Castle (TV Series)

Dressed to Kill (2014)

Jon Huertas: Javier Esposito

Quotes 

• Kevin Ryan : I always thought the fashion industry seemed glamorous. Turns out, mobsters are more ethical.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, my gosh. Why do you think I *quit*? I'll take murderers over models any day.

  Javier Esposito : If only murderers were this hot.

• Kate Beckett : Hey, Espo. What do we got?

  Javier Esposito : A body, found by two fashion students dumpster diving for fabric. Victim's name is Ella Hayes. She's 26. According to her driver's license, she has an apartment in Brooklyn.

  Richard Castle : What's she doing down here in the Garment District?

  Javier Esposito : Could be something work-related. Her business card says that she works for "Modern Fashion". She's an assistant to the editor-in-chief.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, that would be Matilda King.

  Javier Esposito : [pause]  Okay.

  Richard Castle : Seriously? You've never heard of Matilda King?

  Javier Esposito : I'm betting that most real men haven't.

• Richard Castle : Matilda King is a legend in the fashion industry.

  Kate Beckett : Or infamous, depends on your point of view.

  Richard Castle : Yes. Former assistants of hers have written books about how tough she is, a dragon lady who chews people up and spits them out.

  Javier Esposito : Does she also strangle them? Because that's how Lanie said our vic died.

  Kate Beckett : Hey, Lanie.

  Lanie Parish : Hey. So, the murder weapon was a scarf, a sash, or something.

  Kate Beckett : Okay, when did this happen?

  Lanie Parish : Based on lividity, between 12 and 2 a.m. I also recovered some blue hairs on her neck, left by the attacker.

  Richard Castle : Blue hairs? So, she was killed by a little old lady. Or... Katy Perry.

  Lanie Parish : Animal hairs... that were dyed blue, Castle.

  Richard Castle : Or... a Dr. Seuss character.

  Kate Beckett : I don't recall any of them being homicidal.

  Richard Castle : That's true. I need a new theory.

• Kate Beckett : Okay. This is the guy who threatened Ella.

  Richard Castle : So you believe Grace's story?

  Kate Beckett : Well, her alibi checks out and unis found two witnesses that saw him arguing with Ella.

  Richard Castle : Ella was basically a glorified assistant. What could she possibly have had that this man wanted?

  Kate Beckett : Well, think about it, Castle. Matilda King is the most influential person in fashion. And Ella had direct access to her world.

  Richard Castle : So you're saying this man leveraged Ella to find out what direction hemlines are going next season?... Ooh! I just came up with a new title. "Murder is the New Black".

  Kate Beckett : Does that even make sense?

  Kevin Ryan : [entering]  No, it doesn't. And here's something else that doesn't make sense.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, did you guys find something at Ella's apartment?

  Kevin Ryan : You could say that. I went to use the landline and I noticed some static when I got near a lamp.

  Javier Esposito : When we popped the lamp open,

  [holds up evidence bag] 

  Javier Esposito : look what we found inside.

  Kate Beckett : A bug?... Why would someone bug Ella's apartment?

  Richard Castle : Because... she is La Femme Nikita and her job at "Modern Fashion" is *just* a cover.

  Kate Beckett : She's not La Femme Nikita.

  Richard Castle : Still, wire taps? Threats from mysterious men? Murder? Whatever's going on here, it's bigger than fashion.