[ ringing continues ] esposito its empty. Check for the phone. Its been moved. You inside, drop your weapon theres a hole in the floor. You guys, hes below us. Lets go hey noah lewis. 52. He did a stint in the army back in the 90s. Theres no recent record of employment. And that he was taking care of her. So they just assumed that he was the good son. Yeah, but the relationship was far from rosy. Four years ago, his mother had him committed to a state Mental Institution after he threatened her with a knife. So i got in touch with the stateappointed shrink whos treating him. He says that noah has borderline personality disorder and exhibited violent tendencies. So its him. Any record of where he was 30 years ago . Well, were a little bit more focused on where he is now. We have teams still combing the neighborhood. We put out a bolo. But so far, nothing. Your theory about the killers m. O. May have just paid off. You found something . Yeah, from february of 83. The day after you saw that body, police ticketed an abandoned pickup truck they saw by the roadside near hollanders woods. The truck belonged to a farmer whod loaned it to a young woman, a migrant worker, to go out and make a supply run. When the cops told the farmer that theyd found his truck, he assumed that shed just run off. So he never reported her missing. No. He didnt want to get her in trouble with immigration. Did he remember who she was . Yeah. What was her name . Rosalita campo. Esposito well dig deeper into noah, see if we can connect him to that area 30 years ago. Well find him, castle. I promise. [ sighs ] im supposed to head off to my review. Do you want me to postpone . Uh, no. I should go with you. Ill be all right. Ill call you when im done, okay . Okay. Bye. Bye. [ knock on door ] hey. Are you busy . I can no, i was just, um. Reading something i wrote a long time ago. Dad, how old were you when you knew . Knew what . That you wanted to be a writer. Since i was a kid, i guess. Why . [ breathes deeply ] im finishing my junior year, and i have no idea what i want to do. By the time you were my age, youd already published your first book, and now youre winning this amazing award because you followed your passion. How can i be amazing if i cant find mine . Trust me. You will. Or. Or itll find you. And one day, you will look back, and you will realize that. Every experience you ever had, every seeming mistake or blind alley, to who you were meant to be. And whatever you become, theres no question in my mind you are going to be amazing. And you know how i know . How . cause you already are. Theyre ready for you, detective. Take a seat. So, detective beckett, says here you took the captains exam. Yes, sir. What you makes you think youre qualified to be captain . My experience in the 12th precinct has made me comfortable in a leadership position, what makes you think youre even qualified to be an nypd detective . Sir . Your job is to enforce the law, yet you have repeatedly ignored it. In los angeles, you investigated a case outside of your legal jurisdiction. But you used your badge to pursue a personal vendetta against senator bracken, crossing the line and endangering the lives of others numerous times. Sir, that man was a murderer. Youve withheld case information from superiors and flown in the face of authority whenever it suits you, not to mention your working relationship with richard castle. Tell me, detective, how often have you let your personal feelings for your husband dictate your actions in pursuit of a suspect . Sir, that is unfair. I never let and when he went missing, you used your position and a great deal of the taxpayers money to search for him, enlisting the aid of fellow detectives. And, well, you are infamous for being the inspiration for the fictional nypd detective nikki heat, who spends more time on her back than she does pursuing killers. Or even continue in your current job when its clear youve exercised such poor judgment . Sir, if you would look at my record we are looking at your record. You are not qualified for a captaincy, and in my opinion. You are not qualified to be a detective. Thank you. You can go. Youre wrong, sir. Excuse me . I said, youre wrong. In every case you have referenced, i have not only successfully brought the killer to justice, but i did so with the utmost respect for the law and for the department i represent. And regarding my relationship with mr. Castle, he has proven to be a brilliant partner, and hes always had my back. Im proud to have been his inspiration, and i am proud to be his wife. You asked, how do i expect to lead . By continuing to fight for whats right, not for whats easy. My job is to protect the citizens of new york, and i will do it by doing my job better than anyone else and getting results. I dont cross the line. I put myself on it. And if you have any other questions, then you can ask the families of the victims that i have served. Detective beckett. Sit down. That was an impassioned and powerful response. In fact, it was exactly what we were hoping for. This wasnt a performance review. Then why would you attack me like that . We wanted to see if you could defend yourself. For what . Your future. Weve been looking for someone like you someone who isnt corruptible, a certifiable hero who the people can get behind. Kate, youre bigger than what youre doing now. You know it. Its why you went to d. C. , why you took the captains exam. You want a bigger stage, and we want to give it to you. We think you have an amazing future. Doing what . Wed like you to run for new york state senate. Moms know their familys mouths often need a helping hand. After brushing, listerine total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. Its an easy way to give listerine total care to the total family. 