Marvel's Daredevil Season 1 (Earth-113599)

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Marvel's Daredevil Season 1 is the first season of the 2015 digital series centered around the popular Marvel Comics vigilante, Daredevil. It takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is the first series to air on Netflix as the part of the Defenders line-up. All episodes were released on the website April 10th 2015.

Production
During bankruptcy in the 1990s Marvel had sold off the cinematic rights to many of their most popular franchises. One of which being Daredevil to 20th Century Fox. Each contract Marvel Studios had set with the film companies contained a sunset clause, which stated in the fine print if production on a slated film involving the IP wasn't released in seven years time after their latest adaptation (or time since the acquisition) the rights would automatically revert back to Marvel Studios, or after the 2004 buyout, the Walt Disney Company. 20th Century Fox attempted to reboot the Daredevil film franchise after the abysmal Elektra adaptation, and were able to find a director with plans to begin production in 2011. However, Fox's director dropped out of the project and they were unable to find a suitable replacement in time, causing the Daredevil rights to return to Disney in 2012.

Kevin Feige had vague plans to introduce the character sometime after Phase 2. However, Disney had recently purchased the streaming service Netflix in 2010 and had been heavily encouraging Marvel Television to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe into their catalogue of exclusive content. Jeph Loeb was able to satisfy both Feige and the executives at Disney by pitching the idea for the Defenders. Four different television series on Netflix, including Daredevil, who would eventually team up in a crossover event not unlike The Avengers except on the small screen. Both parties loved the idea and in late 2013 it was announced with Daredevil Season 1 slated to be released sometime in 2015.

Production quickly began on the series with Steven DeKnight being announced as Showrunner. Details revealed about the project confirmed that Daredevil and the Netflix series were going to be adaptations of the Marvel MAX comics. They would contain adult themes, intense gore, and highlight a much more darker and crueler part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an emphasis on high quality storytelling being compared to series like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. Daredevil in particular being inspired by Frank Miller's classic run on the character.

Filming occurred in 2014 in New York City and the series released all of the first season's episodes to Netflix April 10th 2015.

Main Cast

 * Charlie Cox as Matthew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil


 * Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin


 * Elden Henson as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson


 * Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page


 * Toby Leonard Moore as James Wesley/Arranger


 * Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple/Night Nurse


 * Vondie Curtis-Hall as Ben Urich

Supporting Cast

 * Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsley/Owl


 * Matt Gerald as Melvin Potter/Gladiator


 * Chazz Palmintari as Ray Rigoletto


 * Nikolai Nikolaeff as Yuri Brevlov


 * Peter Shinkoda as Harry Kenkoy


 * Wai Ching Ho as Gao


 * Scott Glenn as Stick


 * Adriane Lenox as Doris Urich


 * Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk


 * Justin Chatwin as Richard Fisk


 * Royce Johnson as Brett Mahoney


 * Peter McRobbie as Father Christopher Lantom


 * Amy Rutberg as Deborah Harris


 * Michelle Hurd as Rosalind Sharpe


 * Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett


 * Geoffrey Cantor as Mitchell Ellison


 * Judith Delgado as Gabriela Nuñez


 * Alex Morf as Abner Jonas


 * John Patrick Hayden as Jack "Battlin" Murdock (Flashback)

The Path of the Righteous
The series starts in Hell's Kitchen New York at midnight. Turk Barrett is bringing in a group of kidnapped young women into a cargo create on the docks. He begins talking with the other crooks that the Owl swears the sex ring market in Europe is growing and they need to sell these women soon before it goes back down again. Suddenly, a bunch of criminals begin getting dragged into the darkness and quickly beaten mercilessly. Turk takes his gun out and starts shooting aimlessly until behind him a vigilante in a black mask is exposed under a lamp post and proceeds to break both of Turk's arms and throw him into the water. The vigilante lets the women go and once they leave yanks his mask off, revealing his face to the audience.

The next day it shows him at confession to Father Christopher Lantom. Revealing his name to be Matt Murdock, and that it's been "too long" since he's gone to Church. But that his life is about to change soon and he only wants to do what's best. Lantom quotes Ezekiel 25:17 "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children." The Father adds on that Matthew is defending the innocent. He has no reason to feel shame. Matt thanks him and proceeds to put on a pair of opaque sunglasses and use a white cane to exit the Church, he has been blind this whole time.

Theme Song Plays

Matt is walking through Hell's Kitchen the next day as it shows Avengers Tower in the skyline overhead. While navigating he is able to hear a quiet conversation between two men about the club they went to last night, he is able to taste the food from a Shawarma Truck across the street, he literally feels a puddle of water on the ground which he avoids stepping into, and smells marijuana hidden inside of a someone's pocket. Murdock soon gets a call from his friend and work colleague Foggy Nelson who asks where he is, the Real Estate Agent is waiting for them. He tells him he'll be right there he just had to make a small pit stop at first.

At the Office Building, Foggy meets up with Matt and tells him it's not exactly in their price range but once they become big shot lawyers Nelson and Murdock will start racking up clients they'll be able to pay it back and upgrade in at least a year. Matt sarcastically tells him sure and the Real Estate Agent gives them a tour of the property, claiming that it was destroyed after the Crisis but completely rebuilt showing off the latest structural designs only too late realizing Matt can't see them. He tells her it's alright and begins to act charming before conversing with Foggy and realizing they'll take it. As she leaves to get the paperwork, he asks Matt if he's going to "hit that" later. He tells him he's not looking for a hook up right now, and Foggy tells him bullshit. Asking him if he knows how many times he struck out because every girl wanted to fuck the "poor handsome blind guy". He then comments how odd it is that Matt can always seem to tell when they're hot even though he doesn't know what they look like. He laughs and tells Foggy it's all about confidence, it didn't always come easy to him.

He then has a flashback of his childhood where Matt's father "Battlin" Jack Murdock is getting beaten badly in a boxing match until his opponent begins to physically exhaust himself giving Jack the opportunity to pull out a win. With young Matt in the audience cheering. At their home Jack sits down and Matt begins helping to stitch his wounds, Jack tells him he doesn't want him to come to his matches anymore. He needs to be studying instead. But Matt tells his father he wants to cheer him on but Jack says he never studied as a kid and now Boxing is all he can do, Matt has to be different. Jack then tells him he'll sleep off these cuts he just needs to do his homework now.

Back in the present, a Wall Street banker named Leland Owlsley and his partner Frank Farnum go over legitimate finances before discussing their undercover dealings in crime. They go their separate ways, Farnum proceeding to ask out Secretary Karen Page on a date. Owlsley goes to eat his lunch outside until being approached by a man who suit, who tells him he knows about his identity as the Owl, and even knows about the fact he's a Mutant. Leland asks who he is and the man says to simply call him the Arranger. That he doesn't wish to expose him but instead desires for the Owl and his associates to begin working with his employer, who they'll call the Kingpin. Owlsley tells him to leave now, he has no proof for his accusations against him and could sue him for slander. The Arranger points out he has very little incentive to expose the Owl but instead wants to show him something. He pulls out a tablet and on it is a live feed of his daughter, Jubula, and a Hitman stationed right next to her. The Arranger tells him there is a meeting the Kingpin is hosting tomorrow, for his daughter's sake he would be wise to attend. Owlsley claims he will discuss it with his associates, but the Arranger tells him they only wish for him to attend. They'll deal with any other loose ends. Owlsley the looks over at Frank talking with Karen. The next morning it shows Karen Page arrive at her apartment and tell Frank that last night was great, she picked up some pastries from a nearby bakery for breakfast. Karen walks into her bedroom only to find Farnum's body deceased and covered in blood, she screams and shortly after the police barge in and arrest her.

Foggy Nelson is walking through Manhattan and delivers a box of doughnuts and a latte to local police officer Brett Mahoney. He asks Foggy what he wants this time, and he asks if he can't just buy some treats for his friend from High School. Brett gives him a look and Foggy gives in telling him Nelson and Murdock finally has an office and that if he happens to spot any cases he think they could take on to get their foot in the door, he should give him a heads up. Mahoney tells him he's in luck, one just came in this morning. Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson are then at the precinct interviewing Karen Page about what happened and she explains the situation, Matt hearing her heartbeat to realize she's telling the truth. Having little to no clients and Karen not having the money to hire any other legal defense, the two realize they can help each other and Nelson and Murdock officially take on her case. Matt than has a flashback to when he was in elementary school, a bully pushes young Matt down claiming his father put his in the hospital and says he wants to fight him. Matt claims they're not supposed to fight and the bully starts to call him a pussy, before ironically mocking him with the nickname "Daredevil".

In the present once again, Matt and Foggy escort Karen to her apartment. She claims that she doesn't feel safe here but Foggy tells her there's a police unit stationed outside, she'll be fine. Matt then sits next to her saying that he knows this is a scary time and that the world feels like a really fucked up place right now. But to trust him, there is light and they will get her out of this. Karen seems skeptical and Matt says he understands if she thinks he's full of shit, but he's learned that lesson many times in his life and he knows she can too. It then shows inside the roof of an abandoned building, Owlsley gently flies up to meet everyone. Don Ray Rigoletto muttering under his breath "Fucking Mutants". Leland says he's not young as he used to be flying this high takes a lot out of him, asking where the Kingpin is. Yuri Brevlov agrees, wanting to meet him as well. The Arranger soon shows up and says he's glad they all could make it, but the Kingpin will not be showing up tonight. All of the men begin to argue with him until an elderly Chinese woman named Gao begins to laugh and mutter something in Mandarin. Owlsley asks Harry Kenkoy if she's with him and he says that he's Japanese.

