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	* (2009) '''''[[Heat Wave (Novel)\|Heat Wave]]'''''		* (2009) '''''[[Heat Wave (Novel)\|Heat Wave]]'''''

-	==~~Real~~ Richard Castle Graphic Novels==	+	===Derrick Storm Novel===
		+	Derrick Storm is the protagonist of several fictional novels supposedly written by Richard Castle. As of 2012 Hyperion Books have issued the first of a three-part novel for Kindle users. We expect that these three parts will be combined to be the first Derrick Storm novel
		+	* (2012) '''''[[A Brewing Storm (Stort Story)\|A Brewing Storm]]''''' (83 pages)
		+	* (2012) '''''[[A Raging Storm (Short Story)\|A Raging Storm]]''''' (Not yet released)
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		+	===Graphic Novels===
	The following are graphic novels, supposedly based on the Derrick Storm books written by Richard Castle. They are released in the real world.		The following are graphic novels, supposedly based on the Derrick Storm books written by Richard Castle. They are released in the real world.

-	===Derrick Storm Graphic Novels===	+	==Derrick Storm Graphic Novels==
-	* (2012~~) '''''[[A Brewing Storm\|A Brewing Storm]]'''''~~	+	* (2012) '''''[[Deadly Storm\|Deadly Storm]]'''''
-	* (2011) '''''[[Deadly Storm\|Deadly Storm]]'''''	+

	==Fictional Richard Castle Novels==		==Fictional Richard Castle Novels==

Pop Culture and Current Event References

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	* While discussing their victim, a con man, over pizza at the precinct, the gang share their favorite con movies in this scene:		* While discussing their victim, a con man, over pizza at the precinct, the gang share their favorite con movies in this scene:

-	~~MONTGOMERY: "Oh, I love a good con movie! ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Games House of Games]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can Catch Me if You Can]''"~~

-	~~ESPOSITO~~: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Ocean%27s_Eleven_%282001_film%29 Ocean~~'~~s Eleven~~]''"	+	:::MONTGOMERY: "Oh, I love a good con movie! ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Games House of Games]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can Catch Me if You Can]''"

-	~~RYAN~~: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_~~%~~28film~~%29 ~~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~~]''" ~~...~~	+	:::ESPOSITO: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven_%282001_film%29 Ocean's Eleven]''"

-	~~CASTLE~~: "~~For my money, it starts and it ends with~~ ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~The_Sting The Sting~~]''."	+	:::RYAN: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_%28film%29 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]''" ...

		+	:::CASTLE: "For my money, it starts and it ends with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting The Sting]''."

-	*Castle admits to Beckett, "I went a little Daddy Dearest on Alexis." He's referring to Christina Crawford's shocking 1978 exposé memoir [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_Dearest Mommy Dearest]. In the book, Ms Crawford claims her mother, famous actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Crawford Joan Crawford] verbally and physically abused her.	+
		+	* Castle admits to Beckett, "I went a little 'Daddy Dearest' on Alexis." He's referring to Christina Crawford's shocking 1978 exposé memoir [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_Dearest ''Mommy Dearest'']. In the book, Ms Crawford claims her mother, famous actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Crawford Joan Crawford] verbally and physically abused her.
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		+	2x05 [[When the Bough Breaks]]
		+	* Castle is offered a three-book contract to continue writing about "a certain British Secret Agent". Although they never say the name, so as not to jinx his contract, this surely refers to the ultimate literary spy, Ian Fleming's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond James Bond].

	2x06 [[Vampire Weekend]]: '''Harry Potter:''' Castle asks Alexis if she has decided on a Halloween costume to wear and guesses Hermione		2x06 [[Vampire Weekend]]: '''Harry Potter:''' Castle asks Alexis if she has decided on a Halloween costume to wear and guesses Hermione

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	[[A Death in the Family]]		[[A Death in the Family]]
		+	*Castle says "Check out Nemo here": [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo Finding Nemo] is a 2003 Walt Disney movie about the adventures of a clown fish -- the same type of fish that is found in the female victim's salt-water tank.

