Nicole Morris

Nicole Morris is the main villainess from "Castle, P.I.," episode 7.11 of Castle.

She was played by Heather McComb.

Nicole Morris is a lawyer at the Harrison/Reid law firm, and a friend of Shana Baker, who was in charge of admissions at a private preschool. However, Nicole's friendship was part of her role as a villainous conspirator, as she was enlisted and paid to get close to Shana due to her investigation into the murder of her boyfriend 15 years prior. Shana had confided in Nicole regarding her investigation, leaving the villainess to get to work on silencing her.

Nicole followed budding politician Spaulding Elliott to a barbecue rib joint and took possession of his discarded cigarette. Later on, the evil Nicole entered Shana's apartment to wait in ambush, and once Shana arrived home, Nicole shot and killed her; a single gunshot to the chest. Nicole planted the cigarette at the scene, planning to frame Elliott for Shana's murder. She was later interviewed by Richard Castle (who was working as a private investigator) when Kate Beckett arrived and was looking to do the same. Nicole masked her heel persona and acted like a concerned friend while discussing Shana, as she brought up that Shana was asking her about murder cases. She directed the pair to Elliott, and her plan nearly worked, as Elliott was accused of both murders.

However, after Elliott's dog allergies cleared him, Nicole ended up revealed as a villainess when Beckett showed Castle an incriminating photo that featured Nicole picking up Elliott's cigarette. After Beckett let Nicole into Castle's office, Nicole was grilled about killing Shana, which the villainess denied until Castle showed her the photo. Beckett handcuffed and arrested Nicole for Shana's murder, though the lead conspirator who sent Nicole was never revealed.