Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again is an American television series created by Dario Scardapane and Matt Corman & Chris Ord for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the character, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. The show serves as a continuation of Daredevil. Season 1 Heaven's Half Hour [1.01] Karen Page: This Hell's Kitchen nostalgia is running pretty thin with you guys, you realize that, right? Foggy Nelson: Not nostalgia; reverence for the past, yet hope for the future. Karen: Oh, that is some next-level closing argument BS right there! Foggy: Too much? Matt Murdock: Nostalgia or not, it's hard to believe Cherry's retiring. Karen: So many retiring, leaving -- I mean, it's thirty percent of the force in the last two years. Foggy: Are those numbers legit? Karen: My numbers are always legit. Matt: I really wouldn't argue with her. Still, the city finds other ways to protect itself. Foggy: [to Matt, who is about to suit up as Daredevil] Look, I'm sorry. I-- Maybe I didn't wanna give you an excuse. Vanessa: You left the bed I sat beside for months while you recovered. And for what? And now you walk in here and end a meeting with five families by simply standing in the doorway? Fisk: You've kept them in line. They respect you. Vanessa: The respect the money I make them. Protection makes people scared. Profit makes them loyal. Matt: As you know, I've stood in this court many times. Delivered summations, called witnesses, defended the innocent to the best of my ability. Although as I sit here on the other side of the court, it occurs to me that justice will not be served today. It won't be served because, whatever sentence is passed, Foggy Nelson -- only his mother called him Franklin -- will still be dead. It won't be served beca-- [Matt hears Karen walk in. Pauses.] Matt: Apologies, Your Honor. It won't be served because I-I don't get to see him again. We don't get to see Foggy again, today. Or tomorrow, or ever. Because my friend is dead. Killed on the whim of a violent and disturbed man. A self-styled assassin with a grudge, out to murder his perceived enemies. But, in the absence of justice, the court can punish this man. And I urge you to do so, to the fullest extent that the law allows. Because that punishment, that is the closest that any of us will ever get to justice. Matt: I refuse to believe a tragedy had to destroy everything. Karen: But it did. What are you gonna do about Daredevil? Matt: I made a promise to myself that I would let the system handle it. All of it. Besides, I'm not him anymore, and I won't let myself be. Karen: And you think that that will help? Matt: I don't know. It doesn't make it worse. Matt: If I didn't know better -- know him better -- I'd say he sounds sincere. Like maybe he wants to do something for this city. Cherry: Look who you're talking about! The man crushes every-- Matt: I know. I know! You think I don't know? I know. Well, if this city actually elects him, then... maybe New York's getting the mayor it deserves. Cherry: You ask me, that's pretty goddamn cynical, Matt. Matt: Mm-hm. Or maybe I'm just wising up. Matt: You're a real man of the people now. Fisk: A rich man, by his very nature, is self-serving. A-A mayor, a mayor serves his city. Matt: Ah. Fisk: You don't seem entirely convinced. Matt: Could you blame me? Considering you've tried to kill me a few times over the years... Fisk: As you have. Matt: No, no. Incarcerate, maybe. Kill? Never. Fisk: I wonder if your darker half would agree. Matt: That part of my life is over. Fisk: Mm. Well, tragedy can transform a man. About your friend -- I had nothing to do with his death, I kept that promise. Matt: Hm. But now the Kingpin is back. Fisk: No. No, he's not. My time away, I... Well... Well, let's say I followed a road less-traveled. And at its end, I found a new man. Matt: The mayor of New York. Fisk: Mm, soon. Fisk: I was told you tried to kill Benjamin Poindexter that night. It's hard... it's hard to come to terms with a violent nature. Hating the power it has over us. Matt: I was raised to believe in grace. That we can be touched by the divine and transformed into a better person. So if you say to me that you're a new man, I say "fine". But you should also know I was raised to believe in retribution. So if you step out of line, I will be there. Fisk: This caution that you're giving me, who's it from? Matt Murdock, or...? You liked being on that rooftop with Dex. You liked how it felt, didn't you? Giving no quarter, dispensing justice... Matt: Just stay in your lane. I'll do the same. Fisk: I'm going to be mayor of this town. And when I am, I will not tolerate people running around in silly costumes. The rule of law will prevail. And should you go back to any of your old activities, there will be consequences. Matt: Well, then. It appears we really do understand each other. Fisk: Mm, I love a man who rises above his nature. Good luck with that, Murdock. Matt: Good day, sir. Optics [1.02] Fisk: These meet-and-greets... Can't we push them? Shelia Rivera: These first few days are critical, optics are gonna matter. Establishing connections is how we set the tone with the stakeholders who can make or break your agenda. And let's be honest, a lot of these people absolute hate you. [A pause. Fisk laughs.] Fisk: I'm used to that. Fisk: The city is broken. I said I'd fix it. Shelia: Sir, the first hundred days are about settling in. Getting a feel for the office. Try anything big now, you're painting a target on your back. Fisk: Good. Targets draw attention to problems. Shelia: You hired me because I know how politics work in New York City. And right now, it's all about maintaining the status quo. Buck Cashman: So your advice for the newly-inaugurated mayor of New York City is that he do nothing? Daniel Blake: Look, play softball in there, okay? I'm calling in a favor. BB Urich: Wait, I thought you said you were his guy. Daniel: I am. I might've embellished a little bit. BB: Wow! You know, I can't tell if you're an idiot or an operator. Daniel Blake: Well, maybe I'm... I don't know what I am. Commissioner Gallo: It still makes no sense to me, this mayor thing. So you gave up your criminal empire for what? So you could have less money, less power? So you could kow-tow to an Italian sunovabitch in a cemetery? Fisk: How are we gonna fix this issue? Gallo: Do you know who Samuel Vance was? No, of course you don't. Mayor Vance was the mayor of New York in 1874, he served for one month. It is my personal mission to make sure that your term is shorter than his. I see right through you, Fisk. You're not a mayor who loves this city, you're a whiny kid who wants everyone to love him. A monster trying to rewrite his legacy. Well, guess what? It's too late. Once a thug, always a thug. See you around, "Kingpin". Cherry: An NYPD cop is dead. And any time that happens, a big machine gets turned on to try and figure out what went wrong, and to punish whoever killed the cop. Punish them severely. And that machine has no off-switch. It just goes and goes until somebody pays. Matt: This is a tough case, Hector. A cop is dead. And the only way I can win it is if I know every way I can lose it. Cherry: You know, for what it's worth? I like the Matt Murdock I've seen this year -- the guy that went out and found his own way, got out of the Kitchen, wears a... normal suit. He's doing some good. The Hollow of His Hand [1.03] Hector: Luquillo is a beach near where I'm from in Puerto Rico. To me, it's the most beautiful place on Earth. White sand, palm trees, and the Coquí, this little tree frog. Doesn't croak. It sings its name. [he whistles] Ay, I laugh because... the tourists, man, they think it's noisy and annoying but, to us boricuas, it's a magical sound. And the Coquí, it mates for life, right? So every sunset, thousands of these frogs start calling out to their one and only love. It's the music of the island. Matt: Officer Powell, good morning. I'm told you have a black eye. I hope everything is okay. Powell: Yeah, don't worry about it. Matt: You know, there's thing they say in boxing: The, uh, the best cure for a black eye is fast hands. District Attorney Hochberg: Objection! Judge Cooper: Sustained. Come on, Mr. Murdock. Luca: I don't take orders from the mayor's errand boy! Buck Cashman: I don't work for the mayor. I work for the man. Vanessa: I don't like watching everything fall apart. Fisk: I respect that. You wanted to keep the peace. Sometimes, peace needs to be broken. Chaos must reign, just for a moment, to build a stronger order. [Hector is testifying.] Matt: You decided to risk your own safety to help a stranger. Wasn't the first time, was it? Hector: I-- I don't understand. Matt: Well, I'm just saying you put yourself in harm's way before. Many times. The question is, why? Hector: Because he was in trouble. Matt: You intervened that night 'cause you're a hero. Kirsten: [realizing] Matt, don't do this. [Matt retrieves something from an open leather bag.] Kirsten: Matt, don't do this--! [He pulls out the White Tiger mask and displays it before the court.] Matt: Mr. Ayala, yes or no, are you the vigilante known as the White Tiger? Hector: I don't think you understand. Being the White Tiger is more than just putting on a suit. It's who I am. It's a calling. I didn't choose it, it chose me. You might as well ask me to stop breathing. Matt: There are other ways to help. Other ways to contribute. Ways that don't require a mask. You have to think about your family now. They need you. And for what it's worth, I think you might be surprised at how much you don't miss... being him. Matt: Mr. Ayala, let's talk about Mr. and Mrs. Burgos. Why would you risk your life by running toward a burning car to save strangers? Hector: It's the right thing to do. Matt: What about Gianna Moreno? You again put yourself in harm's way. Why? Hector: ...It's the right thing to do. Matt: And when you saw Officer Barlow was in trouble, you ran in when other's would've run out. Why? Hector: It's the right thing to do. Matt: The police said that Hector attacked them, that he came out of nowhere. That's what they said. But why would Hector, the White Tiger... Why would he do this without the amulet that gives him extraordinary strength and power? Would any of you walk into battle with one arm tied behind your back? I wouldn't. Every night, Hector Ayala goes out and risks his life to keep his neighborhood safe, to protect his community. So ask yourselves... does this sound like the type of man who would murder a police officer in cold blood? He is a man of integrity. The community says so... The police say so. The mask doesn't make the man. And whether Hector Ayala's wearing the White Tiger suit or not, he's a hero. Thank you. [Murdock takes his seat. Hochberg stands.] Hochberg: Yeah, you know, every morning, I get up, I kiss my wife, I call my kids. I go to work to serve the people of this great city, I go to church every Sunday, I sit in my usual pew, I give money to my parish, then I drive out to Queens to see my mother. Does that make me a "good" person? That was a trick question. See, frankly, it's a false premise. Good people can do bad things, bad people can do good things. Humans, all of us, we're-- we're... messy, complicated! Capable of good, capable of evil. Yes, Hector Ayala might have done some good things. Does that make him incapable of doing a bad thing? Of course not. Do you know what happens to a person when they get hit by a train? When you have 200,000 pounds of steel slam into you? All of your bones break, all of your organs are eviscerated, your body twists up like a circus balloon full of blood. But here's the kicker, you're still alive. You don't actually die until they back the train up and then your body, it just bursts. And that is exactly what happened to Officer Shanahan when Hector Ayala pushed him in front of that train. But we're supposed to be okay with that, right? Because he's done some nice things for people. Because it was the "right thing to do". Look around you. These men and women you see sitting here, they're officers of the law. They took an oath to protect, even in the face of danger. And every single day, these brave men and women show up to serve the people of this city -- to serve you, to serve me. And they do all that... without a mask. If Hector's sole intent was to do good for this community, why was he hiding?! Because the last time I checked, real heroes don't need to hide. Matt: You see, my old partner and I, straight out of law school, we were so broke, we pooled about everything we had together for an office bottle of O'Melveny's. Only broke it open when we won. Needless to say, the first bottle lasted a very long time. Just a nice little reminder that, once in a while, the system works. Heather: You're talking about your friend Foggy Nelson, right? Matt: Yeah... Heather: I was kinda wondering when you would. Matt: It's not easy. He certainly knew how to enjoy the, ah... The good moments when they came. Heather: Well then, here's to a man who cooks, a well-won case, and... Foggy Nelson. May God hold them all in the hollow of His hand. Fisk: Courts fail, juries get it wrong. I should know. And now, a masked vigilante, a murderer, is allowed to roam the streets. And a veteran of the NYPD lies dead. These vigilantes are a threat to any society that's based on the rule of law. A man who wears a mask to cover his face… is a coward. These vigilantes, they are not heroes. And I ran on a promise, and the acquittal of Hector Ayala demands that I keep it. The rule of law must prevail. Sic Semper Systema [1.04] Angela Del Toro: I hate them, Mr. Murdock. I hate this city. No one is doing anything about it and no one's ever gonna do anything about it, 'cause he was just Hector from the Heights and they're the fucking cops! Heather: [to Fisk and Vanessa] Without forgiveness -- and I say this to both of you -- there can be no real healing. Forgiveness isn't just the highest act of love, it's the only way forward. Vanessa: My husband is capable of many, many things. Some of them extreme. Harming me is not one of them. Matt: You, uh, doing the Lord's work today? Powell: Yeah. Matt: Hey, you couldn't have a weak link out there, could you? Powell: What? Matt: Or maybe it was pride. Ayala made you look bad, didn't he? Actually, he flat-out embarrassed you, and you can't have that at the NYPD. Is that why you did it? Powell: ...You have yourself a nice day, counselor. Matt: He had a family. He had a future. And you took that away from him. [Powell pushes Matt up against a wall.] Powell: You can't see this badge, Counselor, 'cause you're fuckin' blind, but my grandfather wore this badge. My father wore this badge, my brother wears this badge, four of my fuckin' cousins wear this badge. They're all knuckleheads, but they're good cops. So I wear this fuckin' badge with honor, Counselor. And I don't know nothin' about nothin' to do with what happened to Hector Ayala. [Matt listens to the cop's heartbeat -- steady.] Powell: But here's something that I know -- an attorney who assaults a police officer? Who obstructs an active investigation? Not something that the Bar Association's gonna take lightly, if you catch my meaning. Not to mention, some of my more excitable colleagues on the force. Matt: Yeah. Only... you'd have to bring a few more than the last time we met, wouldn't you? Leroy: Look, I said probation and I meant probation! Matt: You took the stuff, Leroy! There is no probation to be had here, this is the best you're gonna get. So you tell me, how is this not a "good job, counselor" situation? Leroy: So you just wanna shove my ass into jail and I'm supposed to thank you? You just don't get it, do you? This shit never ends! Look, I've been jerked around by the system my whole life! Last time I got thirty days, you know what happened? I missed my SSI appointment and they cut my benefits. Bad enough trying to live on food stamps, but when they cut it? Man, it takes forever to get that shit back regular! Then you gotta start eating throw-away crap from supermarket dumpsters. Begging for change, for food... Yea-- And, yeah! Just once, I want a dessert. Something that don't taste like