World on Fire

World on Fire is the fifth episode of the first season of the Netflix exclusive television series Daredevil.

Synopsis
Fisk moves forward with plans that threaten to rip Hell's Kitchen apart. Murdock and Foggy take on a case helping tenants victimized by a slumlord.

Plot
Wilson Fisk and James Wesley meet with Madame Gao, Nobu, and Leland Owlsley as the car is cleaned from blood and brains; Fisk tells them that the Ranskahov brothers, Vladimir and Anatoly, are no longer a part of their cartel. Fisk takes the time to appease Gao with this decision because it affects her drug distribution business directly. Meanwhile, Murdock attends to the wounds of Claire Temple. He told her that his real name was Matthew. She has fallen in love with him, but questions her ability to be with someone who is so willing to put his own life in jeopardy.

Russian thugs accidentally kill one of the blind delivery boys of Gao in an attempt to shoot Daredevil. Daredvil escapes but Piotr is arrested.

At the law office, Karen Page and Foggy Nelson have a client, Elena Cardenas; Armand Tully is trying to evict her from her rent-controlled apartment. Bess Mahoney referred Cardenas there, so Murdock decides to go to the police station to talk to her son.

Vladimir is brought the headless body of his brother and finds a black mask within his pocket. He declares war on the masked man.

In the precinct, Murdock talks to Brett Mahoney and learns more about Tully. Murdock then hears Piotr get killed by Detectives Blake and Carl Hoffman, because Piotr called Fisk by name. Later, Murdock, as the masked man, approaches Blake, wanting to find Fisk. Blake informs him that the masked man is the accused killer of Anatoly Ranskahov and the Russians seek him. Murdock steals his phone and departs.

Nelson and Page go to Landman and Zack Building and confront Marci Stahl, the lawyer representing Tully and Nelson's ex-girlfriend. The two lawyers debate the legality of Tully's actions; Nelson's confidence impresses both women.

Page and Nelson have a date in the apartment of Cardenas after spending the day repairing her home. Suddenly, an explosion rocks the building. Nelson leaves Page to supervise Cardenas as he checks on other tenants.

Turk Barrett tells Ranskahov that there is a possibility that the masked man works for Fisk, causing Ranskahov to declare war on the crime lord. Meanwhile Fisk has another date with Vanessa Marianna. At the dining table Fisk questions the motive of Vanessa carrying a gun in her purse. He assures her that he plans to reshape Hell's Kitchen and it would be safe for her to be by his side. Vanessa sees the explosions and Fisk explains that this is part of his reshaping the city. She is convinced while the duo leaves the restaurant Fisk pays off the suspicious waiter.

The masked man was near one of the explosions when it occurred; he was chasing Ranskahov, after getting Temple to read the text messages in the phone he stole. The police come as the two fight and the masked man holds his hands up as they approach.

Cast
Main Cast:
 * Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
 * Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
 * Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
 * Toby Leonard Moore as James Wesley
 * Bob Gunton as Leland Owlsley
 * Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna
 * Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
 * Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin

Guest Stars:
 * Nikolai Nikolaeff as Vladimir Ranskahov
 * Rob Morgan as Turk Barrett
 * Royce Johnson as Sergeant Brett Mahoney
 * Wai Ching Ho as Madame Gao
 * Peter Shinkoda as Nobu
 * Chris Tardio as Detective Blake
 * Daryl Edwards as Detective Carl Hoffman
 * David Vadim as Sergei
 * Tony Naumovski as Dmitry
 * Judith Delgado as Elena Cardenas
 * Amy Rutberg as Marci Stahl
 * Alexander Blaise as Marcel
 * Dennis Duswalt as Cop #1
 * Paul Mann as Piotr
 * Kirill Nikiforov as Aslan
 * Meng Ai as Runner
 * Vincent Veloso as Suicide Drug Runner
 * Angel Rosa as Officer Corbin
 * Mike Carlsen as Police Officer #2
 * Roman Blat as Big Russian
 * Peter Conboy as Cop (uncredited)
 * Thomas D. Weaver as Desk Sergeant Thomas (uncredited)

Locations

 * New York City, New York
 * Matt Murdock's Apartment
 * Nelson and Murdock Law Office
 * 15th Precinct Police Station
 * Landman and Zack Building
 * Ryker's Island (mentioned)
 * Troika Restaurant (mentioned)
 * Moscow, Russia (mentioned)
 * Guatemala (mentioned)

Items
To be added

Vehicles
To be added

Organizations

 * Nelson and Murdock
 * New York City Police Department
 * Veles Taxi
 * Landman and Zack
 * Nobu's Clan (mentioned)

Mentioned

 * Prohaszka
 * Anatoly Ranskahov
 * Bess Mahoney
 * Armand Tully
 * Bill Fisk
 * Tony Stark