Castle s07e08 Episode Script

So what do you think? This feels different, doesn't it? What does? Rolling up to a crime scene as a married couple.
We're like Nick and Nora Charles.
No, like McMillan & Wife.
Hart to Hart.
Turner & Hooch.
Turner and Hooch aren't even married.
Yeah, but you still remind me a little of Hooch.
So, uh, Morning Blend? Did this just happen? Yeah, jogger found him about an hour ago.
Which is about the time he died.
Needless to say, pretty obvious what killed him.
Gunshot wound to the head.
Him being Paul Reeves out of Queens.
We're running down next of kin.
- Anyone hear the shot? - No.
And there's no video coverage in this area of the park.
Killer probably knew that.
Took Reeves' phone, cash from his wallet, and probably waltzed right out of here.
Looks like a mugging gone wrong.
Well, there's no signs of struggle.
If this was a mugging and he didn't put up a fight, why risk shooting him, especially in broad daylight? Singed fabric.
Nobody heard anything because the killer used a backpack or cloth to muffle the shot.
And then took the victim's phone and cash to throw us off track.
This wasn't a mugging.
This was deliberate murder.
That just doesn't make sense.
Paul didn't have an enemy in the world.
Well, how much do you know about your brother's life? Were you close? Very close.
In fact, Paul had been staying at my place for the past month.
He was waiting to close escrow on a condo.
Was having coffee in the park something he did often? He never went to the park.
And he hardly ever left the office.
Paul was a complete workaholic.
And what did he do exactly? He was an investigator for the government, the GAO.
I don't know much more than that.
He really couldn't discuss his job.
Was he having any troubles at work that you're aware of? Not trouble exactly, but last night, we had a beer.
Paul said a crucial meeting came up that he was worried about.
What kind of a meeting? I mean, with whom? He didn't say, but he'd gotten a disturbing call from someone involved in one of his cases.
And he said That meeting, I think that was supposed to happen this morning.
I'm sorry, but if he had a meeting, he never mentioned anything to me.
Though, I suppose that wasn't unusual.
I gave him a lot of latitude.
Paul was my top investigator.
What exactly did Paul investigate? We're a federal agency.
GAO evaluates government programs and contracts to root out waste, fraud and abuse.
Like defense contractors billing Yes, though Paul was in the health care division.
He oversaw hospitals and medical services with government contracts.
That sort of thing.
So if someone was fleecing Uncle Sam, he could cancel their contracts? He wrote reports that could produce that result, yes.
Did anyone ever pressure Paul to back off a report or investigation? It doesn't work that way.
We're an independent body, so Be that as it may, we need the files of all his active investigations.
Paul Reeves had over 20 open cases, and he was taking on some major players.
A hospital chain that defrauded Medicare, a lab at Latham Pharmaceuticals cited for lax storage practices.
And a company that sold the VA defective medical equipment.
I feel the heavy hand of conspiracy.
Yeah, well, what else is new? Consider this.
Paul uncovers a nefarious scandal, rife with corruption and financial skullduggery, in connection with a federal contract.
But with millions of dollars at stake, the greedy contractor, determined to stay latched onto the federal teat, lures Paul into a meeting in the park, where he has an assassin silence him.
Thus Paul's findings never come to light.
And I don't suppose that you have a particular case of Paul's in mind, do you? Or proof? Or suspects? No.
But I will, once you identify who met Paul at the park.
I might be a step closer to that.
Do you remember how Paul's brother mentioned that a "meeting" had just come up? Well, I looked into Paul's phone calls for the last 48 hours.
One of them stood out.
An incoming call to his office at 11:04 yesterday morning.
Call lasted less than a minute.
And I traced it to a pay phone on the Lower East Side.
Try and find out who made that call.
Yeah.
This is street cam video of that pay phone.
the man who called Paul Reeves.
Tory ran the image.
It got a match on his face.
"Jared Stone.
Misdemeanor Computer Trespassing"? Otherwise known as hacking.
Stone was an Occupy Wall Street activist who hacked into a major bank, releasing their e-mails, which reflected poorly on their business practices.
So, why would a hacker like Jared Stone kill a GAO investigator? He wouldn't.
That story doesn't make any sense, but this one does.
Using his vaunted hacking skills, Jared Stone is the one who uncovered the nefarious scandal.
