| Hollander’s Woods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season 7, Episode 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Air date | May 11, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Written by | Andrew W. Marlowe & Terri Edda Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Directed by | Paul Holahan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollander’s Woods is the twenty-third episode and season finale of the seventh season of Castle.
Summary[]
A death in the woods draws Castle back to a terrifying and defining event in his childhood. Investigation leads to obsession, as he attempts to unearth answers that have eluded him for decades, all while Beckett faces a crossroads of her own.
Recap[]
Promo[]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
- Stana Katic as Det. Kate Beckett
- Jon Huertas as Det. Javier Esposito
- Seamus Dever as Det. Kevin Ryan
- Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates
- Molly C. Quinn as Alexis Castle
- Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
Guest Cast[]
- Lance Reddick as Keith Kaufman
- Wallace Langham as Dr. Van Holtzman
- Cullen Douglas as Noah Lewis
- Maya Stojan as Tory Ellis
- Juliana Dever as Jenny Ryan
- Michael Connelly as Himself
- Michelle Bonilla as Trooper Collins
- Mitchell Fink as Paul Gibney
- Michael Dempsey as Frank Malloy
- Brian Konowal as Mr. Walters
- Orestes Arcuni as Administrative Aide
- Holly Clapham as Nurse
- Chelsea Gonzalez as Emma Malloy
- Webb Hayes as 11 Year Old Castle
- Angela Martinez as Reporter
Featured Music[]
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first time in Castle to include a childhood flashback of any character, primary or secondary.
- This episode is the tenth anniversary of the first case Ryan and Esposito worked as partners.
- We finally learn why Castle is so interested in murder mysteries. Castle also kills his first person while solving a mystery that has haunted him for thirty years.
- Its revealed that Beckett passed her Captain's exam and could have her own precinct. However, she's also offered the chance to run for State Senate and is left trying to figure out which she wants to do.
- Castle is given the Poe's Pen Award which he describes as the highest award a mystery writer can get. He dedicates it to his friends and family.
- Final appearance of Captain Victoria Gates, who is promoted out of the 12th Precinct by the eighth season premiere.