crap, something that tastes real good! So why'd I get the caramel corn? I liked that shit and it tastes good. And for that, they're willing to spend five times more to lock me up than they're willing to spend to feed me, and you come in here telling me that that's a gift?! That I should thank you? Fisk: [To Daniel] I've been around a lot of... Let's just say, I know how unreliable people can be. I've learned that loyalty and courage, two qualities that are... not easily replicated. [...] In the fullness of time, you'll make a better man. That said, if you ever do anything like that again, it will be the last thing that you ever do. Frank Castle: I'll tell you what I think, Red. Matt: Tell me. Tell me what you think. Frank: I don't think you came here for my help. See, I think you want my permission. You wanna get your hands on somebody, huh? You wanna hurt 'em. Maybe you're a little bit scared. A little scared about what that means. Matt: That's an interesting take, I like it. But ah, yeah, no. Sorry, buddy. Way off on that one. Frank: So full of shit, Counselor, so full of shit. You're guilty. Matt: Excuse me? Frank: Yeah. That guilt, that shame, that's my home, Red. I mean, I can see it on you, I can smell it on you, it's all over you. Matt I'm gonna come back another day, Frank -- maybe catch you at a better time. Frank: Yeah, you come at me with that horseshit about saving lives. How 'bout that friend of yours, you save his life? You lost him, didn't you, Red? Matt: It's not about him. Frank: Then say his name. Matt: It's not about him. It's not about him. Frank: Ah, for Christ's sake, say his name! Say his name, you coward, say his name! It's not about him? You hate yourself! It's eating you up because you ain't done a goddamn thing about it! So-- [Matt lashes out, striking Frank.] Matt: Ah, goddamn it. Goddamn you. Sorry. I apologize. Frank: What are you sorry for? First honest thing you did, Red. Matt: It's not about him. Frank: No. Matt: Okay? Frank: It's all about him. He talks to you, doesn't he? You hear his voice. You do, don't you? Every time I stop moving, I still hear my little boy. I see him. And I hear his voice -- He says "Get 'em, Daddy. Every last single one of 'em, get 'em." That's why I do what I do. That's why it's eating at you. That's why it's eating at you, because you know you didn't do a goddamn thing, and it's gonna keep eating at you. It's gonna keep eating and eating and eating, there's no getting away with it, you understand? Matt: I ran him down. Frank: Oh, for Christ's sake. Matt: I did what I had to do, and I let the system take care of the rest. Frank: Oh, you and your goddamn sys-- You and your goddamn system! Christ! So what now?! Every day, Bullseye goes to the chow hole, eats his slop, you know he gets to breathe the same air that you breathe. You feel good about that? Matt: HE GOT LIFE! Frank: How 'bout ol' Foggy? Did he get life? Matt: Foggy... He was the... kindest, purest soul I ever met. And guys like you and me? We can work a lifetime and never measure up to his decency. Goodbye, Frank. Fisk: When I was a boy, I learned by watching my father. How to shake a man's hand. How to know when someone intends to cheat you. I learned the power of persuasion. How to move men's minds. Or break their bodies. But forgiveness? That wasn't a part of who he was. Matt: You ever feel like you're, uh, pushing a rock up a hill? And there's a bunch of people on the other side pushing it back? With Interest [1.05] Matt: Mr. Khan, if I may: have you ever needed a defense attorney? Yusuf Khan: Me? No. Thankfully not. Matt: Well, if you ever do, it's often David vs. Goliath. The cops, the prosecution, public opinion... the entire system conspiring against you. We represent husbands, sons, daughters. People like you and me, Mr. Khan. So yeah, we may be over-leveraged for now, but we serve a vital function in a city that desperately needs us. Delvin: Detective Kim... Kim: Yes? Delvin: My job is to rob the bank, right? Your job is to prevent every hostage inside the bank from getting a fuckin' bullet to the fuckin' head. Matt: Just because I'm blind doesn't mean I need your pity. Delvin: Do I strike you as some sanctimonious twat trying to do right by the visually impaired, do I? I don't like you, solicitor. I don't like your kind. I don't like the clever little ways you twist the truth... I'm not letting you go, I'm getting rid of ya! [to Matt] Delvin: Jesus wept. I... A blind solicitor and-and-and, hold for it, an orphan? Are you bloody serious?! You're like a regular wee Charles Dickens character, aren't you? Fuck it, take the husband. This one's gotta stay. Yusuf: This vault has a four-turn tumbler system, which means it has over a hundred million possible combinations. You can't just crack it open like it's a piggy bank I gave Kamala to instill in her the value of saving! Matt: Did it work? Yusuf: Did what work? Matt: The lesson. The value of saving. Yusuf: Oh... I don't know. I guess we just try to impart what we know to the next generation. Protect them from what they can't see. [Matt opens the vault.] Yusuf: Exactly what kind of a lawyer are you? Matt: A really good one. Devlin: Oi. I confess, I'm disappointed, Detective. You recognize the accent, but you don't seem to know jack shite about the significance of Saint Paddy's Day... for a Protestant, do ya? Kim: I must've missed that chapter, Mr. James. Care to catch me up? Devlin: Just another Wednesday, love. Or, as they say in this dear city of yours, Christmas for a Jew. Excessive Force [1.06] Heather: I think it's a fascinating question: What about a mask? Does it hide us and give us permission to do things that are legally and socially taboo, like violence? I mean, does a mask allow us to be our true selves, or does it strip away our identity and allow us to act like animals? Matt: Hm, yeah. I don't know -- maybe both. Angela: Mr. Murdock, Attorney At Law. Big fancy office, here to help the little guy, right? Only on your terms. 