So, we're back to a nefarious scandal? Yes.
See, he wants to blow the lid off the scandal, so who better to call than intrepid investigator Paul Reeves? Because, wait for it, Jared Stone is a whistleblower.
And Paul Reeves was murdered because of what Jared Stone told him.
Which Which actually means he could be in danger now.
You have to admit, Castle's theory is surprisingly logical.
Yes, and it's conveniently unburdened by evidence.
Nevertheless, let's bring Jared Stone in for questioning, and let's take a look at the video footage of that pay phone for the past two weeks.
If Jared Stone talked to anyone, I wanna know who it was.
Yo.
I may have an address on Jared Stone.
I ran his e-mails.
He rented a place on the Lower West off craigslist.
Go.
Yeah.
Okay.
So what's going on with married life, huh? How is that, the whole family thing? Sarah Grace, she's growing up, changing so fast.
I'm just trying to hold onto every second.
Hey, what kind of dad do you think I'd be? You'd be great.
Even growing up with no role model? Well, you know, the thing of it is, is that you know what it's like not having a father.
You'd make sure your kid never felt that way.
You and Lanie, hmm? No, she likes things how they are.
But, you know, maybe I'm ready for more than that.
You know what I'm saying? Move forward.
Huh.
Hey, you hear that? The sound? No, what sound? It's my biological clock ticking.
Tick, tock, tick.
We were having a genuine, honest moment here, and you had to ruin it by being a jackass.
Hold on, hold on.
Slow down, slow down.
That's Jared Stone.
Hang tight here.
I'll follow him on foot, make sure we don't lose him.
Hey, bro.
Yeah, I followed him down to the subway.
I'm looking for him now.
What, you lost him? No, I didn't lose him.
I just don't have visual contact.
That's splitting hairs, isn't it? I'll head down there and No, no, no.
You stay there.
I'll Wait, I see him.
He's at my 12.
Yeah, he's moving fast.
He's scared.
Like someone's after him.
If someone is, you better get to him before they do.
Whoever killed Reeves may be gunning for Stone.
He's boarding the Seventh Ave Express.
All right, I'm on the train with Stone.
You're holding an uncapped marker, and you're telling me you were not about to tag this subway car? Yes.
I mean, no.
I need to see some identification.
I'm gonna have to write you up for this.
Jared Stone? Hey.
You're not in trouble, bro.
But, uh, look, I'm just here to talk to you.
Don't! Put your gun on the ground.
Now! Put your gun on the ground now.
Do it.
Kick it over to me.
Step back.
Nobody else move.
- Nobody's moving, man.
- All right? I just came here to talk to you.
I'm on your side.
No, you're a blunt instrument.
A tool of the 1%.
Look, nobody's hurt yet.
So, this is just a big misunderstanding.
So why don't you lower that weapon and we can walk right out of here? Is that really possible? It is, yeah.
You just have to put the gun down, Jared.
What the hell is that? Are you on the phone? Everybody, shut off your phones and get on the ground, now! Javi? Javi! Stay down, don't move, and nobody gets hurt.
This cannot be happening.
Please.
Look, don't do this.
Hey, don't hurt my wife.
Or the rest of us.
Let's be inclusive.
Hey, everybody, just stay calm, all right? We're all gonna be fine.
Look, you're not in charge.
I am.
I pulled the emergency brake.
Why hasn't the conductor come over the intercom yet? Well, maybe he's Shh.
You feel that? That's movement.
Like people are getting off the train.
Evacuating.
How do they know? Who were you on the phone with? Just a friend, man.
Oh, what kind of friend? Is it another cop? Was it a cop? Huh? I can hit redial if I want.
Yeah, he was NYPD, but that doesn't mean anything.
Shut up! Look, everybody, just stop talking, okay? I gotta think.
He took my service weapon.
How did I let him do that? Hey, it can happen to anybody.
Okay? I'm Javier.
Javier Esposito.
Marisa Aragon.
Jared? May I call you "Jared"? Grant Gerber.
Salesman by trade.
Which means I'm a listener.
I listen and learn what people want, so I can give it to them.
Let me do that for you, Jared.
I want to help you get what you want.
I think you'll get your chance.
I've just been informed that Jared Stone, a person of interest in the Paul Reeves case, drew a gun on a subway and took hostages.
