A romantic date ends with a teenager fighting for her life in the hospital. Carisi can't help bringing the case home with him as he envisions the dangers ahead for his growing daughters.
Castle and Beckett investigate what seems to be an intelligence operative's assassination; Beckett's relationship with Demming strains her relationship with Castle.
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.
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.
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.