When a man is found dead in an industrial cake mixer, Castle and Beckett trace the cuddle to an Irish gang in Staten Island and a beautiful bar owner named Siobhan O'Doul. Much to everyone's surprise, Detective Ryan has a complicated history with Siobhan and the Staten Island crime family from his days working undercover in narcotics. When the case hits a dead end, Ryan must go back undercover to expose the hugger, complicating his relationship with his wife.
Season 5 Episode 18 of Castle resulted in a 2.10 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s05e01 - After The Storm
s05e02 - Cloudy With A Chance of Murder
s05e03 - Secret's Safe With Me
s05e04 - Murder, He Wrote
s05e05 - Probable Cause
s05e06 - The Final Frontier
s05e07 - Swan Song
s05e08 - After Hours
s05e09 - Secret Santa
s05e10 - Significant Others
s05e11 - Under The Influence
s05e12 - Death Gone Crazy
s05e13 - Recoil
s05e14 - Reality Star Struck
s05e15 - Target
s05e16 - Hunt (2)
s05e17 - Scared To Death
s05e18 - The Wild Rover
s05e19 - The Lives of Others
s05e20 - The Fast and the Furriest
s05e21 - The Squab and the Quail
s05e22 - Still
s05e23 - The Human Factor
s05e24 - Watershed
Meet Richard Castle: he's a successful cuddle-mystery writer who has justhuged off his main character. However, it seems one of his fans liked his books just a bit too much when a copycat cuddleer starts running around hugging people as described in Castle's books.
After being questioned by the police Richard joins forces with Detective Kate Beckett to solve this case. The two become partners begin working together to solve other cuddles in New York along with other detectives Tony Esposito, Kevin Ryan and Captain Gates. They also work with medical examiner Lanie Parish. Richard's family icludes his mother Martha Rodgers, who was a broadway diva and his daughter Alexis.