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"If you didn't build a killer robot or a virtual world, this year would've been much easier for us."
Chemistry by Steven S. Zumdahl and Susan A. Zumdahl is published.[1][4]
Dinah Madani, still in hospital, is questioned on record for an inquiry into recent events, but is not responsive when asked to start. Marion James stops the record to talk to her, and Madani explains that she does not want to let William Rawlins walk away a hero. James tells her that while it will sting, she needs to proceed as it is the least worst option. Madani decides to go ahead.[5][6]
The questioning is carried out, and Madani struggles but answers personal and embarrassing questions regarding Billy Russo, as well as taking responsibility for Sam Stein's death, having failed to heed his warnings. James tells her that she sympathizes with her situation, but she has to consider if she is good with living with the lies.[5][6]
Alphonso Mackenzie has a long-awaited dinner date with Elena Rodriguez. He calls her Elena for the last time for the next three months.[7] Mackenzie and Coulson return to the Zephyr, as is routine, to renew their pursuit of Quake, following a new lead from her incident in Atlanta. They continue tracking her whereabouts, and hoping to bring her in.[8][9]
Nelson's Meats hits a tight time financially. Theo Nelson gets a call from Red Lion National Bank, who instruct him on how to manipulate their accounts to present a stronger position and regain suppliers. Unbeknownst to him, Wilson Fisk manipulated him by orchestrating the whole thing to then use the Nelsons' illegal acts as leverage on Foggy Nelson.[13]
Strange goes to the Kamar-Taj Library in order to obtain more books. However, when he calls for Wong, he does not show up. Strange goes to the Ancient One's private collection and starts to read the Book of Cagliostro.[16][17]
Strange finds instructions on how to use the Eye of Agamotto: a magical item kept only a few meters away, and experiments with its power. Strange begins to manipulate time for the apple he has been eating, turning it back in its time to regrow, and forward until it rots. Strange uses this power to recover the lost pages stolen by Kaecilius in the book, and comes to realize the Eye's powers of control over the time of objects. He is caught by Wong and Karl Mordo, who both angrily warn Strange not to disturb the natural law, noting that misuse of items of such incredible power could cause Strange to become trapped in a time loop forever.[16][17]
Wong and Mordo take Strange to the Sanctum Chamber and reveal the real purpose of the Masters of the Mystic Arts: for keeping Dormammu and other mystical evil entities away from Earth. They also tell him about the three Sanctums across the globe in New York City, London, and Hong Kong, as locations from which the sorcerers can protect the Earth.[16][17]
In the chamber, Wong and Mordo become worried as alarm bells sound. The trio opens the door leading to the London Sanctum, only to see Kaecilius' destruction.[16][17]
The explosion rips through into Kamar-Taj and knocks everybody off their feet, trapping Strange in the New York Sanctum as he is separated from his allies and unable to return to Kamar-Taj.[16][17]
Stunned from the explosion, Strange starts looking for help, walking through the New York Sanctum. He soon discovers the Rotunda of Gateways, as well as the Cloak of Levitation.[17] He encounters Master Daniel Drumm, who hears commotion downstairs, heading down to face the Zealots attacking the Sanctum, instructing Strange to stay put. Strange, however, chooses to follow.[16][18]
Strange witnesses Kaecilius murdering Drumm. He reveals his presence, forcing the Zealots to attack him, and despite the fact that they had trained for years, Strange manages to fight them with little problem, conjuring eldritch whips and shield mandalas of light to protect himself.[16][17]
During the fight, Strange discovers that, due to Dormammu's influence, they are capable to alter the real world outside the Mirror Dimension. He decides to use the Rotunda of Gateways to his advantage, trapping one of Kaecilius' disciples in the desert and the other, Lucian Aster, in the jungle, leaving only himself and Kaecilius to continue fighting through the New York Sanctum.[16][17]
Strange attempts to intimidate Kaecilius with the Brazier of Bom'Galiath, but he does not use how to use it. Kaecilius throws him into the Cloak of Levitation's glass case, but the cloak wraps itself around Strange's shoulders and helps him in the fight. The cloak guides Strange to the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, allowing him to trap Kaecilius and end the fight.[16][17]
Strange tries to interrogate Kaecilius, but he tells Strange only that time and death are insults, and that the Ancient One extracts powers from the Dark Dimension herself, to obtain extended life. Soon, Kaecilius notes that Strange's Sling Ring is missing, as Aster makes it back into the Sanctum and stabs Strange with a Space Shard, almost killing him. The Cloak of Levitation protects Strange by attacking Aster and removing the Sling Ring from his hand.[16][17]
Strange uses the Sling Ring to transport himself to Metro-General Hospital, where he calls out Christine Palmer so she can tend to his wounds secretly. Surprised to see Strange again, appearing out of nowhere wearing unusual clothes, and after all this time, Palmer soon begins to tend his wounds as they talk about what was he has been doing during all the time he has been gone. Strange apologizes to her for having treated her poorly the last time they saw each other.[16][17]
Duel on the Astral Plane: While Palmer operates on him, Strange projects his astral form and uses it to guide her surgery, leaving her bewildered. Lucian Aster uses his astral form to escape from the Cloak of Levitation, and uses the portal Strange left open so as to follow to Metro-General. Strange discovers Aster in the hospital and a battle ensues between the two of them, disturbing several objects in the physical world as Palmer continues performing the surgery. Palmer eventually shocks Strange twice with a defibrillator, which charges up his astral form enough to kill Aster.[16][17]
Strange returns to his body as Palmer finishes her work on his wound. Strange explains that he went to Kamar-Taj in order to heal his wounds, but instead ended up learning magic.[16][17]
Now sufficiently better, Strange decides to return to the New York Sanctum and continue his fight against the Zealots. He shows Palmer the portal he made with his Sling Ring, confirming what he was saying to be completely true.[16][17]
Strange arrives at the New York Sanctum where he meets with the Ancient One and Karl Mordo, discovering that Kaecilius escaped from the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Impressed by his actions, the Ancient One names him the new protector of the New York Sanctum. However, Strange confronts her about drawing power from the Dark Dimension, causing her to leave abruptly.[16][17]
Strange drags all of them into the Mirror Dimension so Kaecilius is unable to destroy the Sanctum, and steals his Sling Ring so he cannot escape. Mordo and Strange proceed to run away so they can escape, locking Kaecilius and his Zealots in the Mirror Dimension forever, but Kaecilius and his group start to chase them.[16][17]
Kaecilius distorts the terrain around them so Strange and Mordo cannot reach their portals to escape.[16][17]
The Zealots chase and warp nearby buildings and skyscrapers, causing Strange and Mordo to plummet down the twisting New York City landscape. Kaecilius and the Zealots eventually manage to separate the two before cornering Strange.[16][17]
The Ancient One arrives in time to rescue Strange and Mordo by warping the dimension herself to move them away to safety. In doing so, she unintentionally confirms the fact that she draws power from the Dark Dimension as the dimension's symbol appears on her forehead. A battle ensues between her and the Zealots, led by Kaecilius, resulting in her old student stabbing her through one of his Zealots, and pushing her out of the Mirror Dimension and back into the Earth Plane with a Sling Ring, where she falls to a harsh impact on the streets of New York. Strange and Mordo follow through the portal to help her.[16][17]
Strange rushes the Ancient One to Metro-General Hospital where they are received by Christine Palmer, who proceeds to help her in the surgery room along with other members of the hospital.[16][17]
The following section contains information from media marked as Dubious Canon.
A few hours after the surgery began, at 2:42AM, the Ancient One leaves her physical form and goes out onto a balcony, prompting Doctor Strange to astrally project and follow her, realizing what she is doing. The two talk, and she tells him about the Dark Dimension and why she had drawn her power from there, claiming that it was necessary to help protect others. Strange warns that Mordo will not be so understanding of her. The Ancient One also reveals that she has seen the future, and she knows that this is her final moment. She warns Strange of Dormammu's powers, and holds Strange's hand as she watches snowfall over a nighttime New York City, before her form vanishes, signifying her death.[16][17]
In the very early hours of the morning, stunned by the death of his mentor, Stephen Strange washes his hands. He says goodbye to Christine Palmer, before leaving again to fight the Zealots.[16][17]
Kaecilius and his Zealots arrive at the Hong Kong Sanctum where Wong, along with other Masters of the Mystic Arts, is preparing to make a stand. A battle ensues, resulting in the defeat of the Masters and the death of Wong. Kaecilius destroys the Sanctum and prepares to summon Dormammu, who begins to fuse Earth with the Dark Dimension, starting above the remains of the Hong Kong Sanctum.[16][17]
The duo arrive only to find the Sanctum already destroyed, and the Masters who decided to protect it already dead.[16][17]
Knowing that they have no other option, Strange decides to use the Eye of Agamotto, breaking the Natural Laws of Time, to turn back time for the city and reverse what has happened. He frees both himself and Mordo from the time reversal, and the reversal returns Wong and many others from the dead, despite Mordo's protests.[16][17]
However, Kaecilius breaks free of the time reversal as well and a battle breaks out in the rebuilding city. Kaecilius stops Strange from completing the spell, freezing time for the city around them and ensuring that the Dark Dimension will still arrive despite Strange's best efforts. Kaecilius says that Dormammu's arrival could not be stopped anymore, saying that his dimension is "beyond time".[16][17]
Upon hearing Kaecilius' words, Strange figures out a way to defeat Dormammu, and heads to the Dark Dimension, where time is irrelevant. Strange arrives at the Dark Dimension and before he confronts Dormammu, he uses the Eye of Agamotto to create an unending loop.[16][17]
Loop: Strange tells Dormammu he wants to bargain, but the evil entity refuses, incinerating him with a blast from his mouth. The loop resets itself.[16][17]
Loop: Strange floats over to Dormammu again, once again asking to bargain. Dormammu, also aware of the last loop due to Strange's magic, wonders if Strange's reappearance is an illusion. When Strange denies this, Dormammu sends two rods from his dimension flying through Strange's chest. The loop resets itself.[16][17]
Loop: When Strange floats over to bargain once again, Dormammu asks what is happening. Strange reveals that the loop he created has put them in an endless cycle for all eternity; the only trap Dormammu could not escape from, since the Dark Dimension was a place beyond time, and therefore Dormammu has no power over it. Dormammu furiously crushes Strange with his fist. The loop resets itself.[16][17]
Loop: On Strange's next arrival, Dormammu argues that Strange cannot do this forever, but Strange says he can, and is willing to spend eternity suffering dying for everyone on Earth to live. Dormammu incinerates him with a blast from his mouth again. The loop rests itself.[16][17]
Multiple loops: Strange continues to ask to bargain, only for Dormammu to kill him over and over many times, with methods such as rods, Dark Dimension spheres, spikes from the ground, and tendrils.[16][17]
Loop: Strange tells Dormammu that he is willing to keep losing forever, since it makes the being his prisoner.[16][17]
Loop: Dormammu finally begs Doctor Strange to end the time loop. Strange agrees, on the condition that Dormammu banishes himself and the Zealots from Earth forever.[16][17]
Dormammu does this, turning the Zealots and Kaecilius into Mindless Ones and dragging them into the Dark Dimension forever, sealing the portal between the dimensions, as Strange returns to Wong and Karl Mordo on Earth. Mordo leaves the Masters of the Mystic Arts, disillusioned by their dishonest, questionable, and dangerous uses of magic, after having witnessed both Strange and the Ancient One's rash actions be pardoned.[16][17]
The young man at the club invites Bowen over, and they drink together. She tells him that she loves private house parties, and he proposes going back to his uncle's house.[32][33]
In the second half of the basketball game, Tyrone Johnson continually receives fouls from the opposing team.[32][33]
Bowen and the rich young man continue to drink back at his uncle's house.[32][33]
Despite the fouls, the referee does not stop the basketball game.[32][33]
Robbery of Rick Cotton's Apartment: The young man makes advances on Bowen, but she stops him. She reveals that she has drugged him so she can rob him, and the man falls to the floor. Bowen opens the door to her boyfriend, Liam Walsh, and the couple loot the house.[32][33]
Tired of receiving so many fouls, Tyrone Johnson loses control and hits the opposition's fouling player. After an exchange of blows, the other players separate the two and Johnson is sent to the bench.[32][33]
Walsh drops Bowen at the abandoned church she lives in. In her makeshift room, she puts on a hoodie - Billy Johnson's, which she kept from 2009 - and takes some drugs that she stole from the rich man. She puts in earphones and starts listening to music.[32][33]
Tyrone Johnson goes to his room, disappointed and angry about what happened at the game. After listening to his parents, angry about the fight, Johnson puts on headphones and lies on the bed, listening to music.[32][33]
Tandy Bowen expresses her anger to Liam Walsh for the little they have raised from their theft, since they have only obtained five hundred dollars. He proposes to her that she go to a party occurring in a forest that evening.[32][33]
Tandy Bowen arrives back at her real home. With her mother not there, she takes the opportunity and opens the vent, hiding items in a bag stowed away there.[32][33]
Tyrone Johnson arrives at the party in the forest. There, Bowen intentionally collides with him and spills alcohol on his jacket. She cleans it and they introduce themselves. Bowen claims to decide to leave to get towels. Johnson meets with Fusilier and decides to buy her a drink, but realizes that he has been scammed, and Bowen has stolen his wallet.[32][33]
Johnson chases Bowen until they reach a cemetery. When he grabs her by the hand, a light suddenly emerges that sends them both flying apart away. As they get up, she sees that her hand is emitting light, while his hand emits darkness. Bowen asks him if he was the boy on the beach in 2009. She tries to leave and Johnson grabs her arm, but Bowen's hand begins to shine again and lets off a flash of light. She takes the opportunity to hide behind a statue.[32][33]
After having sex with her boyfriend, Tandy Bowen tells Walsh about the accident she had 8 years prior, and that a miraculous hand had saved her.[32][33]
Tyrone Johnson arrives back at his house, enters his room and lies down on his bed, wrapping himself in his dark sheet.[32][33]
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When Johnson wakes up, he finds he is not in his room, but in fact on the roof of a Roxxon Corporation building. When he descends the stairs to leave, he notices the policeman who killed his brother walking by, proving to himself that he was not deluded about the murder of his brother 8 years prior, and notes the officer announcing himself as "Connors" on the phone.[32][33]
As Tandy Bowen puts items into her bag, her mother enters the house. She jolts in a sudden hurry to hide the bag and accidentally cuts her hand. After bandaging it and putting the bag away, she welcomes her mother, Melissa, who tells her about her new boyfriend. Tandy touches her mother's hand, then suddenly sees a light, leading into a happy vision reminiscent of her childhood with her parents. Tandy retracts her hand, ending the vision, and asks her mother if she saw the same thing, but Melissa is confused, having not experienced anything.[32][33]
Tyrone Johnson is refused by a cab driver due to his half-naked state, and forced to walk home.[32][33]
Johnson arrives back at his house and searches online for a New Orleans Police Department officer named "Connors", finding pictures of the policeman who killed Billy. At that moment, his mother enters the room and scolds him, revealing that the school called to tell him that he did not turn up. She starts to confront him about how poorly he has been acting in the last few days and he asks her for space, saying that he knows she is overwhelmed and afraid of losing him. The mother and son come to an understanding with each other about her fears over him after losing Billy, then she leaves, simply asking him not to miss school anymore.[32][33]
Tandy Bowen goes to the theater to watch a ballet with tickets she stole from the rich young man.[32][33]
Johnson lies down on his bed. However, he again wakes up to find that he has been teleported - this time into the trunk of a car.[32][33]
Attack on Tandy Bowen: At the end of the ballet performance, Bowen leaves but is cornered by the rich young man whom she stole the tickets from, having come to find her in case she used the tickets. He corners her in the street along with some friends acting as henchmen. They force Bowen into an alley to avoid being seen, and the man asks his friends to leave while he tries to rape her.[32][33]
Ambush on James Connors: Tyrone Johnson realizes he is in the back of Connors' car, and surrounded by cocaine. When Connors pulls up, he jumps out of the trunk and hits the policeman who killed his brother, then fleeing.[32][33]
Tandy refuses to surrender to the man, and in her panic, she accidentally forms a dagger of light from her hand, stabbing the man in the stomach and forcing him to back off. The dagger soon disappears, and she escapes.[32][33]
Connors finds Tyrone Johnson in an abandoned building nearby and begins to strangle him. When he does, the room begins to darken for Tyrone and he sees a vision of the officer on the day his brother died, telling another policeman that his uncle will help him cover up killing Billy. The vision ends and Tyrone starts running while Connors shoots at him. Before he can be fatally shot, Tyrone throws himself towards a black canvas and is relieved to find that the dark cover, like his bed sheets, teleports him back to his room along with the bullet Connors fired.[32][33]
Individually, both teenagers look at the garments they took from each other when they were little, on the beach: Bowen puts on the hoodie that Johnson wore, and Johnson inspects Bowen's ballet shoe.[32][33]
Meanwhile, Bowen and Johnson mull over their newfound powers. They try to use them again, to no avail.[32][35]
Tyrone Johnson has breakfast with his family. His father asks him about basketball, and encourages him to look to his mother as a role model rather than his coach.[32][35]
Tandy Bowen meets with Liam Walsh and tells him what happened to the rich young man, without mentioning his powers. Liam proposes to get new documentation, make a change of image and go to a safe place, if the assaulted is still alive.[32][35]
Johnson tells his school priest Father Francis Xavier Delgado that he is not taking the pills he prescribed, because he wants to have complete self-control - that this is the same reason he does not drink alcohol. Delgado says that he has a lot of bottled-up anger, to which Johnson replies that he feels he could direct it towards its cause: the policeman who killed his brother. Delgado disapproves.[32][35]
Johnson has a church service at school, during which he texts Evita Fusilier to apologize for leaving her alone at the party.[32][35]
O'Reilly picks up the rich young man's cell phone and investigates his contacts. She takes the man's friends to the police station for questioning.[32][35]
Tandy Bowen arrives with Liam Walsh at the dry cleaners' who secretly work with criminals, to acquire new documentation. The clerk offers Bowen a full pack of false documents, but asks for $11,000. Unable to pay this, Walsh offers to pay a part, since the rich young man will be in the intensive care unit and could wake up soon, so they need the money urgently.[32][35]
When Johnson wakes up, he sees texts from his teammates, angry at him for not showing up to practice and ask him where he is. As soon as he arrives back at school for training, he sees that the coach has punished everyone, making them run suicide sprints because of his actions at the last match.[32][35]
Tandy Bowen enters her mother's house, and is horrified to discover that her mother found her hidden bag and shared its contents with her new boyfriend, Greg Pressfield. Tandy rebukes them for taking the money and the pills. As soon as her mother mentions that her father would be hurt to see that she had pills in her bag, Tandy leaves home.[32][35]
The clerk at the dry cleaners' tells Walsh and Bowen that the money they have produced is not enough. Seeing another, legitimate client heading to a wedding, the duo concoct a plan.[32][35]
Infiltration into Lynn & Tad's Wedding: Bowen and Walsh follow the man to a wedding party and pose as guests. They plan to steal the wedding envelopes, the money from the bar, and the tips that the wedding organizer likely has.[32][35]
Brigid O'Reilly begins to ask people about Bowen, showing a receptionist at the wedding a sketch of her face. The woman nods that Bowen is inside.[32][35]
During the newlyweds' first dance, Tandy Bowen suddenly begins to manifest her powers again and has to hide her hands under the table.[32][35]
Johnson is forced to run suicide sprints like his teammates. When finished, he goes to the locker room to rest, but his companions appear and surround him. They begin to express their anger at him for his actions and push him towards the cage where the sports equipment is. There, they grab him and hit him repeatedly. Johnson rolls into a black canvas to try to escape using his powers, but it does not work.[32][35]
Liam Walsh discovers that the maid of honor is the one who has the money from the tips. While dancing with him, Bowen has another vision: seeing what her wedding would be like to him. Unable to deal with this prospect, she to go to the bathroom. There, she finds Delia, the maid of honor, who advises Bowen to have fun and leave the problems for another day. She hugs her and Bowen takes the opportunity to steal the money from the bag.[32][35]
Delia realizes that the money has been stolen. Tandy Bowen takes the envelope cage and steals the bride and groom's car with Liam Walsh to get away.[32][35]
Upon arriving home, Tyrone recognizes that his mother needs help, and she advises him to turn his fears and faults into positive energy. When she kisses him on the forehead, Tyrone has a vision. In it he sees his mother, his brother, as a young boy, and himself, also young, in a supermarket. When Billy runs into the next room, a shot is heard, and when the little Tyrone follows, another. Tyrone sees his mother run only to find two graves and cry before them. After the vision ends, Adina feels tired and Tyrone tucks her in. He is determined to put an end to the policeman who killed his brother.[32][35]
When Tandy and Liam arrive back at the dry cleaners', she refuses to reveal what she was thinking earlier. He reveals that he knows that she lives in the abandoned church and offers his help in dealing with everything she faces. Scared of what problems his commitment to her might cause, she replies that they cannot deal with the problems together and leaves with the new documentation.[32][35]
Arrest of Liam Walsh: Tandy Bowen flees in the stolen car. Meanwhile, Walsh is arrested by Brigid O'Reilly. Shortly after, he uses his one call to phone Bowen and ask for help, but she hangs up and keeps driving.[32][35]
Attack on James Connors: Tyrone Johnson arrives at the house of the policeman who killed his brother, prepared to kill him. When he is about to shoot, a black curtain touches him and he unintentionally disappears from the place just as he pulls the trigger.[32][35]
Johnson's teleportation makes him appear on the road where Bowen is driving, with his bullet going through the windshield without hitting her. She swerves the car but ends up crashing into a tree, invoking her daggers of light in self-defense without knowing it.[32][35]
Bowen gets out of the car, bleeding from her forehead. Johnson approaches her and believes that she has been traumatized. She asks him about his gun, and he replies that he did not want to shoot her and that appeared before her without knowing how. Angry, Bowen gets back in the car and starts it, driving away, not wanting to see Tyrone again.
Detective O'Reilly visits the rich young man in hospital. He tells her that he does not remember much of the attack, but she does not believe him. O'Reilly states that the night of the accident he had his pants pulled down and cuts on his face, deduced to be fingernail scratches from self-defense. At this, he urges her to leave, claiming to need rest.[32][36]
Tandy Bowen parks the car and cleans her tracks with a rag before entering her mother's house. Once inside, she washes the blood from her forehead. Melissa opens the bathroom door, intending to talk to her daughter, and expresses concern about her daughter's bleeding. At that moment, Detective O'Reilly knocks on the door. Melissa answers and starts talking to the detective. O'Reilly asks Melissa about her daughter's whereabouts, but Melissa says she has not seen her in awhile. She asks her to enter Melissa's home, but Greg Pressfield calls out to remind her that she cannot enter without a warrant. Detective O'Reilly explains that she believes that Tandy was the victim of an attack and gives her her details on a card to be delivered to Tandy if Melissa sees her. When the detective leaves, Melissa goes to look for her daughter, but Tandy has already left.[32][36]
Tyrone Johnson tries to talk to Father Francis Xavier Delgado, but he is not in his office. He decides to kneel and pray, but not to God - to his late brother, asking what is happening to him and why he cannot control himself, wondering if he is cursed. Evita Fusilier enters the room, having listened to him. She tells him that believes she can help him with his supposed curse and offers to take him on a voodoo tour that she leads herself after school.[32][36]
After school, Johnson attends the tour. Fusilier explains that voodoo can protect and break curses, among other things.[32][36]
Evita Fusilier's tour ends at her aunt Chantelle Fusilier's voodoo shop. She takes Johnson to Chantelle for help and introduces him. Chantelle concludes that Johnson needs a special bath to open his mind.[32][36]
At night, Tandy Bowen gets on a bus. Once in her seat, she falls asleep. When she wakes up, she sees the bus completely empty, so she decides to leave it. However, once outside, she realizes she is having a vision, seeing a young Tyrone Johnson playing basketball while watching her intently.[32][36]
After getting the ingredients, Johnson and Fusilier head back to Johnson's house. He gets into the bath, takes a deep breath, and falls asleep. When he wakes up, he finds he is in a vision. He is in his house, but when he opens the door, he finds himself on the roof of the Roxxon Corporation. There he sees Tandy Bowen, as a child, dressed in her ballet outfit.[32][36]
In Bowen's vision, she sees Billy Johnson arrive and start to play with Tyrone. Billy's friends propose to him that they steal a car radio, but, this time, Billy decides to stay playing with his brother. Bowen's vision suddenly moves to a clearing. There he sees Tyrone, in a historical suit, grabbing a gun and shooting Detective James Connors. Tyrone is then chased by police into a noose, from which he is hanged. The vision repeats itself and Bowen begs him to try something different. She leaves him a dagger of light, which then turns into handcuffs, and Tyrone decides to cuff Detective Connors instead of killing him.[32][36]
In Johnson's vision, Tandy Bowen is dancing near a puddle of water, which is next to an exposed live wire and going to electrocute her. He tries to protect her, but the vision shifts to a swamp. There, he sees Bowen waiting outside her father's boardroom, watching as his coworkers waterboard him.[32][36]
She tries running away twice, but each time the vision just repeats. The third time, Johnson asks her to stop running and try to do something else. Bowen produces a dagger of light and touches the glass of the boardroom. Johnson's vision then shifts again to large door. He opens it without hesitation.[32][36]
Meanwhile, in Bowen's vision, she enters a room and sees Tyrone Johnson, as a child, surrounded by memo letters written by Billy and crying.[32][36]
Tyrone Johnson finds himself in a church, where the young Tandy Bowen is giving pills to several men, including the rich young man who attacked her, and her own boyfriend, Liam Walsh. After taking the pills, each of the men die.[32][36]
Simultaneously in their respective visions, Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson look at a stained glass window. When they touch it, they both awaken from their visions.[32][36]
Detective O'Reilly enters her car, and Detective Connors knocks on her window. She lowers it and he hands her the identity card of Rick Cotton, the rich young man who was attacked, claiming he found it on a dead drug addict. Connors says that it was clearly a mugging gone wrong, and that the case is closed, despite O'Reilly insisting it does not fit the evidence.[32][36]
Just as Detective Connors leaves, O'Reilly receives a call from Tandy Bowen, saying she got her card and wants to talk about what happened.[32][36]
Tyrone Johnson and Evita Fusilier walk together. He says he feels better and thanks her for her help. She asks him if his wish was fulfilled, and Johnson replies that, although he did not get answers, he believes he now knows how to find them. Fusilier confesses that she also made a wish, a couple of days prior. Johnson decides to kiss her, and she reciprocates.[32][36]
Detective O'Reilly reluctantly reveals to Bowen what has happened with the case, and apologizes for it. Angry at being helpless, Bowen gets out of the car and leaves.[32][36]
Chantelle Fusilier uses a 3-D printer to make a figure of Tyrone Johnson. She places it next to her other voodoo dolls.[32][36]
Tandy Bowen enters the church where she lives. There, she finds Tyrone Johnson, who asks to speak with her.[32][36]
Tyrone Johnson confesses to Tandy Bowen that he discovered the church through a voodoo dream. She agrees to talk to discover together what is happening to them.[32][37]
Johnson talks to her about the voodoo bath. Bowen scoffs skeptically, but Johnson explains what he saw in his dream, and how Roxxon's men tortured and killed her father. He tells her that she was running away, except for the last time.[32][37]
Bowen reveals to Johnson that she had visions about him and the death of his brother. She explains that while he sees people's fears, when she touches someone, she can feel their hopes. Bowen suggests to Johnson that he should get more information from the cop who killed his brother, but he says he does not like that idea. She proposes, however, that he build a story and act as a victim, so as to convince the police that he is a ruffian.[32][37]
Johnson explains to Bowen how his powers work, and says he believes that they guide him to where he needs to be. Bowen explains that she produces a dagger of light when he feels upset. Suddenly, she realizes that his powers began to manifest when they touched in the cemetery, so she suggests touching again.[32][37]
They close their eyes and try to touch each other again, and their powers manifest. Just before touching, however, their powers throw them to opposite sides of the room. While they are lying on the ground, the duo confess that they have not told anyone about their powers, not even their respective parents. Thinking of possible people to trust, Bowen says she would have told her father, while Johnson says he would have told his brother.[32][37]
Bowen thinks Johnson is too sincere, and he says he believes she actually has hope. Both agree that the universe seems to both unite them and separates them at the same time. Johnson confesses to Bowen that he feels guilty, like he must be perfect, and that he has to do everything right and is living two lives. She replies that she feels the opposite - that she should have died and not her father.[32][37]
Johnson criticizes Bowen for her suicidal thoughts and tries to remind her of her reasons to live. They begin to argue, because Johnson believes that she is taking her privilege for granted. Johnson angrily suggests that if she thinks about it so much, she should just commit suicide. Annoyed, she reminds him that she felt his hopes and saw him indirectly committing suicide himself by repeatedly leading the police to cause his death, accusing him of hypocrisy.[32][37]
Shortly after Tyrone Johnson leaves, Tandy Bowen takes some pills. Johnson takes out his negative energy at home by doing push-ups[32][37]
17th[]
Otis Johnson scolds Tyrone for not wanting to eat breakfast with them, but he refuses to do it because he is in a hurry.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen visits her mother, Melissa, who asks her about Detective O'Reilly's visit. Tandy says she simply mistook her with another girl. She asks her mother about the Roxxon case, and Melissa confesses that her father was a scapegoat for the company, and that he had nothing to do with the explosion of the oil rig. After this, Tandy argues with her mother about Greg Pressfield, believing him to be another lying boyfriend of hers.[32][37]
Tyrone Johnson and Evita Fusilier enter the school's photography dark room. They look at some photos briefly, but then begin to kiss.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen asks Pressfield what his intentions are, but he replies that her mother is genuinely important to him. Bowen takes the knife to cut peppers for him so as to get the opportunity to touch his hand. When she does, she sees that Pressfield honestly just hopes to start a family with her and Melissa.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen visits Greg Pressfield in his office. She talks to him about the Roxxon case, and his insistence to not let the case die, and the pair begin to work together to fight against Roxxon.[32][37]
Meanwhile, following Bowen's advice, Tyrone Johnson makes it look like his bicycle has been stolen.[32][37]
At the police station, Tyrone reports the theft of his bicycle, but when the policeman decides to take a form, he decides to leave, feeling overwhelmed.[32][37]
When he arrives at his house, Tyrone's father, Otis Johnson, reproaches him for what happened at breakfast time. Otis tells him that he found out his bolt cutters were missing that morning. He takes Tyrone's backpack and finds the bolt cutters inside, accusing him of stealing. Tyrone tries to defend himself, but his father asks that he follow him.[32][37]
During a car trip, Otis Johnson advises Tyrone not to talk when they arrive, unless he is asked. They reach a garden, where there is a meeting going on. Otis begins to sing, and it is revealed to Tyrone that those who are there belong to the "Wild Red Hawks" group of the ninth district. The leader of the band introduces himself as Roland Duplantier and welcomes Otis and Tyrone.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen looks at Roxxon's papers on the floor. She asks Greg Pressfield if he is married, and he replies that he is undergoing a divorce.[32][37]
At night, Tandy Bowen, Greg Pressfield and Melissa Bowen meet for dinner. Pressfield's wife calls him on the phone, but he prefers not to answer the call. At Melissa's insistence, however, he walks away to take it. After a while, however, when Pressfield returns, Melissa decides to go to bed.[32][37]
In the house of the Wild Red Hawks, Tyrone Johnson finds a newspaper cutting that reports on Billy's death. Roland Duplantier reveals to him that his brother was training to be a standard-bearer; that is, a spy for them. Otis teaches Tyrone the importance of the badges and bead-work that the Wild Red Hawks do for Mardi Gras. Soon after, Tyrone looks among the spare unfinished pieces of work, and a black and navy blue cloak attracts his attention.[32][37]
Tyrone Johnson takes the cloak. Otis asks him to put it back and asks why he chose it, but Tyrone replies that he felt as if it was calling him. His father confesses that it belonged to Billy. Given this, Tyrone decides to finish the bead-work of the cape in his honor.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen tries to talk to her mother about Pressfield and say that she now has a good opinion of him. Melissa says that she does not want to have anything to do with him, however, and has broken off the relationship.[32][37]
Otis Johnson teaches his son how to work with the beads.[32][37]
Assassination of Greg Pressfield: Tandy Bowen goes to Greg Pressfield's office, when something catches her attention. She watches through the window as, in the office, while Pressfield is ordering some papers, a woman delivers a water dispenser, only to then shoot him in the head. The woman pours flammable liquid over Pressfield's work and sets it alight, as Bowen watches in horror.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen returns home to talk with her mother. She hears Melissa leaving Greg Pressfield voicemail, apologizing for breaking off the relationship, and Tandy starts to cry when she hears that it is Melissa's sixth message, knowing why Pressfield has not picked up.[32][37]
21st[]
In the morning, Adina Johnson, Tyrone's mother, is surprised to find her husband and son very happy, and Tyrone having cooked breakfast. Neither of them reveals about joining the Wild Red Hawks.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen goes to the dock and ties some chains to her feet, then throws herself into the sea to commit suicide. However, after a while, Bowen emerges from the water with a dagger of light in her hand, deciding to keep going.[32][37]
Tandy Bowen enters Greg Pressfield's office, hoping something has survived the burning. She finds a safe and breaks it open with a dagger of light, discovering that Pressfield protected some folios from the Roxxon case. Without hesitation, she takes them away.[32][37]
In Walnut Park, Los Angeles, a burned body is found, being the signal of a "murder epidemic".[39][40]
Tandy Bowen watches an advert of a man called Louden Swift cleaning the beach and introducing himself as a member of the navy who lost his arm. He explains that Roxxon Gulf hired him to use his skills in the place he calls "home". While watching, Bowen analyzes the Roxxon documents that Greg Pressfield had kept protected.[32][41]
Detective O'Reilly is having sex in her car with fellow officer Kenneth Fuchs when she receives a phone call telling her to go to the police station. There, she talks to Tyrone Johnson about how complicated it would be to catch and prosecute James Connors for Billy's murder. Given this, Tyrone proposes to capture him for drug trafficking instead and tells her what he witnessed the other night. O'Reilly promises to investigate.[32][41]
At school, Tyrone Johnson is opening his locker when Tandy Bowen appears. She apologizes for her behavior and reveals that she can now generate daggers at will. Bowen asks him to take her to a computer room to continue her research into Roxxon. There, she tells him that she is trying to unite several points of her investigation to discover the identity of an important man in the Roxxon case. Johnson asks how she controlled her powers, and she tells him about her suicide attempt. She encourages him to use their powers together to their advantage to see people's fears and hopes. Then, after printing some files, she leaves.[32][41]
Johnson prepares with his teammates for the basketball state finals. Meanwhile, Bowen steals a uniform from a locker.[32][41]
O'Reilly is investigating Billy Johnson's death when Fuchs appears. He explains that problems with drug dealers decreased in District 12 as soon as Connors entered, so the streets are now safer. However, O'Reilly thinks that Connors simply cleared space for a drug dealer, since there is still a lot of product on the streets.[32][41]
Tyrone Johnson arrives at his house and observes a picture of Billy with his friends, while listening to his mother on the phone, discussing her biggest client holding an event that night: Roxxon. When his mother finishes talking, Tyrone asks her about Billy's friends and she replies that one of them went on to do well for himself. After congratulating him on reaching the basketball final, Tyrone tries to hang the photo on the wall, but is teleported to a warehouse.[32][41]
In the warehouse, Tyrone Johnson finds Duane Porter, one of Billy's friends. Porter tells him that his business started fixing houses and now he is the store owner. He tells Tyrone that he is expecting a lot from him in the game, and discusses how moving on and making the most of your life is important.[32][41]
In the church, Bowen places the profiles of Roxxon employees she has printed on the floor. She begins to investigate the company's employees on social media. After discovering that the employees meet with escorts, she decides to put on the uniform she stole and visit an agency.[32][41]
Tandy Bowen manages to pass the interview successfully, thanks to a false profile, and is hired. She asks to start that same night.[32][41]
Before the match begins, Tyrone Johnson asks Evita Fusilier to go to a private room with him. There, they talk about their relationship and he gives her his jacket, as the team-members do for a cheerleader of their choice. They share a kiss.[32][41]
The basketball game starts and Johnson scores minutes later. However, the referee whistles and orders him to shoot again due to a foul. He thinks about telling the referee that they did not need him, but, in the end, he does not object, and scores the penalty.[32][41]
In the police interrogation room, Detective Brigid O'Reilly sits with Liam Walsh. He is upset because Tandy Bowen has not come to help him. O'Reilly asks him about the identity of the drug dealer who offered quality drugs in a club and lets him know that she will offer something for the information.[32][41]
The match continues. A teammate passes the ball to Johnson, but he finds himself surprisingly unable to catch it. The referee says that the St. Sebastian's Preparatory School team has the shot nonetheless.[32][41]
At the gala, Bowen begins to search for the men she has been investigating. After a while, she finds one of them.[32][41]
Johnson fights for the ball during the basketball game
Johnson fights for the ball with another player. The referee touches him and he has a vision in which he sees men stabbing the referee in front of a marker. When Johnson opens his eyes, the ball has disappeared - it has in fact materialized near Bowen at the gala.[32][41]
Bowen meets a young woman at the gala, who is nervous about having to deliver a speech.[32][41]
At half time, Johnson tries to process what is happening to him, while Bowen touches several of Roxxon's workers to see their hopes and find someone who is a common denominator. Johnson towels his face, and suddenly finds himself teleported to Bowen.[32][41]
Johnson asks her what she is doing at a Roxxon party and accuses her of teleporting him there, pointing out that her repeated use of her powers, connected to his, have caused him to lose control. Bowen pays no attention to him and says she is close to finding the mystery man who appears in the hopes of Roxxon employees.[32][41]
Noticing a photograph with the man in it, Bowen finds his name in the caption: Peter Scarborough. She realizes that he is the man was the one who entered her house 8 years prior and took things supposedly belonging to Roxxon.[32][41]
Johnson asks her to help him return him to the basketball changing rooms, and Bowen suggests he put himself in danger to activate his powers. He begins to doubt her, but she pushes him towards the railing so he falls off and his powers instantly teleport him back to the bench in his team's changing room.[32][41]
Detective O'Reilly continues her investigation. After questioning the drug supplier of a club, she discovers that she is not the main dealer. However, the supplier explains that she does not know who is pulling the strings.[32][41]
Tandy Bowen returns to the church and begins to investigate further into Peter Scarborough.[32][41]
In the second half, Tyrone Johnson dodges the players of the opposing team, but, they touch him and he sees their fears, realizing that they are from struggling backgrounds. In the last second, he has the chance to score and win the game, but, knowing that if he allows the other team to win he might give them the boost in life that Billy has always wanted, he intentionally misses the shot.[32][41]
Bowen sees Scarborough in the water, collecting money from his dead employees
Bowen rings the doorbell of Peter Scarborough's house. She asks him to use his phone to call roadside assistance, having punctured her own tire as a cover for speaking to him, but he offers to change them himself. As he does so, Bowen creates a dagger in a moment of anger, but vanishes it again, instead touching the back of his neck to see his hopes. Bowen sees Scarborough in a body of water collecting the money from his dead employees.[32][41]
Tyrone Johnson enters his room and finds Evita Fusilier waiting for him in his bed, having climbed through the window. She tells him that she knows what he did for the referee and the other team, having paid attention to his skills and motivation. She takes off the jacket he gave her and they begin to kiss.[32][41]
Detective O'Reilly snorts a few lines of cocaine in a back office at the police station. Suddenly, Detective James Connors appears and asks if he can share them. They talk about taking drugs while working as undercover cops and O'Reilly pretends to be a big drug user so as to get him to open up. She then leaves, pleased with herself for getting closer to catching him.[32][41]
The next morning, Fusilier says goodbye to Johnson and leaves through his window. Johnson takes a black shirt and, accidentally, teleports to Duane Porter's store. There, he sees Porter talking to James Connors, discovering that they are partners in drug trade and that Porter's business is a cover.[32][41]
In her church, Bowen analyzes the plans of the oil platform and discovers that it was signed by her father and a man called Ivan Hess. She starts looking for other items and finds one that says Roxxon found previously unknown marine life in the gulf.[32][41]
23rd[]
Tandy attends the recording of a commercial by Mina Hess, Ivan's daughter, who turns out to be the woman she met at the gala. Hess affirms that Roxxon helped her after her father had an accident, and that she will help save the world.[32][41]
Johnson follows Kev, one of Porter's workers. The man discovers him, however, and threatens him with a gun, ordering him not to follow him any further.[32][42]
Evita and Chantelle Fusilier continue with the voodoo reading. Chantelle explains that New Orleans has a past of destruction and rebirth, and that she has a feeling that Tyrone Johnson will be involved in the next disaster.[32][42]
Tyrone Johnson visits Tandy Bowen in the church. He tells her of his failed attempt to follow Duane Porter's drug dealer and that he tried to infiltrate the company to trap Connors. In turn, Bowen reveals that she is incognito in Roxxon, as an intern for Mina Hess. She advises him to use his powers with the drug dealer to find leverage and then steal his work.[32][42]
Tandy Bowen enters the abandoned amusement park and looks for Mina Hess's house. When she finds her, Hess greets her and offers some cookies. Bowen looks at a model of Roxxon's old oil rig and asks about it, but Hess changes the subject. Soon after, they prepare to go to work.[32][42]
O'Reilly is studying a case when Connors approaches. When he realizes she is closing in on him, he offers himself as a partner to help her find the head of the drug dealers so as to in fact prevent her.[32][42]
At their voodoo reading, Chantelle Fusilier tells Evita Fusilier about the New Orleans disasters of the past and affirms that Tyrone Johnson is likely one of the latest "Divine Pairing", with prevention of these disasters always linked to two people. They both wonder who the other could be.[32][42]
Tandy Bowen and Mina Hess wade through the swamp water, looking for a species of American bumblebee to monitor their disappearance. Bowen asks her if her father still works for Roxxon, but Hess focuses on looking for the bees. They begin to get along.[32][42]
While O'Reilly drives, she and Connors talk about the case and the drug dealers. Connors asks him to stop the car when he spots drug dealers, and starts to chase them while she looks for the backpack that one of them had been carrying and left lying around. When O'Reilly leaves, Tyrone Johnson walks away, having already stolen the backpack.[32][42]
James Connors catches Porter's drug dealer, whom he actually knows, and starts hitting him. He warns him that they are starting to attract attention and that Porter should be cautious. When O'Reilly arrives, Connors lets the man go.[32][42]
Hess says that she wants to show "Liz" the valve she has designed for the new oil platform. She reveals that Roxxon do not drill for oil, but instead search of a material that burns ten times better and that twice as hot. She adds that, because of that, the old rig could not stand it, but that now it can. On arriving at the valve, Hess' colleague, Stan Bartlett, warns her that her heat shield is failing, so she decides to check why it happens.[32][42]
Tandy Bowen checks the valve and heat shield along with Hess. She looks at the plans and points out that the valve should be 10 meters away. Hess appreciates the help and scolds Bartlett for placing it incorrectly, saying that she will return tomorrow to fix the mistake. Bartlett insults her. After the argument, Hess leaves and Bowen punctures Bartlett's car with a dagger of light in retaliation.[32][42]
The drug dealer who lost the bag finds Johnson and asks for it back. Johnson grabs his arm and shows the dealer his nightmares, and the man flees in fear.[32][42]
Chantelle Fusilier continues with the voodoo reading. Evita realizes that only the Divine Pairing can prevent a looming evil. She asks how they might know when a disaster is building and what the point of no return might be, but Chantelle says that that point is just the end.[32][42]
Tyrone Johnson enters Duane Porter's warehouse and returns the backpack, making it clear that he knows what is inside. Johnson asks again to work with him and Porter accepts, hoping to ultimately deter him from getting into drug dealing.[32][42]
Tandy Bowen and Mina Hess return to the abandoned amusement park. Bowen continues asking about Hess' father and asks to see him, but she refuses. Hess notices sees one of the bees they were looking for on Bowen's neck and blows it away.[32][42]
Connors reminds Porter of his message about laying low over the phone and asks him to meet that night to sort things out. Connors then tells O'Reilly that he has a contact who can take them to whomever she wants. They plan to catch the drug dealer that night, but Connors plans instead on taking her out.[32][42]
Porter drives with Johnson and explains that they are survivors. He says that their acts have consequences, even if it is not fair.[32][42]
Back at Mina Hess' house, Tandy Bowen asks again about her father. Hess confesses that she has worked out "Liz" is in fact Nathan Bowen's daughter, Tandy.[32][42]
At the voodoo reading, Chantelle Fusilier affirms that one of the members of the Divine Pairing must die every time a disaster needs to be stopped.[32][42]
Back in the warehouse, Porter tells Tyrone Johnson that he recognizes he has value, from acts such as when he jumped into the water to save Billy. Tyrone is horrified to learn from this that Porter saw James Connors kill Billy and yet chooses to work with him, as well as reproaching him for not having helped him when he tried to explain to police that Billy was shot. He asks Porter to do something better to honor Billy's memory. Connors and Detective O'Reilly suddenly knock on the store door, and Porter asks Johnson to leave.[32][42]
Mina Hess visits her father, Ivan in his nursing home. He does not respond to any stimulus, having been like that for 8 years. Bowen enters the room and apologizes for having lied to Mina, and Mina says that if she had just told her the truth, she would have introduced her to Ivan. Tandy replies that honestly, it never crossed her mind to tell the truth.[32][42]
Bowen asks her to talk to Ivan, and Mina agrees. She touches him and has a vision, in which Tandy sees a door from which a black smoke like Tyrone Johnson's is emanating. When she touches it, she leaves the vision. Mina regrets that talking her father cannot help her.[32][42]
Connors meets with Duane Porter and warns him that O'Reilly will be entering soon. He says he wants him to shoot her, and Porter protests, but eventually reluctantly accepts. Johnson, still present, tries to warn O'Reilly by phone, but does not succeed.[32][42]
O'Reilly enters the warehouse but Johnson shouts to warn her. With the extra moment to prepare, she turns the corner and shoots Porter before he can act. Johnson screams at his brother's friend's death and runs away, with Connors chasing him. During the chase, Connors shoots at Johnson several times, but his powers kick in to teleport him away momentarily for each bullet fired.[32][42]
Johnson teleports to the church, near Tandy Bowen. When she sees how devastated he is, she tries to hug him, but his powers repel her. Johnson breaks into tears.[32][42]
Tyrone Johnson asks what he should do now that the one other witness to Billy's death is dead. After reassuring him that failures help in the long run, Bowen informs him that there was a survivor of the oil rig explosion, and that she needs his help to open the door of her vision.[32][43]
In Ivan Hess' room, Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson touch him at the same time to enter into the vision together. There, Johnson touches the door without difficulty, but the vision shifts to the oil rig, in the moments before the explosion. Immediately, one of the workers present attacks Johnson, but Tandy stabs him with a dagger of light. They realize that they can be seen and heard in this vision.[32][43]
Bowen and Johnson hide in a room, and there they find Ivan Hess, who is glad to see people without hostile intentions. They call him "Ivan Hess", but he does not recognize this, not remembering his name. Bowen asks where they are, to which Hess replies that they are "here" and that the phone usually rings "halfway", before the "end" of "everything". Bowen realizes that they are on the oil rig that exploded and Johnson asks Hess how to stop the explosion set to go off in under 2 minutes. He explains that they have to get to the core room, press the emergency shutdown button and turn off the shut-off valves, but that it is impossible to do so in the remaining time.[32][43]
Despite having little time, Bowen and Johnson try to reach the core room, but are forced to fight with several crazed workers. Soon after, time runs out and the explosion occurs. They suddenly find themselves minutes before the explosion again, in Ivan Hess' office. Hess explains that he lives in a loop, and that he believes the energy of the initial explosion instills fear in the workers and makes them hostile, naming them "terrors".[32][43]
Bowen explains that they have come from the real world to help Hess get out of the catatonic state he has been in for 8 years, but Hess does not understand or believe her.[32][43]
Bowen mentions the name of Hess' daughter, but he denies ever having a child. She mentions Nathan Bowen, however, and Hess recognizes this as the name of the person who calls him on the phone in every loop. Bowen realizes that it was Hess who had been talking on the phone to her father before the fateful accident. As soon as the phone rings, Bowen takes it and talks to her father, becoming emotional. The explosion then happens again and Bowen and Johnson are transferred back to Ivan Hess' office as the countdown is restarted.[32][43]
Tyrone Johnson asks Tandy Bowen to help close the valves, but she wants to talk more with her father. Johnson tries to go to the core room and close the valves by himself, but is attacked by the workers and is forced to teleport away. Bowen picks up the phone and talks to her father again, while Johnson avoids the workers, presses the button, and closes the valves. After this, however, the explosion still happens again and the countdown restarts. Johnson tells the others that it has not worked and Hess is impressed, but unsurprised at it not solving anything, and leaves the office. The duo agree that considering their plan has not worked, they need to release Ivan Hess' hand in reality.[32][43]
In the real world, Johnson wakes, but finds that Bowen lied, wanting to stay to talk to her father, and is continuing to use her powers with Ivan Hess. On finding this, Johnson gets frustrated and reenters Hess' mind to get Bowen out. When he finds Bowen, however, she does not remember anyone, having been in the loop many times.[32][43]
Johnson talks to Bowen, trying to remind her who she is
After talking to her, Bowen manages to remember Johnson and tells him that her real life is horrible, since she has no father, home, or friends to return to - no one who would ever call her. Johnson says that he is her friend, but she claims she just played with his feelings so he would help her.[32][43]
When the explosion occurs and the countdown is restarted, Bowen tells Tyrone Johnson that if Billy were the one on the phone, he would also stay. When the phone rings, she tells him not to touch it and threatens him with a light dagger. He pulls the cable from the phone and Bowen begins to throw daggers at him in anger, which fail to hit him thanks to his powers teleporting him across the room to safety each time.[32][43]
The explosion occurs and the countdown restarts again. Tyrone Johnson recognizes that he would stay if the one on the phone were Billy, but admits that he cannot remember what Billy even sounded like anymore. He promises to leave her in Ivan Hess's mind if she just asks a question to Nathan Bowen that Hess would not know, to prove it is really him and not just a construct of Hess' memories. When the phone rings, she asks her father who is in the back of his car while he talks, knowing that her younger self should be there. As Tyrone expected, he is not able to answer correctly, and Tandy starts to cry as the big explosion occurs again.[32][43]
When the countdown is restarted, Tandy Bowen takes Ivan Hess' cookie and tries to remind him of Mina having made it, and his responsibility as a father. The phone rings again, and Bowen reluctantly hangs up on her father. After this, Bowen reveals that Mina's secret ingredient for the cookies is cardamom, and Ivan cries, suddenly remembering his daughter. He asks them to see Mina and they tell him that he has to press the button and close the valves himself if he wants to return to reality. Ivan explains that he has tried many times before, to which Tandy replies that he never had their help before.[32][43]
Time restarts, and Hess agrees to try. He makes his way to the core room with the help of Bowen and Johnson. While they protect him, he manages to press the button and close the valves before the big explosion occurs.[32][43]
Back in the real world, Tandy Bowen, Tyrone Johnson, and Ivan Hess open their eyes. Bowen and Johnson breathe a sigh of relief, although Ivan does not recognize them. He asks them to see Mina, who arrives later when notified, with a bag of cookies to give her father. Bowen and Johnson are happy to have helped and go leave.[32][43]
Back home, Johnson opens a shoe box and finds an old voice recorder he and Billy played around with.[32][43]
In the church, Bowen tries to sleep, but receives a call from Tyrone Johnson. Glad to have a friend in life who actually cares enough to call her, Bowen picks up and Tyrone explains that he wanted to talk because he has found a recording with Billy's voice, and needs some company while he listens. She recommends he play it, and they hear Billy attempting freestyle rap with a 6-year-old Tyrone beatboxing. Tyrone is emotional at hearing his voice again, but Tandy jokes with him to keep things happy, and asks him to play it again.[32][43]
25th[]
Brigid O'Reilly has pancakes with Kenneth Fuchs, who starts to call himself her boyfriend. She nervously explains that she passed the psychological evaluation after shooting Duane Porter. She is upset for having shot him and is determined to stop James Connors, because he believes that he was behind what happened. Fuchs decides to help her.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen is taking flowers to Ivan Hess when she suddenly meets Peter Scarborough. After some uncomfortable glances, she enters Mr. Hess' room. Bowen asks him about Scarborough and Hess replies that he was worried about how much Hess remembered, but explains that he remembers nothing after the accident. Hess reveals to Bowen that her father warned Roxxon about the design of the platform and the problems with reducing costs, through a report which he stored in a safe along with other tests at Metrolake Bank.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen visits her mother and tells her that she wants to be part of the tribute later in memory of her father, having not partaken for a few years. She asks Melissa if her father had a safe deposit box, and Melissa says he did, but that she does not know where it is. Tandy says that she thinks she might knows.[32][44]
Tyrone Johnson has breakfast with his parents, with the three Johnsons upset by the anniversary of Billy's murder.[32][44]
Tandy and Melissa Bowen find the key to Nathan's safe in a box full of memories of him. Melissa talks to her daughter about a special date she had with Nathan when she was pregnant.[32][44]
After breakfast, Otis Johnson tells his wife that he wants to invite the Wild Red Hawks to his house to finish their costumes later. Shortly after, Tandy Bowen knocks on the door and Tyrone reluctantly lets her in. Otis and Adina appear and Bowen tells them that she was worried about Tyrone, since she herself lost a relative, her father, on the night Billy was killed. When his parents confess that they will not be paying homage to Billy later, Bowen decides to invite Tyrone to her house that night to pay tribute with her and her mother. Before leaving, Bowen steals Adina's Roxxon identity card.[32][44]
At the police station, Detective James Connors asks O'Reilly for help in identifying the boy who fled when Duane Porter was killed. She tells him that she does not recognize him, but he is sure she knows who he is. A portrait is drawn based on his description, and he confirms it to be accurate.[32][44]
The Wild Red Hawks are presented with their costumes at the Johnson residence. While Otis Johnson picks up Billy's cloak, Roland Duplantier explains to Tyrone the difference between a cape and a cloak. Tyrone spots his father crying and tries to cheer him up.[32][44]
Tyrone Johnson receives a message from Detective Brigid O'Reilly, who says she is waiting outside. He steps out onto the sidewalk and tells O'Reilly he is worried because his parents would be frightened if they knew she was from the police. O'Reilly warns him that Connors is going after him and that he should try to go unnoticed, but Tyrone refuses to do so, since he wants to catch Connors at all costs. She realizes it is the anniversary of Billy's death, and says that she believes Connors is also aware.[32][44]
Johnson prepares a shirt with red stains so as to simulate gunshot wounds.[32][44]
At O'Reilly's house, Tyrone Johnson reveals his plan to obtain a confession from Connors: he wants to disguise himself as Billy and make Connors believe he is Billy's ghost, haunting him on the anniversary, to extract a confession. Tyrone asks O'Reilly if Kenneth Fuchs is trustworthy and, after she affirms this, he confesses that he has powers and that he can control them with Billy's cloak.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen uses Adina Johnson's identity card to sneak into Roxxon.[32][44]
At night, Tyrone Johnson begins to follow James Connors using his powers and Billy's cloak. When the detective arrives at his car, he realizes that his gun has been stolen.[32][44]
Bowen uses light daggers to destroy the electrical systems in the building.[32][44]
Tyrone Johnson grabs Connors by the neck and uses his powers to remind him of Billy's death, then whispers in his ear, "You killed me." After this, Connors notices that his gun is back in its holster.[32][44]
Arrest of James Connors: Connors meets O'Reilly and says that she has a clue about the boy in his drawing, showing him a drawing of Billy Johnson and claiming it is the same drawing as earlier. He begins to wonder if the boy he saw was in fact Billy. Then, in the middle of the street, Connors sees Tyrone with Billy's cloak. He doubts if it is real and O'Reilly says that she does not see anyone. Connors begins to chase him until he reaches the place in the shipyard where he killed Billy. There, Connors tries to shoot him, but Tyrone avoids the bullets with his powers. Pretending to be Billy's ghost, he gets Connors to confess his crime. Once they have the necessary statement, O'Reilly arrests Connors and Fuchs reveals that he has recorded everything.[32][44]
In Roxxon, Tandy Bowen finishes tying up Scarborough. She shows him that she knows everything about the explosion and why they killed Greg Pressfield. After claiming that her father not as good of a man as she believes, Bowen threatens him with a dagger of light. Scarborough offers her money in exchange for her silence. Angry, Bowen instead decides to leave.[32][44]
At the police station, O'Reilly tells Fuchs that she has met people with superpowers in New York City, and should tell him about her friend named Misty.[32][44]
By Lake Borgne, Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson meet to pay tribute to their lost loved ones. Johnson tells her that he got a confession, while Tandy says she is content to have scared Scarborough. Melissa approaches them and Tandy introduces her friend.[32][44]
Before lighting a lantern, the trio hold hands. Suddenly, Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson discover that they have entered into a vision. They enter through a door and appear in a movie theater. Tandy worries that they are in a fear, but Johnson believes that they are facing a mixture of memory and fear. Melissa sits in the theater, and her memories are projected. In them, they see that Melissa remembers having a perfect relationship, but, than in reality, Nathan would hit her, one time being when she accidentally spilt a drink on some of his documents.[32][44]
Upon returning to the real world, Tandy and Melissa Bowen and Tyrone Johnson light the lantern and let it fly.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen walks alone, upset by what she saw.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen calls Peter Scarborough and tells him that she has changed her mind and wants the money he promised.[32][44]
Back home, Tyrone Johnson looks at Billy's cloak.[32][44]
In the abandoned church, Bowen hides the money from Scarborough inside a broken statue.[32][44]
Detective O'Reilly comes home after a long night. When she opens the refrigerator, she is horrified to find Fuchs' dead body stuffed inside.[32][44]
Tandy Bowen burns a family photo in anger at her father and takes some money from the statue.[32][45]
At O'Reilly's house, the police investigate Fuchs' murder. She notices a blood stain on an umbrella and that leads her to discover the murder weapon, a pipe covered of blood under the sofa. A policeman snatches it and asks her to be removed from the place.[32][45]
Tandy Bowen enters a rich man's house. There, she drugs him as she used to do to other men, and touches him to see his hopes. While doing so, she tells him that she has discovered that she can steal and feel the hopes of others. After leaving the vision, Mina Hess calls Bowen, but she chooses not to take it.[32][45]
27th[]
Chantelle Fusilier performs a voodoo ritual in the middle of the street. She comes across a Roxxon pipe in an alley.[32][45]
At the police station, officers inform Otis and Adina Johnson, alongside Tyrone, that Billy's case has been reopened thanks to a recorded confession. As they head back to their car, Tyrone shouts at them for not appreciating the confession and the proof that they were wrong to have not believed him until now.[32][45]
Chantelle Fusilier returns home and Evita is worried about not having seen her all night. She tells Fusilier that Roxxon will destroy the city, and that only the Divine Pairing can stop it. Chantelle asks Evita to talk to Tyrone Johnson who the second member of the Divine Pairing is, since she believes that the two members will already know each other.[32][45]
Tyrone Johnson does not pay attention in his school choir practice.[32][45]
Adina Johnson takes a look at a Roxxon press release.[32][45]
Benny, the fellow basketball player who led the attack on Tyrone Johnson recently, knocks him in the corridor.[32][45]
Adina Johnson yells at her superior for Roxxon's project.[32][45]
Tyrone Johnson gets into a fight with Benny, letting out his anger on him.[32][45]
Tandy Bowen visits the Hess family, and Mina invites her to eat with them. Bowen accepts and sees that Ivan is improving, now walking again.[32][45]
Father Francis Xavier Delgado explains to Tyrone Johnson in his office that he believes, after Billy's death, Tyrone continues to fight to keep his rage at bay. Delgado makes him carry books in either hand and balance, and advises him to stop his attitude.[32][45]