The Arranger tells the group she's mocking their pigheadedness. The Kingpin doesn't need to show his face to rule. He simply wishes to expand his empire to absorb the Mafia headed by Rigoletto, the Bratva headed by Brevlov, the Yakuza headed Kenkoy, the Triad headed by Gao, and finally the local syndicate headed by Owlsley. The Kingpin wishes to expand throughout all of Hell's Kitchen, if they play along they will be compensated heavily. If they do not they will be crushed and taken in by force. The choice is theres. At Nelson and Murdock's Law Firm, Matt is going through the files on the Karen Page case and tells Foggy what he doesn't get is who could've killed Frank Farnum on a regular morning and not have left a single eye witness. He tells him she probably did it, they're defense attorneys, innocent to them is anyone not charged of anything. Matt says or this was done by someone good. He the puts the pieces together and tells Nelson he's "going home for the night". It then shows a flashback of Matt skateboarding home from school until running into the bully again with a group of his friends. He tries to go by them but they keep taunting "Daredevil" and he eventually blows up telling them to stop calling him that. The bully tells him to prove he's not a pussy and go skateboard across the busy intersection. Matt does it and when he goes into the street multiple car crashes can be heard.

At Karen Page's apartment, she's sitting on the couch drinking tea until hearing someone come in. She then gets out a knife and hides in the corner until the Arranger's Hitman sneaks in and begins to go after her. She tries to scream for help but the police stationed outside can't hear here over the heavy rain pouring. Suddenly, Matt in his vigilante mask shows up and begins fighting the Hitman and they both manage to be thrown outside the window. On the pavement, he slowly gets up and has his final flashback of Jack Murdock running through the streets of Hell's Kitchen seeing the car crash from before was a Roxxon Truck full of toxic waste, a ton of which managed to get right into young Matt's eyes. Jack tries to wipe it off but the boy eventually sees the entire world go dark as he begins screaming how he can't see! He's completely blind. In the present once again, he lifts himself out of the rain water and kills the Hitman by snapping his neck. Karen outside as well is terrified and the Vigilante tries to calm her, before running away.

The next day at the precinct, Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson are talking to two detectives about what happened last night. The lawyers say their client claimed a man tried to kill her last night and their officers were nowhere to be found. One of the Detectives seems to deny any of it happened, saying Page showed no signs of physical damage and no eye witnesses reports claiming vigilante in a black mask was ever at the scene. Foggy tells him the evidence is irrefutable, the shattered window and the body of the Hitman are all the evidence they need. Matt eventually claims they will have to take this to court and have a judge decide for them. As they're walking out Foggy and Matt are both excited. Nelson happy about their firm getting it's big break and Murdock happy they have the chance to help an innocent woman.

It later shows Matt go to the Fogwell Gym and begins training with the punching bag. While he does that it shows a montage of crime all throughout Hell's Kitchen being committed by the Mafia, Bratva, Yakuza, Triad, and Syndicate finally ending with Foggy putting the plaque for Nelson and Murdock: Attorneys at Law on the outside of their building. It later shows him back at Church speaking to Father Lantom telling him he was thinking about their last confession, that there's another part of Ezekiel 25:17 he's been thinking about: "And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you." Lantom tells him the passage has many meanings. It can be a call to defend the innocent or to punish the guilty. The choice is his. Matt responds saying it's a thin line before it shows him that night atop a roof where he proceeds to put on his black mask and jump down to continue his activities as a vigilante.

Cut Man
The episode starts inside Metro-General Hospital nurse Claire Temple leaves for the night and heads back to her apartment where she heats up some leftover Thai Food from the night before. Once Claire finishes eating she goes to throw it out but notices her trashcan overflowing. She swears and then goes outside out to the big dumpster, and opens it only to find Matt in his vigilante attire nearly dead inside of it. The nurse drops her trash and quickly takes him to her apartment.

Theme Song Plays

Outside the Nelson and Murdock Offices Karen Page knocks on the door and Foggy answers it, he wonders if there's anything she needs and Page tells him she can't sleep and wants to be with someone. He asks if Karen has any friends and she claims she doesn't, she usually kept to herself on Wall Street. Foggy says that he could use a drink at Josie's Bar after all the paperwork he's been going through and will take her there.

In a flashback, young Matt wakes up in the hospital overwhelmed by his enhanced senses and terrified about being blind, until Jack comes to comfort her. He tells Matt they're going to get through this. He promises. Matt asks why everything is so loud and Jack explains to him the medication might be making him feel loopy. In the present, Matt wakes up suffering from a near collapsed lung until he is helped by Claire Temple. He asks what's going on and Claire says she found him in a dumpster and it's his lucky day since she happens to be a Doctor. He then nervously asks if he's in a hospital and she tells him it's her apartment, he was bleeding real bad down there and she didn't have enough time to take him. Matt then realizes she saw his face and Claire points out he saw her's too, so they're both accessories to whatever he was involved in. Matt tells her he can't see her. Claire is confused by that and then shines a light in his eyes only for his pupils to not dilate, realizing he's blind. Temple tells him he needs to start talking now maybe tell her his name first. Matt responds with "Lester" and it's a long story. She says her name is Claire, and he has plenty of time to explain to her why a blind man is in spandex nearly bleeding to death, since he's going to need at least six different stitches.

At Josie's Bar, Foggy and Karen are getting drinks. Page says how much of a nightmare this has all been, she just got fired from her job and could actually go to jail. Foggy tries to cheer her up saying that they have a case, a decent chance for her being able to get out of this scot free. After what happened with that nut in the mask the authorities will be bending over backwards to keep her protected. Karen tells him he wasn't a "nut in a mask" he saved her life. Foggy responds that maybe he's old fashioned but to him, masked men who go around murdering dudes is not someone to be looked up to in his book. Like what if he wasn't even there to protect her and was settling some score. Karen says she can't think like that, if she does she'll never be able to sleep again. Page downs her entire drink like a shot and says maybe she should've just stayed in Vermont. Foggy explains Karen shouldn't think like that, Hell's Kitchen is definitely hectic but points out how many people live here and how many of them can make it through a day. If she doesn't want to sleep she doesn't have to, they'll stay out all night and party, for good luck before the trial if for anything.

At Claire's apartment, Nurse Temple is working on Matt's wounds while he explains that while he might be blind his other senses, they're... better. He goes on to say he uses his abilities to clean up crime around Hell's Kitchen, the Italians and the Russians were meeting up for illegal arms trading. Matt tried to stop them but he got too excited, they outnumbered and nearly killed him. Claire clarifies that his story is that he's a blind man, with super senses who goes around like Iron Man killing criminals. Temple asks even if she does believe that why would she go out of her way to help him. No matter what the real story behind this is, it isn't going to look good to the authorities. He suddenly bolts up and gets on his mask again, saying if she needs proof of her abilities, the Russians and Italians are outside right now. They're surrounding the entire apartment complex, can hear all of them walking through the lobby, he also tastes lead, the members are armed to the teeth. He warns Claire that they're going to terrorize every resident until they find him, he has to fight them off. She insists he's too hurt but Matt puts some toilet paper over his stitches and says there's no other way.

In a flashback, young Matt is at school overwhelmed by his enhanced senses, until hearing the bully from before picking on another kid. Angry, he takes his white cane and begins beating him with it. In the present, the Russians and Italians are in the apartment lobby interrogating the receptionist. A few floors up, Matt is sneaking through the halls with Claire Temple and takes out a thug walking up to them via the stairway. Matt informs her if she runs down the steps she might be able to get out through the backdoor. Claire almost listens until seeing her neighbor badly hurt on the ground and rushes over to help them. Matt asks what she's doing and Claire tells him these are her friends and she can't just let them die like this. He tells her he'll take care of them, but the Nurse points out he's barely walking. Back at Josie's Bar, Foggy and Karen are playing pool together both drunk. Page notices her phone ringing and it's an unknown number. Foggy tells her not to worry about it, probably just a telemarketer or something. She listens to him and continues to play, asking how he and Matt met. Foggy says they went to college together, roommates actually before they realized they were both in pre-law. Once they found that out it was only a matter of time before they started working together in the real world. Karen asks where Matt is now and Foggy doesn't respond instead doing hand gestures that simulate having sex.

At Claire's apartment, Russian and Italian thugs are walking around before getting taken out by Matt through sneak attacks. He tells Claire it's clear and she informs the other tenants who leave their hiding places. A mother begins pleading that her son, Alejandro, had been kidnapped by the thugs. Matt realizes there's a whole bunch on the storage area of the building. He physically feel that they're all bundled up which is why he missed them. Claire says he won't be able take them out and Matt claims he'll fight through them. In storage, the thugs have Alejandro tied up and beaten on the ground next to them while they wait. Matt then shows up and throughout the entire hallway takes out every single thug using his own strength and durability. He then frees Alejandro and after he runs out the Masked Vigilante grabs one of the thugs and has a flashback of getting home from school. Jack Murdock asks his son what the fuck for getting in a fight, telling him about his rule about no violence. Matt says how he's blind, he won't be able to learn anymore. Jack tells him never to talk like that again, he might need to work harder but that's not going to stop him from being different from his old man. He then gives him a pamphlet with the basics of Braille. Matt begins feeling it and Jack apologizes for lashing out, claiming that they're Murdocks, and it's not about if you fall down it's about how you get up.

