1 00:00:25,384 --> 00:00:26,461 Huh? 2 00:00:29,209 --> 00:00:30,626 Okay, cue the chandelier. 3 00:00:33,355 --> 00:00:34,309 Yeah! Yeah! 4 00:00:47,793 --> 00:00:51,520 Illinois? That's like 500 miles from Manhattan. 5 00:00:51,521 --> 00:00:54,196 No, I know Northwestern is closer than Stanford. 6 00:00:54,293 --> 00:00:57,131 - I'm just saying, that's not where you want to go. - Alexis? 7 00:00:57,132 --> 00:00:59,525 Hold on, Ash. My dad's talking to me. What? 8 00:00:59,526 --> 00:01:02,055 Don't you have school? Yes. 9 00:01:02,264 --> 00:01:03,786 Look, Ash, I know you, 10 00:01:03,787 --> 00:01:05,235 and I think you need to get away from home. 11 00:01:05,236 --> 00:01:08,025 - I mean, we all need to get away from home. - Hey. 12 00:01:08,026 --> 00:01:10,340 I gotta go. We'll talk about this later. 13 00:01:10,551 --> 00:01:12,317 Love you, too. Bye. 14 00:01:13,128 --> 00:01:16,369 "We all need to get away from home"? No. I should never leave. 15 00:01:16,370 --> 00:01:18,720 We can be the father-daughter version of "Grey Gardens." 16 00:01:18,721 --> 00:01:19,349 Ew. 17 00:01:20,502 --> 00:01:22,038 You look like you didn't get any sleep. 18 00:01:22,039 --> 00:01:23,082 I didn't. 19 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:26,308 I mean, Ashley got his college acceptances. 20 00:01:26,309 --> 00:01:27,544 He got in everywhere. 21 00:01:27,545 --> 00:01:29,856 Well, that's great. That's not great? 22 00:01:29,857 --> 00:01:32,082 I looked up statistics for high-school sweethearts 23 00:01:32,083 --> 00:01:34,003 when one of them goes to college out of state 24 00:01:34,004 --> 00:01:35,434 and the other stays in high school. 25 00:01:35,435 --> 00:01:37,163 The odds are not in our favor. 26 00:01:37,219 --> 00:01:38,472 I mean, I want him to go where he wants, 27 00:01:38,473 --> 00:01:40,959 but I don't want him to leave, and he doesn't want to leave, 28 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:43,366 but I don't want him to resent me for not going where he wants, 29 00:01:43,367 --> 00:01:45,706 and I don't know what to do. Well, 30 00:01:45,707 --> 00:01:49,307 do what I do. Look at the odds as a challenge. 31 00:01:49,308 --> 00:01:52,494 Says the man who always loses in Vegas. Relationships are hard. 32 00:01:53,263 --> 00:01:55,036 Odds are, you'll figure it out. 33 00:01:56,328 --> 00:01:58,494 Odds are, someone's dead. 34 00:02:01,228 --> 00:02:02,418 Castle. 35 00:02:03,391 --> 00:02:04,948 You've gotta be kidding me. 36 00:02:04,949 --> 00:02:07,227 A murder in the theater of the V.B. Tower Hotel, 37 00:02:07,228 --> 00:02:08,521 Victor Baron's place? 38 00:02:08,522 --> 00:02:09,692 It's not the Baron, is it? 39 00:02:09,693 --> 00:02:11,024 No, but you won't be disappointed. 40 00:02:11,025 --> 00:02:13,262 This one's right up your alley. Why is that? 41 00:02:13,263 --> 00:02:15,459 Because our victim is a contestant. 42 00:02:16,290 --> 00:02:19,158 Death of a beauty queen-- Scandalous. 43 00:02:19,159 --> 00:02:21,724 Yeah, surprised it doesn't happen more often. 44 00:02:23,325 --> 00:02:25,158 Is that America's dad, Bobby Stark? 45 00:02:25,159 --> 00:02:26,213 What's he doing here? 46 00:02:26,214 --> 00:02:27,513 He's the pageant host. 47 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:28,278 Oh, please don't tell me 48 00:02:28,279 --> 00:02:30,787 that you watch his sitcom. "Family Foibles"? 49 00:02:30,788 --> 00:02:32,717 Half of what I know about being a father, 50 00:02:32,718 --> 00:02:34,401 I learned from watching that show. 51 00:02:34,584 --> 00:02:36,796 Hey, Beckett. So what's the story? 52 00:02:36,797 --> 00:02:40,032 Well, according to Candace Ford, our pageant manager, 53 00:02:40,033 --> 00:02:42,836 the victim is 21-year-old Amber Middleberry. 54 00:02:43,650 --> 00:02:44,732 Yeah, I got it. 55 00:02:44,733 --> 00:02:46,933 The contestants were rehearsing a production number. 56 00:02:46,934 --> 00:02:48,937 When they brought in the lighting truss, 57 00:02:48,938 --> 00:02:51,382 Amber was tangled up inside of it. 58 00:02:51,383 --> 00:02:53,912 Must've been a showstopper. Hey there, Perlmutter. 59 00:02:53,913 --> 00:02:57,612 Detective. Writer. Cause of death? 60 00:02:57,613 --> 00:03:00,151 Choked from behind with her own sash. Hmm. 61 00:03:00,152 --> 00:03:03,438 Probably between 11:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M. 62 00:03:03,439 --> 00:03:04,887 How did she end up on the lighting truss? 63 00:03:04,888 --> 00:03:07,073 Near as we can tell, the, uh, lighting truss 64 00:03:07,074 --> 00:03:09,438 was left on stage after yesterday's rehearsal. 65 00:03:09,439 --> 00:03:11,364 Killer probably thought he'd buy some time 66 00:03:11,365 --> 00:03:13,388 by dumping her on it and raising it up to the rafters. 67 00:03:13,389 --> 00:03:14,551 So whoever it was must have known 68 00:03:14,552 --> 00:03:16,101 how to use the stage equipment. Nah, 69 00:03:16,102 --> 00:03:17,881 the lift controls, they're on a touch screen. 70 00:03:17,882 --> 00:03:19,482 Pretty easy to operate. 71 00:03:19,483 --> 00:03:21,712 When was she last seen alive? Last night. 72 00:03:21,713 --> 00:03:24,652 Contestants--they all went to a dinner to honor Victor Baron. 73 00:03:24,653 --> 00:03:26,091 10:30, the party wrapped, 74 00:03:26,092 --> 00:03:27,952 and they were all limoed back here to the hotel. 75 00:03:27,953 --> 00:03:30,225 Amber used her key card at 10:43 P.M. 76 00:03:30,226 --> 00:03:31,608 to get into her hotel room. 77 00:03:31,609 --> 00:03:33,885 After that, she, uh, wound up here. 78 00:03:34,145 --> 00:03:36,351 Detective, there's something you should see. 79 00:03:38,862 --> 00:03:40,169 A black sequin? 80 00:03:40,367 --> 00:03:42,427 Part of one. I found it in her hair. 81 00:03:42,428 --> 00:03:43,972 Okay, so the killer might have transferred it 82 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:45,549 when he strangled her. 83 00:03:45,550 --> 00:03:48,271 Let's find out who had access to this ballroom last night. 84 00:03:48,272 --> 00:03:50,089 And let's also talk to the pageant manager. 85 00:03:50,090 --> 00:03:52,305 I want to see if any of the girls' outfits 86 00:03:52,306 --> 00:03:54,107 match with this sequin. Will do. 87 00:03:54,453 --> 00:03:56,429 So does Amber Middleberry have any family? 88 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:59,807 Yeah. Just her, uh, dad. 89 00:04:04,180 --> 00:04:05,872 She started when she was 9... 90 00:04:06,944 --> 00:04:08,418 Little Miss Wholesome. 91 00:04:09,029 --> 00:04:11,073 Oh, I was against the whole idea at first, 92 00:04:11,074 --> 00:04:13,774 but Amber's mom had a bug about it, and, uh, 93 00:04:14,207 --> 00:04:15,929 and after her mother died... 94 00:04:16,629 --> 00:04:19,056 I think it just helped her feel closer to her. 95 00:04:20,295 --> 00:04:22,559 Did your daughter have any enemies that you know of? 96 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,511 No, of course not. Everybody loved Amber. 97 00:04:24,512 --> 00:04:25,855 Well, what about the other contestants? 98 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,055 Were there any rivalries? 99 00:04:27,056 --> 00:04:28,897 She went way back with some of these girls. 100 00:04:28,898 --> 00:04:31,665 They-- even after she made it to the semifinals, 101 00:04:31,666 --> 00:04:33,378 everybody was hugging her, and they were-- 102 00:04:33,379 --> 00:04:35,655 They were calling her the front-runner, and, uh... 103 00:04:37,291 --> 00:04:41,190 This pageant, this one... was her dream. 104 00:04:42,707 --> 00:04:44,393 When was the last time you talked with her? 105 00:04:44,394 --> 00:04:47,439 Yesterday morning. I, uh, I tried to call her last night. 106 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,254 I knew that dinner thing was over. 107 00:04:49,382 --> 00:04:50,582 I wanted to wish her luck, you know, 108 00:04:50,583 --> 00:04:54,125 but... she didn't answer the phone. 109 00:04:54,559 --> 00:04:56,133 And what time was that? 110 00:04:56,471 --> 00:04:57,805 A little before 11:00. 111 00:04:57,806 --> 00:05:00,952 I, uh... I thought she must have gone to sleep, 112 00:05:00,953 --> 00:05:02,919 but she must have left her room 113 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,265 and come down here for some reason. 114 00:05:07,755 --> 00:05:08,712 Dan. 115 00:05:09,133 --> 00:05:10,967 I am so sorry. 116 00:05:11,268 --> 00:05:12,598 We're gonna get the bastard who did this. 117 00:05:12,599 --> 00:05:14,957 You have my word. Thank you, Mr. Baron. 118 00:05:15,297 --> 00:05:17,354 Detectives, a word upstairs if you don't mind. 119 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,701 This is a dark day. 120 00:05:23,912 --> 00:05:25,257 A sad chapter in the history 121 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:27,328 of Baron's All-American Beauty Pageant. 122 00:05:27,742 --> 00:05:29,282 Victor, this is just awful. 123 00:05:30,638 --> 00:05:32,008 My wife Kayla. 124 00:05:32,226 --> 00:05:33,263 You might recognize her 125 00:05:33,264 --> 00:05:37,322 as Baron's All-American beauty, 1995. Yes, of course. 