Last night on Castle season 7, episode 18, Ryan learned some hard truths about his side job and his family. Read the full recap for more.
“At Close Range” started off with Ryan being added to protection detail of a White House hopeful Congressman Lopez and his wife while they attend a fundraiser for one of his supporters. Ryan is being extra aware of everything going on around him. He stops an attempt of a protester to throw blood on Lopez and is seemingly doing really well. While watching Lopez talk to the person they are there to support, Carolyn Decker, three shots ring out and the two are hit. Ryan goes off to find the shooter but is blocked when the police show up.
Eventually Carolyn dies, making it a homicide and bringing the rest of the team in to investigate. The team finds the suspected shooter and arrest him but he claims he is being framed but he wants his day in court because he believes the system is corrupt. Ryan, still distraught over Carolyn’s death on his watch, works relentlessly to get answers. One of those answers maybe another suspect, Carl Shelton, who adamantly opposed Lopez’ run to the White House.
After figuring out that the suspected shooter and Shelton have a connection, Ryan stays up all night, eventually bringing in Castle, to prove that there is a conspiracy and that the man they have in custody is not the shooter. Meanwhile, Tori had been trying to find evidence to build a case against Shelton and she found out who gave the shooter the pass needed to get in to the event. It’s Ryan’s brother-in-law, Frank, the guy who got him this side job in the first place. When cops go out to bring him in for questioning he runs.
Ryan goes out looking for him on his own, first stopping at his sister’s house. The two bicker but she ends up telling him that Frank has been bringing in extra cash, upwards of $50,000, on the side. Ryan eventually finds Frank, and while he promises he isn’t the shooter, he does confess to selling access to events that he covers. This is how our “shooter” got his pass to enter the event. But we still need to find the real shooter.
The envelope that Frank received with his payment contained a finger print belonging to Lopez’ wife, Mia. After Castle and Kate find a second cell phone in Carolyn’s purse they tell Mia that her husband has been having an affair. She tells them that they have an arrangement and she’s more than just an affair, she is helping him get to the White House. Her alibi for the shooting? A hotel tryst with another woman.
As Lopez is getting ready to be released from the hospital, Kate, Ryan, and Castle stop by. Lopez’ assistant is helping him get ready. Ryan lets her know that Carolyn didn’t want her to continue on the campaign trail with them and that’s why she took her out. Shooting her boss would also get the sympathy vote and she would be able to stay on the campaign. Yikes.
In other news, Kate decided she is going to take the Captain’s Test and see how she does. She hasn’t made any decisions yet but she is seeing what her options are.
What did you think of ‘Castle’ season 7, episode 18?
Next week finds Kate and Castle on the search for a second body when the first one leads them on a body hunt! Check back in for more info on Castle later!
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