- Kate Beckett: Any idea who he is?
- Kevin Ryan: [to Esposito] Do you wannna?
- Javier Esposito: No, bro, you caught it.
- Kevin Ryan: You sure?
- Javier Esposito: Yeah, it's yours, go ahead.
- Kate Beckett: You know, whenever you guys are done being cute.
- Kate Beckett: So far, this case is nothing but dead ends.
- Kevin Ryan: Mm. You know why?
- Kate Beckett: Why?
- Javier Esposito: Because... Castle's cursed.
- Richard Castle: You had to tell them, did you?
- Kate Beckett: Yes. Yes, I did.
- [Castle yells in the break room where the cappuccino machine appears to have malfunctioned and is steaming]
- Kate Beckett: What happened?
- Richard Castle: I don't know. I was just gonna... make a coffee and... the cappuccino machine started shaking... and just as I hit the deck, it exploded.
- Kevin Ryan: You could have been killed.
- Richard Castle: I know!
- [Beckett, Ryan, and Esposito try to hold it back but all burst into laughter and Castle realizies he's been pranked]
- Richard Castle: Oh, very. Okay, very funny! Yes, you got me.
- Javier Esposito: Ooh, I'm Castle. I don't believe in curses.
- Richard Castle: What'd you get bomb disposal to rig something up?
- Kate Beckett: Yeah, it was all flash and no damage.
- Richard Castle: And the chair?
- Kate Beckett: I just pulled a couple of screws and let gravity do the rest.
- [she high fives Ryan and Esposito]
- Kate Beckett: Night, Castle.
- [the three of them leave, still laughing]
- Richard Castle: I'm not cleaning this up!
- [pause]
- Richard Castle: I'd better clean this up.
- Richard Castle: Do you believe that people get what they deserve?
- Kate Beckett: Well, if they do, then I must've done something pretty terrible to be punished with you.
- Richard Castle: Funny.
- Captain Roy Montgomery: You know what I believe in, Detective? That there's no upside in screwing with things that you can't explain.
- Richard Castle: You know, we might want to swing down by the museum. See if any of his colleagues can shed some light on who might want to drop a gargoyle on Mr. Medina's head.
- Kate Beckett: Either you're being a good cop, or you just want to go to the museum.
- Richard Castle: [Excited smile] They have dinosaurs there.
- Richard Castle: Oh, man, *I love this place*! When Alexis was little, we used to come here every Sunday. We would run around for *hours* pretending like we were... safari in Africa or looking for dinosaurs in China.
- Kate Beckett: You know, Castle, sometimes I forget that you have such a capacity for pure innocence in your life.
- Richard Castle: Yeah. Plus, it was a great place to pick up chicks.
- [while examining the Murder Board, Beckett notices Castle staring at her intently]
- Richard Castle: If something were to happen to me, I want you to watch out for Alexis.
- [Beckett turns and looks at Castle]
- Richard Castle: She looks up to you... And if her boyfriends get frisky, you can shoot them.
- Kate Beckett: Nothing's gonna happen to you.
- Richard Castle: But... if it does...
- Kate Beckett: [long pause] Okay.
- Richard Castle: And would you also go into my closet and get rid of my porn collection before she finds it?
- [as Beckett gives him a look, Esposito appears]
- Javier Esposito: Don't worry, bro. I got you covered on that.
- [first lines]
- [Will distractedly walks in from of a cab which honks its horn]
- Will Medina: Sorry! I'm sorry!
- Cab Driver: What the hell is wrong with you?
- Will Medina: I'm sorry.
- Cab Driver: Can't you see I'm driving here?
- [Beckett, Esposito, and Ryan are leaving the squad room as Castle arrives]
- Kate Beckett: Come on, Castle, let's go.
- Richard Castle: Can I drive?
- Kate Beckett: Are you kidding? You're cursed.
- Kate Beckett: Murdered Medina just to boost ticket sales? No. That would make this 'Scooby-Doo', and I'm not Velma.
- Richard Castle: Velma? Are you kidding? You're Daphne. You're hot, smart, not aggressively brainy, but long legs, short skirt...
- Kate Beckett: Stop.
- [last lines]
- [while helping Alexis by cutting tomatoes for a salad, Castle cuts his finger]
- Richard Castle: What's the difference between curse and clumsy?
- Alexis Castle: I'll get a Band-Aid.
- Richard Castle: Get two.