	==Season 2==		==Season 2==
-	[[~~Vampire Weekend~~]]: '''~~Harry Potter:~~''~~' Castle asks Alexis if she has decided on~~ a ~~Halloween costume~~ to ~~wear and guesses Hermione~~	+	2x03 [[Inventing the Girl]]
		+	*Wondering where the victim's shoes are, Castle says "I'm going to go with 'still with Prince Charming at the ball.'" Prince Charming is Cinderella's beloved in the folk tale [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella Cinderella]. They fall in love at a ball but she loses one of her glass slippers as she races the clock to leave the ball before midnight.

-	[~~[A Rose for Everafter]]~~: '''~~Jonas Brothers~~:''~~' Beckett asks Ryan~~ and ~~Esposito~~: ~~"When I~~'~~m not here, do you guys braid each other~~'~~s hair~~ and ~~debate who is~~ the ~~cutest Jonas brother?"~~	+	*Discussing possible motives, Castle says "Jealousy's a classic motive ... you've seen the films ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talented_Mr._Ripley_%28film%29 The Talented Mr. Ripley]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Ringers_%28film%29 Dead Ringers]'' and of course the underrated classic ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showgirls Showgirls]''". These (1999, 1988 and 1995 respectively) US films all had jealousy as a part in the plot.

-	[[~~Sucker Punch~~]]: ''~~'Miami Vice~~:''~~' Castle tells Beckett after she sticks her finger in~~ a ~~package of white powder and identifies it heroin that it was~~ "~~very~~ ''~~Miami Vice~~''~~" of her~~.	+	2x04 [[Fool Me Once]]
		+	*Finding a victim in the remains of what had obviously been an "arctic expedition" scam, Castle says "This reminds me of that movie, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_One Capricorn One]'' with a winterland twist." ''Capricorn One'' is a 1978 science fiction thriller movie about a Mars landing hoax.

-	~~[[The Mistress Always Spanks Twice]]: '''Dr. Seuss:''' When referring to Beckett interrogating~~ a ~~suspect who frequents a bondage club~~, ~~Castle says "Sam I am...~~in ~~a box...with a fox..." which is a reference to Dr. Seuss's story ''Green Eggs and Ham''~~	+	* While discussing their victim, a con man, over pizza at the precinct, the gang share their favorite con movies in this scene:

-	~~[[Boom – (Part 2)\|Boom]]~~: ''~~'Star Wars~~:''' ~~Castle to Beckett~~: ~~"I feel like Princess Leia when the Millenium Falcon escaped the Death Star~~. ~~It’s too easy~~."	+	MONTGOMERY: "Oh, I love a good con movie! ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Games House of Games]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Me_If_You_Can Catch Me if You Can]''"

