ABC has released the first set of images from the September 24 Castle Season 5 premiere.

As previously teased in our rundown of After the Storm, the episode will pick up the morning after Rick and Kate consummated the concept of Caskett - but the new couple won't have a lot of time to bask in its newfound status.

That's because Beckett's life will be on the line as she races to track down the forces responsible for her mom's murder. Might these forces include a U.S. Senator portrayed by Jack Coleman?

He's included in the following photos. Click through them now and prepare yourself for the return of Castle and company...

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