A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital.
Castle and Beckett investigate what seems to be an intelligence operative's assassination; Beckett's relationship with Demming strains her relationship with Castle.
When a Navy captain is found dead and dressed in a weird costume under his uniform, the NCIS team comes upon a secret society consisting of real-life superheroes, and they have to track down the villain in the story with the help of Tony's ex-fiance.
With Lisbon suspended and the rest of the team reassigned, Jane is reinstated as a CBI consultant and forced to work with a new team. During the investigation into the death of a personal trainer, Jane conspires to bring his former team back together. Reed Diamond (24, Homicide: Life on the Street) guest stars as Ray Haffner, a no-nonsense CBI supervising agent and head of the new team working with Patrick Jane.
As Emily plans to host her most surprising party ever, Victoria finds a way to turn her greatest setback into a dangerous advantage. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them both, David Clarke plans his next move.