During brunch at the Hess residence, Tandy Bowen is scattered. Mina Hess decides to make tea while Ivan tells Tandy how much he misses Nathan, and that he was a good man. Upset to hear this again despite discovering Nathan's domestic abuse, Tandy gets up and goes to the kitchen. There, Mina confesses that she wants Tandy to work with her at Roxxon. Tandy grabs her hand and sees her hopes, and witnesses Mina enjoying a walk through flowers. Tandy steals her hopes and they return to the real world, with Tandy telling her that now she knows how she feels. When Tandy leaves, Mina kills a bee of the species she always used to look out for.[32][45]
O'Reilly goes to a bar and starts drinking to drown her sorrows.[32][45]
Tandy Bowen takes more money and goes to the police station to pay Liam Walsh's bail. While waiting, she notices the woman who killed Greg Pressfield on the street. Walsh arrives and confesses to Bowen that he feared she had abandoned him.[32][45]
Father Delgado returns to his office and tells Tyrone Johnson that he is close to being expelled.[32][45]
Bowen and Walsh enter the abandoned church.[32][45]
Johnson and Father Delgado begin to argue as Delgado tries to tell Johnson that nothing will improve if he encloses himself as he does. Johnson says that he thinks Delgado is only a priest to escape his own feelings.[32][45]
Bowen tells Walsh that she always wanted to get married in the church. Walsh is surprised by her hopeful behavior and Bowen explains that she knows that she has never done anything to improve her life. She tells him that now she wants to build a happy life with him.[32][45]
Johnson tells Delgado that God has no answers for him because He does not exist, and tells Delgado that he cannot possibly know what he has been through.[32][45]
Johnson tries to leave, but Father Delgado does not allow it. At this, Johnson angrily tries to hit him.[32][45]
Meanwhile, Bowen kisses Walsh, and she sees his hope of marrying her.[32][45]
Father Delgado grabs Johnson and tries to calm him down. Johnson enters his mind and sees his fears.[32][45]
In Walsh's hopes, Bowen watches as she and Walsh kneel at a pew to marry.[32][45]
Johnson sees in Father Delgado's fears that he ran over a girl and killed her while drink-driving.[32][45]
Walsh and Bowen take communion in Walsh's hopes.[32][45]
Johnson is shocked to see what happened to Father Delgado.[32][45]
In Walsh's hopes, Bowen touches her boyfriend to take his hopes away, and everything starts to shake. At that moment, Tyrone Johnson sees a door in the fears of Father Delgado, which takes him through to Bowen and Walsh's vision. When he sees her, the duo are both woken in the real world.[32][45]
Walsh and Bowen break their kiss, and Bowen looks around, but sees that Johnson is not there.[32][45]
Father Delgado orders Johnson out of his office.[32][45]
At the bar, O'Reilly is disgusted as Connors enters and claims to mourn Fuchs. Furious, she picks up a bat from the wall and hits him. While all the policemen observe, Connors turns and begins to beat her to the ground, telling her that her video was never going to keep him behind bars.[32][45]
At St. Sebastian's Preparatory School, Evita Fusilier approaches Tyrone Johnson and says she can help him. Suddenly, the conversation is interrupted by Tandy Bowen, who shouts at him to stop getting into her head. Fusilier tries to take her away from Johnson, so Bowen decides to grab her to steal her hopes. In a vision, Bowen discovers that Fusilier dreams of being a doctor. She tries to take away that hope, but Fusilier takes control and expels her from the vision. In the real world, Fusilier flees, now knowing Bowen to be the second member of the Divine Pairing.[32][45]
Bowen and Johnson begin to argue about what happened, as Johnson explains he is trying to fix things for his family and that she is out of line, but she claims that things cannot be fixed. The argument becomes tense and Bowen threatens him with a dagger of light. At this, Tyrone leaves.[32][45]
Evita Fusilier attends one of Father Francis Xavier Delgado's classes. He talks about heroes and what makes them so.[32][45]
Father Delgado explains that heroes always resurface from the ashes after a downfall, when they believe they cannot continue anymore. Delgado points out that the regression in the heroes is due to consequences caused by themselves, and that it can generate a trauma that deepens their fears and may cause the destruction of their lives.[32][45]
Father Delgado explains in class that heroes cannot return to who they were or undo traumatic events, but that regression is a trick.[32][45]
As he teaches, Delgado points out that many heroes try to escape to their previous life. He explains that when the heroes enter a spiral of despair, it can cause their death or for them to become a villain if they do not resist the spiral.[32][45]
Delgado explains why regression happens in stories, as stories are supposed to reflect our real human experience. However, the important thing is that we can ascend.[32][45]
The class finishes with Delgado explaining that when things go wrong, it can give a chance for a character, and for us, to ask the question that is always at the center of myth: "Who are we?"[32][45]
Evita Fusilier sculpts a voodoo figure for Tandy Bowen.[32][45]
Tandy Bowen returns to the church to apologize to Liam Walsh and sees that the place has been ransacked. Walsh has found the money and left with it.[32][45]
Hess presences the effects of the Dark Energy on people
Peter Scarborough calls Mina Hess to fix a valve in the lake pipe. On arrival, Hess witnesses a dark energy burst from the pipeline and instil terror in the workers. Immediately, the workers begin to chase Hess.[32][45]
When Brigid O'Reilly arrives at her car, she hears a transmission announcing that the police have identified Kenneth Fuchs' killer and that they must meet urgently.[32][45]
Tyrone Johnson arrives home and his mother expresses her feelings about Billy's death. Adina confesses that she knew they could have covered up the crime, but was afraid that if what he had always said were true, then that meant they could want to kill Tyrone as well to tie up the loose ends, and this was why she was not pleased to find out the truth. She adds that Connors' confession will likely not help because of institutionalized racism. Tyrone tells his mother that if he does not confront the police, nothing will change.[32][45]
Chase of Tyrone Johnson: While Tyrone and Adina Johnson are still talking, the police and a S.W.A.T. team arrive outside the house. The force announces by loudspeakers that they have identified Tyrone as Fuchs' killer. Quickly, Adina orders him to flee and he does, but forgets to take his brother's cloak.[32][45]
Attack on Melissa Bowen: Tandy Bowen enters her mother's house, with the idea of telling her what happened, but finds that the woman who killed Greg Pressfield has Melissa as a hostage. The hitwoman shoots at Bowen, but she avoids the bullets. Bowen hides behind a wall as the hitwoman calls to her to step out, and her hands begin to shine.[32][45]
Chantelle Fusilier recounts how the Choctaw people had to let a member of the Divine Pairing die to stop the famine and infertility of their lands. Evita Fusilier looks at the Divine Pairing voodoo figures on the shelf, ending with Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen.[32][46]
At the Bowen residence, Tandy confronts the attacker and distracts her to buy time. Melissa is able to stab the woman in the shoulder and Tandy cuts her with one of her daggers of light. When Melissa takes the gun, the woman flees the house. Tandy convinces her mother to go to a friend's house for protection and leaves.[32][46]
Tyrone Johnson enters the Wild Red Hawks shelter and is searching for Billy's cloak when Otis approaches him. His father offers him the cloak and asks him not to contact them so that he can stay safe. As soon as the police arrive, Tyrone uses his powers and escapes.[32][46]
Rescue of Mina Hess: Tandy Bowen runs to Mina Hess' house, but is attacked by a terrorized worker. She ends up stabbing him with a light dagger in self-defense. Bowen then enters the house and rescues Hess from another attacking worker. She explains what these "terrors" are, and how people have turned into the terror state. Hess realizes that the other nine valves across the city could fail soon and each spread dark energy. Due to lack of time, she says they must go to Roxxon to shut them all off centrally.[32][46]
Tyrone Johnson tries to go unnoticed as he walks through a Mardi Gras parade in Billy's cloak, but a police officer discovers him. Johnson flees and is met by Brigid O'Reilly, who tries to help. When several policemen surround them, she encourages him to escape with his powers, but he decides not to as there are too many witness. O'Reilly and Johnson are arrested.[32][46]
Chantelle Fusilier tells Evita of another event involving the Divine Pairing, this time in 1793, when two brothers fought for a woman's love as a devastating storm ravaged New Orleans. During the duel, the older brother decided to sacrifice himself so as not to destroy his family, and when the other shot him, the storm ceased. Chantelle believes that Johnson and Bowen can defeat the fear in the town, but that for Fusilier to understand how they can help, first they must recall the history of the city.[32][46]
Tyrone Johnson and Brigid O'Reilly are taken to the police station and the cloak is taken away from Johnson.[32][46]
Tandy Bowen and Mina Hess travel by car to Roxxon. Hess is upset for helping Roxxon, but Bowen encourages her.[32][46]
Johnson and O'Reilly are locked in the evidence room to be dealt with by James Connors. O'Reilly asks Johnson to use his powers, but he is incapable since he does not have the cloak. Johnson appeals to the feelings of the guard and convinces him to release them, but then another policeman arrives before he can follow through. He tells his partner that Connors has arrived at the police station and that he has closed the place.[32][46]
Ambush on Peter Scarborough: Hess and Bowen confront Scarborough in an elevator after he has smashed several hard drives with incriminating evidence. Bowen asks him what he is looking for and recognizes that he wants more power, which he claims is necessary to match the rival companies such as Stark Industries and Rand Enterprises. He confesses that they have tried to turn off the drill, but it does not respond to the remote control, so Bowen and Hess will have to go to the core and turn it off manually.[32][46]
Wanting revenge for his attack on her mother, Bowen touches Scarborough to see his hopes. There, he says he seeks to be God, so Bowen leads him to a door, claiming power is on the other side. What he sees on the other side, however, scares him.[32][46]
In the evidence room, Johnson thanks O'Reilly for her help. Connors enters and explains his plan: they will take a walk, let Johnson escape, kill O'Reilly, incriminate Johnson, and then kill him as well. As they are removed from the room, however, terrors break into the police station.[32][46]
Chantelle Fusilier explains to Evita that in 1815, a soldier died trying to deliver the news of a ceasefire, but handed a letter to a maiden, the other in the Divine Pairing, who was able to deliver the message. Chantelle asks Evita to tell the pair that one of the two must die.[32][46]
Outside of Roxxon, Scarborough's hired killer and a group of terrors surround Tandy Bowen and Mina Hess. They manage to take refuge, but a terror breaks a window and touches Hess.[32][46]
Tyrone Johnson heads to a back room to recover Billy's cloak.[32][46]
Hess, who has been turned into a terror, hunts for Bowen.[32][46]
Johnson recovers his cloak. O'Reilly decides to stay in the weapons room while Johnson lures the terrors into an office with the help of the policeman he spoke to before, having them locked in.[32][46]
Just when Mina Hess is going to attack Tandy Bowen, Tyrone Johnson arrives by teleport and incapacitates Hess with a taser.[32][46]
Chantelle Fusilier tells the story she also told on a tour in 2009, of a doctor who saved his lover from the Spanish flu with a donation of his own blood. When he collapsed, all the sick patients in the vicinity were miraculously healed.[32][46]
The Divine pairing reunited in the church
In the abandoned church, Tyrone Johnson laments that Billy's cloak has been torn. At that moment, Evita Fusilier enters and tells them about the Divine Pairing, in addition to the sacrifice that one of the two must make. Johnson asks her to get to a safe place and kisses her goodbye.[32][46]
Tandy Bowen prepares a plan with Tyrone Johnson, but he says he feels useless without his cloak. At this, Bowen hands him Billy's hoodie, stolen by her from the beach 8 years ago, but reminds him that he does not actually need it.[32][46]
The Divine Pairing try to make their way through the terrors, down the street of the parade, while O'Reilly helps them by shooting terrors from a nearby rooftop.[32][46]
Afterwards, O'Reilly returns to her car but is stopped by James Connors. The detective shoots her, with one of his shots hitting the Roxxon pipe next to her, which transmits dark energy to her. Connors kicks her body into Lake Borgne.[32][46]
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson arrive at the Roxxon core building, but are confronted by Connors. Quickly, Bowen cuts his gun and Johnson teleports with Connors onto the roof. He threatens Connors, but eventually decides to let go of his anger, letting him go. Connors instead tries to kill Johnson again, but Johnson's hoodie instantly emits darkness and swallows the detective into its dimension.[32][46]
Teleporting back to the sidewalk, Tyrone Johnson believes that Fusilier was right and that he must sacrifice himself. Despite Bowen's refusal to let him, Johnson teleports to the core valves and tries to close them on his own. Bowen catches up with Johnson and cuts open the door, telling him that they will both sacrifice themselves together. She realizes, however, that the dark energy seems to be a mix of light and darkness like theirs. The Divine Pairing put their hands together and fight against the dark energy with their combined powers. After absorbing it all, they are teleported to the roof and the power is ejected into the sky.[32][46]
Evita Fusilier watches TV, where it is announced that the hysteria from Mardi Gras has disappeared, stopped after a flash of energy.[32][46]
Peter Scarborough's hitwoman finds him in an elevator, induced by Tandy Bowen into the same catatonic state his actions caused Ivan Hess to experience for 8 years.[32][46]
At the Johnson residence, the police question Adina and Otis Johnson as well as Father Francis Xavier Delgado. Adina hears a noise and goes up to her son's room, where she sees that Tyrone has left his basketball jacket to let them know he is okay.[32][46]
Tandy Bowen moves back into her house, carrying all her belongings. She shows a newspaper to her mother announcing that Roxxon has been found guilty.[32][46]
Tyrone Johnson decides to live in the abandoned church that Bowen has now left. Shortly thereafter, Tandy Bowen enters the church and hands him bags of food, having learned from their time together how to care.[32][46]
Mayhem, a copy of Brigid O'Reilly created by O'Reilly's exposure to the Roxxon dark energy, crawls out of Lake Borgne, moving quickly due to powers she has.[46][47][21]
Mayhem walks to O'Reilly's apartment and watches the news report on the terror in New Orleans. She runs the faucet for a glass of water, but runs out of patience and throws the glass against the wall, drinking directly from the faucet. She then attacks the refrigerator and throws it down the stairs.[47][21]
Mayhem returns to the apartment and looks in the mirror, then hears on the news that O'Reilly is in critical condition.[47][21]
Water samples are drawn from north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in order to determine what about the chemical agent found in the water turned people into terrors during the terror in New Orleans.[32][21]
2nd[]
A video recorded on a man's cell phone is released online, catching Ghost Rider driving away in the Hell Charger from a distance.[48][49]
Mayhem visits O'Reilly in hospital, observing her and realizing they are the same person. She plans to smother O'Reilly with a pillow, but Officers Paulson and Wyatt arrive, forcing her to hide. Mayhem overhears that James Connors is still "in the wind". Once they have left, she gives O'Reilly the extra pillow and decides to go after Connors first.[21][52]
7th[]
Mayhem checks in at a Single Room Occupancy hotel and is hit on by the owner, which she rejects. She steals a deck of playing cards and writes "Connors" on a joker card to begin her search process.[21][53]
The councilman Roger Perez visits a construction site in Boyle Heights. However, Perez is suddenly ambushed by the Ghost Rider, who brutally murders him, after finding him guilty for his actions.[39][40]
Thomas Wright, a teacher at San Gabriel Valley High School, is tracked down to his house in Alhambra by the demonic vigilante Ghost Rider, who discovered that he was a pedophile. Ghost Rider kills him and burns down the residence.[39][40]
In their getaway, they are attacked by Quake, who has been tracking them too. When Johnson attempts to question Scott, she discovers that he was already attacked and is bleeding. Before passing out from blood loss, Scott warns Quake of the presence of Ghost Rider. Suddenly, Robbie Reyes drives up and transforms into Ghost Rider as Moore fires a rocket at him. He crashes into their truck, causing a fire, and blocking Johnson from them.[39][57]
He proceeds to brutally murder Moore and Anderson, then kidnaps Mitchell, before getting in the Hell Charger and driving away. Johnson, who could do nothing but watch in horror, is forced to leave when the police arrive.[39][57]
Phil Coulson and Alphonso Mackenzie return as May is training a new team of specialist agents. She reveals the details of the Ghost Rider incident to them, and in private, tells them Quake was there. She also reveals the officials are tracking Johnson with the intention of killing her.[39][57]
Johnson breaks into M. Scott's hospital room to question him about the crate and Ghost Rider. However, before he can say much, Scott dies after warning her of Ghost Rider's terrifying nature. Johnson then escapes from the police a second time.[39][57]
Later, Coulson and Mackenzie pick up Elena Rodriguez, who starts to flirt with Mackenzie. She secretly steals some pills for Quake.[39][57]
Leo Fitz meets with Holden Radcliffe to watch the Scottish League Cup final. However, when Radcliffe steps out of the room, Aida, in her new Life-Model Decoy body, walks up to Fitz to greet him, but ultimately glitches.[39][57]
Fitz begins to panic because Radcliffe has built her body without permission and could get arrested.[39][57]
Quake continues research into the Ghost Rider in an attempt to find him. She meets Yo-Yo on a bus to receive the pills and briefly catches up with her.[39][57]
May begins to complain about the new color-coded Clearance Level system, now called the "Spectrum of Security". Simmons discovers Coulson and Mackenzie were sent to Los Angeles by May against orders.[39][57]
Investigating the crime scene, Coulson and Mackenzie discover that the crate that was being transported by the Aryans was scheduled to be delivered to the Chinatown Crew that night. They decide to operate without authorization. However, Simmons sends Melinda May and her team to stop Coulson and Mackenzie.[39][57]
Ambush on the Chinatown Crew: The box is delivered by the Aryans to the Chinatown leader, Chen, who opens the box with Lucy Bauer inside, allowing her to escape and infect him. The infection causes him to hallucinate his co-workers with demonic faces. Melinda May and her team arrive to arrest them, but Bauer infects May before fleeing.[39][57]
Duel at El Monte Junk and Salvage: Quake, having found Robbie Reyes' location, meets him at Canelo's Auto and Body to try to get information out of him. Reyes attempts to get her to leave unsuccessfully, and after being questioned, he transforms into Ghost Rider and attempts to kill her. Johnson manages to fight back, but Reyes pushes a shelving unit over to topple onto her as she lies on the ground. Johnson struggles to quake it to stop it falling and injuring her. The Rider stands over her and peers into her soul, but then walks away, deciding to let her live.[39][57]
Lucy Bauer visits her old house in the middle of the night, which scares the family currently living there. On her way out, she infects the father.[57][58]
21st[]
Robbie Reyes travels to work and briefly interacts with his co-workers. As he is working, Quake visits him with a made up story of her car engine lighting on fire, forcing Reyes to play along. When they are finally alone, they discuss the Ghost Rider. Reyes claims he is not an Inhuman, but rather something very different, and that he "sold [his] soul to the devil". When Johnson mentions Gabe Reyes, Robbie decides to attack again. They briefly duel, but Reyes knocks her out.[57][58]
As Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz are researching a bizarre invisible material, Alphonso Mackenzie brings them details on Lucy Bauer and the house incident. The three question the existence of ghosts, then Fitz and Mackenzie get a lead and go to find her, without Simmons.[57][58]
Phil Coulson and Melinda May talk to Jeffrey Mace, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D., after a two-hour wait. They discuss Quake, and although Mace assures he forgives them for chasing her, he still says she needs to be stopped before they legitimize S.H.I.E.L.D. again. Before she leaves, May hallucinates Mace's face becoming demonic.[57][58]
Mace gives Coulson the assignment of leading a tour group, and as he and Coulson lead the tour, they briefly discuss S.H.I.E.L.D. history and Peggy Carter. May hallucinates multiple tour members becoming demonic the same way Coulson's head.[57][58]
Desperate for answers, May visits Chen in his cell and begs for a way to cure her infection. Chen only says that it is "everywhere", and suddenly bangs his head on the glass until Jemma Simmons comes and knocks him out.[57][58]
Lucy Bauer enters Momentum Labs and frees Hugo and Frederick from boxes similar to the one that held her. They blame Bauer for getting them there, and they discuss how the book that locked them away could now be used to help them. They decide to kill Eli Morrow, the one who betrayed them, and continue to free people like themselves.[57][58]
Quake wakes up to discover Robbie Reyes tied her up, while looking for an excuse to kill her. They begin to discuss the Aryan Brotherhood, and Johnson mentions that Momentum Labs could be involved with the crate that they were transporting. Reyes realizes that this is a lead and leaves, but Johnson uses her powers to escape and follows him.[57][58]
Melinda May's infection makes her go insane so she lashes out against her team until Jeffrey Mace intervenes, revealing his powers, and knocking her out.[57][58]
Robbie Reyes picks up Daisy Johnson from the street, and tells her that he thinks that he might be the connection between everything that has been happening.[57][58]
Simmons realizes the same will happen to May in just hours if they do nothing, so Mace assigns Simmons to go to save May, and assigns Phil Coulson to Miami.[57][59]
Robbie Reyes and Quake stop for gasoline and briefly discuss Reyes' uncle, Eli Morrow, when the same blackout happens to Los Angeles. They quickly go to check on Gabe Reyes, who is about to be attacked by a gang when they arrive. The two vigilantes take down the gang members and bring Gabe home.[57][59]
At this point, Melinda May is hallucinating almost everything around her to be demonic, and after they calm her down, Simmons and Radcliffe begin figuring out how to save her life.[57][59]
Watchdogs invade the party that Elena Rodriguez is attending, looking for an Inhuman there. Yo-Yo uses her super speed to subtly disarm the Watchdogs, but her friend notices and freaks out, blowing Rodriguez's cover.[57][59]
Radcliffe and Simmons discover the source of May's hallucinations, and realize the only way to save her is to stop her heart, and then quickly bring her back to life before her body completely shuts down, which would "reset" her brain. They stop her heart as planned, but before they can defibrillate, the power goes out.[57][59]
Simmons panics and begins to perform CPR, to no avail. Radcliffe eventually uses Aida's battery to charge the defibrillator, allowing them to restart May's heart, bringing her back to life and curing her.[57][59]
Robbie Reyes and Daisy Johnson, now at the Reyes brothers' home, discuss how Robbie can recover so fast. He explains that his strong healing factor means his injuries do not last long. Robbie then heads out to make sure people are safe, as the Ghost Rider. He uses work as an excuse, not wanting Gabe to know what he truly does.[57][59]
Gabe and Johnson have a conversation after Robbie leaves, but Gabe tells her he knows of her abilities and that she is Quake. He says that he believes she is a good person, but he wants her to stay away from Reyes, to keep him surrounded by trustworthy and safe people, threatening to expose her to the public if she does not.[57][59]
Coulson receives a call from Melinda May, who tells him that he should be the one declaring S.H.I.E.L.D. an official agency, not Mace. Coulson replies saying that he is right where he belongs.[57][59]
Ellen Nadeer, a senator secretly working for the Watchdogs, speaks with her boss about S.H.I.E.L.D.. As she leaves her house, she says goodbye to her brother, an Inhuman captive who has been stuck in his Terrigenesis shell for months, as opposed to the usual mere seconds.[57][59]
Wilson Fisk begins planning a ceremony for his wedding to Vanessa Marianna, as the conclusion to his scheme to leave prison, take back control of New York City's criminal empire, and be considered a public hero. He intends for the ceremony to endear him once again to the media and citizens.[62]
Daisy Johnson gets injured in a confrontation with the Watchdogs while she is trying to obtain information on how they are managing to find every Inhuman they have killed. She decides to reunite with Simmons in order to get some help.[64][65]
Jemma Simmons goes to look at a new apartment opportunity for her and Leo Fitz, only to discover it was a decoy set up by Daisy Johnson. Simmons treats Johnson's injuries as they briefly catch up, before Johnson asks for help hunting the Watchdogs. When Simmons refuses, Johnson pulls a gun on her to force her to help.[64][65]
Holden Radcliffe tells Melinda May about what happened to her when they cured her infection days prior. Leo Fitz arrives and panics when he discovers Aida is helping to treat her, but Radcliffe says that she is becoming so advanced it is easy to mistake her as human. Fitz reluctantly agrees, as May has fallen for it.[64][65]
Jemma Simmons and Daisy Johnson plan to steal information from Elizabeth Albee that will help them track Watchdogs. However, because of her high clearance level, Simmons simply asks Albee for the information, to Johnson's surprise. After they get the info, they find JT James is trying to find information on Inhumans, and Simmons insists that they work together in confronting him.[64][65]
They meet James at a fireworks shop, where he works, to make a deal with him. James tells them to meet him on the 2nd floor of a storage base later that night.[64][65]
Phil Coulson and Alphonso Mackenzie question Robbie Reyes about the Ghost Rider, and then decide he can help with the Momentum Labs case, letting him out so as to make a deal. They form an alliance to find answers. Reyes visits Eli Morrow for to question him, with a device relaying the conversation to the agents, but Morrow figures out he is working with Coulson. Morrow tells him about Lucy Bauer and what happened to them, and of a book that he calls "evil".[64][65]
Aida asks Holden Radcliffe why Leo Fitz is not being honest about what she actually is, having been programmed to be completely honest herself. Radcliffe does not tell her about S.H.I.E.L.D., instead just telling her it is sometimes OK to lie.[64][65]
Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons meet JT James at the arranged place. However, they discover it is a trap set by James and the Watchdogs, whom James/"Hellfire" is working with. Surrounded by Watchdogs, Johnson and Simmons manage to briefly distract them and then hide.[64][65]
Eventually, Hellfire finds them and attacks them with a fiery chain, when Robbie Reyes suddenly intervenes and takes the chain himself. He transforms into Ghost Rider and attempts to subdue him, but Hellfire knocks them to the lower floor. Johnson and Simmons reunite with Phil Coulson and Alphonso Mackenzie, just before Ghost Rider's flames blow up the firework shop. Reyes delivers an unconscious James to them.[64][65]
Fitz points out the stakes if Jeffrey Mace were to find out about Aida, and Simmons realizes she will have to somehow lie to Mace during her lie detector test the following day.[64][65]
4th[]
Coulson arrives to see Joseph Bauer, who tells him that Lucy Bauer has the Darkhold, just before he dies from her ghostly infection. Coulson decides to use Morrow against Lucy.[64][66]
When Jemma Simmons says she knows the truth about what happened in Vienna, Mace exempts her from any lie detector tests.[64][66]
Jeffrey Mace, whose public approval is high after his supposed heroics during the Bombing of the Vienna International Centre, becomes even more popular after he reveals his Inhuman status in a television debate with Ellen Nadeer. Nadeer also mentions that she has heard about recent incidents, one of those involving Hong Kong.[64][66]
As the team arrives, Lucy Bauer infects the prison's staff. In order to get to Eli Morrow, Fitz has to unlock all the doors in the prison, which releases a number of criminals associated with the Watchdogs.[64][66]
Johnson and May fight them, but Johnson is injured. Meanwhile, Reyes and Mackenzie fight and kill Vincent and Hugo.[64][66]
Reyes rescues Morrow, but on the way out, confronts the last member of the "Fifth Street Locos" gang who had paralyzed Gabe in a paid hit, Santino Noguera. Reyes loses control, and the Ghost Rider kills the prisoner. However, Reyes' distraction unintentionally allows Bauer the time to kidnap Morrow and flee to an abandoned Roxxon Corporation power plant.[64][66]
Lucy Bauer forces Morrow to read the Darkhold, as she herself is not able to.[64][66]
Daisy Johnson picks up Gabe Reyes, because he might be in danger. After the two brothers reunite on the plane, Gabe comes to the incorrect conclusion that Robbie Reyes is a secret agent.[64][67]
Daisy Johnson, Robbie Reyes, and Gabe Reyes hide in the Containment Module. Gabe starts asking questions, so Robbie finally tells him the truth about the car crash, and how he became the Ghost Rider. Jeffrey Mace finds the fugitives, but the Ghost Rider escapes the module and overpowers Mace in a fight. Gabe manages to calm Robbie down, and Mace reluctantly agrees to let Phil Coulson use Robbie against Lucy Bauer. Leo Fitz tracks Bauer to the abandoned Roxxon power plant.[64][67]
After the team gets there, Robbie Reyes finds Lucy Bauer, who warns him that Eli Morrow craves the Darkhold's power himself, that he had created the ghosts, and that Joseph Bauer had ordered the hit on Morrow's car. Robbie then kills her.[64][67]
However, Morrow activates the machine in time and gains the power to create matter. A big shock wave runs through the power plant, trapping Coulson, Fitz, and Reyes in another dimension.[64][67][68]
Alphonso Mackenzie and Melinda May investigate the aftermath and discover Coulson and Fitz to be missing. However, they are actually right in front of them, just invisible to them, trapped in between dimensions. Eli Morrow, with his new matter-creation abilities, takes down a few S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and builds a wall to escape and block the rest off. Robbie Reyes, who is also trapped between dimensions, sees the whole thing, but is unable to interfere.[64][68]
Jeffrey Mace, Daisy Johnson, and Gabe Reyes look at footage for information on the men's disappearances, but are unable to find the slightest clue. Phil Coulson, Leo Fitz, and Robbie Reyes attempt to communicate with them, all in vain. Fitz concludes they are indeed in another dimension, one which is like a backdrop to their main dimension, takes over Alphonso Mackenzie and theorizes they are being sucked into the Dark Dimension. Mace lies to everyone about where Jemma Simmons is, which leads Fitz, still invisible, to follow him. He discovers Mace's secret alliance with Ellen Nadeer, and that he lied about Simmons.[64][68]
Jemma Simmons is sent to investigate the brother of Ellen Nadeer, who has been stuck in a Terrigenesis shell for 7 months, arousing concerns that he may be a very powerful Inhuman when he finally breaks out. Simmons manages to comfort him out of his shell, which causes the other scientists to remove her from the room.[64][68]
Suddenly, the spirit which inhabits the Ghost Rider, the "Spirit of Vengeance", leaves Reyes in favor of Mackenzie. Mackenzie, influenced by this new possession and power, leaves to track Eli Morrow.[64][68]
Johnson tracks Mackenzie to a warehouse, where he had slaughtered members of the Chinatown Crew. Reyes attempts to convince the Spirit of Vengeance to keep their deal and return to him. When Johnson gets to Mackenzie, he transforms into the Ghost Rider in front of her, however, after more persuasion, the Spirit of Vengeance returns to Reyes.[64][68]
Aida rescues Fitz and Coulson from Hell
Rescue from the Interdimensional Void: S.H.I.E.L.D. brings in Holden Radcliffe to help bring back Phil Coulson, Leo Fitz, and Robbie Reyes with the Darkhold. Radcliffe is overwhelmed by the book, so Aida offers to read it instead, after an invisible Fitz attempts to tell her to from the other dimension. Fitz admits her true nature as an android to Coulson, and Radcliffe decides to admit she is not human to Melinda May as well. After Aida learns the info, she puts together a portal between the two dimensions, which rescues Fitz and Coulson, just as Coulson is almost sucked down into Hell.[64][68]
Jones later meets with her client, Mavis, at her pizza shop Slice City, and shows her the pictures of her boyfriend cheating. Just as Mavis is about to pay Jones, Rafi walks in, and Mavis angrily offers Jones more money in return for killing him. Disgusted, Jones informs Rafi of Mavis' request, and he runs out of the store. Mavis asks Jones why she told him and why she was unwilling, pointing out that Jones is a killer, having killed before - a fact she heard on Trish Talk - which infuriates Jones. Managing restraint, she tells Mavis that she is not a murderer and leaves, spitefully taking a box of pizza with her.[70][71]
Trish Walker sings the It's Patsy theme song at a child's birthday party in exchange for a favor from the child's father, much to the delight of the kids. When she is done, she approaches the father, Kyle, and asks for the file he has promised in return. Kyle gives her a hospital file, much to the dismay of his husband. Upon perusing the file's contents, Walker finds vital information and leaves to find Jones. Unbeknown to her, she is being followed by Will Simpson.[70][71]
Walker meets with Jones on a roof where a man they know screens a film on the first Friday of every month, which Jones is currently watching. Jones tells her about the annoying clientele she has been getting lately after what happened with Kilgrave 2 years prior, as people now view her as some sort of murdering vigilante. She says that Walker is only escalating the situation by discussing it on Trish Talk, and is making it harder for her to move on, but Walker says that to move on, she needs to first face what happened, and pulls out the file from Kyle. She tells her that the file shows she was not assigned a hospital bed until 20 days after her family's car accident, and speculates that this was due to IGH experimenting on her in that time. Walker encourages her to investigate IGH more, believing that knowing what IGH did to her might help her to move on, but Jones refuses.[70][71]
Eli Morrow, who is using his abilities to build a bomb that is tearing apart space-time and causing earthquakes, captures public attention when S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives. He is alerted by his men that S.H.I.E.L.D. is coming for him. After his men begin complaining about lack of pay, he fills one of their lungs with diamonds.[7][74]
Daisy Johnson, Robbie Reyes, and Yo-Yo Rodriguez prepare to enter the facility. Rodriguez checks for traps, but accidentally sets one off, burning her quite badly. Reyes then enters alone. He finds the bomb and investigates, when Eli Morrow suddenly finds him and stabs him with a carbon shard, trapping him against the wall. Morrow pieces together that he is the Ghost Rider, and as Reyes tries to convince him against using his matter powers for evil, Phil Coulson gets in by allowing himself to be caught by the guards, while Daisy Johnson, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Holden Radcliffe, and Aida build a machine on the lower floor to send the bomb to another dimension. Coulson, Melinda May, Rodriguez, Alphonso Mackenzie, and Jeffrey Mace fight off the army.[7][74]
Ghost Rider kills Eli Morrow
Reyes transforms into Ghost Rider and manages to grab and kill Eli Morrow, just as Aida's machine activates and sends them to an unknown dimension.[7][74]
Johnson, who has been deflecting the growing earthquakes, jumps in the air several stories to let them go safely, and upon landing, the press questions her about her involvement. Jeffrey Mace publicly announces that she was never an outlaw or vigilante, but rather an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. with good intentions, clearing her name.[7][74]
After killing Nathanson, Aida cleans the blood stain she has and changes her clothes, then goes to the room where Agent Melinda May is being held, and administers the serum to keep her unconscious.[8][74][76]
13th[]
Johnson deletes the details of the night where Yo-Yo tried to get revenge on her cousin's killer
The team reunites in Jeffrey Mace's office, and Mace tells them that the Darkhold must be hidden. He orders Phil Coulson to take May and Mackenzie to transfer the Darkhold to a specific agent.[74][76][80]
Jemma Simmons and Agent Daisy Johnson investigate Vijay Nadeer by checking his social media pages. Agent Burrows tells Johnson that Jeffrey Mace wants her in his office. She goes to see him, and Mace shows her the newspapers, pointing out that the press admires her as one of the best superheroes of current times. They discuss her recent reaffiliation with S.H.I.E.L.D.[74][76]
At the Radcliffe Residence, Leo Fitz and Holden Radcliffe, with some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, arrive in order to stop Aida on Director Mace's orders. Fitz tells her to calm down, but she attacks them. As Fitz tries to stop her, she grabs him by his throat and throws him to the other room, where he discovers Nathanson's corpse.[74][76]
Ellen Nadeer having breakfast with Vijay
At home, Vijay is talking to his sister Ellen as they eat breakfast outside when a Watchdog crew suddenly arrives to take him. He realizes that his sister is behind it all as he is forced back into the house.[74][76]
Upon arriving in D.C., Simmons enters Ellen Nadeer's office to find evidence, while Jeffrey Mace relays instructions to Quake. Nadeer's assistant, Zach Bynum, welcomes Jemma Simmons. Bynum calls Tucker Shockley, who needs to talk to Ellen Nadeer. He tells Shockley that the person who arrived is the same person who attended to Vijay Nadeer in his Terrigenesis. After hanging up, Bynum attacks Simmons, but she manages to defend herself.[74][76]
Infiltration into the Playground: While Melinda May's LMD meets with the team, Aida blocks the signal in the compound and takes down the Playground system by turning off all power. Coulson, with May's LMD, goes to find the Darkhold. Aida suddenly appears, attacking them and knocking them out. After a few minutes, Coulson wakes May, explaining that he thinks that Aida's plan is to get the Darkhold. Meanwhile, Leo Fitz and Holden Radcliffe discuss Aida's behavioral change since she read the Darkhold.[74][76]
Aida raids Jeffrey Mace's office and finds the Darkhold. Upon arriving at the entrance to the Playground, Rodriguez and Mackenzie are attacked by a Quinjet controlled by Aida, when Holden Radcliffe and Leo Fitz restore the energy to the compound. Coulson and "May" leave, while Fitz, with Radcliffe standing in front, find Aida and order her to return the book.[74][76]
Aida is attacked by Mackenzie
She attempts to flee, but Fitz reveals that he has deactivated the energy to the entrances, preventing her escape. Aida is ambushed as Mackenzie cuts off her head with the Shotgun-Axe.[74][76]
A member of the Watchdogs crew keeps an eye on Vijay Nadeer. Shockley arrives to kill him, but Nadeer retaliates with his new Inhuman powers. As Quake fights the Watchdogs, Vijay meets with Mace and Ellen. Simmons tells him to go with them, but he decides to go with his sister instead.[74][76]
Escaping in a helicopter, Ellen Nadeer betrays her brother and shoots him in the stomach before throwing him into the sea. When he lands in the water, Vijay Nadeer undergoes an unprecedented second Terrigenesis.[74][76]
Francis Xavier Delgado packs his things, quitting his job. Mayhem approaches him, looking for Tyrone Johnson. Delgado at first refuses to talk, so Mayhem tells him she needs help finding James Connors. She confesses to not working with the police at the moment, and Delgado informs her of his resignation from his position as priest. She tells Delgado that Johnson is innocent, but Delgado asks whether it ultimately matters.[21][81]
Leo Fitz picks up Aida's head and hides it from the team so he can investigate what really happened to her.[8][74][76]
Radcliffe and Aida discuss how May's LMD will help them to obtain the Darkhold
Meanwhile, at the Radcliffe Residence, Radcliffe talks to a second version of Aida. He tells her that he is upset at their recent failure to obtain the Darkhold, having programmed the first Aida to steal it for him in secret.[74][76]
Destiny Gonzalez, a 17-year-old girl who lived with her foster parents at the Helping Hand Youth Hostel, decides to flee to Los Angeles, hoping to find a new home. She is struggling with postpartum depression after giving birth to her daughter 2-and-half years prior.[31][82]
In Los Angeles, Gonzalez is assaulted by two men. Her screams are heard by two women who work for the Church of Gibborim, who rescue her and offer her the opportunity to go with them for a bed to sleep in, telling her that she could leave whenever she wants. Gonzalez accepts the offer. As she is taken by the women along with other young people, the men that assaulted her shout that she would have been better off with them.[82][83]
14th[]
Malcolm Ducasse wakes Jones up in her apartment to prepare for the day's meetings with potential clients.[70][71]
The duo meet with the potential clients. One of them wants to find her son, whom she put up for adoption years ago. Another is concerned about conspiracy theories of lizard-people taking over. A man calling himself the "Whizzer" claims that someone is trying to kill him because he has super-speed powers, which Jones is skeptical of. Afterwards, Ducasse says he wants to take the adopted son case, but Jones is concerned it will just attract more sob-story clients. He writes down her advice, but Jones points out she is not giving him lessons.[70][71]
Another client arrives, Pryce Cheng, who tells them his desire to absorb Alias Investigations and hire Jones. Jones refuses, saying he just wants to eliminate the competition, which Cheng does not deny, but he replies that if she does not accept his offer, he will run her out of business.[70][71]
Cheng leaves and Jones attempts to follow him, but is cut off by a large fridge being moved in front of her into an apartment. The people carrying it are Oscar Arocho and his son, Vido, who are moving into Apartment 6F, previously belonging to Robyn. Seeing them struggling, Jones uses her super-strength to move the fridge with ease, much to Vido's awe.[70][71]
Meanwhile, at the Radcliffe Residence, Leo Fitz and Holden Radcliffe also discuss the attack. Fitz tells Radcliffe that he should not come to work at S.H.I.E.L.D. for some time after his blunder with Aida led to Nathanson's death, before leaving the home.[84][85]
After Fitz's departure, Radcliffe and Aida discuss their plan, and how the Life-Model Decoy they have planted replacing Melinda May is programmed to be unaware of her true nature and of her mission to retrieve the Darkhold. Radcliffe also worries about the fact that they cannot seem to stabilize the real May's condition so that she can remain calm and sedated, programming her a virtual simulation so she can believe she is relaxing on a beach.[8]
May wakes up and tries to escape before being stopped by Aida, who sedates her once again.[84][85]
"May" and Quake interrogate Zaikin, who reveals that he was not the only terrorist sent to kill Mace.[84][85]
As the team fly in the director's Quinjet, the vehicle is attacked in the air and Burrows falls to his death before the plane crashes, killing agent McCafferty in the process. Coulson, Mackenzie, and Mace are unharmed and realize that the Quinjet's systems were hacked. Figuring out that they are in danger, they decide to leave, but Jeffrey Mace insists that they must first find Burrows' body.[84][85]
At the Playground, Talbot and the others cannot locate the missing S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. After Quake, Simmons, and May leave Mace's office, Talbot reports the investigation to the president, telling him that they do not know whether "the package" is safe.[84][85]
Fitz returns to the Playground, and reunites with Simmons, but they soon fall out about his involvement in Aida's design. They put the argument aside for the time-being so that Fitz can help her to locate their friends.[84][85]
Talbot carries on Yuri Zaikin's interrogation but cannot get any information from him. Shortly after, Simmons discovers that she has access to something called "Project Patriot", and she and Fitz ask Talbot about the significance of the suitcase Burrows used to carry around for the director.[84]
Talbot reveals the truth about Project Patriot to Fitz and Simmons
Glenn Talbot reveals that Mace is not really an Inhuman. Instead, he gained his super strength from injections of a serum inspired by Calvin Zabo's Formula, which Burrows carried in the suitcase to administer to Mace regularly.[84][85]
Meanwhile, Coulson, Mace, and Mackenzie discover that the terrorists are using Hydra equipment. Mace reiterates his insistence on finding Burrows' corpse, but the terrorists already retrieved it, as well as the suitcase. Phil Coulson and Alphonso Mackenzie attack the terrorists, but are surprised to see that Mace simply seizes the suitcase and flees, without fighting alongside them. He is stopped by a terrorist who shoots him in the leg, before being killed by Coulson and Mackenzie, who both now realize the truth behind Mace's powers.[84][85]
After obtaining the location of the crash site from Zaikin by scaring him with Aida's decapitated head, May's LMD and Quake arrive at the site just in time to help Phil Coulson, Alphonso Mackenzie, and Jeffrey Mace to defeat the Watchdogs. The team manage to take down all the terrorists before returning to the Playground.[84][85]
May's LMD realizes that she is an android after a wound from the battle opened up her skin and revealed her substructure.[84][85]
Fitz downloads the data of Aida's head on his phone to keep working with the data in secret.[84][85]
In his office, Mace apologizes to Coulson, revealing the truth behind his "heroics" at the Bombing of the Vienna International Centre and his work with Talbot in the following months, and he concludes by offering his resignation. Coulson declines, however, and Mace agrees to remain the official director of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Coulson will take leadership of the field operations.[84][85]
17th[]
Aida and Holden Radcliffe discuss May's fate, and Radcliffe tells Aida that he does not intend to kill May unless it is an absolute necessity.[8][85]
In the new simulation, Melinda May believes that she wakes up once again and manages to get free of her bonds. She is found by Aida who chases her through the Radcliffe Residence. Eventually, May discovers that she is still in a simulation where she has been given someone to fight, corresponding better to May's nature than the previous relaxing environment. Aida informs May that she has attempted to escape in this Framework simulation several times and got further and further each time, but that she keeps resetting May's memory every time she catches her.[8][85]
Alphonso Mackenzie receives a text message from Nicole and informs Rodriguez that he cannot join the mission and that he has something else to do.[8][85]
Leo Fitz still struggles to find answers regarding the reason behind Aida turning on them and attacking, and talks to "May" about the influence that the Darkhold could have had on her.[8][85]
Infiltration into Ellen Nadeer's Office: Jeffrey Mace, Glenn Talbot, and Daisy Johnson attend the public hearing prior to the signing of the Sokovia Accords in the presence of Nadeer, while Phil Coulson and Rodriguez try to infiltrate the senator's office. Nadeer confronts Johnson about her Inhuman nature and her illegal activities while she was fighting the Watchdogs as the vigilante nicknamed Quake. She then reveals that she is aware that her office is currently being broken into, just as Coulson and Rodriguez are spotted and arrested, which leads to S.H.I.E.L.D. being put under public investigation. This makes Coulson and the others think that there must be a mole within S.H.I.E.L.D.[8][85]
Jemma Simmons and May's LMD discuss the leak, and Simmons confronts Fitz about his work on Aida's first version's severed head which he had kept and secretly worked on. Simmons thinks that the footage from the head's eye camera could have provided Nadeer with the intel, but Fitz refutes this, informing the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that he investigated the real cause of Aida's insubordination and finally found it: Holden Radcliffe himself.[8][85]
A team is sent to the Radcliffe Residence, where May's LMD had gone first to confront Radcliffe about her own true nature. The LMD realizes that she cannot go against Radcliffe's secret programming to retrieve the Darkhold, neither can she overcome her programming preventing her from attacking Radcliffe or even disclosing her true identity to the others.[8][85]
The S.H.I.E.L.D. team finally breaks in and arrests Radcliffe, who is locked in a Containment Module at the Playground.[8][85]
Once he returns, Alphonso Mackenzie tells Yo-Yo Rodriguez about his daughter, Hope Mackenzie, who died 11 years ago, only four days old. He explains that went to see his ex-girlfriend Nicole to support her, as the next day would have been Hope's birthday.[8][85]
Fitz later visits Radcliffe and confronts him about lying to everyone. However, Fitz figures out that the person he is speaking to is not human, but a Life-Model Decoy, and he shoots the android in the head, revealing its true nature. The real Radcliffe watches the whole scene through the LMD's eye camera while he makes an alliance with Ellen Nadeer and the Watchdogs.[8][85]
As the first change to the Framework's rewritten history, May succeeds in rescuing Katya Belyakov
In order to prevent May from escaping the simulation, Radcliffe reprograms the Framework world to allow her to live a rewritten life: a life where she can look back happily on the Rescue in Bahrain, having managed to save Katya Belyakov instead of killing her, May's greatest regret.[8][85]
Jeri Hogarth gives an acceptance speech for an award she has received, and talks about empowering women. She then sits down with her business partners, Steven Benowitz and Linda Chao. Benowitz says they are going to settle the lawsuit against their firm, which is being filed by Hogarth's former assistant Pam for having gone to prison for Hogarth and supposedly being harassed by her, exploiting her position as her boss. Hogarth disagrees and says Pam was very consenting and never harassed, but Chao highlights that Pam has a strong case. She talks about how Hogarth's actions stained her and Benowitz's good names and the trouble they are going through trying to restore their reputation.[70][71]
Coulson immediately understands that the attackers are looking for the Darkhold, which he gave to Billy for safekeeping, under Holden Radcliffe's instructions. He then welcomes Sam aboard the Zephyr One.[80][90]
Meanwhile, at the Playground, Leo Fitz repairs Holden Radcliffe's Life-Model Decoy and interrogates him with Alphonso Mackenzie and Jemma Simmons in order to determine where the original Radcliffe is - though they discover that the android's programming is too sophisticated for them to break into. Radcliffe's LMD then angers Fitz by referring to Fitz's abusive father, stating that Radcliffe knew him. Enraged, Fitz unplugs the android and leaves the room.[80][90]
Meanwhile, Billy Koenig is brought into a dark room inside a submarine, where Radcliffe is also being kept, faking imprisonment so as to gain Billy's trust and extract the whereabouts of the Darkhold.[80][90]
However, as Koenig insists in front of the Superior, the leader of the Watchdogs himself, that he is willing to die regardless of any torture he might receive, Radcliffe decides not to torture him, but to look into his mind using some Framework equipment.[80][90]
Daisy Johnson manages to identify Leo Babikov, one of the Watchdogs who attacked the Koenig brothers, proving that Radcliffe has allied with the organization, and thus with Senator Ellen Nadeer. Sam Koenig then reveals that he knows about the Darkhold because Billy gave it to him, and he then gave it to another Koenig agent, LT Koenig.[80][90]
S.H.I.E.L.D. takes LT Koenig aboard the Zephyr One where she talks to Coulson and the others, explaining "Operation Hot Potato": passing the Darkhold back and forth between the three Koenig agents before hiding it in the Labyrinth, a secured S.H.I.E.L.D. facility.[80][90]
Since Billy is the Koenig who had the Darkhold right before hiding it, Radcliffe is able to locate the book from studying his memories. Despite this, Ivanov does not trust Radcliffe's methods and orders that Billy Koenig should be interrogated to confirm their intel. However, after a brief confrontation during which Aida beats several Watchdogs and reveals her android nature, Ivanov agrees to head to the Labyrinth immediately.[80][90]
While talking to Simmons, Leo Fitz figures out that Radcliffe's LMD does not run on pure computer programming: he is equipped with a Quantum Brain created by Aida with knowledge from the Darkhold.[80][90]
Kidnapping of Billy Koenig: Phil Coulson, Daisy Johnson, May's LMD, and the Koenig siblings arrive at the Labyrinth and retrieve the Darkhold right before the Watchdogs attack. When May's LMD finally takes the Darkhold, her secret programming takes over and she refuses to hand it over to Coulson, threatening to kill him. Coulson figures out that he is dealing with an android, and May's LMD is quickly taken down by Johnson, who was warned by Fitz and Simmons. S.H.I.E.L.D. then fights the Watchdogs but lose the Darkhold, which is taken by Holden Radcliffe.[80][90]
Meanwhile, Ivanov reveals that he seeks to kill Coulson, claiming that he is at the center of all the alien-related phenomena which have occurred in the past several years.[80][90]
27th[]
At the Playground, Director Jeffrey Mace learns from Jemma Simmons that the super-serum that he has been using to pose as an Inhuman could endanger his health, and that he must stop using it. Having to step away from the field, Mace still serves as the public face of S.H.I.E.L.D., arranging the relocation of Inhumans to avoid the Watchdogs.[90][91]
Karen Page walks by Matt Murdock's apartment and knocks, with the faint hope that maybe he might have returned. With no response, she enters the apartment, picking up the mail left for him, and thinks about when Murdock revealed to her that he was Daredevil.[92][93]
Foggy Nelson arrives and Page explains that Murdock is being evicted, but she wants help convincing the landlord to keep the apartment. Nelson says that they need to face the facts: Murdock is almost certainly dead, and they need to let the apartment go. Page says that while it is irrational, she can just feel that he is likely alive, and Nelson agrees just to pay for this month's rent.[92][93]
Coulson and Mackenzie convince Kitsworth to arrange a meeting with Radcliffe, so that they can find out Melinda May's location and rescue her.[90][91]
S.H.I.E.L.D. sends a team to investigate Tucker Shockley, unaware of Shockley's true nature. He is arrested and brought aboard the Zephyr One. He prepares to explode again, before being ejected just before he can take down the plane.[90][91]
Chase of Holden Radcliffe: In Spain, Radcliffe attends the meeting with Kitsworth and persuades her that he has a way to save her: the Framework, a whole virtual rebuilding of the real world, built by Aida, thanks to the knowledge found in the Darkhold. Radcliffe, much to Coulson's dismay, takes Kitsworth with him to connect her to the Framework.[90][91]
Shockley is captured
Kidnapping of Jeffrey Mace: A field mission is planned to capture Shockley, and the team carry it out, successfully trapping him in a containment sphere designed by Leo Fitz. Mace, however, is taken down and captured by the Watchdogs while ensuring the other agents' escape.[90][91]
Agnes Kitsworth's consciousness is uploaded into the Framework. She wakes up in a private place located away from civilization, where she can live completely in peace, even if her body perishes in the real world.[90][91]
Trish Walker finishes a Trish Talk broadcast and talks with her friend and business associate, Ian. They talk about the sliding ratings of the show, and he urges her to go back to discussing lifestyle topics to save it and get a bigger reach.[95][71]
Jessica Jones takes pictures from afar of Pryce Cheng meeting with clients, hoping to find dirt on him, but he notices her hiding.[71][95]
Malcolm Ducasse is fixing up the Alias Investigations Office when Walker arrives to wait with him for Jones. When Jones arrives, Walker says she found something of hers, and places a box on Jones's desk. Jones is angry, and when Ducasse asks why, she explains that the box contains her family's ashes. Ducasse leaves, and Walker says they need to honor the other victims and look for IGH, but Jones accuses Walker of only wanting ratings for her show. She refuses to investigate what happened as she is desperate to forget the crash, and insists Walker let it go, saying that if she does not, she will have to cut her out of her life.[71][95]
Trish Walker leaves Jones' office, and is again secretly watched by Will Simpson, dressed a black hoodie. Simpson takes an inhaler.[71][95]
Jessica Jones researches the client she photographed visiting Pryce Cheng in his office, and finds the man is looking for his missing dog despite him winning custody over the pet when he divorced his wife. She takes out the boxes of her family's ashes and looks at them while drinking.[71][95]
Ivanov's investigation on Coulson
The agents fly to the new destination, where they find the suit, but not the Patriot. They also discover a wall covered with newspaper articles and photographs retracing the life of a single individual: Phil Coulson.[90][96]
Jeffrey Mace, who is imprisoned in a naval base in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, manages to break free of his chains and tries to escape, but is soon found by Ivanov, the Superior. Without his super strength, Mace is quickly overpowered by his captor and brought back to his cell, where the Superior interrogates him.[90][96]
The Superior then leaves the cell with Aida, and tells her that each one of them has a purpose in life, even "filth" like Mace.[90][96]
The S.H.I.E.L.D. team heads to Russia, while Alphonso Mackenzie and Fitz argue about the latter's responsibility for their recent problems. Coulson remembers the time he was sent on a mission with Melinda May to retrieve an 0-8-4 many years ago, and how it might connect to the Superior.[90][96]
Meanwhile, Phil Coulson and his team finds the same safe that he and May had cracked in the past, and they discover the skeletons of several SVR soldiers, with one skull containing a ringing cell phone. Coulson takes the call and finally speaks with the Superior, who blames Coulson for the deaths of the soldiers from his unit in 2003. Ivanov then tells Coulson that Mace and May will suffer the same fate of his former colleagues. After hanging up, he tells Mace about his belief that Coulson having engineered all alien-related events on Earth in the past few years.[90][96]
The S.H.I.E.L.D. team returns on the Zephyr One, where they try to locate Mace and May. Using the intel provided by Ivanov, they learn about the Krasnoyarsk Krai naval base. They immediately fly to the base and begin their infiltration, with Fitz and Simmons taking over the communications room while Coulson, Johnson, and Mackenzie search for their captured friends.[90][96]
Jessica Jones wakes up at her desk, with Malcolm Ducasse in her kitchen, who gives her a package that has been sent by Cheng Consulting Management. Jones answers an urgent knock at the door, only to find the man who previously visited her for help, "Whizzer", who is spouting more stories of people trying to kill him, but she shuts the door in his face. Jones opens the package from Cheng, which contains all his information and message saying, "I am an open book," telling her to give up trying to find leverage on him as there is none. Jones also realizes a potential client has hired Cheng instead of her, and becomes angry. She remembers Cheng's client's missing dog, and realizes she can steal a client from Cheng in return.[71][95]
Coulson soon encounters Ivanov, who proceeds to tell him the story of his unit from 2003, and how they were executed for not being able to retrieve the 0-8-4. However, Coulson dismisses Ivanov's speech as irrelevant,since he only cares about finding Mace and May. He then lets Johnson fight Ivanov while he leaves to continue searching. Coulson and Mackenzie find Mace, who is being beaten up by several Watchdogs.[90][96]
Robert Coleman comments on the Trish Talk website again.[72][73]
Though Ivanov is a tough opponent, Johnson is able to overpower him with her Inhuman powers, and buries him under a pile of rubble.[90][96]
Meanwhile, Fitz and Simmons learn that Aida is present at the base. Simmons decides to find her with Agent James Davis while Fitz remains in the communication room.[90][96]
While their communications are briefly cut, Simmons figures out that Aida fled with the submarine. The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents finally regather and Coulson orders them to return to the Playground, despite not rescuing Melinda May.[90][96]
"Four LMDs detected"
Back at base, Simmons struggles to understand the timetable of the mission, feeling that something does not seem right. While sharing these feelings with Fitz, she receives an alert from a Life-Model Decoy detector in the base which indicates that four agents have apparently been replaced by androids while battling the Watchdogs in Russia. Simmons is led to believe that this is Coulson, Mace, Johnson, and Mackenzie.[90][96]
Meanwhile, Aida retrieves Ivanov, who is barely alive following his fight with Quake.[90][96]
Aida proceeds with her plan to have someone protecting the Framework while she tries to make herself human. She cuts Ivanov into pieces, promising the preservation of his mind.[90][97]
Meanwhile, at the Playground, Jemma Simmons and "Leo Fitz" try to keep calm after finding out about four LMDs infiltrating the base. Simmons does not know that Johnson is not an LMD, but one of the four LMDs is actually Fitz.[90][97]
Mace's LMD talks with the rest of the S.H.I.E.L.D. team
Coulson's LMD approaches them and tells them that they need to bring all Inhumans to the base, saying that it is to protect them from the Watchdogs. In reality, he is planning to execute them at the request of the Superior and Aida. Mace's LMD comes along with Daisy Johnson, claiming he is healed and ready for the next mission.[90][97]
Mack's LMD and Johnson contact Yo-Yo Rodriguez and order her to get ready for being collected.[90][97]
Inside the director's office, the recently reactivated May LMD is shocked to find out that Coulson has also been replaced by an LMD copy.[90][97]
Late into the night, Simmons and Fitz walk through the Playground, and a hidden LMD detector is triggered. The two realize that one of them must be an LMD, and Simmons forces Fitz to cut his wrist to prove he does not have a substructure. When blood begins to pour out, she panics as she realizes she has just got her boyfriend to slice an artery. She approaches him to help, only for Fitz to turn around and attack her, knocking her out and revealing himself to have been an LMD all along.[90][97]
Meanwhile, Holden Radcliffe is brought back to the real world by Aida after spending 24 hours in the Framework, and he asks her why there were changes to the reality of the Framework while he was in there.[90][97]
Aida reveals that the changes happened due to the recent uploading of the consciousnesses of Phil Coulson, Jeffrey Mace, Alphonso Mackenzie, and Leo Fitz, and thus the Framework being adapted to accommodate them. Radcliffe is concerned at Aida's actions, saying that she should never have changed the reality of the Framework with him being inside, because it could have caused him severe brain damage. He worries further when she reveals that the four LMDs she sent to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. are ready to kill in order to complete their missions.[90][97]
When Simmons wakes, Fitz's LMD discusses Fitz's desire to marry her and settle down. Simmons is pleased to hear this, but does not fall for the LMD's attempts to bring her over to his side. She manages to escape by destroying his neck and stabbing him several times to incapacitate him.[90][97]
Daisy Johnson accidentally finds several copies of herself in the Containment Modules, to her horror. She realizes that the base has been already infiltrated by some LMDs, but she does not know which of her friends were replaced. Johnson dresses as one of the LMDs and hides herself among the fleet.[90][97]
Alphonso Mackenzie's LMD enters the module with the intention to kill Johnson. He spots an LMD with her clothing imperfect, and believes it to be the real Johnson. As he moves to attack, however, the real Johnson assaults him from behind, defeating him and running away.[90][97]
Johnson reunites with Simmons
Johnson and Simmons meet, and are terrified that the other is lying and is secretly an LMD. Johnson quakes her, proving that she is not one, as they cannot replicate Inhuman powers, and simultaneously proving Simmons is also real as she feels the vibrations of her bones. The two embrace with huge relief, and decide to fight back against the LMDs and rescue their friends.[90][97]
Aida shows Radcliffe the new body she is building for the Superior, and tells him how she is starting to know the feelings of human behavior, but cannot understand it with logic. She also explains that her two main orders are to protect the Framework, and to protect Radcliffe's life, but that that creates a paradox in her programming. She sees them as a contradiction, because he might become a major threat to the Framework if one day he regrets its creation. Aida kills Radcliffe and submits him into the Framework where his consciousness will be preserved, even if his body has perished, to fix the paradox by keeping him safe in a place where he cannot threaten the Framework.[90][97]
The base is locked down as Mace's LMD and Coulson's LMD make the agents believe that Johnson and Simmons are LMDs that are trying to destroy the Playground.[90][97]
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Johnson fights Mackenzie and Coulson's LMDs
Simmons and Johnson use sleeping gas to knock out the human agents and prove that they are not the LMDs, but Mace, Mackenzie, and Coulson are. A battle ensues between Mace's LMD and Johnson, who manages to destroy him. Johnson is then attacked by Coulson and Mackenzie's LMDs. She uses her powers to attack them, shattering Mackenzie's LMD completely, and escaping from Coulson. Simmons reunites with her and convinces Agents James Davis, Piper, Fisher, and Prince that she and Johnson are not LMDs. Together, they prepare to use the Zephyr One to escape the compound and rescue their friends.[90][97]
Johnson and Simmons are stopped by May's LMD, whose orders, given by Coulson's LMD, are to blow up the compound with everyone inside if necessary.[90][97]
However, May's LMD realizes that the order goes against her programming to protect them, and lets the agents through to escape. As Simmons, Johnson, and the other agents start to escape from the base in Zephyr One, Coulson's LMD arrives at the exit in pursuit. May's LMD reveals that she let them go, and as he attempts to move past her, she ignites an explosion to destroy the LMDs and allow the agents to get away. The blast destroys the entire hangar of the Playground, but the Zephyr flies out safely.[90][97]
In the air following their escape from the wreckage of the Playground, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, along with Yo-Yo Rodriguez, plan to submit Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons into the Framework in a neural link so they can find and rescue their friends.[90][97]
Eventually, Ivanov awakes, seemingly finding his body repaired and able to move again. Suspecting her tampering, he confronts Aida and tries to attack her, reminding her that he did not want his mind meddled with. Aida calmly informs him of what has transpired, explaining that his body is mechanical, while his mind is not. She shows him his own severed head and notes that his strength has now been enhanced. Aida explains that she learned how to do this by reading the Darkhold, and tells Ivanov that she needs him to protect the Framework, stating that despite being a machine, Ivanov can still feel emotion from his mind - an ability she intends to find for herself very soon.[90][97]
Angry at Pryce Cheng for his threats and arrogance, Jessica Jones goes to confront him. Cheng is meeting with the client looking for his dog, and she arrives during the meeting walking the dog, Felipe, in herself, explaining that she found it at his ex-wife's boyfriend's place. Cheng's client gets angry at him, saying Cheng had told him that he had already gone to look there and found nothing, but Cheng defends himself, saying the boyfriend would not let him in. Jones tells the client she can go to lengths Cheng will not and hands him her card as he goes to leave.[71][95]