It then shows Matt on the apartment rooftop with the thug. He interrogates him about why the Italians and Russians are working together while Claire subtly watches. The thug claims they both have a mutual benefit to it but realizes he's lying and beats him. The thug then tells the truth saying there someone's bigger than both of them in Hell's Kitchen and they all have the same boss now. Matt is shocked to hear that, but realizes it's true. Being done with the thug he throws him off the building while Claire shouts for him to stop. Commenting on how he just murdered a man in cold blood. Matt tells her it's one less criminal on the street, Claire saw what he was doing when she found him in the dumpster. She knew what she was getting into. The nurse tells him that wasn't it at all, she saved him because at Metro-General she'd heard stories of evil doers beaten and innocents saved by a man in a black mask. She wants to think what he's doing is good, but doesn't know if he's an murderer as bad as them. Matt tells her he's going home and to stay out of trouble. As he's walking away Claire tells Lester that "It’s my conviction that nothing enduring can be built on violence." Quoting Gandhi. He simply ignores her and continues to walk.

On the streets of Hell's Kitchen, Foggy and Karen are walking home drunkly talking to one another. Nelson yelling out that New York City doesn't scare them anymore. Asking any men hiding in dark shadows if they hear that, Foggy Nelson and Karen Page aren't afraid of them. She begins laughing and tells him to keep his voice down. He tells her he's not tired at all and is going to head back to the office and try to work off this buzz with some boring lawyer shit. Karen comes with him and he gets the key back into Nelson and Murdock's office only to see Matt inside working. He calmly tells Foggy he didn't expect to see him there this early, and says hello to Karen. Foggy responds he could say the same thing to Matt, he tells his friend that he went to bed early after the gym and just wanted to get started early. Foggy tells him he totally did the same thing. Karen notices her getting a call again from the same unknown number and Matt encourages her to pick up, she does and talks a little before telling her two Lawyers that was Ben Urich at the New York Bulletin, he wants to interview her.

Condemned
The episode starts with Leland Owlsley and his daughter, Jubula, enjoying a game at the Bowling Alley until Turk Barrett with both his arms in casts confronts them. Turk tells Owlsley that he shorted him five grand from his job at the docks. Jubula asks who he is and Leland tells her it's just a work thing, before whispering if he's out of his mind coming here asking about this. Turk just argues that they both had an agreement but the Owl says their agreement was assuming he wouldn't get the shit kicked out of him and let the loot go. Money and influence are tight now, he'll give him a share when the dust settles. Turk angrily shouts how Leland still seems have enough dough to dick around in this place, Owlsley then pushes him down exacerbating his wounds and causing everyone in the alley, including Jubula to begin staring at him in shock.

Theme Song Plays

The next morning at the New York Bulletin, Ben Urich is focusing intensely on editing his latest article until the boss Mitchell Ellison bursts into his office and tells him to get the latest piece up before lunch. Urich informs Ellison that he's got a good one brewing, Leland Owlsley involved in a scandal involving Syndicate activities. Mitchell sighs and tells Urich to discard the article and try to get something better tomorrow. He asks what gives and Mitchell says maybe he isn't aware but paper news isn't exactly selling in today's market. They need to be ahead of the game, jumping on trends. No one gives a flying fuck that some fat cat banker might be involved with a few thugs, they all are. Everyone knows already. Ellison suggests he makes an article on Candy Crush, the new game taking the country by storm. At the Nelson and Murdock Offices, Matt is giving Karen advice on what to say for her interview and how nailing this could be good for the trial. Foggy comes in obviously hung over and tells asks what he missed. They both chuckle and Matt points out it's been two days, Nelson informs them staying up all night with a bottle of tequila isn't quite as easy as it was back in his hayday.

Murdock begins catching Foggy up on how they go to court tomorrow. He asks how it's looking and Matt says so far, it could go either way. Page anxiously assures them that they'll be able to do this, no matter how the Urich interview goes. Foggy tells her she's got nothing to be afraid of Nelson and Murdock have been preparing literally their entire careers for this moment. He asks Matt right and he feigns agreement with Nelson's assessment. In a flashback, at the Fogwell Gym Jack Murdock is training while Matt practices Braille. He tells his son how he heard he's heard about his great grades at school, that he's very proud of him. Matt tells him how he's getting the hang of learning the Braille alphabet until Jack then gets called over by gangster Roscoe Sweeney. He asks what's up and Sweeney tells him that he and the Irish Mob have a lot of stake in the next match, for Killer Casey, Murdock's opponent. They want him to lose and will give him a share of the cut if he does it. Jack seems skeptical but Roscoe tells him it won't be easy raising a blind boy in the streets of this city, the money could do a lot of good for him, hearing that and looking over at his son continue to familiarize himself with Braille agrees to do it. In the present, Owlsley is in his office at Wall Street until the phone begins ringing and he aggressively picks it up telling the Arranger that he is aware that this is a mess and to stop reminding him of it every motherfucking minute.

Much to his chagrin, the individual on the other line of the phone claims he is the Kingpin, not the Arranger. Leland quickly apologizes and Kingpin claims that the Owl has a reputation in Hell's Kitchen and he is a man who respects legacies. For that reason he will give him one chance to fix this. Owlsley thanks him for the opportunity saying this is all a little bit out of his element, he's usually the one working in the shadows, certainly not for someone else. He'll make it up to him and do what he is good at, the court case against Karen Page is coming soon, he'll work with them and the Syndicate to ensure the jury makes the right decision. At the precinct, Matt and Foggy walk into an office where they meet a man named James Wesley, who is revealed to be the true identity of the Arranger. He begins telling the two Lawyers that he represents Union Allied Construction who have been represented by Daniel Fisher in many mergers and believe they have a non-binding obligation to see his murder brought to justice. In which case he will be funding the prosecution. Foggy asks if he called him down here just to tell him that, and Wesley mentions their first act of business is trying to possible reach a plea bargain that can satisfy both parties. Matt Murdock begins to smell a certain whiff of cologne of Wesley which he recognizes from one of the Italian thugs he fought before.

He proceeds to quickly tell him they're not interested, as Miss Page is not guilty. Foggy tells Matt not to dismiss it so quickly but he stands firm in the position that they'll get her released of all charges in court. James is annoyed by his stubbornness but tells him the choice is his. Foggy tries to point out how Matt was skeptical they could even win this case before, but he simply tells Nelson he'll meet him at the office before walking out. He begins following Wesley who gets inside of a Limo with the Kingpin (who's face isn't shown) telling him how thanks Owlsley they nearly have the every selected jury member in their pocket. Kingpin asks about Nelson and Murdock and he claims they're just a grassroots Law Firm trying to get some wins, they shouldn't be a threat. Matt is able to hear all of that with his super senses before they drive away. In a flashback, young Matt is at his home reciting a poem in Braille much to Jack's amusement and thanks his Dad for pushing him so hard before to keep studying. Claiming how he might actually want to be a Doctor or a Lawyer when he grows up. Jack becomes quiet before telling Matt he's definitely smart enough for it. He then goes over to the phone and calls someone telling them he'll knock out Killer Casey for a huge sum of money. After making the deal he calls someone else, telling them that he knows she doesn't want to talk to him again and he understands. But that Matt and him have fallen on some hard times and he has a scheme to make him some money for his future but it will probably get him killed. That Matt's going to need someone to look after him, and she's all he's gonna have left.

At the New York Bulletin, Karen Page arrives and is greeted by Ben Urich who has her take a seat. He interviews her basic questions about the case against her and then begins asking questions about Leland Owlsley and working for him in addition to her connection with Daniel Fisher. She answers all of his questions candidly and about how working as a Secretary there were inconsistencies in his files but she assumed they were errors. At the Nelson and Murdock Offices, they begin putting their case together until both men eventually leave for the night. On the streets of Hell's Kitchen, a Syndicate thug is talking a handful of the jurors late at night and gets them all to agree to a price that will keep all of their mouths shut. He then goes to his truck to get the stacks of cash before being brutally assaulted by Matt in his vigilante disguise. He tells him to call off the deal the terrified thug runs over the jurors telling them the it's off. They all leave and Matt asks him why the Owl wants Karen Page behind bars and he tells him it's coming from a higher up, Owl isn't the one calling the shots anymore. Matt begins walking away, telling the thug he needs him alive.

Ben Urich at the docks meets up Turk Barrett, who asks if they could've met anywhere else. He brings how he got thrown right into there arms broken left for dead. Turk asks what he wants and Urich claims he has reason to believe that Leland Owlsley is involved in Syndicate operations across Hell's Kitchen and he heard from the incident at the Bowling Alley he and the Owl didn't part on good terms. Turk laughs and says he doesn't want to say nothing, except that it isn't a coincidence Union Allied Construction is trying to quickly pin Daniel Fisher's murder onto an easy target. At Page's trial Matt and Foggy get ready. James Wesley then enters with Union Allied Construction's lawyer Deborah Harris, Foggy's ex-girlfriend. They exchange fake formalities and agree this will just like the mock cases they did together at Landman and Zack. She meets Karen and begins to annoyed at her friendliness with Foggy before sitting down. The Judge makes order in the court and Deborah proceeds to make her case as the prosecutor. Afterwards Matt Murdock stands up and gives a brilliant defense that the entire room appears to be compelled by.