'Cause when the little guy puts something for real in your hands, you're all "nah". That's fine. That's cool. My bad for thinking you cared. Matt: It's not that simple, Angela. That's not how this works. Angela: You know what? My Uncle, two days before he got shot, you know what he told me? He told me "Don't rely on anyone to do what you can do for yourself." Damn. He was right. Fisk: You know, politics, it's… It's a different type of problem-solving. Most of it is new to me but some things, they remain unchanged. Find what a person wants and either withhold it or provide it, and they'll do anything. Vanessa: Not tonight. You're asking New York's elite for money. Sure, they want influence, but they don't need it; it's like selling a busker to a billionaire. It's all just ego and vanity. By simply being there and asking them for money, you're giving them all they care about: reassurance of their supremacy. Billionaire: You may have a seat at the table right now -- for a couple of years, anyway. But the people in this room still decide who gets to eat. I suggest you don't lose sight of that. Matt: Fuck it. Fisk: I can imagine that Vanessa would like for me to let you go. Adam: Thank you... Thank you! Fisk: But that's a difficult thing for me to do. You understand that, right? How we are... locked together. Our experience, shared. And when I was younger, smaller… I went up against men three times my size. Now, men who knew how to use their hands, they did so, often. And I learned that a simple tool, it can be a great equalizer. Angela: Daredevil? Daredevil: It's okay, I'm here. Yeah. I'm here. Art for Art's Sake [1.07] Matt: Okay, Heather, you realize I used to have this whole other life... And it was a lot different to this. Heather: At your old firm, with your old friends. Foggy and... Karen. Matt: Kinda. Y'know and sometimes, this-- This all feels... To- To me, it feels like... fake. Heather: Fake? Matt: Not- Not you. Heather: Yeah. I'm sorry to do this, but you have been tamping down trauma for so long, you can't even see when it's bubbling up inside of you and threatens to ruin everything good you have. Matt: I know. I know. Heather: Everything good we have. Matt: Yeah. And I'm trying really hard to fight it. Heather: It's not a fight. It's a process. Fisk: When I brought you over from your previous life, can you recall why I said I hired you? Buck: I believe you called it my ability to think... asymmetrically. Bastian: I mean, all I ever wanted to be was an artist -- to be the person I am now, and... That's all thanks to you. Heather: That is kind of you to say, but I'm just the conduit. Bastian: No, you're the key. Don't you see that? I mean, you've unlocked something in me, Dr. Glenn, something I didn't know was missing! You've allowed my creativity to flourish, to soar to heights I never even imagined! Heather: So, um... Let's talk about homework-- Bastian: No, you're not listening to me, Dr. Glenn! This city is finally starting to see me for who I really am. Heather: Does that mean you've been displaying your art? [Bastian's nose begins bleeding.] Bastian: You could say that. Kirsten: We're a team here. And hiding things from one another isn't gonna get us anywhere. I trust you and I trust Matt. Be nice if that was a two-way street. Fisk: [To his Anti-Vigilante Task Force] You are the thin, dark line protecting this city. Remind them of that! Daniel: You're not stupid, BB. You see, this here? This is a carrot-and-a-stick situation, with a very big carrot and a very big stick. BB: Are you actually threatening me? Daniel: No! No. I'm presenting you with an opportunity -- a great one, with a great man. And what you decide in the next few seconds will determine how totally awesome or totally shitty the rest of your life is. And I'd be so stoked if you made the right call! You know? Isle of Joy [1.08] Officer: All these new terms... We used to just call it "Cops, Snitches, and Psychos". Which one are you, Poindexter? Matt: I'm not so sure you can put Muse and Daredevil in the same category. Heather: Not so sure that you can't. They're just these underdeveloped boys hiding behind masks, trying to make it look like something more sophisticated. Matt: That's a pretty dark view; I mean, think they're completely different animals. Heather: You weren't there, Matt. Matt: No, I'm just saying that... that Muse tried to kill you, Daredevil saved you. Heather: I saved me. They were both out there for themselves. Fisk: I'm better than I was. I am. I am... And i-if I cannot be with you, Vanessa, I cannot be. Matt: Y'know, we-- put Poindexter away and it changes nothing, alright? We defend Hector Ayala and he's still murdered, probably by the same cops who are out there assaulting citizens, by the way, alright? Leroy Bradford goes away for eating a box of caramel corn. Heather's assaulted by Muse and she thinks Fisk is right. And now this asshole, this privileged sociopath can get away with ripping off teachers! We're not serving justice here, you know? We're babysitting chaos. This, us, what we do, it feels useless. Kirsten: I get it. I really get it. It's all a lot. You... You've been through a lot. But this can't happen like this. Poindexter: You hear that? Outside? That is the roar of the jungle, counselor. Is that what I am to you? An animal? One of them? 