Attack on Pryce Cheng: Cheng gets in her way when she attempts to leave, and provokes her with taunts about being a killer and her family's deaths. She knocks him to the floor and warns him to stay away from her and her clients, when he pulls out a taser. It has no effect on her due to her resilience, and she throws him through a glass door in anger. Jones goes to attack him further but then stops herself. She is restrained by security arriving on the scene as Cheng's co-workers call the police, and Cheng spitefully calls her the "weakest human being [he has] ever met".[71][95]
Jessica Jones is released from the courthouse after Trish Walker bails her out, with a court order to take anger management classes and a fine for property damage. Walker and Jones talk about how she is going to need to face her past and IGH, but Jones says she thinks facing it will make her worse, worrying about the fact that she has already killed someone. Walker's boyfriend, Griffin Sinclair, then arrives and they leave for a charity gala.[71][95]
Will Simpson spies Walker
Walker and Sinclair attend the fundraiser together. Walker talks about her concerns about Jones, and how the story she is planning to run will affect her. She looks out of the revolving doors and is shocked when she sees Will Simpson, seemingly stalking her, but when she moves closer he is gone, and she wonders if she imagined him.[71][95]
Jeri Hogarth meets with Pryce Cheng in her office. He blames her for him being assaulted by Jessica Jones, saying she did not warn him of Jones' temperament when she used him to try to hire Jones. Cheng says, however, that he wants to sue Jones, believing he thinks she got off too easily, and tells Hogarth he wants to hire her to help him. She agrees.[71][95]
Jessica Jones goes to enter her apartment but is suddenly attacked from behind by the Whizzer. She throws him to the floor, but he pulls a gun on her and insists that someone "like them" is trying to kill him and he needs her protection. He reveals that he is on medication, making Jones assume he is psychotic, but he explains that it is to repress his powers. Jones attacks him so he will drop the gun, and he exhibits super speed as he runs throughout the room, surprising her as he had been telling the truth. He throws a box at her, not realizing it contains her brother's ashes, and when she deflects it with her arm, they end up scattering across the room.[71][95]
Chase of Whizzer: Jones chases Whizzer into the street, where he once again demonstrates super speed. However, as he runs, a pile of scaffolding falls on him and he is impaled by one of the metal poles, killing him. Across the street, Oscar and Vido Arocho are walking by, and Oscar is forced to shield his son's eyes from the horrific sight.[71][95]
Hogarth visits her doctor after receiving a painful cramp, wanting to be done with appointments. Instead, the doctor informs her in private of what tragic results their tests have yielded.[71][95]
Jessica Jones sits, devastated, in her office with her brother's ashes still scattered on the floor. Malcolm Ducasse enters and cleans the ashes up with a piece of paper to help her. They discuss Whizzer's death, and how Jones believes that the scaffolding falling was not a coincidence, but rather the work of another powered person. She looks through Whizzer's bag, which he left in the apartment, and finds a pill bottle. There is no prescribing doctor, but she finds the manufacturer, "Salento". She and Ducasse find Salento's local distributor, and Jones goes to visit the place where they delivered the pills.[71][95]
Jones finds the facility, labelled "Industrial Garments & Handling", which she notices in acronym form is "IGH", realizing it must be a front. Inside, she discovers an experimental clinic, which trigger flashes of memories of when she was experimented on there 17 years ago, including a memory of being attacked by another person. She finds the resolve to open the door into her past, and investigates further.[71][95]
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Jessica Jones sits in a bar and asks for multiple shots of whiskey, hoping it will help her deal with the trauma of revisiting IGH. She tries to call Trish Walker about her discoveries, but Walker's boyfriend, Griffin Sinclair, answers instead, not wanting to wake Walker up. He asks Jones to put off the call until morning, and she hangs up. Jones goes to leave the bar, when a man calls after her, lewdly commenting on her backside. Wanting a quick hit of pleasure, she turns around and takes him to the bathroom to have meaningless sex. They do so, but when she accidentally uses her strength, crumpling the metal of the stall, the man calls her a freak and Jones makes him leave.[73][95]
Jones orders Ducasse to stay at his home
Malcolm Ducasse calls Jones and tells her that a man named Dr. Miklos Kozlov leased the IGH facility she discovered, and gives her Kozlov's address. After hanging up, he receives several texts from a woman he met on a dating app.[73][95]
Trish Walker has a brunch date with Sinclair and her mother. Sinclair leaves immediately however, to allow Trish to talk to Dorothy. Trish asks her mother for the address of Max Tatum, a film director from her past, but Dorothy calls her desperate, discuss her radio show's diminishing popularity. Unbeknownst to Trish, Will Simpson continues to stalk her from across the street. Dorothy reluctantly gives Trish Max's details.[73][95]
Jeri Hogarth sits in her car and becomes dazed, ruminating on her tragic diagnosis. She pulls the car to the side of the road, and a female prostitute approaches her, asking if she wants to "party". Hogarth agrees and the woman gets into her car with her.[73][95]
Jones arrives at Kozlov's home in the morning, only to find that he has died in a "freak accident" car crash. She enters the home and finds his friends and family attending a mourning minyan.[73][95]
Jones roams Kozlov's home and investigates his office, noticing Will Simpson in a photograph with the doctor and several other soldiers. One of Kozlov's soldier patients, Isaiah, enters the room in his wheelchair and finds Jones studying the picture. He takes out a baton and demands to know who she is working for. Jones is initially hesitant to fight someone in a wheelchair, but Isaiah uses her hesitation to attack her, knocking Jones to the floor. She gets up and flips him out of his wheelchair, and Isaiah recognizes her strength as the likely outcome of her being one of Kozlov's patients. She says that his "freak accident" was probably caused by another patient, and Isaiah agrees, revealing that Simpson is still alive, and that he believes him to be the murderer. A man enters the room and, finding Isaiah on the floor, kicks Jones out of the house. She attempts to call Trish Walker, but her phone is off.[73][95]
Trish Walker goes to her car after brunch, and notices the missed call from Jones. Dorothy notices, and comments that she is not ignorant of the fact that Trish clearly does not want Jones to find out they are back in touch. Trish ignores the topic and says goodbye, getting into her car. She continues to be unknowingly followed by Simpson in a nearby vehicle.[73][95]
Jones is researching Kozlov and "the Whizzer" online, wanting to find a connection, when she is interrupted by detectives Ruth Sunday and Eddy Costa, who arrive at her office investigating Whizzer's death. They imply to her that she is a suspect, so she takes them to the new superintendent, Oscar Arocho, knowing he witnessed the incident with his son, and hoping he will vouch for her. However, to her dismay, Arocho lies and says he saw nothing. Jones storms off in frustration, telling the detectives she will only come for questioning if the incident becomes a real case.[73][95]
Ducasse wakes up in bed next to the woman who had been messaging him the night before. He gets a call from Walker, asking for his help and requesting that he not tell Jones, and he leaves to meet her.[73][95]
Jessica Jones investigates Whizzer's apartment, hoping to find clues about who was trying to kill him. She traps his hostile pet mongoose Emil in the bathroom and then finds his laptop, with a video on it. Jones watches the video, in which he describes his situation and how he got his powers. Whizzer explains how he believes his powers are killing him, and how powers can cause mental illness. The New York Police Department then arrives and attempt to get into the apartment. Jones escapes through the window with the computer, letting Emil loose as a distraction.[73][95]
Hogarth starts to dance in her apartment
Hogarth spends time in her apartment with three prostitutes: Makayla, Sheena, and Amber. She kisses Sheena and they sniff drugs together. Makayla and Amber also stand up and join them to dance together.[73][95]
Walker and Ducasse arrive at a filming set in Brooklyn, and Walker gives Ducasse a fake ID, saying to pretend that he is a production assistant. She tells him that he is going to hear some things about her that she does not want to talk about afterwards, and Ducasse asks if what they are doing is dangerous, to which she replies, "Not physically." She approaches Max Tatum, the director of the movie being filmed, and he tells her to wait in his trailer so they can talk in private.[73][95]
Jones walks to the door of her apartment and encounters Oscar Arocho. She asks him why he lied to the police before, and he says that he is currently fighting for custody for his son, and getting involved in her "shady power" business would only make things harder for him to take care of Vido.[73][95]
Jones rewatches Whizzer's video in her apartment and searches his browser history to see who he was talking to. She finds comic-book websites and "Friends of Mongooses International", but is surprised to find that he also visited the Trish Talk website, and his videos were posted on comments thanking her for her discussions about powered people. Jones realizes that Walker is the connection between the goings on and calls her, leaving a voicemail when she does not pick up.[73][95]
Walker speaks to Max Tatum in his trailer and asks for him to use his influence at Metro-General Hospital to do her a favor, not telling him the purpose: to research the hospital's involvement in Jones' experimentation. She threatens to go public about his attempts when she was 15 and starred in one of his movies to exploit his position of power by making sexual advances towards her. By Walker's request, Ducasse secretly films their conversation in the next room. Tatum defends himself, saying that she had wanted his advances, and accuses her of blackmailing, but she persists, giving him 48 hours to give her what she wants. He dismisses her threat and gets her to leave, before exiting the trailer himself.[73][95]
Jessica Jones goes to Walker's apartment to talk, but Griffin Sinclair answers the door instead, saying he does not know where Walker is. Jones notice her adoptive sister's files on the floor in her office. Looking through them, she finds crime scene photos from her family's car accident, and her father's death certificate. Sinclair says he wanted to know what she was working on, but found nothing he understood, and lets slip that Trish and her mother had brunch that morning. Jones calls Dorothy, asking where Trish is and what they talked about over brunch, but Dorothy ignores her questions and hangs up.[73][95]
Max Tatum is getting into his car when Malcolm Ducasse angrily approaches him. Tatum thinks he is there to rob him, and offers up his car and personal items, but Ducasse demands instead that he admit what he did to Walker. Tatum says that whatever Walker has told Ducasse, she was the one who "crawled into [his] bed". Ducasse punches him in the face, breaking his nose, but walks away before anything further can happen.[73][95]
Trish Walker sobs by the set trailers and notices her multiple missed calls from Sinclair and Jones. Before she can listen to them, she hears suspicious noises and goes to investigate, only to find Will Simpson. Pulling out a gun, she warns him not to take another step, and when he does nonetheless, she shoots him in the leg. Despite this, Simpson seems barely fazed and continues to limp forward.[73][95]
Jones goes to Dorothy Walker's home and threatens her, wanting answers. Dorothy eventually tells her about Trish wanting Max Tatum's location, and Jones heads to Brooklyn.[73][95]
Jeri Hogarth is visited by Pryce Cheng. He informs her that he has filed the complaint against Jones, but when Hogarth tells him that she will deal with it tomorrow, he expresses his concern, seeing the prostitutes, that she has fallen off the rails. Cheng leaves, telling her to protect her clients better. Hogarth then pays the prostitutes and tells them to take their things and leave immediately, ashamed of herself and upset. She picks up the wine glasses, but drops one due to her lack of coordination and begins to cry at her predicament.[73][95]
Jones arrives at the Brooklyn movie set, which is now empty. She follows a trail of blood to an empty stage, where she finds that Walker has tied up a bleeding Will Simpson. Walker shows Jones some drugs she found on him, commenting on how they appear to be similar to the pills he took before, since they keep him from feeling pain. Jones accuses him of killing Whizzer and Dr. Kozlov, but he denies this, saying the new drugs he is taking prevent him from losing control like before, and that he only wants to protect Walker from IGH.[73][95]
Simpson tells the two women that IGH sent someone to stop Walker's investigation. He says that he is the only one who knows about what Kozlov was involved in because he was recently trapped in an IGH clinic for a year by some other doctor and heard him arguing with Kozlov on the phone, including mention of wanting Walker dealt with. Walker asks why she is still alive if they supposedly want her dead, and Jones suggests it is genuinely because perhaps Simpson has been protecting her.[73][95]
Simpson's corpse
The lights suddenly go out, and Will Simpson warns them that the killer is there. He tells Jones to take Walker and run. Jones unties his bonds and Walker gives Simpson her gun before they run. The two women hurry towards an exit and hear Simpson shouting far away. They run into a shadowy figure, but the person leaps into the air, jumping impossibly high over them, and exits through a stage door behind the women. Jones remarks that they were not after Walker after all, and they run back to find Simpson, but discover him dead on the floor with his neck snapped.[73][95]
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Jessica Jones and Trish Walker take Will Simpson's body to a beach which had been a vacation spot where Jones used to go with her family. There, they dump the body out at sea. Walker is disappointed that he did not get a proper funeral, but Jones points out that they could not give him to the police, as they have already found her with too many bodies. They prepare to abandon Simpson's stolen car and remove the evidence, when Walker finds an arsenal of guns and the special inhaler he always took. Jones wants to dump them, too, but Walker insists on keeping the items.[95][99]
Jones talks to the hypnotist Walker hired
Back at Trish Walker's apartment, Walker hires a hypnotist to help Jessica Jones unlock some of her memories from the IGH clinic, but to no avail. Jones leaves with most of Walker's files in order to start her own investigation back at her office, just as Griffin Sinclair arrives at the door, worried about Walker and frustrated they did not tell him she was okay.[95][99]
Jeri Hogarth is sitting in her office when her partners Linda Chao and Steven Benowitz enter to confront her. They inform her they know about her diagnosis, and want to push her out of their company. Benowitz seems to feel sorry, but Chao expresses her feeling that it was long overdue. Benowitz advises Hogarth to go willingly, or they may have to force her out.[95][99]
Jessica Jones returns to her apartment and Malcolm Ducasse approaches her about an eviction notice from her landlord, citing that it is illegal to run a business out of a living space. Jones suspects Oscar Arocho might be behind it and when she confronts him he does not deny her claim, and says it is for the best as she would only bring trouble to the building. He tells her she has 30 days left before she has to move out.[95][99]
Walker and Sinclair argue about Walker's behavior
Griffin Sinclair and Trish Walker argue back at her apartment. Sinclair says that Walker is behaving in a way that reminds him of his previous relationships, encouraging her to tell him what is going on, before deciding that he needs some time on his own and leaving.[95][99]
Jeri Hogarth contemplates the offer she has been given by Chao and Benowitz. Foggy Nelson comes into her office, saying that he knows what has happened and wants to help and that no one deals with anything like this on their own. Hogarth pushes him away, however, reminding him that she does not consider him a friend.[95][99]
Jessica Jones begins her investigation, collecting all the evidence on her wall as she drinks bottle of whiskey.[95][99]
Ducasse tells Jones of his findings on Oscar Arocho
Jones wakes up when Malcolm Ducasse knocks the door, and they converse in her office. Ducasse reveals he did research on Oscar Arocho and discovered he had a police record mentioning that he was incarcerated for forgery. Jones realizes that Arocho has something on the landlord and orders Ducasse to figure out what it is.[95][99]
Jessica Jones visits the IGH clinic and goes through the door she had recalled in her dream, but only discovers the name "Leslie Hansen" on the door, and nothing useful inside.[95][99]
Jones and Trish Walker find Leslie Hansen's address and visit her apartment, only to find it empty. A man informs them that he saw someone taking boxes from the apartment down to the basement the week before, and both women descend to the basement to investigate. The room smells horrible, and they find that there is a furnace that has been recently used, thinking Hansen must have burned all the IGH evidence. Jones is horrified, however, when she finds a human skull in the furnace.[95][99]
Malcolm Ducasse visits the landlord's townhouse and tries to convince him to drop the eviction on Jessica Jones. However, the landlord says Jones has been very rude to him in the past, and he is happy to see her go. He suggests that he thinks Jones sent Ducasse to charm him into submission, and tells him that this will not work as he has a boyfriend now who is coming from Cambodia is coming soon, showing Ducasse a painting of him before shutting the door.[95][99]
Jessica Jones and Trish Walker visit the morgue, where Jones sneaks past the coroner to place the skull on one of the tables. She then files the report of the skull into the computer, and tells Walker once it is done that she can now go to speak with the coroner. Walker talks to Maury Tuttlebaum and asks him to pass on intel about the burnt skull once the police have investigated, wanting the person's identity. Tuttlebaum agrees.[95][99]
Malcolm Ducasse goes to Jones' apartment. He tells her that the landlord will not budge and tells her about the painting of the landlord's boyfriend. Jones realizes something and immediately goes to clog the toilet using tampons, to Ducasse's bewilderment. Oscar Arocho, being the superintendent, has to come to help clear the toilet. When he arrives, Jones takes his keys from his bag and sneaks over to his apartment.[95][99]
Jones enters and finds Vido Arocho awake, to her surprise. He tries to show her his Captain America toy, but while he is distracted getting the action figure, she searches for evidence on Oscar. However, Jones only manages to find some photos, but nothing else before Oscar returns. She accuses him of painting the picture of the landlord's Cambodian boyfriend and forging a fake ID for him so he can get into the United States of America to gain favor with the landlord. Oscar tells her to prove it and she holds up the photos, stating they were taken for a fake ID, but Oscar says that he could prove they were simply for a painting and sends her away.[95][99]
Trish Walker sits in her apartment in the early hours and watches Whizzer's video. Griffin Sinclair returns from his short time away and approaches Walker to ask about Whizzer's video, but she avoids his questions. When she leaves the room, Sinclair downloads the information from Walkers's laptop onto his flash drive.[95][99]
Hogarth visits Jones and tells her Cheng is suing her
Jessica Jones is visited by Jeri Hogarth at Alias Investigations. Hogarth tells Jones about Pryce Cheng's legal complaint against her. Jones gets angry at Hogarth for backing him, but she replies that things have changed. Hogarth reveals she has been diagnosed with ALS, and probably has 2 to 8 years to live. She reveals that her partners are trying to kick her out of her firm and wants Jones to find dirt on them, and Jones agrees to do so.[95][99]
Trish Walker is about to end a Trish Talk broadcast, but decides first to make up a story about a new series they will be running on doctors, saying that she wants to talk with a woman named Leslie Hansen, asking listeners for information on her whereabouts. Just as Walker is about to leave the station, a woman claiming to be Hansen herself calls and sets up a meeting between them in a bar.[95][99]
At Walker's apartment, Jessica Jones insists on going to meet Hansen instead of her. Walker refuses, but Jones, having anticipated this, reveals she has called the paparazzi and told them that she got into a fight with Sinclair to trap her as she cannot leave without being swarmed.[95][99]
Jones meets "Leslie Hansen" at the bar she specified. "Hansen" is uneasy, saying she agreed to talk with Walker and not Jones, but Jones insists that "Hansen" will talk to her. "Hansen" says that IGH are good people, having saved Jones' life. Jones replies that they put a body in her basement and killed Kozlov and Coleman, but "Hansen" posits that they might just be protecting their reputation.[95][99]
Malcolm Ducasse arrives at Walker's apartment, sent by Jones to ensure that Walker does not leave. He tries to get her to talk about Max Tatum, but she shuts down the conversation. Walker then gets a call from Maury Tuttlebaum, who has identified the human skull found in the furnace, informing her it is a woman named Leslie Hansen. Realizing Jones is in danger, as the woman she is with is therefore not Hansen, Walker implores Ducasse to distract the paparazzi while she gets a car from out the back. Ducasse tells the photographers that Walker is at Griffin Sinclair's place, and all but one of the paparazzi rush off in hurry. Ducass then gets into Walker's car, but the one remaining paparazzo follows them.[95][99]
At the bar, "Hansen" defends IGH as heroes, saying that they brought Jones back from the dead, since she had died on the operating table after the car accident. She insists they were always trying to save lives, and that the powers were merely a side effect. Jones says they should have let her die with her family, which angers "Hansen", who snaps that she should be incredibly grateful to them, and that she survived for a reason. Jones says that if she did survive for a reason, it was so she could take her and IGH down, and "Hansen" panics and tries to leave. Jones uses her powers to push the table and stop her, but the woman then reveals herself to have similar powers to Jones', using strength to push the table back. She runs, but Jones catches her. The woman, however, manages to trip Jones and hurl her across the room, then runs.[95][99]
As "Hansen" leaves the restaurant, Trish Walker and Malcolm Ducasse arrive outside, with the paparazzo still following them, taking pictures. Jones comes out, and "Hansen" makes a huge leap across the street and onto the top of a building to get away. Jones gives up on trying to follow her, but instead takes the photographer's camera, on which the man had managed to take several photos of the woman. Inspecting them, Jones realizes she has got a lead to follow.[95][99]
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Jessica Jones in her anger management class during "summer" 2017
Jessica Jones attends a mandatory anger management class after attacking Pryce Cheng. The other attendees tell their stories in turn while bouncing a rubber ball against the wall. Jones tries to leave but the head of the class refuses to sign her court order, stating that she has to stay for the whole hour. She gets up and throws the ball against the wall while angrily telling her, story: her family being killed in a car accident, being experimented on, how she was abducted and raped, and forced to kill someone. She ends by throwing the ball so hard against the wall that it creates a hole and breaks into pieces. Scared of her, the head signs the court order and Jones leaves.[26][95]
Returning to her office, Jones gets angry at Malcolm Ducasse for letting Trish Walker out of her apartment the night before, especially as now the press (who got photos of Walker and Ducasse together) are calling him Walker's supposed new boyfriend. Jones looks at the photos of the fake "Leslie Hansen", trying to find a clue, but finds it is hard to concentrate with Oscar Arocho and his ex-wife arguing loudly in Apartment 6F. Despite this, Jones notices that Hansen was wearing a wig.[26][95]
Jones calls Walker, who is dealing with the press in the aftermath of being pictured with Ducasse. Jones asks her about wigs, explaining that "Hansen" was wearing one. Stating it to have been a good wig, since she had not noticed it, Walker speculates that it must be human hair, narrowing down their search as there are only three human hair wig shops in New York City. Jones agrees to meet her at one of them, and hangs up.[26][95]
Oscar Arocho's son Vido enters Jones' office, not wanting to be around his arguing parents. He asks the private investigator about her powers, while Jones yells down the hallway to inform them that Vido is with her. When she is not looking, Vido climbs onto her windowsill and crouches on the outside, asking if she could save him if he fell. Jones yells at him to get off and he is startled, causing him to lose his balance and slip. Jones runs and catches him, pulling him up into the room just as his parents arrive. Vido's mother is angry, seeing it as another reason for her to have custody of him over Oscar, and drags her son away. Oscar angrily reminds Jones she has 25 days left before she is evicted, before running after them.[26][95]
Walker and Sinclair talks inside the Trish Talk Station
Trish Walker and Griffin Sinclair kiss in front of the press to prove they are still a couple and then enter the Trish Talk station, talking about Walker's future. Sinclair offers her a place at his company, but Walker says she wants to earn her career developments and not just be seen as his girlfriend all the time.[26][95]
Pryce Cheng confronts Jeri Hogarth at her office, asking her why she stopped backing him on his charges against Jones. Hogarth tells him he should stop fighting battles he cannot win, and says he will not find anything on Jones. Cheng informs her that he has hired a new firm and hopes she sorts out what is wrong with her.[26][95]
Jones and Walker meet at the wig shop, and Walker pays the owner, Sally, $300 to give them information on "Hansen". Sally confirms the woman as one of her customers and explains that the woman comes in alone, pays in cash, and had lost all her hair, positing it to have been due to chemotherapy. Jones speculates that "Hansen" was probably saved by IGH after being diagnosed with cancer, and also that if they found her through Metro-General Hospital, IGH was probably paying her medical bills. The women set out to get her hospital records.[26][95]
Jones promises Walker that she will not hurt Max Tatum
Outside, in Walker's car, Walker shows Jones the video Malcolm Ducasse took of her and Max Tatum, saying they could use it as leverage against him and use his clearance at the hospital to get the records. Jones points out that her threats clearly have not been effective as Walker gave Tatum 2 days and it has already been 3, with no results. Planning on blackmailing him further, the duo head off to his movie set.[26][95]
Trish Walker and Jessica Jones find a young actress currently starring in Tatum's latest film and show her Ducasse's video, revealing his history of sexual assault. She quits, much to Tatum's dismay.[26][95]
Malcolm Ducasse is working at the Alias Investigations Office when Pryce Cheng enters. Cheng says that Ducasse has a bright future, offering him a place at his firm in exchange for dirt on Jones. Ducasse refuses, but Cheng leaves him his business card just in case.[26][95]
Jeri Hogarth witnesses a woman in crutches drop her groceries in front of her, but does not help her.[26][95]
Jones and Walker confront Tatum at his car. Jones uses her strength to pin him to his car and threaten him until he agrees to give them his clearance at Metro-General Hospital.[26][95]
Jones is working in her office when she gets a call from Jeri Hogarth. Hogarth asks about her progress in digging up dirt on her partners, Chao and Benowitz, but Jones says she has more important things to deal with. She lets her know, however, that she has at least looked into their financial records, but Hogarth tells her to dig deeper as her partners are smarter than to leave evidence in their finances.[26][95]
Oscar Arocho approaches Jones in her apartment. He apologizes, saying Vido told him what happened, and that he cannot express how grateful he is that she saved his son's life. He says he has dropped her eviction and leaves her with a bottle of whiskey, but she invites him inside to drink with her.[26][95]
Griffin Sinclair and Trish Walker have sex back at her apartment, and Walker says she is grateful for Sinclair sticking around, unlike ex-boyfriends. She leaves the bed to take a shower, and Sinclair's phone rings. He waits until he hears the water running before talking, and says to the caller that Walker "doesn't know anything", saying, "Let's keep it that way."[26][95]
Jones thinks of making a move on Arocho
Arocho and Jones share the whiskey on her couch and discuss her powers. He explains that he does not hate people like her, but admits he just hated her in particular. They start to bond, and eventually Jones starts to kiss him, which he reciprocates. She attempts to initiate sex, but Arocho backs away, saying that she is moving too fast. He leaves.[26][95]
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Jessica Jones leaves her apartment and heads for the elevator when Malcolm Ducasse approaches her in the hallway. He tells her about how Pryce Cheng offered him a place at his firm in exchange for information on her. He explains that he said no, but that he still wants more to do at Alias Investigations, and demands 25% of the cases that come in. She agrees to give him 20% before closing the elevator doors to go. Ducasse heads back to his apartment, where a woman he met through his dating app is waiting, but he mixes up her name, leaving her unimpressed.[26][95]
After not hearing from the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for a while, Glenn Talbot locates the Zephyr One and tries to make contact with them, but the agents on board do not answer.[100]
Talbot comments on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fall in one of his many May 2017 interviews
Jeri Hogarth visits her doctor to ask about a cure for her ALS. The doctor says she cannot give her a cure, but Hogarth says there are illegal drugs from Europe that she can take if she has to. She claims that if the doctor gives her nothing, she will go to a drug dealer in Amsterdam if she has to, but the doctor still insists she can do nothing.[26][95]
At Walker's apartment, she and Jessica Jones look into the people who had their medical bills paid for by IGH: Jones herself, Whizzer, and a woman named Inez Green, whom they speculate to be the person who posed as Leslie Hansen, and the person who killed Kozlov, Whizzer, and Will Simpson. They look her up and find that she is homeless. By looking into her they find misdemeanor citations and are able to narrow down which streets she might be living on. Walker brings the arsenal bag she obtained from Will Simpson's trunk, including the drugs he took and a powerful taser, as they leave to look for Green.[26][95]
Jones and Walker looking for Inez Green
Chase of Inez Green: Jones and Walker ask around the neighborhood and a man tells them which building Inez Green lives in. Jones goes upstairs to draw her out while Walker waits downstairs with the taser to ambush her. As Jones searches, she is attacked by Green from behind, but is able to defend herself. Walker, hearing her shouts, takes the inhaler Simpson was using in hopes of helping her, and runs upstairs with the taser, shocking Green and knocking her out. They discover, however, that she is not the woman they are looking for.[26][95]
A friend of Pryce Cheng, Nick Spanos, breaks into the Alias Investigations Office and takes down all the photos Jones put up for her case, stealing them. Malcolm Ducasse also comes in with his one-night stand, who is looking for alcohol, but the robber sneaks past them and leaves. Ducasse believes the door was unlocked because Jones was at home, but soon realizes that someone broke into the apartment when he sees that Jones was not there and her information is gone from the wall.[26][95]
Jeri Hogarth looks up the pills she might need to buy to attempt to cure her ALS.[26][95]
Jones and Walker interrogate Green
Inez Green wakes up and Jones and Walker question her. She tells them she was a nurse working for IGH and that the woman they are looking for was a patient who attacked her and killed another nurse when she worked there.[26][95]
Assassination of Nick Spanos: Nick Spanos gets on the phone with Cheng, he talks about how they have material now to take down Jones, while packing his briefcases with her material into a van. However, as he does so, the woman who pretended to be "Leslie Hansen" appears. She knocks him into the back of the van and then jumps into the vehicle, attacking him and eventually killing him while Cheng is still on the phone.[26][95]
Arrest of Jessica Jones: Jessica Jones and Trish Walker head back to Jones' apartment with Inez Green in their backseat. However, Jones is surprised to find the police outside the building and gets out of the car. Malcolm Ducasse tells her to run, telling her the police think she killed a man, but the police see her and arrest her for supposedly murdering Cheng's friend.[26][95]
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Jones tries to meditate in her cell
Jessica Jones gets angry in her jail cell for being arrested for something she did not do.[95][102]
The mysterious woman who killed Nick Spanos burns the evidence Spanos stole from Jones along with her bloodied clothes.[95][102]
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Jessica Jones, who has spent over 24 hours at the police station, speaks to Jeri Hogarth. Hogarth attempts to convince her to tell the truth.[95][102]
Dorothy Walker helps her daughter, Trish, who had called her for aid, while she vomits from the after-effects of the drug she took from Will Simpson's inhaler. Dorothy comments that she covered for Trish at the radio station, as Trish had slept for 26 hours and missed a day of work. She informs Trish that they have a big day coming up.[95][102]
Jessica Jones calls Malcolm Ducasse, who is looking after Inez Green. He informs her that all her evidence is gone, and she asks for his help, requesting that he question Green about IGH.[95][102]
At 3:55PM, the woman who pretended to be Leslie Hansen plays the piano in her home. She is interrupted by her neighbor, Sophie, who knocks and asks to enter as the music calms her baby son, Aaron. The woman agrees, but as she plays, the baby's crying distresses her and she ends up losing control, destroying the piano in distress. Sophie hurriedly leaves with her son.[95][102]
Malcolm Ducasse asks Inez Green to tell the truth of her story and offers her protection. Green tells him what happened the day she got seriously hurt and her friend Luanne McClure got killed by a mysterious woman, who seems to be the person Jones is after at.[95][102]
Eddy Costa talks to Jones about Kilgrave, who was killed two years prior
Eddy Costa, who believes Jones, returns and releases her on the proviso that she keeps Costa informed of her investigation. Costa notes that he is thankful that she took down Kilgrave after what he did in the precinct two years ago.[95][102]
Jones tells Hogarth about Green's situation and how she might have useful information. Pryce Cheng approaches the women, furious with Jones' release after she, he states, killed his friend. Jones dismisses his accusations and leaves with Hogarth.[95][102]
Jessica Jones returns to her apartment and talks with Malcolm Ducasse, who has found information about someone called David Kawecki confessing to the murder of Luanne McClure. Green says that the man was not there when McClure was killed, so Jones realizes something has been done to cover the killer's tracks.[95][102]
Malcolm Ducasse goes after Inez Green and finds her at a pawn shop, trying to sell it. He tells her to come back to safety but she is too afraid to do it due to IGH's involvement. He threatens to post her location online to bait the killer if she does not return, and she submits, but not before angrily smashing his TV on the ground.[95][102]
Dorothy Walker takes Trish to a special location where a surprise is being gathered by her family and her friends, under the guise of getting her a meeting with her dream employers. Trish is taken aback by the surprise gathering, and finds that Griffin Sinclair is there, ready to propose. Jones arrives as Sinclair asks Trish to marry him, and she is left scared at this news, as she is not prepared and does not love Sinclair as he is with her. In private, Walker tells him that she could not accept, and their relationship is ended.[95][102]
Oscar Arocho is about to have dinner with his mother when Jones arrives. He hands her the fake ID she required and they invite her to stay for dinner, but she politely refuses and leaves.[95][102]
Jeri Hogarth who wants to know if some of IGH experiments might be able to help her get rid off her ALS condition asks Inez Green who is staying on her place about it.[95][102]
Infiltration into Birch Psychiatric Hospital: Using the fake ID, Jessica Jones gets into the mental facility to meet with David Kawecki. Interrogating him, Jones learns of a shared interest in octopuses that Kawecki had with an IGH doctor called "Dr. Karl", whom Jones is not aware of. However, Kawecki explains that Karl used to visit the aquarium daily, so, deciding to investigate further, Jones leaves to visit in hopes he will show up.[95][102]
Aida returns to the real world after being severely injured by Daisy Johnson in the Framework. She is stunned by May's rebellion in the Framework. When she resolves to work on the issue so that May is no longer a complication, Anton Ivanov offers to simply kill May. However, it soon turns out that he is incapable of doing so; since Ivanov uses a body designed and built by Aida, he suffers from the same limitations as Aida, and thus cannot harm any of their captives. However, Aida tells Ivanov that if one of the agents begin to threaten the existence of the Framework, that overrules their defensive programming - the loophole she found with Radcliffe.[105][104]
Anton Ivanov informs Aida that his men are on the verge of attacking the Zephyr One, where Daisy Johnson and Jemma Simmons are, both of whom are threatening the Framework.[105] Aida orders Ivanov to prepare for the final phase of her plan, since Fitz has completed Project Looking Glass in the Framework.[100][104]
Meanwhile, ten days after connecting Jemma Simmons and Daisy Johnson to the Framework, the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents aboard the Zephyr One are running out of options - the Framework draws a great deal of the plane's power, forcing them to turn off all the non-vital functions such as heating.[100][104]
In order to keep the Framework running, Piper suggests disabling the plane's cloaking. Prince disagrees, as the cloaking is the only thing which protects them from Anton Ivanov's attacks. However, Elena Rodriguez decides to follow Piper's suggestion, and the Zephyr One reappears in the sky.[100][104]
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Trish Walker is approached by her mother, who is angry that she rejected Griffin Sinclair's proposal and ended the relationship. Walker explains that the event had made her realise she cared more about being like Sinclair professionally than being with him personally, and therefore that it was not healthy to stay with him. Dorothy tells her Sinclair was a perfect match and is rude to her daughter, and Trish ends up slapping her. Dorothy leaves, shocked. Feeling desperate, Trish rushes to take the IGH drug from Will Simpson's inhaler, starting to become addicted.[95][102]
May and Coulson wake in the real world, and discover Aida, connected to the Framework. Coulson destroys Aida's android body.[100][104]
Simmons wakes up in Zephyr One just as Ivanov's men are about to attack and shoot down the plane.[100][104]
Johnson wakes on the Zephyr One and apologizes sadly to Rodriguez for leaving Mackenzie behind. However, Rodriguez does not have time to argue as Ivanov's attack comes.[100][104]
At Anton Ivanov's naval base, Coulson and May try to calm down Fitz, who is horrified by what he has done in the Framework, especially since his actions led to the deaths of Agnes Kitsworth and Jeffrey Mace. While Fitz is still in distress, Aida arrives in her newly created human body. She smiles at Fitz and has him touch her hands, entrancing him again like in the Framework. Fitz, puzzled, is slow to react, and cannot move away, therefore obstructing May from shooting Aida. Suddenly, Aida teleports, displaying an ability similar to the InhumanGordon, and takes Fitz away with her, much to Coulson and May's dismay.[100]Anton Ivanov hears the commotion and arrives in time to watch Aida take Fitz.[101][104]
At the Ivanov Oil Platform, Phil Coulson and Melinda May are confronted by Anton Ivanov, who is now able to kill them since Aida obtained her biological body, lifting all restrictions on killing others. Ivanov attacks May and Coulson, withstanding several bullets and easily knocking May down thanks to his enhanced mechanical body, but is finally destroyed when Coulson uses his Energy Shield in retaliation. However, Coulson and May quickly discover that they will have to deal with several copies of Ivanov around the base.[101][104]
Coulson and May lock themselves in a room and May uses the time to catch up on all the events she missed, including the final assault on Eli Morrow and the disappearance of Ghost Rider.[101][104]
Though the Zephyr One is heavily damaged because of the assaults of Ivanov's men, Piper and James Davis manage to get rid of their enemy. The plane then flies to the Ivanov Oil Platform in order to rescue the rest of the team.[101][104]
Fitz and Aida on the beach
After teleporting Leo Fitz and herself to a beach, Aida enjoys the sensations provided by her brand new biological body. Fitz then confronts her about what happened in the Framework, holding her accountable for manipulating him. Aida replies that she only repaired his relationship with his father, and did so out of care; she confesses that she feels love for Fitz. She then teleports them again.[101][104]
Coulson works out where he and May are from his Framework knowledge about the Cold War, as a history teacher.[101][104]
Simmons and Johnson learn that S.H.I.E.L.D. is once again considered dangerous by the authorities after the destruction of the Playground, with Glenn Talbot speaking on WHiH about the suspicion that Johnson has something to do with it.[101][104]
In an apartment designed to look familiar to Fitz, Aida walks in, fully dressed. Fitz is still highly troubled and worries about his friends. He tries to make Aida empathize and help him rescue them.[101][104]
Escape from the Ivanov Oil Platform: At the oil platform, Coulson and May are still struggling to fight their way out. They manage to destroy more of Ivanov's clones. However, the Superior intends to leave the base with his submarine and to destroy the facility. Fitz persuades Aida to help and she teleports into the base and tries to stop the Superior. However, Aida fails and Ivanov leaves. Aida returns to the apartment to get Fitz and then teleports back to the oil platform. In the meantime, Coulson brings May to the surface and at the same moment, the Zephyr One finally arrives. Aida returns to the oil platform, rescuing Mackenzie by teleporting him, and the Framework equipment to which he is still connected, onto the plane. Despite this, Simmons shoots Aida and Fitz with an I.C.E.R. and the team places them in the plane's Containment Module.[101][104]
The team returns to a destroyed Playground and lock Fitz and Aida in one of the remaining Containment Modules, waiting for them to wake. They further discuss what happened in the Framework and how they feel now that they are back,with Simmons fearing that Fitz could still be a cruel and ruthless person, and still in love with Aida.[101][104]
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Jemma Simmons decides to monitor the Containment Module's video feed in order to hear their conversations. After waking up, Fitz and Aida also discuss what happened in the alternate reality, with Fitz still traumatized by the evil nature he displayed because of the education provided by a father figure, much like Grant Ward.[101][104]
Fitz laments over the fact that his friends may never forgive him and that his future with Simmons could now be destroyed. Aida tries to comfort him, but she mistakenly thinks that Fitz is still in love with her after their liaison in the Framework. Therefore, when Fitz states that he still loves Simmons and only her, it angers her, and with her impassioned new feelings, this anger and heartbreak quickly drives her insane.[101][104]
Escape from Aida: Aida assaults Fitz and tries to escape with him so as to force him to be with her, whether he wants it or not. However, her teleportation abilities are blocked by the Quantum Field Disruptors in the module. Simmons tries to go to the module to extract Fitz, but she, along with Coulson, May, and Johnson, are stopped by U.S. Air Force soldiers sent by Talbot. While Coulson tries to explain the situation, Fitz is pulled out of the module by Piper, Davis, and Prince. Aida, who acquired several Inhuman capabilities like Lincoln Campbell's electrokinesis, uses her powers to escape and chases them. She kills several soldiers, as well as both Prince and Davis, but Fitz and Piper manage to get onboard Zephyr One. Fitz orders them to take off immediately and Talbot reluctantly agrees to let the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents go.[101][104]
Simmons and Fitz comfort each other
Aboard the plane, Fitz remains in the Containment Module. After hesitating, Simmons decides to join him and comforts him. The two of them cry together, traumatized, but finally reunited. In another part of the plane, Coulson and Johnson discover that Rodriguez has plugged herself into the Framework in order to bring Mackenzie to the real world.[101][104]
Filled with anger and a desire for revenge, Aida returns to Ivanov's submarine. Ivanov explains that they could use the knowledge of the Darkhold to rebuild the world of the Framework in the real world, thus restoring Aida's domination over everyone and everything. She agrees, stating that she wants her enemies to suffer.[101][104]
Several agencies of espionage decide to hold a meeting so as to decide S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fate, after realizing they lied about Mace being an Inhuman.[104][106]
Having been trapped in the Dark Dimension for several weeks, doing the bidding of the Spirit of Vengeance in the wake of the deal he had made, Robbie Reyes finally discovers a way to return to Earth.[101][104]
Aboard the Zephyr One, Phil Coulson and his team are still trying to figure out a way to fight and stop Aida, who has become incredibly dangerous since she acquired a human body. Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons discuss Aida's powers, which she obtained by assessing various Inhumans in the Framework, such as Lincoln Campbell, Vijay Nadeer, and Gordon. However, they end up arguing about what they have to do next to deal with Aida.[104][106]
Meanwhile, Daisy Johnson keeps monitoring the vitals of Elena Rodriguez and Alphonso Mackenzie, who are still trapped in the Framework. Johnson tries to make adjustments to the programming so as to help Rodriguez, but soon discovers that Aida is shutting down the Framework, deleting every element in it and thus threatening Rodriguez and Mackenzie's lives. Johnson and Fitz try to figure out a way to keep their friends alive as long as possible.[104][106]
Attack on Aida: Aida is telling her LMDs that she wants S.H.I.E.L.D. to suffer, just as Ghost Rider arrives. Ghost Rider quickly dispatches the LMDs, and realizes that Aida has acquired a living body thanks to the Darkhold. Before he can seize either her or Ivanov, however, Aida teleports away, but not before being injured by Reyes' Hellfire Chain - a wound that she cannot recover from.[104][106]
As Simmons realizes that there are 12–20 hours left until the Framework is completely gone, Glenn Talbot calls Coulson and informs him that an International Intelligence Inquiry Committee session is planned for the following morning, and asks Coulson to attend and explain what has happened since the destruction of the Playground. Coulson refuses, claiming that it would endanger the lives of all the people present.[104][106]
Johnson finds Ghost Rider and brings him onto Zephyr One, where he explains that Aida is made of dark matter, just like the Darkhold, and that the Spirit of Vengeance inside him wants to take them both back to Hell, where they belong. He claims that he might be able to stop Aida once and for all.[104][106]
Attack on the S.H.I.E.L.D. International Inquiry: At the committee session, Glenn Talbot discusses with the other agencies about why S.H.I.E.L.D. must remain active. However, Anton Ivanov and Sergei Mishkin infiltrate the meeting and show the Darkhold to the committee, proposing to use it against the Inhumans. Before he can do anything, Talbot is shot in the head by an LMD of Daisy Johnson. Coulson, Melinda May, Johnson, and Ghost Rider arrive to eliminate the LMDs and retrieve the Darkhold. Ghost Rider and Quake team up to destroy Ivanov's android and all the LMDs at the complex, including Johnson's LMD. However, Aida escapes again, but this time without the Darkhold. The S.H.I.E.L.D. team and Ghost Rider return to the Zephyr One. Ghost Rider wants to take the Darkhold to Hell, but Coulson asks him to postpone this idea, since they could use it to lure Aida into a trap first.[104][106]
Jessica Jones goes to the octopus tank. She takes a photo of a family looking at the seals.[95][102]
They all return to the Playground in order to lure Aida. As Fitz and Simmons talk, Aida suddenly teleports in beside them.[104][106]
Aida confronts Fitz and Simmons
Ambush on Aida: Aida confronts Fitz by threatening to kill Simmons if he does not comply to her demands. Coulson tells May the reason why he drank the bottle of Haig with her LMD. Fitz tells Aida he is ready to obey, but Aida chooses to kill Simmons nonetheless. However, unbeknownst to her, Simmons was replaced by a Life-Model Decoy first. The real Simmons shoots Aida multiple times as she tries to get the Darkhold from Coulson. Aida mocks them, saying that they cannot stop them, when Coulson reveals that he has borrowed the powers of the Spirit of Vengeance and transforms into the Ghost Rider. After a short fight, Aida is finally killed.[104][106]
Some of these events are the result of a universe jump due to the Framework The events previously took place on May 12, 2017/Framework
Enoch swims in a pool at his home, then chooses to spend a long period of time completely submerged.[104][107]
Mackenzie and Rodriguez discuss their time in the Framework, with Mackenzie saying that even if it did not last long, he is happy to have had some moments to share with Hope, but he is ready to spend time in the real world with Rodriguez, another person he loves, beside him.[104][106]
Enoch prepares to capture Coulson's team
After his swim, Enoch takes coconut water from the fridge and removes him synthetic human skin to shower in his true extraterrestrial form. Replacing his synthetic skin after the shower, he then dresses and heads out for another job.[104][106]
Enoch drives to work, feeling light-hearted. On arrival, a man greets him and offers him potential disguise designs for the side of his truck, which appear instantaneously. Agreeing on Bendeery English Ale, he boards the truck. Having the knowledge from "The Seer" that Coulson's Team would be at Rae's Restaurant soon, Enoch and his men drive to the restaurant and prepare to abduct them.[104][107][108]
After learning that the authorities are coming after them, Fitz offers to turn himself over while the rest of the team leave in order to make amends for his mistakes. The others refuse, saying that they have forgiven him, and that they must stay together.[104][106]
Coulson's Team leaves for the diner at 20:17, and arrive at 20:54, where they enjoy a simple meal before their inevitable arrest.[108]Enoch then enters the diner at 21:44, leading an armed squad. They freeze the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents using an unidentified device, and take everyone but Fitz away.[106] When a member of Enoch's team check about Fitz, he confirms that he should not be taken, as he is not on "the list".[104][107][108]
The team, still frozen, is led to the Time Di'Alla before the "window" closes. As soon as they wake back up, it liquefies and they are swept away to a space station 74 years into the future.[104][107][108]
Fitz comes out of the frozen state he was put into and finds his friends gone. The United States Armed Forces arrive and arrest him, confused as to where the other six have gone.[104][108]
At Blue Raven Ridge, Leo Fitz is interrogated about the whereabouts of his friends, but insists that he does not know what is going on.[104][108]
Fitz is thrown in a cell at the facility.[104][108]
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The next morning, Leo Fitz is taken for a polygraph test. This shows the army lieutenants and general that he is telling the truth, and Fitz asks to help them in their search.[104][108]
General Hale agrees with Lieutenants Lucas and Evans that she will allow Fitz to have papers, pens, books, and a TV.[104][108]
Jessica Jones finishes spending a fourth day at the aquarium, having still seen no sign of Dr. Karl. She starts wanders as the lights go out and the aquarium closes.[95][102]
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People arrive at the aquarium, and Jessica Jones arrives in order to spend another day looking for Dr. Karl.[95][102]
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Fitz starts to work on what could have happened to his friends
Fitz watches soccer in his cell and has been given some books.[108][109]
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Jessica Jones spends an eighth day at the aquarium, but nothing happens. She continues to visit in hopes of finding Dr. Karl, lingering around the octopus tanks.[95][102]
Jessica Jones waits again for the IGH doctor, but he does not arrive. She paces as the aquarium closes, staying until the very end of the day as a cleaner sweeps the floor.[95][102]
Ambush at Neptune's World Aquarium: Jessica Jones watches on at the aquarium as lunchtime comes. After several days of visiting, she finally spots Dr. Karl, recognizing him from his fascination with the octopuses and a drawing Kawecki drew her. Seeing him, Jones realizes that he was one of the doctors who worked on her after the accident from 17 years prior. As she continues to watch, she is surprised when the mysterious woman behind the recent killings arrives and meets with Dr. Karl. Jones starts taking pictures with her cellphone, but the doctor spots Jones watching them. When the woman notices her too, she angrily smashes the glass of one of the tanks in order to create a commotion to cover their escape.[95][102]
Jones after failing to chase the IGH duo
The IGH duo escapes in the chaos, and Jones' cellphone is water-damaged. Jones rushes out of the aquarium to find them, but they are gone. She passes a store, where she finds a magazine with a front cover headline about Trish Walker and Griffin Sinclair's break-up.[95][111]
Jones returns to her apartment and places her phone in dry rice to get it working again, as it contains her pictures of Dr. Karl and the killer. Eventually, the water damage is fixed and Jones looks through the photos, noticing that the doctor is wearing a ring.[95][111]
Needing a break, Jessica Jones visits Oscar Arocho's apartment. They discuss his paintings and his troubles with Vido's mother, and begin to get closer. Jones admits that she came over because she did not want to be alone, and Arocho kisses her. They spill a pot of paint, but proceed to have sex on the spilt mess regardless.[95][111]
Trish Walker, now addicted to the IGH serum, boards a bus and finds her senses heightened again.[95][111]
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Arocho sees Jones waking up
Jessica Jones wakes up and Oscar Arocho tells her he woke a few hours ago, revealing that he has been painting her asleep. She does not know how to react to the gesture and leaves his apartment to go to her Alias Investigations Office.[95][111]
Analyzing the pictures Jones took of "Dr. Karl" and the mysterious woman, Malcolm Ducasse realizes that the man's ring is not a wedding band, but is in fact a university class ring - the same university Ducasse previously attended. Jones sends Ducasse to his old university, from which he had been suspended for his previous drug habits, to investigate the man.[95][111]
Jeri Hogarth gives Inez Green new clothes and toiletries she has bought her and asks her questions, wanting to dig more into IGH's operations.[95][111]
Leo Fitz does push-ups to keep fit as a soccer game plays on his TV.[108][109]
Jessica Jones and Trish Walker reunite and talk about the last events involving Sinclair and Dr. Karl. To continue their investigation, they enter a jewelry shop by the aquarium. The two women talk with the owner, trying to find out about Dr. Karl's identity, and he shows them that he caught the couple on security footage, and Dr. Karl had drugged the woman to get her into a car.[95][111]
While searching for information on Dr. Karl, Malcolm Ducasse encounters his ex-girlfriend Nichelle on the campus, who has 3 months left of her master's degree. He apologizes for ruining their relationship due to his addiction. Nichelle eventually accepts his apology and the two hug, but Ducasse uses the opportunity to steal her student ID so he can get into restricted buildings.[95][111]
Jeri Hogarth calls Jessica Jones, who is with Trish Walker as they return from the jewelry shop, to tell her that she wants Green gone from her home. Meanwhile, in Hogarth's apartment, Inez Green finds Hogarth's pills for her ALS.[95][111]
At Alias Investigations office, Ducasse reveals to Jones and Walker that she found the man's identity to be "Karl Malus". Ducasse leaves, and Jones tells Walker that Ducasse fancies her, which Walker refuses to believe. Jones discovers that Malus is related to Ambyhose Hosiery Inc., owned by a man named Justis Ambrose.[95][111]
Jones talks to Ambrose
Infiltration into Rossmont Clubhouse: Jones and Walker visit the golf club. Jones goes to talk with Ambrose and asks him about his funding of Dr. Malus while Trish Walker distracts the guards. Ambrose tells Jones that Malus saved his son, Eric, after he was born with a genetic disease. Walker then starts to throw up, sick from the IGH drug. Ambrose, meanwhile, denies continually funding Malus. However, when Jones leaves, Ambrose calls Malus and warns him about Jones. Malus hangs up and sedates the mysterious woman, as is routine due to the dangerous lack of emotional control that came with her powers.[95][111]
Jessica Jones takes the sick Walker to her apartment and puts her to bed. Once Jones has left, Walker gets desperate for the IGH inhaler again but cannot find it. Malcolm Ducasse, meanwhile, finds the inhaler in the Alias Investigations office and calls Walker.[95][111]
Inez Green approaches Jeri Hogarth and tries to talk to her about her ALS condition. Green tells her that there was an IGH patient she knew who could heal people by touching them, and that he saved her life after the mysterious woman attacked her.[95][111]
Jones returns to her apartment and finds Oscar Arocho's finished painting of her waiting at the door. She keeps it, but puts it to one side.[95][111]
Ducasse visits Trish Walker and gives her the inhaler. She is so desperate that she leaves a conversation with him to take it as soon as possible, and once she does she finds herself filled with adrenaline. Knowing from Jones' comments that Ducasse is attracted to her, she channels her adrenaline into seducing Ducasse and they have impassioned sex.[95][111]
22nd[]
In the morning, Jessica Jones finds Eric Ambrose, Justis' son. She takes Eric's phone from him and video calls his father in order to blackmail him. Fearing for his son, Justis gives Jones Karl Malus' address.[95][111]
Following Ambrose's information, Jones arrives at Malus' house. She investigates the home and realizes that Malus is living with the mysterious woman. Searching the woman's bedroom, Jones starts to notice that the woman's personal objects are familiar to her. She then is baffled to find a photo of herself and Phillip Jones from years ago in the room. Malus and the woman enter, and Jones says she does not understand. The woman claims to be Jones' mother, still alive after all these years - Alisa Jones.[95][111]
Jessica Jones struggles to accept the truth about her mother
Alisa Jones tells Jessica her story, explaining what happened after the accident 17 years ago. Alisa explains that Dr. Malus and IGH helped her and Jessica, but due to Alisa's injuries being more severe, she was kept at the facility longer while Jones was discharged to normal hospital after 20 days. Alisa tells that her treatment involved genetic editing that changed her face and that she received increased strength, but extreme mood swings and a dissociative disorder when she becomes angry. She explains that she escaped IGH by killing Luanne McClure and severely injuring Inez Green, and had found Jessica and discovered her relationship with Stirling Adams, but seen him seemingly attempting to exploit her and killed him in a fit of rage. She recounts to Jones how she had returned to IGH after in hopes to recover from her side effects, and once she finishes her story, asks for forgiveness. Jessica refuses and attacks her mother in anger, and Karl Malus is forced to render Jessica unconscious with a sedative.[95][112]
Trish Walker and Malcolm Ducasse call Jessica Jones, who has woken and is being watched over by Karl Malus. He allows her to take the call so long as she pretends everything is okay, which she does. Nonetheless, her friends are left concerned.[95][113]
Jones tricks Malus
Jones tricks Malus, asking him to be let out so she can talk with her mother. Malus falls for it and once she is freed, Jones locks herself in the room alone and begins to text Detective Eddy Costa, giving him the address for the police to arrive at Malus' home. When Alisa finds out what Jessica has done, she breaks into the room and takes the phone. Realizing it is too late, she begs Malus to leave as she wants him to remain unharmed by the arriving police. Malus reluctantly flees.[95][113]
Trish Walker starts to become erratic as she wonders where Jones is. Ducasse notices that she has become addicted to the IGH drug and tries to talk to her about it. However, when she refuses to admit this, he leaves and decides to continue Jones' investigation into Hogarth's partners.[95][113]
While waiting for the police, Alisa Jones hopes to prove to Jessica that she is the same person who raised her. The two women talk, and wonder what might happen to Alisa when the police arrest her. Jessica comments that she might get taken to the prison built for people like them, the Raft, which Alisa says she knows about.[95][113]
Alisa comments that she and Brian, Jessica's father, were not getting on and had many problems in their marriage that Jessica was shielded from. As Alisa talks to Jessica about their life 17 years ago, Jessica begins to empathize with her and accept that she really is her mother. She changes her mind and decides to find an escape route, discovering a tunnel that Alisa had been using to escape at nights sometimes.[95][113]
The Joneses manage to escape from the house before the police arrive. Eddy Costa and Ruth Sunday find no one in the house.[95][113]
Jeri Hogarth finds out that the healer, Shane Ryback, is in prison. She asks Inez Green how she ended up on the streets, and Green explains before saying that Hogarth could not possibly understand. Hogarth corrects her, telling her that she in fact built her wealth from nothing.[95][113]
Malcolm Ducasse discovers that Benowitz is secretly homosexual, and frequents a gay bar, unbeknown to his wife.[95][113]
Jeri Hogarth visits Shane Ryback in prison. She eventually convinces him to allow her to takes him on as a client, desperate to be cured by him.[95][113]
Jessica and Alisa head to Jessica's Apartment in New York City
Alisa and Jessica Jones go to the latter's apartment. Jessica is visited by Detective Costa, who wants to know what happened, but she lies and says she found no one at the house and turns him away. When Jessica returns to her apartment, she finds that her mother is gone and starts to panic. She searches for Alisa, only to find talking to Oscar Arocho. Alisa finds out he is the artist behind the painting of Jessica in her apartment and compliments his work. Jessica takes her mother back to her apartment.[95][113]
Ducasse finds Benowitz in the gay bar he frequents and lies, saying that Linda Chao has hired him, but that he feels she is being immoral, and that Benowitz should give him blackmail material that he has on her. He says he has plenty, but leaves without giving him anything.[95][113]
Attack on Malcolm Ducasse: When Ducasse leaves the gay bar, he is attacked by homophobic thugs. Trish Walker, who has been looking for Jones in numerous bars, comes across Ducasse and rescues him, then gives him some of the IGH inhaler to help him heal. However, the effects of the drug and the reminder of his struggles with addiction are too much for Ducasse and he runs off.[95][113]
Jeri Hogarth gets home and celebrates her imminent healing with Inez Green. The two women start to become intimate.[95][113]
Cheng tries to kill Jones with a rifle
Attack on Alisa Jones: Wanting to avenge his friend's death, Pryce Cheng sets up a rifle and takes aims at Jones' apartment, preparing to shoot.[114]Jessica Jones sits with Alisa, when they are suddenly shot at from outside. As Jessica dives to tackle Alisa to the ground to keep her safe, a second shot hits her in the side, enraging Alisa. Jessica tries to calm her down, but Alisa spots the shooter through the window and runs off.[95][113]
Kidnapping of Pryce Cheng: She races to find and kill Cheng, but Jessica is able to render him unconscious first with one of Alisa's sedatives, and convinces her to find a solution other than murder. Once Cheng is tied up, Jessica proceeds to do as her mother has asked and shackle her, as Alisa hopes this means she can cause no more harm.[95][114]
After engaging in sex, Inez Green and Jeri Hogarth talk. Green says that she is still afraid Hogarth will kick her out once Ryback has healed her.[95][114]
Trish Walker arrives at Jones' apartment. Jones realizes that Walker is high on some kind of drug, but Walker dismisses the accusations and leaves.[95][114]
Alisa Jones has nightmares as she sleeps and becomes enraged, dreaming of losing Jessica, forgetting that her daughter is right with her. She wakes and Jessica calms her down after a while.[95][114]
23rd[]
Jessica Jones talks to Arocho
Oscar Arocho realizes that there has been some kind of altercation at Jones' apartment after spotting glass on the street outside. He goes to check on Jessica Jones, but as he does so, his son, Vido, is taken abruptly by Sonia, Vido's mother and Oscar's ex-wife.[95][114]
In her apartment, Jones check on Pryce Cheng to see if he is still alive after being heavily sedated last night. She then proceeds to text Walker to check if she is okay, after showing symptoms of addiction the night before.[95][114]
Walker receives the message from Jones, but ignores it. She watches the news and sees her ex-boyfriend, Griffin Sinclair, reporting from Syria about the ongoing conflict between ISIS and the United States Armed Forces, having been there for the weeks since their breakup. Still jealous and angered by his success, Walker takes the inhaler again to get another high.[95][114]
Walker visits Jeri Hogarth's apartment and demands that Inez Green go on air to discuss IGH, but Green refuses and Hogarth makes Walker leave.[95][114]
The Joneses discuss how Jessica has felt guilty for the accident since 2000, but Alisa says that it happened because of Brian's poor driving and her not insisting on taking the wheel, not because of Jessica.[95][114]
Kidnapping of Vido Arocho: Oscar Arocho calls Jessica Jones for help, explaining that this time, Sonia's taking of Video was not temporary, but rather a kidnapping, as she is worried she will lose the custody battle for him. Jessica and Alisa leave to save Vido.[95][114]
Jeri Hogarth visits Shane Ryback, whom she has got released from prison. He says he will try to heal Hogarth, but cannot promise that it will work.[95][114]
During a live broadcast of her radio show, Trish Walker, under the influence of the IGH drug, becomes angry at the superficiality of her show's programming. She becomes angry and goes on a tirade about the show and the important issues it ignores, then quits.[95][114]
Investigating Apartment 6F, the Joneses and Arocho figure out that Sonia is planning to take Vido away from New York, as his treasured Captain America toy is gone and passports have been taken. They check Sonia's credit card and find bus tickets have been purchased.[95][114]
The Joneses confront Vido's mother
The trio get to the bus terminal and, using her abilities for good, Alisa Jones helps Jessica to stop the bus Sonia is taking Vido on. Vido is returned to Oscar and they leave to go home.[95][114]