They have a recess where James Wesley asks one of the Jurors to do what they paid them for but he informs him the deal got called off. Outside, Leland and Jubula are walking until Owlsley gets a text from the Arranger that he better have a plan with this Jury since the bribe didn't go through. He begins to act paranoid and his daughter asks what's wrong. He tells her it's nothing. Just something about work. Back in the court house, the Jury claims to have reached a verdict. They find Karen Page to be innocent of all charges. The lawyers celebrate with her and she asks how she could ever repay them, Matt tells her not to mention it, the exposure will be enough until she gets the money. Karen says how speaking of which, she doesn't actually have a job anymore and has skills as a Secretary, maybe she could work for Nelson and Murdock to help them get more clients. Foggy claims that's a great idea and Matt seems to also like it. He then smells Wesley's cologne and uses his super hearing to listen in on his phone call with Owlsley. Telling him to get his Syndicate in order, make an example of the men who keep humiliating him. Leland responds that with Farnum followed up so soon by those two they'll be leaving trail of bodies, and trains often lead somewhere. Wesley tells him if heads don't start rolling his will.

This causes a flashback, of Matt at home sitting at his television listening to the Battlin' Jack vs Killer Casey match and his father winning. At the boxing arena, Jack runs outside and collects his cash making sure it's held under a secure bank account before going outside. Back his home Matt hears a gun shot and begins running outside following Jack's scent to a nearby alleyway where he feels his father body, bloody and murdered for not throwing the match. That night, the Owl shows up at an abandoned underground parking lot dressed in a thick brown coat. Turk Barrett and the thug who was supposed to bribe the Jurors are tied up and being tortured and beaten with billy clubs. The Owl comes closer to them and says they brought this upon themselves, they both talk about a man in a mask but the Owl just tells them their lies are going to hurt his family. He then takes a metal claw off the torture table and begins slashing them with it until Turk sees Matt in his Vigilante attire in the corner and begins to freak out. When they notice him he begins beating on the Syndicate thugs even stealing their Billy Clubs right from them. After knocking everyone out he lets both of them go, and tells them this once he's going to look the other way and not hurt them, but they can never show themselves in his city again. They both agree and run off.

Matt starts going too until the Owl literally glides into him and begins flying a dozen meters off the ground grabbing the vigilante, bashing him into walls and digging the metal claws into his skin. Matt uses his Billy Clubs to start attacking Owl and forces him to land breaking the Vigilante's fall. The Owl is in pain on the ground and Matt begins assaulting him more and forces him to talk, demanding to know who he's working for. The Owl claims he's the big man in Hell's Kitchen, he doesn't work for anyone. Matt beats him with the clubs more until he mentions the Kingpin. He controls everything and everyone in the entire city. Him, the Triad, the Yakuza, the Mafia, and the Bratva. Matt asks what his name is, what he looks like and the Owl claims he doesn't know. He can't fight him and Matt can't either, claiming if they turn he'll go after everyone he loves. The Owl then slits his own throat and bleeds out on the ground before Matt disappears into the night.

At the New York Bulletin, Ben Urich sees the AMBER Alert on Owlsley's murder and proceeds to change his original article draft to suggest the crime Syndicate possibly having a connection to Union Allied Construction. At Metro-General Hospital Claire Temple is going up the stairs until running into Matt, who says he needs her help again. She asks what he got himself into this time, and he says that he's trying to take down the King. It then shows at an Art Gallery a large bald man in a white suit is looking at a Rothko painting. The collector asks if he's interested and he confirmes that he is, that of all the displays this one feels the most... royal.

In the Blood
The episode starts with Claire Temple stitching up Matt Murdock's wounds in a janitor's closet at Metro-General. She asks him to say again what he's going up against, he tells her he's called the Kingpin. No leads, name, nothing. Just an a vague concept of some monster that has his hand in every crime group in Hell's Kitchen. While Matt is explaining in voiceover it shows Wilson Fisk leaving the Union Allied Construction headquarters and enter a limo. Inside, the Arranger hands Kingpin a New York Bulletin paper connecting the company to Owl's Syndicate. He looks over it and rips it apart before commanding them to make an example of Urich and get the press back in line. James Wesley tells Fisk that his wife, Doris, frequents a Deli on 5th and Everett. The Kingpin remains stoic and tells him to inform the Russians.

Theme Song Plays

In a flashback young Matt is shown walking into St. Agnes Orphanage escorted by one of the Nuns. She tells him she knows how hard it is losing his father at such an age, but Jesus is always with him. Matt tells her thank you, he prays everyday. She tells him she thinks he's going to like it here a lot, and introduces him to the rest of the children. He quietly sits down next to them and hears all of their erratic heartbeats, strange smells, and uncomfortable sensations to the point he begins having a panic attack. It then does a blur back into the present where Matt is sitting outside the Church until being joined by Father Lantom. He tells Matt how he looks troubled and asks if he wants to talk about anything, even outside confession he's always there to heed any questions. Matt tells him he just wanted to be near the Church, it comforts him when he's anxious. Lantom asks what's making him feel that way and he responds that he has "a lot of work to do" before getting up to leave.

Ben Urich is preparing to get inside of his house in Hell's Kitchen until Matt Murdock approaches him and says how he heard about what happened with his wife. Urich asks who he is and Murdock introduces himself as the lawyers who's client he interviewed. He told him he's taking some time off from the Bulletin on account his wife so he can't give his firm anymore publicity. Matt tells him he hopes to see him printing papers soon, but Urich tells him not to count on it. This whole experience has been a wake up call of sorts that the world's changing and he isn't built for this line of work anymore. Matt says how it was a car accident, nothing she could've avoided. He tells him that's what they want everyone to believe. The lawyer sighs and then respectfully tells Urich he wishes him the best in whatever he does decide to do and Ben disappointingly thanks him. At the Nelson and Murdock Offices, Karen Page is getting prepared for her first day as Secretary while Matt asks her how everything is going. She tells him they have a fuck ton of disorganized files but other than that she's happy to be working again. He tells her that's what he likes to hear, because they just got a new client.

Matt, Foggy, and Karen go into the boardroom where they meet Gabriela Nuñez. She tells them that the state of New York is trying to get her deported since she was born in Mexico. Matt confirms that according to these records her parents brought her into the country illegally when she was three years old. Nuñez confirms that to be the truth, the United States is the only home she's ever known. Her daughter Angelica was born her and she can't leave her. Matt hears her heartbeat and realizes it's fast which means that she is lying about something. He tells her she should've applied for citizenship decades ago and if there's a particular reason she's neglected to. Gabriela confesses that in her twenties she got arrested for assault. Foggy comments how that complicates things, but they'll take her case.

At Metro-General Hospital, Ben Urich enters the room where his wife is being held in and begins to cry telling her he's so sorry he let this happen. Doris begins laughing saying she knew what she was getting into when she married a journalist. Mentioning his work against the Mafia and political scandals but Ben tells her it's done after this, he's getting too old for this shit. Whatever he did he really upset the beast and doesn't have the stamina he once did to fight back. She tells him his soul will never get tired of trying to expose the truth. Ben kisses Doris' hand and tells her to get some rest. As he walks out Claire Temple watches him looking sorrowful. Later that night, the Kingpin is hosting a meeting with Harry Kenkoy, Gao, Don Rigoletto, and Yuri Brevlov. He thanks them all for coming and apologizes for absence as of late. He wanted to address them all personally about what has been happening to their operations recently. Rigoletto tells him he has a lot to say that there's some idiot in a black mask who's been fucking up their operations. He already wasted his and Brevlov's boys during a weapon's trade and messed up the Owl. Kenkoy mentions the Yakuza has connections back in Japan who are strongly relaying on him to solidify their foothold in the city. If he fails it will be problematic for all of them.

The Kingpin tells them that the Owl was a weak leader and a living representation of Hell's Kitchen growing degeneracy. They've already seized control of the Syndicate's real estate influence so there's no need for him anymore. As for the Man in the Mask he is simply a devoted idiot, but has the potential to become a recurring nuisance. Brevlov mentions how he caught his and Rigoletto's men on a bad night. But in Moscow they've dealt with troublemakers just like him. Urich could be intimidated into silence, but this vigilante has to be put down like a rabid dog. Best way to do that is by luring them out of the shadows and into a trap. It then shows Claire Temple enter her apartment where she sees Matt in his vigilante attire say he needs to talk with her. Claire is startled and informs "Lester" he needs to stop sneaking up on her. Matt asks what's the deal with this Doris Urich situation. Nurse Temple responds she knew it was only a matter of time until he caught onto it. Official reports says it was a car accident she works in the Emergency Room, those didn't look like a regular accident. The bone fractures looked like someone purposefully knocked her off road.