Including Detective Esposito.
At this point, it's not clear why Jared Hey, if anybody can handle it, Espo can.
But why would Stone take hostages? Right now, our sole priority is to gather any and all information on Jared Stone, so the Hostage Rescue Team will know who we're dealing with.
All intel comes to me, so that I can forward it directly to HRT.
They should be on the scene right now.
Detective Ryan? Yes, sir.
Captain Bigelow, HRT.
What's the intel on your suspect? Sir, he's a hacker, an Occupy Wall Street activist.
It's all sketchy.
What about your boy, Esposito? Is he someone we can count on? He's solid? He's as solid as they get.
Roger that.
Hey, Beckett, I'm sorry.
Kevin, no one could've seen this coming.
No, I mean, he's my partner.
I should never have let him go in there alone.
We got to focus on getting Javi out of there.
So, once you brief HRT, just head over to Stone's apartment.
Leave the scene? There's nothing that you can do that HRT isn't already doing.
And if we wanna help Javi out, then the best thing that we can do is find out who Jared Stone is and why he is doing this.
And some of those answers might be at his apartment.
Okay.
I'll check it out and let you know.
Kate! Is it true? What they're saying? Listen, he has been in worse scrapes than this, and we are gonna get him out of there, I promise you.
Detective Beckett? Dr.
Parish? We've got eyes on Esposito.
Where is this coming from? I didn't think the MTA had cameras in the subway cars.
They don't.
The train is part of a pilot program for video security.
This is on a separate feed, so it took me a while to find it.
Wait, if this is on a separate feed That means that we can see Stone, but he doesn't know that.
Which gives us a tactical edge.
I'll make sure HRT knows about this.
At least Javi's not down there alone.
There's another cop with him.
Yeah, between the two of them, they might be able to diffuse the situation.
Kind of a weird time for him to be hitting his playlist.
He's trying to calm himself down.
Because he's about to do what? I might need you to back me up.
Can you do that? What's your play? Talk to him.
Try to get him to see the light.
Then disarm him if I get the chance.
I should talk to him.
I'm the one wearing the Kevlar.
Yeah, but I've already got a rapport with the guy, so A bad rapport.
I know what this is.
I'm just a transit cop.
You gold-shield guys are always acting like you're better than us.
We are better than you.
Mr.
Stone? Permission to speak? Go ahead.
Uh, that's far enough.
Look, whatever went down between you and Paul Reeves, this is only gonna make it worse.
This wasn't supposed to happen.
Not here.
This wasn't part of the plan.
Then we can come up with a new plan.
One where you walk out of here.
You can still do that.
It's too late.
Police are already involved.
I know there's no turning back.
You have to turn back, Jared.
'Cause if you don't, here's what's gonna happen.
The HRT, that's the Hostage Rescue Team, will wait for you to get weak and tired.
Then a dozen highly trained guys, armed to the teeth, will breach this car.
And trust me when I tell you, they will not play.
You'll be lucky to get off one shot before they drop you.
HRT won't come near me.
Not once they know I have this.
Oh, my God.
A suicide vest? His left hand.
That's a dead man's switch.
If he lets go of that Clearly, Jared Stone is not a whistleblower.
He's a terrorist wearing an explosive vest.
This was a planned attack.
I'll contact Homeland, see what they have on him.
Keep working intel on Jared Stone.
Obviously, this man is not at all who we thought he was.
Jared, what are you doing, man? It's kind of self-explanatory, isn't it? Look, I know you're an activist, and you're all about taking on the 1%.
But do you see anybody like that here? Look, I may be a salesman, but just so you know, I'm not a big earner.
Okay? I am barely scraping by.
Jared, these are working people.
Your people.
You don't wanna hurt them.
You're right.
I don't.
But I will if I have to.
Take a picture, text it to HRT.
I need you to tell me everything you know about Jared Stone.
Just that he wanted the apartment for two weeks, so I rented it to him.
Did you meet the guy? Talk to him? Just when I gave him the key and told him I did not permit wild parties.
What's this about? All right, comb through every inch of this place.
Look through all his papers, personal items.
Anything that can tell us who Jared Stone is, or what he's up to.
Excuse me, gentlemen, but could I ask you to remove your shoes? The carpet is brand-new.
Just a thought.
Thank you.