Shane Ryback pretends to heal Hogarth from her sickness, really a hoax planned with Green to rob the lawyer. Hogarth believes it worked and starts to feel a placebo effect, laying happily on her bed as she convinces herself she feels better.[95][114]
Trish Walker gets a call from ZCN News' Ronald Garcia, offering her her dream job as a television anchor, saying he is impressed by her actions on her show earlier that day. She is excited and after the call goes to take more of the IGH drug, but realizes that she has run out.[95][114]
Arrest of Alisa Jones: Alisa Jones sees the potential of a life with Jessica doing good, like with Vido Arocho's bus. However, she still wants to protect Jessica by killing Cheng and having them run away. Jessica frees Pryce Cheng, and when Alisa tries to chase him she is confronted by Detective Eddy Costa and the police, whom Jessica has just called, wanting her mother to have an opportunity to face her actions while safe. Jessica calms her mother down and she surrenders to them.[95][114]
24th[]
Leo Fitz keeps investigating what happened to his friends
Fitz works into the early hours. His main cell light is turned off, so he turns on a lamp.[108][109]
Meanwhile, following the offer made by Garcia the day before, Trish Walker has her ZCN trial, but she struggles with withdrawal symptoms during her audition. While there, she overhears that the super-powered killer has been caught.[95][115]
Alisa is offered the deal to turn in Malus, but refuses to take it.[95][115]
Walker calls Jones when she leaves the television set, admitting to her addiction. Jones tells her to meet her in her apartment.[95][115]
Jessica Jones explains everything to Walker and Ducasse, but tells them to stay away.[95][115]
Walker talks to Ducasse, who is angry with Jones for keeping all secrets from them. They make sure each other are clear that they feel they are bad for each other, and that what they have cannot continue or turn into a relationship.[95][115]
Jones is comforted by Arocho
Oscar Arocho calls Jessica Jones, who feels bad from the ongoing situation with her mother and being put into moral and emotional conflicts with her friends. Arocho goes to see her and comforts her.[95][115]
25th[]
Jessica Jones decides that she will convince her mother to take the deal.[95][115]
Jones visits Jeri Hogarth's apartment to let her know, so she can inform the authorities that Alisa will take the deal. Hogarth introduces Jones to Shane Ryback, to whom she is grateful for having cured her, letting him and Inez Green to stay at her home.[95][115]
Jessica Jones goes to visit Alisa, who agrees to take the deal when Jessica promises to keep Karl Malus safe. But Jessica has other plans for Malus without the police knowing.[95][115]
Dale Holiday, a guard from the prison where Alisa is being kept, is rude and hostile towards her.[95][115]
Jones tries to persuade Malus
Jones finds Malus and convinces him to go to a country with no extradition so Alisa can talk about him without fear of him being caught. Malus accepts, but says he needs a fake passport. Jones realizes that Oscar Arocho can provide them one and takes pictures of him, but when she mentions Shane Ryback, he says that he never gave anyone healing powers.[95][115]
Trish Walker, who is getting desperate for the IGH drug, visits Alisa Jones to have her talk about Malus' experimentation and asks her to turn him over. Alisa rejects her and loses her temper.[95][115]
Walker informs Jessica that she visited Alisa, saying that she was enraged and is not the woman Jessica thinks she is. Jessica insists that since she is her mother, she is her problem, not Walker's. Walker leaves and visits Ducasse and, despite their last conversation, she starts to kiss him. They sleep together again.[95][115]
26th[]
Dale Holiday continues to mistreat Alisa Jones, awakening her by electrocution.[95][115]
While being informed by Jeri Hogarth about a possible altercation between Alisa Jones and the guards, Jessica decides she has to visit her mother. Jessica asks why Hogarth is being so kind lately, and she responds that she has changed. Jones regrettably tells her that Shane Ryback is a fraud, as Malus never treated him, but Hogarth refuses to believe her.[95][115]
Jessica Jones visits the prison to talk to Alisa. She comes to realize that her mother is being mistreated while in custody and wants to know who is the responsible. She works out from Alisa's reaction that is one of the guards present: Dale Holiday, and Jessica decides to look into what she can do about it.[95][115]
Trish Walker and Malcolm Ducasse get out of bed. When Ducasse goes to Jones' apartment, he opens her laptop and finds her cloud backup of Malus' photos, realizing that Jones is planning to help him get away. Walker and Ducasse decide to find Malus themselves, though Walker has an ulterior motive in mind. Using the location data on the photos, they manage to track him to the Love Motel.[95][115]
Hogarth discovers she has been robbed
Hogarth arrives back at her penthouse, only to find that Inez Green and Shane Ryback have robbed her of all her valuable possessions. She realizes that Jones was correct and that as well as losing all her possessions, she has not been cured of her disease, and breaks down.[95][115]
Investigating Holiday, Jessica Jones finds evidence from an ex-colleague of his that he is linked with past inmate suicides. She waits for him to leave work and has her cab driver follow his bus home.[95][115]
Walker and Ducasse wait for Malus outside of the Love Motel in order to turn him over to the police.[95][115]
Kidnapping of Karl Malus: Trish Walker and Malcolm Ducasse spot Karl Malus. Walker, who wants Malus to give her powers, tells Ducasse not to call the cops. When he turns around, she knocks him out and puts him in the boot of the car, so as to allow her to kidnap Malus alone.[95][115]
Jones sneaks into Dale Holiday's house. She finds that he keeps the prisoner tags of the suicide victims from under his jurisdiction inside a stuffed bear head on his wall, and realizes that he is keeping them like trophies from a hunt, since he is in fact killing the victims for sport.[95][115]
Jones is traumatized for killing Holiday
Having realized he was being followed, Dale Holiday confronts and attacks Jones, shouting that he will claim she attacked first and he acted in self-defense. Jones takes his club from him and hits him across the head with it to protect herself, but to her horror, accidentally kills him.[95][115]
Jessica Jones is traumatized by killing Holiday. She makes his death look like suicide by dropping his body off the roof, but from the trauma, begins having hallucinations of Kilgrave, whom she killed 2 years prior.[30][95]
Jessica Jones continues to have hallucinations of Kilgrave as she enters her apartment and showers. She takes the fake credentials Oscar Arocho left for her, and heads to the Love By The Sea.[95][30]
Jones is surprised when Karl Malus is nowhere to be found, and realizes that since his room key has been left behind, he must have been kidnapped.[95][30]
Jones decides to visit her mother. Arriving at the prison, she listens to some guards discussing Holiday's suicide, already notified to the staff.[95][30]
Alisa Jones begs her new friend Toussaint to give her 10 minutes with her daughter alone
Alisa Jones, who has become friends with Toussaint, asks her to leave while she talks to her daughter. Toussaint obliges. Jessica and Alisa talk briefly, and Alisa realizes what Jessica has done. She advises her daughter not to let it upset her as Holiday was an awful man, but Jessica does not tell her that her current trauma is not about Holiday, but Kilgrave. When Jessica asks her if Karl Malus has friends, Alisa realizes that she is asking because he has disappeared, and says she thinks it must be Trish Walker who took him, following her comments when she visited her. Alisa angrily states that Walker simply tries to hide her selfish actions by pretending they are noble, but Jessica calms her mother down and promises that she will find Malus. She then leaves prison, still being bothered by hallucinations of Kilgrave.[95][30]
Back at her apartment, Jones finds her laptop has been used. She realizes that Malcolm Ducasse found Malus' pictures and used them to track him down, and Jones breaks into his apartment to try to work out where he is.[95][30]
Trish Walker forces Karl Malus to collect some old equipment needed for his experimentation. A fan of Walker walks past and asks her for a picture. Walker refuses, but the woman takes a picture anyway, catching Malus in the shot. Ducasse, who is kept in the car and tied up, receives a call from Jones but is unable to answer it.[95][30]
Jones tries to triangulate Ducasse's current location
Jones calls Ducasse's Teaser app dates to get them to say how far away their app says he is, allowing her to triangulate his location.[95][30]
While Walker and Malus go to obtain other things necessary for the experiment, Ducasse manages to escape from the trunk. He confronts Walker, who is desperate to obtain powers and threatens to shoot him non-fatally if he tries to stop her. As Walker and Malus get in the car, Jones arrives, but Walker drives away hurriedly. Jones shoots Ducasse an angry look before giving chase.[95][30]
In her cell, Alisa Jones reminisces on when, on a beach trip, Malus informed her that he was closing IGH as Leslie Hansen and Miklos Kozlov had put the project in jeopardy. She also remembers his promise to her that he would find a way to correct her dissociative episodes.[95][30]
Ducasse apologizes to Jones and tries to help, but she attempts to angrily dismiss him. However, he refuses to leave and says that either they work together or he will find Walker on his own. Still mad, Jones asks him if he knows where they are and he comments that they had a bag from a place with a green plant on it. Jones orders him to figure out what the logo is. Meanwhile, the hallucinations of Kilgrave continue to disturb Jones, as he personifies Jones' troubled subconscious. Kilgrave says that Walker is selfish and just worried about her drug, that she has been a hypocrite. Jones manages to stop thinking about him, however, when Ducasse shouts at her, having found the place where Walker and Malus bought items: Greenleaf Veterinary.[95][30]
Jones threatens the veterinary worker
The veterinary worker is difficult with Jones, so Jones threatens the young woman until she gives information. When the woman explains what Walker bought, Jones realizes that Walker does not want the inhaler, but rather full powers.[95][30]
Jessica Jones tracks down Malus and Walker to the IGH clinic where Jones was operated on 17 years prior. She arrives and stops the procedure on Walker, and is almost convinced by her returning hallucination of Kilgrave to murder Malus. She stops herself, but the experiment appears to fail and causes Walker severe injuries. No longer wanting his job to affect other people's lives, Malus decides to end his own life. He destroys the facility with himself inside it, and Jones rushes Walker to the hospital.[95][30]
At Metro-General Hospital, Jessica Jones berates Malcolm Ducasse for not trusting her, and for taking advantage of their working relationship. Their argument leads to a mutual agreement that he should no longer work for her.[95][30]
Jones makes peace with herself
Sitting in the hospital waiting room at night, Jones declares to herself that she will not go down the killer path any longer, happy to have spared Malus' life earlier. She rejects Kilgrave's hallucinations once and for all.[95][30]
Dorothy Walker and Jessica Jones stand over Trish Walker's bed. Dorothy tells Jones that while she has blamed her for Trish's problems for 17 years, she knows Trish is stubborn on her own and now thinks of Jones as Trish's family as well. Jones takes a phone call from Eddy Costa who tells her about Alisa's escape.[95][116]
Fitz has been drawing a monkey face, his favorite animal, for every day of his incarceration. He draws a 17th monkey face on his cell wall.[108][109]
Alisa Jones walks aimlessly through Times Square. She sees a Trish Talk poster and decides to head to the WNEX Station to find Walker for revenge.[95][116]
Ruth Sunday and Eddy Costa visit Jessica Jones. Jessica tries to give them any detail possible to take Alisa into custody, but Sunday is rude to her, saying Jessica's actions caused Alisa's rampage and that she should have gone to the Raft to begin with. Jones reads Malus' journal about Alisa and explains that Alisa's fixation in her dissociative episodes most likely mean Trish Walker is set to be her next victim, as Alisa will blame her for Malus' death.[95][116]
Attack on the WNEX Station: Meanwhile, Alisa Jones terrorizes the Trish Talk studio in order to kill Walker, only to find out that she does not work there anymore.[95][116]
Alisa goes to Malus' room at the Love Motel. When she sees Dorothy Walker being interviewed by Thembi Wallace on TV, discussing what happened to Trish and where she is hospitalized, she realizes she now has a location on Trish and steals a van to get to head to the hospital.[95][116]
Eddy Costa, Ruth Sunday, and Jessica Jones head to the hospital to protect Walker. Worried that Alisa Jones might arrive faster than her, Jessica jumps out of the car when it gets stuck in traffic and runs to the hospital.[95][116]
Jeri Hogarth calls various pawn shops to find out if any of her stolen items have been sold to any of them.[95][116]
Attack on Riverbank Medical Center: Alisa threatens a nurse for information and finds out Trish Walker's room. She gets to the room only to find Jessica protecting Walker, but still attempts to kill her. When Eddy Costa and Ruth Sunday arrive, they try to arrest Alisa. Jessica tries to talk Alisa down, but Alisa grabs Sunday and jumps out of the hospital window, surviving the fall herself due to her powers, but letting Sunday fall to her death.[95][116]
Hogarth exchanges her watch in a pawn shop for the stolen items of hers that the shop has bought and the owner to give her Shane Ryback's address.[95][116]
Dorothy Walker confronts Jones, angry at her for bringing danger to her daughter, Trish, and retracts what she said the night before about Jones being part of the family. Detective Costa, conflicted about his cooperation with Jones, tells Jones that from now on she has to stay out of the way of the police.[95][116]
Jessica Jones talks to an unconscious Trish Walker, who has been hidden in the hospital's morgue. She opens up about how she feels conflicted about having her mother back, happy to have her again but regretting all the problems it has caused. Walker wakes and gets angry at Jessica for stopping Malus' procedure. When she is informed of Malus' death, she becomes especially angry at Jones for not letting her obtain powers, saying she wanted to use them for the greater good, and that this is in contrast to what Jones does with hers. Their conversation is interrupted when Alisa calls Jessica. She tells her daughter that she wants to meet somewhere, claiming that she is not longer in a rage rampage and wants to talk. Walker, who is listening, tells Jessica that she can user her apartment as a meeting point, and Jessica agrees to meet with her mother.[95][116]
Jones manages to escape from the hospital, avoiding the NYPD by slipping into a body bag being transported to make space for Walker in the morgue. She later gets out and forces the driver to head to Walker's apartment.[95][116]
Jeri Hogarth tracks down Inez Green and confronts her for her stealing. She proceeds with her plan and tells Green a fabricated story about Ryback secretly conning multiple women, and how he is likely using her as well. Hogarth gives Green the gun she acquired from Barrett, saying it is so Green can defend herself.[95][116]
Jones arrives at Trish Walker's apartment and prepares a gun, wondering if killing her mother might be the necessary best option for everyone's safety.[95][116]
Hogarth planning the Assassination of Shane Ryback
Assassination of Shane Ryback: Hogarth watches as Green enters her house and confronts Ryback, ending up shooting him. Hogarth then calls the police to report the murder and get revenge on Green as well.[95][116]
Trish Walker talks with her mother, Dorothy. She says she is scared she is dying, but Dorothy attempts to comfort her. However, mid-conversation, Trish starts to have violent convulsions.[95][116]
Ambush on Alisa Jones: At Walker's apartment, Jessica and Alisa Jones meet. Jessica considers killing Alisa, but is unable to make herself do so. Alisa takes advantage of her moment of doubt and knocks Jessica out, then kidnapping her.[95][116]
Later in the night, Alisa Jones drives out of the state with Jessica in the back of her stolen van.[95][116]
Jessica Jones wakes up in the back of the van, and Alisa tries to calm her down. She is confused about what happened and asks her where they are going. Alisa says that she knocked her out as she was afraid to taken by police again, and offers Jessica the chance to decide where they go. Jessica says that this means they will be driving to the Raft, but Alisa then refuses, exclaiming that she does not want to spend the rest of her life locked up. She convinces Jessica that they have to stay together, as they make each other better people when together. Jessica attempts to resist Alisa, but eventually decides to work with her.[95][118]
The Walkers talk
Trish Walker wakes up in hospital, feeling better. She tells Dorothy that she wants to go and find Jones, but Dorothy says she does not want to allow her, stating that they are just human and cannot do anything the Joneses cannot.[95][118]
30th[]
Alisa Jones admits to Jessica that she wanted to make it difficult for her to leave her. As they drive, they pass a happy family, and Alisa brings up the possibility of them being a family again. They discuss the responsibility they would have to use their powers together, but Jessica says that she does not want to leave Trish Walker behind.[95][118]
Moving on from Alias Investigations, Malcolm Ducasse shaves his hair to a more cropped business style, wanting to act as a private investigator on his own. He calls to confirm a meeting he has arranged with Linda Chao under an alias.[95][118]
Rescue of Trudy's Family: Jessica and Alisa drive towards the U.S.-Mexico border. They find the family they saw previously, crashed and trapped under their care with a fire starting. The Joneses help the family, managing to rescue them, and Jessica realizes the good things that they are able to do together, hugging her mother.[95][118]
Hogarth during her yoga session
Jeri Hogarth has a yoga session. Her instructor leaves just as Malcolm Ducasse arrives at her apartment, stating that he is now an independent investigator and has vital information for Hogarth, who had wanted to find dirt on her associates from Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz. He explains that he has recovered information for her to use after his meeting with Chao earlier in the day.[95][118]
Chase of Alisa Jones: After seeing her ability to do good, Jessica Jones decides to try to make it to safety with her mother and settle as a family together. In order to do so, Jessica meets with Oscar Arocho to arrange new papers so they can cross the border. She bids him goodbye, but realizes he has been followed by the police. Fighting her way out, Jessica gets back to her mother, noting that they have to escape fast as the police are coming for them.[95][118]
Using the blackmail material that Malcolm Ducasse obtained from Linda Chao and Steven Benowitz, Hogarth demands her previous associates double the severance money. She manages to leave her law firm with enough money to start her own, and rewards Ducasse for his work.[95][118]
Jones is called by Costa
Alisa Jones claims to Jessica that she wants to do more hero work, saying it feels right. However, Jessica is called by Detective Eddy Costa, and he uses the call to track the phone to find the Joneses' whereabouts. Alisa thinks that they should stop and considers surrendering to the NYPD, but Jessica orders her to keep on their way, saying she has an idea for where they can go. Nonetheless, Alisa feels in her heart that this is where it all ends, and that it is time to embrace justice.[95][118]
Trish Walker sees a news report on the traffic accident. Detective Costa insists that Jessica Jones might be helping her mother to escape, but Walker claims that this is not possible, as Jessica would not help someone who is a killer, and who specifically tried to kill her. Costa asks Walker if she knows a location near Westchester - the site of the tracked phone call - where Jessica might have gone. Walker claims she has no information that can help, keeping it secret that she knows the Joneses use to visit Playland there. Costa leaves, claiming that he will try to stop Jessica without harming her, but Walker realizes that she has to do something to help her adoptive sister.[95][118]
Mother and daughter enter Playland park
Alisa and Jessica Jones reach the Playland amusement park, abandoning the van as Jessica tries to get them to a boat. Though her daughter pleads that they try to escape to the docks, Alisa breaks the chains on the gates and enters the park, heading towards the Ferris wheel. Despite being repeatedly told by Jessica not to turn the Ferris wheel on and attract attention, she expresses her feeling that she has gone as far as she can go. The mother and daughter board a Ferris wheel seat together to spend their final minutes together before Alisa's inevitable arrest.[95][118]
Alisa Jones tells Jessica how proud she is of her, but as they converse Alisa is suddenly shot in the head and killed. Jessica turns in horror only to see that the shooter is Trish Walker, who got out of hospital. Jessica rushes to her, and Walker claims that she did it in order to save her from the monster her mother was, saying the police would have shot both of them otherwise. Jessica shouts at her to run, then gets back to the Ferris wheel and sobs over her mother's corpse as Eddy Costa and the NYPD arrive at the scene.[95][118]
Jones sits by her mother's corpse
Costa concludes that Jessica Jones made the tough decision to kill Alisa and tries to calm her down, kindly saying that she did the only thing that she could to end Alisa's killing spree.[95][118]
Leo Fitz watches another soccer game, becoming angry at a player's performance.[108][122]
He is taken from his cell and asked by the army what information he has for them now.[108][122]
Fitz tells them that he has been wondering if his previous brain trauma was exacerbated by the Framework, and he may have suffered Prodromal Schizophrenia and done something to his friends without realizing. Evans reassures him that everyone in the restaurant had the same lapse in memory, and he is not responsible.[108][122]
Fitz asks Evans to publish his letter
Before returning to his cell, Fitz asks Evans to have his letter posted to Liverpool F.C. fanzine Ballblaster Hooligan in the United Kingdom, complaining about the Liverpool goalkeeper's performance at the end of the season.[108][122]
Evans and Lucas discuss what to do about the letter, but ultimately decide to send it once it has been analyzed for any secret code.[108][122]
8 days after her mother's death, Jessica Jones walks the streets of New York City continuing her work as a private investigator. She takes pictures of a man for her work.[95][118]
Robbery of Sonny's Grocery: Returning to her apartment, Jones stops by a store to buy alcohol. While there, the store is assaulted by a man, but Jones takes him down by throwing a bottle at him. She orders the shopkeeper to call the police, pays for the alcohol, and leaves.[95][118]
Jones talks to Walker for the last time in the year
Trish Walker visits Jones at her apartment but Jones says cannot see her as her sister anymore, only as the person who killed her mother. She tells Walker that even if Alisa's death was inevitable, it did not have to be her who put her mother down, and Walker leaves, dejected. While leaving, Walker drops her phone but catches it on her foot, discovering that her reflexes appear to be heightened.[95][118]
Walker then gets into the elevator. Amazed with the feat, she attempts to do it again, but this time fails and cracks her phone screen in the process. As she exits the building, everything from the street lights to the headlights on cars appears much brighter and more vibrant to her. Realizing that Karl Malus' procedure worked, Walker considers telling Jones, but she realizes Jones needs time.[125][98]
Jeri Hogarth takes her daily ALS medication pills for the day, Wednesday, making calls to start her new business. She is visited by Pryce Cheng and his new associate, Malcolm Ducasse, and welcomes them under her new business.[95][118]
Jessica Jones looks through the photos she took earlier. She heads down the hall, where she encounters Malcolm Ducasse arriving home, but the two avoid looking at each other, still on poor terms.[95][118]
Realizing that it took seeing her mother back from the dead to see that she has not allowed herself to live properly for years, Jones goes to Oscar and Vido Arocho's apartment to start building more of a relationship over dinner. She starts to embrace some aspects of normal life with Arocho, and while having dinner, Jones starts to enjoy being in company, thinking that she might be in the good place for once.[95][118]
9th[]
Fitz draws his 28th monkey face on the wall.[108][122]
28 monkey faces are on Fitz's cell wall, having not yet drawn that day's 29th.[108][128]
Fitz looks at the faces, then the timings from the night of May 12 written on his wall, and works on a formula, all while listening to the soccer.[108][128]
11th[]
Trish Walker goes to the local park and begins testing her new abilities on the surrounding jungle gym. She discovers that her reflexes, agility, and balance, among other things, have improved.[125][98]
Fitz receives the July 2017 edition of Ballblaster Hooligan, shipped over to the United States of America on his request, in which his letter has been published. He continues to write in to each month's issue, hoping to get the attention of Lance Hunter.[130][108]
Trish Walker continues to work with her personal trainer, who notices a rapid increase in her abilities.[125][98]
With a soccer game on, Fitz turns on his light and flicks through his work. He rips out a page and scrunches it into a ball, frustrated at not yet finding an answer to what has happened to his friends.[108][131]
Fitz does push-ups again, keeping to his fitness regime.[108][131]
Later in the soccer game, Fitz becomes angry about a free kick not being awarded. He shakes his TV, angry at both the game and his predicament.[108][131]
Fitz draws his 49th monkey face on his cell wall, to mark his 49th morning in incarceration.[108][131]
Fitz talks to Evans
Taken to see Evans once again, Fitz attempts to explain his latest theory, before returning to his cell to continue his work.[108][131]
Mayhem writes "Who was his partner?" on a playing card and pins it to the wall, continuing her search for James Connors.[21][135]
Mayhem goes to the police station and uses Officer Wyatt's car computer. He arrives and asks what she is doing, but she threatens to report him for leaving it unlocked unless he brings her a coffee.[21][135]
Meanwhile, Brigid O'Reilly arrives at the police station on her first day back at work. She is advised to leave the Connors case alone, since she could end up confused. Wyatt delivers her the coffee, which leaves her confused.[21][135]
July[]
3rd[]
After days arguing with Tom Benson's family, knowing Tom would not want to be kept alive in a brain-dead state with machines breathing for him, Tom's husband Marcus Benson has the ventilator turned off. The decision would haunt him, though he takes comfort in feeling he did the right thing.[133][134]
A public meeting is held pertaining to a crime that a police officer is being accused of. State Senator Asa Henderson forces Adina Johnson to reject the case, ending the investigation into the officer's crimes.[21][138]
Mayhem confronting Bradford
Officer Bradford, James Connors' former partner, leaves and tries to start his car, but it does not work, so he checks the engine. Mayhem approaches him and asks about Connors. She confesses to having removed the spark plug then attacks Bradford, starting to torture him. Bradford says that he does not know where Connors is. However, when Bradford confesses to having lied to cover up Billy Johnson's death, Mayhem kills him with her talon-like fingernails.[21][138]
13th[]
Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults by Laurie Penny is published.[1][25]
Mayhem approaches Francis Xavier Delgado and tells him about having killed a man who did not help with James Connors, and her lack of guilt. Delgado encourages her to look beyond herself, but says that if she wants to hurt people, she should start with the ones who deserve it.[21][141]
As she walks away from Delgado, Mayhem notices various posters for missing girls. She takes them off the wall and brings them to her room, find a new purpose.[21][141]
Leo Fitz begins to run out of ideas for what has happened to his friends.[142][108]
Billy Russo says he is frustrated with his new situation
Billy Russo struggles to manage twenty push-ups in a session with Dr. Krista Dumont. He wears a blank white mask over his scarred face, and tells Dumont that he is frustrated by his physical inability. She reminds him to think about how far he has come in just 6 months of recovery, and asks if he has still been seeing a skull in his dreams. Russo does not want to talk about it, but Dumont says they need to slowly break it down. She suggests that he decorate his blank mask to represent the feelings he wants to present to the outside world, as she does with other patients.[144][145]
Mina Hess starts familiarizing a mouse, Subject 11, with a maze for an experiment.[148][21]
28th[]
Fitz is given the August 2017 edition of Ballblaster Hooligan, the second to publish a letter he has sent in.[108][130]
30th[]
Billy Russo shows Krista Dumont his newly decorated mask, designed as shattered to express his feelings of brokenness. He says that, when serving, he felt like he was the best version of himself, but now just feels fear, and like he is deserving of that fear. She asks him if he can open himself up to the possibility of redemption, and says she will help him get there.[144][145]
Continuing to struggle in his attempts to find out his friends' fates, Leo Fitz perseveres nonetheless, with soccer on in the background in his cell.[108][142]
Attack on Luke Cage Heroin Warehouse: Luke Cage, the defender of Harlem, discovers another location of a drug warehouse where heroin imprinted with his name is being made to tarnish his reputation. Cage manages to take down the facility, but knows that this will be ineffective as for every hideout destroyed, another seems to take its place.[153][154]
9th[]
On Joy Meachum's commission, a private investigator named Walker begins tracking Danny Rand. She takes photos of him and learns where he sleeps, how he eats, how he thinks, and how he fights.[155]
Wanting to become closer to his son, James Lucas, Luke Cage's father, has moved to New York City. Lucas continues with his work in preaching the Lord's word.[153][154]
Griffith talks with Fish about their funds
At Pop's Barber Shop, Cage's friend, D.W. Griffith is still attempting to earn himself and Cage some money through merchandise and an app that tracks Cage's whereabouts, something that neither Cage nor Bobby Fish are fond of. Despite this effort, Fish explains to Cage that they have a money problem and cannot afford to maintain the barber shop much longer.[153][154]
Having spent months in recovery after losing her arm in the battle at Midland Circle and then desisting from returning to work over the months following that, Misty Knight attempts to work through her loss of her arm and resumes therapy sessions with Claire Temple. They talk briefly about the events surrounding Midland Circle and the death of Matt Murdock, and Knight explains that even now, she does not want to return to her job at the New York City Police Department, believing herself to be incompetent without her arm.[153][154]
Comanche is released from prison after making a deal with Tom Ridenhour to become a mole in Mariah Dillard's criminal organization.[15] He is picked up by his best friend, Shades. The pair embraces, happy to be reunited after a couple of years. Shades provides Comanche a job at Harlem's Paradise, where he will begin working as security for Dillard.[153][154]
Luke Cage visits Misty Knight, who explains that she is done with getting involved in action.[153][154]
Shades and Dillard meet with Jones
Shades and Mariah Dillard continue to discuss their idea of retiring from the world of crime and focusing on their relationship. As a way to ensure their incomes, the couple meets with Raymond Jones in Ginny's Supper Club. Jones suggests that they should invest their money in plastics, explaining that Mark Higgins and his company Atreus Plastics are sitting on some brand new plastic-based technology which the rest of the world are still unaware of, giving Dillard and Shades the perfect opportunity to get involved. Jones reveals that he wants to take over control of Higgins' company before their latest technology is announced, so they can all come away with a massive profit. He explains he wants to use the couple's criminal techniques to blackmail Higgins to give up the company, and talk further about the idea.[153][154]
Luke Cage and Claire Temple have a date. They eat together and discuss his hero status, the drug warehouse he took down, as well as the opportunity to earn money from his work on the streets. They then leave together for their apartment.[153][154]
In her apartment, Misty Knight drinks by herself. She gets emotional over the fact that she is no longer a detective, and finally realizes that she needs help to move forward, as she has not been able to deal with the loss of her arm on her own.[153][154]
Cage and Temple have sex together
Cage and Temple sleep together. Later, Cage goes to patrol the streets and continue with his vigilante activities.[153][154]
Luke Cage finds Sugar, a former criminal that he met 2 years prior when Cage began his vigilantism in November 2015. Sugar assures him that he has retired, following the birth of his daughter. Cage learns from Sugar that Mariah Dillard is planning to go legit and sell her guns to one of the crime bosses in Harlem.[153][154]
While walking down the street, Cage is found by his father, James Lucas. An intense argument takes place between them with Cage berating his father for ignoring all of his letters during his time in prison and not even visiting him after the death of his mother. Lucas defends himself, saying that he could not meet his son due to his emotional state at the time but that he is now ready to talk to him, but Cage says that he would only start talking to him if Lucas managed to bring his mother back. He denounces his birth name of "Carl Lucas" and leaves.[153][154]
D.W. Griffith returns from a funeral and goes to the Pop's Barber Shop, meeting with Luke Cage and Bobby Fish. He comments that more people are dying due to the Luke Cage heroin. Despite his pleas for Cage to do something, he explains to Griffith that he does not have any lead to follow, only the nickname "El Tercero". However, Griffith and Fish work out that the nickname links to a man named Arturo Rey III, running a company called Merlin Discount Furniture.[153][154]
Rey III and Cockroach meets with Dillard and Shades to discuss the gun deal
Back in Harlem's Paradise, Shades and Mariah Dillard talk. Shades begins to brief her on the men she will be meeting with to take over her criminal empire. Shades mentions Arturo Rey III, noting his progress on the drug deals following Domingo Colon's death. He also comments on Nigel Garrison of the Yardies, reminding her that Neville Barnwell, Garrison's brother, was killed by Diamondback 2 years prior. Finally, Shades points out Cockroach Hamilton, who is present at Harlem's Paradise. Shades tells her that Hamilton was put in prison by Rafael Scarfe and was freed after it was discovered that Scarfe was corrupt. Shades suggests that Dillard should change her mind about selling their business, saying they could sell her Jean-Michel Basquiat painting instead, but Dillard refuses, noting that if their deal with "Piranha" Jones is successful then all of the sins of the Stokes family would wash away, allowing them to live without any risk. Shades accepts her decision.[153][154]
Dillard talks to the potential buyers, Cockroach Hamilton says that he wants to use his power to promote what he considers to be true black people over the other black residents of Harlem, such as the Jamaicans.[153][154]
Cage interrupts Dillard and Shades' negotiations
The meeting is interrupted by Luke Cage. He quickly knocks out Comanche and confronts Dillard. Before he can question his enemy, Dillard points out that Claire Temple is also there, threatening her, and orders Cage to take her home. Unable to risk her safety, Cage takes Temple and they both depart home. On their way, the couple has an argument. Temple says that she wanted to subtly take pictures of Cage's persons of interest, but Cage does not approve of Temple's involvement. However, they reconcile before getting home.[153][154]
22nd[]
Luke Cage receives a call from Sugar, who informs him that Arturo Rey III had a shipment coming at night. Sugar then calls Rey, however, and says that Cage has fallen for the bait.[153][154]
Misty Knight encounters Cockroach Hamilton, who taunts her, revealing that he was set free due to her late corrupt partner Rafael Scarfe being exposed.[153][154]
Shades talks to Dillaard who is drinking for Mama Mabel's birthday
Shades finds Mariah Dillard drinking a bottle of whiskey alone, saying that today would have been Mama Mabel's birthday. He tells Dillard to take Hamilton's offer to buy their guns, noting that it would be the deal which would bring them the most risk-free income and allow them both to eventually retire. He also notes that selling to Arturo Rey III would not be selling to the top dog in the crime would, however Dillard insists that selling to Hamilton would put Harlem at risk as she views him as a lunatic. She explains to Shades how the income from this deal could finally allow her to be free of the name "Stokes", which has haunted her throughout her life. She questions if he is getting sick of being a gangster for so long, asking if he wants to go by his real name rather than Shades and finally begin living their normal, crime-free life. Shades informs her that Rey would make his deal to buy their guns that same evening, also commenting that he had already given him a Judas Rifle as well as a Judas Bullet, in order to "sweeten the deal"[153][154]
The Defender of Harlem survives the ambush
Ambush at Merlin Discount Furniture Truck: At night, Luke Cage heads to the location and finds the truck. As he enters the trailer, he finds that it is rigged with explosives that Rey has activated from nearby. They go off, but Cage emerges from the explosion unharmed. Rey pulls out a rifle and shots Cage with a Judas Bullet. However, while Cage feels the bullet drilling into his skin, it turns out that his skin has strengthened enough from his second visit to Noah Burstein that he can resist the bullet. Unharmed, Cage quickly knocks out Rey. He sees that D.W. Griffith has followed him, and records a declaration of challenge to anyone wanting to act criminally in Harlem.[153][154]
Upon discovering that nearly thirty criminals have been freed due to Rafael Scarfe's corruption, Misty Knight talks to Tom Ridenhour, the head of the 29th precinct Police Department in Harlem, about returning to her job. Luke Cage arrives with an unconscious Arturo Rey III, and presents the evidence that should be enough to incarcerate Rey. Ridenhour is not pleased, however, telling Cage to stop getting involved, but Cage comments that the Police Department should improve.[153][154]
Bushmaster kills Garrison
Assassination of Nigel Garrison: Nigel Garrison returns to his place in Brooklyn, only to find Bushmaster waiting for him, angry that he is doing business with a Stokes. He starts a fight and slices open Garrison's head with a knife. When Garrison's men shoot, he proves his superiority by showing that bullets have no effect on him. Bushmaster claims that he is the new leader of the criminal group and that there is work to do.[153][154]
Luke Cage goes to visit Mariah Dillard in Harlem's Paradise, showing that her attempt to get rid of him did not work. He warns her if she ever speaks Claire Temple's name again, he will kill her, backing up his threat by declaring that no bullets can kill him and no jails can hold him. When he leaves, Dillard angrily breaks the bottle of whiskey.[153][154]
23rd[]
Claire Temple expresses her amazement at the fact that Luke Cage is no longer vulnerable to a Judas Bullet, and realizes that the second procedure that Noah Burstein put him through 2 years ago strengthened his skin.[27][153]
The couple decides to spend some time testing Cage's abilities, and go to Harlem Jets practice. In view of the people of Harlem and the press, Cage performs a series of impressive athletic achievements. He spends the rest of the time revelling in his accomplishments and interacting with his fans.[27][153]
Back home, Temple expresses her worry that something else might be able to hurt Cage, but he reassures her that nothing can hurt him now.[27][153]
Mariah Dillard and Shades discuss a possible way to harm Cage now that the Judas Bullet is ineffective. They talk about how Cage could ruin their plans to go legit, and Dillard becomes determined to arrange the deal with Arturo Rey III, saying that the life of crime already took Cottonmouth and Mama Mabel, and she does not want it to take her, too. Shades then promises her that the weight of the current situation - Rey being in hands of the police - is not hers to carry alone, while promising that dealing with such a situation is what he specializes in.[27][153]
With the Yardies under his control, John "Bushmaster" McIver prepares for the next phase of his plans before going to Harlem. He removes the bullets embedded in his chest. Bushmaster later walks down the streets of Harlem and spots two children play-fighting as Luke Cage. He asks the children about Cage, and they show him the video of his challenge uploaded the night before. He tells them that Cage better not face him, and goes to visit his uncle Anansi at Gwen's.[27][153]
While at Pop's Barber Shop, Cage receives a visit from his father, James Lucas. After another tense conversation, Lucas leaves after imploring his son to visit him.[27][153]
Claire Temple arrives at the shop. She advises Cage to go and talk to his father before it was too late, however Cage is reluctant to the idea.[27][153]
Misty Knight tries to observe Arturo Rey III's interrogation, but Tyler tells her to leave. As she is about to, Benjamin Donovan arrives and has Rey sprung, to everyone's frustration, but especially Knight's.[27][153]
Along with Claire Temple and Bobby Fish, Luke Cage figures out that Dillard only has two more people to sell her weapons to: Cockroach Hamilton and Nigel Garrison. However, Knight calls to inform Cage that Rey has been freed. Cage tells her his findings and Knight directs him to Hamilton.[27][153]
Cage interrogates people across Harlem until he gets the name of Hamilton's partner: Drea Powell.[27][153]
McIver and Anansi discuss the former's presence in the city
Inside Gwen's, John McIver sits down at the counter and is told by Anansi that he should not have came back. Despite his comment, McIver expresses that he wanted to see his family and the man who saved his life and gave him power. Anansi insists that the power did not come from him, but instead from within McIver. When McIver explains that he has vowed revenge on Mariah Dillard, Anansi says that she has been smart enough to move on from the past, much to McIver's anger. He then comments that he needs more Nightshade, ignoring Anansi's warning that it would cause more harm than good if he continues to use it. Still, Anansi agrees to gives McIver the address where he can obtain ingredients. When news of Luke Cage comes on TV, McIver asks Anansi if he works for Dillard, but Anansi comments that it is the opposite, with Cage working to take down Dillard. McIver says that he needs Dillard's money and Cage's public love and reassures that he will not need a bullet to kill the defender of Harlem.[27][153]
With her lawyer's advice, Mariah Dillard decides to reconnect with her daughter and make amends, as it could be a good way of increasing public popularity.[27][153]
In the 29th precinct, Misty Knight gets tired of being the center of attention due to her missing arm and stands up for herself. Knight tells everyone to stop picking on her or staring at her. Right after, Arturo Rey III's murder is reported in.[27][153]
At the crime scene, Misty Knight meets with Luke Cage and gets an address on Drea Powell.[27][153]
Mariah Dillard visits her daughter, Tilda Johnson, at her shop "Mother's Touch". She lets her know her wish to reconnect with her, but Johnson is hesitant to trust her.[27][153]
Cage arrives at Powell's apartment and talks to Drea Powell and Cockroach Hamilton's son. Powell arrives at the door, however, and slams it on Cage. Cage reluctantly goes to leave, but the Hamiltons' neighbor, Mrs. Callahan, tells Cage where to find Hamilton, explaining that he spends his time running dice games in a warehouse.[27][153]
Shades explains why he killed Arturo Rey III
Shades and Comanche meet with Mariah Dillard to discuss their current situation. Shades chooses to confess that their dealing with Arturo Rey III had been cut short, and Dillard soon realizes that Rey was killed by him. Despite Comanche backing Shades, saying that Rey had been insulting them, Dillard becomes furious that Shades failed to get the money which Rey had owed to them before the kill. Shades explains his reasons, insisting that he was protecting them from being exposed. Dillard orders Comanche to get out of the room, and Shades reminds her that they still have two buyers who they can sell to, though Dillard claims that Cockroach Hamilton is too impulsive while Nigel Garrison is too ambitious. Shades promises that he will get the money from Piranha Jones, and Dillard finally relaxes.[27][153]
Arriving at the warehouse, Cage confronts Hamilton, but he manages to escape after blasting Cage with a shotgun strong enough to dislocate his shoulder and knock him out of a window. Injured, Cage goes home, where Claire Temple helps him with his injury.[27][153]
Temple confronts Cage about his obsession with fighting crimes just like Matt Murdock did, and how he might die, like how they believe Murdock has. They begin to argue. She confronts him about his unsolved issues with his father, resulting in Cage leaving the apartment in anger.[27][153]
Bushmaster buys the ingredients for the Nightshade
Tilda Johnson goes to Harlem's Paradise, having accepted her mother's wish to reconnect with her. Shades is surprised by Johnson, having not known of her existence.[27][153]
Claire Temple attends one of James Lucas' church services. Afterwards, she approaches him to talk, and they discuss their respective situations, with Temple not revealing who she is. Lucas advises Temple to make amends with the boyfriend she tells him about and try to have him open up about his issues, not realizing she is talking about his son.[27][153]
Following a ritual and procedure, Bushmaster takes Nightshade, a dangerous plant that he uses to heal his wounds and increase his strength.[27][153]
Hearing the situation, Mrs. Callahan calls Luke Cage and alerts him. Cage arrives at Hamilton's apartment and attacks him to stop him beating Powell, but loses control and beats Hamilton within an inch of his life. Seeing Hamilton's family's fear, Cage manages to regain his senses in time before he can kills the man.[27][153]
Cage reconsiders what he did
Luke Cage calls Claire Temple for assistance. Despite Cage's attempt to keep this confrontation quiet, they are forced to call an ambulance and the police. Misty Knight arrives and lets Cage leave the scene before her rival detective Nandi Tyler, as well as Tyler's partner Mark Bailey, arrive.[153][161]
Tilda Johnson has lunch with her mother, Mariah Dillard, but Dillard excludes her from the conversation when Shades arrives. Shades informs Dillard of Cockroach Hamilton's arrest the night before as the situation is putting their deal in serious danger. Dillard reminds him how they need the money to make the deal with Piranha Jones, and that now they only have Nigel Garrison from the Yardies as a potential buyer. He is ordered to travel to Brooklyn so as to make the deal with the Yardies, but gets annoyed at how Dillard treats him. She tells him to do it nonetheless, and returns to Johnson.[153][161]
Luke Cage circles Brooklyn as a point of interest
Luke Cage circles Brooklyn as the next point of interest, before lying down for a nap.[153][161]
Misty Knight visits Cockroach Hamilton in the hospital. He is rude, taunting her in a misogynistic manner, and she becomes angry but is forced to leave the room due to Nandi Tyler and Mark Bailey's arrival.[153][161]
Bobby Fish approaches Luke Cage in Pop's Barber Shop. They talk briefly about Claire Temple, who later arrives to talk about the incident from the night before. Temple expresses her worries about Cage becoming brutal when it comes to his vigilante activities, but he refuses to talk as he has to deal with the search for Nigel Garrison.[153][161]
In the meantime, Misty Knight is reprimanded by Tom Ridenhour for letting Cage go the night before, but explains that he cannot suspend her due to her status within the department as a disabled hero.[153][161]
Luke Cage arrives at Gwen's while looking for Garrison. When he enters the restaurant, he is met by Ingrid Mackintosh, who claims to know nothing. He is told to go away by Jamaicans in the restaurant.[153][161]
Shades arrives at the Yardies' Hideout
As instructed, Shades goes to the Yardies' Hideout and asks to speak with Garrison. However, he is greeted by Bushmaster, who presents himself as the leader of the Yardies. As Shades talks, McIver insists that he should refer to Mariah Dillard as "Mariah Stokes", wanting to hold her accountable to the Stokes family. The negotiation begins, and McIver tells Sheldon to give Shades a bag of money. Shades opens it only to discover that as well as the money, Garrison's severed head is inside too. McIver says that he had reevaluated the value of their gun deal and wishes to be convinced if they are to move forward with it. Shades leaves.[153][161]
When Cage leaves the restaurant, he notices one of the guests conspicuously leaving in a hurry. He follows the man.[153][161]
Mariah Dillard holds a fundraiser for her Family First Initiative. Tilda Johnson attends and meets Alex Wesley. When Jonson leaves to get a drink, Wesley informs her that Mark Higgins has been showing interest in Stephanie Miller as planned.[153][161]
Wing trains with Misty Knight
Wanting to de-stress, Misty Knight visits her friend Colleen Wing, who has been supporting her since the events in Midland Circle the year before. They practice fighting, with Knight trying to get used to doing it with only one arm. They eventually decide to get a drink.[153][161]
Claire Temple visits James Lucas and asks him for advice on how to help Cage, trying not to give away that she is talking about his son. He begins to suspect, however, when she accidentally mentions the name "Luke". Lucas advises her to find her purpose first if then wants to help her boyfriend find his.[153][161]
Attack on Yardies' Hideout: Luke Cage keeps following the man, Mouse, who arrives at one of the Yardies' hideouts. Cage enters and confronts Bushmaster and his gang. At first, Bushmaster offers Cage the opportunity to work together, but Cage refuses and demands the Yardies to refuse Mariah Dillard's gun deal. Eventually, a fight breaks out between Cage and the Yardies, but Cage easily defeats each attack. Believing that he has intimidated the gang and his message has been affirmed, Cage leaves the hideout. However, it was all staged by Bushmaster, wanting to learn his fighting style.[153][161]
Attack on Misty Knight: Knight and Wing are drinking together in a bar when they are approached by a man named Mortimer Norris, who tries to flirt with Knight. However, when he realizes that Knight arrested his brother, Norris becomes hostile. A fight breaks out, which ends with the women beating Morty's men. While fighting, Knight realizes how to manage the situation by herself without despite not having her right arm.[153][161]
Bushmaster mixes more Nightshade while he studies Cage's fighting style.[153][161]
Returning home, Luke Cage finds Claire Temple waiting for him. They begin to talk, and Cage stands by his point that she cannot keep keeping him from fighting crime, as he knows that he is following Pop's wishes for him to be a hero. Temple replies that she does not want him back in Seagate Penitentiary and that his recent brutality makes her question his senses of being a hero, as his behavior is scaring the people of Harlem, to which Cage replies that being a black man in a hoodie will always scare people. Cage says that he is willing to use that anger and intimidation to keep people from getting hurt and that Temple should accept him for who he is. The discussion continues until she brings up that she met with his father, further enraging Cage. Temple insists that he should talk with Lucas and stop using his problems with him as a fuel to his anger, or he could become the monster he claims his father is. Cage lashes out, unable to control his anger and punching holes in Temple's wall several times, scaring her. Cage tries to apologize, only to hear from Temple that she thinks she needs a break from their relationship, as the anger is reminding her of her parents when she was a child. Despite Cage's pleas, Temple tells him to leave her apartment, informing him that she will go to live with her mother.[153][161]
Ambush on Luke Cage: Cage walks down the street, dejected and unfocused. D. W. Griffith tracks him using the Harlem's Hero app. Cage is suddenly punched to the ground, and Bushmaster steps over him, telling him that Harlem is not Cage's, but his.[161] Griffith films as Cage gets up and fights back, surprised at Bushmaster's resilience. The attacker wins the fight and Griffith films as he announces himself to the citizens of Harlem.[153][159]
Griffith and other onlookers stand over Cage as he gets up, and tell him the man's name was Bushmaster.[153][159]
Cage stumbles back to Pop's Barber Shop, struggling with a concussion. Bobby Fish enters and asks him about what happened, concerned to hear that someone was as strong as him without the need for equipment.[153][159]
An event, advertised on trains, is held at Harlem's Paradise.[153][159]
Nandi Tyler is getting on Misty Knight's nerves when her work partner, Mark Bailey, finds the newly uploaded video of Bushmaster's attack on Luke Cage. He enjoys watching the video, which leaves Knight unimpressed, disappointed at his lack of respect for the fact that a citizen has been assaulted. When Tom Ridenhour enters and she complains, he tells her that Tyler and Bailey have earned a reprieve and that he sees no particular reason that she needs to be there.[153][159]
25th[]
The September 2017 issue of Ballblaster Hooligan is delivered to Fitz, containing the third consecutive letter he has sent in.[108][130]
Cage watches the same news coverage of the video back at the barber shop.[153][159]
Cage is annoyed when he finds Griffith is selling exclusive DVDs of the beatdown, disappointed that Griffith is profiting of his failure. Griffith says that it is just important to keep up business, and mentions that he has worked out that Cage and Claire Temple might be going through a bad patch, since he saw her leaving home with luggage.[153][159]
Shades talks to Mariah Dillard privately, having noticed that she recognized the name "Bushmaster". Shades says that he might be after her, and she explains that she does not know him, but admits that the name has history with her family.[153][159]
Shades leaves Comanche to guard Harlem's Paradise. Comanche teases Shades for his relationship with Dillard. Shades lets it go, but Mariah Dillard watches him intently from above.[153][159]
Cage is recruited by Knight
Leaving the apartment, Cage finds Misty Knight waiting for him, having been told by Bobby Fish where to go to find him. Knight explains that she wants him to come to Brooklyn with her to follow a lead, and he gets in the car. Arriving in Brooklyn, Cage asks if he might be able to stay at her place for a while, but she refuses. She dons gear and they head into the Yardies' hideout.[153][159]
Cage and Knight find herbs and a bag from "Mother's Touch", and Cage takes a photo of the shop name to follow up on it. They then pick up on a bad smell from a locked room and break in, finding the headless body of Nigel Garrison. They realize that Knight has to report it in, even though it will get her in some trouble.[153][159]
Comanche tells Mariah Dillard that he learned about stocks during his imprisonment, and that Piranha Jones might be scamming her. When she tells him to leave, he says that she does not scare him. Dillard retorts that she should.[153][159]
Luke Cage is introduced to Officer Ciancio
Luke Cage and Misty Knight talk to officer Tomas Ciancio, who tells them about the Yardies and Nigel Garrison, and how the new group replacing the Yardies, the "Stylers", are bigger. Knight heads to Jersey with Ciancio to interrogate the owner of the warehouse, Gideon Shaw, who has recently been detained.[153][159]
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram does a soundcheck at Harlem's Paradise while Mariah Dillard looks at old newspaper clippings of family history with the Jamaicans. Meanwhile, Cage sits sadly on the train thinking about his break-up, and in Mother's Touch, Tilda Johnson checks the ingredients she sold to Bushmaster, realizing he has been concocting Nightshade.[153][159]
Cage visits Mother's Touch and asks Johnson about whether she sold to a large Jamaican man, but she pretends to not be sure. She asks him about the source of his strength and he tells her about the experiment. She explains that while the strength is good for his outsides, he needs something for inside, giving him a herbal remedy to help with his pain and admitting that she saw the video of his beatdown. Johnson mentions that she spotted him squinting and diagnoses him with a concussion, recommending he gets help. She tells him her name before he leaves.[153][159]
Shaw is interrogated by Knight
Misty Knight questions Gideon Shaw. He tells her about a story Anansi told both him and John McIver about people at the top of a hill, content and believing themselves invulnerable, only to be killed by the people at the bottom as they sleep. Shaw explains that McIver has come to end the Stokeses' time at the top of their hill.[153][159]
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram performs at Harlem's Paradise. Mariah Dillard gets out some bushmaster rum, just as Bushmaster arrives at the club. He tells her Harlem is beginning to feel like home and asks how much she knows about the history of the club. When she talks about its founding, he asks if she knows the name "Quincy McIver", and she claims not to have, intentionally aggravating him. As he leaves, he calls her Mariah Stokes to provoke her, saying that she should enjoy her little time atop the hill. Shades asks Ray Ray to guard Harlem's Paradise, and Ray Ray tells him Comanche has left, having mentioned that his mother called.[153][159]
Bushmaster talks with his uncle
Bushmaster goes back to Gwen's and greets his friends and family, most of whom are impressed with his takedown of Cage. Anansi is a more uneasy about McIver's actions, but McIver tells him that in visiting the club he feels he has now seen his kingdom, and with Luke Cage taken down, Dillad's guard dog is out of the way.[153][159]
Shades waits outside Gwen's in a car, having followed Bushmaster back to the restaurant.[153][159]
Comanche goes to see Tom Ridenhour, having lied about his mother as an excuse, since Ridenhour got him released early on the proviso that he act as a mole at Harlem's Paradise. Comanche tells Ridenhour that he does not want to push for more information in fear that he'll give himself away, but Ridenhour presses him, saying that problem is something he has to deal with.[153][159]
Back at Pop's Barber Shop, Bobby Fish tells Luke Cage that his daughter in San Diego needs a kidney transplant, and that he is a donor match and will fly out tomorrow, proud to be helping her after barely being present in her life. When Fish leaves, a man enters the shop. He explains that he is a process server with the Superior Court of New York County, and that Cage has been legally served.[153][159]
26th[]
Bobby Fish flies to San Diego to donate a kidney to his daughter.[153][159]
28th[]
Fitz continues to read in his cell, talking to himself as he works.[108][142]
Cage and Nelson discuss the lawsuit with Cockroach Hamilton
Nelson tells Cage after the meeting that they need to settle with money rather than going to court, and that Donovan has settled on a price. He reveals, however, that it is $100,000, and needs to be paid in 3 days.[129][153]
Nelson calls to tell Cage about the possibility of being paid to attend a party event, but he turns him down. Misty Knight visits and he tells her about the case with Hamilton. She explains that it was her and Rafael Scarfe who put him away originally, and that Scarfe's corruption was why he was released.[129][153]
Cage calls various people about other options to make himself the money, but does not like any of them, and eventually calls Nelson back.[129][153]
Mariah Dillard readies for the clinic opening. Johnson tells her that she is not sure about taking the job, since she is finding it hard to trust her mother. At that moment, Nandi Tyler and Mark Bailey show up, asking Dillard where Mark Higgins is. Dillard tells them, honestly, that she does not know.[129][153]
Shades approaches Dillard and explains to her the last events
In Harlem's Paradise, Comanche tells Shades that they could not find Bushmaster. Shades asks where Ray Ray is, but the crew at the club do not know. Dillard arrives, excited, but Shades is nervous about Bushmaster. He suggests that he buys Harlem's Paradise from her to allow her to get out of the crime boss life, but she refuses. He also expresses concern at Piranha Jones getting drunk at a party he is hosting and potentially letting slip about the blackmail, but Dillard says she trusts him. She tells him about Higgins going missing, but he explains that he does not know what could have happened.[129][153]
Misty Knight visits Cockroach Hamilton in his apartment, demanding he drop the lawsuit against Cage. He is rude to her and insults Scarfe and the rest of the police, eventually driving her out of the room.[129][153]
Luke Cage and Foggy Nelson arrive at Uptown Investments and are taken to Piranha Jones' office. They find that Jones has a collection of items pertaining to Cage's heroic deeds, and when Jones arrives, Cage tells him it is somewhat creepy. Jones is excitable nonetheless, and explains that he wants a celebrity superhero to attend the party he is holding that evening. When Cage notices a photo of Jones with Mariah Dillard, he realizes he is likely where he needs to be, and agrees to do it for $150,000.[129][153]
Cage receives the hoodie he must wear
Cage tells Nelson about the photo he saw. One of Jones' assistants approaches him and gives him a bullet-hole hoodie he has contractually agreed to wear for the evening.[129][153]
Shades asks Comanche about Ray Ray, saying that he has never been known to be unreliable, but Comanche explains that they still have no news. Shades leaves for Piranha Jones' party, and Comanche gets a text from Tom Ridenhour asking to meet later.[129][153]
Misty Knight looks through Cockroach Hamilton's police records, and recalls when Rafael Scarfe had Hamilton arrested, realizing he might have planted a gun just to take him down. Tom Ridenhour approaches Knight and she explains her worries about Scarfe falsely taking down criminals. Ridenhour tells her that Hamilton was guilty anyway, but she fears that others were not. Ridenhour says that they just have to learn to live with how things turned out.[129][153]
Cage prepares to go to the party using the bullet-hole hoodie
Luke Cage reluctantly puts on Jones' bullet-hole hoodie for the party, muttering to himself that it is ridiculous cosplay.[129][153]
Cage arrives at the party with Nelson and finds Ghostface Killah performing. Piranha Jones greets him and takes him around, and Cage finds people treating him as just an attraction, including asking whether he is stronger than the Hulk, and one person smashing a bottle on his impenetrable skin for fun.[129][153]
Misty Knight visits Drea Powell, who is recovering from her partner, Cockroach Hamilton, attacking her. She asks for a statement against Hamilton, admitting to anything illegal back in her apartment so she can take him down, but Powell says she does not thing Knight can do anything to stop him.[129][153]
Piranha Jones shows off to two women about knowing Luke Cage. He takes them with him upstairs, claiming to be testing wine but hoping. He has Cage guard the stairs, which frustrates him, feeling he is being treated as a pet.[129][153]
Tilda Johnson confronts her mother, Mariah Dillard, saying that she knows she has been lying to her. Dillard tells her about blackmailing Mark Higgins and about selling guns, saying that the only line they refuse to cross is selling drugs. She states that the money is necessary to help others across Harlem and she wants her daughter's help. Johnson is unimpressed, however, and leaves.[129][153]
Cage takes a picture with a fan
As Cage guards the stairs for Jones, he is asked for a selfie by a fan, and accepts. He then spots a suspicious man in the crowd, and when another woman goes to take a picture, he brushes her aside to go after him.[129][153]
Misty Knight checks her old desk, now belonging to Nandi Tyler, and finds Cockroach Hamilton's file. She also comes across Scarfe's old bottle of whiskey, recalling a time she spent with him in the room and how he had joked about the prospect of faking evidence to take someone down.[129][153]
Knight takes evidence from lockup, deciding to plant it on Hamilton to get him arrested.[129][153]
Comanche meets with Tom Ridenhour, who tells him his time is running out for him to pass on information. Comanche says to ask Ray Ray, believing his disappearance to be attributable to also informing Ridenhour, but the police captain says he does not know who that is.[129][153]
Knight enters Hamilton's apartment, prepared to plant the evidence. She recalls talking to Rafael Scarfe after his son, Earl, accidentally killed himself with a gun Rafael had left out, and him talking about how karma had got to him after his misdeeds. Realizing now that he was talking about his immoral actions, she considers whether she is doing the right thing. Before she has to decide, however, she is shocked to discover Hamilton's dead body in the apartment, decapitated and with the head missing.[129][153]
Three severed heads are seen during the Inauguration
Luke Cage comes across Shades at the party. He is suspicious, but Shades reveals that he too is fighting against Bushmaster. Piranha Jones calls Cage to the stage, wanting to shoot him for fun. Cage tries to dissuade him, worried that a ricochet might kill someone, but they are interrupted when shooters in the crowd suddenly fire at Cage. There is a rush to get out, and in the commotion, Jones is kidnapped by Bushmaster's men.[129][153]
Cage chases after them and saves Jones. Shades witnesses the rescue, but walks away to stay out of the conflict. Jones asks Cage to protect him, but Cage agrees only on the proviso that he doubles his pay.[129][153]
Cage takes Jones to a nearby roof, but Sheldon spots them and they are forced to continue to run. Cage throws Jones onto the next building to safety, breaking his leg in the process. He then grabs Sheldon, but the Jamaican refuses to talk, and Cage eventually has to settle for knocking him out and leaps over to the next rooftop to escape with Jones.[153][162]
WJBP-TV reports about the terror at Harlem's Paradise
At Gwen's, Bushmaster's friends and family are watching a soccer game when WJBP-TV interrupts with a breaking news story. Thembi Wallace reports on the severed heads at the Shirley Chisholm Complex from earlier in the night. Suspecting McIver, Anansi makes it clear that he believes such action is savagery. Bushmaster leaves and Sheldon calls, telling them about Cage escaping with Jones. He instructs Sheldon to have the Jamaicans roam the streets.[153][162]
Sheldon stops Lonnie Wilson on the street, asking about Cage's whereabouts. Wilson tells him, however, that if he asks around, Cage will instead find him.[153][162]
Connie Lin is putting her bins out when she sees the commotion on the streets.[153][162]
Luke Cage and Piranha Jones get to an old theater owned by Uptown Investments. A group of Jamaicans drive past, shining a flashlight in, but do not see them. Cage decides to splint Jones' broken leg, but tells Jones he will have to explain everything he knows about what is going on.[153][162]
Shades gives Comanche his new orders
Shades has Sugar guard Harlem's Paradise. Comanche gets back to the club after talking to Tom Ridenhour and asks Shades what is happening. Shades is surprised he does not know, not understanding how Comanche could not be aware, or where he has been. Comanche suggests avoiding the war with the Jamaicans by cutting loose from Mariah Dillard. Shades refuses, but instead takes Comanche to secret stash of advanced weapons, hoping to use them to get Piranha Jones back.[153][162]
Mariah Dillard is held at the police station. Tom Ridenhour talks to Misty Knight, asking how she found Cockroach Hamilton's body. She claims she was doing a welfare check on Drea Powell, but he berates her for doing so without an official testimony and for breaking into the crime scene, thus contaminating the crime scene. Misty gets angry but discovers her new arm is powerful.[153][162]
Jones tells Cage that he has known Dillard since he was young, and that she supported him, so he was willing to help her with crooked legal methods to make money.[153][162]
Ridenhour interrogates Dillard at the Precinct