Matt says that sounds like the M.O. of the Russians, same type of shit they did here last week. Claire tells him that what she was thinking. Matt mentions he's been keeping tabs on them and they're all planning something. The Bratva must be the Kingpin's muscle on the streets and with Owl behind bars they could be trying to enforce order in his Syndicate territory. He then has a flashback at St. Agnes orphanage where young Matt is in the playground observing all the strange sensations around him. That is until a little girl comes up to him and asks what he's doing, he says everything is distracting him. She points out he can't see but Matt tells her his other senses make up for it. He proceeds to say he knows she won't believe him, but the girl claims that she does, introducing herself as Daisy. The next day, Foggy, Matt Karen are with Gabriela at the US Citizenship and Immigration Office. The all get called into an Agent's office and begin pleading their case for her to be naturalized. The Agent insists that they could make this work but her criminal record is holding her back. Neither Nelson nor Murdock have a good response and Gabriela begins to almost sob until Karen gets the idea they could find the person she fought those years ago. Matt realizes that's a good idea, if the assault victim was able to consent to the fact the action didn't yield any significant damage to themselves or their livelihood, it could be just what they need. The Agent agrees if they can get that it would change things.

As they're all walking out Foggy praises Karen for thinking outside the box, asking if she's trying to go for a promotion already. Matt asks Nuñez who she assaulted, and she claims it was her daughter's father. Matt rubs his temples telling Foggy and Karen he thinks they may be better equipped to handle this, family drama was never his forte. He'll be at the office to make some phone calls to sort out the green card application process. Karen tells him she can help, but Matt insists that as Secretary she'll need to move pieces, so to speak, in order to help the case. Foggy tells her it will be fun and she's already shown to have a knack for people skills. That night the Kingpin is having a martini at a private lounge until the Arranger escorts Yuri Brevlov to his booth, where the King had just finished a phone call to someone. Brevlov asks why the Kingpin would call him to this "nauseating place". He ignores the report and just asks Yuri if he'd like to drink and he rejects it. Kingpin explains that he's been thinking about the Man in the Mask, and what he's doing around Hell's Kitchen. In many ways he admires him, almost the way you would a curiosity at a circus.

Brevlov asks what he wants and the Kingpin instructs he wants the Vigilante captured alive. He wishes to have a conversation with him, an exchange of philosophies between two patriots of this beautiful city. Yuri tells him that's stupid, he's his enemy and hurting his empire. He should simply have him killed and be done with it. Kingpin tells him he didn't ask his advice, he made an order and expects him to follow through. Yuri gets up without a word and begins muttering something in Russian to his accomplices. At a warehouse groups of Bratva thugs begin meeting up outside until the Man in the Mask begins beating on them. One of the thugs manages to stick a tranquilizing needle into his neck, causing the Vigilante to slowly lose consciousness. He has a flashback of St. Agnes again where young Matt is walking until running into Daisy again. She tells him she wants to take him somewhere and they sneak out of the orphanage. In Hell's Kitchen, Daisy begins telling Matt to use his super senses to play pranks on people and see if he can identify things he shouldn't be able to physically see. They have doing so until Matt hears someone being brutalized by a violent crime and decides he doesn't want to do this anymore, convincing Daisy to head back with him.

In the present, Foggy and Karen go to Gabriela's ex-lover's apartment. They knock on his door and he answers, Nelson explains the situation to him and how Nuñez could get deported if he doesn't sign these forms and he argues that maybe he wants her to get some bad luck, maybe then he'd get to see his daughter more. Karen and Foggy convince him it would be worse for Angelica if her mother who she grew up with her whole life was gone. Karen pointing out it might seem unlikely right now, but he can rekindle his relationship with them and this is the first step. He reluctantly signs the papers and the lawyer and his secretary tell Gabriela what happened while she's waiting outside. Nuñez thanks them both and says she knows the owner of a famous Mexican restaurant and will let them both eat there for free if they say they know her. Foggy mentions he's starving and Karen says she could eat too. Foggy tries to then call Matt and tell him about what happened. At the Warehouse, Yuri throws water on Matt while he finds himself tied to a chair in Bratva captivity. Brevlov says he put up quite a fight out there, but he finally has him where he wants him. Yuri then punches Matt in the face, and he spits the blood into the Russian's face.

Brevlov says he can't kill him yet, someone else wants him alive. Yuri walks out of the room and Matt uses his superhuman sense of touch to feel his bones and manages to knock himself and the chair over and physically squeeze his hand out of the bonds, before snapping them back into place. Two thugs come in to detain him and Matt fights them before getting his mask and billy clubs back out of a drawer. He then begins going through the warehouse stomping every Bratva member he comes across while Yuri quickly runs outside and escapes in his car. Matt then ignites a propane tank and blows up the warehouse. At the Mexican restaurant, Karen and Foggy are eating dinner. Nelson tells her sarcastically that Matt must be on a smoking hot date with Black Widow since he isn't returning any of his calls. Karen and him get to talking and she mentions how she'd been wanting to get herself out there which is why she asked Frank Farnum out in the first place. Foggy claims he understands and they eventually get close to each other before Karen tells him she doesn't want this and quickly leaves him alone at the table, saddened and confused.

Ben Urich is walking through the streets late at night until Matt in his disguise lands behind him and informs him that the Bratva has been taken care of, they won't bother him or his wife anymore. Ben asks who he is and Matt tells him he's the "Devil of Hell's Kitchen" and he's going to clean up the neighborhood. Ben claims there was a time he would've helped him, the Devil says he can do that now. There's a Kingpin who's behind not just the Bratva but every other crime organization in Hell's Kitchen. Urich realizes it all makes sense, his paper tore apart the Syndicate and the Russians went after Doris, there has to be a man behind the curtain. Ben then tells the Devil that Union Allied Construction must be involved in this somehow too. Matt claims he thought they were only connected to the Syndicate but Urich mentions how they were still active even after the Owl's death. They must be the laundering front for the Kingpin. If they want to find him, he has to be somewhere inside Union Allied. The Devil asks if he's back in the game and Urich tells him he's piqued his interest now. Matt gives him a burner phone to contact him and says he has a friend at Metro-General, Nurse Claire Temple, her number is in the phone. He then instructs Urich to reach out to her and do some digging into this. He'll see him again soon.

At an abandoned trailer park under the Brooklyn Bridge, Gao, Harry Kenkoy, Don Rigoletto, and the Kingpin are waiting until Yuri Brevlov's car pulls up and he gets out shouting how the Masked Man destroyed everything. All of the Bratva's men and holdings, just because the Kingpin wouldn't let him be killed. Fisk tells him to calm down but Brevlov says he's starting to think he shouldn't be leading and perhaps it's time to find a new king outside of Wilson Fisk. Everyone is silent after he said that, Rigoletto even asking if that's his real name. The Kingpin stands quietly not moving a muscle before grabbing Yuri by his throat and attacking him. Asking how dare he embarrass and disrespect him in front of his colleagues, Harry Kenkoy is about to step in but Gao stops him. He then begins to literally smash Yuri's skull in with his own car door completely murdering the Bratva leader. Gao simply mutters something in Mandarin as everyone else tries to accept the gruesome ordeal. At Claire's apartment Matt shows up again and this time she's ready for him. Instantly getting him onto her couch while she looks at his wounds, noting he looks better this time than usual. He claims he knew that but wanted to come anyway, telling his name isn't actually "Lester" it's Matthew and they proceed to kiss. It then shows the Kingpin walking into his Penthouse where he is greeted by his wife Vanessa and son Richard, revealing to the audience he's had a family this entire time.

Stick
The episode starts with Matt inside Claire Temple apartment's early in the morning as they both start getting dressed. She asks him if he's still killing people, and he asks back how she thinks he gets rid of all the assholes on the streets. Claire wonders why he couldn't just turn them over to the police or something, and Matt says the justice system can be corrupted. He should know, he's a defense lawyer. She is surprised to learn that and Matt goes to comfort her, claiming he spared two thugs a couple days ago but it's just not feasible to do that for everyone. She asks if he really thinks it's impossible, or he just doesn't want to. Murdock puts his head down and tells her he spoke to Ben Urich last night, she needs to meet him sometime today to look into a company, Union Allied Construction, they think it's tied to the Kingpin. Claire asks why Matt couldn't do it and he claims he has Attorney shit that he needs to do when he's not out in costume. Claire claims she has Nurse shit though, but Matt tells her to work the night shift for the next couple days. As Matt begins walking out of her apartment onto the sidewalk he hears someone coming towards him and recognizes a familiar smell before uttering Stick. It then shows an elderly blind man behind Matt who greets him and says it's been awhile.

Theme Song Plays

Matt takes Stick to his apartment and asks where he's been. He simply responds "around" doing what he does best, Matt clarifies he's talking about some "war" against a non-existent enemy. Stick replies that he and Matt are fighting the same battle on two fronts, he knows what he does every night. Fucking up criminals with a sock over his head. It's sloppy, but has potential. Matt wonders Stick why he's back and he responding asking if he's heard of a man named Harold Kenkoy. Matt responds that he doesn't, and Stick tells him that he's a high ranking boss in the Yakuza and let's just say he has his dick in something across the ocean that's dangerous for everyone, it shows a montage of Harry Kenkoy instructing Yakuza thugs in Japanese to prepare for something important. Matt realizes if he's Yakuza, Kenkoy is probably connected to the Kingpin. The sensei asks who that is and Matt claims that Stick has secrets, so does he. It then does a flashback of young Matt in St. Agnes. He's trying to use his super senses until hearing something behind him and grabs Matt's arm. He asks who he is and he tells him to just call him Stick, that he knows what he can do and that it's a gift. He can do the very same things. But unlike him, Matt is just wasting it. The child asks Stick how he thinks he could use it better and the Sensei claims he'll adopt him and teach him how.

