[s2e1] — Deep In Death

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

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 [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 "

The mystery begins with a startling discovery: a man found dead and tangled in the branches of a tree. The investigation takes a turn for the surreal when: To cover his debts to a Russian poker

While being transported to the morgue, the coroner's van is intercepted at gunpoint and the victim's body is stolen.

The second season of the hit procedural dramedy kicked off with its premiere episode, " Deep in Death ," which originally aired on September 21, 2009. Picking up in the aftermath of a tense Season 1 finale, the episode balances the show’s signature wit with the simmering friction between mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD Detective Kate Beckett. A Partnership on Thin Ice

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