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You can grow up and be anything you want. I just wanted to be her. I just wanted to make a difference. And you have. The question now is, can you make a bigger difference . [ sighs ] castle, if you saw the way that they attacked me in that room. And in a campaign, it would only be worse. You, alexis, my dad, martha you guys would all be fair game. Were a tough bunch. So you think i could do it . I know you can. They said that i aced my captains exam. I could probably have my own precinct within the year. When do you have to decide . Soon. Well, whatever you decide. I will back your play. Thank you. [ cellphone rings ] [ cellphone beeps ] beckett. That matchbook lead paid off. The unit that we put on that bar e. S. U. Just took him down. They found him. Wheres my mother . Beckett being autopsied. I warned her, but she wouldnt stop running her mouth at me. Now she doesnt say a word. Its what she deserved. Well, what about the others . Did they deserve what they got . We know what youve done, noah. Who you really are. Tell us about emma malloy. Im not good with names. You know her. Where were you the night before last . Out. Out where . Neighbors said your car was gone. I took a drive. Did you drive to the woods . What about this girl . Zoey addison. She was seen getting into your car, noah. Now shes gone. Mm. Shes pretty. Is she dead . Where do you take them, the others . How do you make them disappear . We have your car, noah, your house. We will find evidence. Did emma find evidence . Is that why you went after her . Because she got too close . Is that why you shot at us . You were in my house. [ chuckling ] dont you see . Im the victim here. Im the victim. Beckett whats wrong . Just hes been getting away with it for 30 years. I thought hed be more. Formidable. We have a problem. I just spoke with c. S. U. So far, they havent found anything in the house or the car that links noah to emma or zoey. So we cant connect him to either of their murders . What about his mothers . Autopsy results indicate that she died of natural causes. Right now, all we have this guy on is mishandling a body. He can claim he didnt know we were cops. He can plead out. Castle, we cant even link this guy to hollanders woods. In 83, he was at a military academy all the way in South Carolina. It was president s day weekend. He could have been on vacation or or just skipping school. Except those records are gone, so theres no way to prove it. All the jurys gonna hear is that he was 1,000 miles away from new hampshire. Without evidence, we dont have a case. Beckett the key to this is emma. We need to place his car in the area at the time she was attacked. Lets coordinate with collins and set up a canvass up there. Theres got to be a place he goes somewhere out of the way where he puts the bodies. You said that he was seeing a shrink. Yeah. A, uh a dr. Van holtzman. You know, maybe noah said something during his sessions that could help us. Where do we find holtzman . If noah ends up walking, youre gonna have to have me committed. [ chuckles ] excuse me. We need to speak with dr. Holtzman, please. Of course. Just a moment. Listen, if after seven years of your crazy theories, you havent already been committed, then i think youre pretty safe. I understand youve been looking for me. Yeah, im detective beckett. This is richard castle. We need to speak with you regarding one of your patients noah lewis. Of course. Let me just finish with these prescriptions, and ill be right with you. Okay. Beckett, i know that voice from that day in hollanders woods. Its him. Hes the killer. Moms know their familys mouths often need a helping hand. After brushing, listerine total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth and restores tooth enamel. Its an easy way to give listerine total care to the total family. Listerine total care. One bottle, six benefits. 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And what did the two of you talk about . Anger, intimacy, his animosity toward women. You went to dartmouth. Yes, for undergrad. Uh, when was the last time you saw mr. Lewis . A few days ago. He was quite agitated. He thought someone was following him. I thought he was just being paranoid, so i adjusted his meds. None. Hes done this before, you know. Abducted women, killed them in the woods possibly for years. How do you know . Witnesses. When he does it, he wears a mask. Now, why would he do that wear a mask when he kills them . I dont know. If you had to guess. What kind of psychosis would drive a man to do that . Something terrible in his childhood . The mind of a psychopath is not that simple. But he kills them anyway. So why would he need to hide his face behind