At a diner in Hell's Kitchen, Claire Temple is sitting by herself until Ben Urich reveals himself to be in the booth right behind her. The Nurse is about to turn her head but Ben tells her to keep looking forward, that their mutual friend revealed to him an important piece of this puzzle. Claire asks what that is and Ben explains that the Kingpin is somewhere inside Union Allied Construction using it as a means to fund his criminal enterprises. They need to somehow go undercover and get ahold of their records, that way they can find out how exactly they're doing that and narrow down who in the company Kingpin actually is. The Nurse asks how he expects to get all of that and Ben tells her that where she comes in. At the Union Allied Headquarters, Wilson Fisk takes an elevator upstairs to see his son, Richard Fisk who just finishes a phone call and greets his Dad. Wilson tells him he's going to need to look over some permits for shipped materials coming by boat over from Asia. Richard asks why he would need to see those, they spent nearly three years trying to work out those distribution deals but Wilson tells him he needs to renew old contracts for the next quarter. Richard argues but he tells him that he knows what he's doing and to not question him on this, putting his hand on his shoulder which makes gulp in intimidation. His son backs down and says he'll forward it to him as soon as he has the time. Wilson then calls Harry Kenkoy on the other line and tells him it's done, he expects the Yakuza's connections will be manageable that he has agreed to allow this. Kenkoy confirms both his loyalties will an agreement once this transaction concludes.

At the Nelson and Murdock Offices, Matt walks inside and says good morning to Karen, who quietly passes him by. Foggy asks where he was last night, he left like fifteen messages. Matt tells him his foster father came back to town and it was a little bit a shitshow. Foggy tells him he's sorry for pushing it, but that he didn't exactly have a great night either. He and Karen went to dinner and he kinda tried to kiss her, and she moved away. Matt is about to scold him, but Foggy says he knows he's an idiot but it's made things awkward at work. Matt tells Nelson he knew that he was carrying a torch for Page, but he was the one who made this uncomfortable, his responsibility is to make it right. She deserves a break after everything she's been through. Foggy tells him he'll try. Matt continues on it's not like he blames Foggy, they would actually be good together. He then confesses he's actually been seeing someone recently. Nelson responds that's a nice humble brag and asks if she's hot. Murdock simply laughs and tells him he thinks he already knows. Claire Temple and Ben Urich are at an auction where they plan to bid on a former subsidiary of Union Allied. Once it comes up they place their bid only for someone to consistently outbid them, Ben realizes he'll have to put everything on the line to get this, but the only downside is it could stop treatment for his wife. Claire says she can pull some strings at Metro-General to keep her there and Ben makes the bid, which they win.

It then does another flashback of young Matt with Stick. He takes him to his house and tells the child he's going to teach him how to fight. He tries to do an easy move on him and Matt fumbles about, claiming that he can't see him! Stick tells him to use his other senses and Matt says his Dad told him he didn't want him to fight. Stick reminds Matt his Dad isn't here anymore and he begins to cry. Claiming that after everything he's lost he isn't good for anything. Stick tells Matt to pull himself together, he went through the same shit he's going through. But what he learned was losing his eyes the way both of them did, it's a gift. They might not be able to watch movies or see colors, but they can navigate the world better than anyone else can, and that world is fucked up place. He needs to learn how to kick it's ass if he's going to survive it. He helps Matt up and takes him outside to show him something. In Central Park, he begins teaching Matt how to use all of his enhanced senses to understand the world around him and to also focus them to act almost a radar sense to make up for his lost vision.

In the present, Matt is getting on his black vigilante costume at his apartment at night while Stick comments it's just like old times. Matt informs he still gets nostalgic about it sometimes, but then he remembers how it ended. Stick says him leaving without a trace, he figured that wouldn't sit too well with him. Matt asks then why he would do it and Stick simply moves on, asking him if he doesn't enjoy his life now. The friend, the job, the pussy. He knew what he was getting out of when he found him this morning, he could taste it. Matt grabs Stick by his shirt and he reverses the attack putting him in a headlock, mocking the Vigilante that even as an old man he's still stronger. Stick lets him go and Matt asks what they're doing. He explains that Kenkoy is prepared to get a shipment, and they're going to disrupt it. At Fisk's penthouse, he's with his wife Vanessa drinking wine together. She goes over how she heard there was an explosion just a couple blocks down from their home, something involving gang warfare with the Russians. Wilson tells her it's terrible what's happening, such disorder plaguing Hell's Kitchen.

She tells him she never understood why he insisted they make a home here, raise Richard in a place like this. He tells her it's hard to understand when she didn't grow up here, it might look rough on the outside but once you become accustomed to it you see everything in a new light. Vanessa tells him if he's happy, she is. Wilson says how much he loves her before kissing her cheek.

In Ben Urich's car, him and Claire are going over the records for the Union Allied asset to see if they can find anything. They eventually come across a record of huge boom in stock price before the sale sometime in spring 2012. Claire remembers that was when the Manhattan Crisis occurred. Ben realizes it all makes sense, after the Avengers tore apart New York in their battle Union Allied Construction had a deal with the city to rebuild everything, they must've been paid billions and given them a foothold in every corner. Claire asks if this is good, and Ben tells her it's very good, this is the evidence they need to show Union Allied has the resources to run a criminal empire. They have to tell the Vigilante about this.

On the docks, Kenkoy is overseeing the Yakuza receive a shipment from Japan. Stick and Matt watch from a distance, and the Vigilante says they'll take out the soldiers and it will give them an opening right to Harry. Stick tells him these Yakuza mooks don't matter to him, what's important is the shipments. Matt hears chains going off and formulates a new plan, they'll unlatch the chains moving the boxes and drop them in the water. Stick likes the plan and take out a samurai sword while Matt gets his clubs out and they begin sneaking to the chain holdings and destroy them, causing all the shipments to collapse and fall out of place. Harry Kenkoy becomes panicked when that happens and demands his thugs to fix this, claiming those boxes are worth more than they all are. At the Nelson and Murdock Offices, Foggy and Karen are sitting together quietly until he blurts out they can't sit here and pretend like nothing happened. He gets it, she doesn't feel that way about him, he understands, hell, it's only happened to him with almost fucking girl he's ever liked. But he shouldn't let that ruin her new job. Karen says she agrees, and it's not like she's mad at Foggy. Page understands that they were talking about dating and love lives, but she just, she sees Foggy as a friend and just needs that right now. Foggy sounding disappointed yet relieved, tells her he can live with that.

At the docks again, Harry Kenkoy begins walking inside becoming increasingly paranoid and jumping at every sound he hears. Until Matt and Stick confront him, he tries to fight but Matt bashes him in the stomach and Stick cuts off his hand. He demands to know his what "they" want. He tells him New York is going to be "drained" next. He's helping them in exchange for safety. Stick says it's just what he thought and is about to behead Kenkoy, before Matt stops him. Saying that's all he knows, there's no reason to kill him. Stick points out he's murdered for less before but he claims he's trying to change. Stick laughs realizing his friends are getting to him, making him soft. He didn't think it was possible for Matt's soul to get weaker, but alas he was proven wrong. Matt says he doesn't have to take that from him, and Stick commands he earn his respect. The Vigilante and him begin to fight while he has a flashback of them battling with similar techniques during a training montage, while Matt is a teenager. He finishes and Stick praises him and says he's improving. He says they'll continue first thing tomorrow morning, and tells Matt to get some rest. The teen responds by telling him he has an SAT test tomorrow he'll need to do, it's almost the application deadline for Columbia. Stick is speechless before asking if Matt cares about going to college, he tells him he thinks about it everyday. Stick then tells him to get out of his house, Matt says he doesn't understand but the Sensei screams they're done and it's over now.

Matt and him are shown to still be fighting in the modern day while he tells Stick he's angry that he can't control him anymore, can't turn him into personal killing machine. Matt then defeats Stick and brutally beats him down. On the ground he slowly gets up and says he's impressed, to do whatever he wants with Kenkoy, Matt might just might be an asset after all. The Vigilante takes Harry and brings him to the Precinct where he drops him off on the stairs. Ben is outside his house and leaves another message for Matt on his burner phone before he shows up telling him this better be important. He claims that it is, he and Claire figured out that Union Allied Construction's stock went up after the Manhattan Crisis which is perfectly in line with the Kingpin's growing influence. He asks if that will give him anymore insight into his identity, Urich informs him not yet, but it's a source for a potential tell all expose. One that might cause them to scramble and get sloppy. Matt finishes his sentence, that Ben's discoveries would in turn make it easier for him to find and take down the Kingpin. Urich informs him if he does this he'll have to protect him. Matt tells him of course he will. He then brings up how he's written about vigilantes in the past, to write a piece for the New York Bulletin about him too. He wants the criminals of this city to know the Devil is coming and they can't fuck with them anymore.