126 00:05:37,443 --> 00:05:38,246 Nice to meet you. 127 00:05:38,247 --> 00:05:40,381 Nice to meet you, yes. 128 00:05:40,382 --> 00:05:43,462 This is just devastating, for us and--and for the girls. 129 00:05:43,463 --> 00:05:46,079 We... we're like family. 130 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,539 How well did you know her? 131 00:05:47,843 --> 00:05:52,199 Um, sh-she was a sweet girl, a hell of a violinist. 132 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:52,962 Yes, she was. 133 00:05:53,722 --> 00:05:56,749 Mark my words--I am putting the entire weight 134 00:05:56,750 --> 00:05:59,170 of the Baron empire behind this investigation. 135 00:05:59,171 --> 00:06:01,359 Anything you need, just say the word. 136 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,904 Detective, I know, uh, you have to do your thing. 137 00:06:04,159 --> 00:06:05,604 Uh, I'm just hoping, 138 00:06:05,857 --> 00:06:09,386 uh, since we are airing the pageant live this Friday, 139 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,723 if we could minimize the press, you know, 140 00:06:11,724 --> 00:06:13,210 to be fair to the other girls. 141 00:06:13,211 --> 00:06:15,647 We're gonna have to be fair to our victim first. 142 00:06:15,648 --> 00:06:18,245 And speaking of press, could we get rid of the cameras? 143 00:06:18,246 --> 00:06:20,220 This is, after all, a murder investigation 144 00:06:20,221 --> 00:06:23,646 not a reality show. We, um, we film everything... 145 00:06:23,647 --> 00:06:25,701 Behind the scenes at the pageant. 146 00:06:25,702 --> 00:06:28,095 We like to catch the girls talking about each other, 147 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:30,453 let them confess their hopes and fears. 148 00:06:30,566 --> 00:06:32,879 You get the glamour, but you also get the underbelly. 149 00:06:33,201 --> 00:06:35,518 People love the underbelly. Yes, they do. 150 00:06:37,638 --> 00:06:39,708 But maybe this isn't the time. 151 00:06:40,868 --> 00:06:42,887 So were all the girls staying at the hotel? 152 00:06:42,888 --> 00:06:44,904 That's right. Okay, I'll need access to Amber's room. 153 00:06:44,905 --> 00:06:46,489 We'll also need hotel security tapes. 154 00:06:46,490 --> 00:06:49,896 - Now were those cameras recording last night's dinner? - Of course. 155 00:06:49,897 --> 00:06:50,794 Okay, we'll need the footage. 156 00:06:50,795 --> 00:06:52,890 We'll also need to interview all of the pageant contestants. 157 00:06:52,891 --> 00:06:54,637 I'll have Candace give you anything you need. 158 00:06:54,764 --> 00:06:55,646 Great. Thank you very much. 159 00:06:55,647 --> 00:06:59,398 It was nice to meet you. Come again. 160 00:06:59,399 --> 00:07:00,633 Oh, no, we don't-- 161 00:07:00,634 --> 00:07:01,894 We don't want them to come again, no. 162 00:07:02,458 --> 00:07:05,509 Small-town girl comes to New York for the fairy tale, 163 00:07:05,510 --> 00:07:08,309 ends up with the horror story. Pageants aren't fairy tales. 164 00:07:08,310 --> 00:07:10,435 They're demanding, high-pressure competitions 165 00:07:10,436 --> 00:07:13,508 that bring out the very best and the very worst in people. 166 00:07:13,509 --> 00:07:16,064 That is the voice of experience. 167 00:07:16,065 --> 00:07:17,813 Oh, my God. You were a beauty queen. 168 00:07:17,952 --> 00:07:20,452 No. I had a roommate freshman year--Debbie Winokur. 169 00:07:20,534 --> 00:07:22,416 It was like living with Elle Woods on steroids. 170 00:07:23,848 --> 00:07:24,847 Well, then... 171 00:07:24,848 --> 00:07:26,560 This ought to bring back some memories. 172 00:07:29,926 --> 00:07:32,327 You're slouching. Winners never slouch. 173 00:07:34,182 --> 00:07:35,857 Castle, they're everywhere. 174 00:07:36,131 --> 00:07:38,533 Smells like a perfume counter at a department store. 175 00:07:38,534 --> 00:07:40,911 Beats the usual lowlifes and nut jobs. 176 00:07:40,912 --> 00:07:41,833 I don't know if you can say 177 00:07:41,834 --> 00:07:44,195 that nut jobs and beauty queens are mutually exclusive. 178 00:07:44,332 --> 00:07:45,629 Yeah, but none of 'em connect to the murder. 179 00:07:45,630 --> 00:07:48,489 - I checked the sequin against all their dresses...- I bet you did. 180 00:07:48,566 --> 00:07:49,714 And none of 'em are a match. 181 00:07:49,715 --> 00:07:50,872 Okay, look at the footage from the dinner. 182 00:07:50,873 --> 00:07:52,182 Let's make sure that the dresses we checked 183 00:07:52,183 --> 00:07:53,524 are the ones they actually wore. 184 00:07:53,525 --> 00:07:56,357 Hmm. Watch a parade of beautiful women in evening attire? 185 00:07:56,358 --> 00:07:58,853 Yeah, I can do that. I bet you can. 186 00:08:01,479 --> 00:08:03,250 Hey, so I've been interviewing these ladies... 187 00:08:03,251 --> 00:08:06,889 I bet you did. About their alibis last night. 188 00:08:06,890 --> 00:08:09,517 - Anyway, there's someone that you should talk to. - Mm-hmm. 189 00:08:10,847 --> 00:08:11,768 So tell 'em 190 00:08:11,769 --> 00:08:13,858 what you told me about what happened after dinner. 191 00:08:14,090 --> 00:08:15,327 When we got back to the hotel, 192 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:17,623 I wanted to go work out a couple of my dance moves. 193 00:08:17,624 --> 00:08:20,721 I'm one of the semifinalists, so I get to perform 194 00:08:20,820 --> 00:08:23,172 in the broadcast. Congratulations. 195 00:08:23,173 --> 00:08:25,485 Thanks. I'm doing an interpretive dance 196 00:08:25,486 --> 00:08:27,466 to JLo's "I'm Into You." 197 00:08:29,915 --> 00:08:31,258 And then what happened? 198 00:08:31,259 --> 00:08:34,392 I changed into sweats and went to the stage, 199 00:08:34,393 --> 00:08:36,969 and that's when I heard it. 200 00:08:37,379 --> 00:08:38,736 You heard what? 201 00:08:39,115 --> 00:08:40,774 Uh, a fight. 202 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,656 It was coming from the dressing room. 203 00:08:43,887 --> 00:08:46,147 It was Amber and some guy. 204 00:08:46,343 --> 00:08:48,925 Did you see the guy? The door was closed. 205 00:08:48,926 --> 00:08:51,935 It started getting loud, so I bolted. 206 00:08:51,936 --> 00:08:53,994 But now I wish I had done something. 207 00:08:54,202 --> 00:08:58,320 I mean...maybe he's the one who killed her. 208 00:08:58,883 --> 00:09:01,893 His voice, did you recognize it? 209 00:09:01,894 --> 00:09:02,757 No. 210 00:09:03,416 --> 00:09:05,013 What were they arguing about? 211 00:09:05,014 --> 00:09:08,009 "How could you do this to me? You have no right. 212 00:09:08,010 --> 00:09:10,170 Who do you think you are?" Stuff like that. 213 00:09:10,554 --> 00:09:12,654 It kinda sounded like he was her boyfriend. 214 00:09:14,238 --> 00:09:15,646 So that was Amber's dad. 215 00:09:15,647 --> 00:09:18,321 He said he didn't know anything about a boyfriend. 216 00:09:18,322 --> 00:09:19,717 Neither did any of the other girls. 217 00:09:19,718 --> 00:09:21,273 Maybe she was keeping it a secret. 218 00:09:21,274 --> 00:09:24,266 He said, if anyone knew what was going on in Amber's life, 219 00:09:24,267 --> 00:09:27,975 it was, uh, Justin Hankel, Amber's pageant consultant. 220 00:09:28,191 --> 00:09:30,433 I coached her on her routine, interviews, 221 00:09:30,434 --> 00:09:33,812 oversaw stylists, makeup, clothing, violin lessons, 222 00:09:33,813 --> 00:09:37,005 glamour shots-- everything she needed to win. 223 00:09:37,006 --> 00:09:38,104 The two of you must have spent a 224 00:09:38,105 --> 00:09:40,619 lot of time together. Well, that's what it takes. 225 00:09:40,620 --> 00:09:42,448 Today's pageants are not just about beauty. 226 00:09:42,449 --> 00:09:45,342 They're about brains, talent, social issues. 227 00:09:45,343 --> 00:09:47,306 And what, with the money and the exposure at stake, 228 00:09:47,307 --> 00:09:50,132 winning one of the majors can launch a career. 229 00:09:50,133 --> 00:09:52,837 What about a boyfriend? Was she in a relationship? 230 00:09:52,838 --> 00:09:54,832 No boyfriends. That is a rule for my clients, 231 00:09:54,833 --> 00:09:56,400 and Amber was no exception. 232 00:09:56,401 --> 00:09:59,418 She knew that she needed to focus 100% of her energy 233 00:09:59,419 --> 00:10:00,630 on the pageant. 234 00:10:00,631 --> 00:10:03,608 You know, the night that she died, she got into an argument. 235 00:10:03,609 --> 00:10:05,010 Any idea with who? 236 00:10:05,011 --> 00:10:08,083 No. The last time I saw her was before her dinner. 237 00:10:08,084 --> 00:10:09,908 But like I told that other detective, 238 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:11,825 something was going on. 239 00:10:11,826 --> 00:10:13,053 How so? 240 00:10:13,054 --> 00:10:16,493 She'd been off the last couple of days, upset. 241 00:10:16,494 --> 00:10:18,890 And I went to pick her up for a costume fitting, 242 00:10:19,008 --> 00:10:21,555 and it looked like she had been crying. 243 00:10:22,638 --> 00:10:23,800 Did you ask why? 244 00:10:23,801 --> 00:10:26,288 She said that someone was trying to take advantage of her. 245 00:10:26,289 --> 00:10:29,006 I asked her who, but she said she would handle it. 246 00:10:29,007 --> 00:10:32,221 It j--it wasn't like her not to confide in me. 247 00:10:32,817 --> 00:10:35,355 Could it have been one of the other contestants? 