CASTLE - "Knockout" - Kate Beckett's investigation into her mother's death is reactivated when Hal Lockwood (guest star Max Martini, "The Unit") - a professional hitman with knowledge of Beckett's mother's murder - stages a spectacular escape during a court hearing. As police launch a manhunt for Lockwood, Castle and the team uncover evidence of a deeper conspiracy involving a mysterious figure with law enforcement connections who is linked to both Lockwood's escape and the killing of Johanna Beckett. The search for Lockwood and the quest to identify his co-conspirator leads to a shocking and deadly conclusion, on the Season Finale of "Castle,"
Remember Hal Lockwood, the guy from "Knockdown" who killed John Raglan, kidnapped Ryan and Esposito and tried to kill Beckett before Castle royally kicked his ass? Yeah, we're going to see him again.
And that's not all. It looks like he is going to stage a fantastic escape during his court hearing causing the NYPD to launch an all out manhunt to find him. Meanwhile, our dynamic duo will uncover evidence of a bigger conspiracy involving someone with law enforcement connections who is linked to both Lockwood's escape and the killing of Johanna Beckett. All that will lead to a pretty explosive - and deadly - cliffhanger.
Now, we all know someone is going to die in this episode - my money is still on the Captain - and (SPOILER ALERT! Or more like speculation alert) from the tweets we have been getting from cast and crew, it looks like they were filming a scene in a cemetery today. We also know that at some point in the episode, Castle and Beckett will finally be on the same page and that the finale will be about their relationship. That said, don't get the fireworks out yet because Andrew Marlowe says that whatever happens in the finale will "put their identities fundamentally at odds".
