The investigation into the death of a contestant on a popular dance competition show leads Castle and Beckett to a shocking secret that may have led to her death.
When a believer in Santeria is found murdered in front of her shrine, bizarre incidents start happening around the CSI lab and people start speculating that the lab is cursed. However, the case takes an unexpected turn when the CSIs discover that the victim may have been murdered over a tangled plot involving stolen gold. (TV-14)
Tragedy intervenes when Alex is shot by an ex-convict, who holds her responsible for putting him in prison, just as Walker is finally about to ask her to marry him.
Actors Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp.