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* ImStandingRightHere: Castle protests that he's sitting right there when Martha's one-woman play accuses him of ruining her life... then she says that being his mother was the greatest role of her life... then she says he could have done a better job of being her son.
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* SingleTear: When she's finally revealed, Christina sheds a tear while bemoaning the fact that the only thing that gave her away was ''the bows'' she tied.
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* StrictlyFormula: ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'', but in NYC.

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* StrictlyFormula: ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'', but in NYC.NYC, {{lampshaded}} by Castle.
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* StrictlyFormula: ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'', but in NYC.
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* GenderBlenderName: The first suspect is named "Jamie". ''She'' is confused for the serial killer.
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* CreepyDoll: The first suspect is an octogenarian with an apartment full of ivory dolls. Ryan and Esposito are uncomfortable.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: Martha slept with Rick's first publisher. Okay, it was ''after'' he got published, but the guy was Rick's age and Martha lets him know that she needs a younger man's energy.
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* RevealingCoverUp: By killing both of her co-conspirators, the killer draws the police straight to her.
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* ArtisticLicense: Martha has a ghost writer helping her with her autobiography. It's... not accurate.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler:Darren Thomas, the brother of past victim Curtis]] found out what happened to [[spoiler:his brother]], Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler:Darren Darren Thomas, the brother of past victim Curtis]] Curtis found out what happened to [[spoiler:his brother]], his brother, Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] his brother once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.
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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Charlotte attacked like she was another victim, but Castle and Beckett noticed two things off: her bow wasn't tied like the other girls, and she had a lower amount of drugs in her system.

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* WoundedGazelleGambit: Charlotte attacked like she was tried to pass herself off as another victim, but Castle and Beckett noticed two things off: her bow wasn't tied like the other girls, and she had a lower amount of drugs in her system.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler: brother]] found out what happened, Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler: brother]] [[spoiler:Darren Thomas, the brother of past victim Curtis]] found out what happened, happened to [[spoiler:his brother]], Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedAllThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler: brother]] found out what happened, Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedAllThisPlot: CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler: brother]] found out what happened, Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.
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*CouldHaveAvoidedAllThisPlot: When the team confirm that [[spoiler: brother]] found out what happened, Kate points out that he could have told the police, but he dismisses that on the grounds that the police already failed [[spoiler:his brother]] once, even though they have been doing well on the current investigation.


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*RuleOfSymbolism: Castle observes that the choice of costumes and the style of the murders is staged as though the killer is choosing to take away the victims’ Happy Endings, such as staging the Red Riding Hood death to look like she was killed by a wolf.
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A serial killer is after women

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A serial killer is after women and dressing them up like fairy tales characters.

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* PursuedProtagonist: The episode begins with the first victim running through Central Park before being struck with a wolf's paw. Lanie's medical examination later reveals that she woke up suddenly after being drugged and taken to the crime scene.

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A serial killer is after women
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Charlotte killed her friends so they wouldn't reveal about the car accident.
* PursuedProtagonist: The episode begins with the first victim running through Central Park before being struck with a wolf's paw. Lanie's medical examination later reveals that she woke up suddenly after being drugged and taken to the crime scene.scene.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Charlotte attacked like she was another victim, but Castle and Beckett noticed two things off: her bow wasn't tied like the other girls, and she had a lower amount of drugs in her system.
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* PursuedProtagonist: The episode begins with the first victim running through Central Park before being struck with a wolf's paw. Lanie's medical examination later reveals that she woke up suddenly after being drugged and taken to the crime scene.

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