-	[[Wrapped Up In Death]]:	+	ESPOSITO: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean%27s_Eleven_%282001_film%29 Ocean's Eleven]''"
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		+	RYAN: "''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Rotten_Scoundrels_%28film%29 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]''" ...
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		+	CASTLE: "For my money, it starts and it ends with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sting The Sting]''."
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		+	*Castle admits to Beckett, "I went a little Daddy Dearest on Alexis." He's referring to Christina Crawford's shocking 1978 exposé memoir [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mommy_Dearest Mommy Dearest]. In the book, Ms Crawford claims her mother, famous actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Crawford Joan Crawford] verbally and physically abused her.
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		+	2x06 [[Vampire Weekend]]: '''Harry Potter:''' Castle asks Alexis if she has decided on a Halloween costume to wear and guesses Hermione
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		+	2x12 [[A Rose for Everafter]]: '''Jonas Brothers:''' Beckett asks Ryan and Esposito: "When I'm not here, do you guys braid each other's hair and debate who is the cutest Jonas brother?"
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		+	2x13 [[Sucker Punch]]: '''Miami Vice:''' Castle tells Beckett after she sticks her finger in a package of white powder and identifies it heroin that it was "very ''Miami Vice''" of her.
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		+	2x16 [[The Mistress Always Spanks Twice]]: '''Dr. Seuss:''' When referring to Beckett interrogating a suspect who frequents a bondage club, Castle says "Sam I am...in a box...with a fox..." which is a reference to Dr. Seuss's story ''Green Eggs and Ham''
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		+	2x18 [[Boom – (Part 2)\|Boom]]: '''Star Wars:''' Castle to Beckett: "I feel like Princess Leia when the Millenium Falcon escaped the Death Star. It’s too easy."
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		+	2x19 [[Wrapped Up In Death]]:
	*'''Indiana Jones:''' Castle dons a brown fedora when he pokes around an ancient sarcophagus		*'''Indiana Jones:''' Castle dons a brown fedora when he pokes around an ancient sarcophagus
-	*~~'''~~Scooby Doo~~'''~~	+	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby_doo Scooby Doo]
-	**Beckett disputes one of Castle's suggested motives for murder saying "That would make this Scooby Doo. And I'm not Velma." Castle responds: "Velma? Are you kidding? You’re Daphne – hot, smart, not aggressively brainy, but long legs, short skirt…"	+	**Beckett disputes one of Castle's suggested motives for murder saying "That would make this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby_doo Scooby Doo]. And I'm not Velma." Castle responds: "Velma? Are you kidding? You’re Daphne – hot, smart, not aggressively brainy, but long legs, short skirt…"
-	**When the killer is caught and falls down a set of large stairs, Beckett says: ''Rut-roh."	+
		+	**When the killer is caught and falls down a set of large stairs, Beckett says: ''Rut-roh'' which is how [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooby_doo Scooby Doo] pronounces ''Oh oh!''

	==Season 3==		==Season 3==
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	*'''Angry Birds:''' Beckett won't let Castle see a new department-issued app for her cell phone, so he refuses to let her play the latest version of Angry Birds on his phone		*'''Angry Birds:''' Beckett won't let Castle see a new department-issued app for her cell phone, so he refuses to let her play the latest version of Angry Birds on his phone

-	[[To Love and Die in LA]]~~: '''Raiders of the Lost Ark:'''~~ Castle is singing the praises of the concierge of a hotel and says "I'll bet if I ordered the Ark of the Covenant he'd come through."	+	3x22 [[To Love and Die in LA]]
		+	*Castle is singing the praises of the concierge of a hotel and says "I'll bet if I ordered the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant Ark of the Covenant] he'd come through." The Ark of the Covenant was the chest containing the tablets of stone upon which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. It was famously lost and thus would be difficult to find.

	[[Pretty Dead]]		[[Pretty Dead]]

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	* Package contained files of Raglan, McCallister and featured Beckett and Castle		* Package contained files of Raglan, McCallister and featured Beckett and Castle
	* Made a phone call to Capitol Hill, Congressional office after receiving the package through a special cell phone that he intentially chose rather than a regular cell phone.		* Made a phone call to Capitol Hill, Congressional office after receiving the package through a special cell phone that he intentially chose rather than a regular cell phone.
		+	* As a young man, was at Montgomery's wedding. From his clothes, he might have been best man.
	* Made a call to Castle, telling him that Beckett is safe as long as she doesn't keep digging.		* Made a call to Castle, telling him that Beckett is safe as long as she doesn't keep digging.
	* Made an appearance at the hospital dressed as a doctor when Castle was visiting Beckett - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBJQ-qi19U :06 seconds. He ''smiled'' when he saw Castle fixing his hair before going in to see her.		* Made an appearance at the hospital dressed as a doctor when Castle was visiting Beckett - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBJQ-qi19U :06 seconds. He ''smiled'' when he saw Castle fixing his hair before going in to see her.
	* Helped Castle solve the Mayor's case, after the Mayor's gubernatorial ambitions were ruined, but before the scandal endangered his position as Mayor. He claimed that the forces opposed to Beckett were willing to leave the Mayor be, purely to keep Castle working with Beckett, so that Castle could keep Beckett off the case.		* Helped Castle solve the Mayor's case, after the Mayor's gubernatorial ambitions were ruined, but before the scandal endangered his position as Mayor. He claimed that the forces opposed to Beckett were willing to leave the Mayor be, purely to keep Castle working with Beckett, so that Castle could keep Beckett off the case.
		+	* Approached by Cole Maddox, claiming that the "arrangement" was nothing more than blackmail. Maddox demanded that he turn over all evidence. Suggests that the Dragon was being blackmailed anonymously.