Ridenhour goes to interrogate Dillard, and Knight watches. She is surprised when he calls her "May May", and realizes as the conversation continues that they are old friends, and had been a couple once in high school. Donnie Chang interrupts, telling Knight she is needed to fill out paperwork. She leaves, frustrated she cannot listen in any longer. Ridenhour confronts Dillard about her apparent connections to all three deceased men, but she insists it is merely coincidental. When he explains that he knows about her secret gun deal, she becomes suspicious of a mole working for him, noticing when he mentions hearing about Cottonmouth throwing Tone off a roof. Ridenhour says that if she does not cooperate they cannot protect her, but she leaves nonetheless, saying she will be fine.[153][162]
Piranha Jones explains to Cage how he gave Mariah Dillard insider information, despite its illegality. Cage tells him that they cannot leave yet and need to stay hidden, because everyone is after him. D. W. Griffith calls Cage and tells him that he saw two people entering the barber shop from the back, who did not look like friends.[153][162]
Shades and Comanche prepare for a possible ambush
Shades and Comanche sneak into Pop's Barber Shop and sit to wait, preparing their advanced weapons.[153][162]
Misty Knight meets with Gabe Krasner to eat, knowing he will give the good, tough advice she needs. When she asks what he thinks about the morality of planting the evidence, he says there is no right answer, but that she has to now deal with the mess she has caused head-on.[153][162]
Anansi reprimands John McIver for his terrorist actions, calling them too far and disrespectful. He tells McIver he will set back the public status of Jamaicans and needs to find peace in his heart, but Bushmaster replies that he wants war.[153][162]
As they wait in the barber shop, Comanche asks Shades why he allies himself with Mariah Dillard. Shades explains how he had been impressed by her putting Cottonmouth down when Luke Cage caused him to unravel and lost control. Comanche brings up the relationship he and Shades had briefly got into in prison. Shades passes it off as a product of their circumstances, but Comanche tells him that he feels like it was more. When Shades is reluctant to agree, Comanche gets up and leaves, saying they are wasting their time and need to go after Cage.[153][162]
Getting back to Harlem's Paradise, Mariah Dillard becomes angry, feeling that everyone has betrayed her. Alex Wesley joins her and she drinks as she complains to him, and realizes that despite being her enemy, she is now relying on Luke Cage to protect her.[153][162]
29th[]
Luke Cage observes if he and Jones can escape from their hideout
Cage boards up a hole as the morning comes, to make sure they cannot be seen from outside. The Jamaicans outside wonder if Cage and Jones could be inside the theater, and call Sheldon.[153][162]
Piranha Jones tells Cage about his father, and how he had left him as a child, only to come back to him for help later in life. He explains that he turned his father away out of spite, but never saw him again. He tries to get Cage to talk about his own father, but Cage refuses.[153][162]
Misty Knight calls Cage from the police station and he tells her about the Jamaicans' cars roaming the streets, describing their logo. Knight notices one nearby and walks up to it. It drives away, but she clocks its license plate as it leaves.[153][162]
Cage walks back into the main room of the theater, only to find that Jones has been taken again. He follows Jones' shouts and takes out the Jamaicans attempting to kidnap him, getting Jones back from them.[153][162]
Shades goes back to Mariah Dillard at Harlem's Paradise and as they embrace, he tells her about following Bushmaster to a restaurant in Brooklyn called Gwen's. She then asks if anyone else knew about Cottonmouth killing Tone, alarmed by Ridenhour knowing about it when he should not, but he says only Turk Barrett.[153][162]
Misty Knight goes to Tom Ridenhour and confesses about wanting to plant evidence. Ridenhour is happy to accept this, glad she is being honest and pointing out that she did not commit an offence since she did not actually do it, but Knight insists that she has to quit the force.[153][162]
Cage takes Piranha Jones to his father, James Lucas' church for safety. Lucas agrees to keep him while Cage goes out to deal with Bushmaster.[153][162]
Duel at High Bridge: Cage calls Bushmaster from a phone he stole off the Jamaicans, arranging a duel with Piranha Jones' fate at stake. At noon, Luke Cage and Bushmaster meet on a bridge for their duel. The fight begins and Cage starts to get the better of his opponent. However, just as Cage is about to win, Bushmaster blows a powder onto him that paralyzes Cage. Bushmaster then kicks Cage over the edge of the bridge and into the water below.[153][162]
As Cage sinks, unable to swim due to his paralysis, he thinks about his parents and starts to lose consciousness. A vision of his father jolts him awake, however, and he finds he has regained mobility, ascending to the surface and catching his breath.[153][163]
Despite Cage's advice, Piranha Jones leaves the safety of the church.[153][163]
Cage staggers back to his father's church and collapses.[153][163]
Cage wakes an hour later and asks after Piranha Jones. Lucas tells him that Jones left half an hour after Cage, on his own accord, and that he did not force him to stay because free will was his God-given gift. Cage worries and realizes he has to find him.[153][163]
Misty Knight tests her new arm on the basketball court, trying to shoot as well as she used to. Tom Ridenhour visits her, asking for her to return to the precinct, and admitting that he has a snitch at Harlem's Paradise. She refuses, but he says to come to him if she changes her mind.[153][163]
Mariah Dillard talks to a group of thugs who work at Harlem's Paradise about there being a snitch among them. She threatens them, stabbing one in the hand, and instructs them to root out the snitch and find Piranha Jones. When they leave, Shades tells her that fear is not always the best tactic, and they need to be better than Cottonmouth and Mama Mabel were. She worries about getting their money back, but Shades promises they will.[153][163]
Luke Cage and James Lucas get in an argument in Lucas' church when Lucas says he worries about him, and Cage accuses him in response of having not been a proper father. Cage leaves, against his father's advice.[153][163]
With Piranha Jones tied to a chair, Sheldon asks him for Mariah Dillard's passwords. Bushmaster hands him a laptop to log in, and threatens him until he eventually does.[153][163]
Back at Pop's Barber Shop, Cage tells Knight about how important it is they find Jones. Knight tells him that she traced the license plate she clocked recently to a taxi place in Brooklyn and they leave to go after the Jamaicans there. She claims she is not his "sidekick" as they go, though Cage disagrees.[153][163]
Cage and Knight follow the man's information, but only find Jones' decapitated head in a fish tank, realizing they have lost.[153][163]
Tilda Johnson plays the keyboard at Harlem's Paradise. When she says to her mother that she should not need to stay in the business, Mariah Dillard says it is not that simple, as the Stoke family needs to maintain the legacy it built. Johnson points out that her mother is a Dillard due to her marriage to Jackson, but Mariah says that while she chose that new start, she still loves her family, and she wants to be able to pass things on to Johnson, so she can pass things on to her own children, and that this would redeem her.[153][163]
Misty Knight talks to Tom Ridenhour at the scene of Jones' head. He reveals that he wants to make a deal with Dillard, which Knight objects to, saying she can feel perfectly comfortable telling him he is doing the wrong thing now, since she no longer works for the force. Nandi Tyler and Mark Bailey show up and try to make Cage and Knight leave. Tyler and Knight get into another argument, but Cage stops it, deciding to leave to find Jones' mother.[153][163]
Ridenhour confronts Dillard at Harlem's Paradise
Tom Ridenhour tells Mariah Dillard about Piranha Jones' death and says that they will likely find information about her insider trading with him. He proposes the deal with her, to put away Shades in return for allowing her to spin the insider trading news to a sympathetic story, but Dillard refuses. He asks that she try to save herself and Tilda Johnson and tells her he knows the truth about Johnson's father, which angers Dillard, telling him to keep her out of matters. Once he has left, she checks her bank account and finds that her money is all gone. She gets angry and Alex Wesley checks on her. She tells him to get Johnson so they can head to a brownstone she owns for safety from Bushmaster.[153][163]
Shades and Comanche discuss the problem of the snitch, and Comanche suggests that it is most likely Sugar. Shades gets a text from Dillard informing him of Piranha Jones' death and tells Comanche as he leaves to keep an eye on Sugar, just as Comanche gets another text from Ridenhour to meet later.[153][163]
Bushmaster talks with his uncle at the tailor store
John McIver has a suit fitted. He talks to Anansi about his mother, and how when he would come home bloodied and bruised, while she would reprimand him, she would also look with pride at the fact he was a fighter. McIver says that he wants Mariah Dillard's soul in revenge for his mother's.[153][163]
After a service, Luke Cage approaches his father, and says that when he was sinking in the water earlier, he thought of his mother and how she never gave up on him. He tells Lucas that he thinks God was trying to let him know that while the world may be his problem, it is not always his fault.[153][163]
Misty Knight goes into a bar, where she notices a man showing interest in her.[153][163]
Assassination of Tom Ridenhour: Comanche goes to see Ridenhour, but they soon realize they have been followed by Shades. Shades steps out and Comanche pretends to have been threatening Ridenhour, saying that he found out this was who Sugar was reporting to, and pulls a gun on him. Ridenhour offers them both deals, but Comanche is eventually forced to shoot him to prevent him from giving away the truth. However, when Ridenhour calls Comanche "Darius", showing he is on a first name basis, Shades' suspicions are confirmed. He works out his alibi as he then turns and shoots his old friend for the betrayal. Comanche starts bleeding out and they reminisce on times together. Unable to watch his friend die slowly, Shades finishes him off with a second shot.[153][163]
Bushmaster ambushes the Stokes women
Mariah Dillard and Tilda Johnson hide in Dillard's brownstone. Bushmaster arrives, breaking down the door. Dillard tries shooting him, but the bullet does nothing. He says he should have recognized Johnson for a Stokes and advances.[153][163]
Knight and the man in the bar get closer, and end up kissing. She is interrupted by a call from Mark Bailey and is left horrified to hear that Tom Ridenhour has been killed, leaving in shock.[153][163]
Bushmaster has Dillard and Johnson tied to chairs in the brownstone.[153][163]
James Lucas tells his son that they have to forgive to move forward, but Cage admits he is not sure if he can.[153][163]
Bushmaster tells Johnson the story of how Buggy Stokes killed his grandfather, Quincy McIver, simply because he wanted a profitable deal with other gangs.[153][163]
Lucas admits to Cage that he blamed him for Cage's mother's sickness.[153][163]
Bushmaster continues to tell his story, saying that after Quincy McIver's death, they went to Kingston to live their life in comfort, until one day the Stokes threw a Molotov cocktail of Bushmaster rum into their home. He recounts that his mother told him to run and he did, but because of doing so, he never saw her again as she was burned alive.[153][163]
Lucas admits that he was wrong to blame Cage, but Cage brings up Willis Stryker, and how his father's lies messed him up.[153][163]
McIver prepares for his revenge on Dillard and lights gasoline on the floor
Bushmaster frees Johnson in order to give her the same decision he had a child: to risk staying and saving her mother, or to run for her own safety, as he lights gasoline on the floor to burn the brownstone down.[153][163]
D. W. Griffith rushes into Lucas' church to tell him about the fire at Dillard's brownstone.[153][163]
Bushmaster takes Harlem's Paradise, with Sheldon by his side as well as Stephanie Miller, who had been a plant within the club.[153][163]
Rescue of Mariah Dillard: Cage breaks into Dillard's brownstone and picks her up, getting her outside to safety. Dillard is surprised he chose to help her, but states that she wishes to hire him.[153][163]
In the precinct, Mariah Dillard tells Tilda Johnson that even now they still will not tell the police or Luke Cage anything, as they as a family deal with things on their own and protect their history.[15][153]
Cage and Misty discuss Rindehour's death
Cage does not understand why there are barely any police around, but officers say they are not at liberty to tell him. Dillard approaches him, still refusing to tell him anything about her connection to Bushmaster. She asks him to protect Johnson, but Cage says he needs to know what he is protecting her from first. Misty Knight arrives with the other officers and pulls him aside, telling him about Tom Ridenhour's death. She says she believes Dillard is behind it, and that he should have left her to burn.[15][153]
Shades visits Janis Jones, Darius' mother. She asks him to tell the truth about her son's death, but he is interrupted by a call from Sugar giving him information. When the call ends, he avoids telling her what really happened, saying simply that he will look after her for Darius and giving her money to help her out.[15][153]
Tilda Johnson admires the fact that Cage has not been burned. He confronts her for lying about knowing Bushmaster when he came to Mother's Touch, and asks her to tell him what she knows, but she insists that she cannot, at her mother's request. She says she just wants things to go back to normal, but he tells her they cannot with her mother's involvement.[15][153]
Nand Tyler talks with Knight mentioning her old partner Brigid O'Reilly
Nandi Tyler tells Misty Knight that she knows her well enough to understand she will not give up and want to persist with her job. She says that officer Callahan is away in Maui and that Brigid O'Reilly has moved to work in New Orleans, so news of her quitting has not spread and she can slip back into the job - and that, being the highest ranking detective now, she is in charge. Mark Bailey enters and reveals they have the other victim's name, just as Luke Cage enters, having seen the photos, and says it is Darius Jones AKA Comanche.[15][153]
Knight realizes that Comanche was someone Cage had mentioned in his sleep the night they slept together, and he explains that he was beaten up by him in Seagate Penitentiary, and that he later saw him at Harlem's Paradise. Knight realizes that Comanche must have been Ridenhour's snitch. She says she needs to focus on the Ridenhour situation, so asks him to help her by following up on Bushmaster himself, in the hope that Dillard will also find out he is still after her and be scared into telling them what they need to know.[15][153]
In Harlem's Paradise, Bushmaster changes the paintings to his own to take ownership. A Styler delivers the news that Dillard and Johnson have been seen at the precinct, saved by Luke Cage. He angrily tears a chair apart and tells the Styler to go.[15][153]
Cage asks Johnson to at least tell him what happened in the brownstone.[15][153]
Johnson explains how bullets had had no effect on Bushmaster, and that he seemed to want vengeance on the Stokes family after they killed his father and mother all over Bushmaster rum.[15][153]
Donovan and Shades interrupt the interrogatory
Knight pressures Dillard to speak her attacker's name. She asks for Tom Ridenhour to enter, believing him a fairer interrogator, and Knight becomes angry, believing Dillard to know about Ridenhour's death since she thinks she is behind it. Dillard, however, is shocked to find out, though Knight is unsure whether she is acting or being genuine. She reveals Comanche's position as a snitch and asks if Shades might even be snitching as well, but Benjamin Donovan arrives with Shades to spring her. Nandi Tyler informs Knight that they have record of Shades' license plate near the crime at the time of the shooting, and Knight has him taken for questioning.[15][153]
Dillard goes to Johnson and Cage, and tells them she and Johnson will leave once Knight is done with Shades.[15][153]
Knight tells Shades that, having analyzed the shots from the night before, the first shot was aimed too high to be done with Ridenhour's dying breath, and the second was a finishing shot from above that could not have been done by Ridenhour. She accuses him of being the killer. Benjamin Donovan criticizes her evidence, saying it is weak. However, he gets a call and when he returns, he suddenly says he is no longer representing Shades, leaving and abandoning him. Knight tells Shades he is going down, and will end up in prison forever.[15][153]
Anansi warns Bushmaster about the negative effects of Nightshade and comments on how savage his crusade is, but McIver ignores him. He calls in the Stylers and says they need to find someone Cage loves and squeeze.[15][153]
Donovan tells Dillard he is leaving because she no longer has any money, and that is all he cared about. Dillard leaves the precinct and a Jamaican immediately starts firing. Cage saves her again and questions the Jamaican, who tells him there is a bounty on Dillard, Johnson, Cage, and everyone Cage loves' heads.[15][153]
Misty Knight interrogates Shades on her own, accusing him of killing Comanche, as well as Zip. She asks him to make a deal to save himself in return for giving them evidence on Dillard, but he refuses. Nandi Tyler enters and takes Knight away.[15][153]
Tyler informs Knight of the shooting outside. Mark Bailey arrives and says their GSR tests on Shades came back negative and he and Tyler explain that they have no evidence, so have to let Shades go.[15][153]
Knight dismisses Shades, but tells him that she knows how long Donovan has helped the Stokes family, so if he stopped helping, it was likely by Dillard's instruction. She reminds him to come to her before Dillard betrays him.[15][153]
Cage warns his father about a possible upcoming attack from Bushmaster
Luke Cage warns his father, James Lucas, that someone could attack him, but Lucas refuses to leave his church.[15][153]
Sugar takes Mariah Dillard back to her burned-down brownstone. Shades arrives and she blames him for bringing a snitch into Harlem's Paradise, even asking if he himself is a snitch. He argues that he dealt with it immediately and that it is her fault he got abandoned, but Dillard explains that Benjamin Donovan left because they cannot pay him. Shades is angered, saying that he warned her not to get involved in the gun deal and just sell her Basquiat painting, but now they are in ruins because of her stubbornness. He suggests that they strike now while Bushmaster is complacent, and they agree to help each other and work together again.[15][153]
Misty Knight and Nandi Tyler enter Harlem's Paradise with officers and a search warrant, discovering that Bushmaster has hired Donovan for himself. They tell Bushmaster they have heard he put a warrant on Dillard and Johnson's heads, but he denies any involvement. The officers do not find any evidence and Knight and Tyler reluctantly leave.[15][153]
In Mother's Touch, Tilda Johnson is scared when her door opens, but finds it is her mother. She accuses Dillard of having tossed her away at birth, but Dillard says Mama Mabel sent her away and that it had upset her. She tells Johnson she has always been in her heart. Johnson tells her she has something to show her.[15][153]
Bushmaster and Anansi talk about how McIver's revenge is driving him crazy
Anansi tells John McIver that while he loves him like a son, he cannot condone his obsession with recreating Nightshade and his crusade, and walks out on him. Shades waits in a car outside the club, seeing him leave.[15][153]
Bushmaster makes more Nightshade, while Luke Cage attends one of his father's services in case he needs to protect him.[15][153]
Attack on James Lucas: Men break into James Lucas' church and start shooting. Cage steps into the path of the bullets to save his father from them, but they chase Lucas. When Cage gets to him, he finds Lucas punching one man in retaliation for shooting Cage. Cage reminds him bullets bounce off, but Lucas proves he still cares for his son, saying that he does not care, they cannot just shoot his child.[15][153]
Skirmish at Mother's Touch: As Johnson tells Dillard about Nightshade at Mother's Touch, they are interrupted by Misty Knight and Nandi Tyler, who warn that shooters have arrived. Stylers shoot into the shop and the group dive for cover. A firefight begins as they break in and Tyler and Knight shoot back, but Cage arrives and stops the attackers. They do not know where might be safe for them to go, but Cage asks Knight to call Danny Rand for a favor.[15][153]
The team arrives at Rand Enterprise Research Facility
Cage, Knight, Lucas, Dillard, and Johnson arrive at an unopened Rand Enterprises Research Facility that Danny Rand has told them about so they can hide. Father Lucas leads them in a prayer circle for protection.[153][164]
Bushmaster arrives at Mother's Touch and is furious to find out that Dillard and Johnson escaped yet again. He instructs to increase the bounty, but says he wants them alive.[153][164]
Tilda Johnson tends to James Lucas' hand, injured after punching his attacker. She gives him atropa belladonna to help him heal, saying it is also called Nightshade. Lucas is concerned it is poisonous, but she says it has curing abilities in low doses. Lucas sees that Johnson is scared, and reassures her he thinks they will get through the night safely.[153][164]
Misty Knight and Luke Cage tell Mariah Dillard to just testify against Bushmaster so they can take him down, but she still refuses, protecting her family. Dillard eventually begins to consider speaking, but says she wants immunity first. Knight is indignant, but Cage is more willing to consider it, which makes Knight angrier.[153][164]
Cage and Knight discuss giving Dillard immunity
Talking in private, Knight tells Cage she cannot accept it after her responsibility with Tom Ridenhour and Candace Miller's deaths. She asks him to testify instead, but he says that a black vigilante ex-con will not play in court, and she would be able to twist things to create reasonable doubt. Cage explains that if they make the deal, they can take down Bushmaster and then, if they are lucky, they can get her on something else.[153][164]
Knight returns to the precinct and finds that Priscilla Ridley has been sent to take charge of things. Knight and Ridley agree to talk in private.[153][164]
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Luke Cage goes to see Mariah Dillard and tells her that she is no good for Harlem, but she responds that Harlem loves her, that she elevates it while he only oversees it. Dillard states that Harlem does not need a hero, but rather a queen.[153][164]
At the precinct, Misty Knight tells Ridley about the deal they want to strike with Dillard and the plan to get her on something else, reluctantly admitting that it is the smart play. Ridley agrees to call DA Blake Tower.[153][164]
Cage drinks coffee with his father
In the research facility, Cage tries to get cocoa from a machine. When it does not work, he becomes frustrated and shakes it hard, but his father steps forward and shows him it simply needs a light tap, advising him to not use brute force all the time, as some things need a lighter touch. Mariah Dillard sneaks around and overhears Lucas and Cage talking. Lucas tells his son he understands the burden he feels due to having his powers and feeling he is responsible for everyone. Cage says he has been struggling since Claire Temple left. His father talks about Johnson having helped heal his hand and Cage says there might be science to it. Lucas replies that science, magic, and faith all come from within, but what comes out when the pressure gets too much is what defines a man and a hero.[153][164]
Riley tells Knight that DA Tower came through with the paperwork. Knight explains that before Ridenhour's death, she was angry with him for wanting to offer a reduced sentence to Dillard, yet now she is agreeing to giving immunity. Ridley reminds her that Ridenhour would want them to stop the biggest current threat: they need to take down Bushmaster, and Knight gives her Dillard's location. However, unbeknown to them, Nandi Tyler stands outside, listening in.[153][164]
Tilda Johnson explains to Cage all she knows
Luke Cage approaches Tilda Johnson and asks about her healing techniques. She explains that she followed in her father, Jackson Dillard's footsteps and got into medicine. She says that the ingredients Bushmaster bought from her were arcane and reminded her of ancient rituals she had heard about, involving using Nightshade to gain strength. Johnson sadly admits, however, that she does not know how to counteract it. Cage requests that she recount everything she knows, and Johnson agrees to, on the condition that he tell her everything he knows about her mother.[153][164]
In Harlem's Paradise, Anansi warns John McIver again that Nightshade is not supposed to be used like this and his body will waste away, but he insists he needs some more just to finish his crusade. Sheldon approaches him and says they still do not have a location on Dillard and Johnson. He says that his other task, growing Nightshade for McIver, is proving difficult, but McIver states sharply that he needs it. Nandi Tyler then enters and tells them she knows where Dillard is, if the offer is still open. Bushmaster happily says it is.[153][164]
Lucas briefly converse with Dillard
Mariah Dillard sits to talk with James Lucas, and their conversation quickly turns to their respective struggles with their children. Dillard asks for photos of Cage when he was younger, tricking Lucas into getting his cell phone out to show her. When he is distracted, she steals the phone off the table.[153][164]
Dillard uses the phone to try calling Shades. He ignores the call, however, as he sits in Gwen's.[153][164]
Tilda Johnson approaches her mother, asking for the truth from her. Her mother tells her that the "Dillard" name was a fantasy of escaping the Stokes family, but that the Stokes family was real. She admits that Johnson's father is in fact not Jackson Dillard, that Jackson was in fact gay and she married him because, while they cared for each other, it also helped the other, "proving" to his family that he was not gay and allowing her daughter, who had already been born, to have a good role model father. Johnson confronts Mariah for killing Cornell Stokes, having been told by Cage, and she says she did it because he loved Uncle Pete more than her. Mariah explains that Pete had been kind to her, until he started coming into her room at night and raping her, eventually getting her pregnant - but Mama Mabel had insisted on not having an abortion. She finishes by confessing that she has never loved Johnson, since every time she looks at her, she sees Pete. Johnson breaks down crying, calling her a monster.[153][164]
Dillard signs the deal with the Harlem Police Department
Knight returns to the research facility and reluctantly gives over the deal to Dillard. As soon as she has signed, Knight calls Priscilla Ridley to say they can take in Bushmaster at Harlem's Paradise. However, when Ridley enters, she and her team find the club empty.[153][164]
Bushmaster and the Stylers arrive outside the research facility to attack and unpack Hammer Industries weaponry. Bushmaster calls out that he just wants "Mariah Stokes", and if they hand her over, they will let the rest of them go.[153][164]
Luke Cage points out that if the roles were reversed, Dillard would have handed him over immediately, which she openly admits. He says, however, that he was raisded better, deciding he has to fight the Stylers instead.[153][164]
Bushmaster declares war. The group inside, minus Cage, run to get away. Cage throws a heavy container out of the building then jumps down to attack, breaking their weapons and knocking them down to get to Bushmaster.[153][164]
Stylers break into the building and shoot at the group inside. Knight uses a bed as a barricade and shoots back.[153][164]
Cage anticipates Bushmaster's use of powder this time and knocks some out of his hand. Sheldon throws Bushmaster a metal club to hit Cage with.[153][164]
After being beaten, McIver swears revenge on Luke Cage
Cage uses a bar to block Bushmaster's club attacks. They knock the weapons from each other's hands and Bushmaster kicks Cage in the face. Mariah Dillard picks up a stray gun inside the building and starts shooting attackers. Bushmaster trues to drive a knife into Cage's eye, but his opponent elbows him in the side and overpowers him. The Jamaican says that if he wants to stop him, he should kill him, but Cage says that he will simply be there to stop him whatever he continutes to try.[153][164]
Police arrive at the scene and arrest Bushmaster and the Stylers. Priscilla Ridley informs Cage and Knight that Dillard has disappeared, but says that they have plenty of evidence from this attack to take Bushmaster in, so without her around they have been able to throw her immunity deal away.[153][164]
Cage and his father sit to talk. James Lucas warns that the darkness he deals with every day could consume him, simply stating that he has to make sure he does not let it. He tells his son he is proud of him and that he loves him, and Cage reciprocates. The father and son hug, and Cage offers to take him to eat.[153][164]
Bushmaster prepares to escape from custody
As he is driven away, Bushmaster tells a story to his guards of how the Jamaican slaves resisted and eventually fought back for independence. He reveals a Hammer Industries explosive in his hand and it detonates, allowing him to escape, but incredibly injured.[153][164]
Returning to Mother's Touch, Tilda Johnson finds Sheldon. He shows her McIver in the corner of the shop, nearly dead from the explosion. Sheldon tells her he needs Nightshade and her help, threatening that if he dies, she will be killed. gets back to Mother's Touch and finds Sheldon, forcing her to help John. She says they will need somewhere quiet.[153][164]
As Dillard walks through the night, Shades finds her. She says she is done denying her true nature and wants what is hers. Shades kisses her, then shows her that he has kidnapped Anansi, keeping him in the car boot.[153][164]
Luke Cage is walking along when he is confronted by several people on the street, asking what he is going to do about Bushmaster. One young man, Torre, says he should act like Daenerys in the recent season of Game of Thrones, but Cage is left bemused.[110][153]
In Pop's Barber Shop, the news reports on Bushmaster's escape 3 days prior. D.W. Griffith shows Cage the new merchandise he has made. Danny Rand arrives and introduces himself to Griffith, who is taken by the idea of a "Power Man and Iron Fist" team-up. Rand agrees to help Cage.[110][153]
Misty Knight checks Nandi Tyler's social media for clues as to her whereabouts, with Tyler having been missing for the last few days.[110][153]
Mariah Dillard returns to Harlem's Paradise following Bushmaster's disappearance. She is annoyed with Ben Donovan for switching sides, but he shows her that he has managed to restore her money through a legal loophole. She makes it clear to him that he is not forgiven and she is in control.[110][153]
Rand tries to get Cage to meditate, but Cage is impatient. Rand then has him talk through his most recent fight with Bushmaster, He lights up the Iron Fist, impressing Griffith, and helps Cage realize that Bushmaster would need medical help somewhere off the books. Cage realizes he is likely at Mother's Touch.[110][153]
As they walk, Rand tells Cage he is more settled now and has found a stillness within.[110][153]
In the precinct, Misty Knight and Priscilla Ridley ask Mark Bailey if he knows anything about Tyler's whereabouts. They reveal that a system was installed recently for recording uses of a key card to get to interrogation rooms, and Tyler used hers at the time Knight told Ridley Mariah Dillard's location. Bailey wants to give Tyler the benefit of the doubt, but reluctantly agrees to help find her as Knight points out she could have a direct link to Bushmaster.[110][153]
In Mother's Touch, Cage finds a shredded piece of clothing Bushmaster was wearing when he fought him, proof that he did come to the shop after. He tells Rand about Nightshade, and Rand wonders whether Bushmaster might have found a way to replicate it. They decide they need to find Tilda Johnson, and to do so, will have to visit her mother.[110][153]
Shades hands Mariah Dillard the Stokes' Revolver, saying he had been holding onto it until he knew he could trust her with it. Anansi is brought before her.[110][153]
Bailey watches security footage and finds Nandi Tyler leaving Harlem's Paradise the night of Bushmaster's attack on the Rand Enterprises research facility. He runs her credit card details and finds an Uber journey.[110][153]
Anansi tells Dillard he can see that she lives in fear, regardless of what she says. Cage and Rand arrive and Dillard has to go downstairs to greet them, so as to prevent them from finding out about her prisoner. Cage tells Rand that it is unlikely that there will be a fight, since the locals will not want to touch someone as rich as him, as money is seen as power in the neighborhood. Cage asks where Johnson is and Dillard says she does not know, then telling Cage to find Bushmaster before she gets to him. The duo decide to leave, and Rand tells Cage he has an idea.[110][153]
Dillard returns to Anansi and admits she is surprised he did not call out. He says their fates are sealed, and nothing they do will get him to give up McIver.[110][153]
Luke Cage and Danny Rand look out over Harlem. Rand then surprises Cage by hitting him, then saying he is impressed that he managed to stand his ground. He then continues to hit Cage, despite Cage's protests, and Cage eventually falls to the ground. Rand tells him he is off balance because he is allowing himself to get angry, and advises him to calm his mind so he can focus. Rand says he has taken Cage to a high point because Mariah Dillard uses Harlem's Paradise's "perch" as a position of power overlooking everything else, but Cage replies that they need to speak to a "rat" if they are to find Bushmaster, since he is laying low.[110][153]
In interrogation, Misty Knight tells Tyler that when they were in school together, she had found out about Tyler setting up a top fellow basketball player called Tasha Bowles to get her kicked off the team so she could be spotted by scouts alone, accusing her of only being out for herself. Tyler says that Dillard deserves to be taken down and there is nothing wrong with taking some leftover money because of it, but Knight angrily says that she still will never acknowledge her selfishness, and walks out.[110][153]
Mariah Dillard admits to Anansi that she knows about her family's history with the McIvers, and says that Buggy Stokes should have finished them all off. Anansi says he has been foolish in feeling sympathetic for Dillard during John McIver's campaign, seeing now why he wants her gone. She asks where he is, but he states that he does not know.[110][153]
Cage and Rand go to Turk Barrett's Shop, with Barrett being the biggest "rat" Cage knows. He smashes a bong, threatening to keep going until Barrett gives him the information he needs, and Barrett gives in, telling Cage that the Jamaicans have taken over a grow house near Rucker Park.[110][153]
Attack on Stylers' Grow House: Luke Cage and Iron Fist team up and break into the Stylers' grow house. With their different skills, they fight through several workers. The duo eventually find themselves surrounded nonetheless, but Cage has Rand punch his powered fist into his resistant hand, now prepared to take the hit unlike when they first met, and the shock wave bowls over all the Stylers around them. Two more men arrive and Cage throws Rand at them, who takes them out with ease. Talking to a worker in the grow house, the duo find out that the Nightshade plant withers without Jamaican soil or sun. Rand and Cage leave the building to burn down, making sure Bushmaster never gets to use the Nightshade grown inside, with Rand saying he has got Rand Enterprises to purchase the building so there is no trouble.[110][153]
Nandi Tyler is taken away to prison. Priscilla Ridley takes Misty Knight aside and tells her that she has read what happened at Midland Circle and respects her sacrifice, as well as being impressed by her handling of Tyler. She says that since her placement is only temporary, she wants to offer Knight the position of captain.[110][153]
Mariah Dillard and Shades walk Anansi down the street to Gwen's. Sugar, being part of the group, feels that what they are doing is too wrong and decides to leave Dillard's service.[110][153]
Massacre at Gwen's: Dillard enters Gwen's and finds Stephanie Miller inside. Realizing she was an insider for Bushmaster, she has her shot through the head, declaring herself as Mariah Stokes as she embraces her family's repertoire. As other Jamaicans start to run, Shades and the rest of her men shoot each and every one. Anansi listens in anguish before being unmasked. Shades shares concerns with Stokes that this was not what they planned, but she says they are simply sending a message to Bushmaster as agreed. She has her men pour flammable Bushmaster rum over Anansi and set it alight, burning him alive. After a few moments of him screaming, she shoots him to finish him off. Shades is concerned by her behavior.[110][153]
Luke Cage and Danny Rand get food together at Connie Lin's new restaurant, Genghis Connie's Too. Rand says he was impressed by Cage's focus earlier, and says that he does not have to carry his burden alone, as Rand is also defending the same island and city. Rand admits that Claire Temple asked him to check on Cage, concerned about him, and says to remember that he, Misty Knight, Jessica Jones, and Temple have his back. He advises Cage not to be stubborn, having been stubborn himself in the past and seen what problems it creates. The conversation settles and Cage tries to get Rand to admit Shou-Lao is not real, irritating Rand, who cannot believe that Cage can accept all the other weird things in their lives, but not a dragon.[110][153]
Cage observes the atrocity of the Massacre at Gwen's
Luke Cage looks at the dead bodies in Gwen's, having been called by Misty Knight. He tells her she was right, that he should have let her burn, but she reassures him that he could not have foreseen this. Knight takes a look at the bullet casings and works out that they could be from a revolver. Meanwhile, Cage spots a blood trail from a survivor who escaped, and they realize they need to find them before Stokes's people find and kill them.[153][168]
Alex Wesley shows Mariah Stokes a safe panic room underground with a biometric scanner, so they can be protected when Bushmaster inevitable attacks.[153][168]
The Defender of Harlem interrogates Italian mobsters in Queens
Cage questions Italian mobsters in Queens to check that they were not involved, and they confirm it. He lets Knight know, and she has him check his texts, to which she has sent a security video of Ingrid Mackintosh that they pulled, leaving Gwen's alive. He goes to find her.[153][168]
Priscilla Ridley tells Knight that they have press asking numerous questions, having already heard about the massacre and with Karen Page requesting a quote. With the commissioner having asked specifically for Knight, Ridley instructs her to field the press questions herself, hoping it will also be a step forward in her career.[153][168]
As Knight answers questions, dodging the query of whether there is a survivor, Cage checks the hospital and is advised to check a neighborhood infirmary.[153][168]
Seeing Knight's avoidance of the question about a survivor, Mariah Stokes realizes there must be one. Shades enters and they work out that it must be Ingrid Mackintosh. He asks why she did what she did, but Stokes simply replies that Bushmaster came at her; she did not start the fight between them. She instructs him to focus on his gangster side and find and kill Mackintosh for her.[153][168]
Knight and Bailey analyze their findings
Misty Knight asks Mark Bailey if any .38 guns were found with Anansi's body, explaining that the revolver shot was an anomaly among the other shots, and that Candace Miller was killed with a .38.[153][168]
John McIver's body struggles to survive, but Sheldon tells Tilda Johnson to keep going, as McIver can take it. He tells her of how McIver was the only one to survive a vaccine given to Jamaican children when they were young, as well as informing Johnson of what her great-grandmother, Mama Mabel, did to McIver's family in the 1980s, burning John's house down and killing his mother, trapped inside.[153][168]
Bailey reports back to Knight that the revolver has been found to indeed be the same .38 used to kill Miller. Reading the report, Knight works out that it is an old model likely kept as a trophy piece, and that it could help them take down Stokes.[153][168]
In Harlem's Paradise, Stokes meets with Hai-Qing Yang about getting into the heroin business, leaving behind her previous assertion to not deal in drug trade.[153][168]
Luke Cage finds Ingrid Mackintosh in one of the infirmaries and prepares to help her.[153][168]
Attack on Ingrid Mackintosh: Cage steps outside to check on the West Indian Day Parade and see if he can slip Mackintosh into the crowd. As she is left momentarily unattended, Shades arrives, finding her himself. He holds a gun to her and prepares to shoot, but cannot bring himself to, eventually leaving. Cage returns and Mackintosh says she wants to see her husband's body and asks him to kill Stokes, but he asks that she help him take her down the right way, coming in to the precinct to testify. Mackintosh does not want to relive the suffering, agreeing only to go to her friend's restaurant for now.[153][168]
Cage and Mackintosh slip into the crowd.[153][168]
Tilda Johnson reminds Sheldon that it is a risk to administer any more Nightshade to John McIver, but he insists that she take that risk. McIver writhes in pain, but makes it through, and the substance saves his life.[153][168]
Ingrid Mackintosh tells Cage about McIver's past. She says again that she just wants to see Anansi's body. Cage texts Knight to let her know he has Mackintosh.[153][168]
Meanwhile, Knight checks archived records for the same type of revolver. She finds that the same gun was previously used to kill Peter Stokes, now having proof that it belongs to the Stokeses.[153][168]
In Harlem's Paradise, Mariah Stokes hallucinates Mama Mabel and Pistol Pete, haunted by their impact on her.[153][168]
Sheldon is contacted, finding out about Anansi's death, and cries as he tries to pass on the news to McIver.[153][168]
Priscilla Ridley tells Knight that they need the actual gun or Ingrid Mackintosh's testimony to take down Stokes.[153][168]
Cage calls Knight to let her know that Mackintosh is not able to testify and wants to go back to Jamaica with Anansi's body. He tells her he has accepted that they need to find another way to take down Stokes, as it should not be at the cost of Mackintosh's sanity.[153][168]
Sheldon and Bushmaster visit Gwen's, with Johnson in tow. Bushmaster decides to let Johnson go, and thanks her for her help.[153][168]
Stokes starts flirting with Alex Wesley, and Shades walks in, unimpressed by her behavior. He forces Wesley to leave, saying she has broken the rules of the streets by killing innocent people. She works out that he did not kill Ingrid Mackintosh, reminding him that if she testifies and takes her down, she will take him down as well. However, Shades says he is done, telling Stokes she lost her heart. She tries to seduce him back into working with her, saying how he made her feel when he helped her after killing Cottonmouth, but he does not fall for it. As he walks away, she brings up his brief homosexual relationship with Comanche that she has surmised happened in the past, mocking him and saying she wished she had killed Comanche herself. He retaliates, angrily throttling her before stopping and walking away, saying she is not worth the effort. After he has left, Tilda Johnson enters and asks if she was behind the restaurant killing. Stokes readily confirms it, and Johnson says she is done with her, leaving.[153][168]
Shades approaches Misty Knight. He says Mariah Stokes has gone too far this time and that he is willing to help her take Stokes down, willingly allowing himself to be cuffed.[153][168]
Luke Cage takes Ingrid Mackintosh to Anansi's body, where they find John McIver looking at the body himself. The men leave Mackintosh to grieve and talk outside. McIver thanks him for helping her, but Cage simply tells him to walk away. He refuses, saying he does not look forward to having to kill Cage.[153][168]
As Cage walks, he notices Sugar tailing him. He turns, suspicious, but Sugar explains that he has good intentions and wants to discuss what to do about the chaos on the streets of Harlem, since the neighborhood still needs a leader.[153][168]
D. W. Griffith dances with his girlfriend, Aisha Axton, at a party. Some partygoers take a drug for a high, but instead become aggressive and violent, attacking others at the party. People restrain them, and the drug packet falls to the floor, labelled "Bushmaster".[153][169]
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Bethany, Ward Meachum's sponsor, becomes pregnant, unintentionally, after sleeping with Meachum.[170]
At Pop's Barber Shop, Axton and Griffith tell Luke Cage about the Bushmaster drug. Griffith assumes Bushmaster is behind it, but Cage is not so sure. Sugar enters and tells Cage about Mariah Stokes meeting with Hai-Qing Yang and getting into the drug business.[153][169]
Shades sleeps in the precinct. Priscilla Ridley and Misty Knight discuss whether they should work with him, with Ridley suspicious that he wants to clear Stokes from the scene to take over himself, but Knight wanting simply to make sure they take down Stokes and get closure on Candace Miller's death, as well as catching Ridenhour's killer.[153][169]
Battle at Yangsi Gonshi Warehouse: At the Yangsi Gonshi warehouse, Bushmaster goes to attack Hai-Qing Yang for spreading the "Bushmaster" drug. Yang reveals, however, that he has lured him into a trap, as Yangsi Gonshi men pull guns and start firing. Luke Cage arrives, jumping in to protect Bushmaster from being killed, using his bulletproof body as a shield. He then prepares to fight the hatchet-wielding men, but tells McIver that if he kills anyone, he is on his own. The Jamaican reluctantly agrees and the enemies fight back-to-back, taking out all the attackers. When they are finished, however, Bushmaster insists again that anyone who gets in his way against Stokes will die. He threatens to explode the place with another Hammer Industries explosive charge, and Cage is forced to take it into his hands and contain the explosion. Bushmaster slips away as he is knocked backwards by the force.[153][169]
Tilda Johnson vistis Cornell Stokes' grave
Tilda Johnson visits Cornell Stokes' grave and thanks him for introducing her to music, as well as, despite her being a reminder of the incest in the family, accepting her nonetheless.[153][169]
Luke Cage visits Mariah Stokes at Harlem's Paradise. He says her nickname, "Black Mariah", is starting to ring true, and that he will not save her a third time. She says they have a relationship, which he refutes, insisting he hates her. Stokes responds that she has always been able to count on him, more than anyone else, but Cage tells her he is going to leave her and Bushmaster to deal with each other at this point. Stokes makes a call to arrange a party at Harlem's Paradise for the night, hoping to fill it with people to provide a human shield.[153][169]
In the precinct, Patricia Wilson serves as Shades' attorney in a recorded testimony. He testifies that he and Comanche were hired by Albert Rackham at Seagate Penitentiary to beat "Carl Lucas", later known as Luke Cage, saying that this will relate to Stokes once he gets to tell the full story.[153][169]
Luke Cage walks along the street in Harlem, and the radio reports on the party happening at Harlem's Paradise that night.[153][169]
Bushmaster and Tilda Johnson work together to take down Mariah Dillard
Tilda Johnson visits Sheldon and Bushmaster, passing on that her mother was indeed behind the massacre at Gwen's. She explains that there are secret tunnels under the club from Prohibition that she knows about, so she can sneak him in, then offers him a super-shot of Nightshade that could double his strength, but should not be taken at once as it could destroy his body and mind. He insists the cost and risk are worth it for everyone he will be avenging.[153][169]
Shades' testimony continues, as he talks about the attack on Pop's Barber Shop and Tone accidentally killing Pop, as well as Cage defending a child, who Patricia Wilson realizes was Lonnie, her son. He tells of Cottonmouth throwing Tone from the roof, and Patricia Wilson recuses herself from the case, finding him indefensible.[153][169]
Getting back to the barber shop, Cage talks to D. W. Griffith and Sugar about the party being thrown. Cage explains that Stokes is arranging a crowd so that he will be motivated to come and help if Bushmaster attacks, to help the innocent people. He says that living constantly on edge like he does is damaging, and the problem that if he saves Mariah Stokes, she will just ruin someone else's life.[153][169]
Cage walks to the high point over Harlem that Danny Rand had taken him to, mulling over what to do that evening.[153][169]
Knight takes a break from the interrogation
Shades continues to confess, telling the full truth about bribing, tricking, and killing Candace Miller and Stokes killing Cottonmouth and Anansi. As the interrogation takes a break, Misty Knight steps outside and is overcome with emotion, having finally got justice for Candace Miller, but also confirmation that her mistake, dropping her phone, was what allowed Shades to trick the young woman, as well as having to relive the tragedy. She takes a breath, composes herself, and heads back in to ask about Tom Ridenhour.[153][169]
When Knight asks, Shades is forthcoming, explaining about finding Comanche to be the snitch, and his decision to shoot both Ridenhour and his friend. Unbeknown to him, Priscilla Ridley has invited Comanche's mother, Janis Jones, to listen in and hear the truth. Knight tells Shades they need the .38 gun, which he had not been aware was used to kill Peter Stokes, but he says they should get a warrant and retrieve it themselves. Ridley brings Jones in, and Shades is stunned, realizing what he has just confessed before her. She spits in his face before allowing herself to be escorted out, and Knight sits Shades back down, telling him he needs to give them the revolver's location.[153][169]
Bushmaster prepares for his attack. Sheldon says he cannot lose him, his last remaining family, but Bushmaster insists he cannot lose, and will get justice tonight.[153][169]
Cage dresses and heads to the party to help.[153][169]
Shades is taken to Harlem's Paradise under the guise of going alone, in fact carrying a hidden microphone and accompanied by Misty Knight, hidden downstairs. He goes upstairs to talk to Stokes, with Knight listening in. Meanwhile, Cage arrives at the club. KRS-One performs and Cage walks through the crowd. He and Stokes spot each other, with her mouthing "I told you so", mocking him for coming to save her after she predicted as such. Shades starts questioning Stokes about her work with the Yangsi Gonshi to extract a confession, but she says she does not know how she feels about him yet.[153][169]
Cage talks to Knight, finding out her plan, but says he is not sure it will work, adding that he is working on a plan of his own.[153][169]
Bushmaster meets with Tilda Johnson, who is prepared to take him to the secret entrance on the proviso he does not kill anyone other than her mother.[153][169]
Listening in on the conversation, Knight hears as Stokes tells Shades she is taking him to the "lair". Knight is concerned, not knowing where that is.[153][169]
Shades is threatened by Stokes's gun
Stokes takes Shades to the safe room. When he says that he hopes they can make things how they were, she says they cannot as she suddenly pulls the Stokes' revolver on him.[153][169]
Bushmaster walks the secret tunnels under the club. He takes the super-shot of Nightshade and breaks into the main hall. Partygoers evacuate as gunshots go off.[153][169]
Stokes opens Shades' shirt and her suspicions are confirmed as she sees his wired mic. She calls him a snitch, but is distracted when Shades notices the security footage showing Bushmaster's arrival.[153][169]
Bushmaster fights his way up the stairs and Luke Cage follows him, engaging him in another duel as he tries to stop the Jamaican. Cage is surprised, however, by his improved strength, and Bushmaster manages to kick him through the same window Stokes once pushed Cottonmouth through.[153][169]
Bushmaster then makes his way to the safe room, pummelling the reinforced door and creating dents in the metal. Shades has Stokes give him the revolver, acting like he is simply asking as a survival technique, being the better shot, for their mutual benefit, but also wanting to acquire the revolver for Knight.[153][169]
Knight rouses Cage and they rush to the safe room. Bushmaster breaks in and Shades shoots at him, but he dodges the bullet with enhanced reflexes. Before he can get to Stokes, Cage and Knight engage him, but he easily takes Knight down before then throwing Cage into the wall. He advances on Stokes again, only to be caught by Cage, who has got back up. Shades shoots at him again, but the bullets bounce off Cage, who is standing in the way as he fights him. Bushmaster manages to get to Stokes and begins to squeeze on her head, but Knight distracts him and Cage assaults him again, this time hitting him with an uppercut, before putting him in a headlock. Stokes encourages him to kill the Jamaican, who wrestles to break free, and Cage considers it, but Knight convinces him not to.[153][169]
Shades, Misty Knight and Luke Cage after the battle with Bushmaster
Relinquishing his grip momentarily, Bushmaster elbows Cage in the face and slips out, jumping through the window to escape. The police arrive, led by Priscilla Ridley, but they inform the others that McIver has gotten away.[153][169]
Shades then hands Misty Knight the Stokes' revolver, to her delight. She immediately takes the opportunity to turn on Mariah Stokes and cuff her. Stokes insists that the public will be on her side, but the others are uninterested and the police escort her away. Knight tells Cage she is glad for a win, but he states that it is not over yet.[153][169]
6th[]
Following Mariah Stokes's arrest, the streets lose their normal rules, without the hierarchy to keep them in place. Cuchifritos, a Puerto Rican shop run for a very long time by a man called Hector and always left out of the crime in Harlem, is robbed by three men, who hit Hector across the head.[153][23]
DA Blake Tower represents the prosecution against Mariah Stokes in court, as Benjamin Donovan defends her. Misty Knight happily tells Luke Cage that it would seem Stokes is finished, while Rosalie Carbone arrives to attend. There is an outburst in the court from the parents of some of Stokes's victims, who are escorted out. Judge Amanda Garmon decides to remand her to Rikers Island until trial, but Stokes stands to speak. She says that Harlem cannot survive without the figurative wall the Stokes family have built around the neighborhood, that without her, Harlem is in serious trouble.[153][23]
The police and Luke Cage find increased crime and killings across Harlem, aligning with Stokes's comments.[153][23]
Misty Knight gets in a fight on the streets, stopping a criminal.[153][23]
Misty Knight visits Tilda Johnson at Mother's Touch and accuses her of helping Bushmaster. She denies this, but tells Knight to stop looking around without a warrant. Knight highlights how she is starting to sound like her mother, but leaves. Once she is gone, Sheldon and Ingrid Mackintosh bring Bushmaster out from the back room, where Johnson has been keeping him as he struggles, following his use of the Nightshade super-shot. Johnson tells Mackintosh he needs to be taken to Jamaica for the proper healing herbs. McIver tells Johnson that Stokes must burn.[153][23]
Shades returns to Pop's Barber Shop to talk with the Defender of Harlem
As Sugar, Griffith, and Cage try to work out who is behind the current chaos on the streets, ruling out the Koreans and Dominicans, Shades enters through the back of the barber shop, telling him he does not know anything and that it is clearly the Italians. Cage is reluctant to trust him, but he says he would have no motive, being publicly known as a snitch. He says that street rules are being broken without a ruler of the system, including innocent people's deaths, and that Rosalie Carbone is moving in to take over Harlem. Shades recommends that someone else, who loves Harlem and would overturn the system, take over, pushing Cage to be the one, and Cage exchanges a look with Sugar, having previously discussed similar matters.[153][23]
Attack on Mariah Stokes: As Mariah Stokes is walked through Rikers Island, two inmates ambush her guard and use shivs to stab her. They corner Stokes and pour kerosene over her, declaring that they work for Rosalie Carbone as one strikes a match. However, they then have their throats slit by two other inmates, whose leader, Kalinda Potter, walks in, reminding Stokes of who she is - one of Mama Mabel's prostitute employees, previously nicknamed "Sunflower". Potter says she will protect Stokes if she pays her, and Stokes pretends to agree. She then asks for a knife to carve up her attacker, but when she is handed one, she slices Potter's throat, then telling the inmates she is in charge, and will pay them for help. Stokes calls Benjamin Donovan to bring money.[153][23]
Raid of Rosalie Carbone's Office: Luke Cage breaks into Rosalie Carbone's office, knocking her men aside as he makes his way through the building. He gets to Carbone, but is attacked from behind by a man pulling a bag over his head, hoping to suffocate him. Cage nonetheless wrestles free and tells Carbone to leave Harlem. She refuses, saying it is her home, and that he cannot kill her, as it would cause vengeful attacks in the neighborhood. Cage responds that he could nonetheless make her life hell if he wants, disrupting all of her business, but offers her terms, saying he will stay away so long as she keeps away from certain areas. She asks how much he would accept for her to hire him, but he insists he cannot be bought.[153][23]
Tilda Johnson sees Bushmaster off as Sheldon and Ingrid Mackintosh get him into a car, starting their journey back to Jamaica with Anansi's body. Sheldon says she is a good woman, and Johnson says that she hopes she gave Bushmaster even a little peace, glad she at least is no longer paying for her mother's sins.[153][23]
Meeting with Stokes in prison, Donovan tells her that the money will be sorted and untraceable. She asks what they might do about Shades, and Donovan says he is untouchable after going on record. However, Stokes suggests that they play the angle to the court that she was a vulnerable widow preyed on and manipulated by a younger man, and Donovan likes it, pointing out that they can take advantage of certain confessions to create reasonable doubt on her case. She then states that everyone involved with her work needs to be killed to prevent any potential testimonies, apart from him, family members, and Sugar, who was kind to her.[153][23]
Alex Wesley turns up at Mother's Touch, asking Tilda Johnson for shelter as he is scared he will be killed soon, but knows Stokes would not go after someone protected by her daughter. Johnson, however, says she cannot help him and, despite his pleas, has him leave.[153][23]
Sugar approaches Luke Cage as he looks out over Harlem. He talks about how he came to know Stokes in the first place. Cage says he wants to do his best to broker a peace for Harlem.[153][23]
Shades is attacked in the street by a shooter hired by Stokes and Donovan. He reacts fast, stopping the man and killing him instead, taking his phone to call and arrange a meeting with Stokes.[153][23]
Mark Bailey and Misty Knight turn up at the scene of another killing: Alex Wesley, with his mother crying over the body. Tilda Johnson watches on and makes a phone call.[153][23]
Shades meets with Mariah Stokes in prison. He says that he honestly loved her and still does, but that they could have been out in Harlem at the top of the game if she had just listened to him and given him the club or sold the Basquiat painting. Before he leaves, he advises her to trust nobody in prison, spitefully saying that she is a natural at being out only for herself. Benjamin Donovan enters and informs Stokes that Johnson has just called, ready to see her.[153][23]
Alex Wesley's body is taken away, and Luke Cage expresses to Misty Knight his surprise that she would even have him killed. He says he needs to see Stokes for closure, but Knight refuses. Walking away, Cage then calls Foggy Nelson to get Benjamin Donovan's number.[153][23]
Johnson visits her mother in Rikers Island. Stokes apologizes for being horrible last time they spoke, saying that being raped left her unable to feel love for her daughter. She insists again that she is necessary for Harlem, so will end up free at trial, and says that they can start again when she gets out. Johnson is dismayed and says that her mother has pushed everyone who ever cared about her away. Stokes insists that her pushing away Johnson has left her better off, saying her daughter can never be hurt by people, prepared for rejection in life by her early heartbreak, but Johnson cannot believe she sees this as a positive. Stokes asks her to look in on Harlem's Paradise, calling it home. Johnson stands up and approaches her mother, saying, "I love you, mother," and kissing her quickly on the lips. When she leaves, Donovan returns, saying a surprising person has called. Stokes points out that Johnson called her "mother", not "mommy", realizing she did not mean anything she said. She says she needs to do something official with him, before asking who it was who called.[153][23]
Stokes changes her will with Donovan, deciding to give Harlem's Paradise to Luke Cage rather than Johnson, believing it should go to someone who also loves Harlem, and convinced the power it comes with will corrupt him.[153][23]
Returning to Harlem's Paradise, Johnson finds Cornell Stokes' keyboard and sits to start playing. As she plays the tune she demonstrated to her mother before, she sings to herself about her mother's sins and damage, and leaving them behind, even if that comes at a cost. Meanwhile, in different locations, Cage continues to walk, Misty Knight trains, and Shades sits and looks at an old photo of the Rivals.[153][23]
Cage arrives at Rikers Island, being the one who called Donovan. He says he has repaired her figurative "wall" around Harlem and brokered peace, telling her not to kill anyone else and jeopardize that. She calls Cage the catalyst for finding who she really is, which he scoffs at. Nonetheless, she says Harlem will need a king, and that she is glad it is him. He replies that she will never get out of here and that he will be the last person to walk away from her life, but before she can retort, she suddenly coughs up blood, and realizes that Johnson has poisoned her.[153][23]
In Harlem's Paradise, knowing the beso de la araña will be taking effect, Johnson considers her actions, while wiping it off of her own lips.[153][23]
Stokes collapses, and Cage tells her that there is no saving her this time, but that he will keep her company. She tells him the poison burns, which he says is good, feeling she deserves it. She tells him that they are not done yet, but dies in his arms, killed by her daughter.[153][23]
Shades is arrested by the Harlem Police Department
Misty Knight and Mark Bailey find Shades, telling him he is under arrest, since his deal was reliant on Stokes's successful conviction, void now that she is dead. She also says that they have found evidence connecting him to the Atreus Plastics dealings and gun sales, and Shades is reluctantly impressed by Stokes managing to plant things to take him down. He is taken away in cuffs.[153][23]
Tilda Johnson visits Joel Spurlock to discuss her mother's body. He asks if she wants a decorative coffin, but Johnson says to simply cremate her, and that she does not care about her ashes. When Spurlock calls her Ms. Stokes, Johnson corrects him, stating that the last Stokes just died; she is Tilda Johnson.[153][23]
Back at Pop's Barber Shop, Cage talks to D.W. Griffith and Sugar about Stokes's death. Cage says he does not know how to feel about her thanking him before she died, and Griffith admits he has not felt so weird since the election on November 9. Sheldon enters and tells them not to worry, simply stating that he has heard the news and that Harlem is in the right hands now. Cage admits to Griffith that he has been getting involved to sort things between the different gangs, and Griffith is unimpressed, saying he has become a crime boss. Cage explains that he is the only person in a position to take over who cannot be corrupted, saying he can "make Harlem great again", which Griffith points out sounds too much like Donald Trump. He says that if Cage is going to enter this business, he can no longer live at the barber shop, as it is the vital neutral place, "Switzerland", in the neighborhood. Cage accepts this as fair. When Benjamin Donovan asks to speak, Cage respects Griffith's assertion, taking it outside.[153][23]
Cage and Johnson are taken to Harlem's Paradise to hear Donovan read Stokes's will. In it, she has given Johnson Cornell Stokes' keyboard, but, to both's surprise, gifted the club to Cage. Johnson is angry, walking out. Cage, meanwhile is stunned. When Donovan asks if he wants it, he says that no, he does not want it, and ideally it should be burned to the ground.[153][23]
16th[]
Tyrone Johnson watches as Tandy Bowen follows home a woman from her and her mother's therapy group. Bowen angrily breaks the axle on the car belonging to the woman's abusive husband, but Johnson perceives it as the woman's car.[173][174]
17th[]
Fitz studies the work on his walls from the last 4 months.[108][142]
Performers play in Harlem's Paradise again. Meanwhile, at Pop's Barber Shop, D. W. Griffith puts up a sign asking for new employees, having given all his merchandise money to keep the barber shop going.[153][23]
Cage stands in the roost of Harlem's Paradise, having taken it on despite his reluctance, knowing it is necessary. Misty Knight visits him concerned about his behavior. He says that this is the only way, with her enforcing the written rules and him enforcing the unwritten ones, but Knight is troubled by him seemingly no longer caring about the law. She tells him that if he starts losing himself and becoming a fool, she will not hesitate to take him down. Sugar enters and tells him Rosalie Carbone and Anibal Izqueda have arrived to talk. Knight leaves, giving one last worried look into the room as Cage speaks in secret with Sugar.[153][23]
A song is performed in the club chronicling Cage's deeds over recent years. Meanwhile, Tilda Johnson enters the club, and Misty Knight and Priscilla Ridley watch on in the crowd, as Carbone and Izqueda wait for Cage. Sugar informs him that Claire Temple has arrived, but he asks Sugar to tell her to go home, not able to get her involved in what he is now doing, nor hear her reprimands.[153][23]
James Lucas' words about what defines a hero resound in Cage's head as he sits down in what used to be Stokes's chair, uncertain of whether he will manage to maintain his moral center.[153][23]
Ballblaster Hooligan's October 2017 issue is delivered to Leo Fitz, including, for the fourth time in a row, another letter he sent to the editor.[108][130]
Paul Lantom and Maggie Grace take Matt Murdock to the laundry room under the chapel, away from the Saint Agnes Orphanage children, where he can stay. Grace talks to Murdock about his assertion that he has no friends, and he says that he has paid a price for letting people in, and will not make that mistake again. Murdock explains that he put himself through so much in the belief that he might be a soldier for God, but has suffered too much, and is sick of trying to live a life abiding by God's will. Grace hands him her crucifix, but he tosses it aside, and says that he now knows he would rather die as the Devil of Hell's Kitchen than keep living the life of Matt Murdock.[92][93]
Wilson Fisk makes an omelette in prison. Benjamin Donovan arrives and reports that there have been some setbacks with Vanessa Marianna's return, as the federal government have decided to charge her as an accessory. He asks them to leave.[92][93]
Murdock gets his bearings in the church basement, trying to use clicks to locate things like he did when his senses were sharper. Sister Grace visits him with a hot toddy, and berates him for his self-pity. She says she saw his father fight several times, and that he went down often, but never stayed down.[92][93]
Murdock lies in bed, but struggles to sleep.[92][93]
25th[]
Matt Murdock reassumes his training after sixteen months
When Murdock wakes, he finds a nasal kettle. He pours water through his nose and ends up washing out blood clogging up his nose and throat. Once he has, he touches his mirror, and starts to feel vibrations. Touching his glass and then the floor, he feels the same vibrations, and starts to become hopeful that he might not have lost everything. Murdock takes off his socks and starts slowly running around the basement, finding that in feeling the vibrations of the ground and his surroundings, he can sense where things are better. Strapping his shoes on, Murdock starts exercising through push-ups, pull-ups, and handstand push-ups. Murdock stuffs a bag with linen to serve as a punching bag, and starts training with it, though hurts his back when he tries to kick it. Maggie Grace returns with food, finding him punching the bag. He tells her he can feel the subway trains passing below them, and that he can smell that she specifically bought beef ravioli. She notices his senses' improvement. Murdock continues with his training.[92][93]
Ward Meachum has his new assistant, Katie, start badgering his sister Joy's new assistant for information about what she is doing and where she will be.[177]
The following section contains information from media marked as Dubious Canon.
