Part of him thought it would have been better to die rather than just lose his leg. While furiously beating at a wall with his hammer, Castle was harassed by When it came to lunch time, Castle was mocked again by the group of workers, while still furiously smashing at the same piece of wall with the sledgehammer. With the broken shard of the mirror now imbedded into Russo's gut, the Punisher got back onto his feet while he looked his former friend directly in the eye before pushing him away, allowing Russo to pull the shard out as his blood poured out of the open wound. Once Castle later returned to the bar having been to the bathroom, he noticed that Quinn was getting harassed by However, this only annoyed Johnny, who let go off Quinn's arm and insulted her, with Castle sarcastically calling Johnny classy for those insults. Having cracked the mirror, the Punisher decided to take away Russo's most valued asset, as he grabbed Russo's face, dragging it down a broken mirror, tearing Russo's face apart as he screamed. As a consequence, Castle is a controversial figure among the general public, with many people either praising or condemning his actions. Waiting outside of the diner, Castle bolted through an alley once a large truck went by and ran inside a building, climbing its stairs with a sidearm in hand. Abandoning his identity, Castle attempted to live the quiet life before he was found by Castle's attempts at his peaceful life were shattered when he discovered Despite many of Castle's friends recommending against the marriage due to how short their relationship had been, Castle and his new wife began a happy life together living in Once Russo had finished the gauntlet, it was then Castle's turn as he then endured the punishment of being beaten by his fellow Marines, while being thrown into the freezing mud, eventually making it all the way through and being rewarded with cheers from all the fellow men. Before they left the Photo Studio, Bendix noted that Castle was clearly disappointed that he did not get to kill Clive, which he did not comment on as he prepared to leave. It is ultimately the lack of conflict in life that scares Castle rather than death and having no true home to call to. Before he went out onto the mission, Bendix then helped Castle remove the plaster cast from his broken wrist, as she noted that it still did not look good, although Castle insisted that it would be found and left their Apartment to go to Kazan's Gym and get answers on what exactly had happened with Konchevsky.Standing up to the Russian, the Punisher was asked if he was ready, as he told him to come at him, as the Russian threw a punch, which Punisher immediately avoid, hitting the Russian in the crotch, before grabbing his open mouth and slamming his face onto the floor. Castle meanwhile perched on a nearby rooftop and once again took aim at Castle commented on the theory that it was impossible to hear the bullet that kills you being fired, leading to him asking Daredevil if he heard the bullet being shot into his helmet. Following all Russo's instructions, Castle and Micro had walked forward, while they passed Sarah and Zach, with Castle telling Micro to just remain focused despite Sarah looking straight at him and also attempting to touch his hand, as the continued to approach the Anvil agents. Schoonover told him to prove that he was the Punisher and that he did not need him anymore, at which point Castle remembered Schoonover's lesson about one shot, one kill, before With Schoonover now dead and his blood staining the walls of the cabin, Castle began exploring the room further. Sarah calls Frank for help with Zach. Frank disarms the bomb then flees before the police arrive. Castle reminded Micro to stay calm as he watched their masks being removed, and the Lieberman's looked at each other for the first time in a year. While Castle played his guitar and relaxed with Russo, he was introduced to one of his new squad members Castle and Russo then discussed their units while Russo noted that Orange had not even bothered to give them his actual name, with Russo questioning if Castle trusted Orange or not. Despite his best efforts not to get involved, Castle responded by grabbing Johnny's fingers and bending it backwards, causing him considerable pain before pushing him away, which enraged Johnny. The Anvil agents left after the hacker succeeded to wipe all of Micro's files as Rawlins proceeded to test Castle's heartbeat. When Bendix then questioned if Castle was actually planning to execute Clive, Castle simply told her to wait outside. Lance threatened Castle to not make an enemy out of him before walking away, purposely stepping on Castle's sandwich. Despite being forced to return to his violent nature during the chase for Amy Bendix, he did not seem to feel any pleasure doing so. As a young girl, Bendix developed a fascination with a career in Marine Salvage, having watched a documentary about the subject where she saw divers in the Caribbean diving into the water to find Spanish gold and jewels.
Eventually, after driving all night, the duo crossed the state line into Settling in, Castle formally introduced himself as Pete, while the girl told him her name was Rachel. However, before she gave the name to Castle, she wanted to know what he intended to do.