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* TheReveal: Mr. Smith isn't just some random guy, but an old friend of Montgomery's, close enough to have attended Mongomery's wedding.
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* HoldingHands: Twice with Beckett and Castle. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
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* HoldingHands: Twice with Beckett and Castle. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
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They Do is a disambiguation.
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** At the end, although she doesn't actually say the word, Beckett's declaration to Castle before TheyDo is this trope in practically every other respect.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt TheyDo an epiphany.
* BittersweetEnding: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.
* BittersweetEnding: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt TheyDo an epiphany.
* BittersweetEnding: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at hisapartment, where TheyDo.apartment.
* BittersweetEnding: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his
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* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.
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* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.him.
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* OfficialCouple: As of this episode, RelationshipUpgrade: Beckett and Castle and Beckett.enter a romantic relationship at last.
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* TheyDo: At last with Beckett and Castle.
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* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder. Except Ryan has doubts about what they're doing...
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** At the end [[spoiler: although she doesn't actually say the word Beckett's declaration to Castle before TheyDo is this trope in practically every other respect.]]
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** At the end [[spoiler: end, although she doesn't actually say the word word, Beckett's declaration to Castle before TheyDo is this trope in practically every other respect.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt [[TheyDo an epiphany]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
* [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss]]: And how.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.]]
* CallBack: [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss mirrors the kiss in "Knockdown", except this time Beckett initiates instead of Castle.]]
* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building... [[spoiler: except it's not about winning the fight and doesn't help her do so, it's about realizing that she wants a life with Castle instead of throwing it away in pursuit of her mother's killers.]]
* HoldingHands: Twice. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity [[spoiler: and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The ending. [[spoiler: Beckett and Castle resolve their {{UST}}, but the guy who shot Beckett is still out there, has found Castle's contact, and intends on finishing the job he started once and for all.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder. [[spoiler: Except Ryan has doubts about what they're doing...]]
* OfficialCouple: As of this episode, [[spoiler: Castle and Beckett.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
* [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss]]: And how.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.]]
* CallBack: [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss mirrors the kiss in "Knockdown", except this time Beckett initiates instead of Castle.]]
* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building... [[spoiler: except it's not about winning the fight and doesn't help her do so, it's about realizing that she wants a life with Castle instead of throwing it away in pursuit of her mother's killers.]]
* HoldingHands: Twice. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity [[spoiler: and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The ending. [[spoiler: Beckett and Castle resolve their {{UST}}, but the guy who shot Beckett is still out there, has found Castle's contact, and intends on finishing the job he started once and for all.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder. [[spoiler: Except Ryan has doubts about what they're doing...]]
* OfficialCouple: As of this episode, [[spoiler: Castle and Beckett.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt [[TheyDo TheyDo an epiphany]].
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* CallBack:[[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss mirrors the kiss in "Knockdown", except this time Beckett initiates instead of Castle.]]
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* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building...[[spoiler: except it's not about winning the fight and doesn't help her do so, it's about realizing that she wants a life with Castle instead of throwing it away in pursuit of her mother's killers.]]
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* HoldingHands:Twice. Twice with Beckett and Castle. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity [[spoiler: and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The ending.[[spoiler: Beckett and Castle resolve their {{UST}}, but the guy who shot Beckett is still out there, has found Castle's contact, and intends on finishing the job he started once and for all.]]
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* OfficialCouple: As of this episode,[[spoiler: Castle and Beckett.]]
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* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building...
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* MoodWhiplash: The ending.
* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder.
* OfficialCouple: As of this episode,
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* TurnInYourBadge: Played straight; Gates practically recites this trope word for word to[[spoiler: Esposito and Beckett. Taken one step further when Beckett resigns.]]
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An ex-burglar turned soldier is found murdered in an alleyway, having apparently been forced into taking one more job -- which transpires to be breaking into Captain Roy Montgomery's former home and stealing his files. Beckett is immediately placed on edge, suspecting that it revolves around her mother's cases, suspicions which are confirmed when DNA found on the scene matches DNA found at the scene of her shooting a year before.
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An ex-burglar turned soldier is found murdered in an alleyway, having apparently been forced into taking one more job -- which transpires to be breaking into Captain Roy Montgomery's former home and stealing his files. Beckett is immediately placed on edge, suspecting that it revolves around her mother's cases, case, suspicions which are confirmed when DNA found on the scene matches DNA found at the scene of her shooting a year before.
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Faced with the prospect of locating the man who shot her and finally uncovering answers to the questions she seeks about her mother's death, Beckett begins to spiral back down into obsession again, which prompts a crisis on Castle's part as he must face the decision of informing her of the secret he's been keeping and risk losing her forever, or watch her get destroyed by the conspiracy she chases. His choice will in turn will force Beckett to confront what she truly wants...
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Faced with the prospect of locating the man who shot her and finally uncovering the answers to the questions she seeks about her mother's death, Beckett begins to spiral back down into obsession again, which prompts a crisis on Castle's part as he must face the decision of informing her of the secret he's been keeping and risk losing her forever, or watch her get destroyed by the conspiracy she chases. His choice will in turn will force Beckett to confront what she truly wants...
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her.her...and her protector. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
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** Castle gives another one of these to Beckett as part of a desperate attempt to both justify his keeping secret the contact who was protecting her with Montgomery's files and to persuade her to drop the investigation.
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Okay, why in the crap did I put the colour in inverted commas? Is this an imaginary colour or something?
