Brian Elliot is a bartender at The Old Haunt, a New York drinking establishment with a long pedigree, but recently fallen upon leaner times. Wilbur Pittorino, the last owner but one, was looking to offload this particular financial albatross, and Brian had managed to put together a syndicate of interested parties to purchase it, when Donny Hayes swooped in with a higher offer and got the place. Since Castle spotted Donny "skimming" from the take, and Castle is the new owner of The Old Haunt, it seems questionable, at the very least, whether Brian still has a job there.