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IN a bizarre made-for-TV coincidence, the shooting of a political kingpin at his sprawling castle echoes the plot of a cable series filmed at the same magnificent estate!
High-powered developer Gary Melius survived the assassination attempt outside his Oheka Castle on the tony Gold Coast of New York’s Long Island.
Oheka Castle stands in for the home of a mysterious German businessman on the USA Network drama “Royal Pains,” and in one episode the mogul staged a fake assassination attempt at the mansion.
In real life, authorities say a masked man shot at Melius, 69, as he climbed into his Mercedes Benz around 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. Fortunately, the car window deflected the bullet, likely saving his life.