	'''Rod Halstead'''<BR>		'''Rod Halstead'''<BR>
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	* A 6' tall white man with dark hair was described as the man from the gas company who possibly stole the hard drive with incriminating evidence in DAG in Dial M for Mayor		* A 6' tall white man with dark hair was described as the man from the gas company who possibly stole the hard drive with incriminating evidence in DAG in Dial M for Mayor
	* A tall dark haired white man mysteriously showed up and represented himself as Norris's lawyer in Dial M for Mayor		* A tall dark haired white man mysteriously showed up and represented himself as Norris's lawyer in Dial M for Mayor
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		+	'''Orlando Costas'''<br>
		+	* Served in Germany as a military police officer.
		+	* Hired by a former military associate to break into Montgomery's house and steal all his files.
		+	* Caught by Mrs. Montgomery and shot. Later murdered by Cole Maddox, presumably to cover up the botched robbery.
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		+	'''Cole Maddox'''<br>
		+	* Sniper who shot Beckett at Montgomery's funeral. Used a weapon lost by the Navy SEALs in Afghanistan years before.
		+	* Hired Orlando Costas to rob Montgomery's house. Killed him when the robbery was botched.
		+	* Was working to identify "Mr. Smith". When he realized who it was, he approached him demanding the evidence that implicated the Dragon. Their conversation indicates that he works for the Dragon (and that he isn't the Dragon himself).
		+	* Has stated that his intention is to kill Beckett.

	==Persons No Longer Under Investigation==		==Persons No Longer Under Investigation==
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	** It is very strongly implied (but not ever explicitly stated) that Montgomery was the third kidnapper.<BR>		** It is very strongly implied (but not ever explicitly stated) that Montgomery was the third kidnapper.<BR>
	** Beckett, Castle and co. believe that there are no kidnappers still to account for. They might be right, or NOT.<BR>		** Beckett, Castle and co. believe that there are no kidnappers still to account for. They might be right, or NOT.<BR>
		+	** Maddox was able to find and kill Costas because Maddox was tapping Costas's cell phone. How did he do this? <BR>

	==Notes on Beckett's ''HOME'' murder board==		==Notes on Beckett's ''HOME'' murder board==
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	* John Raglan's badge number is 4320.<BR>		* John Raglan's badge number is 4320.<BR>
	* Was the medical examiner from the 1999 murders, murdered, or did he/she die of natural causes? If Murdered, what happened in 2005 to warrant that action?<BR>		* Was the medical examiner from the 1999 murders, murdered, or did he/she die of natural causes? If Murdered, what happened in 2005 to warrant that action?<BR>
		+	* Cole Maddox used the burglary of Captain Montgomery's house to create a list of known associates so he could identify Mr. Smith. He approached Smith directly and has demanded all evidence so he can kill Beckett. <BR>

