EPISODE

21. Hell to Pay

When an axe-wielding, escaped psychiatric inmate drops dead in Castle's P.I. office, Castle and Beckett's investigation leads Castle to suspect the victim's death could be the work of the Antichrist,

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During a power outage, Alexis and Hayley get an unexpected axe-wielding visitor who promptly dies from a previous wound. While the team investigates the murder, the victim's obsession with Biblical prophecy on the end of days---and a jarring discovery inside his own private investigations office---causes Castle to become increasingly obsessed with the idea he is marked for death and the end of days may be coming. Meanwhile, Beckett and Caleb meet again with Caleb making a striking admission to her.

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