Homeland doesn't have a file on Jared Stone.
Neither does NYPD Counterterrorism.
Why would Stone want to blow up the subway? I've been reading his posts on income inequality.
He's a little pedantic, but he's an armchair revolutionary.
He's not a man of action.
Maybe he became radicalized somehow.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three could not have been his plan.
He must've been headed someplace else when Esposito stopped him.
He was.
Stone was set to attend a wealth management seminar with 1,500 people at the Tremaine Hotel.
That's where he was going when Esposito came along.
The Seventh Avenue Express would have taken him right there.
And if he was after one-percenters, this seminar would be a target-rich environment.
Sir, he also had a backup target.
He had seats to an opera at the biggest theater on Broadway, 1,900 seats.
He was going for maximum casualties.
And he's willing to kill himself in the process.
I'll pass this on to HRT.
Oh.
Uh, one more thing.
Tory ran video on that pay phone.
Stone did use it before.
He called the Maldives last week, twice.
The Maldives? Who was he talking to? The cell phone he has is no longer active.
We can't track it down.
Gates.
HRT is asking, what kind of pizza does Detective Esposito like? I, uh Pineapple, olives and, uh, double jalapenos, sir.
I'll pass it along.
Uh, pineapple Since when does a hacker, who by his very nature tends to live his life virtually, morph into a suicide bomber? Stone has no history of violence.
You think something happened to trigger him? I don't know, but there's a piece missing here somewhere.
How does a GAO investigator fit into this? The calls to the Maldives? Has Ryan turned anything up? No.
So far, no word.
Excuse me.
This receipt from two days ago for the shredder, did you buy it? No.
I don't even know where that came from.
It really doesn't fit.
Then Stone bought it.
Excuse me.
Could you? He's shredding documents.
Okay, we need to bag this up and take it back to the precinct, put it back together.
Find out what Stone was trying to hide.
So how'd you find me? How'd you track me down? Do you know about White Knight? What's White Knight? That'll be the negotiator.
You want something, right? Now would be the time to ask for it.
Hello? Yes, it is.
Hello, Bob.
You're the negotiator? I'm fine.
Yeah, yeah, they're all fine, too.
Uh, let me ask.
Is anybody hungry? I'm always hungry.
So am I.
Yeah, um Yeah, everybody could use some food right about now.
Um Will you do that, Bob? Demands? Do I have demands? Yeah, I got one.
Are you listening? I want Erin Wilson released from prison.
You call me back when you have a plan to make that happen.
That's all he said? Who the hell is Aaron Wilson? Well, if we wanna save these people, we need to find out.
Okay, let's find who this Aaron Wilson is.
Wait a minute.
Castle, it's a woman.
E-R-I-N.
She's serving seven years in federal prison for felony computer trespassing.
So, she's a hacker, too.
Court records show that she hacked a database at the New York Federal Reserve, looking for proof that the fed colluded with big banks.
What's her connection to Stone? Looks like Jared Stone was an accomplice, but the US Attorney didn't have enough to charge him.
So, they were partners in crime.
Erin went to prison, Stone didn't.
That's why he wants to get her out.
He feels guilty.
That would also explain the Maldives.
What do you mean? It's a non-extradition country.
Hey, guys, you need to see this.
What was in that shredder was about two pages of text.
So far, we've been able to assemble a few random words, like "monitor" and "surveillance.
" Okay, what do you think it is? It's some kind of letter.
But I don't think that Stone was the one who wrote it.
Take a look at this phrase that we assembled just now.
"Read," "memorize," and then, "destroy"? It's not like he would write that to himself.
So, they're instructions.
Now, we know Stone was working with other people.
Maybe this is all about Erin Wilson.
Maybe she's the one behind all this.
Castle and I will look into Erin Wilson and dig deeper.
And we'll also see if we can identify any associates that Jared might have had.
We'll keep piecing this together here.
Guys, everyone down there is counting on us.
Hey, who's Erin Wilson? She's my soul mate.
Well, why not give Bob more to go on so he knew who you were talking about? I wanna keep him off balance.
Maintain control.
You get that tip off the Internet? 'Cause it's not a very good one.
What's White Knight? Tell me your plan for Erin.
What the hell is taking so long, Bob? Getting her in prison didn't seem to take any time at all.
Bob, shut up.