	==Your Theories Go Here :)==		==Your Theories Go Here :)==
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	:**The destruction of the bank records requires a major arson operation to tie up one loose thread of many.		:**The destruction of the bank records requires a major arson operation to tie up one loose thread of many.
	:**The sting on the Mayor represents yet another major investment of resources, including the shadowy attorney who bottled up the investigation.		:**The sting on the Mayor represents yet another major investment of resources, including the shadowy attorney who bottled up the investigation.
-	:**Montgomery ~~suggested~~ before he died that The Dragon got his start by appropriating the ransoms that Raglan, McAllister and Montgomery collected.	+	:**Many of the Dragon's associates are former military. The gun that Cole Maddox used to shoot Beckett was lost in Afghanistan, Maddox's connection to Orlando Costas, Lockwood's use of tranquilizers when sniping (a technique Esposito recognized from his Army Special Forces days). Dick Coonan had prior military connections which he used to create his heroin-smuggling "charity" in Afghanistan. Several times, money mysteriously laundered by the Dragon has gone through Dubai.
		+	:**Montgomery said before he died that The Dragon got his start by appropriating the ransoms that Raglan, McAllister and Montgomery collected.
	:**We (''the viewers'') know that Mr. X is deeply involved in the affair, owes Montgomery, and is connected to Congress somehow. Castle and Beckett aren't aware of this yet.		:**We (''the viewers'') know that Mr. X is deeply involved in the affair, owes Montgomery, and is connected to Congress somehow. Castle and Beckett aren't aware of this yet.
	:''So we're looking for someone who is extremely rich (far richer than Castle), connected to government or with agents in government. Possibly a Congressman. They got their wealth before Johanna Beckett's murder in January 1999, but '''after''' the Pulgatti affair seven years before.''		:''So we're looking for someone who is extremely rich (far richer than Castle), connected to government or with agents in government. Possibly a Congressman. They got their wealth before Johanna Beckett's murder in January 1999, but '''after''' the Pulgatti affair seven years before.''
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	:**'''ADA Jack Buckley''' ran a call-girl ring out of the ADA's office. He clearly didn't have the power to stop his murderous employees, and his criminal empire seemed limited to this one operation.		:**'''ADA Jack Buckley''' ran a call-girl ring out of the ADA's office. He clearly didn't have the power to stop his murderous employees, and his criminal empire seemed limited to this one operation.
	:**'''Mayor Robert Weldon''' clearly has a great deal of influence over the NYPD... but even he can't stop Beckett and Castle from ruining his Gubernatorial campaign before it begins. (''Plus, there's the fact that the Dragon was explicitly trying to sabotage him-- one major outcome of the episode is to remove Weldon from the list of suspects!'') The above, taken together, suggests that this is not a city figure.		:**'''Mayor Robert Weldon''' clearly has a great deal of influence over the NYPD... but even he can't stop Beckett and Castle from ruining his Gubernatorial campaign before it begins. (''Plus, there's the fact that the Dragon was explicitly trying to sabotage him-- one major outcome of the episode is to remove Weldon from the list of suspects!'') The above, taken together, suggests that this is not a city figure.
-	:**'''The Wellesleys''' are clearly powerful enough to have committed the murders. They're cleared for several reasons. First, Blake was running to gain a senate seat-- he was not the incumbent Senator (no word about whether he won, either). Second, when he realized the nature of the investigation, he stopped interfering and actually cooperated with an investigation which implicated his mother, father, and brother. Third, the Wellesleys are very old money-- they clearly didn't get their start in the 1990's.	+	:**'''The Wellesleys''' are clearly powerful enough to have committed the murders. They're cleared for several reasons. First, Blake was running to gain a senate seat-- he was not the incumbent Senator (no word about whether he won, either). Second, when he realized the nature of the investigation, he stopped interfering and actually cooperated with an investigation which implicated his mother, father, and brother (and possibly ruined his own political career). Third, the Wellesleys are very old money-- they clearly didn't get their start in the 1990's. Fourth, we ''saw'' the Wellesleys attempt a murder and coverup, and they couldn't deploy a fraction of the Dragon's power and influence.
