Stephen J. Cannell credited as playing...
Stephen J. Cannell
- James Patterson: That's it?
- Richard Castle: Yeah. They arrest him.
- James Patterson: That's terrible. No wonder you're blocked.
- Stephen J. Cannell: And here's another thing. The guy doesn't leave his prints at the scene of the crime, but he sends a letter with his prints on it? Well, you lost me there. And what about a twist?
- James Patterson: Where's the twist?
- Stephen J. Cannell: Yeah.
- Richard Castle: Yeah, right? Like, uh... Like maybe somebody set this kid up.
- James Patterson: That's what your story needs, the character who thinks the kid's innocent, keeps digging until he finds the truth.
- Richard Castle: Oh, I have just the guy.
- James Patterson: Castle, I'm kind of glad that you killed off Storm. Less competition.
- Richard Castle: Hmm.
- James Patterson: That's twenty to you, Cannell.
- Stephen J. Cannell: You're bluffing, Patterson.
- James Patterson: Cough up some of that TV money and you'll find out.
- [Cannell throws a chip into the pot]
- Stephen J. Cannell: Ah, bet's to you, Ricky.
- [Castle doesn't respond]
- Stephen J. Cannell: Castle. Castle.
- Richard Castle: Hmm?
- Stephen J. Cannell: Bet's to you.
- Richard Castle: Oh, sorry.
- James Patterson: I know that look. Story trouble.
- Stephen J. Cannell: You know, you never should have killed off Storm. That was a big mistake. I-I would've retired him. Or crippled him. And the man was money.
- James Patterson: You don't see me putting a bullet through Alex Cross' head.
- Stephen J. Cannell: And my boy Shane Scully's gonna be fueling my private jet long after people have all forgotten about Storm.
- Richard Castle: Oh, you know what? Just for that, I am gonna call.
- James Patterson: So what's the problem, Ricky? Maybe we can help.
- Richard Castle: I'm working on this thing. It starts with a famous author. Some psycho starts staging murders like the way he does in his books.
- Stephen J. Cannell: [laughs] That's pretty self-aggrandizing, isn't it?
- James Patterson: This *is* Castle we're talking about.
- Richard Castle: So, the crime scenes are clean. Doesn't leave any fingerprints, doesn't leave any DNA. But the psycho writes the author a fan letter with his prints all over it. Well, that leads the cops to his apartment, where they find enough evidence to convict him.
- [pause]
- Stephen J. Cannell: And then?
- Richard Castle: That's it.