Shut up! Listen to me.
I want her flown to the Maldives.
Yeah, well, I'm telling you now, Bob.
Okay, I want her flown to the Maldives, and in half an hour, I want your plan on how to make that happen.
Are we clear? Yeah, Bob.
Food would be great right about now.
No, don't send any cops.
I don't care if they're unarmed, Bob.
I don't want any police near this car.
Just drop off the food.
Then sit down on the edge of the platform.
I'll send somebody to get it.
You, the husband, go, get the food.
I know you'll come back.
I just got bad news.
I called the prison, spoke to Erin Wilson.
And? She's Stone's girlfriend.
But she didn't seem to know about his plan to break her out until just now.
What about you? Anything on Stone's known associates? Stone may have lived online, but he wasn't very social.
He started a Free Erin Wilson website, but didn't seem to interact with any of the users.
He had to have interacted with somebody.
Tech scrubbed his computer and found a hidden directory that they think contained private correspondence.
From whom? Contents were thoroughly erased.
The only thing that was left was the name of the directory.
White Knight.
Okay, who's next? We've got double cheese, pepperoni, mushroom.
Uh, here.
Thanks.
You doing okay? Yeah.
Veggie with eggplant and garlic.
Pineapple, olives, double jalapeno.
That's for me.
Really? We're trapped in a subway car.
I'm not sure you should eat that.
You gonna eat that thing or just gaze at it in wonder? I don't understand.
Why does HRT wanna breach? In their assessment, Stone is trapped with no good options and no way to carry out his original plan.
They believe the longer this goes, the more likely he will do the unthinkable.
But why not see how things play out with Erin Wilson? HRT thinks the Erin Wilson demand is a ruse.
Stone is playing this card to buy time, work up his nerve.
If they bust in, what'll keep Stone from blowing that vest? Esposito will.
He's in on it.
Won't Stone see HRT coming? Yes, if they approach via the tunnel.
But they're dropping onto the train from above.
Through the subway grates.
When? Soon.
Any moment now.
You sure we shouldn't tell the others? No.
They'll get nervous, and Stone will pick up on it.
Hey, why'd you become a cop? Got out of the army.
It's what made the most sense.
Me, too.
You miss the service? Some parts.
Not others.
Married? Kids? No.
Look, don't do this, okay? Don't try to take my mind off of what's coming.
I don't need anyone holding my hand.
You know what? You got a chip on your shoulder the size of Stonehenge.
I was just trying to get to know you a little bit.
Oh.
See that? Sure did.
The next flicker is go time.
You clear on the plan? Don't worry about me.
I can feel vibrations.
They're on the train.
You pull your people back now or everybody dies.
Now! I know they're here.
Don't screw with me, Bob, or I will pull my hand off this trigger right now.
How am I supposed to trust they're gone, huh? You just tried to send storm troopers into a subway car full of people, not knowing where they are, or where I am Wait a second.
Don't worry.
He's gonna be okay.
I know.
I know.
How is she? Well, at least when she could see Javi, she knew he was okay.
We'll get Espo back.
The key is finding out who Stone was working with.
The answer's probably in that White Knight directory.
But so far, Tech hasn't been able to recover any of the data.
Well, then we'll revisit the victim.
Looking into Paul Reeves' investigations is what led us to Stone.
Perhaps it'll lead us to the others as well.
Yeah.
Tory, let me ask you something.
The video from the subway.
Before it cut out, did you record it? Of course.
All streaming video is archived automatically.
Why? Could you show it to me? There's something I'd like to see.
These are all 20 of the case files Paul Reeves was working on.
Here is just a summary of those cases.
I figured we just go through these until something points to Stone, or to Erin Wilson, or anything else we're dealing with here.
Okay, I'll start.
The first one is that pharmaceutical lab cited for losing samples of a flu virus.
Not ringing any bells.
Moving on to a medical chain that knowingly implanted defective artificial hips.
Hey, guys, that document, I think it's a playbook.
Stone's following it to the letter.
Take a look at this sentence fragment.
"Demand Erin Wilson's release from prison, then hang up.
" More instructions? I mean, how is that telling us anything we don't already know? You'll see.
Now, take a look at this one.
"I demand Erin be flown to a non-extradition country.
" But that instruction comes later on in the document.
Which is exactly how Stone played it.