'Cause that's what this is all about, right? Who is the predator and who is the prey? Heather: What are you gonna do? Confront the mayor at his own party? Matt: Maybe. Heather: That's acting out, Matt. Matt: And mental health is knowing when and where to do it. Fisk: You know, it's been said that keeping secrets can make us sick. Straight to Hell [1.09] Fisk: In business, there's always a tipping point in a negotiation. We are in that place with this city. It just needs a little push... and they'll come to us with open arms. Frank: Hey, Red? Matt: Yeah. Frank: Why would you take a bullet for that asshole? Matt: That's a good question. Cole North: Do what you gotta do. I stood with my own. I can die easy. Powell: It's an honor to meet you, Castle. I'm a big admirer of your work. Frank: Jesus Christ… Powell: And I lost a lot of guys 'cause of you today. And I'm hoping that this is fuckin' worth it. Listen, Frank, everything that you do, you know, you can do that with us, and you don't gotta run anymore. These guys fuckin' idolize you, man. We all do. It'd be an honor to serve with you, Frank. Frank: "Admire me", huh? Powell: Yeah. Frank: Yeah. Hey... Out of your fuckin' mind, you know that? You're a bunch of clowns, you know that? You fuckin' clowns. Admire me. You think you know my pain? You think you know my loss? You admire me? What do you know about me? How I see the world? You know how I see the world? It's just a circus. A bunch of clowns. I ain't gonna serve with you. I won't fuckin' piss on you if you were on fire, you got that? Karen: I'm right there with you, okay? I feel lost, I feel angry, I feel fucking helpless. The whole city is there. Do you remember I once asked you what it was like... living in the darkness? Do you remember what you said? Daredevil: It's not dark. It's like a thousand suns. Matt: You know, when I was a kid, after the accident, I thought God had taken my sight. When I grew up... I came to believe that in exchange, He'd given me a special destiny... Like a mask and a purpose could save my life. Karen: Didn't it? Matt: No. It wasn't the mask. It wasn't me needing to believe in it that saved me. My mistake was thinking I was immune to the darkness. And I let it creep inside me. I let the dark power me. I threw Poindexter off that rooftop. Karen, I wanted to kill him. The truth is, ever since Foggy died... I didn't know who I was anymore. Karen: Foggy believed in you. Whatever you wanna call yourself. Whatever's... behind the mask, behind your eyes... that's wrath, and that's mercy. That's the dark and the light. He knew all of it. All of it. He knew you. I do, too. Matt: I can't see my city. But I can feel it. The system isn't working. And it's rotten. Corrupt. But this is our city. Not his. And we can take it back, together. The weak... The strong... All of us... Resist. Rebel. Rebuild. Because we are the city. Without fear. Season 2 The Northern Star [2.01] Karen: You know, there's a lot of dead bodies behind us, BB. I think the best way to honor them would be not to join them. Shoot the Moon [2.02] The Scales & The Sword [2.03] Matt: You're turning into Frank. Karen: Well, he always said, "Know your enemy 'cause they're all you got." Matt: Yeah. Sounds extremely Frank. Karen: You think he's dead? Matt: Not a chance. If he was, Fisk would hang his corpse off the Brooklyn Bridge. Gloves Off [2.04] Civilian: Please... Please don't kill me. Bullseye: Don't worry; I'm one of the good guys. Jack Dufrense: You don't realize it, do you? You're not a hero. You're a symbol now. Hope for an entire city. The Grand Design [2.05] Vanessa: I can tell you that if the right person walks through that door and sees this painting... sees his own deep, inexorable, miserable loneliness reflected right back at him... I can promise you, you can add two zeros to the list price and it'll sell faster than any other piece out front. Dex: I'm bleeding out. I've seen it enough times to know. Daredevil: I'm not interested in your opinon. Dex: I've earned this, many times over. It's okay. You think she's dead? Daredevil: I don't know. C'mon. Dex: If she is, it all balances. Your friend, Fisk's wife... Scales settled. And I'm ready for judgement. Daredevil: Oh, good for you. Dex: You're not listening. That night you threw me off the roof, I was supposed to die. Four story. No one survives that. Daredevil: And yet. Maybe that's the grand design. Dex: You're getting it. Daredevil: No, I'm not getting it. If she's dead, Vanessa... That's just murder. Dex: Vanessa, Foggy-- [Daredevil chokes Dex, slamming him against the wall.] Daredevil: Don't say his name. You don't get to say his name. Do you understand? Dex: You-- Daredevil: Tell me you understand. Don't say his name. Matt: Oh, come on Foggy! It's not like he deserves to walk. Foggy: I don't recall the word "deserve" coming up in law school. Matt: He's in bed with the mob, he's selling drugs, he's poisoning the neighborhood! Foggy: Yeah, but... Matt: But what? He was also a raging prick to you when you were kids! You wanna spring the guy who calls you Foggy the Fembot? Foggy: No, I don't. But, Matt... we are his attorneys. Matt: Oh, we're associates. Foggy: Don't get technical. Matt: Either way, Jeff made it sound like-- Foggy: Mr. Levine. Thank you. Matt: Okay, okay, fine. Dark Lord of Unspoken Kink Levine made it sound like we're not only off the case, but our badges might not work on Monday. Foggy: Ray, Lionel... He had a hard life, Matt. Matt: Aw! Cue the violin. Foggy: His dad, he was not a good guy. And their mom, Suzanne, she drank. A lot. She died when we were in the eighth grade, okay? Cirrhosis, liver failure. He never had a chance. Matt: His brother did though, didn't he? What was his name, Connor? Foggy: Connor was younger. Lionel took the brunt of it. I didn't like him. Matt: And you wanna let him out to continue to do horrendous things to a whole bunch of new people? Foggy: I wanna do the right thing. Matt: I dunno, Foggy. I dunno. You sell drugs, you traffic in firearms, I'm sorry, you get caught. There are consequences. Foggy: His crew, whoever he was working with, they're gonna kill him when he's inside. Matt: Yeah, that might be the definition of consequences. Foggy: But does the punishment fit the crime?! Matt: Crimes past, present, or future? Foggy: So you think we should ignore it? Matt: Ignore what? Foggy: It's our job to represent clients to the best of our abilities. Suppressing evidence-- Matt: Objection! "Suppressing" evidence is questionable. One might even say inflammatory phrasing in this particular instance, Counselor. Foggy: Aren't you supposed to be the Catholic one here? Matt: Oh, come on. Alright, fine. So you wanna go with guilt now. Foggy: How about mercy? There's gotta be something about that in the Bible. Second chances. Redemption. All I know is that, if he goes to jail, he dies. Matt: And all I know is, that might not be our problem. Foggy: Unfortunately, it is now. Daredevil: We should be safe for now. Dex: "Safe". What does that even mean? You know what happens if she dies? Daredevil: Fisk turns this city upside-down and shakes it 'til he find us and kills us. Dex: Me. He kills me. Daredevil: Us. I was there. That is more than enough for Fisk. [The past -- Lionel sits, a chair facing towards his door. He receives a knock. He stands, aiming his gun.] Lionel: It's open. [Foggy walks in. Raises his hands in surprise.] Lionel: The fuck you doin' here, Foggy?! [The present:] Daredevil: I know someone who can help. A nurse. Dex: Nurses, doctors, lawyers. Vigilantes, assassins. Killing people, saving people... Act like it makes a difference. Like it matters at all. [The past -- Foggy offering Lionel an envelope. The cash he and Matt were saving to start their firm.] Lionel: The hell is this? Foggy: I was hoping you'd take that and, I don't know... Get outta here. I don't even know where, but... Lionel: Wait, wait, wait. So-- So you... You, you, uh, give me money? Foggy: No, Ray, I already gave it to you. What I want is for you to start over with it. You got a second chance here! [The present:] Dex: It's not about them, it's about you. About me. Just people. And brother, we are who we are. Lionel: You know, those nights... We used to, uh... Crash in the living room, um... Well, you and Connor, with the, uh, sleeping bags and the, uh, flashlights, you know? I never really, uh, had a friend like that. Foggy: I know. [The present:] Dex: We're all doing the same thing here. Acting something out, scratching some kind of itch. But the worst part... is when you think you got it beat. So you go "Oh, I outran it." And then you turn a corner, bam. There it is. Staring you right in the face. Only it's worse this time. And you know... it was always gonna be there. [The past:] Lionel: Hey, hey, do me a favor, will you? Tell my brother to stay right where he's at. Alright? And you tell him that I told you to tell him that. That he ain't got nothing back here for him. Foggy: He's got you. Lionel: C'mon, Foggy, you gotta go. Get outta here. [The present:] Dex: There's no escaping it. Matt: And there I was, thinking the Murdock and Nelson fund was supposed to be about the future. Foggy: It is, Matt. But not just ours. Matt: So, where to now? Foggy: Josie's, obviously. Matt: What are we celebrating? Foggy: Mercy. Requiem [2.06] Doctor Metari: "They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies." I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Mr. Fisk. Even in her final moments, she was the brightest of lights. Take solace in knowing that she is at rest now. Gone to the beautiful darkness that awaits us all. It has been a sad honor accompanying you on this journey, Mr. Fisk. Karen: Okay, uh... Do you remember that night at the Clinton Street Church? He killed Father Lantom and then he hurt you so bad, I actually thought I'd lost you for a minute. Matt: Yeah. Yeah, I remember. Karen: So you told me that you were gonna kill Fisk and I told you not to. That I knew how-- Matt: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember. Karen: What if I was wrong? Matt: Karen, please stop it. Can't you see that is what separates us from him? Karen: Are we really still that separate? Matt: Yes, we are! We are separate. It is not up to us to take life. Karen: I know, I know! All right, I pay every day for what I did to Wesley. I still have