[s2e1] Deep In Death Guide

Season 2 Premiere: " Deep in Death " – Tension High as Castle Returns

Beyond the case, Castle faces professional pressure. He is struggling to finish his latest novel, under a looming deadline while simultaneously trying to "build a door" through the wall Beckett has put up between them. "Castle" Deep in Death (TV Episode 2009) - IMDb [S2E1] Deep in Death

The team discovers the victim was an insurance agent who had been laid off for months. To cover his debts to a Russian poker ring, he had turned to smuggling cocaine inside his body as a drug mule. Castle’s Personal Stakes Season 2 Premiere: " Deep in Death "

While being transported to the morgue, the coroner's van is intercepted at gunpoint and the victim's body is stolen. To cover his debts to a Russian poker

The episode finds the central duo "on the outs" after Castle crossed a major line: investigating the cold case of Beckett's mother’s murder without her permission. While Beckett is still "plenty peeved" and initially wants Castle gone, she is forced to work with him again when a bizarre new case lands on her desk. The Case of the Man in the Tree

When the body is eventually recovered, all of the internal organs have been removed.