Castle's confidence is shaken he goes into the precinct with ideas for the case, but Beckett has already thought of them all and located the woman in the picture.Ī hotel manager says that Eliška used to work there. Meanwhile, Martha Rodgers makes Castle doubt his contribution to solving cases, and suggests that Beckett will be thrilled not to have Castle following her around anymore. Montgomery responds that the Mayor wants Castle there, and she will have to cooperate. When Montgomery implies that Castle will be around for more Nikki Heat novels, Beckett complains about having to work with him, and that this was supposed to be a one-book deal. It is of a woman and a child, and the woman's face is scratched out. At her apartment, Castle finds a picture hidden behind a dresser. Starting with the candy wrapper found on her clothing, Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan find the place where it was sold, and the name of the woman who bought the candy, Eliška Sokol. Later, at the morgue, Perlmutter suggests that she's almost certainly an eastern bloc immigrant. but Castle decides to call her back.Įlsewhere, Kate Beckett and company investigate a murder scene where a Caucasian female is found murdered in a manhole. Beckett calls to tell him about a murder.
This series inspired him to be a writer in the first place, but there's one catch: he can hardly follow Beckett if he's working this new project instead of Nikki Heat. Paula Haas, Castle's agent, shows up (at 7 a.m.) to tell him that he has been offered the contract for three books on " a certain British secret agent". At the same time, Castle's first book based on Beckett, Heat Wave, is released to rave reviews (after Martha's prognostications of doom), and he is offered the writing opportunity of a lifetime, causing him to struggle with the fact that accepting the new gig would end his partnership with Beckett. A woman who is an illegal immigrant is found dead in a manhole, prompting Castle and Beckett to uncover a dark secret about a successful doctor, and a possible connection between his son, and that of the victim.