fucking nightmares! But the difference is I don't regret it. It was him or me. And what if that's what it's like with you and Fisk? Him or you? What if this doesn't end until one of you goes down? Matt: ...I can't think about it that way. Karen: Well, you're gonna have to. He has proven that he will not hesitate! Matt: This isn't-- It's not-- This isn't you. It's not you. Jessica Jones: So... do you wanna cause a little trouble? Daredevil: I can't let you do it, Karen. Karen: What the HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! You keep choosing the wrong people! Fisk! This thing over the people who love you! Daredevil: Whoa... What? Karen: Oh, my God! Oh, my God. Daredevil: How can you say that? Karen: Because it's true. Because you let them live and people die! Daredevil: Karen... Karen: Please just let me do this. Let me carry this for you. All you have to do is walk out that door. Daredevil: What happened to you? Karen: You know, Cristofi never made it to witness protection. My source never started broadcasting, which probably means that they're both dead. You wanna know what happened to me? I grew up. Fisk: I'm not surprised you're here, Murdock. Daredevil: I'm sorry for your loss, Wilson. Fisk: Is that why you've come? To offer condolences? Daredevil: You know how we tell ourselves this is about the city? It's about New York? I'm not so sure that's true anymore. Is it? This fight... It is poison. It destroys everything. The city, the... The people we love. Nobody wins. We have to end it, now. Because I am not gonna stop. I don't know how. And I don't think you do, either. Fisk: You're not entirely incorrect. Daredevil: So what would it take? For you to walk away? Fisk: I'd ask the same of you. Daredevil: You leave New York. I leave New York. Fisk: There is nothing to give to me... Or take away... Daredevil: Imagine if we had never met. Fisk: No... Daredevil: Imagine... Foggy. Vanessa. Fisk: No...! Daredevil: They would still be-- Fisk: NO! Daredevil: Is this really what you want? Fisk: It's what we both want. Fisk: What are you going to do? Arrest me? You cannot. Kill me? You will not. The Hateful Darkness [2.07] Fisk: Hello, Miss Page. You have taken people from me. And out there, they believe that you're a hero. And yet I believe in order, and you are a criminal. Worse. You're the sidekick of a deranged vigilante. You, broken and deluded, you abet his crimes, for what? Love? HA! Karen: You know, I've never seen you scared before. I kinda like it. Fisk: Not fear. Order, Miss Page. Order. Karen: No! No, no. No, you took it too far last night, and you know it! And this city knows it! Fisk: You have one phone call. Choose it wisely. Heather: I wanted to check on you... person-to-person. How are you, sir? Fisk: I... I don't know. I haven't been asked that. I always... accepted love as a prison. I just never expected to be in it alone. Condolences are meaningless. Thoughts and prayers do nothing. Heather: No one tells you the truth in times like this, which is... this is gonna hurt. And we don't know when, or if, this is going to end. Daredevil: You wanted one good deed, right? Some way to balance the scales? Dex: Yeah. Daredevil: Okay. Sure. I got it for you. But first, know this: I hate you for Foggy. I hate you for Father Lantom, for Agent Nadeem, and for every life you've wasted for no reason other than your twisted soul. Part of me wants to kill you. Part of me needs to forgive you. The Southern Cross [2.08] Matt: You and I both know who Daredevil is. He's the man who knows exactly what happened on the Northern Star. He knows exactly what happened in my apartment. And he knows exactly who the real criminal in this courtroom is. Fisk: You are a fool. Matt: No, I'm not. I am Daredevil. Fisk: You're wrong about me! You're wrong! I have done EVERYTHING for you! I've given you my heart and my soul! I've fought for you! And I stand here now, and I still fight! And I just wanted a better New York! Matt: [to his army] WE'RE BETTER THAN THIS! [to Fisk] Stay down, Fisk! Stay down! Fisk: No! No, no! NO! Matt: Listen. Listen to me, it's over. It's over for both of us. Take the deal. Fisk: I will not. Matt: You go to prison and you die locked away from her memory, or you do what you do and this whole thing starts over again. The poison. The fight. Death. Fisk: This is your so-called retribution? It means nothing to me! Matt: What a... What about grace? Fisk: No, no, no, no! You are not allowed to offer that to me! Matt: I believe you love this city, same as me. We have the opportunity to give it peace, even if we have none. That's grace. Cast Charlie Cox - Matt Murdock/Daredevil Vincent D'Onofrio - Wilson Fisk/Kingpin Margarita Levieva - Heather Glenn Deborah Ann Woll - Karen Page Elden Henson - Foggy Nelson Wilson Bethel - Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter Zabryna Guevara - Sheila Rivera Nikki M. James - Kristen McDuffie Genneya Walton - BB Urich Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman Clark Johnson as Cherry Michael Gandolfini - Daniel Blake Kamar de los Reyes - Hector Ayala/White Tiger Ayelet Zurer - Vanessa Marianna Jon Berthal - Frank Castle/The Punisher Mohan Kapur - Yusuf Khan External links Category:Disney+ shows Category:2020s American crime drama TV shows Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Category:Blindness in fiction Category:Daredevil (Marvel Comics) Category:Current shows