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Castle and Beckett even head to the firing range to test antique flintlock pistols, leading to a hilarious montage where Castle realizes these "classic" weapons are anything but accurate.

When a young mathematician is found shot to death in Central Park with a 200-year-old lead ball, Richard Castle immediately leaps to his favorite conclusion: . But while the investigation doesn't involve a flux capacitor, it does lead the team into the brass-and-gear-filled world of New York's steampunk subculture. The Case: A Duel to the Death? [S3E4] Punked

The victim, Daniel Goldstein, was a Wall Street hedge-fund guru. The clues—including a tricked-out DeLorean and a victim stripped of his modern clothes—point toward , a secret society that embraces Victorian aesthetics and old-fashioned romance. Castle and Beckett even head to the firing

While a coworker initially confesses to a duel gone wrong to impress a woman, the truth is darker. The killer was actually Adam, the son of an investor who lost everything due to Goldstein’s hedge fund. Personal Dramas: Secrets and Side-Pieces The Case: A Duel to the Death

The episode concludes with a dedication to the legendary Stephen J. Cannell , a real-life author and friend of the show who frequently appeared in the "writer's poker" scenes.

The investigation leads to a terrifying suspect named D'Andre (whom Castle dubs "André the Giant"), who manages to put Detective Esposito in a neck brace for the rest of the episode.

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