Why would he? He needed the cash.
That baby of yours is a money pit.
The bills started piling up, he got in bed with the wrong people.
I need you to tell me who they were.
I swear to you, I don't know How can you not know the man you're sharing a bed with is a terrorist? You're a part of this! I have nothing to hide.
Yes, you do, and I'm going to find it.
And when I do, I'm going to lock you up as a material witness, and send that baby off to foster care.
No.
You can't do that.
Yes, I can.
Watch me.
Sir, can I talk to you? No.
Go ahead.
Kiss your daughter goodbye.
Please! Social Services is right outside that door.
- Please, why are you doing this? - Nazihah.
- Nazihah means "honesty," right? - Why are you doing this? - Is that what it means in Arabic? - I swear I don't know.
I'm going to give you one more chance to be honest with me, or I will take your baby away, and you will never see it again.
- Do you understand? - I swear.
I swear to you, I don't know.
I don't know anything! Please don't take her away from me.
She's the only thing I have.
Please.
Please.
All right.
Nobody's going to take your baby away from you.
Here.
It's okay.
You appreciate the tight spot I'm in, I'm sure.
I have to be sure you're telling the truth.
Agent Geider will drive you home.
You're free to go.
Still think she's truthful? I just want your opinion.
Truthful or no? Yes.
But I still have to operate under the assumption that she's lying.
While she was in here, I pulled a National Security Certificate.
Her house has just been bugged.
She'll be under surveillance 24l7.
If she's hiding something, we'll find it.
It's important that she believes I think she's telling the truth.
You did good.
She considers you an ally.
That could be helpful later.
Thanks for playing, Beckett.
That money that Amir received was wired through six banks, but originated in Afghanistan.
Oh! Got a visitor at C-4-1-2 six hours before you and Beckett got there.
This is the break we've been looking for.
That crate looks heavy.
It's all the lead shielding.
That's Amir's cousin, Jamal.
And he has the bomb.
Jamal Alhabi.
He had his cousin Amir fashion a dirty bomb, and then he killed him.
He's most likely the leader of our terrorist cell.
Less than 12 hours ago, he disappeared along with the bomb.
Now, at minimum, he'd need a van or an SUV to transport it.
Jamal owns a moving company, so check his trucks.
Pull traffic video, work his financials.
Folks, we live here.
Our families.
Our loved ones.
Our neighbors.
I don't have to tell you what's at stake.
Let's find him.
Can I talk to you a second? Yeah.
What's your take on Fallon? Smart cop, driven, killer instinct.
As a person, kind of a douche.
Open-minded douche? No.
Why? The key to any good story is authenticity.
It's making it feel real for the reader.
That's why writers work so hard making the details right.
Jamal and Amir as terrorists? The details are not right.
Yeah, but the evidence is, Castle.
We've got Jamal on video wheeling off a dirty bomb.
Why wasn't he nervous? Why wasn't he sweating bullets every time he hit a bump? Jamal owned a moving company.
What if he didn't know what was in the crate? What if he was just hired to pick it up? What if he's just a cold-blooded killer? Well, nothing we've learned points to that with either of these men.
Okay, what about that money that Amir received? The money that you traced back to Afghanistan.
To a bank outside Bagram Airbase often used by military personnel.
Why would a terrorist pick that bank to wire money? Castle, the keys that we used to open that storage unit are from Amir's keychain.
The killer could've put the key there.
All these bread crumbs that have led us to Amir and Jamal.
What if they were left there for us to find? Castle Something else is going on here.
Okay, fine, what would you like us to do? Talk to the one person who has a different view of Amir.
But I'm going to need your help.
All right, listen up! Jamal bought these trucks over two months ago.
It's a perfect cover for moving material without anyone noticing.
Where's the list of his employees? Just came in.
Nine guys, all Middle Eastern.
All right, they're all probably part of the cell.
Let's get their twenties and then move on them.
Got a purchase on Jamal's credit card three weeks ago for a burner phone.
Run it down.
Let's see if we can pull up any recent activity.
Jamal's moving trucks are parked in a lot in Queens.
They're all accounted for except for one five-ton.
And the log says Jamal checked it out 12 hours ago, never brought it back.
He must've used it to move the crate.
Call in that alert.
Let's find the truck.
Hey, where's Castle? I don't know.
Must have stepped out.
Off the record or not, why should I talk to you about Amir Alhabi? Because the last thing you want is my country thinking your country is behind his activities.