First, he demanded her release, and then he brought up the Maldives.
That doesn't make sense.
If Stone wanted Erin Wilson freed from prison, then why would he wait to mention the Maldives until later? For the same reason he asked about Erin Wilson's release without explaining who she was.
Stone is stalling.
He's playing for time.
Something else is going on here, something big.
Kate, I need to show you something.
I noticed something when I was watching earlier, so I went to watch this whole video.
We have a problem.
A new problem.
This is Stone, back when he was just holding them all hostage.
This is him later.
And later.
His asthma's getting worse.
It's not just his asthma.
It looks like he has fever and chills.
It's only a matter of time before he's not able to think clearly.
The man is sick, and he's getting sicker with flu-like symptoms.
Flu-like symptoms? Castle, that case.
Paul Reeves was investigating a missing flu virus.
This is all connected somehow.
It has to be.
Once I hear that she's in international airspace, I'll surrender.
Because I'm giving you my word.
Stone's not looking too good.
Hey, exactly how long is that gonna take, huh? If he passes out and releases that switch, we're all dead.
We gotta make a move.
Same plan as before? Yeah.
When? He gets distracted when he puffs on his inhaler.
Next puff, we go.
Look, those are my conditions.
Once I hear from Erin that she's free, I swear, I'll let everybody go.
Don't worry, everyone, it's almost over.
Stop! Please! Secure the switch.
I'm not done yet! I'm not done yet! Go, go, go, go.
Good job.
Hey, Javi.
So, we took down Stone.
Nobody's hurt, everybody's fine.
It's over.
It's not over, man.
What? What do you mean, "It's not over"? I don't want a ticker-tape parade or anything like that, but did you not just hear what I said? Listen, Javi, this is about more than a suicide vest.
The CDC turned up a lethal variant of the H5N1 virus in Stone's apartment.
It's a hot zone.
Stone's infected, and everyone around him might be, too.
I got the door open! I got it.
Close that door.
I said close it, now! Nobody leaves the train! Sir, how is Esposito? Well, he and the others were transported to the hospital.
But they're in isolation.
What's the prognosis? Well, this particular strain of H5N1 is lethal and can be spread through airborne contact.
But there is a vaccine.
It's been given to the passengers, and it can knock down the virus, even after exposure.
So, he's gonna be okay? The doctors are optimistic.
And the CDC is retracing Stone's steps to identify who else he was in contact with.
This guy's like an evil version of Typhoid Mary.
The suicide vest, the demands? All about exposing people long enough to get them infected so they spread the virus.
Well, it could've been far worse if he had made it to that seminar or the opera.
In proximity to all those people, he could have caused an epidemic.
But I'm still not clear.
How does our shooting victim fit into all this? Paul Reeves was investigating the lab where a sample of H5N1 went missing.
We think he figured out that Stone had stolen the virus, which is why Stone lured him into the park and killed him.
But, sir, there are still questions.
Like who Stone was working with.
And why he did this in the first place.
So, we need to go talk to him.
Well, you better hurry up, because I hear he's not in good shape.
Yes, sir.
You're not the priest.
No, but I can take your confession.
We know you had help, Mr.
Stone.
White Knight.
Who is he? He's someone I met through the Free Erin site a few months back.
What was his real name? I don't know.
We bonded over Erin.
Over how to get her out.
He was a strategic thinker, and I wasn't, so he helped me with the plan.
I never would've detonated that vest.
I just I just needed some leverage.
I love Erin.
All I wanted was to see her free.
More like you wanted to get people sick.
What do you mean? You tried to start an epidemic by spreading your deadly virus.
Erin was just a sideshow.
What are you talking about? The opera, the seminar.
Hundreds of one-percenters in close proximity.
That was the perfect environment to spread your disease.
Disease? No.
I was trying to find the best spot to take my stand for Erin.
Then why did you call Paul Reeves? White Knight just said that it was part of the plan.
I called Reeves to tell him about some meeting at the park.
I didn't even know who he was.
The seminar and the opera, were those White Knight's ideas, too? So, I was set up.
Somebody used me.
This thing that I have, I may have given it to other people, too? Okay, that is not how I imagined that conversation would go.
If Stone's telling the truth, then he's a fall guy.
He was groomed, turned into a vector for the virus and manipulated into spreading it.
