Episode
Castle: The Blue Butterfly
Overview
When Castle and Beckett investigate the killing of a treasure hunter, they discover the case is linked to a mysterious homicide from 1947 involving a hard-boiled private detective. Castle realizes the only way to solve the present-day murder is to solve the murder from the past. The 1947 case comes to life through stylized flashbacks, featuring Castle as the private eye and Beckett as a femme fatale.
Details
- Series
- Castle
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2012-02-06
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Blue Butterfly is Episode 14 in Season 4 of Castle. It aired on 2012-02-06. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 18: A Dance with Death
When Odette Morton, a contestant on the hit competition show “A Night Of Dance,” is found murdered in her dressing room, Castle and Beckett must navigate the case’s many twists and twirls without stepping on each other’s toes. But as they delve into Odette’s past, they discover that this reality starlet was harboring a shocking secret that may have led to her death
Episode 9: Kill Shot
A sniper on a killing spree is terrorizing New York City. With the clock ticking down to the next murder and nothing to go on except a killer with no apparent motive but to instill terror, this could prove the team's toughest case yet. The hunt is made even more complicated when Beckett begins to experience increasingly strong moments of PTSD - moments she tries hard to hide from Castle and the detectives.
Episode 19: 47 Seconds
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