248 00:10:35,890 --> 00:10:38,253 There's a lot of pressure on these girls to win. 249 00:10:38,525 --> 00:10:42,227 And it can get really... "political" between them. 250 00:10:42,922 --> 00:10:45,315 Do you think it's possible political turned deadly? 251 00:10:45,316 --> 00:10:48,079 I don't know. Winning means fame and fortune. 252 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:49,881 No one remembers the runner-up. 253 00:10:49,882 --> 00:10:51,548 Besides, people have killed for less. 254 00:10:51,549 --> 00:10:54,729 - That still doesn't explain who she was arguing with. - Guys. 255 00:10:54,730 --> 00:10:56,122 I got something. 256 00:10:58,043 --> 00:10:59,392 One of the girls? 257 00:10:59,393 --> 00:11:02,504 Just watch. Ever since I was a little girl... 258 00:11:02,505 --> 00:11:04,932 This is from Baron's dinner last night. 259 00:11:04,933 --> 00:11:06,567 That's our victim, Amber. 260 00:11:06,568 --> 00:11:08,409 And I just feel so very honored to be here. 261 00:11:08,410 --> 00:11:10,456 She's laying it on thick for Victor Baron. 262 00:11:10,457 --> 00:11:13,336 But that's not the interesting part. 263 00:11:15,702 --> 00:11:16,997 Now watch this. 264 00:11:20,697 --> 00:11:22,217 Ah. There. 265 00:11:22,218 --> 00:11:23,212 See that? 266 00:11:23,213 --> 00:11:24,607 Look at her face. 267 00:11:24,608 --> 00:11:27,160 Looks like whatever good-guy sitcom star Bobby Stark said, 268 00:11:27,161 --> 00:11:30,037 she didn't like it. Don't just look at her face. 269 00:11:30,358 --> 00:11:31,802 Look at his tux. 270 00:11:35,887 --> 00:11:37,412 Black sequins. 271 00:11:51,328 --> 00:11:52,321 Yo. 272 00:11:53,338 --> 00:11:54,854 Bobby Stark's blazer, 273 00:11:54,855 --> 00:11:56,623 courtesy of the costume lady at the pageant. 274 00:11:56,624 --> 00:11:58,678 And the broken black sequin? Perfect match. 275 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,628 Bam, said the costume lady. 276 00:12:00,629 --> 00:12:03,056 Ooh, she's not the only lady saying bam 277 00:12:03,057 --> 00:12:05,152 when it comes to Bobby Stark. Does he have a record? 278 00:12:05,153 --> 00:12:06,313 Uh, no criminal charges, 279 00:12:06,314 --> 00:12:08,693 but Mr. Stark has quite the reputation. 280 00:12:08,694 --> 00:12:12,054 Three women filed restraining orders against Bobby Stark 281 00:12:12,055 --> 00:12:15,568 in the last year, all for unwanted advances. 282 00:12:15,569 --> 00:12:17,125 How come I didn't hear about this on "TMZ"? 283 00:12:17,126 --> 00:12:18,595 Oh, word is Stark paid 284 00:12:18,596 --> 00:12:20,435 quite a bit of cash to make it all go away. 285 00:12:20,436 --> 00:12:22,459 Oh, it gets better. I was talking to Candace Ford 286 00:12:22,460 --> 00:12:23,596 and a couple of the other girls. 287 00:12:23,597 --> 00:12:25,869 They said that Bobby Stark had started paying 288 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:28,090 quite a lot of attention to Amber. 289 00:12:28,091 --> 00:12:30,124 Maybe it was unwanted attention. 290 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:32,205 Maybe Bobby didn't know how to take no for an answer. 291 00:12:34,230 --> 00:12:36,079 You lookin' at me? Hmm? 292 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,367 You lookin' at me? Mr. Stark, I'm detective-- 293 00:12:38,368 --> 00:12:40,364 Nobody else around. You must be lookin' at me. 294 00:12:40,365 --> 00:12:41,963 Mr. Stark. Hmm? 295 00:12:41,964 --> 00:12:44,747 Have a seat, please. Yeah. Hey, you like that bit? 296 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:47,101 That's my, uh, Bobby de Niro. 297 00:12:47,102 --> 00:12:50,529 Playing a homicidal maniac. Sold it though, right? 298 00:12:50,530 --> 00:12:53,623 See, I got this range as an actor. 299 00:12:53,624 --> 00:12:55,265 You probably don't know about that because I'm always typecast 300 00:12:55,266 --> 00:12:57,372 as Mr. Nice-Guy Dad. Yeah, 301 00:12:57,373 --> 00:12:58,594 well, I don't think you'll have that problem 302 00:12:58,595 --> 00:13:00,130 now that you're a murder suspect. 303 00:13:00,387 --> 00:13:03,029 Murder suspect? What? Is she joking? You joking? 304 00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:04,914 What was your relationship with Amber Middleberry? 305 00:13:04,915 --> 00:13:07,385 Oh, come on. Are you serious? I didn't kill her. 306 00:13:07,386 --> 00:13:09,018 If anything, I was trying to recruit her. 307 00:13:09,019 --> 00:13:12,397 Recruit her? For what? Yeah, for my, uh, Goddess Train. 308 00:13:12,398 --> 00:13:15,350 The Goddess Train? It's my own little private pageant. 309 00:13:15,974 --> 00:13:19,421 And how did Amber respond to this oh-so-enticing offer? 310 00:13:19,422 --> 00:13:20,991 You know what? She hadn't seen the light yet, 311 00:13:20,992 --> 00:13:22,248 but she was coming around. 312 00:13:22,674 --> 00:13:25,215 I could always tell the innocent act when I see it. 313 00:13:25,216 --> 00:13:26,978 Besides, who wouldn't want to ride the Bobby rocket? 314 00:13:26,979 --> 00:13:28,493 Everyone from what we hear. 315 00:13:28,494 --> 00:13:29,910 Mr. Stark, here's what I think happened-- 316 00:13:29,911 --> 00:13:32,709 After dinner, you invited Amber back to your dressing room, 317 00:13:32,710 --> 00:13:34,640 and she had the bad sense to agree. 318 00:13:34,641 --> 00:13:36,450 And that's when you tried to make another pitch 319 00:13:36,451 --> 00:13:39,498 to get her on board your Goddess Train. When she shot you down, 320 00:13:39,499 --> 00:13:41,200 you flew into a rage and you strangled her. 321 00:13:41,201 --> 00:13:43,794 You were rehearsing on that stage all week. 322 00:13:43,795 --> 00:13:45,669 You knew all of the equipment-- Just stop. 323 00:13:45,670 --> 00:13:46,751 Would you just--just stop? 324 00:13:46,752 --> 00:13:47,785 You guys are crazy, you know that? 325 00:13:47,786 --> 00:13:49,305 Okay, well, then maybe you can explain 326 00:13:49,306 --> 00:13:53,600 why we found this broken sequin from your jacket 327 00:13:53,601 --> 00:13:55,358 on her body. 328 00:13:57,971 --> 00:14:00,731 Where were you between 11:00 and 1:00 A.M. last night? 329 00:14:00,732 --> 00:14:03,094 Uh... I don't know. 330 00:14:03,095 --> 00:14:04,715 I'm a little foggy on that, actually. 331 00:14:04,716 --> 00:14:07,655 I was, uh, partying pretty hard. Who were you with? 332 00:14:07,656 --> 00:14:10,128 I'm not sure, but... 333 00:14:10,601 --> 00:14:13,115 Whoever it was, we were definitely using strawberry oil. 334 00:14:13,116 --> 00:14:14,664 Okay, so let me get this straight. 335 00:14:15,097 --> 00:14:17,215 You don't remember where you were 336 00:14:17,216 --> 00:14:19,309 or what you were doing last night? 337 00:14:23,366 --> 00:14:25,076 That's bad, right? 338 00:14:29,265 --> 00:14:32,238 That guy's dropped more pills than a 3-fingered pharmacist. 339 00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:34,151 I just can't believe that someone who's given 340 00:14:34,152 --> 00:14:37,215 so much great fatherly advice on TV could be guilty of murder. 341 00:14:37,216 --> 00:14:38,506 Well, he's a drug-addled predator 342 00:14:38,507 --> 00:14:40,304 who left physical evidence on the body. 343 00:14:41,516 --> 00:14:42,676 Well, when you put it that way... 344 00:14:42,677 --> 00:14:43,817 Hey, Esposito. Yo. 345 00:14:43,818 --> 00:14:45,477 We need to reconstruct Stark's evening. 346 00:14:45,478 --> 00:14:47,876 Check his phone records, double-check security cameras 347 00:14:47,877 --> 00:14:49,065 at the hotel. 348 00:14:49,066 --> 00:14:51,929 We need hard evidence to place him at the crime scene. 349 00:14:51,930 --> 00:14:53,489 I got something that might help. 350 00:14:58,355 --> 00:15:00,165 Amber had her violin with her at dinner, 351 00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:01,272 but it wasn't with the body 352 00:15:01,273 --> 00:15:03,866 or anywhere at the crime scene. So where'd it go? 353 00:15:03,867 --> 00:15:05,233 Well, we know Amber went to the hotel, 354 00:15:05,234 --> 00:15:06,845 so maybe she dropped it off there. 355 00:15:06,846 --> 00:15:09,236 Except uniforms inventoried the room. It wasn't there, 356 00:15:09,237 --> 00:15:11,164 and her dad and consultant didn't see it either. 357 00:15:11,165 --> 00:15:12,552 So maybe she had it when she was killed. 358 00:15:12,553 --> 00:15:13,751 And Bobby Stark disposed of it. 359 00:15:13,752 --> 00:15:16,008 Check trash cans, dumpsters, and sewer drains by the hotel. 360 00:15:16,009 --> 00:15:17,094 If someone saw him ditch the violin, 361 00:15:17,095 --> 00:15:18,724 we can connect him to the murder. Right on. 362 00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:27,704 Oh, beauty pageant intrigue. 363 00:15:28,285 --> 00:15:29,885 Some things never change. Ah! 364 00:15:29,886 --> 00:15:31,549 Oh, here it is. 365 00:15:35,012 --> 00:15:38,155 I didn't know you competed. Well, that's because I didn't win. 366 00:15:38,156 --> 00:15:40,146 Oh. But I will tell you, the women I competed against-- 367 00:15:40,147 --> 00:15:43,347 Just as cutthroat as they are now. What was your talent? 