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13. Knockdown

Old wounds are reopened when the retired lead detective on Beckett's mother's homicide case contacts her with new information, but then is gunned down right in front of Beckett before he can tell her what he knows. The investigation into his death leads back to a decades-old conspiracy that may hold the answer to who was behind Beckett's mother murder and why. With the stakes and emotions running high, Castle and Beckett take their partnership to the next level.

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When John Raglan, the detective who investigated Beckett's mother's murder is shot before her eyes before he can give her new evidence in the case, Beckett's old wounds are reopened. Raglan's partner, Gary McAllister directs Beckett to heroin dealer Vulcan Simmons. While being interrogated by Beckett, Simmons hints to knowing Johanna but declines being involved in her death. The investigation of Raglan's assassination leads the team to a group of three corrupt cops (including McAllister and Raglan) who were kidnapping mobsters for ransom until they accidentally shot and killed an undercover FBI agent. Johanna Beckett discovered the scheme while researching an appeal on behalf of the mobster who was charged with the death of the dead agent. McAllister and Raglan's assassin are arrested. Before being imprisoned, McAllister warns the team that they have "awakened The Dragon."

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