Attack on Gregory Sallinger

"Do you know someone hit him back? Just got out of surgery. Sallinger nearly died." "Good." "He said it was that masked vigilante. She clawed half his face off with her bare hands." "Then she went easy on him."

- Eddy Costa and Jessica Jones

The Attack on Gregory Sallinger was a failed attempt by Trish Walker to avenge the death of her mother, by killing Gregory Sallinger.

Background
"Is that what my mother sounded like? Did you give a shit?"

- Trish Walker to Gregory Sallinger

Seeking for a way to strike on Jessica Jones, Gregory Sallinger gave her a vague warning that he is going to murder someone connected with her past. Together with Trish Walker, they started their search to find Sallinger's potential victim, as their search brought them to the GT Agrochemical Office. Assuming that Sallinger targeted Mona Lee, Jones and Walker found her at the facility and contacted Eddy Costa who provided a protection for her. However, they did not realized that Sallinger, in fact, targeted Dorothy Walker, as she was Jones' half-mother. Sallinger assaulted Dorothy, tortured, and brutally murdered her before leaving her body tied to a chair. Walker realized Sallinger's actual target and rushed to her mother's apartment only to find her dead body, much to her great horror and grief.

Attack
"Is he dead?" "No, he's unconscious. But he's losing a lot of blood."

- Trish Walker and Jessica Jones

Filled with rage and desperate to avenge her mother, Trish Walker wore her vigilante suit and headed straight to the Gregory Sallinger's apartment to take him down. On her way, Walker was halted by two NYPD officers, but Walker was able to quickly incapacitate them before going to Sallinger's apartment. She broke inside the apartment where she used her enhacned sight to observe the place and find Sallinger.

Moments later, Sallinger attacked her with a knife, however, Walker counter attacked him, although he still was able to fight. He asked her where is Jessica Jones, as Sallinger was waiting for her, however, Walker replied by unmasking herself, so Sallinger understood that she came to avenge her mother whom he murdered. Now knowing the identity of the masked vigilante, Sallinger noticed that with her powers, she does not need the light to fight him.

Armed with a knife, Sallinger attempted to attack her again, only to be disarmed by Walker again who pinned him to the ground. However, Sallinger took his opportunity and tried to choke hold her, but Walker managed to jump on his back and then clawed his face, hurting him. Before Sallinger could fight back, Walker grabbed the knife and hit him several times, making him lose a lot of blood. Walker then grabbed him and prepared to finish him, before she was stopped by Jones who knocked her to the ground. Jones convinced Walker to leave Sallinger and escape before NYPD officers stormed the apartment to find unconscious but living Sallinger.

Aftermath
"You're scared of losing her. You've failed so many people that she's all you have left. So you're going to destroy any evidence on Nathan Silva's body that can be traced back to me." "No." "That picture is triggered for release the second I'm arrested. You know where she'll end up. Nobody knows what happens to prisoners on the Raft because nobody ever hears from them again."

- Gregory Sallinger and Jessica Jones

Gregory Sallinger was taken to the Metro-General Hospital by the NYPD where his wounds were treated by the surgeons. Sallinger then used his recording system to make the picture of Trish Walker without her mask, so he could expose her. But instead, Sallinger contacted Jessica Jones, showing her picture of Walker without the mask to blackmail her. As she could be arrested and sent to the Raft, Sallinger coerced her to destroy an evidence on Nathan Silva's body or the picture will be released to the public.

As Sallinger was now untouchable, Jones had no other choice but to get into the NYPD Crime Laboratory to destroy the evidence. With Erik Gelden's help, Jones approached Carl Nussbaumer who could help her avoid the NYPD and get inside the lab. As Nussbaumer threatened Jones, he was attacked by Gelden who forced him to help them. With Nussbaumer's help, Jones infiltrated inside the lab where she destroyed Sallinger's hair on Silva's body. Jones informed Sallinger that she did what he forced her to do, so Sallinger said that they are done now.