368 00:15:43,595 --> 00:15:45,032 The way I wore a sweater. 369 00:15:46,540 --> 00:15:49,618 Hi, honey. Hey, Alexis. 370 00:15:51,975 --> 00:15:52,936 What's wrong? 371 00:15:52,937 --> 00:15:54,434 Ashley made his decision. 372 00:15:54,435 --> 00:15:55,841 Uh-oh. 373 00:15:57,034 --> 00:15:58,235 Stanford? 374 00:15:58,236 --> 00:15:59,100 No. 375 00:15:59,942 --> 00:16:03,076 He decided to go to school here in New York. 376 00:16:03,389 --> 00:16:04,834 What's not good about that? 377 00:16:04,835 --> 00:16:06,605 Stanford was his dream. 378 00:16:06,606 --> 00:16:08,108 I don't want to stand in the way of that. 379 00:16:08,109 --> 00:16:09,638 He'll just end up hating me for it. 380 00:16:09,639 --> 00:16:11,455 And this could be the most important decision of his life, 381 00:16:11,456 --> 00:16:17,680 so I made a decision, too. I broke up with him. 382 00:16:21,322 --> 00:16:22,784 Oh, baby. 383 00:16:23,588 --> 00:16:25,552 No, it's okay. 384 00:16:29,253 --> 00:16:30,029 Well, she's right, you know? 385 00:16:30,030 --> 00:16:31,245 I mean, odds are, it won't work out. 386 00:16:31,246 --> 00:16:33,786 She's just being practical. Relationships aren't math problems. 387 00:16:33,787 --> 00:16:36,118 You don't solve them by being practical. 388 00:16:36,119 --> 00:16:37,700 I mean, what happens when she meets her soul mate, 389 00:16:37,701 --> 00:16:40,462 but she doesn't risk it because it's not practical? 390 00:16:40,661 --> 00:16:44,444 Okay, then what about Hawaii? Earrings? 391 00:16:44,445 --> 00:16:46,557 Ooh. Lingerie? 392 00:16:46,558 --> 00:16:49,406 Things you buy a woman. I used to kill on "Pyramid." 393 00:16:49,407 --> 00:16:50,597 It's my 30th anniversary. 394 00:16:50,598 --> 00:16:52,083 Oh, sir, congratulations. 395 00:16:52,084 --> 00:16:55,027 30 years of marriage, and you don't know what to buy her? 396 00:16:55,028 --> 00:16:56,587 If you stayed married long enough, you'd know, 397 00:16:56,588 --> 00:16:59,153 it's hard to stay original after the first ten. 398 00:16:59,154 --> 00:17:01,466 That's fair. So what's the secret to your success? 399 00:17:01,467 --> 00:17:02,644 There's no secret. Just... 400 00:17:03,060 --> 00:17:04,593 Keep showing up. 401 00:17:06,725 --> 00:17:08,106 Any luck on Bobby Stark? 402 00:17:08,107 --> 00:17:09,479 Yeah, but you're not gonna like it. 403 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:10,892 Paparazzi snapped photos of him 404 00:17:10,893 --> 00:17:12,557 going into the Tribeca Grand Hotel 405 00:17:12,558 --> 00:17:15,617 at 11:30 with a brunette wearing Jackie O. Glasses. 406 00:17:15,618 --> 00:17:17,785 At 1:00 A.M., he left, at which point 407 00:17:17,786 --> 00:17:20,809 he relocated to a gentlemen's club to watch mud wrestling. 408 00:17:20,810 --> 00:17:22,228 Amber left her room at 11:00. 409 00:17:22,229 --> 00:17:23,666 Where was he between 11:00 and 11:30? 410 00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:25,039 In a cab on his way to Tribeca. 411 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,058 And we know this for a fact? 412 00:17:27,059 --> 00:17:29,369 Yeah, he was tweeting photos of his manhood along the way. 413 00:17:29,370 --> 00:17:31,122 And that's how you trend on Twitter. 414 00:17:31,222 --> 00:17:32,274 So the sequin must have broken off 415 00:17:32,275 --> 00:17:34,299 onto Amber after he bumped up against her. 416 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:35,715 Cut him loose. He's not our guy. Right. 417 00:17:36,072 --> 00:17:39,981 Which means we are dead in the water. I wouldn't go that far. 418 00:17:39,982 --> 00:17:42,264 Her stolen violin? We found it. 419 00:17:42,372 --> 00:17:44,589 - Where? - Dumped in a garbage bin behind the hotel. 420 00:17:44,675 --> 00:17:46,188 Disposed of by our killer, 421 00:17:46,189 --> 00:17:48,486 just not the killer we thought. Did we get prints? 422 00:17:48,487 --> 00:17:50,316 Yeah, Amber Middleberry's 423 00:17:50,418 --> 00:17:52,425 and one other set belonging to the lovely, 424 00:17:52,426 --> 00:17:53,852 the talented... 425 00:17:53,951 --> 00:17:56,264 Contestant from Georgia. 426 00:17:56,265 --> 00:17:58,444 Which one was... Oh. 427 00:17:58,586 --> 00:18:01,411 Amber and I have been friends since little Miss Spangles. 428 00:18:01,412 --> 00:18:02,906 Why would you think I killed her? 429 00:18:02,907 --> 00:18:05,543 Because your prints were all over the violin case, Joy. 430 00:18:05,544 --> 00:18:07,001 And she had it with her when she came back 431 00:18:07,002 --> 00:18:08,721 from dinner last night. 432 00:18:08,722 --> 00:18:10,886 I held it for her while she fixed her tights. 433 00:18:10,887 --> 00:18:12,594 They were on the violin, too. 434 00:18:17,648 --> 00:18:20,541 She wasn't even supposed to be a semifinalist, 435 00:18:20,542 --> 00:18:22,442 but then she nailed all her pageant questions. 436 00:18:22,443 --> 00:18:23,936 It was supposed to be her weakness, 437 00:18:23,937 --> 00:18:27,460 but she blew everyone away. She was going to win. 438 00:18:27,578 --> 00:18:29,057 So then you killed her and you dumped her violin. 439 00:18:29,164 --> 00:18:30,976 No, that is not what happened. 440 00:18:30,977 --> 00:18:33,113 Last night when we went back to the hotel, I saw her 441 00:18:33,114 --> 00:18:35,320 go into her room, drop off her stuff, and then leave again. 442 00:18:35,321 --> 00:18:37,483 But she left so fast, her door didn't close all the way, 443 00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:40,850 so I went to shut it, and that's when I saw her violin. 444 00:18:41,375 --> 00:18:44,608 She just left it there. It was like a sign. 445 00:18:46,051 --> 00:18:46,920 I thought... 446 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,205 Joy Jones, how badly do you want this? 447 00:18:52,237 --> 00:18:54,760 How badly did you want it? 448 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,329 More than anything. 449 00:18:58,645 --> 00:19:00,020 I'm 25. 450 00:19:00,490 --> 00:19:01,774 I'm old. 451 00:19:01,980 --> 00:19:03,985 This is the last year I can qualify. 452 00:19:03,986 --> 00:19:06,028 I thought if I took her violin, it might throw her off enough 453 00:19:06,029 --> 00:19:08,042 in the talent finals that I could beat her. 454 00:19:08,143 --> 00:19:10,877 But that wasn't enough for you, was it? You thought, 455 00:19:10,878 --> 00:19:13,084 why not just take Amber out of the contest completely? 456 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:15,529 No. All I did was take her violin, 457 00:19:15,530 --> 00:19:17,495 and when I found out she was dead, I panicked. 458 00:19:17,801 --> 00:19:20,469 I thought someone might find out, so I threw it away. 459 00:19:20,470 --> 00:19:22,269 That's a pretty good act, Joy, 460 00:19:22,270 --> 00:19:24,723 but the judges just aren't buying it. 461 00:19:24,724 --> 00:19:27,394 No, I swear. I didn't have to kill Amber 462 00:19:27,395 --> 00:19:29,355 to get her out of the pageant. 463 00:19:29,459 --> 00:19:32,054 I found something in her violin case, 464 00:19:32,244 --> 00:19:33,741 something awful. 465 00:19:33,742 --> 00:19:35,409 And what did you find? 466 00:19:35,410 --> 00:19:37,408 The reason she was murdered. 467 00:19:40,118 --> 00:19:42,336 If these got out, it would've ruined her. 468 00:19:42,337 --> 00:19:45,257 She would've been kicked off the circuit for good. 469 00:19:50,524 --> 00:19:51,781 Oh, my God. 470 00:19:51,782 --> 00:19:54,068 She is absolutely, totally... 471 00:19:54,069 --> 00:19:56,835 Naked. There's a note on the back of that one. 472 00:19:58,694 --> 00:20:00,726 "You know my price. Pay up or I will destroy you." 473 00:20:00,727 --> 00:20:02,488 So she was being blackmailed. 474 00:20:02,489 --> 00:20:04,436 Looks like somebody made good on their threat. 475 00:20:12,248 --> 00:20:14,276 Beauty queens and naked pictures-- 476 00:20:14,277 --> 00:20:16,156 as American as socialites and sex tapes. 477 00:20:16,157 --> 00:20:18,383 Amber dreamt of winning this pageant, 478 00:20:18,384 --> 00:20:19,867 why would she take those photos? 479 00:20:19,868 --> 00:20:21,984 I mean, she knew the chance that she was taking. 480 00:20:21,985 --> 00:20:23,363 Well, just because you're smart and beautiful 481 00:20:23,364 --> 00:20:24,855 doesn't mean you have good judgment. 482 00:20:25,519 --> 00:20:26,998 I didn't mean me. 483 00:20:27,752 --> 00:20:29,548 Just got off with Amber's father. 484 00:20:29,549 --> 00:20:31,396 That was a tough conversation. 485 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,037 You mean, he didn't know about the photos? 486 00:20:33,038 --> 00:20:35,166 And Amber didn't tell him about the blackmailer either 487 00:20:35,348 --> 00:20:36,754 or try to borrow money. 488 00:20:36,755 --> 00:20:38,887 Well, maybe she paid off the blackmailer on her own. 489 00:20:38,888 --> 00:20:41,689 Not an option. Any money Amber did have 490 00:20:41,690 --> 00:20:44,639 went to paying for shoes, gowns, and spray tans. 491 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,565 She only had 50 bucks in the bank. 492 00:20:46,566 --> 00:20:48,207 And she didn't have any recent withdrawals either. 