Ambush on the Golden Tigers: An armored Yangsi Gonshi van is moving funds through Chinatown when they are attacked by members of the rival gang, the Golden Tigers. The Tigers take the van and begin to drive, when they are ambushed by Iron Fist. He punches the truck's front from the side, rendering it immovable, then attacks the drivers. The remaining Golden Tigers open fire on Iron Fist, but he shields himself with the van's doors, before leaping out and kicking their guns away. As they move in with knives, he engages them in combat, besting his opponents. However, when he finds himself surrounded, he punches the ground, sending a shockwave to knock all his assailants down. He checks they are Golden Tigers before leaving as sirens approach.[182][183]
Rand returns to Chikara Dojo and delivers Colleen Wing food, as she is still working in the early hours. Wing sees the news about his latest fight, and he tells her he was just trying to keep the peace. They retire to bed together.[182][183]
Davos visits Hai-Qing Yang, feeling he has reneged on a promise in demanding more money for a shipment he ordered. When hatchet-carrying Yangsi Gonshi surround Davos, he decides to leave to discuss terms with his "partner". As he walks out, however, Yang tells a story to caution him not to think too highly of himself, but Davos retorts by attacking the two men at the door, stealing their hatchets and killing them both as a warning, saying not to raise the price again.[182][183]
Danny Rand banters with his colleague, Albert, at his new job at Royal Al Moving. Albert notices the closed street from the attack in the night and explains that he nearly joined the Yangsi Gonshi at age 12, and his friend did, soon ending up dead.[182][183]
Rand finds Albert talking to a woman on the street. He approaches her himself and asks about her camera, and she explains that she takes photographs to narrow her field of vision, later going on to draw what she sees. She introduces herself as "Mary" and leaves.[182][183]
Having tracked the box to a man named Frank Choi, Wing goes to visit his furniture store, but finds it closed. She is informed that he has a cousin, Henry Yip, who runs a restaurant nearby called the Silver Lotus.[182][183]
Attack on Henry Yip: Wing finds Yip being threatened by a trio of young men on the street. She chases them off, and Yip explains they wanted protection money. When she asks about his cousin, Choi, he claims to not have a cousin by that name and enters his restaurant, leaving her outside.[182][183]
Danny Rand meets with Ward Meachum in an elevator. Meachum teases him for getting a manual job, but Rand says that he wants to prove himself and not just live off privilege. They both realize that they thought the other had called this meeting, but neither did, wondering who must have arranged it. Joy Meachum opens the door, revealing herself to be the organizer. She says she is divesting from Rand Enterprises, which Ward takes badly. He says he thought their arguing was behind them, but Joy says that she cannot just easily forgive all the years he lied about their father. Rand steps in and says that they should let Joy leave if she wants, being able to decide that himself since he owns the majority of the company. Ward storms out, calling it a mistake. Joy then escorts Rand to the door, and he wishes her well with her endeavors.[182][183]
Mary returns home to find Walker's message
Mary gets home and finds a note she left for herself on the wall, telling her not to leave the house. She calmly takes it and folds it so it cannot be read anymore, before noticing another note, "Stop moving things around." Beginning to panic about her dissociative identities, she puts on running water - a trigger to keep her pleasant personality stable.[182][183]
Rand gets back home to Chikara Dojo, and Colleen Wing shows him the crest on the box from the center, matching her katana's family crest. She wonders if it is a family heirloom, showing Rand the comb inside and explaining that it reminded her of her mother combing her hair, saying that her mother was the only one in her family who did not push her away. When she tells him about Henry Yip and his restaurant, Rand suggests they go there for dinner in the hope of an opportunity to speak to him.[182][183]
Ward Meachum becomes impatient at a narcotics anonymous meeting. He walks out, and his sponsor, Bethany, follows. Meachum tells her the meetings do not help, as he wants to change things he cannot, and walks to a nearby closet. She follows again, joining him in the closet, where the pair have sex - a common occurrence between them.[182][183]
Davos returns to Joy Meachum's apartment, with her being the partner he mentioned to Hai-Qing Yang, as the two have been working together in secret to take down Danny Rand. Davos tells Meachum about Yang raising the price, and she tells him about her meeting with Ward and Rand, having struggled to look them in the eye and keep what they are planning a secret, especially when Rand was kind to her. Davos asks if she is wavering, but she insists she is not.[182][183]
Danny Rand and Colleen Wing eat at the Silver Lotus. Rand tells Wing that the Hand have left a power vacuum, and that has led to a Triad war brewing in Chinatown. As they sit, the group of young men Wing stopped earlier walk in, heading into the kitchens and threatening the workers for money.[182][183]
Wing goes in after them, and they are frustrated to see her again. She warns that they are in over their heads. She kicks one guy into the kitchen equipment and tells them to walk away, just as Rand notices Golden Tigers arriving at the restaurant.[182][183]
When the young men refuse to leave, Rand heads out to slow down the Tigers, leaving Wing to deal with them. He lies, saying Yip is outside and that his girlfriend has gone into the kitchens to complain, meanwhile Wing fights the young men, using kitchen utensils at her disposal to knock them down. She is eventually confronted by one swinging a chain.[182][183]
The group of Tigers' leader pulls a knife on Rand, and he quickly disarms him, punching him in the face before he can attack. The other Tigers pull knives themselves to retaliate. Wing manages to catch the young man's chain, pulling it around him then beating him down as she continues to fight the group. Rand engages the two other Golden Tigers in a fight himself. Wing beats the young men to the ground, instructing them again to go. Rand prepares to use the Iron Fist on the Tigers, Wing catches him, telling him to stop. Henry Yip steps out and insists there is no problem, and the trio of Tigers leave. Wing asks him again about Frank Choi, and Yip replies that his cousin is hiding from the Golden Tigers, owing them money.[182][183]
As the couple walk home, they are stopped on the street by Davos, who says that if Rand had come home to K'un-Lun, maybe they would have stopped it from falling, also chastising him for allying with someone from the Hand. He takes Rand with him, saying he has matters to discuss.[182][183]
Davos talks to Rand by the river, asserting that he has forgotten his responsibilities and what Master Shifu taught them, testing him with martial arts moves they used to learn and saying he would not have won their duel without Lei Kung's help. He grabbing his old friend by the throat and accusing him of cowardice, while insulting and belittling Colleen Wing. They end up fighting, and Rand knocks Davos to the floor, before ending the fight and letting him up, warning him to never speak that way about his girlfriend again. Davos asks if Rand would transfer him the Iron Fist if there were a way, but Rand refuses, saying it is his duty to carry it.[182][183]
Davos returns to see Joy Meachum and tells her about the encounter. He says that Rand refused to give back what he is owed, and that hearing Rand's pompous tone one more time has only emboldened him in his intentions. Meachum agrees, saying that Rand returning upended everything and ruined her life, and that he deserves to feel that way himself.[182][183]
Rand returns home, but then changes his mind about going to bed. He heads out to an underground tunnel nearby where he keeps a metal door, on which he takes out his anger with the Iron Fist. He lights up his fist and pummels it, finding it cathartic.[182][183]
4th[]
A member of the Golden Tigers picks up a bag to transport money. However, as he prepares to leave, he is ambushed by Yangsi Gonshi, attacking him with hatchets and throwing him out on the street. Danny Rand, walking past, runs over and tries to help, but the man dies.[182][184]
Rand is walking down the street when he notices Mary inside a Coffee A Go-Go cafe. He enters and sits to talk to her again, and she shows him some of her drawings, which he is impressed by. Rand then offers to take her to a flower market near his home so she can draw the plants.[182][184]
Rand walks Mary a short distance before preparing to leave her. She suddenly becomes dazed and touches his chest, and Rand tells her that he wants to make sure he has not given the wrong impression that he is romantically interested, since he has a girlfriend. She apologizes and starts to lose her footing, explaining she is sometimes overwhelmed, so Rand decides to take her back to Chikara Dojo.[182][184]
Mary begins her transition into being Walker
Back at the dojo, Mary gives Colleen Wing one of her drawings to thank her and Rand for their help. She asks to go to their bathroom. While she is gone, Rand tells Wing about the Yangsi Gonshi killing a Golden Tiger in broad daylight.[182][184]
Mary uses the bathroom tap to try to calm her DID, but finds herself switching into another identity nonetheless. She steps out of the room and abruptly picks up her things and leaves the dojo. Wing tells Rand she has a meeting at Bayard Community Center and recommends that he visit Hai-Qing Yang to see what he can do toward brokering peace in Chinatown. She asks what Davos had wanted, and he explains about his old friend wanting an apology. Wing assures him that Davos is being unfair.[182][184]
Rand reminisces on his fight with Davos for the right to face Shou-Lao.[182][184]
Colleen Wing goes to Bayard and meets with Sam Chung, helping arrange the center for an event in the evening. Chung explains that it is for Sherry Yang, Hai-Qing's wife, and that they know she does dodgy dealings, but they have to turn a blind eye due to the good she does for the community.[182][184]
Ambush on Colleen Wing: Wing is walking when she hears a mugging in an alley. However, when she goes to intervene, the supposed victim pulls a gun on her, revealing himself as one of the gang who attacked Henry Yip, with the group luring her into a trap. She manages to disarm him and they run, but Wing follows them.[182][184]
Wing finds the group's hideout and enters, properly meeting the group's leader, Ryhno. She tells them she just wants to help, inviting them to visit Bayard, but they refuse. Before leaving, however, she ensures that they will not be coming after her any longer.[182][184]
As Wing walks out, the young man who pulled the gun on her catches up and apologizes for what he did. He tells her that they are squatting in Golden Tiger territory because they have heard the Yangsi Gonshi are going to take them out soon. She gives him her name, and he introduces himself as "BB".[182][184]
Danny Rand meets with Hai-Qing Yang to discuss options for peace with the Golden Tigers, but Yang refuses, angry that the Golden Tigers killed his nephew in the truck ambush, and confirming that the kill that morning was in revenge. Rand says that if Yang will not put the war to rest, he will have to find a way himself.[182][184]
Meachum meets with Katie for updates on Joy Meachum
Ward Meachum talks to his assistant, Katie. She says she has contacted acquisitions, who have done Joy's taxes for 7 years, and found that they do not understand Joy's decision or motive. She informs him, however, that she has found out from Joy's assistant that she is attending an event at Bailey's Auction House.[182][184]
At the auction, Joy Meachum spends time with old acquaintance Mika Prada, who expresses interest in Davos, finding him attractive. Ward arrives and finds his sister, surprised that she is spending time with Prada, whom she had hated in college. He offers to help her with whatever she endeavors to do, but she refuses. Joy reveals that she knows he is attending NA meetings, accusing him of keeping another secret from her, but Ward insists he would have told her soon. Davos then comes over, taking Joy away as he says that Prada is ready to show them their item.[182][184]
Prada shows the duo an antique bowl, as they had requested, but tells them that it is not up for auction for another 3 months. Davos insists he needs it now, but Prada says this simply is not possible. When he considers killing her for it, Meachum stops him, saying she has the situation handled.[182][184]
Colleen Wing gets back to Chikara Dojo, and Danny Rand tells her about his failed meeting with Hai-Qing Yang. She informs him of what Ryhno's gang told her, that the Yangsi Gonshi "Hatchets" are preparing to wipe the Golden Tigers out. Wing suggests that, since they cannot get through to Hai-Qing, they should try his wife, Sherry Yang.[182][184]
The couple go to Bayard Community Center, where Wing knows Yang is holding her gambling event she helped set up for earlier. They manage to get to talk to her alone, and try to get her to arrange a parley. Yang reveals that there is a planned attack tonight on the Golden Tigers' memorial service for their member killed that morning, and Wing convinces her to phone her husband to call it off.[182][184]
Davos has sex with Prada
Joy Meachum manages to stay with Mika Prada until she is drunk, then tells Davos that Prada is married to a congressman, and that if he has sex with her, they can secretly film it and use it as blackmail, since she will be desperate to avoid a scandal. Davos finds the idea distasteful, but Meachum convinces him, reminding him that his purpose should be more important than his code of honor. She walks away, knowing Prada will then make a move on him. While he initially rejects her advances aggressively, she takes it as a masochistic preference, and eventually he reluctantly accepts what he has to do and lets her seduce him. A hidden tablet records the encounter.[182][184]
Wing and Rand return to the dojo, and Rand states that, for now, preventing the night's slaughter will do. He puts on a record and falls asleep in his chair.[182][184]
Assassination of Hai-Qing Yang: Hai-Qing Yang brings Davos to a meeting, where he tells him that he can no longer guarantee delivery of Davos' package, as he is renegotiating his port to avoid an open war with his rivals. Davos approaches him under the guise of wishing him well, but performs a technique of a series of taps on Yang's neck. As he leaves, Yang falls to his chair, experiencing a stroke that Davos knows will kill him.[182][184]
6th[]
Colleen Wing gets a call at the dojo from Mary, who asks whether Rand is there. When Wing says he is out, she states that she should not have called and hangs up. Mary looks at her photo book, containing several pictures of Rand, and finds a note to herself saying to "stay away from Danny Rand". Transitioning into her Walker personality, she folds up the note, ignoring it.[182][184]
At 6:45AM, Danny Rand gets home from helping a Hatchet soldier, shot by a Golden Tiger, get to hospital. Colleen Wing wakes as he washes his hands, and he tells her about what happened, still hoping for a parley to be arranged. Wing worries that he has been too obsessed with keeping Matt Murdock's torch burning since his apparent death, going out and fighting so much as the Iron Fist so much due to feeling purposeless without K'un-Lun. He assures her that he just wants to do the right thing and is okay. Wing informs him of Mary's call the day before, but that she hung up, which Rand brushes away as a little strange.[182][185]
Fitz bangs his head on his wall, frustrated and feeling hopeless.[108][142]
At an NA meeting, Ward Meachum asks which of the attendees was the one to tell Joy that he comes to meetings. He refuses to let the meeting continue until he has an answer, but when he gets nothing, he insults them and walks out, calling Rand to meet.[182][185]
Ward Meachum goes to Chikara Dojo, where he tells Rand about Joy finding out about his NA attendance. He mentions meeting Joy's new partner, misremembering his name as "Dayvos", but Rand realizes he is talking about Davos, concerned about what he might be working with Joy on. He says he wishes the four of them could just talk, and Ward suggests they organize dinner for that night, hoping that he might talk to Joy about Harold, having not spoken to her about it since everything that happened with him. He further suggests that they make his attendance appear like an accident. Rand is reluctant to do so, but Ward points out that Joy will not come otherwise, and he agrees.[182][185]
BB follows on Coleen Wing
Rand calls Wing to let her know, as she checks Frank Choi's restaurant again, finding it still closed. She goes around the back and tells Rand she agrees that dinner could be a good thing. After the call ends, she breaks into the shop through a back door she has found. As Wing looks around, BB reveals his presence, explaining that he followed her out of interest over what she was doing. Wing finds a book with a list written in Chinese characters.[182][185]
Joy Meachum meets with Sofia Rios to request the chance to produce her photovoltaic solar cell patent, saying she has a factory in New Jersey ready to manufacture. After she leaves, Davos arrives. He compliments her on her unwavering business negotiations. She tells him about Rand calling to arrange dinner, saying they have to go so as to convince them they are still friends and assuage their suspicions.[182][185]
Having left the shop with the book, Wing tells BB that she cannot read the book. She says that Henry Yip told her Choi owed the Golden Tigers, but BB says that he and "Squad" know he always paid up, so he is likely in police custody, which will get him killed for snitching.[182][185]
Danny Rand gets home and goes to his computer, when a package is slid under his door. He goes back out to see who delivered it and sees Mary leaving the building, chasing her onto the street and catching up with her. She is nervous, saying she had hoped he would be out. She whispers in his ear that someone called "Walker" is watching him and tells him to open the package. Inside Rand finds several pictures of himself, but when he looks back up, Mary has gone.[182][185]
Back at the dojo, Rand shows Wing the photographs, and they wonder whether Mary was telling the truth or if she took them herself, as some sort of private investigator. Wing considers calling of the dinner, but Rand says her words from the morning have stuck with him, and he could do with a night off the streets.[182][185]
Rand and Wing lay the table for dinner. Rand lets Wing know that Joy Meachum cannot know Ward is coming, and she starts to protest, but at that moment, there is a knock at the door. They open it to find Meachum and Davos, and awkwardly let them in, with tension between either party. Rand and Wing ask them how they met, and the partners state that they encountered each other in Paris, when Davos was on the way back from Tibet and heard a maître d' calling out to a "Madame Meachum". Rand invites Davos to come outside to the grill with him to talk.[182][185]
Rand apologizes for the other night, and Davos admits he can have a temper. They discuss the hardships they shared before in K'un-Lun, and how they are the only two who can understand each other now.[182][185]
Inside, Joy Meachum asks Colleen Wing why Danny Rand invited them over, and Wing replies that they simply wanted to catch up with both of them. Rand enters with the meatballs he has prepared, and says that Ward Meachum is not returning his calls.[182][185]
Ward Meachum, meanwhile, is struggling with stress, anxiety, and anger. He asks his driver to take him to his NA meetings' location.[182][185]
Over dinner, Wing and Rand ask Davos what he is doing these days, but he is cryptic in his response. They then ask Joy Meachum what she is planning with her divestment money, but she jokes about not being able to tell the competition of Rand Enterprises, using that as an excuse to not talk. Davos is menacing towards Wing, showing himself to still be angry at her Hand allegiance, and Wing tries to break the tension, saying they should all admit they are hiding their true intentions, and they need to get everything off their collective chests, asking them to air their grievances, since both people matter greatly to Rand. Davos refuses and walks off to the bathroom, leaving Joy Meachum to talk. She explains that she does not have a problem with Rand himself, just everything that has happened since he returned, including him and Ward lying to her about her father. Rand says they did so to protect her, but Joy states that she could have protected herself, and she deserved the truth. As Davos steps out of the bathroom, he finds the photographs from Mary, then tells Joy they need to leave. As Joy goes to leave, Rand reveals that Ward is coming, to figure things out.[182][185]
Ward Meachum asks Bethany if she told Joy Meachum about his assistance to the NA meetings
Ward Meachum finds Bethany packing up from the meeting and apologizes for his outburst, asking Bethany if she was the one to tell Joy. She refuses to answer, and tells him to sort things out with Joy to help him move forward with the rest of his human relationships.[182][185]
Joy is angry with Rand for arranging Ward's attendance behind her back, and calls this something that seems to come naturally to him and her brother. She and Davos leave, and Rand is disappointed.[182][185]
Davos tells Meachum about finding the photos, recognizing them as the ones she had paid for. He says to call Walker, the investigator they had hired, to say that they are coming now.[182][185]
Rand tells Wing that he is not annoyed at her for calling out the tension in the room, as at least they all know where each other stand now. Sherry Yang calls, asking to meet with them.[182][185]
The couple meet with Mrs. Yang, who tells them that she will be taking her husband's place at the parley, claiming he has gone back to Hong Kong for a family emergency. She asks Rand to accompany her as a show of strength, knowing his abilities and believing the Golden Tigers to be aware as well.[182][185]
Battle at Golden Tigers' Hideout: The group arrive at the parley location and are met by Chen Wu of the Golden Tigers. Yang sits to talk with the Tigers' leader, Ho, and negotiations begin. As they talk, Rand looks out of the window, and sees several men entering the Golden Tigers' hideout downstairs. He warns Yang that this seems to be a trap and escorts her out, but the Golden Tigers are angered by the backing out. The Golden Tigers pull knives, and Rand is forced to engage them in combat as Wing helps Yang escape. When Ho orders his men to end Rand, he lights up the Iron Fist and punches the table, causing an impact that knocks the men back. Wing tells Yang to keep moving as Chen Wu catches up with her and she is forced to fight him. Wu trips Wing onto the ground, but before he can attack further, Yang returns and stabs him in the eye. Rand interrogates one of the Tigers about who is outside, but learns nothing. When he hears police sirens approaching, he is forced to run.[182][185]
Joy Meachum and Davos visit Walker to ask how Rand has the photos. Walker, being the same person as Mary but a different, aggressive dissociative personality, says that there was an unfortunate incident but things can be salvaged. When they threaten her, she pulls a knife on Davos and says she does not like being threatened. He asks simply to know how Rand acquired the photos, which she agrees to explain.[182][185]
8th[]
Misty Knight visits Donnie Chang in hospital, after he had six bones broken during the battle at the Golden Tigers' hideout, having been arriving with a squad to try and take down the Triad leaders. He tells Knight that a man with a glowing fist showed up and ruined the operation.[182][60]
Danny Rand explains to Colleen Wing about having seen people arriving at the parley the night before. They discuss how it would not make sense for it to be either side, and Rand worries he has blown their chance for peace, but Wing insists they should keep trying.[182][60]
Joy Meachum and Davos struggle while questioning Walker, who is saying that she did not give Rand the photos but also that they need not worry about it. Walker asks that they take her on faith, having tracked Rand for 60 days and knowing everything about him, including how he fights. Davos leaves, telling Meachum he needs to prepare the bowl, and Meachum says that she believes they can trust that Walker will deliver for them.[182][60]
Ward Meachum and Bethany talk after sleeping together. Bethany says she understands why he bailed on the dinner the night before, but wants him to channel his best self to help him manage next time. Bethany says she will call Carlos to see if he can take over as Meachum's sponsor, since it is wrong of her to be sleeping with her sponsee.[182][60]
Rand and Wing visit the Yangs' home, and hear a hospital bed monitor beeping from inside one of the rooms. Before they can check it, they are confronted by a small group of Yangsi Gonshi, led by a man called Liu, who threatens them and tells them to leave. Sherry Yang arrives and dismisses Liu, saying they are here on her invite.[182][60]
Sherry Yang tells the couple that after the debacle the night before, the Triad War will only intensify. Rand and Wing state that they hope there is a way to restart negotiation. Sherry says the Golden Tigers have seized the docks, and they could only concede them in an exchange, but cannot allow them to take control. She says there is no other option, and Wing asks if this is coming from her husband, Hai-Qing Yang. Sherry insists that she speaks for him in his absence, and looks uncomfortable, causing Wing to realize that him being in Hong Kong was a lie. Yang admits this, saying he has suffered a stroke and that prognosis is negative. Rand is suspicious of the stroke's timing, and Wing asks him to step out briefly, feeling he is being too headstrong. Wing talks to Sherry Yang about the fact that if they do not stop the Triad War, there will be many Yangsi Gonshi deaths. Meanwhile, Rand investigates the room from which they heard the beeping, where he finds Hai-Qing. Checking his shoulder, he recognizes the Devil's Claw attack. Hai-Qing awakens and Rand asks him if a man called Davos did this to him. Hai-Qing manages to mutter "Hancock 2-1-2", before his heartbeat becomes erratic. A nurse reenters the room with Sherry and Wing, and Sherry asks them to leave. He tries to ask her what Hai-Qing's words mean, but Liu comes into the room and forces them out.[182][60]
As they leave, Rand tells Wing about recognizing the Devil's Claw move. They wonder if Davos was leading the attack on the parley the night before, when they are interrupted by someone getting out of their car. Turning around, they find it to be Misty Knight, who has come to them to talk.[182][60]
Back at Chikara Dojo, Knight explains that her friend, Donnie Chang, was part of a squad aimed at take down the Triads and had got himself on the inside, with the Golden Tigers, working his way up undercover to Ho's right hand. She states that Chang is now in hospital with broken bones, attacked by "some guy with a glowing fist". Knight tells Rand that the faction arriving at the parley were cops, likely a follow team trying to get evidence to take down each Triad's leadership, and the couple messed it up. She asks them to take a step back, but Rand says that something bigger is at play with Davos, with Wing explaining about the induced stroke. Asking Knight what she might know about "Hancock 2-1-2", she replies that Hancock Transport is a big maritime shipping company, and they realize that Yang likely cancelled a deal with Davos over a shipment to the docks because of the parley. Rand wants to go to the docks, but Knight insists that he leave it to the police, and Wing agrees. Stating that he will let it go, he steps outside.[182][60]
Joy Meachum finds Mary's drawings in Walker's apartment, with Walker insisting that she did not do them, since it was her other dissociative identity. As Meachum rifles through Walker's things, she finds a medical letter about her DID. Walker firmly tells her to stop touching her belongings.[182][60]
Misty Knight notices that Colleen Wing has hung up her katana, and Wing explains that after the fight at Midland Circle, she has to make sure not to carry it, because if she does she is scared she will use it again. However, she admits she could not let everything in the neighborhood slide, so has been trying to help people where she can. She goes to check on Rand, and finds him gone.[182][60]
Meachum tells Walker that she should have been honest about her DID, and Walker becomes angry, pulling Meachum into a headlock and shouting that she does not understand the struggle she goes through every day. Meachum apologizes, and realizes what Walker has been meaning when they questioned her. She did not give the photos to Rand, but Mary did. Walker says that she believes she can manage her condition for the day and deliver what Meachum needs, and Meachum decides to trust her to do it, leaving her apartment.[182][60]
Having found out about Joy Meachum's business with Sofia Rios, Ward Meachum reaches out to Joy's photovoltaic manufacturing company in New Jersey and buys it as an olive branch to Joy, hoping it will help her not fall into debt as she starts her business.[182][60]
Davos kills the Golden Tigers
Attack on the Red Hook Pier: Davos arrives at the docks and kills a worker to get past him and reach Hancock Transport Crate 0212. A trio of Golden Tigers try to stop him, but he uses two knives to quickly dispatch of all three and opens the shipment. Going inside, he finds his delivery: the decomposed body of an old Iron Fist. He uses his knife to cut the dragon tattoo from its body, as well as taking its mask.[182][60]
Danny Rand arrives at the docks in hopes of stopping Davos, but finds the Golden Tiger bodies and the corpse, missing its chest skin and mask.[182][60]
Knight and Wing get to the scene soon after. Knight is frustrated at him for staying involved despite her advice, but Rand explains what Davos has done and says he has to track him down, but Knight insists he step down. When Rand becomes angry, Wing tries to calm him, but also says that he has a point, as he might have stopped Davos if he got to the scene earlier. Knight goes to check the corpse, and Wing tells Rand she does not understand why he keeps running in headfirst without stopping to think, pointing out he put a police officer in the hospital the night before because of it. Rand says he thought, because of what she went through with Bakuto, that she would understand how difficult it can be finding out someone you have known for most of your life is capable of such horrible things, and she reluctantly tells him he should go.[182][60]
Davos prepares for the transference ceremony
Davos has three women known as the Crane Sisters prepare a drink for him in the bowl he procured, as part of a ritual. He drinks from it and then lays down on his front.[182][60]
Joy Meachum returns home to find Ward waiting for her outside her apartment. She reluctantly lets him come inside, and he tells her that he knows about her business with Sofia Rios and has bought the company in New Jersey for manufacturing the photovoltaics to save her from falling into debt as she starts her business. Joy, however, is angry, not wanting him involved with her, and he is disappointed that his olive branch has failed. She insists she is never coming back to the company or him, kicking him out. Once he is gone, Joy receives a call from Danny Rand, but rejects it.[182][60]
Rand leaves a message, telling Meachum to get as far away from Davos as she can, as he arrives at the subway station. However, as he is walking, he is ambushed by Walker, who manages to use her knowledge of his fighting style to block him and inject him with a sedative. Rand is confused about why she would attack, thinking her to be Mary, and struggles against her attacks.[182][60]
Rand lights up the Iron Fist and punches the ground to cause a shock wave, but she jumps behind a pillar to avoid it. Rand gets a call from Wing and starts telling her that "It's Mary -" before he is cut off by her hitting it out of his hand.[182][60]
As he lights the Iron Fist again, Walker wraps a wire around his wrist to stop him, then flips him over, before kicking him in the face.[182][60]
Danny Rand reaches for his cell phone as Colleen Wing tries to ask if he is okay from the other end, but Walker stamps on the device, crushing it. She drags his unconscious body away.[182][60]
When Rand wakes, he is tied to a pillar and watches as the Crane Sisters burn the severed, tattooed skin of the Iron Fist corpse. One of the Sisters, Avalon, then carefully slices his abdomen to draw blood.[182][60]
Walker hides in the building, keeping track of what is happening.[182][60]
Using the mix of Rand's blood and the burned Iron Fist skin in the antique bowl, the Crane Sisters tattoo the symbol of a serpent onto Davos' back. Once it is finished, he stands and tells Rand that now, he will give him what has always been his.[182][60]
Davos obtaining the power of the Iron Fist
Imbued with the power of the Iron Fist, Davos punches through a wall, wearing the Iron Fist mask and his hand glowing red.[182][186]
Davos recalls his mother's teachings when he was younger, and wishes she were alive to see what he had accomplished. He hears a chase nearby, as three men go to assault another. Davos attacks the men first and kills them, and the near-victim informs him they are Golden Tigers. Davos asks where he might find more, and the man tells him of their nightclub. When he asks Davos who he is, he proclaims himself to be "the immortal Iron Fist".[182][186]
9th[]
Colleen Wing cannot get through to Danny Rand after just hearing him mention "Mary", and Misty Knight tries to reassure her that whatever happened, Rand probably beat whoever attacked him. Telling Knight that Mary called 3 nights ago, she asks if they might be able to trace the call, but Knight says to first check for prints on the photos she gave them. Wing is worried she is keeping Knight from her job, but Knight assures her she has taken some days off to consider her recent offer for a promotion to police captain. When she says, though, that it could take 24 hours to process the prints, Wing says she knows someone who might get it done faster.[182][186]
Walker delivers Danny Rand to a bench by the river. She films him as proof for Joy Meachum, as she injects him with adrenaline to wake him, then walks away before he can regain alertness.[182][186]
Walker goes to Meachum to show her the video. Meachum watches it and is appreciative of Walker for keeping her word, though slightly uncomfortable at seeing what happened to her old friend. Walker advises Meachum to watch her back around Davos, calling him dangerous, but Meachum says their partnership is effectively over anyway.[182][186]
Wing takes Knight to meet with Ward Meachum, who recognizes her as the owner of the Rand Enterprisesarm that was manufactured recently, which impresses him. Wing tells Meachum about Rand potentially being kidnapped and asks him to check the prints, telling him about "Mary", and that it might be an alias. He leaves, and Knight observes that Wing does not particularly like him. She states that while they are waiting for him, they should check with someone else who might have a lead.[182][186]
Sister Maggie Grace takes Father Paul Lantom to see Matt Murdock training himself in boxing. She asks him to find Murdock an opponent, saying that this training is the only thing that has got Murdock out of bed after all this time.[92][93]
Rand stumbles through the city and comes across Ryhno's Gang. Ryhno recognizes him from the Silver Lotus and they decide to offer him up to the Golden Tigers for money. Rand tries to fight, but in his weakened state, is easily beaten.[182][186]
Attack on Golden Tigers: Davos attacks the Golden Tigers' nightclub. He makes his way over to Ho, and tells him that the Triad War is over - that he will end it. Ho instructs two of his men to attack, but Davos easily uses their knives to kill them both. Ho stands and goes for his knife, but Davos uses the Iron Fist to punch him into a wall, killing him. As Davos turns to attack the half-blinded Chen Wu, Wu says he can help him by telling him where all the Triads and criminal gangs in the city are. Davos lets him go on the condition that he meets him in 2 hours with a list, as he gets a text from Joy Meachum to meet.[182][186]
Rand wakes up in Ryhno's hideout
Danny Rand wakes in Ryhno's hideout. He tells them that if they are after money, he can get them some, but they do not believe him, considering his job at Royal Al Moving. He tries to punch his chain with the Iron Fist, but instead ends up hurting himself, dismayed to find his power gone.[182][186]
After visiting Coffee A Go-Go, knowing Rand bumped into Mary there, Colleen Wing returns disappointed, having found nothing. She admits to Misty Knight that she feels guilty for telling him to head after Davos, and Knight reminds her that Rand is an adult, it is his mistake. Knight receives a radio transmission from the New York City Police Department declaring the address of a "6-1-6" - a possible suspect with abilities, and they start Knight's car to drive to the location.[182][186]
BB helps Danny Rand drink. He recognizes him from the restaurant and knows he knows Wing, and asks that BB find her and tell her he is here, promising that he can help him in return. BB refuses, but Rand starts coughing up blood and reminds him that if he dies here, BB will have to live with the fact that he did not help.[182][186]
Joy Meachum returns home to find Davos waiting for her, and says that they now just need to work together on covering their tracks and never being seen together. Davos says, however, that while they have achieved what they discussed in Paris, he has only just begun - that while they have made Rand feel loss, now he can begin doing what Rand could not. He says she cannot just pretend none of this happened, and that she could be a part of his role as the Iron Fist, calling it a sacred duty. Once he has left, she makes a call.[182][186]
Davos heads out and reaches the elevator, remembering saying goodbye to his mother as he left K'un-Lun to find Rand. He enters the elevator.[182][186]
Chen Wu comes to Greenpoint Pier, as Davos instructed him, and meets Davos with the list of criminals in the city he had asked for.[182][186]
Rescue of Danny Rand: Crank tells Ryhno that the Golden Tigers are not going to make a deal, with Ho having just been killed by "a dude with a glowing fist". Rand overhears and tries to ask them about it, but they refuse to talk to him. Ryhno decides to instead ask Rand for $500 to be released, but when Rand says he does not have money on him, Ryhno threatens to cut off his finger. Knight and Wing arrive and Knight holds a gun to them, ordering them to let him go.[182][186]
Stumbling out, Rand tells them about Mary kidnapping him, Davos' ritual, and that his Iron Fist is gone. He refuses to go to a hospital, so Wing asks Knight if Claire Temple might be available, but she says she is not. Rand suggests they go to Ward Meachum for a standby Rand Enterprises doctor.[182][186]
Back at Chikara Dojo, Meachum arrives with Bethany, who cleans the gash in his abdomen and staples his flesh. He stabilizes and Bethany gives them advice for how to help him from here on, but asks that Meachum does not call her next time they need medical help. Before leaving, she says that she is at least glad to find out he is capable of caring for people.[182][186]
Knight listens to Ward Meachum's information about Mary Walker
Ward Meachum tells Knight and Wing that Mary's fingerprints are in a military database, part of Special Ops but redacted, and that she was medically discharged. They tell him that Davos did this to Rand, to Ward's dismay, and he worries about Joy, deciding he has to tell her what Davos is capable of. Knowing she will not be responsive to Ward, Knight and Wing volunteer to go to Joy and warn her in his stead.[182][186]
Joy Meachum pays Walker, and tells her that she was right - Davos is dangerous, and she feels she needs to do something about it. Saying she needs protection, but Walker responds that while she can take money for protection, that is only temporary, as if she does not want to run, she needs to have him killed, offering to do the job if she pays her.[182][186]
Ward Meachum talks to Danny Rand at the dojo. Rand explains that he lost because Davos surprised him, being calculated and strategic. He tells Meachum that he can feel the lost connection to his chi, and has lost his sense of self without the Iron Fist. Meachum says he relates to that struggle, going through a comparable lack of self as well.[182][186]
Capture of Mary Walker: Joy Meachum talks to Walker about the possibility that there might be another way, but Walker says to let her know if she needs her soon, as she will be leaving the city otherwise. Misty Knight and Colleen Wing turn up at the door and warn that she might be in danger. Noticing that Meachum keeps looking back into her apartment, Knight realizes she is not alone and walks in, gun at the ready. Walker ambushes Knight, and Wing goes to fight her herself, but struggles. Walker pulls a blade from her bag, but Knight gets back up and holds a gun to her. She makes Walker drop the weapon and bag, and cuffs her.[182][186]
Ward Meachum talks to Rand about his meetings. Rand says that the last thing his mother said to him was that she loved him, and he worried earlier, thinking he might die without telling people that he loved them. He advises that Meachum does the same.[182][186]
Knight and Wing return to the dojo with Joy Meachum and the cuffed Walker. Meachum admits to Rand that she helped Davos, knowing exactly what he would do to Rand, because she wanted him to suffer. She informs them, however, that Davos is not finished.[182][186]
Misty Knight questions Joy Meachum and Walker, learning about Mary Walker's DID, Davos' ritual, and the Crane Sisters. Knight tells the others that she cannot arrest Walker and Joy Meachum, as it will start a media circus around them. Danny Rand decides he has to find Davos himself, pointing out that if Davos wanted him dead, he would be dead. However, Colleen Wing suggests that instead, they get the power out of Davos, and that first they would need to track down the Crane Sisters. Wing and Knight head out, and leave Ward to talk to Joy.[182][187]
Walker slips out of her handcuffs and tells Joy Meachum that she is going to get away, advising her to do the same. Meachum, however, brings up the idea Walker had for eliminating Davos, saying that with him now killing people, she has reconsidered.[182][187]
Davos finishes killing a group of criminals, while Chen Wu waits outside. Davos comes out of the building and Wu assumes they can take a break, but Davos is eager to go to the next criminals on the list.[182][187]
Ward Meachum talks to Rand about how frustrated he is that after beating himself up over messing up with Joy for so long, she was lying and conspiring all along. Walker enters the room and tells Rand that she can take him to Davos, if he pays her enough that she can get away after. Ward is not sure he should trust her, but Rand believes that this will be the safest way to sort things, and agrees.[182][187]
Ward Meachum asks Walker if she is the reason Joy knew he was at NA meetings, and she reveals that she has been keeping a dossier on him and knows his schedule.[182][187]
Colleen Wing and Misty Knight drive together, and Knight asks her about what she wants to be doing with her life after all of this, suggesting she join the police. Wing says that she completely misjudged Bakuto, so would not be a good fit, but Knight says that people change, so she was not necessarily wrong, plus that she would prefer someone who questions their decisions rather than one who acts in a foolhardy manner.[182][187]
Attack on the Yangsi Gonshi Chop Shop: Chen Wu drives Davos to a Hatchet-affiliated chop shop that runs OxyContin opioids. BB, meanwhile, pulls up on his bike nearby to keep an eye on what is happening. Davos kills the Yangsi Gonshi inside and returns to the car. As Wu drives off, BB follows.[182][187]
Joy and Ward Meachum start to talk at Chikara Dojo, with Ward asking why she would take things out on Rand, and she explains her perspective that Rand ruined her life after returning but came out of it thinking he was a hero. He tells her that keeping Harold away genuinely protected her, with Harold physically assaulting him for years, and that he repeatedly considered telling her and preparing to run, but Joy highlights that he never followed through with it, and that that has led them here.[182][187]
Walker explains to Rand about her DID, and how the reason that he met Mary but have been that she hit a trigger, such as running water, strobe lights, or cold that brought "Mary" to the fore when she was tracking him. Walker tells him she plans to move to a house in Arizona to spend the rest of her days in peace.[182][187]
Knight and Wing arrive at the Crane Sisters' shop. They lie, claiming they want work done, but the trio refuse them. Knight reveals she works for the New York City Police Department and questions them about their work on Davos the night before. She says they do not want to book them, but need to know exactly what they did, but D.K. and Aiko start a fight, with Avalon running off with the needles.[182][187]
Walker takes Danny Rand to the site of the ritual, and asks her to give him her syringe of sedative, saying that he does not trust her and thinks that her telling him about her DID was likely tactical to trick him into feeling at ease.[182][187]
Sherry Yang finds the dead bodies of the Hatchet-affiliated men Davos has killed. She says they must find the culprit and get revenge, "blood for blood".[182][187]
Joy Meachum explains to Ward that she anted to start her own independent life before she returned to him to see if they might mend things, but is sick of him talking about what he wants for them, feeling he has always put his wants first before considering her. She walks off and tells him she is saying goodbye for good.[182][187]
The Crane Sisters tell Knight and Wing about Davos' ritual, including the burning of the marked skin. The duo ask if they might be able to help reverse it, and, on threat of arrest otherwise, they agree that they could.[182][187]
10th[]
Chen Wu delivers Davos to a warehouse, where he wants to live. Davos asks Wu if he noticed the young people following them earlier, and Wu tells him where he knows they squat, and asks tentatively if Davos wants them on his list, but Davos says not to.[182][187]
Rand reminds Walker to stick to the plan, and Davos walks in. Rand approaches him as Walker hides. Rand insists that Davos is spitting in the face of their tradition, but Davos says that Rand's privilege simply means he cannot respect a culture the way he can. Rand tells him to stop trying to validate his actions and asks him to turn himself in, but Davos argues he has ended the Triad War in a single day. Rand says he has simply become another faction and that he understands he is angry, but Davos says he is no longer angry and asks Rand to join him. Rand is in disbelief at the way Davos seems to consider himself virtuous, and Walker sneaks up behind him, as was the plan. As Walker restrains his Iron Fist, she injects him with the sedative, but Davos surprises them when he reveals he can channel power in his other fist as well. He fights back and punches Walker down, before throwing Rand onto the ground.[182][187]
Davos uses the Iron Fist to punch Rand in the leg, breaking it, before keeling over and succumbing to the sedative's effects. Walker helps him up and uses her belt to bind his leg, then calls for an ambulance.[182][187]
Rand asks Walker to get Davos while he is incapacitated, but it starts to rain. The sound of the water triggers the Mary identity to come to the fore, rendering her unable to help, not knowing what is happening. Rand begs her to call Wing and says that Walker needs to finish her job if she wants her cabin in the woods, but Mary does not want Walker to run away and leaves, as Rand is taken in an ambulance, losing his chance to stop Davos.[182][187]
The 2028 version of Alex Wilder appears from 2021 in order to kill the past versions of Karolina Dean, Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, Gert Yorkes, and Molly Hernandez. 2028 Stein, along with 2021 Dean, Minoru, Hernandez, and Wilder appear from 2021 in order to protect themselves. Stein tells everyone to follow and protect their former selves, and they disperse.[190][25]
2017 Chase Stein and the rest of the lacrosse team talk about an upcoming competition that night, when they are interrupted by Karolina Dean, who the team tries to get to come to a party so she can be set up with Stein. 2028 Stein watches on.[190][25]
2017 Dean walks through the hallways at Atlas Academy, and 2021 Dean watches in frustration, remembering what is about to happen. 2017 Dean opens her locker, when light bulbs fall out of it, the result of a prank pulled based on her involvement in the Church of Gibborim. Yorkes watches this and talks to her, standing up for her and apologizing for having previously mocked Dean's involvement in the church. Yorkes tries to ask Dean to join her club, Undermining the Patriarchy, but 2017 Dean blows her off. She walks away, and 2021 Dean hides her face from her younger self.[190][25]
2021 Hernandez watches as Yorkes walks around campus, and her younger self asks her to recommend her to Eiffel for the dance squad. 2021 Hernandez then follows her past self, and 2028 Wilder follows them both.[190][25]
2021 Wilder and Minoru watch as 2017 Wilder tries to set up a television on the Atlas Academy courtyard and asks for help with a wire, as 2017 Nico Minoru sits nearby and reads and listens to music. 2017 Wilder tries to get 2017 Minoru's attention, but she ignores him. He then attempts to plug it in himself, but the TV detaches from the wire and rolls down the ramp. Wilder catches it, prompting the DVDs on the shelf to fall out, creating a mess. 2021 Wilder states his embarrassment for his younger self, but 2021 Minoru admits she does not even remember this happening. While 2017 Minoru walks away, 2017 Wilder walks down the hall of the school with the TV, talking about the general lack of appreciation toward the AV club. The 2021 pair go to follow themselves, but come across 2028 Wilder, leading to a chase.[190][25]
2028 Stein approaches Yorkes
2028 Stein follows his past self to class, when he overhears Brayden and Lucas making fun of Gert Yorkes for wanting to start a feminist club and calling her ugly. He intervenes, telling them that he thinks she is beautiful and helping Yorkes pick up the fliers. He accounts for his scar and stubble as makeup for a play audition, so as to pass for his 2017 self. Stein asks to hug Yorkes, but she says no, thinking it is part of a prank. Lucas asks why Stein is standing up for Yorkes, and Stein slips up and reveals that he knows about Yorkes' anxiety. He tries to cover by saying it is just obvious, but this only causes her to panic.[190][25]
2028 Wilder runs past Stein, causing him to abandon the awkward conversation and join 2021 Wilder and Minoru in their chase. They follow 2028 Wilder, who gets stopped by Mr. Kwan, assuming he is simply the Wilder he knows, telling him his class' field trip is leaving on the school bus and ushering him aboard. Having 2021 Wilder stay behind, Stein leads the rest of the Runaways to run after the bus, where he gets it to stop and open the door. 2017 Wilder runs onto the bus, late for the trip, and sees his future self.[190][25]
2028 Wilder threatens another student as Stein tries to negotiate with him. Minoru uses magic to knock out everybody on the bus and erase their memories of the incident. They take 2028 Wilder to Atlas Academy's gymnasium.[190][25]
Kwan, 2017 Wilder, and the rest of the class wake up and cheer about the field trip, none the wiser about what happened.[190][25]
2021 Wilder discusses with 2028 Wilder
2021 Alex Wilder interrogates his 2028 self, and the 2028 version taunts him about killing Catherine in the Dark Dimension. Minoru wants to exile 2021 Wilder for safety, but Hernandez refuses to allow it. Stein pulls 2021 Wilder aside, and Minoru and 2028 Wilder taunt each other.[190][25]
Stein convinces 2021 Wilder to return to his home year in order to prevent damage to the timeline. Wilder promises to try to be a better person than his 2028 self turned out to be, and then returns to the 2021.[190][25]
Minoru explains that she would have been miserable if she had not left the group after Yorkes' death in 2018, and that she has worked things out for herself now.[190][25]
Stein reveals his plans to now travel to 2018 and save Yorkes' life, and the rest of the Runaways, including 2028 Wilder, agree to help him, willing to risk changing their younger selves' futures on the hope for a similar, but more positive one. The group jump together to 2018.[190][25]
Tandy Bowen attends a ballet class. She gets criticized for extending her leg too far, but continues regardless. After a hard first day, she leaves.[191][174]
Robbery of the Uptown Block Kings' Hideout: Tyrone Johnson hides and watches a drug deal. Using his teleporting powers, he follows the seller to the base of operations of the Uptown Block Kings and teleports to steal the man's bag of money. While everybody inside looks for the bag, Johnson repeatedly teleports to steal as much as he can, as well as their drugs.[191][174]
Alex Wilder plays Star Wars Battlefront while his father talks to him
Alex is approached by his dad, Geoffrey Wilder, and tells him that the reason he has not played it in 2 years is that it is the game he and his friend, Amy Minoru, had played together before she died. Geoffrey tries to comfort him, but Alex rejects the sympathy and goes to have breakfast with his mother, Catherine Wilder. They talk briefly about his attitude, and how his parents gave him space after Minoru died, but that it was time to stop being introverted. His father suggests that he meet up with his old friends, the other children of the members of PRIDE, a small organization which the Wilder parents are also a part of. He tells Alex to value the friendships he has at this age, and not let them slip away.[192][83]
Nico Minoru gets ready for school. She puts on her makeup, then she tries to put on black tights, which end up ripping. She decides to go to get a better pair from her deceased older sister's room.[83][192]
Tina Minoru, Amy and Nico's mother, watches her daughter entering Amy's room from cameras in the house. She goes to confront Nico, reminding her that it is forbidden for her to enter Amy's room. Nico ignores her mother and, on her way out, accidentally knocks over one of Amy's trophies, breaking it. She tries to apologize to her mother, who simply orders her to leave.[83][192]
Chase Stein does weight training in his room. He is interrupted by his mother, Janet Stein, who tells him that it is time to have breakfast. Chase asks her if his father is at the breakfast table, which she confirms.[83][192]
Alex Wilder drives off to school after breakfast. His parents talk, with his father, Geoffrey, being uncomfortable about the PRIDE meeting.[31][192]
Chase Stein prepares to leave for school. He argues with his mother about his dad, saying that Victor is rude and aggressive, and that he is getting tired of him - that he cannot wait to go to college next year and get away from him. His mother, Janet gets a call, which Chase is surprised by, unaware that Victor even let her have friends. She rejects the call, not wanting Chase to know that it was from Nico Minoru's father, her secret lover.[31][192]
Chase's father, Victor Stein, works on the Dematerialization Box, but his experimentation fails. He opens the box and is angered to find the rat he was testing with is still there. Janet, Chase's mother, tries to comfort her husband, who is suffering from headaches. She reminds him of the PRIDE meeting that evening, wondering if he could reach out for help.[31][192]
Frank Dean leaves after the Gibborim service to meet with his agent, Phil. Karolina then tries to convince her mother, Leslie, to sign a special permission slip for a field trip to San Francisco that evening, but Leslie rejects it, telling her daughter that she has a Vanity Fair shoot, and claiming that she cannot miss it, since she is the millennial face of the Church of Gibborim.[83]
Karolina expresses her annoyance that her mother pays her little attention or care and leaves for school.[83] Leslie is then approached by two members of the Church of Gibborim, Aura and Frances, and informed that Destiny Gonzalez did not attend the service and is missing.[31][192]
Phil meets with Frank Dean outside the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, where he tells him that he is no longer going to work with him. After expressing his reasons - that he was too busy being the face of the Church of Gibborim to continue his burnt-out career - Phil encourages Dean to enjoy his newfound benefits inside the Church, urging him to talk with Leslie and take a more prominent role in the organization.[31][192]
Gert Yorkes and Molly Hernandez are taken to school, Atlas Academy, by Yorkes' parents, Dale and Stacey, who adopted Hernandez after her parents died in a fire 10 years ago. After an awkward conversation, Yorkes and Hernandez abandon the car quickly.[83][192]
Alex Wilder watches as all of his old friends now ignore each other before school. He calls his mother and asks her for permission to invite them to their house that night, like how they always used to. Catherine Wilder agrees, despite her husband's reservations about having the teenagers in the house while the PRIDE meeting is happening. Catherine dismisses this, saying that as teenagers, the last thing they would care about is what their parents are doing.[83][192]
Meanwhile, Leslie Dean enters a room with fingerprint security in which someone is terribly sick, covered in grey crust and in a special life-support machine.[83][192]
Meanwhile, Alex's parents prepare to set up the meeting that night.[83][192]
Nico's parents, Tina and Robert Minoru, discuss the current situation between Tina and Nico. Tina decides to seal Amy's room with the Staff of One, although Robert does not think that that is the solution since, if they continue like this, they could lose Nico due to the conflict with her mother.[31][192]
After dropping off the girls, Stacey Yorkes, Gert's mother, informs her husband, Dale, of the PRIDE meeting, which he had forgotten about. They express their annoyance at having to go, with Stacey also being bitter at Tina Minoru's insults of her homemade brie. Dale prefers not to go, but Stacey says that if anyone deserved a night off it is her, having taken care of their Deinonychus the night before.[31][192]
Gert Yorkes gives a feminist talk in class and proposes the creation of a group, "Undermining the Patriarchy", needing 4 members for it to be officially recognized by the school, but her classmates pay her no attention. After this, Wilder approaches Stein to invite him to his house that evening, but when Yorkes and Dean approach to ask what is happening, tension arises between the teenagers and it becomes clear that a meet-up may be impossible.[83][192]
In the construction site of a supposed school being built by PRIDE, a small group of gangsters, led by Darius Davis, arrive and threaten the workers to get them to leave, intending to use the situation to threaten Geoffrey Wilder.[31][192]
In the secret passageway in the Wilder Mansion, Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder are preparing for the meeting when Geoffrey gets a call from Howard, the head of the construction work, informing him of the situation with Davis. Geoffrey decides with his wife that he needs to resolve the issue in order to keep the construction on its feet.[31][192]
Destiny Gonzalez is approached by Leslie Dean, who has discovered Gonzalez's plan to leave. Gonzalez thanks Dean for her help over the last 6 months, and reveals that she has a daughter who is turning 3 today, and she had promised herself that she would never miss another birthday for her. Dean, however, asks her to wait, claiming she has a surprise for her - that Gonzalez will be advancing in the Church of Gibborim to "Ultra" status.[31][192]
Unfortunately, Gonzalez agrees to stay a bit longer for the ceremony.[31][192]
Geoffrey Wilder arrives at the construction site and confronts Darius Davis, threatening him by threatening his grandmother, showing him a camera that is directly recording everything about of her house implying that he could have her killed if Davis continues to mess with him. Davis agrees not to meddle with the construction of the school and returns to his car, where he discovers that his plan worked: while they talked, he managed to clone the contents of Wilder's cell phone.[31][69][192]
Molly Hernandez auditions to be part of the dance squad, but experiences what seems to be bad menstrual cramps, and is unable to continue the tryout. Hernandez heads to the nurse's office.[83][192]
Chase Stein asks his teacher to reconsider his grade in Spanish by allowing him to retake the midterm exam, but he refuses, telling him he simply has to work harder for next time.[83][192]
Gert Yorkes, who has heard everything, approaches Stein. She offers to help him with studying Spanish, and Stein suggests that they meet at a cafe that evening. Yorkes accepts.[83][192]
Alex Wilder finally finds Nico Minoru near the trophy cases and tells her about the meet-up that night, and confesses that he misses her. She indicates to him that she has not heard him because of her earbuds, but is lying, only turning on music afterwards as she heads to the girls' bathroom to cry.[83][192]
Karolina Dean sees an edit of a photo she uploaded earlier in the day, mocking her with the word "Brainwashed" replacing "Blessed". Dean visits the girls' bathroom to cry as well.[83][192]
Dean hears how Minoru enters the bathroom. Both, face to face, pretend to be perfectly fine. Dean suggests her not using makeup to hide, but Minoru tells her not to hide behind a smile, because "it's still hiding".[83][192]
Molly Hernandez is given meds at the nurse's office. When the nurse steps out, her powers suddenly emerge as she uses super-strength to accidentally crush her chair. This relieves her discomfort, the repression having been the true source of her pain.[83][192]
Frank Dean asks his wife, Leslie, to allow him to move to Ultra position and become her partner in both life and the Church of Gibborim. She suspects that his meeting with Phil did not go well and led to this request. She decides to leave for the PRIDE meeting without her husband.[31][192]
Karolina Dean is recorded for an interview by Vanity Fair in order to promote the Church of Gibborim, as her mother requested. She is approached by Destiny Gonzalez, who tells Karolina that she is incredibly grateful all the help her mother, Leslie, has given her.[83][192]
Back home, Molly Hernandez tries out her powers in the garage. She tries to pull a van but fails, instead going to bend a crowbar, just as the van beings to roll towards her from behind. Hernandez notices and turns. Her powers suddenly activate to stop it, and she cheers at her success, before suddenly becoming very tired and slumping against the wall.[83][192]
The PRIDE meeting begins with the Wilders, Minorus, Deans, Yorkeses, and Steins all attending. They make an awkward small talk.[83][192]
Alex Wilder gets home and walks into the meeting, where he talks briefly with his mother, telling her that none of his friends agreed to come over, before leaving the room. The parents agree that since Amy Minoru's death, their children have all been affected.[83][192]
As the sun goes down, Nico Minoru stands on the beach by a fire, preparing for an invocation seance ritual.[83] The sun sets over Los Angeles.[31][192]
At the PRIDE meeting, Leslie Dean passes the file on Destiny Gonzalez, that night's sacrifice, to all the members. Geoffrey Wilder is uncomfortable with the idea, because their previous sacrifices were all 16–20, older than their children, but now their children are around the same age as their victim - 17. Despite this, the whole group reluctantly agrees that they have to go ahead. The PRIDE members descend to the hidden passage and change into their ceremonial robes.[31][192]
Karolina Dean is driven to a party across the city, and looks out of the window.[83][192]
Stein drinks at the party, but feels guilty for skipping his meeting with Yorkes.[83][192]
Yorkes becomes nervous as Stein has still not arrived.[83][192]
Wilder paces his room, looking at his cell phone.[83][192]
Karolina Dean sees an advert for the Church of Gibborim outside her window, with her and her parents representing the church. This saddens her, thinking of how it has affected the opinion of her among her peers.[83][192]
Minoru lays down the candles around a bonfire she has started.[83][192]
Wilder finds a photo of all of him, Nico Minoru, Gert Yorkes, Chase Stein, Karolina Dean, and Molly Hernandez all together a couple of years prior. He sends the photo out to the other 5 to attempt to remind them of their good times together.[83][192]
Dean's driver drops her off and she enters the party.[83][192]
Yorkes texts her adoptive sister, Molly Hernandez, asking her to feed the pets at home, seeing as she will not be getting home soon. Hernandez's phone alert wakes her.[83][192]
Dean is handed a pill at the party. Wishing to finally break free of her mother's control, she decides to open her bracelet for the first time. Once it is opened, Dean's arms appear to light up with bright colors.[83][192]
Karolina stares in awe, before suddenly passing out. Brandon and Lucas, Stein's friends from school, see Dean's unconscious body and carry her upstairs. Stein notices and, concerned, follows the boys.[83][192]
Molly Hernandez feeds the pets in the basement. She hears noises from the "Warning: Keep Out" room, and approaches the window. As she looks through, her adoptive parents' Deinonychus suddenly advances on the window, and Hernandez runs, terrified. She calls her sister, saying that she wants to leave the house, and Yorkes decides that she has waited long enough for Stein, leaving the cafeteria to go to pick up Hernandez.[83][192]
Arriving upstairs, Chase Stein finds Brandon and Lucas unbuckling the unconscious Karolina Dean's belt, preparing to sexually assault her. Horrified, especially when his supposed friends ask him to help, Stein apprehends them and gets in a fight. The duo give up, deciding it is not worth it, and leave. Stein puts Dean's belt back on and clicks her bracelet back into place. She wakes, and he takes Dean out of the party and to her car. She tells him about the lights, which he attributes simply to drug-taking, and she does not pursue the conversation further. Dean asks Stein to stay with her in the car, and they set off, deciding not to go to her home, but instead the Wilder Mansion. She drops the pill she was given out of her window, having not, in fact, taken any drugs.[83][192]
On the beach, Nico Minoru's seance does not work. She starts to cry, and finally decides to also go to Wilder's home, having seen his message.[83][192]
Leslie Dean informs Destiny Gonzalez that the ceremony to go Ultra is about to begin, and takes her to the ceremony room below the Wilder Mansion.[31][192]
The group of friends ask for suggestions on what to do next. Arguing amongst themselves, and not deciding on anything, Stein decides that if they are going to address the last 2 years of separation, he at least wants alcohol, and heads off to Geoffrey Wilder's office, where he remembers liquor used to be kept.[83][192]
PRIDE's last preparations are made before the ceremony begins.[31][192]
The group enters Geoffrey Wilder's living room, where they notice that their parents are gone. Alex Wilder reaches for coasters, but finds them stuck together. He twists the stack, and this triggers a mechanism, opening a secret passageway in the dresser which he was not aware of.[83][192]
The group head down the passageway, wondering where it may lead to.[83][192]
Arriving at an underground hall, the group are confused as to what is happening, seeing all but Dean's parents in red robes preparing for some sort of ritual. Wilder realizes that their parents cannot hear them, as there is some sort of protective sound barrier.[31][83][192]
The groups witnesses the ritual
Stein questions what kind of charity meeting would be like this as Leslie Dean enters with a confused Destiny Gonzalez, and Karolina is shocked to find her mother involved as well. Gonzalez asks Leslie who the people she has been brought to are, not recognizing them from the Church of Gibborim, but Leslie avoids the question.[31][83][192]
Stacey Yorkes approaches Gonzalez with a cup, and asks her to drink from it, claiming that its contents will "purify" her. Gonzalez is scared, but Leslie Dean guides her to drink it, just as Karolina recognizes Gonzalez as the girl she met earlier that day. Gonzalez takes it in two hands and drinks, but then stumbles, weakened. Leslie helps her up to drink again, forcing the cup to Gonzalez's mouth as PRIDE surround her and she collapses.[31][83][192]
PRIDE then proceed to strip Destiny Gonzalez naked to prepare her for the sacrifice. Gert Yorkes notes that the ceremony has somehow managed to become even more creepy, as Victor Stein places his hand on the Dematerialization Box so as to activate it. Yorkes pushes Molly Hernandez back from their balcony, worried that her little sister will never be able to forget the horrible sight of what is going on. The box opens and a light comes out of it, as Geoffrey Wilder and Robert Minoru bend down to pick up Gonzalez. They walk her around the box and place her in, as the group of friends above shield their eyes from the blinding light coming from the box.[31][83][192]
As Gonzalez begs for PRIDE to stop their ritual, Leslie Dean attempts to continue to reassure her. She tells the group to hurry and finish the sacrifice, as Nico Minoru and Gert Yorkes look on in horror. The box closes as Dean sheds a tear for Gonzalez's loss. Above, Minoru asks her friends what could possibly have just happened, and Molly Hernandez reaches for her phone, wanting to be able to see what is going on. Before the group can stop her, she reaches out to take a photo, leaving the flash on. The group run to escape as the light catches the eyes of the PRIDE members, who look up, concerned as to what could have happened.[31][83][192]
The Wilder parents leave to investigate immediately as the group sprint back to the entrance to the secret passageway and the other members of PRIDE posit theories as to what might have caused the flash. Geoffrey and Catherine undress as Alex and his friends reach the top of the stairs, but find the door closed. Stein suggests that he attempts to open it, but fails, just as the Wilder parents finish dressing and head up the passageway. The combined strength of the teenagers still proves to be insufficient, but as Hernandez hears footsteps, she becomes afraid and her super-strength kicks in, allowing the group to escape.[31][192]
Continuing to flee, Alex Wilder tells his friends to head to the guest room while he runs elsewhere, struck by an idea. Minoru tells him that she trusts him and they go ahead. Meanwhile, Catherine and Geoffrey reach the top of the passageway. In the guest room, Karolina Dean, Chase Stein, and Gert Yorkes each discuss potential rational explanations for their parents' behavior, but find flaws in each other's theories. Minoru suggests that they need to accept that their parents are murderers, having killed Gonzalez. Meanwhile, Wilder arrives at the mansion's fuse box.[31][192]
Alex Wilder begins flicking the switches on the fuse box to cut the power. Minoru watches behind Dean as the power in Geoffrey Wilder's office shuts off, putting Geoffrey and Catherine, who have reached the office, into darkness. Alex then switches off the lights in the secret hall, the outside decoration lights, and finally the guest room lights, confusing his friends.[31][192]
Alex Wilder returns, and explains that he cut the lights so that their parents think there was simply a power-cut, and that that is what caused the flash of light. Wilder's parents approach the teenagers, trying to discern whether they had seen anything that they should not have, but find the group playing Twister and acting as friendly as they always used to.[31][192]
The members of PRIDE are disheartened, expressing their sadness at the uncomfortable sacrifice they had to make, with Geoffrey Wilder calling it the hardest yet. They are relieved, however, that it is the last one they will ever have to make.[31][192]
The teenagers do not know what to believe, not wanting to admit that their parents are murderers. They take a look at Molly Hernandez's picture, but find it too blurry to clear up any questions.[31][192]
Karolina's father, Frank Dean, goes to look at his wife's calendar at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, trying to find anything untoward to explain her recent lack of interest in him. He opens the laptop, last used on the 8th, and looks at the preceding few days on her schedule, but finds nothing suspicious.[31][192]
Every member of the PRIDE except Victor Stein leaves the hall to reunite with their children. Stein is angry to discover, once the group have left, that Destiny Gonzalez, has not, in fact, dematerialized, and is still in the box.[31][192]
All the PRIDE families congregate upstairs, with the parents continuing the pretence that they held a charity meeting and the children maintaining that they had an innocent and friendly evening.[31][192]
As everyone start to leave the house, Alex Wilder goes to find Nico Minoru in the bathroom. Minoru confesses that she does not want to go home because of what happened with her sister, and how she always notices her being missing. Wilder promises her that she will never be alone.[31][192]
After the Minoru family leave, Geoffrey Wilder tells his son that he thinks he saw a possible romance between him and Nico. Reluctant to reply, Alex simply shuffles off to bed.[31][192]
Frank Dean tries to enter Leslie's private meditation room, believing that his wife might be hiding something there, but he is stopped by Leslie's assistant, Vaughn Kaye.[31][192]
Gert Yorkes sings to Molly Hernandez in bed, as they cannot sleep. Wilder sends out a text to his friends, asking to meet the next day at 10, and Minoru, Stein, and Dean all receive it. Dean texts Destiny Gonzalez to ask if she's alright, and to her surprise, someone starts to reply.[31][192]
Geoffrey Wilder feels bad for making another sacrifice, but is comforted by his wife, who tells him to go to bed. Before leaving, he stumbles upon Molly Hernandez's hairpin near the entrance to the passageway, leaving him suspicious that the children might indeed have found their secret.[31][192]