The next day, at the New York Bulletin building everyone is cheering on Urich, even Mitchell Ellison who tells him shit like this is exactly what the Bulletin needs to stay relevant. Throwing a paper onto the table with the headline The Devil of Hell's Kitchen takes down Yakuza operation.

The Things We Leave Behind
The episode starts in Hell's Kitchen during the 70s. An overweight child is walking until a teenager confronts him as Wilson Fisk and proceeds to shove him down, taking everything from his pockets. He runs home crying to his parents and his mother asks him to explain what happened and he yells to her that he got mugged, just like he does every time he comes home. She assures her son it's okay before his father tries to call the police. Young Wilson then pulls up a chair in front of their apartment wall and just begins to stare at it blankly, as he looks deeper into the white paint he starts to twitch in rage. It then shows in the present, the Kingpin is in his penthouse looking out the window at night over the modern metropolis of Hell's Kitchen and simply cracks his knuckles.

Theme Song Plays

It shows Wilson Fisk waking up in the morning. He makes himself breakfast and picks out one of many identical white suits out of his closet to put on for the day. Wilson tells Vanessa that he'll be busy all day and she claims that she wanted to spend the day with him. Fisk proceeds to give Vanessa his credit card and tells her to buy something nice for herself, he promises he'll make it up to her. He walks out the door only to be picked up by James Wesley inside his limo, as it shows the Kingpin and the Arranger going around the city running their criminal Empire in addition to managing Union Allied Construction. He returns to his penthouse late at night, impressed by all the glamorous clothing Vanessa purchased before changing out of his clothes and prepares to get to bed. Right before he shuts off the lights he looks into his bathroom mirror and sees his childhood self covered in blood staring back at him.

At the Nelson and Murdock Law Offices, Foggy is reading the New York Bulletin article about the Devil of Hell's Kitchen and how he disapproves of his vigilante activities. Karen defends him and they ask Matt his opinion, surprisingly he insists that he agrees with Foggy, that in order to make real change in Hell's Kitchen they have to go within the confines of the law. Karen tells them both speaking of which, she's found a new client for them Abner Jonas. Matt asks who he is and Page explains some taxi driver arrested for cocaine possession, apparently isn't his first rodeo. Foggy adds on and the NYPD must think they're the only firm desperate or stupid enough to actually take on his case. He says it sounds like fun and they head over to the Precinct.

There, Brett Mahoney greets them and leads the trio to Jonas' cell where he's released. The second Matt walks into the room he smells something powerful on Abner which nearly makes him gag. Foggy Nelson goes over his records and learns that he got clean five years ago and asks why Jonas what made him relapse again. Abner tells them that he had to try Opium from the China, and that it's the fucking shit that literally got him higher than any of the regular stuff ever did. Matt asks if he got it from the Triad, and Abner tells him that surprisingly, he got it from some Mafia goons he was taking across town. Foggy points out that just saying he did coke again just because it's the "fucking shit" won't be a viable defense in court. Matt says that if they might be able to get him a reduced sentence if they can prove he was under duress from Mafia influence. He confirms they'll pay his bail and speak to the Distinct Attorney tomorrow. Later that night, Don Rigoletto is with his Mafia henchmen speaking one of the Triad drug traffickers who begin loading large amounts of product into their trucks. Rigoletto begins discussing with him their pay and how the Chinese aren't giving them a fair cut for distribution, that they've been working twice as much having to make up for the Bratva and the Yakuza. The Triad dealer tells him the deals have been set and if he rejects them he'll inform Gao of his lack of cooperation. Rigoletto just informs him to get out of here, implying he'll continue to do it.

It then shows in the shadows, Matt tracing the familiar scent of the cocaine to find their trafficking ring. Rigoletto begins walking back until the Vigilante comes out and attacks his guards, evading their machine guns and beating the Don into submission, demanding to know the deal behind these drugs. Rigoletto tells them he doesn't know fuck all, just that the Italians were instructed to peddle everything the Triad made. The Devil realizes that he and the Russians were working together on this, these drugs must be the backbone of Kingpin's criminal operation. Matt then asks the Don where they're produced and he says he doesn't know, nobody does. He swears that he doesn't know and Matt realizes he's telling the truth. The Devil then he calls Ben Urich and they meet up and he explains how the Triad's drug trade is connected to the Kingpin. Urich realizes they must be located somewhere in Chinatown, he just needs to find the Union Allied Construction properties and managers who've operated in that region and he could find the Kingpin's identity. The Devil responds then they can finally end this.

The next day, it shows Fisk getting out of bed and continuing his daily ritual of cooking himself breakfast and picking out his suit. He then goes to Vanessa and tells her today is their day, and asks what she wants to do. She tells him she wants to see a Broadway show, and he tells her he'd love that before James Wesley abruptly enters the Penthouse. Fisk informs him he won't be working today but Wesley tells him it's of the utmost importance. He and the Kingpin go into another room to talk. Wesley informs him that Rigoletto was taken into custody last night. Wilson comments that is most unfortunate and Wesley adds on with him, Kenkoy, Brevlov, and Owlsley dropping like flies their influence is collapsing. Kingpin tells him they'll find replacements and regroup in a few months, Wesley warns Fisk he might not have that much time. The Triad has been beginning to question if he even deserves to be the King at all. That gets Fisk's attention who says that his vision of this city isn't done yet, he can't lose everything he's worked for. Kingpin demands the Arranger set up an impromptu meeting with Gao, high class this time, not a garage or a warehouse. They leave the private room, and Wilson apologizes to Vanessa saying work has once again taken priority and he won't be able to spend the day with her. She nearly begins to cry but tells him to go. He too looks saddened and has a flashback to his childhood where young Wilson is at home while his parents are leaving, they tell him to be a good boy before they leave.

As he tries to relax, the teenagers from before break into his house and force Wilson out of it before dragging him into a parking lot and hold him down. The main teenager tells him he nearly spent the whole night in jail because of his fucking lard ass. Wilson yells out he deserves to be in there for the rest of his shitty life. The teenager grabs him by the throat and pulls out a knife, telling Fisk he's going to make him pay for what he did, right in his favorite place, his stomach. The teenager then begins cutting Wilson's belly right before it shows the present where Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson are at District Attorney Rosalind Sharpe's office. Karen Page helps Abner Jonas get his tie on while they all walk into her office. Everyone has a seat and Matt explains the proposition and Rosalind rejects it, and eventually the lawyers take a plea bargain with six months of jail time. It then shows the Kingpin with Gao on a rooftop Garden drinking tea together. Fisk confirms with her that's she having doubts of his leadership abilities. Gao mutters something in mandarin and Kingpin tells her to please speak english. He knows she can, and there's no one else around here to impress with her foreign tongue. Gao replies in fluent english he's more observant then she thought.

Fisk tells her there's a lot about him that she doesn't know. Gao smiles and simply looks in the distance to Avengers Tower. Claiming that when the Manhattan Crisis occurred, she learned how despite everything books and experience had taught her, she is still just a worm in a universe bigger than either of them can comprehend. Gao continues on claiming she had left her own Empire on the West Coast to take part in the rebuilding of a new world. She has come to learn that the Kingpin who's remaking Hell's Kitchen isn't truly a part of that fascinating catastrophe. He's an imposter, a mere man driven by small desires. The Kingpin crushes the tea cup in his hand and tells her he's above them all! He might not have a magic hammer but by his hand he will turn the cesspool he rules into something even those monster fucks from space would envy. Gao is unimpressed and simply begins to get up, telling Fisk she'll keep her Triad in order, but to remember this, if someone undermines a King's rule, people will cease to believe in them. At the Union Allied Construction headquarters Richard Fisk is walking through the lobby until running into his mother, Vanessa. He asks what she's doing here and she explains that she wanted to surprise his father by bringing him Zuppa. Richard tells her Dad hasn't come into work all day, she claims that what's he told Wesley and they both wonder where he could be. They both realize he must be lying about something and a frustrated Richard says they need to confront him on it.

They've both been realizing his strange ass behavior these last few months, he promised himself they wouldn't be afraid of him if something like this happened again. Vanessa tells her son he's right and that she wants them to be a family. At the New York Bulletin, Ben Urich is going to the water cooler until Mitchell Ellison confronts him about still looking into Union Allied and demands he drop it. Urich claims he almost has the evidence and he needs, the Bulletin can be behind another big exposure. Ellison explains he did well with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen piece, and to not mess that up with the same old shit he warned him about before. Drop the story. Fisk returns home to his Penthouse, where Richard and Vanessa are waiting for him. He tells his son he wasn't expecting to see him and he asks where he's been. Wilson tells him he negotiating contracts across the city but Richard calls bullshit. The Kingpin claims he doesn't have any to tell him anything, he put a roof under his head, clothed him, gave him a prestigious job at his company. Richard owes him the utmost respect. The son rants how he doesn't owe him fuck all, Fisk grabs him and puts Richard in a headlock while Vanessa screams for him to stop. He lets him go and Vanessa tells Richard she needs to speak to his father alone. He leaves and she asks if he's cheating on her, Wilson quickly replies he's not.

