Dr. Marion Baker (Castle)

Dr. Marion Baker (Denise Crosby) is the main villainess from "Death Wish," episode 8.17 of Castle (airdate April 11, 2016). She is an author and professor who is an expert on Middle Eastern literature.
As later revealed, Marion also had an obsession with finding King Solomon's tomb; an obsession that consumed her for 15 years and ruined her marriage. She failed on numerous attempts to find the tomb; however, Lars Cross (a sonar technician and former pupil of Marion's) managed to find King Solomon's tomb and its valuable artifacts during a recent trip to Turkey. Marion turned heel out of extreme jealousy and went on a villainous mission to acquire the artifacts, and in the episode's opening scene, the evil Marion tortured Lars at his home before beheading him with a sword, and also later stole an ancient lamp--one of the artifacts from the tomb.
After killing Lars, Marion enlisted a trio of robbers--led by a woman named Phoebe--to acquire the lamp for her, with the plan including Marion killing Yuruk Sezen, the owner of a rug shop, to allow her henchpersons to search the shop. At the climax of the episode, Marion is interrogated by Richard Castle and Javier Esposito, who revealed her connection to Lars, as well as Marion's heel turn being motivated by her jealousy of Lars' discovery. Marion attempted to deny the claims, but she is later informed that the lamp was found in her home, after which Marion is arrested for the murders.
== Trivia ==
* Denise Crosby is also known for playing villainous Romulan Commander Sela on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also played recurring villainess Dr. Gretchen Kelly on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
* Denise Crosby also played Beth's mother in 2015's Don't Wake Mommy, and appeared on Scandal as the evil Janice Holland.
==Gallery==
Evil Marion.gif|Marion killing Lars Cross
Marion Reveal.jpg|Marion's interrogation and reveal
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