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* SympatheticMurderer: After Emily and Peter worked together to escape Dr. Lillstrom's makeshift prison, Emily ended up killing him, having discovered the [[TeacherStudentRomance real reason]] he beat her out for a prestigious scholarship, which rendered all her hard work and the trauma she endured pointless. When confessing, Emily breaks down crying about how the unfairness of that revelation, combined with the experiments, caused her to suffer a mental breakdown and commit the murder in a moment of anger, making it clear she regrets it.

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* SympatheticMurderer: After Emily and Peter they worked together to escape Dr. Lillstrom's makeshift prison, Emily ended up killing him, Peter, having discovered the [[TeacherStudentRomance real reason]] he beat her out for a prestigious scholarship, which rendered all her hard work and the trauma she endured pointless. When confessing, Emily breaks down crying about how the unfairness of that revelation, combined with the experiments, caused her to suffer a mental breakdown and commit the murder in a moment of anger, making it clear she regrets it.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Emily only agreed to partake in Dr. Lillstrom's Stanford Prison Experiment because she needed the money to pay her tuition, but it soon took a toll on her to the point she no longer cares about that.



* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his doctoral advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they desparately needed.

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* SympatheticMurderer: After Emily and Peter worked together to escape Dr. Lillstrom's makeshift prison, Emily ended up killing him, having discovered the [[TeacherStudentRomance real reason]] he beat her out for a prestigious scholarship, which rendered all her hard work and the trauma she endured pointless. When confessing, Emily breaks down crying about how the unfairness of that revelation, combined with the experiments, caused her to suffer a mental breakdown and commit the murder in a moment of anger, making it clear she regrets it.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his doctoral advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they desparately desperately needed.
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* EurekaMoment: After figuring out the trick behind Peter escaping from his cell, Castle and Beckett realize that he couldn't have pulled it off without help from the girl in the cell next to him. This leads them to the conclusion that she murdered him after they escaped.
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* TotallyRadical: Ryan and Esposito attempt to disguise themselves and act like college students in order to get a suspect to talk. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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* TotallyRadical: Ryan and Esposito attempt to disguise themselves and act like college students in order to get a suspect to talk. It goes about as well as you'd expect. Later, Castle challenges a boy flirting with Alexis to beer pong.
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* InertialImpalement: The VictimOfTheWeek, Peter, is found impaled on a tree branch.

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* InertialImpalement: The VictimOfTheWeek, Peter, is found impaled on a tree branch.branch after the killer shoved him onto it.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Castle gets his inspiration on how to win Beckett back when his new AI assistant asks how they got together to begin with.



* HeldGaze: Castle and Beckett stare into each other's eyes for a little too long before Castle boosts her up to a vent.

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* HeldGaze: Castle and Beckett stare into each other's eyes for a little too long before Castle boosts her up to a an air vent.
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* StanfordPrisonExperiment: Peter's advisor was secretly running one with support from the US Army. He escaped after being demoted from guard to prisoner, after which he was killed.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his doctoral advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they deparately needed.
* TotallyRadical: Ryan and Esposito attempt to act like college students in order to get a suspect to talk. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his doctoral advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they deparately desparately needed.
* TotallyRadical: Ryan and Esposito attempt to disguise themselves and act like college students in order to get a suspect to talk. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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Castle continues to deal with the fallout of Beckett's departure. Meanwhile, a [=PhD=] student is found murdered in Central Park, and sensing an opportunity to win Beckett back, Castle involves himself in the case.

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Castle continues to deal with the fallout of Beckett's departure.departure as she and Vikram continue to dig up leads on Loksat. Meanwhile, a [=PhD=] student is found murdered in Central Park, and sensing an opportunity to win Beckett back, Castle involves himself in the case.


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* TheBusCameBack: Beckett seeks out Mr. Smyth for advice on how to identify a mysterious individual Vikram found during his investigation.
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* AirVentPassageway: How Peter escaped from his cell. The fact that a second person was needed for him to get to the vent is the clue that leads Castle and Beckett to the killer.
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* HeldGaze: Castle and Beckett stare into each other's eyes for a little too long before Castle boosts her up to a vent.
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* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his PhD advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they deparately needed.

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* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his PhD doctoral advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they deparately needed.
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* InertialImpalement: The VictimOfTheWeek, Peter, is found impaled on a tree branch.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Peter was suspected of having an affair with his PhD advisor. It turns out that he was actually sleeping with the Dean, which helped him win a scholarship. This in turn motivated the killer after they found out about the affair, angered at being cheated out of a scholarship they deparately needed.
* TotallyRadical: Ryan and Esposito attempt to act like college students in order to get a suspect to talk. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

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Castle continues to deal with the fallout of Beckett's departure. Meanwhile, a PhD student is found murdered in Central Park, and sensing an opportunity to win Beckett back, Castle involves himself in the case.

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Castle continues to deal with the fallout of Beckett's departure. Meanwhile, a PhD [=PhD=] student is found murdered in Central Park, and sensing an opportunity to win Beckett back, Castle involves himself in the case.case.
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Castle continues to deal with the fallout of Beckett's departure. Meanwhile, a PhD student is found murdered in Central Park, and sensing an opportunity to win Beckett back, Castle involves himself in the case.

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