Actress Stana Katic poses at the 2014 Environmental Media Awards at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California
IN PHOTO: Actress Stana Katic poses at the 2014 Environmental Media Awards at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California October 18, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

"Castle" Season 7, Episode 11 airs in two weeks on ABC. Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion will be operating in new dynamics as Kate Beckett and Rick Castle, respectively, when the series returns after its winter hiatus.

Spoiler alert: This update contains Castle Season 7 spoilers. Read at your own risk if you have not watched the recent episodes.

Castle 7x11 is called "Castle, P.I." The titular character becomes a licensed private investigator in the next new episode. This develops after the events in Castle Season 7, Episode 10 ("Bad Santa") in which Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion) gets kicked out of NYPD over his Mafia connection.

Det. Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) has yet to find out that her husband has been banned from working at NYPD. Captain Gates (Penny Johnson) breaks the news to Rick at the end of Castle 7x10. There will be a time jump in the new episode to transition to the new dynamics between the newly married couple.

As a private investigator, Rick is expected to be more creative and extra-resourceful in getting information about a case in Castle Season 7.

It remains to be seen whether showrunners Andrew W. Marlowe and David Amann would have Rick carry a gun. The mystery author has been revealed to be a sharp shooter as early as Season 1. The writers are likely to come up with several layers to shape the new dynamics between Rick and Kate.

When it comes to the bigger arc of the season, Rick as P.I. may get in the business of digging deeper into what really happened to him in the two months that he vanished. Kate's reaction to her husband's new career is likely to be shown in Castle Season 7, Episode 11.

Castle Season 7: A Quick Look Back

So far in Castle Season 7: Rick and Kate have exchanged vows (Episode 6). Alexis (Molly Quinn) and Martha (Susan Sullivan) are happy to have Rick back. Espo (Jon Huertas) and Lanie (Tamala Jones) have broken up again. Ryan (Seamus Dever) and wife Jenny (Dever's real life wife Juliana Dever) are struggling as new parents to make ends meet.

Castle Season 7 returns with a new episode on ABC on Jan. 12, according to the network's official website.

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