[s3e11] Nikki Heat -

: Throughout the case, Natalie begins to mirror Beckett’s mannerisms, speech, and even her expensive fashion choices. This delights Castle but deeply unnerves Beckett, leading to an awkward confrontation where Natalie deconstructs Beckett and Castle's unresolved sexual tension.

: Natalie uses her acting skills to talk a distraught suspect, Scott Donner, out of committing suicide by delivering lines from the Heat Wave script. [S3E11] Nikki Heat

: The team investigates the death of Stacy Collins, a high-end matchmaker found impaled on a fence. They discover Stacy was secretly running "honey traps," using an escort to catch unfaithful husbands so their wives could secure better divorce settlements. : Throughout the case, Natalie begins to mirror

The Castle episode , which first aired on January 3, 2011, centers on actress Natalie Rhodes shadowing Detective Kate Beckett to prepare for her role as Nikki Heat in the film adaptation of Castle's novel, Heat Wave . Plot Summary : The team investigates the death of Stacy

This is one of the few episodes where the regular medical examiners, Lanie Parish and Sidney Perlmutter, do not appear.