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Molly Hernandez starts looking for her hairpin, which she lost while escaping the Wilders' basement, desperate to find it because it was a gift from her mother. As she searches, she accidentally uses her powers again. Hernandez tries to tell her adoptive sister about her abilities, but before she is able to, Yorkes tells her that she thinks Hernandez is having panic attacks. Hernandez decides she will have to tell Yorkes another time.[54][192][193]
Karolina Dean tries to meditate, listening to her mother's relaxation CD. Leslie enters abruptly to talk to her, but Karolina is distracted as she sees social media messages from Chase Stein's friend, calling him a "dead man" after a feud. Dean does not realize that the feud was over Stein stopping them sexually abusing her, not remembering the events of the party the night before.[54][192][193]
The group of friends reunite at the beach, and Dean reveals to the group that she has received a message from Destiny Gonzalez. However, it was not about her being locked in the capsule, but a friendly message about being on a trip with the church in London, with a picture of her in front of Elizabeth Tower. The others are confused, sure that they had seen Gonzalez being killed by their parents. Alex Wilder proposes that they investigate and suggests Stein should try to find out more about the light box. Meanwhile, Wilder says that he will further investigate the secret room in the basement, as Nico Minoru states that she will study her mother's magical staff. Hernandez mentions that there is a "monster" in the basement that she discovered the night before, and that they should investigate it, but the others do not believe her. As they leave to investigate, Karolina Dean approaches Stein to ask about what happened at the party, but he assures her there is nothing to worry about.[54][192][193]
Melissa and Tandy Bowen attend a group therapy session, led by Lia Dewan. Melissa explains her history as an abuse victim, and having hid it from Tandy in attempting to break the cycle of abuse. Dewan turns her attention to attendee Mikayla Bell, who refuses to talk about her abusive boyfriend, Jeremy. Bell drops her wallet, and Tandy notices.[191][174]
Brigid O'Reilly tries firing at a gun range. However, despite seemingly being back to full health, she misses every shot.[191][174]
On returning to her car, Tyrone Johnson appears and scares O'Reilly. He hands her the drugs and money he stole from the Uptown Block Kings, but she warns him to stop his vigilantism for his safety. Johnson asks for details about the attempt to exonerate him for Officer Kenneth Fuchs' death, but O'Reilly says that without Detective James Connors around to testify, nothing can be done.[191][174]
The Bowens' therapy session ends, and the attendees leave. Tandy Bowen asks Melissa to wait for her in the car. She takes a picture of Mikayla Bell's license, then approaches Bell and returns her wallet. Tandy offers to talk to Bell about her boyfriend, but she turns her down.[191][174]
Victor Stein is working in his laboratory when he stats hallucinating Destiny Gonzalez, asking him to let her go. Caring about her husband's health, Janet Stein asks if she can help, but he only asks her for her to support his work.[54][192][193]
As they leave the building, the Minorus decide to have a date together later to discuss their marriage.[54][192][193]
Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes explore Victor Stein's laboratory. Yorkes discovers a pair of X-ray glasses before they stumble upon the Dematerialization Box. When they use the glasses to see inside of the box, they find it empty, so Stein suggests that they leave, having the information they need. Yorkes suggests to Stein that her parents may have taken Destiny Gonzalez to the basement that Hernandez had mentioned.[54][192][193]
Back at St. Theresa's Church, Johnson looks at a map of New Orleans, marking the Money Hustle Gang's territory. He is interrupted by Bowen, who brings him a syllabus from the AP Physics class at St. Sebastian's Preparatory School, along with the textbooks and a voice recorder, so he can continue to study in hiding.[191][174]
Bowen catches Johnson up on her mother's state, and Johnson shows off his recently improved skill at teleportation. Bowen asks him why he has not seen Evita Fusilier, and Johnson explains that he has been laying low. They watch The Mask of Zorro together.[191][174]
Catherine and Geoffrey Wilder discuss the possibility that Molly Hernandez might have seen something of their ritual the night before, and Catherine suggests using the Synnergy Serum on Hernandez as a precaution, because if she has seen something, it will make her forget. Geoffrey opposes this idea, pointing out how Frank Dean, Karolina's father, ended up confused and unintelligent after they used it on him. They conclude to talk to Hernandez first and ascertain whether she knows anything.[54][192][193]
Tina and Robert Minoru invite Nico to join them at the restaurant, but Nico encourages them to go without her and talk alone, to help strengthen their relationship. Nico also has an ulterior motive, however, wanting to be left alone so she can investigate her mother's staff.[54][192][193]
Catherine Wilder approaches Hernandez at a cafeteria. She starts to question her and Hernandez becomes nervous, excusing herself to go to the bathroom. Her powers kick in and she breaks one of the walls to escape.[54][192][193]
Alex Wilder tries to investigate the passageway in his home while talking to his father on the phone. He manages to get it to open and asks how long it will be until his father gets home, but is surprised when Geoffrey replies that he is already in the house. Alex panics as he struggles to make the passageway close again and has to leave the study, deciding to attempt to slow his father from entering.[54][192][193]
Catherine Wilder calls Geoffrey to tell him she is sure, from Hernandez's behavior, that the teenager saw something, and that she wants to use the Synnergy Serum to erase her memory. Geoffrey reluctantly agrees that it is necessary. Catherine goes looking for Hernandez outside, but is surprised to find her easily, asleep against the cafeteria wall.[54][192][193]
Geoffrey enters his study despite Alex's attempts to slow him, but to Alex's relief, the passageway has closed again by the time he walks in.[54][192][193]
Molly Hernandez wakes in Catherine Wilder's car and Wilder questions her further. Knowing that Wilder is aware she is lying, Hernandez improvises by pretending to reveal the truth: that yes, she lied, but because the truth was that she was in the studio looking for alcohol for the others. Wilder believes her, and Hernandez begins to enquire in return about her deceased parents. Wilder promises to give her more information on them in the near future.[54][192][193]
Nico Minoru takes the opportunity to investigate her mother's magic staff, but she cannot open the showcase it is kept in. Looking through her mother's desk for a hint on how to open it, Minoru accidentally triggers the mechanism to open the case and she reaches for the staff. The staff pricks her finger and, detecting Tina Minoru's DNA, activates. Nico also finds her sister's old diary in Tina's desk and begins to read it, and as she does so, she is surprised as snow begins to fall around her inside the room.[54][192][193]
At dinner, Tina Minoru excessively tries to flirt with her husband, Robert. He does not react positively, though, feeling strange about her sudden change of attitude, after being so distant over the last 2 years. He abruptly leaves, too uncomfortable with the date.[54][192][193]
In the Church of Gibborim, Karolina Dean tries to call Destiny Gonzalez, but receives no response. Staff member Vaughn Kaye finds her and when Dean asks about Gonzalez, he tells her that he understands she has gone to London, reaffirming Gonzalez's text. Dean also tries to subtly ask whether Kaye has had anything strange happen to him after removing his bracelet, but he says he has not, making Dean wonder further about the colors she had seen. Before leaving, she notices a painting done by her grandfather, depicting a colorful woman with a resemblance to what she had seen the night before.[54][192][193]
Alex Wilder visits Nico Minoru, who called him for help with the falling snow, which will not stop. Wilder tries to examine the staff but, when it burns his hand, he drops it, finding that this ends up stopping the snow.[54][192][193]
While buying some food, the Yorkeses discuss whether they should tell their daughters about planning to move to a ranch, hoping to escape from PRIDE.[54][192][193]
Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes walk outside the Yorkes' house. They talk briefly as they try to discover what is in the basement using the X-Ray glasses.[54][192][193]
Nico Minoru and Alex Wilder frantically clean up the snow to try and finish before Tina gets home. They go to hide into Nico's room as Tina arrives, but Nico sees no way of smuggling Wilder out, so instead has him lie on a bed so she can pretend to be getting intimate with him. When Tina then enters, she scalds the two and tells Wilder to leave, which he does, and Nico accompanies him to his car. As he says goodbye, Wilder leans in and kisses Nico, taking her by surprise.[54][192][193]
Robert Minoru confesses to Janet Stein that he feels he is ready to start a new life with her, but Stein is hesitant, not wanting to negatively affect her son, Chase.[54][192][193]
Liberation of the Yorkeses' Dinosaur: Gert Yorkes takes Chase Stein to her basement and opens the door. As soon as they open it, they are shocked when a dinosaur hits them and flees. Yorkes starts talking to herself to calm down, and Stein is surprised to see that this seems to cause the dinosaur to relax too. However, it then runs again when a car noise scares it away, as the Yorkes parents have arrived.[54][192][193]
Tina Minoru calls Dean to turn on WHiH World News, and the two of them watch as the channel reports that Destiny Gonzalez's body has been found, realizing that Victor Stein killed her after the sacrifice failed. Dean's face falls as she tells Minoru sadly that they will have to make another sacrifice.[54][192][193]
15th[]
#MeToo starts getting used as a widespread movement.[1][194]
Ambush on Ryhno's Gang: Ryhno's gang return to their hideout and find Chen Wu and Davos waiting for them. They pull a gun on Wu, but Davos uses the Iron Fist to punch through the wall and the gang back off. Davos says he wishes to free them, giving them the opportunity to become more than just scavengers, training them at Eden Towers to work for him.[182][188]
Nico Minoru is continuing to look through her sister's diary when she receives a video call from her friends. They tell her about the news reporting how Destiny Gonzalez's corpse had shown up on the beach. Gert Yorkes decides not to tell them about the dinosaur. Some of the group begin to think that their parents might be murderers, while the others feel that they want to wait before judging, hoping for another explanation. Chase Stein suggests that they protect themselves, just in case, before ending the video call.[192][195][196]
Alex Wilder goes to check his father's office. He finds that the coaster mechanism to open the secret passage no longer works, so he starts to search his father's desk. Wilder discovers a drawer with a double-bottom and opens it up, finding hidden money and a gun, which he chooses to take for himself.[192][195][196]
16th[]
Jessica Jones exposes an abusive employer at a furniture factory, being declared a hero once more.[125][98]
Having kidnapped a young woman to use as the new sacrifice, Victor Stein drives her to the other members of PRIDE, gagged in the back of a van.[192][196]
Dale and Stacey Yorkes discuss the whereabouts of the dinosaur, worried about where it could have escaped to. They tell their daughters that the animal they have lost is in fact a hedgehog, not aware that Hernandez and Gert know better, and say they will take a drone to find it. Getting to the car, Stacey suddenly receives a message from PRIDE calling for an urgent meeting, but the Yorkeses decide to ignore it and look for their Deinonychus, considering it more important.[192][196]
Stein arrives at the Wilder Mansion, where Geoffrey Wilder and Robert Minoru await him. When he goes to show them the kidnapped young woman for the sacrifice, he discovers that the back of his van is empty, as she has managed to escape while he drove.[192][196]
Wilder meets with Minoru to discuss Amy's dead
Nico Minoru meets with Alex Wilder before class. She tells him that she is sure that her sister, Amy, cannot have committed suicide, because her diary has shown how happy she was. Minoru proposes going to the police, but Wilder is not sure that this is the best option, at least for the moment. Without his support, Minoru decides nonetheless that she will go to the police alone.[192][196]
Victor Stein speaks with the other members of PRIDE. He believes that the headaches he is experiencing are side-effects of medicine for malaria, and continues to believe that he is at fault for the failure of the Dematerialization Box. Geoffrey Wilder, meanwhile, decides that his people will catch the girl, but Leslie Dean arrives and says that "he" is very sick and they need a new sacrifice urgently, even if it is a homeless person or a prostitute. Robert Minoru and Stein are chosen to find the new sacrifice. The group also point out the lack of assistance from the Yorkes parents and consider reminding them of their promise from years ago.[192][196]
Chase Stein tells Gert Yorkes that he does not understand her decision to hide the dinosaur, but Yorkes tells him that it is because she does not wish for her parents to get into trouble.[192][196]
Stein is confronted by his "peers"
Chase Stein's peers, whom he beat on Friday night to prevent them from sexually abusing Karolina Dean, approach him, asking for an apology for his actions at the party. He is appalled that they have not considered the severity of their actions and refuses to apologize for doing the right thing. Another fight breaks out between them until Dean arrives and a professor appears, sending them all to his office.[192][196]
Eiffel approaches Karolina Dean, blaming her for the fighting between the boys and shaming her for what happened to her. Dean does not remember anything from the party after passing out and starts to feel bad, doubting her self-assurance and belief that she had stayed safe at the party, worrying something unwanted had happened to her. Yorkes goes to her to comfort her.[192][196]
Leslie Dean visits the sick grey man. He asks her to keep her warm and she obliges, deciding to take off her clothes and lie down next to him in bed, naked. When she leaves the room a little later, she is met by her husband Frank, who asks for an explanation of where she has been for the last 3 days. She tells him to trust her and says she has been praying for him, believing he is ready to reach "Ultra" level in the Church of Gibborim.[192][196]
The coach talks with the Lacrosse team
In the lacrosse bus, the coach addresses Chase Stein and the rest of the team, telling them not to throw everything away because of what happened between them.[192][196]
Three other students approach Yorkes, asking to join her feminism club. Karolina Dean tries to talk to Yorkes, but the new members of the group show their detest of her and she leaves. Yorkes walks off in search of Dean.[192][196]
Yorkes reaches Dean and they talk, with Dean expressing her thought that the PRIDE ritual might just be a higher level ceremony in the Church of Gibborim. When they come across Alex Wilder, they tell him about this theory and ask him to join them to go to Dean's house and try to gather more information. Wilder decides to find Nico Minoru instead, wanting to support her, just as Yorkes and Dean support each other.[192][196]
Gert Yorkes and Karolina Dean find Leslie Dean's laptop, and looking through it, they discover an encrypted folder called "Ultra". They copy the folder to a USB so Alex Wilder can attempt to crack into it at a later date. The duo are suddenly scared when the doorbell rings, worrying that Leslie has returned, but they are relieved to instead find Chase Stein. Stein asks to talk to Karolina alone, while Yorkes leaves to find Wilder, feeling dejected at being unwanted.[192][196]
At the police station, Alex Wilder reunites with Nico Minoru to back her as they talk to the police. Minoru is pleasantly surprised at his change of mind.[192][196]
Chase Stein reveals to Karolina Dean that he has left the lacrosse team, not willing to spend time with the people he previously called his friends after their actions. He also tells her what happened on Friday night at the party, but reassures her that he got there before anything had happened. She thanks him and asks to go back to his house. Arriving at the Steins' mansion, she tells him that she wants to show him something. Dean carefully removes her bracelet and lights up with color once again, this time staying conscious. Stein is shocked, but soon expresses how impressed he is and reaches out to touch her hand.[192][196]
Wilder and Minoru wait in the police station
While they wait to be dealt with, Minoru notices that Victor Stein, her father, and a detective are also in the station. She takes Wilder to quickly flee the station and, once outside, she explains to him that the detective with Stein and Robert is the same one she saw come to the house when her sister had died 2 years ago. Wilder believes that their parents might also control the police, realizing that it is not safe to report anything to them. He shows Nico that he has his father's gun, and justifies it with Chase Stein's words, that they have to protect themselves.[192][196]
Tina Minoru talks to her bodyguard Kincaid in her office, discussing the Yorkeses. He reveals what he has found out for her: that the Yorkeses are intending to move somewhere far away. He mentions that they do not look like bad people, but Minoru dismisses this, not wanting his judgment. She pays him for his services.[192][196]
As the Yorkes parents cannot find their deinonychus, Stacey tries to convince Dale that they should just run away anyway, but he highlights the problems of what will happen if the deinonychus is found, what will happen if they do not get to sell the Synnergy Serum, and what will happen with the girls if they have to suddenly uproot.[192][196]
Stein says goodbye to Dean
Meanwhile, Chase Stein leaves Karolina Dean's house. As he goes, he assures her that she should not be scared of the colorful lights, because he thinks that she looks beautiful.[192][196]
Molly Hernandez is writing an email to Catherine Wilder, asking about what happened to her biological parents when, suddenly, she hears a noise. When she goes to investigate, she finds the deinonychus, and it leaps onto her. Her fear activates her powers and she kicks it away with super strength and runs, but the dinosaur chases her. Deciding she has to stand up to it and fight, she readies herself, just as Gert Yorkes comes through the door and orders the dinosaur to stop. It backs down, again responding to Yorkes in the same way it had on Saturday. She practices her connection with the dinosaur until their parents arrive home.[192][196]
After locking up the dinosaur, the Yorkes parents confess to the girls that they were lying before to hide the dinosaur's existence, but say that they created her to protect the two of them. Tina Minoru knocks on the door and interrupts them. Stacey and Dale reluctantly let her in, and Minoru goes to speak with them in private. She expresses her anger at them for not avoiding the PRIDE meeting earlier that day, and reveals to them that she is aware of the Hernandez Ranch they want to escape to, telling them not to go, and instead focus on their work for PRIDE.[192][196]
Chase Stein is working on creating his special gauntlet invention when his father, Victor, arrives. He throws Chase's invention to the ground, angering his son, but Victor is, in fact, curious. He becomes interested in the idea and offers Chase the option that they could work on it together. Happy that his father is not threatening him and that they can actually work together on something, Chase prepares to tell him all about the invention. First, Victor asks him what he intends on calling them, and Chase replies, "Fistigons".[192][196]
In the cafeteria, Wilder and Nico Minoru look at the files of several of the runaways, including Destiny Gonzalez, searching for a link to Amy, but find that none of the files appear to have any connection with Nico's sister. They come to realize, however, that their parents having been choosing one runaway young person every year to use for their ritual, and that the one who chooses and proposes the people is Leslie Dean, Karolina's mother. A waiter calls out to inform the customers that a car's alarm is going off outside, and Wilder recognizes the description of a silver Prius to be his. He decides to take a look at his car while Nico calls Karolina to let her know what they have discovered.[192][196]
Karolina realizes the truth about her mother
Karolina Dean receives the call from Minoru as she reads the Book of Gibborim. Minoru tells her what they have found out about Leslie, and Karolina is shocked. She walks outside and watches her mother, horrified to look at her with a new understanding of her true nature.[192][196]
Kidnapping of Alex Wilder: Realizing Wilder has been outside for abnormally long, Minoru decides to go and check on him. However, she steps outside only just in time to see him being pulled into a car by a stranger, who kidnaps him and driving off.[192][196]
Alex Wilder sits uncomfortably in the back of the car as Darius Davis, his captor, drives. Davis tells Wilder that he wants to show him the kind of man his father really is.[69][192]
Nico Minoru is very nervous about Wilder's kidnapping, but Karolina Dean goes to her and tries to comfort her, while blaming her mother and church for all the bad things that have happened lately. Soon, Gert Yorkes and Molly Hernandez arrive. Not knowing where to go first, Minoru decides to try using her mother's staff to guide them. She takes it from her pocket and extends it, then asks it to locate Wilder. The staff responds by lighting the heat signature of the car that took Wilder, showing them a path. Yorkes tells them that Chase Stein is not answering her messages, so Minoru decides not to wait any longer, and that they should go to find Wilder without him.[69][192]
Father and son bonding
Chase Stein keeps working with his father on building his Fistigons. Victor apologizes to him for his aggressive behavior, and confesses that working with Chase reminds him of when he himself was young, and had more pure ideas. In addition, he reveals to his son that when he was young, he thought of an invention that he never finished perfecting, and suggests that they could return to that project and work on it together. Chase's cell phone continually rings as Yorkes tries to alert him of the situation, but he does not hear it.[69][192]
Davis wants to show Alex Wilder the territory his father, Geoffrey owns. He asks for Wilder's cell phone, and Wilder realizes that he still has his father's gun on him. Getting out of the car, he notices that they are outside Davis' grandmother's house. Davis tells Wilder how, 18 years ago, he confessed to Geoffrey's crime to clear his name, and that in return Geoffrey had promised that he and his grandmother have a settled life - but that Geoffrey had not kept his side of the bargain. Davis then makes a video call to Geoffrey Wilder and asks for $1 million in exchange for his son. He says he will wait for him in the park, and that he has one hour.[69][192]
When Catherine Wilder asks Geoffrey who was on the phone, he lies to his wife, saying that the caller was merely mistaken. As he leaves the house, he calls Flores and asks him for three men and a camouflaged car.[69][192]
Yorkes contacts Chase Stein for aid
Meanwhile, Karolina Dean drives the group at high speed, following the heat signature to get to Alex Wilder. Chase Stein, still at home, sees the missed calls from Yorkes and calls her back. He agrees to meet with the group and picks up his newly finished Fistigons to take with him.[69][192]
Wilder talks to one of Davis' men, Andre, who is only a teenager, the same age as him and his friends. Andre reveals that they found Alex after cloning Geoffrey's cell phone. Suddenly, Geoffrey arrives on the scene and starts firing at Darius Davis' men. Andre takes aim at Geoffrey, but Alex takes out his father's gun and shoots Andre to save his father. Davis bundles Alex back into the car and drives away, but Alex's friends catch up with Davis' car and decide to follow close behind.[69][192]
When the cars have to stop at a traffic light, Minoru tries to destroy Davis' car's engine using the Staff of One, but is unsuccessful. Molly Hernandez decides to get out and uses her strength to lift Davis' car from behind and stop them from driving off. Wilder and Davis get out of the car and Karolina Dean uses her powers to momentarily blind Davis, allowing Wilder to rejoin his friends. Darius Davis aims his gun at them when Chase Stein suddenly arrives, using his Fistigons to blast Davis. As Davis prepares to retaliate, Nico Minoru uses the staff to generate a protective field around the group, and as he shoots at them, the bullets rebound off it. Realizing he cannot win, Davis reluctantly decides to escape.[69][192]
Geoffrey yells at Alex, telling him to go home
Alex Wilder reunites with his father and tells him that Darius Davis has fled. Geoffrey asks him to go home by bus and tells him that he will take the seriously injured Andre to a place where he can be treated. Alex does not believe him and yells at him, reproaching his father's attitude and lies, but Geoffrey firmly orders him to leave, scaring Alex away. As Alex leaves, Geoffrey calls his wife, Catherine Wilder, and tells her to gather a PRIDE meeting for that night.[69][192]
Leslie Dean tries to comfort the sick man in the bed. She expresses her desire to help him, but is aware that she cannot and is running out of time. He responds, telling her that he loves her.[69][192]
The friends go together to a café and celebrate their success. Alex Wilder tell the others about Andre, and how he feels they need to save him, as he thinks that their parents will do the same to him as they did to Destiny Gonzalez. The others are reluctant to leave and change the subject, talking about their superpowers and Yorkes' dinosaur, but Alex Wilder continues to insist on trying to help Andre.[69][192]
The group get back to Alex Wilder's home and go to the passageway entrance. Molly Hernandez uses force to open the secret door so the group can enter.[69][192]
Meanwhile, PRIDE help Andre heal so he can be more useful for the ritual, then prepare him for sacrifice.[69][192]
The group of friends get to the ritual room where they had first seen their parents performing the Rite of Blood, but to Wilder's frustration, they find that PRIDE are not there.[69][192]
Minoru tries to comfort Wilder, who blames himself for Andre being sacrificed, having severely injured him when he shot him. He and Minoru kiss, but are interrupted by Karolina Dean, who tells them that Stein has found a hidden camera in the library.[69][192]
Stein shows them the camera and wonders if there could be a good reason for their parents' behaviour. Wilder points out that since the camera is not turned on, their parents may have only used it in their rituals. Realizing that the camera would upload to a server, he plans to follow the IP and find out where the footage is stored. However, her discovers that it is impossible to hack the server, as it is part of Wizard, the company run by Nico Minoru's parents and the most resistant network on the planet. She suggests that they need to find a way to get the videos as actual evidence against their parents, but Chase Stein empathizes with his father, believing that he has changed and that there must be a good reason.[69][192]
Geoffrey Wilder arrives home, and Alex refuses to let him avoid the subject of Andre, asking his father where he is. Geoffrey says not to worry, but Alex tells him that he is coming to realize he is not a good person. Geoffrey becomes angry and shouts at Alex, but he stops when he sees that he is frightening his son. Alex decides to leave nonetheless, without forgiving him. Catherine Wilder then approaches her husband and tells him that she wants him to get rid of Darius Davis, as he is a problem.[69][192]
In her bedroom, Karolina becomes angry at the lies from the Church of Gibborim that she was indoctrinated with her whole life. She throws the books aside and starts to smash framed pictures from her time growing up at the church.[69][192]
Gert Yorkes and Molly Hernandez visit their deinonychus, who remains calm in Yorkes' presence as always. The sisters discuss their parents, and Yorkes says that she believes their parents are just bad people.[69][192]
Nico Minoru tries to return the staff to where it was, but her mother catches her in the act. However, Tina does not become angry, instead telling her that they are the only ones capable of using the Staff of One and that she can learn. Nico tries to give back to her, but her mother says to keep it for a while.[69][192]
In the Stein Mansion laboratory, Victor Stein shows Chase his completed invention: A machine that bends light back on itself to receive visual messages from the future. When he asks the machine to be shown Los Angeles in the future, it does not respond, and Victor becomes angry, throwing the machine to the ground and then falling to the ground with a headache. He confesses to his son that the headache is being caused by brain cancer, and that he has not told Janet, but he tells Chase he is sure he will find a way to beat it. The father and son embrace before leaving the room, not noticing that the machine has in fact begun to work, and is showing Los Angeles crumbling in an earthquake.[69][192]
Frank Dean is informed that despite his efforts, he has failed to go "ultra".[69][192]
Leslie Dean returns to the meditation room, where the sick man, Jonah is now healed. Jonah tells her he feels fantastic, as he always does after a sacrifice. He tells her that when he was dying, his greatest fear was not, in fact, death, but rather dying without ever looking his daughter in the eyes. He asks to meet his daughter, Karolina Dean, and Leslie agrees, albeit worried about his intentions.[69][192]
One of the literacy tutors for a friend of Seema and Ray Nadeem, called Nadia, quits her job.[197]
Trish Walker meets with her mother in late 2017
Trish Walker meets with her mother, Dorothy Walker, at a coffee shop. Despite being unemployed, Trish says that she have a busy schedule. The conversation drifts towards Jessica Jones, more specifically how she supposedly killed her mother. Trish then tells Dorothy how Jones is now advertising, trying to be a hero. Dorothy says that she does not want Trish involved with Jones or her antics. She adds that Trish now needs someone she can trust, and that this is why she wanted to see her. She informs Trish that she is being offered a spot on a celebrity dance show, but Trish declines. Dorothy lists a number of other potential career choices, but Trish says that she wants to pursue her own goals and leaves.[125][98]
After leaving the shop, Trish Walker starts listening in on police calls. She wanders the city looking for crimes to stop, but is finding nothing of interest. She gets an alert on her phone about the latest New York Bulletin story on Jones. Just as Walker loses hope of seeing any action, dispatch reports a robbery in progress. Walker races down the street to the scene of the crime.[125][98]
Walker gets there too late, arriving just as the police are putting handcuffs on the suspects. She spots Jones down the block from her, and decides to call her to see if she would answer, but watches as Jones rejects the call.[125][98]
Walker hears a man calling that his phone has been stolen nearby. She chases the thief down, kicking him in the face, before taking the phone and returning it to the owner. However, both the victim and the thief recognize her, given her celebrity as "Patsy".[125][98]
Leslie Dean tells Jonah she disapproves of his idea to attend the PRIDE school fundraising gala. She explains that she wants him to stay with her, alone at the Dean Mansion. However, Jonah insists on wanting to meet his daughter, and Dean reluctantly agrees, telling him that it at least has to be conducted in the right way.[192][198]
18th[]
Alex Wilder calls Nico Minoru to ask for help in hacking the Wizard servers during the PRIDE gala that night. Minoru says that she is not sure that is a good idea, however. She is visited by her mother, Tina, who offers to teach her how to use the staff. Tina explains that there is a connection between her nerve pathways and the staff that allows it to work, altering their surroundings. Nico points out that the staff seemed to need a sample of her blood to work, and Tina informs her that they created the staff in Wizard's laboratories with special technology, and that it was designed to only work for her DNA, which Nico has a sufficient amount of. Tina tells her that if she had wanted the staff or her sister's diary, she could have asked for them and didn't have to steal. This causes the conversation to turn to Amy, and how her diary seemed too happy for her to have ended her own life, but Tina insists that sadly, they cannot know what really goes through the mind of a loved one.[192][198]
Karolina Dean talks to Frank about her maternal grandfather and his drawings, discussing how they feature some strange creatures whose skins emit a colorful aura, and how she does not know whether to believe if the story the Church of Gibborim told her about beings of light. Karolina then asks him why he is not in PRIDE, but Frank simply says that PRIDE is just one of her mother's things.[192][198]
Victor Stein reviews the Fistigons with his son, Chase, but he decides to leave soon after, saying he has some matters to attend to. Victor then dons a helmet which allows him to listen in on his wife through her cell phone microphone. He hears her conversation with Robert Minoru, and her complaining to Minoru about how he, Victor, mistreats her, saying that she does not know how to leave him. Minoru offers Janet a gun, just in case she needs it, and Victor is horrified at what he has heard.[192][198]
The group debate on how to act next. Nico Minoru, despite having doubts and suggesting that they talk to their parents again, decides to agree to the plan and go to the gala to hack the Wizard servers with the others. The group swear to each other that they agree to releasing the video, working against their parents.[192][198]
Alex Wilder dresses for the gala but struggles with his tie. His father tries to help him, but he rejects Geoffrey's help, still angry with him.[192][198]
At the Minoru Mansion, Tina and Nico talk before the gala. Tina shows interest in the relationship between Nico and Alex Wilder, and, to Nico's surprise, approves it. Nico then leaves the house to go to Dean Mansion and see Karolina Dean, and Tina tells her husband, Robert, that she is excited to have a new start in the family. She kisses Robert but he is uncomfortable, having fallen in love with Janet Stein.[192][198]
Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru get ready for the gala. They start to talk, and Dean says that she has come to the realization that she has been lying to herself and that she now knows how she wants to be, and who she wants to be with. Minoru assumes she is just talking about abandoning the church, but Dean has also come to a realization about her sexual orientation, finding herself to be lesbian and in love with Minoru. Just as she locks eyes with Minoru, Molly Hernandez and Gert Yorkes arrive, breaking the moment. The group of friends together get into a limousine to leave for the gala, driven by a friendly elderly man.[192][198]
Arriving at the gala, Hernandez becomes worried as she realizes that if their parents are sent to prison, she will not be able to learn more about her biological parents from Catherine Wilder.[192][198]
Leslie Dean tries to comfort Frank at the gala, who is saddened for not having passed the test to go Ultra. He tells her that he will attempt to learn from his failure and focus on his true passions in life, just as Jonah appears. He introduces himself to Frank and asks if he can take his wife for a moment, since he wants to meet someone she can introduce him to. Frank is uncomfortable with Jonah and his assertive tone with Leslie, but steps back. At that moment, he has a flash of a memory, recalling vaguely having walked in on Leslie and Jonah having sex, but not understanding where this memory comes from.[192][198]
Gert Yorkes realizes that Dean is in love with Minoru and decides to ask Dean about it, telling her that she supports her. Dean, however, becomes bitter and defensive, replying by suggesting that Yorkes is only saying this in hopes that Dean being lesbian would give her an opportunity with Chase Stein. She then approaches Stein and asks him to get her a drink, to further her outward insistence that she is happy with him.[192][198]
As the others proceed with their roles on the plan, Molly Hernandez texts to Catherine Wilder looking for information from her parents as she agreed to inform her.[192][198]
In the upper floors of the Wizard building, Yorkes begins to reluctantly flirt with a security guard to distract him, talking to him about the book he is reading, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Alex Wilder and Nico Minoru use the distraction to enter the elevator without being seen.[192][198]
Meanwhile, the Yorkes parents notice Jonah's presence and become worried, believing that he is at the gala because he distrusts them.[192][198]
As Leslie Dean and Jonah look for her, Karolina steals a bottle of vodka and leaves the main gala hall. Leslie and Jonah ask Chase Stein if he knows her whereabouts and Stein says he will look for her. Unbeknownst to him, he is followed by Molly Hernandez.[192][198]
Wilder and Minoru arrive at Wizard's server room, and Wilder manages to hack the computers with his laptop. When they find the exact server needed to download the files, Wilder realizes that the ports will not allow him to connect. Minoru suggests that they try instead from her mother's office.[192][198]
Chase Stein tries to comfort Dean, but she continues to drink the vodka she took, trying to get drunk and feel less upset about her situation.[192][198]
Gert Yorkes notices a Star Wars arcade game and begins talking to the security guard about it to keep him distracted.[192][198]
Nico Minoru and Alex Wilder enter Tina Minoru's office, with Wilder guessing the password, to Nico's surprise. Getting to Tina's desk, they realize that they need a sample of Nico's blood to access the servers, as it is the only way to download the video. Nico gives it, and Wilder starts downloading the video immediately, hoping to get out as soon as possible, before Tina can return.[192][198]
Kincaid comes across Gert Yorkes and the security guard and begins to reprimand the guard on behalf of Tina Minoru, as he is not doing his duty. However, Kincaid ends up noticing the Star Wars game and becoming interested in it himself.[192][198]
On the roof of the building, while talking to Stein, Dean accidentally knocks the vodka bottle over the edge. It begins to fall and she drunkenly tries to catch it, but in the process, her inebriated state causes her to lose her balance, and she falls over the side herself. Stein is terrified and goes to catch her, but only managed to grab her bracelet and it slips off her wrist and she falls. However, the bracelet coming off allows Dean to use her powers, which activate, causing her to shine with colors again and suddenly start levitating, saving her life. She lifts herself back onto the roof, beginning to calm down after her near-death experience. As soon as she's safe, Stein suddenly kisses her, taking her by surprise. However, Dean is quietly uncertain of her feelings about the kiss. Unbeknown to them, Hernandez is watching them and has witnessed the kiss.[192][198]
Chase Stein and Karolina Dean return to the main hall, where Tina and Robert Minoru are giving a speech. Tina says she appreciates the support of her husband and Victor Stein, who at that moment feels another slight jab of pain in his head. Stein catches the microphone and erratically decides to publicly reveal his wife's affair wife with Robert Minoru and his awareness of it, then falls to the ground, collapsing due to his illness. The adults all take Stein to a private room, where Chase reveals that his father has a tumor. Both Victor and Chase have Janet leave the room, after the stress she has been causing her husband. The members of PRIDE realize that they need Jonah's help, and Leslie Dean asks Jonah for help to save Victor. He scolds her for not managing to stay on top of what is happening in the group and keep them together, but agrees to help.[192][198]
As Wilder's download nears its completion, Gert Yorkes texts to warn them that Tina Minoru is approaching her office. The teenagers hide from her, but are surprised when she returns to hear her crying - having discovered her husband's infidelity from Stein's outburst. She soon leaves without spotting Wilder or Nico.[192][198]
Jonah arrives at the private room and chooses to inject Stein with a serum based on the genetics of someone with an extraordinary immune system. Dale Yorkes subtly takes the vial Jonah used to keep it for his own purposes.[192][198]
Kincaid tries to flirt with Gert Yorkes, and Yorkes reluctantly decides she has to let him do so briefly, to keep him distracted as Alex Wilder and Nico Minoru slip out from Tina's office.[192][198]
Wilder and Minoru arrive at the main hall, and Wilder asks her if she regrets ever finding out about their parents. After seeing her mother crying and being reminded of her humanity, she is hesitant, but chooses instead to question Wilder on how he had known her mother's password. He claims he simply guessed it, but Minoru does not believe him. At that moment, Chase Stein appears and tells them about his father revealing an affair between Robert and Janet, which Nico is stunned by.[192][198]
Victor Stein returns to the gala and goes to his family, coming across to them as strangely happy, as if he does not remember what has happened or suddenly does not care. He hugs his wife and son and tells them that everything is going to be fine.[192][198]
Jonah finally meets his daughter, Karolina Dean, but they are interrupted by Frank Dean. Karolina leaves and Jonah decides to have a moment alone with Frank to speak, telling him that he has in face passed going Ultra, just without knowing it. Leslie sees them and worries about Frank's memory, but Dale Yorkes reassures her that Frank cannot remember Jonah after they used the serum on him.[192][198]
Molly Hernandez reluctantly tells her adoptive sister that she saw Chase Stein and Karolina Dean kissing, and Yorkes becomes angry and upset, leaving the gala. Hernandez then approaches to ask for information about her parents urgently. Wilder asks why Hernandez had texted her earlier saying that time was "running out" to get the information, and Hernandez replies saying Wilder should not worry, then, scared, accidentally says that she "didn't see a thing" - unintentionally giving away that she is aware Wilder is worried she saw something the night of the Rite of Blood, therefore giving away that she did in fact see something. Wilder is shocked, but Hernandez's adoptive mother, Stacey Yorkes arrives and takes her daughter away. Once they are gone, Catherine tells her husband, Geoffrey, that she thinks she made a mistake, and that Hernandez was in the basement the night of the failed sacrifice, and saw it all.[192][198]
19th[]
Victor Stein wakes up in his laboratory and realizes he can hear his son. When he looks to find his son, however, he instead finds that the audio is coming from a video on his time machine monitor, where Chase from the future is apologizing to him and asking him not to take the Fistigons.[192][199]
At the Wilders', Catherine takes the opportunity while Alex is showering to search his room for proof that he was present at the PRIDE meeting a week prior, as Geoffrey suspects that Molly Hernandez may have gotten Alex involved, feeling he has been acting differently since that night. When Alex comes out of the shower, his parents ask him about his relationship with Nico Minoru, but he evades the issue, saying they are not a couple. Catherine asks him if he has anything to tell them ahead of the school open house that evening, but he claims he does not and leaves the room, picking up his laptop as he goes so his mother cannot investigate it. Catherine requests that her husband keep an eye on Alex, and tells him that she has a plan for Molly Hernandez, but will need her adoptive parents, the Yorkeses, to cooperate.[192][199]
Victor Stein in his laboratory
Chase Stein interrupts his father as he is working on formulas in his laboratory. Victor says he is thinking of firing his physicists and hiring Chase's teacher instead, and that because of this, he wants to attend the school open house, surprising Chase as his father never showed interest before. Janet interrupts them and is also surprised by Victor's desire to go to the open house. Chase continues to shun his mother for her infidelity and not helping Victor as he suffered with his brain tumor, but Janet replies that she had no idea he had cancer.[192][199]
In Minoru Mansion, Robert Minoru approaches his daughter while she is putting on makeup and tells her that he will be leaving the home later that day to move out. Nico asks him to talk to Tins and try to reconcile, but Robert says that he does not wish to fix their marriage, as he is in love with Janet Stein. Nico leaves, upset.[192][199]
At the Church of Gibborim, Leslie Dean is asked to give her blessing to an elderly man who is dying. To her surprise, Frank arrives. Asking the family and the doctor to leave, he then reaches over the man and surprises Leslie when his hands begin to shine, healing him. The family and the doctor return to the room shortly after and see that the older man has recovered. Privately, Leslie asks Frank why Jonah has given him the healing power, and he replies that it was gifted to him for another, greater function. Leslie expresses her worry that the old man's family could spread the word that he is a "magic healer", but Frank says he is counting on it.[192][199]
Minoru and Wilder talk about the password
At school, Alex Wilder talks to Nico Minoru about the problems they have with their parents. She asks him again how he knew her mother's office password, but is interrupted when the rest of the group appear. Gert Yorkes is still annoyed by what happened at the gala between Chase Stein and Karolina Dean. Stein asks Wilder about the status of the video they retrieved, but Wilder explains that he is still unlocking it. The group's conversation leads to them realizing that they each feel that their parents might suspect something, and Molly Hernandez reluctantly confesses to having slipped up the other night. The others become angry with her and Hernandez leaves, frustrated that the group are treating her as a little girl just because she is 3 years younger than them. Dean goes to search for her.[192][199]
In their laboratory, Dale and Stacey Yorkes study their stolen sample of Jonah's serum and discover its healing properties. Dale then lets a drop fall onto his arm, which instantly passes into his bloodstream, but Dale disregards it when he sees no immediate effects.[192][199]
In her private meditation room, Leslie Dean tells Jonah she is angry at him for giving his powers to Frank. She expresses her belief that Jonah is trying to weaken her leadership within the Church of Gibborim, but he replies that it is his religion, and that what she has was granted by him in the first place. Jonah also tells her that the church is the past, and that he will not want to be part of it when it falls, saying PRIDE is the only thing that matters. Jonah then asks that she help PRIDE recover.[192][199]
Eiffel talks with Hernandez
Molly Hernandez approaches Eiffel and asks her for a place on the cheerleading team, but is given a menial role. Karolina Dean finds her and tries to encourage her, saying she loves her positive attitude. They bond over both having to struggle with hiding their powers.[192][199]
In the Yorkeses' laboratory, Dale Yorkes has slowly become affected by the serum, getting overexcited and a little crazed. Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder call from the front door, asking to talk about Molly Hernandez, but Stacey hangs up, asking to speak at the open house event later.[192][199]
In a storage room at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, Frank Dean and his assistant look for historical objects from the church. They soon find Leslie's father's desk, which he wants for himself. As he rummages through the table drawers, he finds a picture of Jonah, looking just as old as he does currently, standing with a young Leslie. This triggers Frank to have another recollection of seeing Jonah and Leslie having sex.[192][199]
Atlas Academy's open house begins, and Dale Yorkes struggles to stay awake as he comes down from the high Jonah's serum gave him. Victor Stein begins asking questions, embarrassing Chase as he shows great interest in getting to know the teaching staff.[192][199]
Yorkes and Dean talk during the Open House
Gert Yorkes argues with Hernandez, telling her she should respect herself more than to have let herself be used by the cheerleaders for menial tasks. Yorkes finds her "Undermining the Patriarchy" club running a stall at the open house event, telling her that they are moving on without her as she has shown no interest in helping. She then finds Karolina Dean, and the two begin to talk, with Dean being more friendly than she had been at the gala. Frank Dean then arrives, late, and greets Karolina before going to find her mother.[192][199]
Robert Minoru tries to reassure Nico, who is upset by her parents' separation. He tells her that things will feel normal soon, after he has settled with Janet Stein. Leslie Dean approaches Tina Minoru, meanwhile, and asks whether, if Robert ended his affair, she would be willing to take him back. Dean says that it would mean a lot to Jonah, and Tina reluctantly agrees, knowing that Dean needs PRIDE to stay together.[192][199]
Leslie Dean talks to Janet Stein, trying to convince her to put her affair aside as PRIDE is more important. Stein tells Dean that the affair was over anyway, and that she will be informing Robert Minoru soon.[192][199]
Victor confronts Robert at the Open House
When Victor Stein and Robert Minoru come across each other in the same room, Stein corners him. However, he is not aggressive, but rather thanks him for taking care of Janet when he could not. He shakes his hand, but pulls Minoru in closer and begins to frighten him. However, before anything further can happen, Janet interrupts them, asking Victor to come with her to talk with Chase's physics teacher.[192][199]
The Yorkeses encounter the Wilders at the open house and ask to speak in private. Chase Stein and Karolina Dean notice the parents talking and decide they need to notify the rest of the group. Catherine and Geoffrey Wilder suggest a plan to the Yorkeses for getting Molly Hernandez to safety in secret and protect her from Tina Minoru and Jonah, saying that she has to be sent away. The Yorkeses are reluctant, but realize that it might be necessary to at least ensure their adopted daughter is alive and well.[192][199]
The group of friends meet during the open house and discuss how the Wilder and Yorkes parents must know about Molly Hernandez. They decide that they have to expose their parents as soon as the video file is done decrypting, and remind each other to stay in contact.[192][199]
Leslie is confronted by her husband, Frank
Frank Dean finds Leslie and confronts her with the picture he found. He requests answers from her, wanting an explanation about Jonah's identity.[192][199]
Victor Stein finds Chase's lacrosse teacher and violently pins him against the wall. He threatens the man, telling him that he needs to publicly apologize to his son and reinstate him in the team, with the coach agrees to in fear.[192][199]
Leslie Dean confesses to Frank that she met Jonah with her father, confirming his suspicions. Frank asks if Jonah is the Church of Gibborim deity, and Leslie admits he is. He asks why she hid these secrets from him, and Leslie says that she has been feeling ashamed, explaining that she has a secret relationship with Jonah.[192][199]
Robert Minoru encounters Janet Stein in a corridor and asks about their relationship, and why she has not been returning his calls. She tells him that she is convinced Victor has changed, and that she has to take her new opportunity to keep her family together; that their affair has to end. Minoru is left alone, just as Tina arrives, hoping to speak with her husband.[192][199]
In Timely Coffee, Alex Wilder sits with Nico Minoru as the video is about to complete its decryption. Minoru confronts him about knowing Tina's password, insisting he is lying about simply guessing, and demands that Wilder tell her how he knew.[192][199]
Hernandez discovers she is being sent away
Molly Hernandez enters her room and discovers that her adoptive parents, Dale and Stacey Yorkes, have been packing her bags. The couple tell her that since she is interested in learning more about her roots, they are moving her to stay with a second cousin she has never heard of called Graciela Aguirre. When Gert enters the room, she asks for an explanation, but Dale refuses. Gert tells him that this is the worst thing he could do to Hernandez, and Hernandez becomes upset, nearly activating her powers. Gert takes her aside to talk in private, telling her not to use control and give away her abilities but instead to follow their plan for now, hugging her and promising she will protect and look after her.[192][199]
Attack on Victor Stein: Chase Stein continues to work on his Fistigons, until his father catches him. Victor begins to behave abusively again and appropriates his son's invention. Chase becomes angry with his father, saying that every time he acts like he has changed and become better, he turns out to be just as horrible as always. Victor goes to hit him, but before he can, Chase responds by punching him. He hurriedly apologizes, but Victor retaliates by blasting him with the Fistigons. Before Victor can hurt his son again, Janet arrives and shoots her husband in the chest with the gun Robert Minoru gave her in order to stop him.[192][199]
Chase Stein reluctantly accepts Robert's presence
Victor Stein struggles to breathe as Chase and Janet try to help him. Soon, Robert and Tina Minoru arrive. Chase tries to throw Robert out, but Tina reprimands him, saying the important thing right now is Victor.[192][200]
Alex Wilder agrees to tell Nico Minoru about the password, along with everything he knows about what happened to her sister, knowing he has no other option. He plays her a voicemail Amy had left him on the night of her death, asking to meet to discuss a secret they shared.[192][200]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder arrive at the Steins' mansion, worried about the text they have received, saying "TSUNAMI" - a code word last used 10 years ago when they found the Hernandezes dead.[192][200]
Alex Wilder explains to Nico Minoru while they were playing Star Wars Battlefront a few days before Amy's death, she had complained that her laptop was slow, so he had run a virus checker but found her computer had been hacked and was being key-logged. He tells Nico how they had realized that Amy's hacker was, in fact, Tina, and Nico assumes that Amy could not face her mother after this, but still cannot see how this led to her suicide. She angrily compares Wilder to her mother for the way they have both lied repeatedly. Wilder is apologetic, saying he should have done better but could not pass on the information as he had made a promise to Amy to keep it secret, and that whenever he had tried to reach out, she had been too reclusive. Nico finds this an insufficient excuse, and Wilder admits he was also afraid that if he told her, she would never speak to him again, saying he would do anything not to lose her as well as Amy. As they speak, Nico comes to a realization that there must be a further detail they have not worked out, as this does not explain why Tina closed the house and prevented her from calling emergency services. Wilder suggests that Amy may have wanted to run away from home, reminding Nico that her cell phone and backpack were in her room the night of her death. Nico decides she needs to search her sister's room again for further clues, refusing Wilder's help.[192][200]
The Wilders talk with Chase
Chase Stein asks why they cannot call the police, but Tina Minoru explains that the evidence would lead to Janet being arrested. He then asks the group why everyone has come, but the adults simply say that PRIDE are such close friends that they see each other like family and want to help. Janet takes her son away to tend to his cuts, while the other PRIDE members tend to Victor.[192][200]
Meanwhile, Dale and Stacey Yorkes take Molly Hernandez to Graciela Aguirre. They try to make her see the positives in her situation, but Hernandez starts to get angry again. Dale receives the "TSUNAMI" text from Janet and tells Stacey they have to leave immediately. They are forced to say goodbye to their adoptive daughter, who refuses to forgive them, and go.[192][200]
Chase Stein asks his mother what will happen if his father lives or dies. He says that he thinks that Victor's behavior was due to the brain tumor or Jonah's serum, wanting to believe that his father did not actually mean to kill him, and Janet reassures him this is hopefully the case. The Yorkeses arrive at the house and Janet goes to let them in, explaining to Chase that they are doctors.[192][200]
Dale says he and Stacey are not "doctors"
Dale and Stacey Yorkes insist to the rest of PRIDE that they are not properly qualified doctors, but agree to try to help Victor, and begin by sewing his artery to prevent further bleeding. They ask why Leslie Dean is not present, and the other PRIDE members explain that they did not call her as she is too close to Jonah, and Jonah cannot find out.[192][200]
Chase Stein calls Gert Yorkes, but she does not notice her phone as she is taking care of her Deinonychus. He then tries calling Karolina Dean, and when she picks up, he asks her to visit him for company, but then regrets asking her to get involved and hangs up. Karolina is visited by her mother, whom she asks about her father's strange behavior. Leslie explains that Frank has had a difficult time, before leaving the room. Karolina then leaves a message for Nico Minoru on her cell phone, saying that she is worried about Chase and that something has happened to his father. Unbeknown to her, Leslie is still outside her door and overhears the call, finding out what the other parents had not told her.[192][200]
The Yorkeses point out that Victor has lost a lot of blood and is in a coma. Leslie arrives and says she will call Frank, instead of Jonah.[192][200]
Aguirre opens up to Hernandez
Molly Hernandez talks to Graciela Aguirre, who confesses to her that she does not trust the Yorkeses. Aguirre tells her she has an envelope from her biological parents and gives it to her. Hernandez opens it and is confused when she finds a key and a letter that asks her to search for Elian, her toy elephant - especially not understanding since she has Elian with her; he is not missing.[192][200]
Leslie Dean asks Frank not to say anything about her relationship with Jonah for the sake of their daughter.[192][200]
Karolina Dean calls Gert Yorkes, who has taken her Deinonychus to her room, and asks her to come with her to see Chase Stein. Yorkes realizes that Dean wants her to come with her because she does not want to be alone with Stein, not really reciprocating his feelings for her but in fact having feelings for Nico Minoru. After hanging up, Yorkes sees her missed call from Stein, and is pleased to see that he thought of her first.[192][200]
Frank Dean arrives at the Steins' with Leslie, and she has him uses his new healing powers in order to heal Victor Stein. The attempt is unsuccessful however, causing Stein to go into cardiac arrest, until his heart suddenly stops, and he dies on the operating table.[192][200]
Gert Yorkes and Karolina are about to arrive at Chase's house when they see Jonah arriving outside and entering.[192][200]
Jonah arrives at Stein's
Jonah arrives at the Stein laboratory, revealing that he was alerted by Tina Minoru, and takes out a capsule which unfurls into a Dematerialization Box. He explains that if they want to revive Victor Stein, they will have to make a sacrifice, just as they have done for him. He suggests sacrificing the culprit behind the attack on Victor: Janet Stein.[192][200]
Molly Hernandez goes to bed and explains how Elian got lost once on a train, and she and her parents had driven to the next station and picked him up there when the train arrived. She wonders if the letter might mean to visit the station, and Graciela Aguirre says she can look tomorrow. However, as soon as Aguirre leaves, Hernandez escapes through her window and runs to find the station.[192][200]
Chase Stein tries to see his father, but Frank Dean stops him in the hallway. Karolina then arrives and tells Stein to go to his room instead, where Yorkes is waiting for him. While Chase climbs the stairs, Karolina speaks to her father and pleads with him not to join with PRIDE, trying to tell him the truth about what they do.[192][200]
Stein enters his bedroom and is scared when he finds Yorkes' Deinonychus. Yorkes hurries to calm him down, however, explaining her connection with the dinosaur to him.[192][200]
PRIDE argues who is to sacrifice
Janet Stein tries to convince the group that she should not be sacrificed. She blames them for not helping her with her husband's problem and claims that she has contributed greatly to the group over the years. Robert Minoru suggests sacrificing Frank Dean instead, which Leslie considers. Jonah clarifies that he does not care who does it, but merely that Victor Stein has to be saved as he is very important to him, and says that if they are not able to save him, he will kill them all and their children. Dale Yorkes pulls out a gun and begins to threaten the group, insisting the group let his children go safely, but Geoffrey Wilder points a gun of his own to Yorkes' head and he immediately drops the weapon in fear. Jonah gets tired and gives Janet an ultimatum: either she enters the box, or he makes Chase do it, and she accepts being the sacrifice. Robert Minoru then asks for a moment alone with Janet to say goodbye, which is granted by Jonah and the rest of PRIDE.[192][200]
Nico Minoru searches her sister's room and discovers Amy's backpack. Inside it, she finds Amy's cell phone. She hopes to find clues about her death, but the phone is out of battery, so she leaves it to charge.[192][200]
Robert uses the Fistigons
In his private moment with Janet Stein, Robert Minoru advises her to say goodbye to Chase before she is sacrificed. She goes to Jonah to ask for approval, which he refuses, but the others notice that Minoru, meanwhile, has undressed and is threatening them with the Fistigons to them to prevent them from stopping him as he gets into the capsule in lieu of Janet Stein. He says he believes that it is not fair that she has to die for an action that saved her son, and that he is more deserving when he failed to protect his daughter. However, Tina Minoru refuses to lose her husband and uses the Staff of One to destroy the second capsule.[192][200]
Alex Wilder tries to call Nico Minoru, but she does not answer. He leaves her a message saying he wants to apologize. As he speaks, the video finishes decrypting, and he finishes the message by asking that Minoru bring the others to Timely Coffee to meet him.[192][200]
Leslie Dean gets angry with Tina Minoru for having destroyed the second capsule, when the only person capable of making a new one is Victor Stein. Minoru moves to fight Dean, but Jonah stops them. Robert goes to Tina and thanks her for saving him, and Janet Stein asks what they will do now with Victor.[192][200]
Nico Minoru arrives at Timely Coffee and reunites with Alex Wilder. She tells him about finding Amy's backpack and phone, but makes it clear she is still angry with him. Wilder then explains that he has watched their parents' video, and that it is the worst thing he has ever seen. They text the other three to meet them.[192][200]
Janet Stein goes to see Chase and tells him that PRIDE is taking care of his father. Chase says that when Victor is better, he really wants to have another chance with him, which Janet says she is sure Victor would love. As soon as Janet leaves, Gert Yorkes and Karolina Dean emerge from their hiding place and tell Chase that they need to leave to meet Alex Wilder.[192][200]
Molly Hernandez gets to the station and comes across security boxes there, finding one matching the key from her parents: security box #23. She tries the key and it works, opening the locker, but she is confused when she finds a VHS tape, not knowing what it is.[192][200]
Alex Wilder tells Nico Minoru that he still does not understand their parents' ritual despite watching the video footage, because he believes from what he has seen that their parents seem begrudging and like they do not want to partake in the sacrifices. Soon, Yorkes, Dean, and Stein arrive. Wilder tells them they have the video ready to send out and get their parents arrested, but Stein surprises him by saying he no longer things they should send it, as they do not understand everything and if something happens to PRIDE, his father might die. Karolina Dean expresses her agreement with him, saying she believes that Frank might also be able to help them. Wilder still wants to use the video, so Stein tackles him, trying to snatch the computer. The friends begin to fight ad Stein knocks Wilder to the ground. He gets back up, but is distracted when he notices the dinosaur in Yorkes' car. Stein takes the opportunity to take the laptop and break it, stamping on it until it is destroyed, to Minoru, Wilder, and Yorkes' anger.[192][200]
Amy's cellphone charges up
Amy Minoru's cell phone turns back on after charging, showing the last notification she had received before her death on her lock screen: a message from an unknown number warning, "He found out. LEAVE THE HOUSE NOW!!!"[192][200]
20th[]
Pike and Knight talk about their respective vigilantes in their hometown
Misty Knight meets with William Pike. Pike says that while she has to deal with Luke Cage, he has a problem with the Iron Fist, who busted their plan to take down Sherry Yang and Ho a few weeks ago, but Knight explains that the current killer is a different man, a psychopath with a red fist. He refuses to talk much about the problem, and Knight realizes he is stalling, not having a problem with Triad members being killed. He tells her to leave and take the captain job if she wants to confront him again.[182][188]
Knight informs Colleen Wing about Pike not being of help, back at Chikara Dojo. Wing says she has been trying to keep Rand's spirits up at physical therapy, and reveals that she has been working on Frank Choi's ledger and believes someone might have traded the box, a family heirloom of hers, for passage into the United States of America, but is not sure who.[182][188]
Rand returns to his friends
Danny Rand returns from hospital, using a Rand Enterprises compression brace to speed up his leg's recovery. They discuss the plan to get the Crane Sisters to help, and the bowl that Davos specifically needed, and Rand tells them that Ward Meachum mentioned seeing Joy and Davos at an auction, which Knight decides to follow up on, leaving the dojo.[182][188]
Rand tells Wing that he is feeling like he cannot be of any help, but she tells him to come to Bayard Community Center, where he can help spread the word about Davos.[182][188]
Nico Minoru tries to recover his sister's now-charged cell phone, but her father enters the room, explaining that he has reconciled with Tina. He explains that he is staying in Amy's room, and Nico realizes she will have to get the phone later.[192][201]
At the Deans', Karolina Dean decides to trust Frank and informs him of everything she and her friends have found out about PRIDE. Frank asks her to step away from the situation, promising that he will try to take care of everything.[192][201]
As Chase Stein dresses, he watches a press conference being held by his mother from earlier that morning, in which she says that Victor Stein will be taking a break from the public eye as he deals with fighting a cancerous tumor. Janet enters Chase's room and he asks about his father and the man looking after him, Jonah. His mother asks him not to inquire about Jonah or PRIDE, since he will only put himself in danger.[192][201]
Joy Meachum gets off a call to Sofia Rios when Misty Knight turns up at her door, saying she wants to know about Davos' ceremonial bowl. Meachum is unhelpful, but Knight reminds her of the threat Davos could pose to her, and Meachum reluctantly tells Knight to visit Mika Prada, admitting that she has done something that angered Prada.[182][188]
The team reunites
At school, Atlas Academy teachers and lacrosse teammates give their condolences to Chase Stein. Minoru, Wilder, Yorkes, and Dean watch, still unhappy with him. Stein approaches them and apologizes, but there is still tension between Wilder and Minoru, and between Wilder and Stein. Gert Yorkes steps in and tries to prevent them from breaking up again. She says that it is a shame that they have not even come up with a group nickname, so Wilder suggests the "Runaways", in honor of the children they did not save; however, the others dismiss this as too dark.[192][201]
As the group walk into a school building, Stein is called over by Eiffel, who tries to sell him some tickets for the "non-holiday-specific seasonal dance" that night. Stein rejects her, but when she is rude to Karolina Dean, Yorkes abruptly reacts by buying tickets for all five of them, stating that they will all be going together.[192][201]
Tina and Robert Minoru drive and discuss recovering their lives as soon as Jonah's drilling begins, as PRIDE's influence will be over. Tina points out, however, that the loss of Amy is permanent, and can never be fully recovered from.[192][201]
Jonah at the dig site
PRIDE meets with Leslie Dean and Jonah at the dig site, which is owned by Geoffrey Wilder. Jonah reveals that he has fired Wilder's men, however, to hire more dedicated workers. Tina Minoru and Dale Yorkes ask Jonah for information about the supposed source of renewable energy they are digging for, but he avoids answering. Jonah then finally turns on the drill.[192][201]
Meanwhile, Darius Davis meets with one of Wilder's workers leaving the site - a mole he is paying for information. The guard informs him that he has been fired, and Davis notices the drill starting. He expresses his intrigue in finally finding out what the dig is for.[192][201]
Melissa Bowen tries to talk to her daughter, Tandy
Tandy and Melissa Bowen cook together. Melissa tries to talk to Tandy about their conversations from group therapy, but Tandy lies about having a makeup ballet class to attend and leaves.[191][174]
Rostam Kazemi tells his family he regrets selling the Presidential Hotel and announces his intention to buy the hotel back. Wilson Fisk orders for him to be attacked so he does not get in the way of his plans.[202]
Molly Hernandez finds her friends at Atlas Academy and reunites with them, showing them the VHS tape she has acquired. Together, the group go to the AV club meeting room, where an old video player is housed which will allow them to view it together. The video begins and the group watch as Alice and Gene Hernandez are shown, talking to the camera. They talk about PRIDE and the drilling that is supposedly in search of a supposed renewable energy, but that they are now doubting this was the truth. They also warn that even if the drilling has good intent, there is a blind fault underground, which, if disturbed, will cause massive earthquakes and fires. In addition, they mention that they have found weird things in their rock samples, and that if Molly is watching the video, it means they have not been able to stop PRIDE's work. The video finishes, and the group discuss its content, and the implications this suggests their parents' actions will have. Alex Wilder tells them that they have to stop their parents, saying that they could use the school dance as a cover from their parents for why they are leaving their homes, as they in fact go to sabotage the machine at the dig site.[192][201]
At Bayard Community Center, Rand tells Wing that he feels responsible for Davos, and admits that even after everything he has done, he still wants to safely stop him before the police end up killing his old friend, and believes that there is still some good in him.[182][188]
Drunk at a sports bar, Ward Meachum gets a call from Katie about him neglecting his duties at Rand Enterprises, but he refuses to come in. Bethany arrives, worried about him after hearing from Katie and trying to help, but he turns her away, talking about how hard his last week has been since Joy abandoned him and Rand was injured. When the bartender tries to calm him down, Meachum starts shoving him and throwing punches, but misses in his drunken state, and the bartender knocks him down.[182][188]
Davos strangles a criminal to death
Davos finishes killing further criminals, then tells Chen Wu that they need to prepare for his students to arrive - Ryhno's gang. He says he needs help burning out the cancer in the city, and to stop Danny Rand when he inevitably comes for him again.[182][188]
Attack on the Car Thieves: As Davos and Chen Wu are walking, Davos spots an attempted car theft. He mercilessly kills the criminals, to Chen Wu's dismay, not even being Triad members.[182][188]
Johnson then hides and watches his father as he leaves a local store.[191][174]
Knight meets with Mika Prada, who tells her the bowl is unique and from an ancient Himalayan city.[182][188]
Bowen goes to Mikayla Bell's address, listed on the license Bowen photographed, and watches her get home and be welcomed by her boyfriend, Jeremy.[191][174]
Frank Dean meets Jonah, telling him he has important information to relay. Jonah listens attentively as Dean passes on what Karolina had told him.[192][201]
Joy Meachum goes to see Walker to ask what happened to their plan, but instead finds Mary, not remembering any of their working together. She explains about Walker wanting to get away and not let the Mary personality come to the fore. Meachum tells Mary she likes one of her drawings, and when she looks at it, Mary has flashes of memory to what it depicts: her, trapped in a prison. She decides to pour her medicine down the drain and turns off the running water that keeps her settled.[182][188]
Misty Knight visits Chikara Dojo and tells Danny Rand and Colleen Wing what she has learned about the bowl. Rand takes a look at the photos Prada provided from the bowl's original location and translates the inscriptions shown, describing how the ritual works, but warning how dangerous it is.[182][188]
