Adam Baldwin credited as playing...
Det. Ethan Slaughter
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: I tell you what I'd do. I'd go all caveman on that partner of yours. Show her what time it is in Real Man Land.
- Richard Castle: Real Man Land?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Mm-hmm.
- Richard Castle: Oh, is that what you were showing Laura when we were back at the morgue?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: I just throw a little attention her way, make her happy. You know, I'm macking on this hot new redhead who just started working there. That girl's barely street legal.
- [laughs]
- Richard Castle: Redhead?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Yeah.
- Richard Castle: About 5'5", blue eyes? Intern?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Yeah. You know her?
- Richard Castle: That's my daughter.
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Seriously? That girl got an ass.
- [Castle slugs Slaughter]
- [after watching Beckett intimidate a suspect]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: That is sexy.
- [seeing Castle's expression]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: What? You wanna hit me for that, too?
- Richard Castle: No.
- [Slaughter sucker punches Castle in the gut]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: That's for not having my back. Oh, and if I ever see a character in one of your novels like me, we're gonna have words. So I'm gonna see you at the hearing on Tuesday, right?
- Richard Castle: [hoarsely] You got it.
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Outstanding.
- [passing Beckett as he leaves]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Detective, you ever wanna go on a date that ends in hot sex after a drunken fist fight, you know where to find me.
- Kate Beckett: Yeah. In "never gonna happen" land.
- Richard Castle: [chuckles] That was awesome! Beckett never drives on the sidewalk.
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: You're gonna hang with me, we're gonna lay out some ground rules. Rule number one, do not use the word 'awesome'. You're a grown man. Rule number two, stay out of my way.
- Richard Castle: Is that it?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: It's kind of all-encompassing.
- [as they are about to enter a bar looking for a suspect]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Are you packin'?
- Richard Castle: Packing? No, I'm not a cop. My vest says 'Writer' on it
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Rule number 3, You ride with me,
- [hands Castle his ankle gun]
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: you ride strapped. Come on.
- Richard Castle: Hey, hey, what about regulations?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: You signed a waiver, didn't ya? Okay, you take the front, I'll go in the back.
- Richard Castle: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Shouldn't we call for backup?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: You got a *skirt* says 'Writer' on it, too?
- Richard Castle: You're not going to mangle anyone today, are you?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: I like to keep my options open.
- Richard Castle: This is the hardest part of the job, breaking the news to the family. So, what's your style? Terse yet compassionate? Sensitive but strong?
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: Brian! Glitch is in the morgue. Someone pumped 3 rounds into him.
- Detective Ethan Slaughter: [denying Castle's request for a ride-along] I need a writer hanging around like I need a case of the crabs.