493 00:20:48,208 --> 00:20:50,377 Justin said that she was upset. Maybe that's because 494 00:20:50,378 --> 00:20:51,921 she didn't have the money to make it go away. 495 00:20:51,922 --> 00:20:53,093 Yeah, but then why kill her? 496 00:20:53,094 --> 00:20:54,858 I mean, a smart blackmailer would give her the time 497 00:20:54,859 --> 00:20:57,245 to get the cash. Not if she threatened to go to the police, 498 00:20:57,246 --> 00:20:58,974 forcing him to take deadly action. 499 00:20:58,975 --> 00:21:03,432 Deadly action-- that's a good title. I rechecked her phone. 500 00:21:03,433 --> 00:21:05,702 There's no record of any unusual calls. 501 00:21:05,703 --> 00:21:07,130 I figure the blackmailer contacted her 502 00:21:07,131 --> 00:21:09,122 through her hotel phone, that way he couldn't be traced. 503 00:21:09,123 --> 00:21:11,408 Castle, have you taken a look at these photos? 504 00:21:11,928 --> 00:21:14,594 Only in so far as it pertains to the investigation. 505 00:21:14,595 --> 00:21:16,158 Look at the lighting and the composition. 506 00:21:16,159 --> 00:21:19,093 Whoever took these knew something about photography. 507 00:21:19,094 --> 00:21:21,618 A professional. I mean, it happens all the time. 508 00:21:21,619 --> 00:21:24,315 Girl gets a session with a pro, they finish, he offers 509 00:21:24,316 --> 00:21:26,304 to take a few art shots, she's desperate for the cash, 510 00:21:26,305 --> 00:21:28,011 he promises he'll never show it to anybody... 511 00:21:28,012 --> 00:21:29,307 Until she makes it big, in which case, 512 00:21:29,308 --> 00:21:31,380 they suddenly surface. Esposito, 513 00:21:31,381 --> 00:21:33,556 let's get ahold of the pageant consultant. 514 00:21:33,557 --> 00:21:35,393 Let's get a list of all the photographers 515 00:21:35,394 --> 00:21:36,647 that Amber's had sessions with. 516 00:21:36,648 --> 00:21:38,828 One of them might be our blackmailer. All right. 517 00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:40,981 This must have been what she was so upset about. 518 00:21:40,982 --> 00:21:45,234 She knew, if the pageant found out, it would've all been over. 519 00:21:45,235 --> 00:21:48,127 It is all over. But why didn't she just tell me? 520 00:21:49,409 --> 00:21:50,373 Do you have any idea 521 00:21:50,374 --> 00:21:51,804 who might have taken these photographs? 522 00:21:51,805 --> 00:21:54,672 With that hairstyle, it must have been six months ago. 523 00:21:54,673 --> 00:21:56,434 I'll have to check my calendar. 524 00:21:58,110 --> 00:21:59,071 So uniforms talked 525 00:21:59,072 --> 00:22:01,594 to the pageant girls that Amber was closest to. 526 00:22:01,595 --> 00:22:03,299 She didn't tell them about the photos either. 527 00:22:03,300 --> 00:22:04,949 Well, she probably thought they'd use it against her. 528 00:22:04,950 --> 00:22:06,417 Beckett, you're a woman, right? 529 00:22:06,418 --> 00:22:08,651 Sir, I have no idea what to get your wife. 530 00:22:08,652 --> 00:22:09,833 Still no luck on the gift? 531 00:22:09,834 --> 00:22:11,166 Keep coming up empty. 532 00:22:11,167 --> 00:22:13,913 The best thing to give a woman is something she said she wanted 533 00:22:13,914 --> 00:22:15,785 when she didn't think you were listening. 534 00:22:16,637 --> 00:22:18,382 What if I wasn't listening? 535 00:22:18,383 --> 00:22:19,977 Gift certificate? 536 00:22:21,043 --> 00:22:22,283 Beckett. 537 00:22:23,178 --> 00:22:24,836 So according to her pageant consultant, 538 00:22:24,837 --> 00:22:27,412 Amber was in the city about six months ago for a photo shoot. 539 00:22:27,413 --> 00:22:29,240 He thinks they were taken around the same time. 540 00:22:29,241 --> 00:22:30,566 And who was the shoot with? 541 00:22:30,567 --> 00:22:33,454 A photographer named Dax Lattimer. Does he have a record? 542 00:22:33,455 --> 00:22:35,209 Negative, but I asked around, and the guy's 543 00:22:35,210 --> 00:22:36,528 no stranger to dirty pictures. 544 00:22:36,529 --> 00:22:39,476 On top of headshots, he also freelances for adult magazines. 545 00:22:39,477 --> 00:22:41,210 Well, sounds like our guy. Where is he now? 546 00:22:41,211 --> 00:22:42,436 He's at a studio in the East Village. 547 00:22:42,437 --> 00:22:44,651 I'm heading there now. Okay. I'll have Ryan meet you. 548 00:22:45,992 --> 00:22:49,172 Sure, I remember Amber. Very sweet gal. 549 00:22:49,173 --> 00:22:51,002 I took some headshots for her. 550 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:52,864 You take anything else while you were at it? 551 00:22:52,865 --> 00:22:55,199 Maybe some snaps of her wearing nothing but a smile? 552 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,194 Amber wasn't the type. She was all about the glamour. 553 00:22:58,505 --> 00:22:59,455 So what's this about? 554 00:22:59,456 --> 00:23:00,881 She was murdered. 555 00:23:00,882 --> 00:23:04,244 And we think whoever killed her took this picture right here. 556 00:23:07,340 --> 00:23:10,080 Yeah, well, I didn't take this. I'm not that mediocre. 557 00:23:10,198 --> 00:23:13,277 Really? These were shot around the time you worked with Amber. 558 00:23:13,278 --> 00:23:15,598 And we all know you do more than just pets and families. 559 00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:17,138 Hey, we all have to pay the bills. 560 00:23:17,139 --> 00:23:19,118 And with Amber's star on the rise, 561 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,286 that photo's worth some serious coin. Pretty girl like that, 562 00:23:22,287 --> 00:23:23,905 alone here with you in the studio? 563 00:23:23,906 --> 00:23:26,190 Hey, you have to believe me. I didn't take this photograph. 564 00:23:26,191 --> 00:23:28,641 - Besides, we weren't alone. She was with someone. - Who? 565 00:23:28,765 --> 00:23:30,550 Some boyfriend. The guy was a real creep, too. 566 00:23:30,551 --> 00:23:32,044 Amber didn't have a boyfriend. 567 00:23:32,045 --> 00:23:33,430 Well, she did when she was here. 568 00:23:33,431 --> 00:23:36,212 In fact, he fancied himself a photographer, kept telling me 569 00:23:36,213 --> 00:23:38,016 I should shoot Amber in natural light. 570 00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:39,606 This boyfriend have a name? 571 00:23:39,607 --> 00:23:42,322 Jerry. Jeremy. Something like that. 572 00:23:42,323 --> 00:23:44,466 Mr. Lattimer, where were you night before last 573 00:23:44,467 --> 00:23:47,604 between 11:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M.? At home with my wife, 574 00:23:47,605 --> 00:23:50,029 trying to rock my colicky son to sleep. 575 00:23:50,030 --> 00:23:51,715 It's a doorman building, so you can check. 576 00:23:51,716 --> 00:23:53,218 Okay, thanks. 577 00:23:53,683 --> 00:23:56,376 Amber's dad said that she used to have a boyfriend-- 578 00:23:56,377 --> 00:23:58,311 Jeremy Keiper. 579 00:23:58,312 --> 00:24:00,905 Keiper? Was he creepy? Yeah, well, her dad thought so. 580 00:24:00,906 --> 00:24:02,972 As far as he knows, they broke up late last year 581 00:24:02,973 --> 00:24:05,780 because she realized that he was holding her back. 582 00:24:05,781 --> 00:24:06,948 The dad thinks that the boyfriend's 583 00:24:06,949 --> 00:24:09,612 still in Illinois. Well, that's the beauty of blackmail-- 584 00:24:09,613 --> 00:24:13,324 You can do it from anywhere. Blackmail, maybe. But not murder. 585 00:24:13,325 --> 00:24:15,536 Why don't we find out if Keiper paid her a visit lately? 586 00:24:15,537 --> 00:24:16,604 On it. 587 00:24:18,229 --> 00:24:20,033 Bad boyfriends and pageant queens? 588 00:24:20,034 --> 00:24:23,545 This is like Debbie Winokur all over again. 589 00:24:23,546 --> 00:24:24,792 You having flashbacks? 590 00:24:24,793 --> 00:24:26,587 It was my own private Vietnam. 591 00:24:27,107 --> 00:24:29,781 Our place smelled of hair spray, 592 00:24:29,782 --> 00:24:32,556 perfume, and cigarettes. 593 00:24:33,435 --> 00:24:35,808 I'm surprised that we didn't spontaneously combust. 594 00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:37,993 I love the smell of hair spray in the morning. 595 00:24:38,592 --> 00:24:41,121 It smells like... victory. 596 00:24:41,868 --> 00:24:43,731 Excuse me, Mr. Castle? 597 00:24:45,788 --> 00:24:47,192 Ashley. 598 00:24:47,346 --> 00:24:49,447 I'm sorry to bug you at work, but Alexis established 599 00:24:49,448 --> 00:24:52,166 a-a no calls, no contact policy. She told me. 600 00:24:52,167 --> 00:24:54,152 Look, I-I made a big mistake. 601 00:24:54,153 --> 00:24:55,484 I thought if I chose Stanford, 602 00:24:55,485 --> 00:24:57,883 A-Alexis would think that I was blowing her off. 603 00:24:57,962 --> 00:24:59,761 I-instead, she's mad at me because I chose her 604 00:24:59,762 --> 00:25:01,325 over where I want to go to school. 