Nothing is further from the truth.
Well, then maybe you can help clear this up.
Amir was in your nuclear program.
So, he was an asset.
Did you have him watched? It's my business to stay informed.
Did you ever see any evidence of terrorism? No.
But then, what other answer could I give you? Why were you at Amir's home? To chat with him.
I am adept at violence, but it wasn't called for.
I met with Amir from time to time to remind him of his history.
To convince him to come back.
Back to the weapons program.
Amir did vital research for us.
But he left because he had moral qualms about his work.
Normally, money can overcome such obstacles.
Not so with Amir.
What happened on that cab ride? Amir sought me out.
He was quite angry.
He believed that I had placed $ 10,000 in his account as a way of pressuring him.
But he was mistaken.
Wait a minute.
You're saying Amir didn't know where the money came from? It's nice speaking to you, Mr.
Castle.
As events unfold, you may find yourself in need of a man with my skills.
If such a moment arises.
Do you realize what this means? If Amir didn't know about the money, then he couldn't have been paid to build that bomb.
Can I speak with the two of you, please? I like to cover my bases.
So you can imagine my surprise when I find out one of our own is having a non-fat latte with the suspect in this investigation.
I have agents on Fariq Yusef.
If you just allow me explain.
I don't even know what you're doing here.
And you go and talk to a foreign official? What if the Syrians are behind this? Do you have any idea what you've done? Jamal and Amir are not terrorists.
You're chasing the wrong guys! Do you have any idea how many laws you've broken? I ought to have you arrested.
Sir, I think what Castle's trying Detective Beckett, did you know about this? Yes, I did.
Well, that's disappointing.
In the interest of national security, I'm going to have to have the both of you removed from this task force, - do you understand? - Sir.
Beckett's the best I have.
Now Castle can be a pain in the ass, but he thinks outside the box.
It's not your party anymore, Captain.
I'll have my agents escort you out.
And Castle.
The governor.
He's never heard of you.
Where are Alexis and Martha? I sent them out of town.
Do they know why? No.
Did you get a hold of Josh? I couldn't get through to his cell.
He's probably already on the plane.
A 600 thread-count shower curtain murder board.
I snapped a photo of it as we were being thrown out.
And, here, I have Amir's driving data.
It's like our own mini precinct.
- Except it smells better.
- Thank you.
Castle, even if Amir is innocent, Jamal isn't.
His guilt is predicated on Amir being a terrorist.
Without that, Jamal's just another guy moving a crate.
This all comes back to Amir.
What we need to do, is solve his murder.
This is a photo off the moving company's website.
This is the exact truck we're looking for.
All right, send it downtown.
Get it circulated to every officer on duty.
- All right.
- Sir, you better have a look at this.
What do you got? Tech just got me locked on to Jamal's burner phone.
It looks like he just sent a text to another burner.
How many choppers do you have in your fleet? - Seven.
- All right.
This truck could be parked with a bomb set to go off, just like Oklahoma City.
Coordinate a street-by-street grid search.
Okay, how about this? Amir overhears a terrorist plot.
He installs cameras to gather evidence.
Only, they found out and they killed him.
That means that a passenger was involved.
A regular passenger.
Right.
And they mentioned the storage facility, which is where he got the C-4-1-2-1-6-5-2.
But why would a passenger talk about the storage unit in front of Amir? Especially if they were going to frame him? Maybe we're going about this all wrong.
You are right.
A passenger wouldn't openly discuss a terrorist plot.
But a driver might, in the car, to a collaborator, alone, on the phone.
What if Amir suspected another driver? Okay, here is Kevin McCann's last shift.
This is a day before the murder.
And look at that.
He stopped near the storage facility where they kept the cobalt 60.
He's a cab driver, Castle.
He was probably dropping off a fare.
Besides, he alibi-ed out.
There he is, near the warehouse, too.
That's 100 yards from where we found Amir's body.
So the last two places Amir was, and Kevin McCann has been to both of them? There's no way that that's a coincidence.
We at least have to go see why this warehouse area is so popular.
Montgomery.
Okay.
Got it.
We got a location on the truck.
One of my guys on the grid search spotted it.
- The radiation detector go off? - You bet.
How long has it been sitting here? Not long.
The hood's still warm.
Open her up! Check all the buildings! Sweep every inch in a four-block radius.
Looks empty.
This is where Kevin McCann parked.
Castle, door.
We gotta move.
Ready? Go.
Beckett? It's Jamal.