Directed by Dean White

Written by Will Beall and Leslie Valdes

Castle anxiously waits for the response to his latest book while a rash of robberies that leads him and Beckett to charity events, balls, and parties.

Tropes for the episode:

• Actor Allusion: When Castle meets with the mayor at the gala, the mayor says he didn't know that Castle would be at the "shindig", a reference to an episode title from Nathan Fillion's show Firefly.
• Fingore: The monster criminal cut off the opening victim's ring finger to get at her rings.
• Flynning: Castle and Alexis fence in the opening of the episode.
• Friend in the Black Market: Castle goes to see Powell, a former cat burglar.
• Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: The inside man at the gala, a petty crook who did a few years in prison, was protected by the guy running the crew while on the inside. When the inside man tried to back out after the first murder, the boss threatened to do everything he protected the guy from on the inside. To him and his girlfriend.
• She Cleans Up Nicely: Not that she's ever hard on the eyes, but Beckett pulls out the stops for the gala.
• Victoria's Secret Compartment: Pretty much the only option for where Beckett kept her badge during the gala.