After the Storm  opens with the morning right after Castle and Beckett's first big night together. Castle wakes up to an empty bed and wonders if he had dreamed the whole event when Kate walks in, bearing coffee for them and wearing only his shirt.
Causes of dry crusty skin in ears. A magnitude of things may cause the skin in and around the ears to become dry and flaky. However, it is easy to pinpoint the problem. One common cause of crusty ears is cleaning the canal of the ear too often or vigorously. Too much cleaning of the ear canal tends to wipe out the earwax that helps protect the canal.
One very common cause of ear pressure is changes in barometric pressure. When people change altitude quickly, problems can occur in the Eustachian tubes and the ear can feel blocked. Many people have this sensation when they're on airplanes, and some will even feel it if they quickly climb a mountain in a vehicle.