-	:'''We're clearly looking for Wellesley-level power and influence... but ''new'' money, not old.''' That clears everyone we've seen in the series so far. Influence-wise, we're looking for a powerful Judge, Governor, Representative or Senator. Someone with enormous money ("bank-buying money", as Castle put it), but who got most of that money in the 90's, and was operating in New York at that time, with possible ties to the police at that time.	+	:'''We're clearly looking for Wellesley-level power and influence... but ''new'' money, not old.''' That clears everyone we've seen in the series so far. Influence-wise, we're looking for a powerful Judge, Governor, Representative or Senator. Someone with enormous money ("bank-buying money", as Castle put it), but who got most of that money in the 90's, and was operating in New York at that time, with possible ties to the police or organized crime at that time.
	:We're looking for money ''and'' power together. A high official in the FBI's NYC office might be able to quash investigations, but won't have the money to hire Lockwood and the Coonan and the rest. A super-rich hedge fund manager can hire the assassins, but doesn't have the pull to manipulate the system to engineer Lockwood's prison transfer.		:We're looking for money ''and'' power together. A high official in the FBI's NYC office might be able to quash investigations, but won't have the money to hire Lockwood and the Coonan and the rest. A super-rich hedge fund manager can hire the assassins, but doesn't have the pull to manipulate the system to engineer Lockwood's prison transfer.
	:*This actually narrows the suspects considerably. What makes this killer so unique is just how dangerous he is. There just aren't that many people who could hire boatloads of professional assassins, keep tabs on all the possible people who might incriminate him, and engineer all these elaborate conspiracies. The problem is, we don't have enough in-universe information to draw up a list. We're in a position where if the killer is named, the characters might all recognize the name ("A ha! He's the Federal District Court Judge! Everyone knows him!") but we the viewers will not.		:*This actually narrows the suspects considerably. What makes this killer so unique is just how dangerous he is. There just aren't that many people who could hire boatloads of professional assassins, keep tabs on all the possible people who might incriminate him, and engineer all these elaborate conspiracies. The problem is, we don't have enough in-universe information to draw up a list. We're in a position where if the killer is named, the characters might all recognize the name ("A ha! He's the Federal District Court Judge! Everyone knows him!") but we the viewers will not.
	:*Castle might be better served to draw up a list of who might be rich and powerful enough to have committed all these crimes, then eliminate people who got their money/power before 1990 or after 2000, or those with few or no ties to New York City during the 1990's. Such a list couldn't have more than a handful of names on it. Instead of working up from minions to the Dragon, he could start identifying potential Dragons and work his way down.		:*Castle might be better served to draw up a list of who might be rich and powerful enough to have committed all these crimes, then eliminate people who got their money/power before 1990 or after 2000, or those with few or no ties to New York City during the 1990's. Such a list couldn't have more than a handful of names on it. Instead of working up from minions to the Dragon, he could start identifying potential Dragons and work his way down.
	::'''Castle is a police procedural, not a mystery series. In a straight-up whodunnit, the writers would be obligated to have introduced us to the killer fairly early in the mystery to give viewers at least a chance to figure it out ourselves. This is why the Mayor was such a good suspect. But the Castle writers aren't afraid to spring a suspect and evidence on us at the last minute. It's very likely that we ''won't'' solve the mystery because we ''can't'' solve the mystery because crucial facts and suspects have not yet been revealed.'''		::'''Castle is a police procedural, not a mystery series. In a straight-up whodunnit, the writers would be obligated to have introduced us to the killer fairly early in the mystery to give viewers at least a chance to figure it out ourselves. This is why the Mayor was such a good suspect. But the Castle writers aren't afraid to spring a suspect and evidence on us at the last minute. It's very likely that we ''won't'' solve the mystery because we ''can't'' solve the mystery because crucial facts and suspects have not yet been revealed.'''