Castle is rattled to discover his "little girl" is dating Ashley, whom he initially thought was a girl. The realization that she is experiencing her first love leads to a touching father-daughter heart-to-heart.
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. [S3E4] Punked
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? Castle is rattled to discover his "little girl"
This episode was reportedly produced in response to a challenge from the steampunk community to create a "real" steampunk episode. The clues—including a tricked-out DeLorean and a victim
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.