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Cross allows Castle to believe that the hug was only to plant the tracking device. Never is this more clear than the aftermath of the hug. I let my guard down, people die.” He’s not kidding and he tells and shows Castle continually that he is not and never can be just a dad.Ĭross continues to hurt and disappoint his son, but I believe that a great deal of it is deliberate. Like a small child, Castle wants his dad to be his dad.īecause of the choices he has made, however, Cross will never be able to be that. He doesn’t want to believe that his father is a killer, even when he witnesses Cross commit murder. As he says himself, he only discovered the man existed a year ago and he desperately wants some kind of relationship with his father. Which is a good thing because Castle simply can’t. Beckett wants outside corroboration for everything Cross says and, even when what he is saying is proved, Beckett still harbors a healthy skepticism.

Because neither she nor we are emotionally invested in the man, we can step back and wonder what his game is and whether we can trust him. Was there part of her, all those years ago, who was hoping he would accept fatherhood and be with her? Or, did he promise her that he would return and she had the baby with that promise still hanging out there? We get a hint that may be the case when she quite pointedly says to him that his “promises don’t mean very much.” It doesn’t matter now, but I would love for the show to further explore Martha’s choice someday.īeckett, as the newcomer to this group, tends to take the view of the audience. Martha loved this man and has wondered for forty years if he were the one who got away. Having watched her interact with Cross, I think I understand better. Yet, Martha didn’t make the simple choice. Alone, trying to make it as an actress, the simple solution is clear. Although the show has never addressed it, I have always found it interesting that Martha chose to keep the baby. Of course, part of this is the fact that their one night stand resulted in a son. Both of them remember it, and both of them clearly still harbor feelings towards each other. They may have only had one night, but it was certainly special.

As soon as she sees Cross, however, her face reveals quite a bit. But, feeling is something she tends to hide, revealing herself infrequently and then, usually only to her son. Like her son, Martha doesn’t often show us what she is feeling. While the story itself was a good spy thriller, what elevated this episode to one of the best was watching three of our group interact with this enigma of a man. And, for the second time in as many episodes, I cried.īecause I avoid spoilers like the plague, I was as surprised as Castle was when Anderson Cross walked into the lobby and turned out to be Castle’s dad. Just when I think this show has well and truly jumped the shark, we get another episode that reminds me of why I fell in love with it in the first place.