Clifford McGhee

Castle takes on Detective Ethan Slaughter (Adam Baldwin) as his partner when tension between himself and Beckett rises, and he sees a new side to police work that puts him in danger.

As Boyd’s (Walton Goggins) plan to keep Ava (Joelle Carter) from being tried threatens to unravel, an unexpected reunion with Loretta McCready (Kaitlyn Dever) pits Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) against two hit men working for a ruthless Memphis drug lord.

While investigating a drug related homicide, Intelligence is stonewalled by the 'no snitch' culture of the neighborhood. And Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) discovers a personal connection to the case. Meanwhile, the police's own code of silence is put to the test when Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) is asked about Ruzek's (Patrick John Flueger) rough altercation with a suspect.

When a fatal shooting occurs in gang territory, Captain Raydor makes a bold move that could jeopardize her career and put Detective Sykes in harm's way. Meanwhile, Rusty makes it clear that he doesn't care to meet his biological father.