Which means this all connects to Paul Reeves' investigation of the lab where the virus came from.
Stone was deliberately infected.
The CDC confirmed that someone turned his asthma inhaler into a virus-delivery system.
Question is, who came up with that idea? The answer's gotta be connected to this lab that Paul was investigating.
I think it is.
Beckett, take a look at this.
The, uh, lab from which the virus went missing, Latham Pharmaceuticals, they're the same company that makes the vaccine that Espo and the others got.
Which is why they had samples of H5N1 in the first place.
Right, but as part of his investigation, Paul was looking into production orders of the vaccines.
Specifically, this one.
For 10 million units of the vaccine.
Castle, there were only 1,000 reported cases of H5N1 worldwide.
So, why would Latham suddenly order up 10 million vaccines? Unless they knew that there was gonna be an outbreak.
I think Paul was asking the same question.
Ms.
Jarvis, thank you for taking the time.
Uh, of course.
Yeah.
Have you found whoever did this to Paul? No, not yet, but we do have a few questions.
Now, do you know why he was investigating Latham Pharmaceuticals? It was his job.
Companies that produce vaccines with federal money are tracked by GAO.
And Latham developed a vaccine for a rare but deadly flu virus, didn't they? I mean, a flu so rare that the vaccine just sits on the shelf.
You know, we see that a lot.
Preventative vaccines are created, but not all flu strains become widespread.
They do with a little help.
Excuse me? You recently converted all of your assets to Latham stock.
Why is that? How I invest is none of your concern.
It became my concern when you tried to start an H5N1 epidemic.
With the help of someone gullible, someone you could easily manipulate.
Like Jared Stone.
What on earth are you talking about? I don't know any Jared Stone.
Your husband was one of the prosecutors who put away his girlfriend, Erin Wilson.
So, when you needed a patsy, you knew just where to look.
And then, your colleague, Paul, when he saw that huge vaccine order, he started digging.
And when you saw that he was getting closer to the truth, you eliminated him.
That is absurd.
You can't prove any of this.
Actually, we can.
We found the e-mails you wrote in your cloud account, under the username White Knight.
We also arrested a Latham executive with whom you were colluding.
He admitted to his role and he cut a deal.
And he threw you under the bus.
You could've infected and killed millions of people, Ms.
Jarvis.
And for what? So you could drive a nicer car? Buy a bigger house? Was this all just because of money? I want a lawyer.
You better find a good one.
Hey.
Hey.
So, I hear everybody's good to go.
Clean bills of health.
This time yesterday, catching the flu was the least of our problems.
You did all right down there.
I don't care what they say about transit cops.
Mmm.
What they say about gold shields is even worse.
Mostly 'cause it's true.
We make a tight team.
Bonds forged in the heat of battle.
You know how it is.
Yeah.
I wasn't straight with you.
I have a 5-year-old son.
Uh, you said that you didn't have a family.
Why hide that? I didn't want you worried about me being a mom down there.
You are a piece of work, Marisa.
Who's Lenny? Or is it Lanie? How do you know about her? On my last tour, an IED blew out my eardrum.
Got pretty good at reading lips.
You were saying her name before you took down Stone.
Yeah, I don't I don't remember that.
Who you think of in that moment, it has weight.
Don't trade what's real for something that isn't.
I'll see you around, Javi.
Well, it's not every day you come across someone who makes a suicide bomber look like a good guy.
So, I talked to the hospital.
Jared Stone will make a full recovery.
Though, clearly, his troubles aren't over yet.
Yeah, unless he goes to the same prison as Erin Wilson.
Because, in the end, Jared Stone was driven by the most primal of emotions.
Love.
Except he could have picked a better way to express it.
Hey! Look who's here.
What's up? Hey.
Hail the conquering hero! Man, you had me scared.
That's because you're a wimp.
No.
Well, okay.
Yeah, well, I guess that makes me a wimp, too.
Oh.
Got any of that left over for me? Javi, I was worried sick.
I thought I know what you thought.
But I'm here.
I'm back.
I'm all right.
I hate to interrupt, but I have a brilliant idea.
How about we all go to The Old Haunt, huh? Drinks on me.
Yeah, done.
Come on, we'll take the subway.
Too soon? Too soon.
Please accept this as a token of my apology.
Am I on the wrong track here?