The episode starts out with a sense of urgency as Caskett tries to get everything done before the big day. It all seems to be moving along at a brisk pace, but when the couple applies for a marriage license, it is not the former playboy who is still married, but Kate that apparently has been betrothed for 15 years. Did not see that coming but it’s true: Beckett is still married. The next question is, what?? It seems that while a Stanford undergrad, Kate had a little too much to drink and on a spur of the moment jaunt to Las Vegas, and she married her college boyfriend by the name of Rogan O’Leary. Stuck, Castle calls in his attorney to give counsel on the sticky situation. If she can’t get Mr. O’Leary’s signature on a marriage dissolution document, she cannot legally marry Castle. All she needs is a signature, but it is not going to be easy. The favor turns out to be one that sets in motion a series of events that is truly Castle-worthy. Before long, Rogan is being kidnapped by two assailants in ski masks. No signature. Now what? Clearly needing assistance, Castle makes the drive up to the boonies to help solve this little mystery. It is funny to see Kate so out of her element in upstate New York. She will always be a city mouse and looks and acts lost up the heavily wooded area. When Caskett find where Rogan is being held captive, they still have time to make their own wedding, which has now been moved to the Hamptons after their original venue burns down in Manhattan. From there on, the mystery presents itself in kind of a silly way that includes a gun toting biker gang, a fugitive Mafioso, and a stripper loving Pastor that wants to keep damning photos of him buried. It is all fun, but you cannot help but wonder how much time they will devote to the long gestating nuptials. Oh, and Kate’s one of a kind wedding gown was ruined in a freak pipe bursting accident. Rogan’s signature is finally attained, and I give the show a pass for ending the whole caper with a newspaper headline of what transpired. When it is all said and done, good appears to triumph over evil. Kate wears her mother’s dress, all 300 guests are routed to the Hamptons for the affair, and Castle is on his way. But in the homestretch to his vacation home, Castle is being tailed by an ominous SUV with tinted windows. I thought this cannot be good, and the next thing we see is Kate frantic after an hour of unanswered phone calls to Rick. When Beckett’s phone rings you just know it’s not gonna’ be good news. It isn’t. In her wedding dress, Kate looks and sees Castle’s Mercedes completely ablaze with no body in sight—fade to black. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
