Castle (TV Series)

At Close Range (2015)

Seamus Dever: Kevin Ryan

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Quotes 

• Richard Castle : Ah, well, Ryan was working all night and he texted me.

  Kate Beckett : You texted Castle and not me?

  Kevin Ryan : Well, when you have a crazy theory, you don't call the voice of reason.

• [after failing to get Ryan to reveal who he is guarding on a security gig that night] 

  Richard Castle : That means this goes beyond the usual pro-athlete or reality star. This is someone important. Someone... revered. Perhaps... the Pope? The Dalai Lama? Angela Merkel?

  Kevin Ryan : My lips are sealed.

  Richard Castle : [gasps]  Ryan! Is it One Direction? You'd tell me, right?

  [to Esposito as Ryan walks away] 

  Richard Castle : Are they in town?

  Javier Esposito : No, they're in Hong Kong.

  Richard Castle : Right.

• [first lines] 

  [Castle entering the precinct with Beckett, Esposito, and Ryan] 

  Richard Castle : Okay, that was interminable. How are fifteen PowerPoint presentations "a unique research opportunity?" You guys said crime stat briefings were fascinating.

  Kate Beckett : Wait a minute. You guys told him that?

  [chuckles] 

  Kevin Ryan : Well, I- I'm sure they're fascinating to someone.

  Richard Castle : Oh, my... You lied to me! I just squandered three hours of my life!

• Kate Beckett : [on phone]  Are you okay?

  Kevin Ryan : Nah, not really. Can we talk later?

  Kate Beckett : Uh, no. Kev, this can't wait.

  Kevin Ryan : Beckett, I have to work this case.

  Kate Beckett : Look, it's a homicide now. I'm at the hospital. Carolyn Decker just died in surgery.

• Captain Victoria Gates : You're telling me Eric Chambers is not our shooter? Based on what?

  Kevin Ryan : Physics, sir.

  Kate Beckett : Congressman Lopez said that when he talked to Carolyn Decker, he saw Chambers by the far wall.

  Kevin Ryan : Which is where CSU found his prints.

  Richard Castle : Seconds later, our assassin opens fire. Three shots.

  Kevin Ryan : The first one strikes Lopez beneath the left clavicle.

  Kate Beckett : The second one grazes Carolyn Decker's shoulder and then the third one strikes her in the upper back.

  Kevin Ryan : That shot severs her pulmonary artery. She never has a chance.

  Captain Victoria Gates : How does any of this lead you to think that Chambers is not the assassin?

  Richard Castle : Chambers' vantage point. He had a side-angle view of Lopez and Carolyn Decker.

  Kevin Ryan : So, how did Chambers manage to shoot Carolyn in the back? The answer is that he couldn't have. Not unless that bullet magically took a hard right turn in mid-air.

  Richard Castle : Which means the shots were fired from the grassy knoll. Metaphorically speaking.

  Captain Victoria Gates : Detective Beckett, do you actually find any of this plausible?

  Kate Beckett : Yes, sir. Plausible enough that I'm getting Ballistics to re-evaluate the crime scene.

• Frank Kelly : What am I gonna tell her?

  Kevin Ryan : The only thing you can. The truth.

  Frank Kelly : I messed everything up. Even with a plea deal, I'm going to jail.

  Kevin Ryan : No, you don't know that.

  Frank Kelly : Gwen's gonna hate me. For lying... and for not being the man I said I was.

  Kevin Ryan : She's strong, Frank. Stronger than you think.

• Javier Esposito : I will buy the first round at The Old Haunt.

  Kevin Ryan : Sorry, guys. I can't tonight. I have another security gig with my brother-in-law.

  Javier Esposito : Really? Again?

  Kevin Ryan : Yeah. The good news is, Sarah Grace will have enough money for college. The bad news is, she'll have no idea who I am.

• [last lines] 

  Frank Kelly : I don't know if I should knock or just open the door.

  [chuckles] 

  Frank Kelly : [door opens and Gwen steps out and hugs Frank] 

  Frank Kelly : I'm sorry, Gwennie... I'm so sorry.

  Gwen Kelly : [sighs]  We'll get through it, baby. We'll figure it out.

  [mouths to Ryan] 

  Gwen Kelly : Thank you.

  Kevin Ryan : [mouths back]  Yeah.

• Kevin Ryan : Hey, how's my sister doing?

  Frank Kelly : Sleeping easier now that I retired from the force.

  Kevin Ryan : You don't miss the job at all? Working vice?

  Frank Kelly : Nah. I was dealing with lowlifes every waking minute. Now I'm my own boss. I'm telling you, Kev, security is a better way of life.

  Kevin Ryan : I have to say, a lot of guys, when they retire, they just drift. But... you're really making this work.