Castle (TV Series)
Eye of the Beholder (2011)
Susan Sullivan: Martha Rodgers
Quotes
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Martha Rodgers : Really? An insurance investigator?
Richard Castle : A sexy insurance investigator. I think she'd make a great character for my next book.
Martha Rodgers : Well, you seem rather taken with her.
Richard Castle : I find her... impressive.
Martha Rodgers : What's she like?
[cut to Beckett with Dr. Burke]
Kate Beckett : She's an uncooperative, cocky, stubborn know-it-all.
Dr. Carter Burke : But she is good at her job?
Kate Beckett : Yeah, well, Castle seems to think so.
Dr. Carter Burke : And that bothers you?
Kate Beckett : Yes, of course it bothers me.
Dr. Carter Burke : Why?
Kate Beckett : Because he's supposed to be...
[pauses, sighs and sits down]
Dr. Carter Burke : Be what?
Kate Beckett : My partner. I mean, he's supposed to be on my team. He's not supposed to be all smitten.
[cut back to the loft]
Richard Castle : "Smitten"? Mother, I think "intrigued" is a better word.
Martha Rodgers : So, what's our next move?
Richard Castle : Move?
Martha Rodgers : Oh, Richard, honestly. Beckett has made it plain that she's not available, for now. And now you've met this woman, she's smart, she's incredibly attractive, you're intrigued by her. Why not ask her out?
Richard Castle : It's complicated.
[cut back to Dr. Burke's office]
Dr. Carter Burke : Why is it complicated?
Kate Beckett : You know why it's complicated.
Dr. Carter Burke : Only what you've told me... Kate... what are you really scared of? That he won't wait for you? Or that he will?
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[entering Castle's office where Castle is writing]
Martha Rodgers : Darling...
Richard Castle : One second. I'm just about to toss a guy off the Brooklyn Bridge.
Martha Rodgers : Oh, I am sure that...
[moves around to read the screen]
Martha Rodgers : Carter Damien would appreciate a short reprieve.
Richard Castle : [finishing up] Too late. He just went kersplat. Now, how can I help you?
Martha Rodgers : I've invited my acting class to come here Friday night to do the Nora scenes from "A Doll's House".
Richard Castle : Thank you for the warning.
[whispers]
Richard Castle : I will make myself scarce.
Martha Rodgers : No, no, no. No, no, darling, this class could *really* benefit from your perspective as a, as a writer. No, you definitely should be here.
Richard Castle : Mother, what's going on?
Martha Rodgers : There's a lovely girl in the class...
Richard Castle : Oh, Mother...
Martha Rodgers : ...and I just thought maybe...
Richard Castle : ...you're not trying to fix me up again. Haven't you learned your lesson after the last fiasco?
Martha Rodgers : Fiasco? You married her.
Richard Castle : Yes, and how did that marriage end?
Martha Rodgers : Honey, I am just trying to help you. You have to admit that your social life has been a bit anemic as of late.
Richard Castle : Now I want to throw myself off the Brooklyn Bridge.