He sits down and tells Vanessa that when he started the company it wasn't just to rebuild Hell's Kitchen, it was to transform their culture. This city has a the potential for extreme greatness, but so much holds it back. Chaos, lawlessness, cruelty have been taking it over like a parasite. He wants to fix it and turn it into the well oiled machine it once was. Vanessa says she knows. He wonders if she actually does, and Vanessa confirms she suspected. The constant late nights working and the way crime around this city has been changing over the years. She just wanted to know if he'd trust her enough to tell her. He tells her every crime group in Hell's Kitchen is under his control, he controls everything. He is the King this city needs. She then kisses him and he has a flashback to his childhood again. Young Wilson is at his apartment staring at the wall while his parents are arguing in the other room, he begins twitching in rage again until getting up and grabbing a construction hammer and walking out the door. His parents try hear it close and realize he's gone. It then shows Wilson walking through the neighborhood late at night until coming to the Teenager who's been tormenting him's house.

He knocks on the door and the Teenager opens it, telling Fisk he's got some nerve showing up again, asking if he wants to get carved again. Wilson proceeds to bash him in the head with the construction hammer and beat him to death on the ground for everything he's done. His mother eventually show up and realize what he's done, she tells him it's alright and realizes that this kid owed money to Don Manfredi and people might not pin it on him. They just need to dispose of his body and be done with it. It then shows the next morning, Wilson and Vanessa are in bed together and he promises her today is there day. The Kingpin makes breakfast with Vanessa and she helps him pick out a new black suit for him to wear. At the Nelson and Murdock law offices, Karen is insisting that they didn't do Abner Jonas justice at the District Attorney's office. Foggy points out six months jail time for a multiple offenses was the best they could do. Matt adds on that, alternatively, they might be able to take a plea bargain. If Jonas gives up some of his dealers to the NYPD that might be able to warrant him a reduced amount of prison time.

Karen tells Matt he's so smart and she'll fill out the forms right now. Foggy looks disappointed and in a downtrodden voice tells his partner that he really is. Murdock simply replies they probably get to work too. At the New York Bulletin, Ben Urich is looking at his computer screen with nothing written. Eventually contemplating and finally clicking on the files pertaining to his investigation on Union Allied. He then makes his way to Chinatown with the alibi that he's interested in starting a business with the asset he had recently purchased in an auction and will need to look over the building contracts to see where he can set up shop. It does a montage of him looking through the files while the Kingpin and his wife to go the Broadway show. As the elegant music plays it shows back and fourth to them enjoying the show while Urich constantly sees the name Wilson Fisk on every permit in the entire area. He then publishes his paper exposing Union Allied and Fisk as the Kingpin of Crime. That night, Ben meets with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen who brings him up to speed on everything. Matt realizes he can this all tonight, bring Fisk on a silver platter right to the NYPD and with the evidence from his story there won't be any way for him to weasel out of this one. He thanks Urich for everything he's done and goes to his Penthouse. As he makes it there, Matt unfortunately sees the entire building is guarded like a fortress and won't be able to make it inside. He then smells the cologne of the Arranger, James Wesley and the camera reveals him to talking to security in the Penthouse perimeter.

Wesley rants about how much of a fucking nightmare this is, the guard encourages him to tell the boss but James points out how he demanded not to be interrupted under any circumstances. He eventually leaves and Matt with his super hearing with able to pick up all of that and follows him, attacking the Arranger in an alleyway right outside of his car. He tells him to find a way to get him inside the Penthouse, and Wesley shouts out he isn't even there. Matt questions him on this and James says he's out for the night and to not bother asking where, he won't tell him shit. Matt hears his heartbeat and realizes it's true. He then takes Wesley's cellphone and with his enhanced sense of touch is able to find his contact number. The Arranger does so and it shows Wilson and Vanessa leaving the Broadway Show until he notices a call from James Wesley. Vanessa tells asks him if it's about fixing the city, and he responds probably, she tells him to take it then, they've had the whole day to themselves she can wait. He picks up and informs Wesley he had specific instructions not to call.

Matt responds on the other line to Fisk that this isn't his assistant, the Kingpin realizes instantly he's the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. Wilson says he's been waiting a long time to finally speak with him, and asks if Wesley is dead. The Devil claims he's about to be, just like him. Wilson responds insisting they're alike the two of them. Matt denies it and Fisk claims they both just want what's best for this city. The only way you can fight darkness is with darkness, he of all people should know that. The Devil, hiding in the night killing those who stand in his way. Matt questions if his way of supposedly helping is by torturing and hurting innocent people. The Kingpin tells him he's so naive, like a child, thinking he can fix everything by just fighting every single evildoer in Hell's Kitchen, unaware that a forest needs to burn before it can grow again. He doesn't understand the world like he does. He may have the conviction to do what's right but he lacks the mind. Matt insists he'll find him, and then they'll see who's truly right in what they do. Fisk insists he won't, that a King will always rule the heretics. He then hears sirens in the background and it shows Matt's location where he's surrounded by police cars who begin to place him under arrest.

Speak of the Devil
The episode starts with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen being arrested by NYPD officers. He submits and they proceed to handcuff him, asking James Wesley what happened. He tells them he was just trying to head home until the Man in the Mask assaulted him. An officer says that a lot of good guys around these parts have a similar story, Matt claims Wesley's full of shit and they're being manipulated. The officers tell the Devil he can explain all of this to a judge and begin reading him his Miranda Rights, in the middle of it however he jumps up and shoves the Police down before breaking the Cuffs and jumps up the buildings out of the vicinity. As he gets to safety, Matt stops to catch his breath muttering "I'm not the bad guy".

Theme Song Plays

Outside the Union Allied Headquarters, Wilson Fisk along with Vanessa, Richard, and a wounded James Wesley at his sides are speaking to WHiH News and a crowd of onlookers about the allegations made against him and that they are entirely false. He has been dealing with harassments of his employees by an Anarchist Vigilante called the Devil of Hell's Kitchen, looking over at Wesley. While his efforts have "fortunately" disbanded localized crime has also targeted legitimate businessmen such as himself. Fisk then claims he loves this city, and it's been through enough these last few years. It doesn't need more villains plaguing it. They all walk away while Richard begins claiming he will get his Dad out of this, he isn't going to go to jail. He then proceeds to ask if everything they're saying about him is actually true, and Wilson responds of course it isn't. James Wesley says he has an idea for who they can go to for legal aid, it's an unorthodox choice but it might just give them the PR boost they need to earn back public favor. At the Precinct, Matt and Foggy are escorting Abner Jonas and explaining their plea bargain, if he gives up his names to the cops he might be able to reduce some time off his sentence.

Abner is taken inside and the lawyers leave while the detectives ask him questions about the Triad. Matt is listens in with his enhanced hearing and Abner answers that he's heard some names around on the street, and apparently the one who's calling all the shots is some old chick named Gao. The Detectives seem disappointed to hear that name and one of them proceeds to punch their own partner and then shot Jonas in the chest. When other officers along come in to investigate they spin a lie that he tried to take one of their guns and had to be put down. Matt starts putting the pieces together about the Kingpin having influence in the NYPD. At the New York Bulletin, Mitchell Ellison comes into Ben Urich's office and tells him to gather his stuff, he's fired. Ben starts arguing asking if this is because of the Union Allied piece because it's making waves. Ellison says it's the principle of Urich blatantly disobeying him, he's been pulling this shit since he was hired and quite frankly, it's not fucking charming anymore it's bad journalism. Ben asks how he thinks he's been able to make all of those stories they have plastered on the fucking walls come to life. By sitting on their asses all day writing fluff about the new subway trains!? Ellison tells him to pack his stuff, or he's going to call security. Urich begins placing everything into a box angrily.

Matt is seen entering the church where Father Lantom finds him again and asks Matthew what he can do for him, Murdock responds he's here for his next confession. At the booth, he tells Lantom that he's been thinking about the Devil a lot recently. Lantom asks why and Matt goes on a tangent that so many people think the Devil is a sign of pure evil. But that he's starting to figure out that sometimes the Devil is necessary. That the Hebrew word "Satan" actually meant adversary, but was misinterpreted during the Middle Ages as a powerful personification of all evil. Lantom asks if Matthew believes he needs to bring out his own inner Devil to battle some malevolent force in his life. He responds citing Proverbs 25:26 "Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain are the righteous who give way before the wicked." Insisting that obviously means he has an obligation to stand up to evil. Lantom tells him it can also mean when a moral man commits sin it is as bad as poisoning an entire community. He then begins telling Matt a story of his own personal experience of certain people's Devils bringing about horrible cruelty into the world. That very few things are absolute. How one exposes their inner Devil can be the difference between a saint and a sinner. Matt has a flashback of him and Foggy right when they got out of law school working at Landman and Zack.

Matt and Foggy are chatting together while walking into an meeting room to discuss the firm's latest case. They both have a seat and hear the victim and client both explain their sides of the story, Matt hearing the perpetrator's heartbeat when he denies being a serial rapist, knowing full well that he's lying. Foggy Nelson nonetheless stands by insists that Landman and Zack's client is innocent and they will defend him in the court of law. They're both walking out and Matt asks him if he's really sure he's innocent and Foggy says he doesn't know, but it's not like they can just reject him for that. They're lawyers, it's part of the job description. In the present at the Nelson and Murdock offices, everyone is silent about Abner Jonas' sudden death. Karen Page says something doesn't feel right about this, he wasn't violent. He wanted to turn his life around, why would Abner lose it like that.