605 00:25:01,436 --> 00:25:04,057 So now I'm going to Stanford, which is where I wanted to go 606 00:25:04,058 --> 00:25:06,292 in the first place, but-- but if you call her and tell her that, 607 00:25:06,293 --> 00:25:07,762 she'll be even angrier with you for 608 00:25:07,763 --> 00:25:10,586 ignoring her boundaries. Exactly. Look, I think Alexis and I 609 00:25:10,587 --> 00:25:12,125 can make the whole long-distance thing work. 610 00:25:12,126 --> 00:25:15,028 I really do. Would you tell her that? 611 00:25:15,029 --> 00:25:16,685 Would you talk to her for me? 612 00:25:17,007 --> 00:25:19,862 Ashley, I-I appreciate, it was probably very hard for you 613 00:25:19,863 --> 00:25:21,430 to come down and talk to me today, 614 00:25:21,431 --> 00:25:24,565 but I just don't think it's very appropriate for me to get-- 615 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:27,326 Mr. Castle, have you ever been crazy about someone 616 00:25:27,327 --> 00:25:29,302 who was determined to push you away? 617 00:25:29,303 --> 00:25:32,193 Hey, Castle, uh... Oh, sorry, guys. 618 00:25:32,949 --> 00:25:33,869 Uh... 619 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:36,116 No, it... 620 00:25:36,592 --> 00:25:37,884 It's o--um... 621 00:25:38,414 --> 00:25:41,020 Ashley, I'm--I'm sorry. I do have to go. 622 00:25:41,021 --> 00:25:43,353 Please just, um, think about it, okay? 623 00:25:43,354 --> 00:25:44,307 Okay. 624 00:25:49,492 --> 00:25:50,880 What's that about? 625 00:25:51,342 --> 00:25:53,586 He wants me to advocate for him. 626 00:25:54,031 --> 00:25:56,148 Oh. Well, that's sweet. 627 00:25:56,149 --> 00:25:58,267 Yeah. And awkward. 628 00:25:58,569 --> 00:26:00,378 Mostly awkward. Yo, Beckett! 629 00:26:00,866 --> 00:26:03,270 I just got off the phone with Jeremy Keiper's mom. 630 00:26:03,491 --> 00:26:06,033 Turns out Jeremy moved to New York last month, 631 00:26:06,034 --> 00:26:09,242 said he was going to "make something of himself." 632 00:26:09,243 --> 00:26:12,064 Looks like he made himself into a blackmailer and a killer. 633 00:26:13,192 --> 00:26:15,964 Jeremy keiper, NYPD. Open up. 634 00:26:29,762 --> 00:26:31,169 Mr. Keiper? 635 00:26:31,948 --> 00:26:33,497 Anybody here? 636 00:26:34,748 --> 00:26:35,839 Beckett. 637 00:26:38,044 --> 00:26:40,069 Looks like someone had a hard time letting go. 638 00:26:45,607 --> 00:26:46,633 Castle. 639 00:27:03,025 --> 00:27:05,693 This is a classic murder-suicide. 640 00:27:05,694 --> 00:27:07,221 Jeremy blackmails his ex-girlfriend, 641 00:27:07,222 --> 00:27:08,131 not because he needs the money, 642 00:27:08,132 --> 00:27:10,021 but because clearly, he's obsessed with her. 643 00:27:10,022 --> 00:27:12,306 Amber rejects him and his scheme-y schemes. 644 00:27:12,307 --> 00:27:14,399 He flips, he snaps, he kills her, and then, 645 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,030 faced with the reality of what he's done, hangs himself. 646 00:27:17,031 --> 00:27:21,224 - Only one problem with your theory, Castle. - Which is? 647 00:27:21,225 --> 00:27:23,237 This wasn't a suicide. This wasn't? 648 00:27:23,238 --> 00:27:24,359 If he'd hanged himself, 649 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:26,522 the marks on his neck would angle upwards. 650 00:27:26,523 --> 00:27:29,917 Yes, which they do. Yes, but if he was strangled, 651 00:27:29,918 --> 00:27:32,286 the marks would go straight across. This guy's got both. 652 00:27:32,287 --> 00:27:34,760 Then the hanging was a cover up for the strangulation. 653 00:27:34,761 --> 00:27:36,438 Well, there's also peri-mortem bruising 654 00:27:36,439 --> 00:27:38,232 on the arms and across the ribs. 655 00:27:38,233 --> 00:27:40,869 I'm guessing there was a struggle. Estimated time of death? 656 00:27:40,870 --> 00:27:43,019 Well, judging by temperature and lividity, 657 00:27:43,020 --> 00:27:46,615 - he was killed half a day before Amber Middleberry. - Before Amber? 658 00:27:46,616 --> 00:27:48,768 Yes, before! 659 00:27:48,769 --> 00:27:51,745 Now can you please move? You're in my light. 660 00:27:52,121 --> 00:27:55,251 This doesn't make any sense. If he didn't kill Amber... 661 00:27:56,131 --> 00:27:59,614 How do a blackmailer and his victim both end up dead? 662 00:27:59,615 --> 00:28:01,366 Yo, check this out. 663 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:03,629 His hard drive's been wiped. 664 00:28:03,740 --> 00:28:06,136 That's our connection, Castle. It's the one thing 665 00:28:06,137 --> 00:28:08,450 that Amber and Jeremy had in common... those photos. 666 00:28:08,451 --> 00:28:10,511 Someone didn't want them to see the light of day. 667 00:28:13,174 --> 00:28:16,400 Amber's dad had no idea this was going on with his daughter. 668 00:28:16,401 --> 00:28:19,278 She didn't even mention Jeremy's name in the last six months. 669 00:28:19,542 --> 00:28:20,992 Is there anything else that Jeremy and Amber 670 00:28:20,993 --> 00:28:22,238 could've been involved with while 671 00:28:22,239 --> 00:28:24,344 they were together? No, not that he can recall. 672 00:28:24,818 --> 00:28:26,599 These pictures, by today's standards, 673 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,428 are--are downright tasteful. 674 00:28:28,523 --> 00:28:30,996 How do these get you killed? It can't be about naked pictures. 675 00:28:30,997 --> 00:28:34,005 Something else must have been going on. Unless... 676 00:28:34,006 --> 00:28:37,313 - Unless what? - Unless Jeremy wasn't the only blackmailer. 677 00:28:37,314 --> 00:28:39,877 What if he had a partner? I mean, we know Amber 678 00:28:39,878 --> 00:28:41,615 was arguing with someone the night she was killed. 679 00:28:41,616 --> 00:28:42,635 We know it couldn't have been Jeremy, 680 00:28:42,636 --> 00:28:45,693 because he was already dead. Why would the partner kill Jeremy? 681 00:28:45,694 --> 00:28:47,007 Maybe they had a falling out. 682 00:28:47,008 --> 00:28:49,509 Maybe Jeremy decided he couldn't hurt Amber, 683 00:28:49,510 --> 00:28:51,134 but the partner still wanted his payday. 684 00:28:51,135 --> 00:28:52,549 So he takes out Jeremy and decides 685 00:28:52,550 --> 00:28:55,826 to go after Amber himself? But Amber decides to call his bluff. 686 00:28:55,827 --> 00:28:57,273 She says she's gonna contact the police. 687 00:28:57,274 --> 00:29:00,046 Now the blackmailer has no choice. He has to kill her 688 00:29:00,047 --> 00:29:02,169 and get rid of all the evidence of blackmail. 689 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:05,704 Ryan. 690 00:29:06,129 --> 00:29:08,229 Give me everything you got on Jeremy Keiper. 691 00:29:09,810 --> 00:29:11,172 I'm sorry, baby. 692 00:29:12,154 --> 00:29:14,696 Whoa. It's late. I'll leave you to it. 693 00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:22,700 Hey. 694 00:29:22,701 --> 00:29:23,560 Hey. 695 00:29:24,191 --> 00:29:25,352 Whatcha looking at? 696 00:29:34,774 --> 00:29:36,482 You really miss him, don't ya? 697 00:29:39,894 --> 00:29:41,950 You know I-I hate to interfere-- 698 00:29:42,223 --> 00:29:43,547 Since when? 699 00:29:43,962 --> 00:29:45,257 Point taken. 700 00:29:46,390 --> 00:29:49,148 Ashley dropped by the precinct to see me today. 701 00:29:49,149 --> 00:29:50,930 He did? Why? 702 00:29:50,931 --> 00:29:53,588 He wanted me to intercede on his behalf. 703 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:55,441 What'd he say? 704 00:29:55,442 --> 00:29:57,622 Well, he looked about as happy as you do, 705 00:29:59,107 --> 00:30:00,360 and he wanted me to tell you 706 00:30:00,361 --> 00:30:02,331 that he has decided to go to Stanford. 707 00:30:04,183 --> 00:30:05,230 Oh. 708 00:30:05,592 --> 00:30:06,640 And... 709 00:30:07,751 --> 00:30:10,149 He wants to give a long-distance relationship 710 00:30:10,150 --> 00:30:11,531 a shot. 711 00:30:11,620 --> 00:30:13,267 He thinks it could work. 712 00:30:15,651 --> 00:30:17,250 What do you think? 713 00:30:22,204 --> 00:30:24,166 I think that nothing is certain. 714 00:30:25,337 --> 00:30:26,703 And you could be ending something 715 00:30:26,704 --> 00:30:28,550 that might have worked if you had just... 716 00:30:29,001 --> 00:30:30,785 Given it a little more time. 717 00:30:30,979 --> 00:30:32,300 What if I'm just cutting my losses 718 00:30:32,301 --> 00:30:34,391 on something that was never meant to be? 719 00:30:34,723 --> 00:30:36,567 Well, then we can be the father-daughter version 720 00:30:36,568 --> 00:30:37,953 of "Grey Gardens." 721 00:30:39,732 --> 00:30:41,736 Life is a journey, 722 00:30:41,737 --> 00:30:44,901 and there is no predicting the outcome. 723 00:30:45,281 --> 00:30:47,343 The only thing you can control are your choices, 724 00:30:47,344 --> 00:30:51,459 and they'll... they'll define who you are. 725 00:30:51,662 --> 00:30:53,500 I would just hate to see you so focused 726 00:30:53,501 --> 00:30:54,806 on the problem right in front of you 727 00:30:54,898 --> 00:30:58,982 that you... completely miss the entire picture. 728 00:31:01,225 --> 00:31:03,217 That's pretty good advice. 729 00:31:04,297 --> 00:31:07,344 Yeah. Yeah, actually it is, isn't it? 730 00:31:07,345 --> 00:31:08,355 Yeah. 731 00:31:13,087 --> 00:31:14,555 Remind me to get you a subscription 732 00:31:14,556 --> 00:31:17,655 to a girlie magazine for Christmas. Oh, that is so thoughtful, 733 00:31:17,656 --> 00:31:19,522 but I'm not looking at the naked girl. 734 00:31:19,704 --> 00:31:20,594 What are you looking at? 735 00:31:20,595 --> 00:31:22,597 Everything but the naked girl. 736 00:31:22,679 --> 00:31:24,381 We were so focused on Amber, 737 00:31:24,382 --> 00:31:26,119 we almost missed the entire picture. 