Episode F030 - “The Late Shaft”

A LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST (GUEST STAR TOM BERGERON) MYSTERIOUSLY DIES
HOURS AFTER CASTLE APPEARS ON HIS SHOW, ON “CASTLE”

Kelly Carlson, Fred Willard, Dan Cortese, French Stewart,
Beth Broderick, Bill Bellamy All Guest Star
When Castle appears on a late-night talk show to promote his book, Heat Wave, legendary host Bobby Mann (guest star Tom Bergeron) leans in during a commercial break and whispers, “They want me dead.” When Mann dies later that night, seemingly of natural causes, Castle has to convince Beckett that there was foul play. During the investigation, Castle is seduced by a Hollywood hottie (guest star Kelly Carlson), who was the other guest on Bobby Mann’s show the night he died.

Written by David Grae
Directed by Bryan Spicer

Cast
Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett
Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery
Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish
Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan

Guest Cast
Tom Bergeron as Bobby Mann
Kelly Carlson as Ellie Monroe
Fred Willard as Hank McPhee
Bill Bellamy as Mickey Reed
Dan Cortese as Howard Weisberg
French Stewart as Zach Robinson
Beth Broderick as Barbara Mann
Nika Williams as Angel Santana