this . Maybe hes not hiding it. Maybe this is his true face. The monster he knows he really is, and he wants his victims to see it and fear it before they die. Maybe his real mask esposito his voice . I know. It sounds crazy. Because it is, castle. We already have a suspect. Ah, the perfect suspect. Because dr. Holtzman knew intimate details about his patients, he set noah up to take the fall just in case anyone got onto the murders. And holtzman was in new hampshire, at dartmouth, in 1983. Hes a family man, married to his wife for 24 years. Kids, wellrespected, never been arrested. And witnesses. They saw the victim get into noahs car, not holtzmans. I cant explain that yet, but. Holtzman is behind this, and. Babe, the voice is it possible youre misremembering . Youve made this killer your personal bogeyman. You said so yourself. You wanted him to more formidable. You dont believe me. Hes clean. He has no connection to this case. Weve got nothing to go on. Less than nothing. All we have is a 30yearold voice i. D. Look, castle, we want to solve it as much as you do. You know what . I expected this from these guys. Just not from you. Castle. [ sighs ] beckett im sorry. You said it was him. I believe you. Except youre right. Theres nothing we can do. Wed have to sit on him for years, hoping he makes a move. This is not how the story was supposed to end. I was thinking. How did he make those victims disappear without a trace . Well, he would have had to have taken them somewhere. Hed have to have a lair, a Storage Space somewhere. Too many things could go wrong. There could be a flood, a nosy manager. He would have to find a place over which he had absolute control. So i did a property search. It came up empty on him, but i did find this. Farmland . Yeah. Owned by holtzmans parents, both deceased. Its in a trust. Holtzman is listed as the sole trustee. Its possible his wife doesnt know about it. Its only a few miles from where emma was hit by that truck. Tax records show that theres a barn on the property. He must have held her there. Its private, in the middle of nowhere. The perfect lonely place. Only, i would never get a warrant. And if i searched it without one, then any evidence i would find would be inadmissible. cause youre a cop. But youre not. It would be trespassing. You would be breaking the law. But if you found something. Now. A breakthrough from aveeno absolutely ageless night cream with active naturals blackberry complex. A whole new way to keep skin looking younger longer. Starting tonight. Part of the new absolutely ageless collection from aveeno itch relief. Scratch relief. Winter relief. Five moisturizers plus an extra strength itch fighter. Gold bond. Relief starts now. Beckett looks deserted. This is the property line. You should stay back here on this side. Okay, but youre not going in alone. Keep me on speaker. Let me know what you find. Right. So, what are you seeing . Looks like he uses it for storage. Creepy, creepy storage. Beckett, its the same car that noah has. Same color. Same license plate, same sticker everything. So if someone spotted him, it would lead right back to noah. But youre gonna need more than that to call the police. Look around. He may have kept trophies from his victims. [ gasps ] you okay . Yeah. Oh, god. Castle . Castle, what do you see now . I see them. Photos of his victims. I see all of them. Holtzman how did you find me . Ive been looking for you since hollanders woods. The boy. That was you . I should have killed you when i had the chance. You cant win, holtzman. We know who you are. It doesnt matter. Youll both be dead, and theyll never find me. Castle [ pounding on door ] its locked [ grunts ] Beckett Castle i cant get in the danger of facing your demons. Is that sometimes the demons win. Castle, whats going on in there . beckett [ gunshots ] god [ breathing heavily ] are you okay . You okay . Reporter still more gruesome discoveries and many more questions at the Rural Property of noted psychologist van holtzman as authorities continue thought you were practicing your speech for tonight. Oh, yeah. I was. I just, um. I couldnt help but wonder if it wasnt for him, for that day in the woods, would i even be here . Would we be here . Babe, were not here because of him. Were here because of who we are in the face of people like him. Thats why you write mysteries. Thats why i became a cop. Were both trying to bring justice to this world. Now. Im gonna go and get dressed so i can be very proud tonight of who you are. Tonights honoree has mastered them all. For years, hes kept his readers under his spell with his electrifying prose. Im very proud to present this years recipient of the poes pen career achievement award, my good friend richard castle. [ applause ] michael connelly, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much, michael. And my thanks to all of you for this honor. You know, ii. Ive spent a lot of time the last few days thinking about how i got here. The long hours, the blank pages. Most people think that writing is a solitary profession, that we spend our days in our imaginary worlds. Fighting, loving, dying. Because anything thats good in our writing comes from truth. And the truth is, im here because of the people in my life. Mother.