738 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,578 What if Amber and Jeremy were killed not because of 739 00:31:28,579 --> 00:31:30,120 who was in this photo, but because of 740 00:31:30,121 --> 00:31:33,780 where the photo was taken? Anything look familiar? 741 00:31:35,468 --> 00:31:36,684 Sure does. 742 00:31:37,242 --> 00:31:38,783 You can thank me later. 743 00:31:47,606 --> 00:31:49,008 Talk about a motive for murder. 744 00:31:49,009 --> 00:31:50,625 If these photos got out to the tabloids... 745 00:31:50,626 --> 00:31:51,477 It would destroy everything. 746 00:31:51,478 --> 00:31:52,593 NYPD. 747 00:31:55,381 --> 00:31:57,604 The memorial for Amber should be simple, tasteful... 748 00:31:57,605 --> 00:31:59,510 And very, very classy. Yes. 749 00:32:00,814 --> 00:32:01,959 Detective. 750 00:32:02,345 --> 00:32:03,879 Is there something I can help you with? 751 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,194 Yes, we need to ask you a few questions. 752 00:32:06,195 --> 00:32:07,212 Ask away. 753 00:32:08,022 --> 00:32:09,018 Fine. 754 00:32:09,777 --> 00:32:10,852 Tell us about the blackmail 755 00:32:10,853 --> 00:32:12,929 and the murder of Amber Middleberry. 756 00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:15,706 Shut the cameras off. Go, now! 757 00:32:18,545 --> 00:32:21,027 I thought you said that everybody loves the underbelly. 758 00:32:21,028 --> 00:32:22,593 This-- What's going on, Victor? 759 00:32:22,594 --> 00:32:25,181 What's going on is, we finally figured out who, 760 00:32:25,182 --> 00:32:26,710 aside from Amber... 761 00:32:27,033 --> 00:32:30,073 would be nervous about these photos. What photos? 762 00:32:30,647 --> 00:32:33,397 Oh, my God. Oh, my God! Victor. 763 00:32:33,398 --> 00:32:35,845 Oh, my God! I-it's not what it looks like. 764 00:32:35,846 --> 00:32:37,489 It's not what it looks like? This is... 765 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,018 This is our house in the Hamptons. 766 00:32:40,019 --> 00:32:42,620 This is our bed. It's our vacation bed. 767 00:32:42,621 --> 00:32:45,354 Right underneath the $2-million Picard that 768 00:32:45,355 --> 00:32:47,275 you purchased at the auction, which just happens to be 769 00:32:47,276 --> 00:32:48,508 the companion to this painting 770 00:32:48,509 --> 00:32:50,103 here in your office. We read all about it 771 00:32:50,104 --> 00:32:52,451 on the spread they did on you in "Today's Architect." 772 00:32:52,452 --> 00:32:55,776 Looks as though you were hoisted on your own Picard. 773 00:32:56,304 --> 00:32:58,974 I can explain. We agreed, Victor. Never again. 774 00:32:58,975 --> 00:33:00,542 It was just a weekend. 775 00:33:00,543 --> 00:33:02,850 Just a weekend? I have friends in the Hamptons. 776 00:33:02,851 --> 00:33:04,864 What if somebody saw? I won't be humiliated 777 00:33:04,865 --> 00:33:07,398 because you can't keep it in your pants! No one saw. 778 00:33:07,399 --> 00:33:11,251 No one saw. No, you took photos so everyone could see. 779 00:33:11,252 --> 00:33:13,760 I didn't take those pictures. Here's what I think happened-- 780 00:33:13,761 --> 00:33:15,327 Amber was being blackmailed. 781 00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:17,359 She couldn't pay, so she came to you for help. 782 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,840 Only you had a lot to lose, and those pictures, 783 00:33:19,841 --> 00:33:21,489 they have a way of getting out. 784 00:33:21,578 --> 00:33:24,427 So instead of paying off her blackmailer, you killed him, 785 00:33:24,428 --> 00:33:25,343 and then you came back here 786 00:33:25,344 --> 00:33:26,795 and took care of her. That's not what happened. 787 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:30,140 The cameras aren't rolling any longer, Mr. Baron. 788 00:33:30,438 --> 00:33:32,118 You can drop the act. 789 00:33:32,119 --> 00:33:35,253 It's not an act. Amber wasn't being blackmailed. 790 00:33:35,254 --> 00:33:37,378 The conniving bitch was blackmailing me. 791 00:33:37,379 --> 00:33:38,762 She was blackmailing you? 792 00:33:38,763 --> 00:33:40,606 She showed me the pictures. She told me that she had 793 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:43,107 her boyfriend come and take 'em while I was away. 794 00:33:44,076 --> 00:33:45,784 Wait. You left her alone in my house? 795 00:33:45,785 --> 00:33:47,709 I had a meeting in the city. I was coming right back. 796 00:33:47,818 --> 00:33:49,556 How could you be so stupid, Victor? 797 00:33:50,593 --> 00:33:52,338 She said if helped her win the pageant, 798 00:33:52,339 --> 00:33:54,660 the photos would never see the light of day. 799 00:33:54,826 --> 00:33:57,014 "You know the price. Pay up or I'll destroy you." 800 00:33:57,015 --> 00:33:59,147 It wasn't to Amber. It was from Amber. 801 00:33:59,148 --> 00:34:00,292 She was still with her boyfriend. 802 00:34:00,293 --> 00:34:03,022 They were in it together. So then what did you do? 803 00:34:03,023 --> 00:34:04,593 I slipped her the pageant questions. 804 00:34:04,594 --> 00:34:07,855 Why do you think she was doing so well? You ass! 805 00:34:07,956 --> 00:34:09,943 Whoa! Whoa. Hey! Hey! 806 00:34:10,926 --> 00:34:13,321 Mr. Baron, where were you between 11:00 and 1:00 A.M. 807 00:34:13,322 --> 00:34:15,775 the night of the murder? After the reception, 808 00:34:15,860 --> 00:34:19,268 I had drinks with councilman Bollinger. 809 00:34:19,508 --> 00:34:22,196 Uh, I got home at, uh, at 1:00 A.M. 810 00:34:22,197 --> 00:34:23,947 Kayla was with me, weren't you, babe? 811 00:34:24,869 --> 00:34:27,588 Kayla, is this true? Were you with him? 812 00:34:27,589 --> 00:34:28,015 Oh. 813 00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:34,307 Yes. 814 00:34:35,603 --> 00:34:37,770 Who else knew, Victor? 815 00:34:37,771 --> 00:34:40,572 Who do I need to be ashamed in front of? 816 00:34:40,573 --> 00:34:42,442 No one else knew. Well, someone else must've, 817 00:34:42,443 --> 00:34:44,268 otherwise two people wouldn't be dead. 818 00:34:44,703 --> 00:34:46,640 The only other person I told was Candace. 819 00:34:46,725 --> 00:34:48,301 I told her what Amber was trying to do-- 820 00:34:48,302 --> 00:34:49,809 to me, to the pageant. 821 00:34:49,934 --> 00:34:52,736 I-I-I told her to take care of it, 822 00:34:52,819 --> 00:34:54,044 to make the problem go away. 823 00:34:56,557 --> 00:34:57,980 Maybe she did. 824 00:34:58,198 --> 00:35:00,263 I don't want to see any fingerprints on those glasses. 825 00:35:00,264 --> 00:35:02,396 Being careful of fingerprints, are we, Candace? 826 00:35:03,166 --> 00:35:04,721 We want everything to be perfect. 827 00:35:04,722 --> 00:35:06,693 This pageant really is your baby. 828 00:35:06,917 --> 00:35:09,112 You noticed? 17 flawless years. 829 00:35:09,113 --> 00:35:11,747 So then you would do anything to protect it. 830 00:35:13,233 --> 00:35:15,577 We know that Mr. Baron told you about the blackmail. 831 00:35:16,584 --> 00:35:19,604 And we know that he asked you to handle it. 832 00:35:20,138 --> 00:35:23,058 Kill her? I wanted to kill Baron. 833 00:35:23,059 --> 00:35:25,835 17 flawless years, and he wants me to give her the answers 834 00:35:25,836 --> 00:35:27,985 so his little fling can wear the crown? 835 00:35:29,659 --> 00:35:30,428 But it was either that 836 00:35:30,429 --> 00:35:33,127 or that snake destroys everything. 837 00:35:33,128 --> 00:35:36,176 - Where were you the night that Amber was killed? - Please don't. 838 00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:37,798 Ms. Ford-- I was with someone. 839 00:35:38,390 --> 00:35:39,448 Who? 840 00:35:40,832 --> 00:35:42,146 I can't. 841 00:35:42,147 --> 00:35:44,566 Candace, if you have an alibi-- Bobby Stark. 842 00:35:44,993 --> 00:35:47,040 I was with him at the Tribeca Grand. 843 00:35:48,716 --> 00:35:50,293 And the worst part is... 844 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:52,963 He doesn't even remember. 845 00:35:55,602 --> 00:35:57,950 Tribeca Grand confirms that Stark was with Candace 846 00:35:57,951 --> 00:35:58,996 at the time of the murder. 847 00:35:58,997 --> 00:36:00,787 She did smell a little bit like strawberry oil. 848 00:36:00,788 --> 00:36:02,501 Baron's alibi checks out, too. 849 00:36:02,714 --> 00:36:04,172 Which leaves us without a suspect. 850 00:36:04,173 --> 00:36:05,925 Okay, get into it with Baron's lawyers. 851 00:36:06,012 --> 00:36:07,305 Just because Candace didn't kill them 852 00:36:07,306 --> 00:36:09,899 - doesn't mean he didn't hire someone else to do it. - Right. 853 00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:12,319 Blind, naked ambition-- I think 854 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:13,939 even your Debbie Winokur would've been appalled. 855 00:36:14,053 --> 00:36:15,353 Yeah, she would've. 856 00:36:15,614 --> 00:36:17,109 Debbie wanted to be a beauty queen 857 00:36:17,110 --> 00:36:20,407 because she believed in the ideals of beauty. 