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** Castle gives another one of these to Beckett as part of a desperate attempt to both justify his keeping secret the contact who was protecting her with Montgomery's files and to persuade her to drop the investigation.
** At the end [[spoiler: although she doesn't actually say the word Beckett's declaration to Castle before TheyDo is this trope in practically every other respect.]]
** Castle gives another one of these to Beckett as part of a desperate attempt to both justify his keeping secret the contact who was protecting her with Montgomery's files and to persuade her to drop the investigation.
** At the end [[spoiler: although she doesn't actually say the word Beckett's declaration to Castle before TheyDo is this trope in practically every other respect.]]
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler; "Beckett, what do you want?" "''You''." Cue TheBigDamnKiss.]]
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Faced with the prospect of locating the man who shot her and finally uncovering answers to the questions she seeks about her mother's death, Beckett begins to spiral back down into obsession again, which prompts a crisis on Castle's part as he must face the decision of informing her of the secret he's been keeping and risk losing her forever, or watch her get destroyed by the conspiracy she chases. His choice will in turn will force Beckett to confront what she truly wants...
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* ArcWords: "Always".
* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt [{TheyDo an epiphany]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
* [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss]]: And how.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.]]
* CallBack: [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss mirrors the kiss in "Knockdown", except this time Beckett initiates instead of Castle.]]
* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building... [[spoiler: except it's not about winning the fight and doesn't help her do so, it's about realizing that she wants a life with Castle instead of throwing it away in pursuit of her mother's killers.]]
* HoldingHands: Twice. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity [[spoiler: and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The ending. [[spoiler: Beckett and Castle resolve their {{UST}}, but the guy who shot Beckett is still out there, has found Castle's contact, and intends on finishing the job he started once and for all.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder. [[spoiler: Except Ryan has doubts about what they're doing...]]
* OfficialCouple: As of this episode, [[spoiler: Castle and Beckett.]]
* SpecialEditionLogo: As with other significant arc episodes in the series, the title card is shaded a different colour from the usual 'brown' (this time green) and features no music.
* [[spoiler:TheyDo]]
* TurnInYourBadge: Played straight; Gates practically recites this trope word for word to [[spoiler: Esposito and Beckett. Taken one step further when Beckett resigns.]]
* WhamEpisode: And how. Seriously.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Castle towards Beckett, of course, but Ryan and Esposito get in on the act when Ryan confronts Esposito with his misgivings about their entire operation.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler; "Beckett, what do you want?" "''You''." Cue TheBigDamnKiss.]]
Faced with the prospect of locating the man who shot her and finally uncovering answers to the questions she seeks about her mother's death, Beckett begins to spiral back down into obsession again, which prompts a crisis on Castle's part as he must face the decision of informing her of the secret he's been keeping and risk losing her forever, or watch her get destroyed by the conspiracy she chases. His choice will in turn will force Beckett to confront what she truly wants...
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* ArcWords: "Always".
* BigDamnHeroes: Ryan for Beckett, but she hallucinates that it's Castle coming to save her, which is one of the things that helps prompt [{TheyDo an epiphany]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Beckett and Esposito are suspended for their actions, prompting Beckett to resign, Esposito and Ryan's friendship is damaged by what Esposito views as Ryan's betrayal, and the man who shot Beckett is still out there and is gunning for her. But Beckett has realized that she only wants to be with Castle and goes to him at his apartment, where TheyDo.]]
* [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss]]: And how.
* BreakingTheFellowship: Played with. [[spoiler: The episode ends with Beckett and Esposito suspended, Esposito furious at Ryan for his perceived betrayal and refusing to speak to him, and Castle having washed his hands of Beckett's obsession and breaking with her... which is then subverted when Beckett shows up at his apartment having finally realized that she wants nothing but to be with him, whereupon TheyDo.]]
* CallBack: [[spoiler: TheBigDamnKiss mirrors the kiss in "Knockdown", except this time Beckett initiates instead of Castle.]]
* EpiphanyComeback: Played with -- Beckett gets her ass kicked by the man who shot her and experiences an epiphany as she's dangling off the side of a building... [[spoiler: except it's not about winning the fight and doesn't help her do so, it's about realizing that she wants a life with Castle instead of throwing it away in pursuit of her mother's killers.]]
* HoldingHands: Twice. Once early in the episode as a gesture of solidarity [[spoiler: and once at the end as they are kissing passionately.]]
* MoodWhiplash: The ending. [[spoiler: Beckett and Castle resolve their {{UST}}, but the guy who shot Beckett is still out there, has found Castle's contact, and intends on finishing the job he started once and for all.]]
* NotSoDifferent: A subtle example; in this episode Beckett, Ryan and Esposito break the rules to bring justice to someone they deem deserving... which is not a million miles away from the actions of the three cops who started the dominoes that ended with Johanna Beckett's murder. [[spoiler: Except Ryan has doubts about what they're doing...]]
* OfficialCouple: As of this episode, [[spoiler: Castle and Beckett.]]
* SpecialEditionLogo: As with other significant arc episodes in the series, the title card is shaded a different colour from the usual 'brown' (this time green) and features no music.
* [[spoiler:TheyDo]]
* TurnInYourBadge: Played straight; Gates practically recites this trope word for word to [[spoiler: Esposito and Beckett. Taken one step further when Beckett resigns.]]
* WhamEpisode: And how. Seriously.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Castle towards Beckett, of course, but Ryan and Esposito get in on the act when Ryan confronts Esposito with his misgivings about their entire operation.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler; "Beckett, what do you want?" "''You''." Cue TheBigDamnKiss.]]