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** Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note that this was before Trump ran for president.
** The pageant host is a Creator/BobSaget Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.

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** Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home.Barron. Note that this was before Trump ran for president.
** The pageant host is a Creator/BobSaget Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be wannabe ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Discussed. Beckett admits that her pageant-obsessed former roommate Debbie would be disgusted by Amber's immoral actions in trying to win in a pageant.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Discussed. Beckett admits that her pageant-obsessed former roommate Debbie would be disgusted by Amber's immoral actions in trying to win in a pageant.



** Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.

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** Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This Note that this was before Trump ran for president.



* YankTheDogsChain: Esposito and Ryan screw with Castle for a second after Montgomery announces he's retiring, only for Beckett to let him in on the secret: Montgomery is the Brett Favre of the NYPD, retiring and unretiring every year.

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* YankTheDogsChain: Esposito and Ryan screw with Castle for a second after Montgomery announces he's retiring, only for Beckett to let him in on the secret: Montgomery is the Brett Favre of the NYPD, retiring retires and unretiring unretires every year.
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* StageMom: The victim is a long-time pageant contestant who was pushed into competitions by her mother at the age of nine. After her mother died, she continued with pageants (to her father's slight regret) to feel closer to her mother's memory, sadly turning into an AlphaBitch in the process.

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* StageMom: The victim is a long-time pageant contestant who was pushed into competitions by her mother at the age of nine. After her mother died, she continued with pageants (to her father's slight regret) to feel closer to her mother's memory, sadly turning into an AlphaBitch in the process.process.
* YankTheDogsChain: Esposito and Ryan screw with Castle for a second after Montgomery announces he's retiring, only for Beckett to let him in on the secret: Montgomery is the Brett Favre of the NYPD, retiring and unretiring every year.
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** The pageant host is a Creator/BobSagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.

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** The pageant host is a Creator/BobSagat Creator/BobSaget Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.
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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.

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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Creator/BobSagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.

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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will be exposed for their affair.

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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win win, otherwise he will be exposed for their affair.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.
** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
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Victor Baron (played by Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.
** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat Sagat, he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.
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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.

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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen. Although unlike Sagat he's not just ruder in real life, he's an aggressive would-be ladies man with a string of sexual harassment lawsuits.
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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will be exposed for the affair.

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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will be exposed for the their affair.



** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.*

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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.*

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Discussed. Beckett admits that her former roommate Debbie would be disgusted by Amber's immoral actions in trying to win in a pageant.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Discussed. Beckett admits that her pageant-obsessed former roommate Debbie would be disgusted by Amber's immoral actions in trying to win in a pageant.



** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.

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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.*
* StageMom: The victim is a long-time pageant contestant who was pushed into competitions by her mother at the age of nine. After her mother died, she continued with pageants (to her father's slight regret) to feel closer to her mother's memory, sadly turning into an AlphaBitch in the process.
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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will exposed for the affair.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Beckett admits that her former roommate Debbie would be disgusted on the immoral actions to win in a pageant.

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* AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will be exposed for the affair.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Discussed. Beckett admits that her former roommate Debbie would be disgusted on the by Amber's immoral actions in trying to win in a pageant.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Baron (played by Michael McKain, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Victor Baron (played by Michael McKain, Creator/MichaelMcKean, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.
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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.
* YourCheatingHeart: Baron and Amber hooked up but it backfired for him when Amber used the affair as leverage against him.

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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.
* YourCheatingHeart: Baron and Amber hooked up but it backfired for him when Amber used the affair as leverage against him.
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** The pageant host is a Bob Sagat Expy, America's TV Dad with a much more adult personality off-screen.

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* YourCheatingHeart: Baron and Amber hooked up but it backfires for him when Amber used the affair as leverage against him.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Baron (played by Michael McKain, whose entire career is almost exclusively made up of playing corporate sleazes) is a Trump {{Expy}}, running a beauty pageant where one of the former winners is now his much younger wife. Bonus points that Trump's youngest son is named Barron? Probably a little too close to home. Note: This was before Trump ran for president.
* YourCheatingHeart: Baron and Amber hooked up but it backfires backfired for him when Amber used the affair as leverage against him.

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* {{Blackmail}}: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will exposed for the affair.

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* {{Blackmail}}: AlphaBitch: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will exposed for the affair. affair.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Beckett admits that her former roommate Debbie would be disgusted on the immoral actions to win in a pageant.
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Castle and Beckett are called to investigate when Amber Middleberry, a contestant in a beauty pageant, is found strangled and every suspect has a motive to commit murder.

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* {{Blackmail}}: Amber blackmails Baron to help her win otherwise he will exposed for the affair.
* YourCheatingHeart: Baron and Amber hooked up but it backfires for him when Amber used the affair as leverage against him.

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