858 00:36:20,408 --> 00:36:21,674 She wanted to be beautiful on the 859 00:36:21,675 --> 00:36:24,324 inside and outside. I thought you didn't like her. 860 00:36:24,543 --> 00:36:27,541 Well, deep down, behind all of the makeup and the hair, 861 00:36:27,542 --> 00:36:28,898 she wasn't terrible. 862 00:36:28,899 --> 00:36:31,148 She was just a miserable person to live with. 863 00:36:31,149 --> 00:36:33,735 Unlike Amber, winning wouldn't have meant a thing to her 864 00:36:33,736 --> 00:36:34,930 if she had to cheat to do it. 865 00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:36,824 Yeah, talk about choices that change your life. 866 00:36:37,198 --> 00:36:38,163 When do you make that choice? 867 00:36:38,268 --> 00:36:39,083 When does winning become 868 00:36:39,084 --> 00:36:41,443 more important than your soul? I don't know. 869 00:36:41,444 --> 00:36:43,210 You have to be pretty cold and calculating 870 00:36:43,211 --> 00:36:47,769 to make some of the choices Amber did. Cold and calculating? 871 00:36:48,687 --> 00:36:49,497 What? 872 00:36:49,498 --> 00:36:51,163 Amber was cold and calculating. 873 00:36:51,164 --> 00:36:52,971 Yeah, so? 874 00:36:52,972 --> 00:36:55,908 So all of those people we talked to about her, 875 00:36:56,295 --> 00:36:58,224 one of them is lying. 876 00:37:30,848 --> 00:37:34,554 Tragedy... struck the Baron's all-American pageant 877 00:37:34,555 --> 00:37:38,478 with the untimely passing of our Illinois All-American, 878 00:37:40,035 --> 00:37:41,864 Ms. Amber Middleberry. 879 00:37:42,289 --> 00:37:45,667 I was fortunate to have worked closely with Amber. 880 00:37:46,408 --> 00:37:48,030 She meant the world to me. 881 00:37:48,031 --> 00:37:49,701 Well, then why did you kill her? 882 00:37:50,256 --> 00:37:52,809 What? I didn't kill Amber. 883 00:37:52,810 --> 00:37:55,820 You're lying. You've been lying to us the whole time. 884 00:37:55,821 --> 00:37:57,883 You told us that she was upset, that she was feeling 885 00:37:57,884 --> 00:38:00,878 like she was being taken advantage of and threatened. 886 00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:02,123 But she was the one doing the threatening. 887 00:38:02,124 --> 00:38:03,445 There was no reason for her to be upset. 888 00:38:03,446 --> 00:38:05,412 You know, you're interrupting a dress rehearsal. Okay? 889 00:38:05,413 --> 00:38:07,178 I don't even know what you two are talking about. 890 00:38:07,270 --> 00:38:09,575 Oh, yes, you do. You got on to the blackmail. 891 00:38:09,576 --> 00:38:11,621 You thought the old boyfriend was taking advantage 892 00:38:11,622 --> 00:38:14,512 of your prized client, so you confronted him. 893 00:38:14,513 --> 00:38:16,216 We ran your credit cards. We know 894 00:38:16,217 --> 00:38:18,510 about the taxi trip you took to Jeremy's apartment. 895 00:38:18,605 --> 00:38:20,603 So tell us, when you killed Amber's boyfriend, 896 00:38:20,699 --> 00:38:22,750 did you know that Amber was in on the scheme? 897 00:38:28,091 --> 00:38:30,794 Justin, stop. 898 00:38:30,795 --> 00:38:31,367 Oh. 899 00:38:33,531 --> 00:38:35,057 Where are you going, aah! 900 00:38:44,055 --> 00:38:45,421 A word of advice, Justin. 901 00:38:46,065 --> 00:38:47,439 When the lady says stop, 902 00:38:48,345 --> 00:38:49,375 stop. 903 00:38:52,213 --> 00:38:53,676 Justin confessed to everything. 904 00:38:53,677 --> 00:38:55,272 His last three clients were losers. 905 00:38:55,273 --> 00:38:57,922 Amber was supposed to be his comeback, and if she didn't win, 906 00:38:57,923 --> 00:38:58,784 he was through. 907 00:38:58,785 --> 00:39:01,502 Apparently he found the same naked photos that we did, 908 00:39:01,503 --> 00:39:03,421 thought that her ex-boyfriend was trying to exploit her. 909 00:39:03,422 --> 00:39:05,425 He was worried, if they called the cops, 910 00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:07,793 that her secret would get out, and they'd both be ruined. 911 00:39:07,794 --> 00:39:10,743 So he decided to handle it on his own. 912 00:39:10,744 --> 00:39:12,306 Unfortunately, Jeremy was drunk, 913 00:39:12,307 --> 00:39:14,303 he got violent, and Justin ended up killing him. 914 00:39:14,304 --> 00:39:16,727 And he staged it like it was a suicide. 915 00:39:16,728 --> 00:39:18,745 Once Amber found out, she threatened to turn him in, 916 00:39:18,746 --> 00:39:21,804 and he killed her. That's a whole pageant of bad choices. 917 00:39:22,220 --> 00:39:23,303 Good work, you two. 918 00:39:24,686 --> 00:39:27,440 Uh, good work, you all. Thank you. 919 00:39:27,441 --> 00:39:30,594 Mm. I see a beauty queen worthy of a crown. 920 00:39:30,595 --> 00:39:33,418 Always the charmer, Rick. Baby, what you doin' here? 921 00:39:33,419 --> 00:39:34,782 You know I was just comin' to swoop you up. 922 00:39:34,783 --> 00:39:36,527 Yeah, well, I know how you lose all sense of time 923 00:39:36,528 --> 00:39:39,316 - when you're working. I figured I'd meet you here. - Mm-hmm. 924 00:39:39,404 --> 00:39:40,797 Do you guys have any big plans? 925 00:39:40,798 --> 00:39:44,868 Dinner and dancing with the best husband in Manhattan, 926 00:39:44,869 --> 00:39:47,332 especially since he gave me that gift this morning. 927 00:39:47,333 --> 00:39:49,380 Oh, what did you end up giving her? 928 00:39:49,647 --> 00:39:51,111 I followed your advice, Castle. 929 00:39:51,112 --> 00:39:52,101 I thought about some of the things 930 00:39:52,102 --> 00:39:54,229 Evelyn said she wanted the past couple of years... 931 00:39:55,135 --> 00:39:56,515 And my gift to her is, next year, 932 00:39:56,516 --> 00:40:00,034 I'm retiring from the force. We're gonna go traveling. 933 00:40:00,035 --> 00:40:02,489 We're gonna go to all the romantic places. 934 00:40:02,594 --> 00:40:06,244 Wait. Are-- are you serious, boss? You really want to retire? 935 00:40:06,245 --> 00:40:07,092 I haven't accomplished 936 00:40:07,093 --> 00:40:09,251 everything I wanted to on the job, but I've done enough. 937 00:40:09,252 --> 00:40:13,443 It's time for me to move on. Best gift ever--more Roy. 938 00:40:13,444 --> 00:40:14,024 Mm-hmm. 939 00:40:15,021 --> 00:40:16,708 Look, I taught you guys everything I know 940 00:40:16,709 --> 00:40:18,016 about doing this job, all right? 941 00:40:18,017 --> 00:40:19,505 You're gonna be fine without me. 942 00:40:19,709 --> 00:40:23,794 Oh, for crying out loud, lose the long faces. Smile, please. 943 00:40:24,010 --> 00:40:25,393 That's an order. 944 00:40:28,455 --> 00:40:29,977 Hey, you kids take care, all right? 945 00:40:29,978 --> 00:40:31,535 You guys behave now. You have a good time. 946 00:40:31,591 --> 00:40:33,049 Congratulations, you guys. Good night. Thank you. 947 00:40:33,050 --> 00:40:34,597 Bye. Happy anniversary. 948 00:40:34,598 --> 00:40:35,002 Good night. 949 00:40:35,003 --> 00:40:38,059 Good night, captain. What the hell did you say to him? 950 00:40:38,153 --> 00:40:39,702 Nothing. No, I just told him 951 00:40:39,703 --> 00:40:42,478 to listen to what his wife wanted. Damn, Castle. 952 00:40:42,479 --> 00:40:44,396 How can you th-- I di-- 953 00:40:44,627 --> 00:40:45,627 There's no way-- 954 00:40:45,628 --> 00:40:48,905 Castle, let me let you in on a little secret. 955 00:40:48,906 --> 00:40:51,368 Captain Montgomery retires all the time. 956 00:40:51,369 --> 00:40:53,080 Just give it a week or two. 957 00:40:53,081 --> 00:40:55,766 He's like the Brett Favre of the NYPD. 958 00:40:55,767 --> 00:40:57,582 Trust me. He's not going anywhere. 959 00:40:58,636 --> 00:41:00,341 Not going anywhere. 960 00:41:02,613 --> 00:41:04,229 Hey, so I've been meaning to ask you, 961 00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:06,442 did Alexis make a decision about Ashley? 962 00:41:06,443 --> 00:41:07,562 Oh, she did, actually. 963 00:41:07,563 --> 00:41:10,084 She decided it was, uh, worth the risk. 964 00:41:10,085 --> 00:41:12,878 And she's going to just keep showing up. 965 00:41:13,504 --> 00:41:14,923 That's a good choice. 966 00:41:15,664 --> 00:41:16,981 See you tomorrow. 967 00:41:18,387 --> 00:41:19,787 See you tomorrow. 968 00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:27,172 Ashley, what are you doing here? 969 00:41:27,173 --> 00:41:29,328 Hey, Mr. Castle. Hey, dad. Guess what. 970 00:41:29,329 --> 00:41:30,087 What? 971 00:41:30,281 --> 00:41:31,944 I'm going to Stanford. 972 00:41:32,767 --> 00:41:35,204 What? I'm applying for early admission. 973 00:41:35,287 --> 00:41:36,724 And since I've been taking extra classes 974 00:41:36,817 --> 00:41:38,271 each semester since my freshman year, 975 00:41:38,374 --> 00:41:40,341 I have enough credits to graduate in the fall. 976 00:41:43,551 --> 00:41:44,503 What? 977 00:41:44,504 --> 00:41:47,307 Yeah, this way, Ash and I will be together in January, 978 00:41:47,308 --> 00:41:48,525 in college. 979 00:41:48,935 --> 00:41:49,969 What? 980 00:41:50,339 --> 00:41:52,827 That was actually her idea, sir. 981 00:41:57,914 --> 00:41:59,098 What? 982 00:41:59,298 --> 00:42:04,498 Sync by YYeTs.net Corrected by honeybunny www.addic7ed.com