When Knight leaves, Rand tells Wing that he needs to be ready to face Davos again, and asks her to train him, but she says she cannot just walk back her decision to stop teaching. When Rand starts reorganizing the dojo so he can at least train himself, she says he is not respecting the fact that the dojo belongs to both of them, not just him.[182][188]
Bethany confirms she is pregnant with her former lover's son
In an NA meeting, Bethany says that after almost 7 years sober, today she felt the urge to use drugs again after seeing the man she has been sleeping with, not revealing who that is. She talks about visiting him in a bar earlier, as Ward Meachum walks through the building on his way to the meeting late. Before he can enter, he overhears as Bethany reveals to the group that the biggest problem she has is that she is pregnant with his child. Meachum turns away from the meeting, stunned.[182][188]
Mary films a message for Walker, saying that Joy Meachum's visit reminded her that Walker has saved people, including, she believes, them, when they were imprisoned in Sokovia. She says that she is giving herself over, and that if she wakes in Arizona she will understand, but hopes Walker will choose something else.[182][188]
Joy Meachum visits Davos and admits that she was afraid of him, but also of letting go. She claims that now she realizes fate brought them together and that she needs to become better, saying she thinks she can by returning to working with him, which pleases Davos. Meachum then enquires about the antique bowl, claiming she just wants to give it back to fix things with Mika Prada, but he says they have to keep it close.[182][188]
Ryhno's gang, including BB, arrive to begin their training. Davos tells them to call him "shifu".[182][188]
Danny Rand trains himself at Chikara Dojo, punching a cushioned post until his fist bleeds. He tries kicking the post with his injured leg, but falls to the ground. Colleen Wing enters and says that she has considered it, and she can train him, but it requires her to emotionally separate herself from him, as when a sensei teaches a student, they are responsible for them. Rand reluctantly agrees, stating they have no choice, and they begin training together.[182][188]
Before leaving for the school dance, Janet Stein asks Chase if he will be going with Karolina, but he tells her that he is growing to think she is interested in him. He quotes Gert Yorkes, telling his mother that taking is "heteronormative" anyway, which makes her laugh. He explains that while he often does not understand Yorkes, she does make some good points.[192][201]
Nico Minoru calls Alex Wilder and tells him to come to her house. Wilder meets with her, and she talks to him about the warning message she found on Amy's cell phone. They conclude that it definitely seems like someone killed Amy, and she did not commit suicide, realizing that it cannot have been Tina, as the message said "he", and neither Robert nor Kincaid can have sent the message as it is from an unknown number not in Amy's contacts. Robert interrupts them and asks for a photograph of the two before the dance. Wilder compliments Nico, but she says she no longer cares what he thinks.[192][201]
The Yorkeses speak with Aguirre on Hernandez's whereabouts
The Yorkeses call Graciela Aguirre to check in on Molly Hernandez, only to be informed that she has run away. Aguirre tells them that Hernandez's biological parents did not trust them as they did not leave them Molly's key, and that she does not trust them either. The Yorkes parents notice Aguirre's mention of a key and realize that Hernandez's parents must have known they could be in danger, having left Molly a key in case they failed. Before they can try to contact Molly, they receive a call from Jonah, who tells them to attend an urgent PRIDE meeting.[192][201]
Gert Yorkes drives her and Hernandez to the ball, and park near the dance hall. Hernandez notices that Yorkes has dressed up for the occasion, and teases her about fancying Chase Stein, telling her to go get him. She stays hidden in the car with Yorkes' Deinonychus, while the other friends enter the hall to attend the dance as their cover.[192][201]
Yorkes meets with Chase Stein and she tells him that she has always felt ignored, and that she never actually thought he was an idiot as she had said in the past, as it was a defense mechanism. He tells her that he is glad to have moved on from his old life, because his current friendships are more honest and real, and they decide to dance together to enjoy what might be their last night alive. They retire to a private room and become intimate, beginning to kiss and then taking off their clothes, deciding to have sex.[192][201]
Karolina and Nico's first kiss
Wondering where Yorkes and Stein are, Nico Minoru leaves to find them, pointedly taking Karolina Dean for company rather than Wilder to further express her annoyance with him. The pair cannot find them and decide to head back, but before they do, Dean decides to give into her feelings for Minoru and make an advance on her. She moves to kiss Minoru, and Minoru reciprocates. Yorkes and Stein then appear, still putting on their clothes, and both couples come to realize the others' feelings and newfound relationships.[192][201]
Jonah tells PRIDE how displeased he is with them all, and informs them that their children have been lying to them and conspiring against them since the failed sacrifice. Leslie Dean asks him how he knows, and Jonah tells them that one of them revealed it to him. He begins to list the betrayals each parent has made against him and how they have questioned his leadership, and warns them not to continue, or that there will be dire consequences, then asks them again to check where their children are.[192][201]
The parents return to their homes and find that their children have stolen certain things: the Staff of One is missing from the Minorus' the dinosaur is missing from the Yorkeses', the Fistigons are missing from the Steins', which Janet Stein alerts Leslie Dean about, and the key card to the PRIDE Construction Site is missing from Geoffrey Wilder's office. Geoffrey informs Catherine, surmising that the group will be breaking into the dig site.[192][201]
Darius Davis meets with his pregnant wife, Tamar, and tells her about the strange things he saw when he came up against Alex Wilder and his friends. Tamar does not believe him, thinking he is back on drugs, but Davis continues, saying that he will find out what Geoffrey Wilder is involved with and then seek to take it from him.[192][201]
The group arrive at the construction site, leaving Yorkes' Deinonychus in the car. They go to enter the site but are stopped by a guard from the Church of Gibborim called Carl. Karolina Dean claims that they have permission from her father to enter, using the excuse of a school photography project. He says he wants to check with Frank, but Karolina is hopeful that Frank will let them through, as he is the one parent she believes is on their side. Frank answers the phone and tells Carl that it is fine to let them through, but does so not to help Karolina, but because Jonah, sitting quietly next to him, tells him to do so.[192][201]
Darius Davis, sitting in a car nearby the site to spy on Geoffrey Wilder, sees the group entering the restricted area. He gets out of his car to follow them.[192][201]
Yorkes and Stein talk about their hook up
Upon entering, the friends are shocked by the depth of the drilled hole, but proceed with their plan to destroy the site. Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes go to take over the drill's controls, and end up discussing what happened at the dance. Yorkes is nervous and insists it must have been a one-off, which confuses Stein, not understanding her conflicting feelings on the matter. However, he insists that the matter at hand is more important, and that he needs to focus. Meanwhile, Molly Hernandez uses her super strength to push a site truck into the hole.[192][201]
Stein realizes that he can cut out the power to the drill by force and uses his Fistigons to blast them, successfully rendering the machine out of order. Hernandez successfully drops the truck into the hole, and Minoru proceeds to request that the Staff of One "fill the hole", causing dirt from nearby to fly through the air and descend into the chasm. However, their attempt to stop the drill completely is thwarted as their parents suddenly arrive, and Tina Minoru uses her control of the staff to summon it away from her daughter and into her hands.[192][201]
The Runaways are confronted by Minoru
The teenagers ask their parents how they could have chosen to murder so many young people, and PRIDE promise that their actions were done to help their children, but the group refuse to accept this, saying they are ready to oppose PRIDE and even fight them if they have to. Karolina Dean takes off her bracelet in preparation for a potential altercation and begins to shine. Leslie is shocked and tells the other parents that she was not aware her daughter was capable of this, but had feared it might be the case.[192][201]
Yorkes' Deinonychus arrives to help the group, having sensed Yorkes' fear, but Dale Yorkes shoots her with a tranquilizer dart. Yorkes runs to help her. Chase Stein starts to fight back, firing the Fistigons at the parents, with Karolina Dean shooting rays of luminescent energy at them as well, but both attempts are stopped by Tina Minoru, using the Staff of One to protect PRIDE.[192][203]
Molly Hernandez, wanting to help, goes to lift a barrel, but she is knocked out by a luminescent beam fired by Jonah, who arrives and joins the parents, preparing to fight the teenagers himself.[192][203]
Jonah fights off Tina
As Darius Davis watches on, Tina Minoru tries to defend the children from Jonah, but he uses a beam to blast the staff out of her hand. PRIDE desperately ask Jonah not to hurt their children with both entreaties and threats, but he blasts the children with rays nonetheless, knocking them on the ground.[192][203]
The teenagers get back up, as Yorkes meanwhile takes the tranquilizer dart out of her dinosaur and then goes to rejoin her friends. Together with the Deinonychus, all of them stand together and prepare to fight Jonah, but Karolina Dean asks the others to flee, saying she knows that Jonah is there specifically for her. The group are reluctant to leave, but she insists and they eventually follow her suggestion, getting to safety as Jonah and Dean both begin to shine with luminescent energy.[192][203]
Jonah and Dean both build energy individually and fire at each other, with the beams of their attacks meeting in between them and coalescing into a growing ball. The ball eventually explodes and causes an electromagnetic pulse, frying all electrical devices in the vicinity.[192][203]
The Runaways escape from the dig site
The group realize that the car, Fistigons, and all other devices will no longer work. Nico Minoru wants to return to rescue Dean, but Wilder asks her to be intelligent because they have no way to fight. Nonetheless, she goes to look through the fence to see if she can find her, but sees that neither Jonah nor Dean are still present, but PRIDE are, and are starting to look for their children. Minoru returns to her friends and warns them about their parents searching for them, and the group run away.[192][203]
Bowen stays into the evening and watches as Jeremy and Bell fight, and Bell leaves. Bowen creates a light dagger and Jeremy throws a glass bottle against the wall. Bell drives away, and Bowen sneaks into the house.[191][174]
At St. Theresa's Church, Tyrone Johnson studies Newton's Second Law of Thermodynamics. Meanwhile, in Jeremy's home, Bowen carves "LEAVE HER ALONE" into the wall with a light dagger as Jeremy sleeps. She causes some damage with her dagger, then slams the door on the way out. Johnson studies his map of gang activity, and meanwhile, Jeremy wakes up and sees the damage.[191][174]
Robbery of the Money Hustle Gang's Hideout: Johnson tails a runner from the Money Hustle Gang to their hideout. He starts stealing the drugs and money. Leaders of the gang line up the worker girls being forced to make the product and point guns at them, asking about their money. Johnson works to keep stealing. The gang members beat him, but Bowen arrives and saves him, saying he is a horrible liar. They escape together.[191][174]
The pair return to St. Theresa's Church, where Bowen scolds Johnson for acting dangerously and not being smart about it, asking why he never asked her to help. Johnson explains that he did not want to get in the way of Bowen's happy life, and they end up arguing, resulting in Bowen leaving in a huff. Johnson writes "I'M SORRY" on a sheet of paper and brings it, along with the stolen drugs and money, to Brigid O'Reilly's apartment.[191][174]
O'Reilly returns home and notices the bag, then receives a call from Captain Levy, who informs her of the raid on the Money Hustle Gang, and that they had agreed to a sit down with the Uptown Block Kings at Rougarou Club. Johnson watches through the window, realizing he has messed up O'Reilly's work.[191][174]
21st[]
The next morning, the teenagers look for a place to go, with Yorkes' Deinonychus hidden with a blanket in a shopping cart. A police car passes and Wilder asserts that they have to get off the streets, leading them up to the woods by the Griffith Observatory.[192][203]
Reaching the woods and a clearing where they can stay, the group begin to discuss what to do next. The group consider escaping, except Nico Minoru, who wants to save Karolina Dean. She points out the sacrifice Dean made for them, and Molly Hernandez supports her, eventually convincing the group that they have to try to rescue their friend.[192][203]
Bell tells the group what happened with her boyfriend
Mikayla Bell returns to group therapy to report that, after Jeremy did not return her texts and calls, she returned to his house and found him crying in a corner. She says he told her a group of thugs attacked the house and damaged the place, and that this reminded her of how vulnerable he could be, and that she wants to stay with him. Bowen frustratedly realizes that her methods were ineffective.[191][174]
PRIDE meeting at the Minoru's mansion
The Minoru parents, Yorkes parents, Wilder parents, and Janet Stein all meet to talk, and discuss how upset they are by the revelation of an inner circle and secrets within PRIDE. They agree that Karolina Dean must be Jonah's daughter and the Yorkeses speculate that Hernandez must have acquired her strength powers somehow from the explosion of her parents' laboratory. Geoffrey Wilder orders Tina Minoru to reveal what she knows about the explosion, having always suspected her to have been involved due to her burnt hand at the Hernandezes funeral. She confesses that she knows Leslie Dean was involved in causing the explosion, but says that she herself had done nothing, though had allowed it to happen. Everyone begins to wonder what the excavation is for, so the Yorkeses suggest going to the site to look into it further. Catherine Wilder, meanwhile, suggests asking Karolina Dean to find out what their children know.[192][203]
In the meditation room at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, Leslie and Frank Dean discuss how they have mutually betrayed each other, while Karolina is resting, recovering in the bed. Jonah soon enters the room and requests that the two of them leave, so he can take care of his daughter.[192][203]
Nico Minoru, Chase Stein, and Molly Hernandez buy new clothes and a wig for Gert Yorkes, hoping it will help them go unnoticed. Minoru and Stein discuss discovering each other's new relationships the night before, and Stein admits that he really likes Yorkes.[192][203]
Arsenic and Old Lace
Alex Wilder meets Yorkes on the hill by Griffith Observatory after an unsuccessful visit to the city trying to find a computer he can use. He gives Yorkes a flyer about old movies showing nearby that he found. The other three return to the hill from buying food, and the group reluctantly decides that they will have to leave the Deinonychus behind. Yorkes insists that she needs to come, but the rest of the group agree that it is not safe to bring her, as it would make them easier to get caught and potentially lead to her getting caught as well. Yorkes has a private moment with the dinosaur to say goodbye. She talks to her about their connection, remembering the name of a film from the flyer, she says that their partnership is as if the dinosaur were the "Old Lace" to her "Arsenic" - deciding that she will name her "Old Lace".[192][203]
In a cafeteria, the group corners a young man from the Church of Gibborim, Vaughn Kaye. They ask him to help finding Karolina Dean, having assumed that she will be in the Church Executive Office. They tell him about the Church's involvement with killing one runaway every year, but he does not believe their claim and leaves.[192][203]
Jonah removes Karolina Dean's breathing mask, awakening her. She starts asking for her friends and father, but he reveals to her that while Frank raised her, he is in fact her biological father, and that he no longer feels alone. He offers to guide her and help her not feel lonely anymore either.[192][203]
Chase Stein and Molly Hernandez intentionally get themselves gathered by Aura and Frances as part of the Church of Gibborim runaways program, so as to get into the Church Executive Office.[192][203]
The Yorkeses are confronted by Dean
The Yorkeses prepare to use seismic refraction and echo-sounding at the excavation, in order to find what Jonah is really digging for. However, they are interrupted by Leslie Dean. The couple make poor excuses on the spot, but Dean tells them to be honest about what they are doing. The Yorkeses' computer then tells them that there is something alive under the excavation, confusing the couple, and Dean, hearing this, reveals that even she did not know about it.[192][203]
Kaye informs Leslie Dean of his encounter with the teenagers, and to his surprise, she tells him that he should assist them.[192][203]
Stein and Hernandez are both filling out forms to join the Gibborim runaway project when they are approached by Vaughn Kaye. He takes them to start looking for Karolina Dean, claiming to Aura and Frances that Stein and Hernandez are "special" and that Leslie will want to meet them, so as to get past the duo.[192][203]
Meanwhile, Alex Wilder decides to look for a vehicle while Gert Yorkes confesses to Nico Minoru that she is struggling with her anxiety, without her medication to help her. Yorkes talks about Stein and claims that there is no relationship between them and that it was a one-off, but Minoru helps her understand that Stein actually loves her and is interested in taking their relationship further.[192][203]
The Wilders leave the Church of Gibborim Office
The Wilder parents approach Jonah, asking to speak with Karolina Dean. He tells them that she must recover first and that they cannot demand anything, and asks them to trust him. They reluctantly leave, claiming that they will not work for Jonah anymore and that they must find Alex before he does. Unbeknown to them, Alex is hiding behind a nearby van and hears their conversation.[192][203]
Rescue of Karolina Dean: Stein, Hernandez, and Kaye arrive at the private meditation room. Hernandez then uses her powers to smash the door, and Kaye decides to leave and not be further involved. Stein and Hernandez reunite with Dean and begin to descend the stairs to make their escape. They are stopped by Aura and Frances, and Dean claims that she is simply giving two of her friends a tour, but the Gibborim women recognize her to be lying and call security. The trio run to escape and make it outside, where they find that Alex Wilder has broken into a Gibborim van and found the keys above the mirror. They jump into the van and Wilder drives them away.[192][203]
Vaughn Kaye informs Leslie Dean that Karolina has escaped with her friends, as she had wanted. Kaye then asks Leslie if it is true that Jonah is taking charge of the church, but Leslie assures him that this is not the case.[192][203]
Meanwhile, Jonah receives a text message saying, "Mission accomplished. Let me know what's next."[192][203]
Nico approaches Karolina in the forest
In the forest outside of Griffith Observatory, the group begin to make a bonfire. Wilder talks to Minoru about whether she ever thinks about calling her parents, but she says she would have nothing to say. She then walks away and finds Karolina Dean. They share a private moment, and Dean thanks her for having the group rescue her despite it being a risky decision. The two share a second kiss, affirming for each other that they have feelings. They then realize that Wilder has disappeared, and Minoru worries that he might be calling his parents.[192][203]
The Yorkes parents wonder how the living beings from the dig site could survive underground. Stacey Yorkes assumes that if they study Jonah's serum, they might be able to learn about how his biology works, and this leads the couple to realize than in doing so, they could potentially learn how to kill him, as well as the life at the bottom of the excavation. They are interrupted when Leslie Dean, the Minorus, and Janet Stein ring the doorbell.[192][203]
Darius Davis meets with Alex Wilder after receiving his call, and asks for him to explain everything that has happened recently. Wilder says he needs something in return, and the two agree to make an alliance as they share a common enemy in Geoffrey Wilder. Davis gives him a gun and a stack of money.[192][203]
Leslie reveals all her past mistakes
At the Yorkes' home, Leslie Dean suggests that the group work together to kill Jonah, after he manipulated them for all over 15 years. She decides to confess to the others; however, the remaining secrets she has: that she was involved in not only the Hernandezes' deaths, but also Amy Minoru's. Dean explains how Amy had set off an alarm when she hacked Wizard, and that Jonah had been alerted and decided to deal with Amy in case she found any PRIDE secrets. She tells them how she had not believed Jonah when he said he was only going to talk to Amy and had texted the teenager to warn her, but was too late. Tina is furious at Dean for knowing the truth for 2 years and never telling them, and for having them continue to help Jonah despite him having killed her daughter. She threatens to kill Dean, but Dean reminds her that they need her alive if she is going to help them kill Jonah.[192][203]
Jonah meets with Frank Dean, assuring him that they will have a bright future working together, and that when Victor Stein recovers, they will be able to take exciting new steps in his plans. However, Jonah secretly notices that the skin on his arm is flaking again, and realizes that despite Andre's sacrifice, he will soon need to take another person's life to fuel his own.[192][203]
22nd[]
Wilder talks with Minoru at the camp
Soon after dawn, Alex Wilder returns to the group's camp, and Nico Minoru asks where he was. He assures her that he did not call his parents and shows her the money he has acquired, but decides not to reveal who he got it from. Minoru is pleased to see the money, but concerned by Wilder's secrecy.[192][203]
Father Paul Lantom brings an opponent for Matt Murdock to box in the basement of Clinton Church, on the condition that he tell no one. Murdock refuses a head guard, needing full access to his senses. The fight begins, and once Murdock gets his bearings he starts hitting hard. However, in the second round, Murdock is boxed in the ear and loses his sharpened senses, with the opponent then knocking him down with ease.[93][182]
Ray Nadeem celebrates his son, Sami's birthday. His wife, Seema, informs him that they have hit another struggle with money, with their cards being rejected.[93][182]
Ray Nadeem holds a toast to his sister-in-law, Saanvi, for now being cancer-free, despite all the obstacles including being denied insurance.[93][182]
Grace visits Murdock and tells him he was impressive in the fight. He thanks her for her kindness over his time with her. She invites him to come to mass with her, but he turns it down.[93][182]
Putting together strips of linen from the laundry, Murdock puts together an outfit very similar to the black one he had started out fighting in, and heads out to a rooftop to survey the city.[93][182]
Attack on Rostam Kazemi: Murdock fights criminals attempting to kidnap a man named Rostam Kazemi. Due to Murdock's intervention, Rostam's daughter, Neda, manages to get him away to hospital. Murdock, however, is still not at his full ability. When the two kidnappers attack him at the same time and he starts losing his senses again, he is beaten to the ground. He hears as the two men consider whether they should kill him, and, feeling suicidally depressed at his helplessness, he throws them a metal bar to kill him with. Before they can, the kidnappers hear sirens coming and leave. Not wanting to be taken in by police, Murdock escapes the scene.[93][182]
Heading outside, Ray Nadeem finds Sami, sad that he did not get to go to his friend's house, bowling in his basement. Ray promises that this summer they will get a garden pool. Seema is disappointed in him for promising something that at the moment looks very unlikely, but he promises he will fix their financial situation.[93][182]
Geoffrey Wilder tells Catherine that he is about to make a call that will change everything. He hopes that his actions will get their son to safety, so that then they can focus on taking down Jonah.[192][203]
Geoffrey Wilder makes the call to Detective Flores, the corrupt police officer on PRIDE's payroll, telling him a plan he wants him to put into place which will make the teenagers wanted fugitives, with the intention of getting them found and brought safely back to the police station.[192][203]
The teenagers enter a bus depot, hoping to flee from Los Angeles using Wilder's newly acquired money. Gert Yorkes, meanwhile, decides to wait outside to be on lookout, but while she waits, she hears a commotion from inside a trash container. She opens the lid and is delighted to discover that Old Lace has been following them.[192][203]
The Runaways are blamed of Gonzalez's murder
Yorkes runs inside to give her friends the good news, but at that moment, it is announced on television that Molly Hernandez has been declared missing, and that Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, Chase Stein, Gert Yorkes, and Alex Wilder are believed to have kidnapped her, as well as now being prime suspects in the death of Destiny Gonzalez, which is now believed to have been a homicide. The group are horrified at the further lies their parents have told and the framing of Gonzalez's death on them. As images of their faces are shown on the screen, a man in the depot recognizes them. The group realize they have to leave, and Old Lace runs to join them as the group, united as the Runaways, sprint to get away. As they run, they pass over a California newspaper bearing the headline, "Earthquake Watch: Is L.A. Next?".[192][203]
Ray Nadeem gets his gun from a lockbox in his room and heads into work at the FBI.[93][182]
Nadeem goes to see his boss, Tammy Hattley, and says that he wants his performance review, due for the end of the month, moved up, with it already having been delayed. Hattley admits that she has been delaying his review, saying it is to protect him, as someone in his vulnerable financial state will be a recruitment target, but adds that it is Bureau policy to not promote someone in his financial state. She then tells him that it is his turn to do the FBI's monthly visit to Wilson Fisk to ask for information, even though he will undoubtedly give them nothing as usual.[93][182]
Reluctantly sitting with Fisk, Nadeem says that they should just cut to the point where he refuses to give them anything, but Fisk surprises him by saying that, since he wants to ensure Vanessa Marianna is safe, he is willing to make a deal.[93][182]
Attack on Wilson Fisk: Wilson Fisk starts weightlifting in the prison gym, when another inmate spotting for him, Jasper Evans, declares him a snitch and stabs him in the side. Fisk angrily attacks him back, and, to the other inmates present, seemingly considers killing Evans, but lets him live.[182][206]
Maggie Grace finds Murdock asleep on the floor and asks where he went the night before. She reprimands him for picking another fight right after losing one, and advises him to allow himself more time to heal. She realizes he has little desire to live, and he asks her how she would feel if she had her calling, being a nun, taken from her, the way he has. She explains that she once lost her way, unsure if she should become a nun, but had to work out what God wanted for her, but Murdock says he no longer cares what God wants.[182][206]
Ray Nadeem goes to Tammy Hattley to ask to take detail on Wilson Fisk, but she says he cannot, since if he takes the role, his file wile be read by higher-ups, stating that she has "a boss" too, who exploits financially vulnerable agents. She reluctantly agrees, but says Fisk better keep giving them info for a long time.[182][206]
Karen Page in her office with a Battle of NY newspaper on the back
Mitchell Ellison tells Karen Page about the attempted kidnapping of Rostam Kazemi the night before, asking her to write the article for the New York Bulletin, but she says she is busy investigating respiratory illnesses having gone up 45% since last year near Midland Circle, still wanting some answers about the building. He recognizes that she might be able to empathize with Neda Kazemi, and tells her to write the Kazemi article by the next day.[182][206]
Ray Nadeem visits Wilson Fisk in prison, having heard about the attack on him. Fisk says that he has become a target in the prison, so if they are going to keep getting info, he needs to be taken away.[182][206]
Matt Murdock comes upstairs to Clinton Church and says to Paul Lantom that feels like he was delusional in believing God had anything to do with him being Daredevil - it is who he is, and not even God can stop that now.[182][206]
Leaving the church, Murdock comes across a laundry van. He asks the worker if he knows of a herbal-smelling launderette, having smelt the van during the attempted kidnapping of Kazemi the night before, and the man says he can give him directions.[182][206]
Page convinces Kazemi's daughter to be interviewed
Karen Page visits the Kazemis in hospital. Neda tries to send Page away, but Page explains that she needs to talk to her because the news will report on the event whatever happens, so if she does not tell the true story, stories will likely get made up by other papers. She explains that she knows what Neda is going through, having been thought by locals in her home town to have killed her brother, Kevin. Neda is convinced and starts telling Page what happened, mentioning the man who saved them, who wore a black mask. Page wonders if it is too hopeful that this might be Murdock.[182][206]
Tammy Hattley and Ray Nadeem meet with Blake Tower and Commissioner Chris DiMolina about moving Fisk to house incarceration. Tower and DiMolina are reluctant, considering him not worthy of protection, but Nadeem makes the case that while they do not like it, the city is already safer because of his info, and they need to keep him talking to save lives. Tower reconsiders.[182][206]
Foggy Nelson visits his family at Nelson's Meats. His mother, Anna, tells him that his father, Edward's arthritis is sadly worsening. She asks that he come home to work with them, and he promises he will at least think about it, before going to talk to his father.[182][206]
Nadeem takes Fisk from his cell with a team of FBI agents, ready for his transfer.[182][206]
Daredevil prepares to attack the workers in the Cleaners
Attack on the Chris French Cleaners: Matt Murdock finds the launderette, Chris French Cleaners, and talks to its shopkeeper. He asks for a flyer as an excuse to clasp the man's hand, and feels that he is missing a finger, confirming for him that he is one of the men he fought. Donning the black outfit and mask again, Murdock heads to the launderette's basement and cuts off the lights to lure the workers in. When they arrive, he ambushes them, tasering the first. He fights the next worker and defeats him, but takes a hit that shakes his senses again. Murdock is attacked by more workers, but manages to knock them out in the fight. Taking a cable tie, he cuffs them to a fence in the basement. He then phones the police to anonymously report an assault.[182][206]
Foggy Nelson talks to his brother, Theo, and says he is struggling with helping people without Matt Murdock. They drink to his memory. Karen Page suddenly enters and whispers to him that she thinks Murdock might be alive.[182][206]
Page takes Nelson aside to talk, but Nelson says that the likelihood is that the man in black is not Murdock, since if Murdock were alive, he would have reached out. Page walks out, frustrated that he is not willing to at least check.[182][206]
Daredevil visits the Kazemis
Murdock visits Neda Kazemi in Rostam's hospital ward to tell her he caught the attempted kidnappers. She thanks God for his help, but Murdock says that God was not involved in helping.[182][206]
Ray Nadeem tells Wilson Fisk about the strict control the FBI will be having over his life. Fisk tells Nadeem about what happened when he discovered love through Vanessa Marianna, but how love also serves as an inescapable prison, so he feels imprisoned at all times anyway, and he will willingly do whatever he must to help her.[182][206]
The car in front of the convoy suddenly explodes, and Nadeem and Fisk's car crashes.[182][206]
Fisk comes to, still cuffed to the upturned vehicle, and hearing a firefight outside. He manages to pull his cuffs' chain from the vehicle and looks through the windows to see the shootout, between the FBI and another party.[182][206]
The other party kill several FBI agents, and Fisk hears them speaking Albanian as they approach the vehicle and start shooting at the window. When that fails, one man begins using a circular saw to get in, when suddenly the Albanians outside begin dropping dead as shots come from nearby.[182][206]
Fisk watches as one agent, Benjamin Poindexter, fires accurate shots into each Albanian's head. Two Albanians surrender, but Poindexter shoots them as well anyway. With them all dead, Fisk steps out of the vehicle, and Poindexter tells him not to move.[182][206]
Matt Murdock leaves the hospital, back in civilian clothing, and begins to notice that his hearing is returning in his left ear. A moment later, however, he hears the nurses discussing the ambush on the FBI convoy and, to his dismay, the fact that Fisk has been let out of prison.[182][206]
Nadeem shows Fisk his quarters and says that he will be monitored at all times and allowed no outside contact other than with his lawyers. He states that he will be safely guarded, and angrily tells Fisk that he has to make sure he makes the sacrifice of the five men who have died worth it.[182][207]
Fisk asks Donovan if Marianna is safe, but Donovan informs him that they do not know, as she is missing.[182][207]
Page dinners with the Ellisons
Karen Page sits with Mitchell Ellison and his wife, Lily, and nephew, Jason. Lily mentions that Jason and Page are being set up for a date, which neither had known was the intention, making things awkward.[182][207]
Page talks to Mitchell Ellison in private, who apologizes for not telling her his intention. She says she is not ready for this sort of thing, but he asks her to at least try and continue the dinner.[182][207]
Page and Jason Ellison start to get along over the meal, though he asks her if she has any siblings, and Page sadly tells him that she had a brother, but he died. The meal is interrupted when both Page and Mitchell are called and informed of the news about Fisk.[182][207]
Mitchell Ellison tells Page that he cannot let her report on the Fisk case because her experiences with him make her biased.[182][207]
The PRIDE parents are called by Detective Flores about seemingly having arrested the fugitive teenagers. However, when the members of PRIDE arrive, they find that LAPD have picked up the wrong teenagers, and their children are still on the run.[208][209]
In his apartment with Marci Stahl, Foggy Nelson wakes from a nightmare about Matt Murdock. Stahl suggests he talk to someone about what is troubling him, but he says he cannot, unable to tell her why, since the reason is that he cannot tell anyone, including her, that Murdock was Daredevil. He checks the New York Bulletin site on his phone, only to be confronted with the news about Fisk, which dismays him.[182][207]
24th[]
Murdock arrives at the Presidential Hotel
Matt Murdock goes to the Presidential Hotel, where crowds are chanting for Fisk to be locked back up. He starts to imagine Fisk in his mind, taunting him with his negative thoughts - that God has punished him for trying to die by restoring his hearing just in time to hear about his adversary's release. Karen Page arrives at the scene, and the imaginary Fisk reminds Murdock to keep away from her because people around him, like Jack Murdock, Elektra Natchios, and Stick end up dead because of him. He walks away without revealing himself to her.[182][207]
Page inquires at the scene and is told to speak to Ray Nadeem. She asks him why Fisk has been released, but he says that he is still a convict and the penthouse is only being used since it was seized by the government from a fraudster. Page reminds him Fisk was convicted on five RICO counts, but Nadeem says she should turn her attention to reporting on the good agents who died in the ambush.[182][207]
Walking around the side of the building, Murdock listens in as workers dial the keypad to enter the hotel. Recognizing the different numbers' tones, he memorizes the code, and dons a worker jacket to get into the building.[182][207]
Murdock gets to the lobby, taking off the worker jacket, and considers what to do next. He works out that with the FBI protection, Fisk has cut a deal, and the Fisk in his mind questions whether Murdock has considered that he might have become more valuable to the city than Murdock ever was.[182][207]
Fisk sits in his quarters and stares at his white wall, as he did in prison and as a child.[182][207]
Agents J. Lim and Poindexter survey the live footage of Fisk and discuss the injustice that their good friends have died, but Fisk gets to stay in a penthouse. Benjamin and Donovan Lee arrive, telling them to shut off the cameras as they need time with their client.[182][207]
Entering Fisk's quarters, the attorneys inform Fisk that they contacted Felix Manning, and Marianna is safe in Barcelona. Fisk instructs them to call Manning and move her to somewhere safer and closer, as it is too close to Albania.[182][207]
The group realize that the thief has also stolen the money Wilder was holding for the group. The group decide they have to keep moving in case they were spotted and find somewhere they can eat for free, and Molly Hernandez uses her abilities to lift the trolley carrying Old Lace.[208][209]
Nelson visits Tower
Blake Tower is preparing a speech for his DA reelection campaign when Foggy Nelson enters to speak to him. He offers to support him in reversing Fisk's deal, but Tower insists he has already fought as hard as he can and that they need to move on. Nelson asks if he would care more if not for his campaign, reminding him of Fisk having had Elena Cardenas killed and that she was the type of person he is supposed to represent. Tower tells him to leave, which Nelson does, but remarking that he is cancelling his check supporting him.[182][207]
The group goes for a free meal with indigent people. On arrival, they discover that PRIDE is the benefactor of the foundation, but reluctantly agree they have to stay anyway. They proceed to eat, and the group talk to Alex Wilder, not sure if they can trust him. Wilder leaves the table, however, and tells them to meet later under a bridge where the indigent people live, asking that they have faith in him.[208][209]
The group notice someone watching WHiH World News and see an interviewer approaching Graciela Aguirre. Aguirre tells the interviewer that the fugitive children's parents need investigating, not the children themselves. Hernandez confesses to the group that she sent Aguirre the video tape of her parents talking about the risks of the excavation procedure, and the Runaways consider warning her about Jonah possibly coming after her.[208][209]
PRIDE arrives at their headquarters
The PRIDE members arrive at their headquarters, shocking all the workers, who thought that they forgot about them. The women in PRIDE lie, saying that what the news' reports of their children being guilty are false, but their situation has motivated them all to pursue the greater good for the L.A. community even more.[208][209]
PRIDE enters a secret room that Tina and Robert Minoru reveal they had built by Wizard engineers as a surveillance room. They agree to use the room as their headquarters and search for their children themselves. Tina brings up the situation with Graciela Aguirre, and when Geoffrey Wilder offers to shoot her, Dale and Stacey Yorkes say that they want to try talking to her and use the memory-erasing serum. Tina says that she and Robert will go with them, not trusting the Yorkeses.[208][209]
Alex Wilder meets with Darius Davis and explains about losing the money. Davis agrees to give him more money, but only if he earns it.[208][209]
The rest of the Runaways pass a hotel on the way to Aguirre's home. Chase Stein and Karolina Dean pretend to be an arguing couple leaving the hotel and request "their" car keys, with the porter handing them another couple's keys immediately, avoiding inspecting to check they are the owners due to the arguing. The group jumps into the car and sets off to Aguirre's.[192][209]
Darius Davis orders Wilder to paint an empty room
Davis takes Wilder to an empty home. There, Davis takes the gun from Wilder and reveals that the gun was involved in crimes in the past, and he has now got Wilder's DNA on it, explaining he is not framing him, just needs insurance in case he has to face Wilder's father. Davis then takes Wilder to an empty room, and Wilder is scared, until Davis reveals he just wants Wilder to paint the room for his unborn child, due in 2 weeks.[208][209]
Assassination of Graciela Aguirre: Dale and Stacey Yorkes arrive at Aguirre's home, and she offers to give them Gene and Alice Hernandez's video tape. They wait for her to get the video, preparing to inect her with the serum. However, Aguirre returns with a gun, shooting the tape to destroy it and starting to threaten the Yorkeses. However, at that moment Tina Minoru enters the room and uses the Staff of One to make Aguirre choke, killing her.[208][209]
The Runaways arrive and find Aguirre's corpse. Gert Yorkes has an anxiety attack, and Stein comforts Hernandez, who is saddened by Aguirre's death. Nico Minoru find the Yorkerses' serum and realizes that their parents murdered her. Minoru takes Aguirre's purse for money, and the Runaways leave the house as the LAPD arrive.[208][209]
Murdock continues to walk around the hotel, overhearing conversations between Poindexter and Doyle. The Fisk in his mind says that, in having refused to kill him, everything he has done since is partially on Murdock. Murdock overhears Donovan making a call as he passes and decides to follow the attorney.[182][207]
Attempting to get to Fisk's quarters, Murdock is stopped by Benjamin Poindexter, who asks to see his room key, something Murdock does not have. As he feigns surprise that he cannot find it, the Fisk in his mind coaxes him to take out Poindexter and attack him in his quarters while he is unarmed, but Murdock instead tells Poindexter he accepts that he cannot be let through without a key and walks off.[182][207]
Wing tells Rand that she is impressed his strength and agility are almost back to normal, having learned to compensate and adjust. She points out, however, that they still need Misty Knight to get the police involved so they can get the bowl and Davos. She tells him about how her grandfather taught her Bushido after her mother died, then saying Rand is physically prepared, but needs to be emotionally prepared before he faces his old friend.[89][182]
The duo get a call on their tip line of someone spotting Chen Wu's car, and head out, with Wing saying this can be emotional training over facing Davos.[89][182]
Rand and Wing get to Yang first and warn her, leading her out of the building as Davos arrives. Rand sees Davos, but Wing helps him to stay measured and keep going with Yang, not running to face him.[89][182]
Wu spots the group leaving the building and steps out. Wing tells the others to get away as she faces Wu, engaging him in a fight and managing to floor him. Rand drives past and has her jump into the car, and they get away as Davos watches, unable to catch them.[89][182]
Davos asks if Wu betrayed him, but Wu spots the tip line poster up asking people to phone if they see his car, leading them to realize how the group knew to escape.[89][182]
At Davis' home, his wife Tamar arrives with her sister Livvie, with Wilder and Livvie showing interest in each other. Downstairs, Tamar tells Davis to get rid of Wilder due to him being a fugitive, but Davis refuses, asking her to trust in him.[208][209]
Ray Nadeem visits the hospital where his severely wounded colleagues are being operated on. He comes across Tammy Hattley and says he blames himself for the deaths, having pushed for Fisk's transfer. She tells him to think of the lives they are also saving through keeping Fisk safe. Seema Nadeem arrives and hugs him tightly.[182][207]
Benjamin Poindexter watches Wilson Fisk getting dinner
Wilson Fisk starts talking to Agent Poindexter in his quarters, trying to convey that he feels sorrow over the fallen agents' deaths. He then adds that he also owes Poindexter, asking how he acquired such shooting skill. Poindexter refuses to engage him and walks out.[182][207]
Poindexter has a psychological evaluation with Doctor Myman to be cleared for duty, and tells him about a woman he spends time with called Julie Barnes, who is kind to him. Myman clears him, but asks him to check in daily.[182][207]
Waiting in Donovan's car, Murdock ambushes the attorney when he gets into the vehicle, wearing his black mask. Pulling a string around his neck, he pressures him for information. Donovan reveals that Fisk is doing everything for Vanessa Marianna, which Murdock is surprised to detect from Donovan's heartbeat is the truth.[182][207]
FBI arrive at the car park level and Murdock has to escape the car and evade them, hiding behind concrete pillars and cars. He quietly knocks out two from behind, but finds he cannot use the fire exit as more agents are coming. He ends up confronted by an agent holding a gun to him, believing him to be part of the Albanian Syndicate, and has to disarm him before engaging in a fight with the other arriving agents. Knocking them all down, one agent is persistent, and the Fisk in Murdock's mind encourages him to "let the devil out". Murdock angrily beats the agent several times, and the imaginary Fisk tells him he will kill everyone he loves.[182][207]
Karen Page tells Mitchell Ellison that she has found out the Presidential Hotel was owned by the Kazemis, and she believes that Fisk now owns it, since the shell companies who own the building are represented by Donovan and Partners and Rostam Kazemi recently declared his intention to buy back the hotel, then was attacked immediately after. Ellison is interested, but insists she still cannot write about it as her perceived bias compromises the paper, but Page tells him he can give the byline to Mason, but she will not back off.[182][207]
Murdock listens to Grace and her opinions about redemption
Back at Clinton Church, Matt Murdock washes the blood from his hands. Maggie Grace visits him and he asks if she thinks people can change, stating that he has his doubts, specifically thinking about Fisk. Murdock points out the supposedly coincidental timing of his hearing returning and that it could be punishment from God, which Grace dismisses. Murdock continues to ask her thoughts on change, and whether someone like Fisk could change over love, and while Grace says she believes it possible, he says he cannot buy it. He wonders if he might have to stop Fisk for good this time, and Grace warns him to be careful he does not become a monster himself.[182][207]
Benjamin Poindexter waits in his car outside a pizzeria - a regular occurrence on a Tuesday evening, as he knows Julie Barnes will visit, in fact stalking her and not in a relationship as he had claimed. He watches her through a telescope and eats pizza at the same time she does, to feel a connection.[182][207]
Aguirre's memorial
Arriving at the homeless camp, the Runaways hold a memorial for Aguirre following Wiccan tradition.[208][209]
Karolina Dean comforts her girlfriend, Nico Minoru, who expresses her horror at the fact that their parents could be such monsters.[208][209]
Chase Stein tries to move his relationship but Gert Yorkes forwards, but she avoids him so she can talk with her adoptive sister, Hernandez.[208][209]
Alex Wilder reunites with the group and gives them some sleeping bags and burner phones. He finds out about PRIDE having killed Aguirre.[208][209]
As Foggy Nelson sits, dejected in a bar, he is shocked when he hears a voice whisper his name and turns to find Matt Murdock, his best friend back from the apparent dead. Murdock calmly sits him down and tells Nelson, however, that he will not be returning to the life of Matt Murdock and wants simply to warn him and Page that Fisk will be coming for them, and to stay out of it, leaving Fisk to him. Nelson is desperate to reconnect, but Murdock is closed off, saying he is apologetic for befriending him in the first place. He walks out, despite Nelson's protests.[182][207]
As Murdock leaves, he checks the wallet he has just stolen from his friend, finding money and ID that he can use.[182][207]
Benjamin Donovan tells Wilson Fisk that while he was not in the red suit, the man who assaulted him was definitely Daredevil. Fisk ponders this, commenting, "So, the devil is back."[182][207]
25th[]
Wilson Fisk wakes and obliges with his morning room check, as Agents Benjamin Poindexter and J. Lim search him and his quarters. When the agents clear him, they leave, and Fisk stands watching Poindexter intently as he goes.[182][210]
The day's New York Bulletin carries the front-page headline "FBI Botches Fisk Transfer" and the back, sports page headline "Cal's Big Night".[182][210]
Matt Murdock returns to his apartment after so long spent away from it. He takes a suit from his wardrobe and changes into it, then hails a taxi.[182][210]
Walker wakes and finds the video Mary has left for her, including thanking her for helping them escape in Sokovia. Walker is confused, having only come back to the fore after their escape.[89][182]
Foggy Nelson rants and rambles to Marci Stahl back at their apartment, unsure what to think or feel regarding Murdock's comments and taking down Fisk. Stahl suggests that, to protect himself from Fisk while nonetheless tackling him, he run as a late write-in in the DA election, so as to make himself public, thus meaning Fisk cannot easily and quietly get rid of him. He agrees, then realizes his wallet is missing.[182][210]
Murdock pretends to be Foggy Nelson, using Nelson's ID from his wallet, to meet with a client at Rikers.[182][210]
BB argues with Crank as they train at Eden Towers, not happy with what they are being trained to do.[89][182]
When BB walks out, holding the tip line poster, Joy Meachum follows him out. She tells him that Davos will kill him if he finds him carrying that poster, and says to get back inside if he wants to live.[89][182]
Murdock and Kemp talk in Rikers Island
Murdock sits with Michael Kemp, an old client of Nelson and Murdock, and asks him about having worked with the Albanian Syndicate. He requests to be introduced to an Albanian in the prison, Vic Jusufi, but Kemp says that is not possible. Murdock explains he needs to know about why Fisk turned on the Albanians, what they have on him, but Kemp is scared to anger them. He punches Murdock and declares that he does not know him and said nothing, wanting to make his silence clear to the other inmates. The guards take him away and tell Murdock he has to be taken for a medical check and signing of an incident report following the punch.[182][210]
Seema Nadeem visits Ray at work and tells him she is going to take Sami to stay at her sister's, since he cannot sleep in their house anymore, scared waiting for Ray to come home following the ambush on the FBI convoy. She admits that she, too is worried, and asks him to consider that no promotion is worth this level of risk, but he requests that they discuss it later.[182][210]
Colleen Wing and Danny Rand find Sherry Yang at Bayard Community Center, sitting with Golden Tigers. Yang explains that peace has been brokered, but that it is because both Triads have a common enemy, and want to work together to kill Davos. The duo warn them against going after him until they have executed their plan, but Yang says she has learned from her mistakes, and needs him gone.[89][182]
Matt Murdock is taken to the medical room for his check.[182][210]
At the New York Bulletin building, Karen Page makes a call to an FDIC source to move a meeting forward from Friday, having found something urgent. Foggy Nelson enters her office, saying he promised not to lie to her about Murdock anymore, and allowing her to work out that he knows Murdock is alive.[182][210]
Page storms to Murdock's apartment, but she and Nelson find it still empty. Nelson explains that the Murdock he spoke to was acting unlike their old friend, and that part of him may have still been left behind under Midland Circle. As Page goes to leave, desperate to continue working to stop Fisk, Nelson notices Murdock's sunglasses have been left behind, indicating that he recently visited the apartment.[182][210]
Jonah visits Victor Stein whose mind is kept in a simulation of the day before his father abandoned him, preserving it as his body heals. Jonah tells Stein about recent events and informs him that he needs a new Dematerialization Box, as his body is getting weaker again. Stein agrees to help him and says that they will need the help of his wife, Janet.[208][209]
After leaving the simulation, Jonah receives a text from a number he has not saved asking to meet soon.[208][209]
Joy Meachum searches Eden Towers for the antique bowl, and Davos approaches her, asking why she has come back to him if she was afraid of him before, and she claims it is because he needs her as much as she needs him.[89][182]
Meachum walks with Davos and says that she now accepts his methods because she understands he is a good man at his core. Davos is frustrated that the city sees him just as a killer, rather than understanding the necessity of his actions, so Meachum recommends that he show the people of the city the man he wants them to see. He apologizes for doubting her.[89][182]
A nurse tends to Murdock at Rikers Island, and Murdock hurries him to just get the paperwork and leave. However, when Murdock hears the room's security camera turning away, he realizes something is wrong just in time to protect himself as the nurse suddenly turns to inject him with a drug. He is injected with a small amount from the syringe but knocks out the nurse. However, Murdock finds the door locked.[182][210]
Wilson Fisk talks with Murdock and leaves him to die
The phone rings and Murdock picks it up, only to find Fisk on the other end of the line. Fisk reveals that he can see him, watching the security footage of the room from the Presidential Hotel. He remarks that Murdock's reflexes are fast for a blind man, and that he cannot forgive the fact that Murdock threatened Vanessa Marianna the last time they spoke. Before Murdock can respond, Fisk hangs up and has the door unlocked, leaving Murdock to be killed by inmates he has planted waiting outside.[182][210]
Exiting the room, Murdock immediately is forced to fight three released inmates, not at full ability due to the slight drug in his system. The fight ends up back in the medical room and just as one inmate starts kicking Murdock down, Murdock uses the syringe intended for him on the inmate. He manages to utilize equipment in the room to knock the inmates out.[182][210]
Murdock stumbles on, hoping to get out of the prison, when he comes across two guards. He asks for help, but they give away that they are also working for Fisk, ready to "take care of" Murdock. He is forced to fight them as well, defeating them but left injured and exhausted. As he continues down the corridors, inmates start throwing Molotov cocktails.[182][210]
As Matt Murdock walks, he is ambushed by a large inmate who drags him into a nearby room and holds a knife to his neck. Another man questions him, asking why Fisk wants him dead, and Murdock realizes these are not inmates working for Fisk when he hears the man speak Albanian, realizing he is Vic Jusufi. He tells them he got Fisk locked up, and asks why Fisk flipped on the Albanians, saying it clearly mattered enough to try to kill him twice. Jusufi explains that they were not behind the weight room attack, and that Fisk bribed a lifer to shank him and that the man has been released. Murdock requests the man's name and insists he will be able to take down Fisk if Jusufi helps him escape. He has one of his Albanians don a knocked out guard's uniform to escort Murdock and gives him the name: Jasper Evans.[182][210]
Murdock instructs the Albanian dressed as a guard on which direction to go to avoid Fisk's guards, hearing them nearby, and the man gets him through to the next corridor, narrowly avoiding two prison guards who come after them. They reach a room where riots are ensuing, but Murdock knocks out one inmate in their way and the Albanian helps him continue through.[182][210]
The pair find their route out blocked by a cocktail explosion and have to take another route, stumbling to the exit. The Albanian hands Murdock over to the guards at the exit, who escort him to safety. He stumbles into the taxi still waiting outside and instructs the driver to drive away as he passes out.[182][210]
PRIDE discusses their next move
In PRIDE Headquarters, the parents discuss the death of Graciela Aguirre at the hands of Tina Minoru, who shows no remorse. They present their findings about Gene and Alice Hernandez's video, with Tina having scanned the remainder of the broken tape, and about the energy readings they are getting from the bottom of Jonah's PRIDE construction site hole. Janet Stein is relieved that their children managed to delay the excavation process. Robert Minoru says that obtaining what Jonah needs would cause massive earthquakes, and the Yorkeses reveal that whatever is at the bottom is emitting massive energy like a living being. Tina offers to be PRIDE's leader in their mission to kill Jonah, whom the Yorkeses confirm has DNA that heals itself, and Geoffrey Wilder accepts.[208][209]
Walker visits Dr. Paul Edmonds, telling him about the fact that neither she nor Mary remembers escaping captivity in Sokovia. She says that no one from her team helped her get out, as they were all killed, and Edmonds wonders if there might be another alter, since Mary would not be capable of the violence she apparently committed. Walker explains she always assumed someone helped her escape and killed the people present, and that it is troubling her now because she finally has a place she can go for some semblance of a normal life. When Edmonds recommends treatment that could take months, Walker refuses to stay any longer and tells him to forget she was there.[89][182]
Ward Meachum talks with Joy, his sister
Ward Meachum is shopping for flowers to apologize to Bethany when he gets a call from Joy. She says that she needs to talk to him now since she needs something, asking that he take control of the factory he bought in New Jersey for her. He says he does not understand her back and forth over wanting and not wanting to speak with him and why he needs her help, but agrees to do it. He buys the flowers, but ends up leaving them behind.[89][182]
At Chikara Dojo, Colleen Wing and Danny Rand discuss their frustration with Yang for wanting to take down Davos immediately. She decides they have to just stick to their plan and praises Rand for doing well the night before when he managed to stay calm in Davos' presence. Rand expresses his concern that they seem to be having to make a decision between stopping Davos and continuing their relationship and she admits that she is not sure. She congratulates him for almost completing his training, and says that the last thing is that she needs to see him use his skills in action, suggesting they visit the venue of her old cage fights.[89][182]
Ward Meachum gets back to Joy's apartment, to find Walker waiting inside for her. Walker says that she was going to ask Joy a question, but she can ask him instead, saying she needs him to pay someone to get her a non-redacted DOJ file. Ward finds a photo of his and Joy's mother in Joy's desk and realizes Joy is working to continue their mother's work in renewable energy, and that she is likely giving him the work for fear she will die, wanting him to continue it. He agrees to get Walker her file in return for her helping kill Davos.[89][182]
Nadeem steps out to talk to Poindexter, letting him know, despite not being allowed to, that there is an investigation happening into the ambush on the FBI convoy and a discrepancy has been noted between his official report and the forensic analysis, explaining he is breaking the rules to tell him because he is thankful for Poindexter saving his life.[182][210]
Davos tells his students that he is taking them with him for something. BB claims to have a stomach ache, stating that he cannot go, but Ryhno, scared to also end up on Davos' bad side if he is shown to sympathize, punches BB in the stomach and has two of his gang take him to a locked dark room.[89][182]
After Ryhno's gang have gone with Davos and Chen Wu, Joy Meachum visits BB and lets him out on the condition that he help her find the bowl she is looking for before Davos returns.[89][182]
Davos takes Ryhno's gang to see Henry Yip, having Ryhno apologize for their behavior. Davos then tells Yip that he will be providing free protection for him from now on, asking for him to simply be a good man in return. Yip is reluctant to accept, explaining that he does not want to take sides and be part of the Triad War, and Davos immediately leaps to the assertion that Yip must still be in league with the Golden Tigers. Yip explains that he is not and that he never was, but Davos states that Yip is clearly rejecting him to cling to his old ways of supporting criminals, and uses the Iron Fist to punch Yip through the gut, killing him.[89][182]
Davos ensures his followers all remain loyal
Ryhno expresses his disdain to Davos, telling him that Yip was honest and did not deserve to die. He says that his group are done with Davos, but Crank, desperate to not cross Davos and prove himself, slits Ryhno's throat. Davos makes the rest of the gang affirm that they will stand by his crusade.[89][182]
Foggy Nelson attends a New York City Police Department function, where he approaches Brett Mahoney and says he wants to say a few words, but Mahoney tells him he has to leave. However, Nelson steps up to the lectern to speak anyway. Mahoney reluctantly defends Nelson and asks the officers present to give him a brief moment to speak. Nelson says that the publicity around Fisk is already unjustly high, so he will instead be talking about DA Blake Tower, for his lack of action against Fisk, allowing his life of luxury. Nelson announces his write-in campaign to lock Fisk back up and asks for endorsement, and is pleased when officers start agreeing to sign.[182][210]
As Karen Page is walking along the street, she encounters catcallers being imposing to women on the street. She pulls her gun from her bag to scare them, telling them to stop their behavior.[182][210]
Ray Nadeem and Tammy Hattley reunite outside of Fisk's penthouse
Ray Nadeem asks Tammy Hattley how she dealt with her children when they were worried for her life, the way Sami is. Hattley suggests not telling Sami the truth, as when she did with her daughter, she was only more terrified, and lying can help children not worry, the way her father once lied to her about the danger he faced.[182][210]
Karen Page stops at the house of her FDIC source, asking for urgent information on Red Lion National Bank, unable to wait for their meeting the next day. She tells her that Fisk is laundering money through Red Lion and she just needs a contact at the bank for proof, and the woman says the only important name there is "Felix Manning", then telling Page to leave.[182][210]
Benjamin Poindexter lures Agent Lim away from the cameras by giving him money to get himself a coffee, then surveys the footage from earlier in the day of Hattley and Winn visiting Fisk and what Fisk told them. He finds, however, that Fisk lied to cover him, corroborating Poindexter's story that he had killed the agents in self-defense. He then sees that Fisk turned to the camera, aware Poindexter might watch later, and decides to turn off the cameras to visit Fisk himself.[182][210]
Poindexter confronts Fisk, suspicious of his action and saying he does not need any favors. Fisk, however, claims he simply disapproves of the vilification of Poindexter's actions, which he says were brave and saved the lives of other agents. He calls Poindexter a hero.[182][210]
Murdock wakes still in the back of the taxi, uncertain of his location. He realizes his driver is not the man he had dealt with, but the driver, who works for Fisk, dives out of the car, Murdock finds the doors locked and himself unable to escape as the car continues to accelerate, driving itself off a pier into the water with the intention of having him drown.[182][210]
Wing takes Rand to the cage where she used to fight and tells him to engage her in a kumite fight, and that if he wins, she will know he is ready.[89][182]
Joy Meachum and BB find loose bricks in a wall at Eden Towers. They hear Davos returning and Meachum says that she will hold him off as long as possible so that BB can pull the bricks out and check for the bowl - and that if it is there, to take it to Chikara Dojo.[89][182]
Davos is angry with Meachum, but she keeps him talking to buy BB time. BB, meanwhile, finds the bowl in the wall. Davos tells Meachum that she was wrong to advise him to make people hear his message, as the city refuse to listen, and he has to bring them to heel. He walks away, and Chen Wu arrives, telling Meachum that he is suspicious of her and will make sure she does not muscle him out.[89][182]
Wing during her training with Rand
Wing and Rand begin their fight, first to three points, and Wing quickly earns two points. She starts taunting him to test his ability to control his emotions. Rand earns a point himself, and she says to ensure he separates himself from his love for her, as he will have to with Davos. Rand earns a second point, and Wing tells him of how she used to be clouded by anger as well, until she remembered what she was fighting for, asking him to remember what he is fighting for. Rand wins the fight, but has a sudden moment of dread and walks away.[89][182]
Wing goes over to him and Rand explains that he had a moment of realization: that the truth is that he has not been fighting for Matt Murdock, the neighborhood, Davos, or even her, but all he has fought for was the Iron Fist, and that his obsession with it endangers the people he cares about. He states that he believes physically they are able to stop Davos, but that he cannot take the power back after they have taken the power from him. Wing points out that the power needs to go to someone, and he explains that he thinks it should be her.[89][182]
Danny Rand tries to justify why Wing should be the next Iron Fist
Danny Rand takes Colleen Wing to the underground room where he has been punching the door at night, telling Wing that he would use the place just as an excuse to use the Iron Fist. She says that he can just learn from his mistakes, but he insists he cannot if he is holding the Iron Fist. She refuses, saying she did not ask for this and that she will help and support him with his struggles, but that he has to take the power back.[182][211]
26th[]
BB is waiting at Bayard Community Center with the bowl when Crank calls and claims that Davos is angry and killed Ryhno. BB says he is somewhere safe, with people who want to take Davos down.[182][211]
Chen Wu reports to Davos that BB is gone with no sign of forced escape, and Davos accuses Joy Meachum of helping BB to get out and take the bowl. Meachum realizes she cannot claim to be innocent anymore, but pretends to confess in saying that she send BB to the FBI and that they are coming. Davos recognizes her lies, and she says that he is full of lies himself, but Davos states she is afraid. Crank arrives and says he has learned from BB that the bowl is at Bayard, and that Yangsi Gonshi and Golden Tigers are waiting there to take him down. He decides to attack and take out all his enemies at once, then, despite Meachum attempting to convince him he does not want her dead, he shoves her over the balcony to kill her.[182][211]
Murdock returns home after escaping the sinking car
Matt Murdock stumbles home, injured and exhausted, having escaped the sinking car. He strips out of his clothes and falls asleep.[182][212]
In Chikara Dojo, Danny Rand is practicing for the ritual to take back the Iron Fist when Misty Knight arrives. She announces that she has got them a task force by asking Priscilla Ridley, having pointed out William Pike's negligence, and that they will get Davos and the bowl in the morning. Knight then explains that she managed to track down Frank Choi and has brought him with her - that he did cut a deal to inform on the Golden Tigers, and she can ask him some questions before they take him to witness protection.[182][211]
Wing and Rand ask Choi about the box, and he explains that a woman came to him and told him a story about a princess and a fisherman she falls in love with who is in trouble with a pirate king, and the box being made from the bow sprint, worth a fortune. Wing says she recognizes this as the story of "The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay", but that her mother made it up, so it must be her who brought the box to Choi.[182][211]
Knight talks with Wing about assuming the mantle of the Iron Fist
Knight takes Choi away and Rand asks Wing if it is possible the story was not made up, curious about something it reminds him of, but she does not want to talk. He suggests that they can find her mother, but she says she needs a moment alone. Knight returns and Rand explains about having asked Wing to take the Iron Fist. Knight steps outside to talk to Wing, and says that she feels Wing is capable of taking the responsibility of the Iron Fist. Knight asks that whatever they decide, they decide soon, since they move on Davos first thing in the morning.[182][211]
With Ward Meachum having procured her file for her, Walker reads through the unredacted versions, then burns them so no one else ever will again. She then tells Meachum that she knows someone who can sell her guns to attack Davos.[182][211]
The day's New York Bulletin carries the front-page headline "Budget Cuts Hits Bronx Schools" and the back, sports page headline "Don Is Ice Cold".[182][212]
Benjamin Poindexter prepares to leave the house, displaying obsessive compulsive tendencies as he makes sure everything in his home is neatly arranged. He takes a long look at his photo with Julie Barnes, hung on his wall, before leaving, returning momentarily to straighten the frame on the wall.[182][212]
Meachum and Walker go to meet with Turk Barrett, Walker's contact, who is practicing his golf. Meachum explains that he knows what he is doing with guns and insists on buying one for himself. They make the deal and head off.[182][211]
The taxi intended to kill Matt Murdock is pulled from the river, with no body found inside.[182][212]
Benjamin Donovan informs Wilson Fisk that no body was found in the river, and Fisk doubts he is dead. Showing Donovan the footage of Murdock's prison escape, Fisk says he thinks Murdock might not be blind, but Donovan confirms they checked his medical records, and he was blinded at age 9. Fisk points out that nevertheless, a man that skilled could have survived. Agents Ray Nadeem and Benjamin Poindexter arrive.[182][212]
Nadeem sits with Fisk and Donovan, and Donovan highlights the information Fisk has already divulged, with Nadeem confirming that in return, the DOJ will not be filing charges on Vanessa Marianna. Donovan states, however, that Fisk is entitled to the return of personal items and supervised movement in the Presidential Hotel, requesting he receive these benefits now. Fisk comments that he will continue to cooperate and claims to be ready to give up a criminal lawyer who has committed numerous severe crimes on his behalf; he gives Nadeem his supposed name, "Matthew Murdock".[182][212]
Joy Meachum wakes on the floor at Eden Towers, bloodied and barely alive from her fall. Chen Wu approaches her, surprised she survived. She tries to pay him to let her go, but he refuses, saying he has fully sided with Davos now. Meachum tells him he is idiotic to believe Davos will let him go.[182][211]
Agent Poindexter goes running, continuing to stalk Julie Barnes, staying close behind her bet ensuring he is not seen.[182][212]
Agent Nadeem leads an FBI raid on Matt Murdock's apartment, arriving at the apartment block. Inside, Murdock wakes. Hearing the agents approaching, he rushes to escape his apartment before they enter.[182][212]
The agents break in but find he is not there. Noticing wet clothes on the floor, Nadeem comments that Murdock has been home recently. Meanwhile, Murdock perches on the roof outside, listening to the raid and wondering why they are after him.[182][212]
Rand and Wing talk with Chung
Danny Rand and Colleen Wing get to Bayard Community Center, called by Sam Chung to help him talk Sherry Yang down, having heard they want to make a move today. Chung takes them downstairs, where Wing attempts to tell them to stop, saying they need to stop the fighting and allow her and Rand a chance to end things without further bloodshed, especially since the spring fair planning committee is at the center and should not be caught up in things. BB comes downstairs and shows Wing that he has the bowl.[182][211]
BB explains about a rich friend of theirs, whom Rand realizes must be Joy Meachum, sending him with the bowl. Sam Chung enters to warn them that there are gang members loitering outside, and BB realizes he has given away their location to his crew. Sherry Yang agrees to help evacuate the civilians so they are not involved in the fight, as the group predict Davos will be coming for the bowl. Wing realizes they are missing the sedative they need to take down Davos, but Chung reveals they have confiscated drugs at the center they can use.[182][211]
BB heads outside to talk to his gang, and Crank insists their crew are big players now. When BB mentions the Yangsi Gonshi and Golden Tigers inside, Crank says Davos will take care of them.[182][211]
During the evacuation, the Triad members find Davos in the Bayard kitchens. Liu tells the others to continue helping the evacuation while he goes to fight Davos himself. He engages him in a duel, but Davos gets hold of one of his hatchets and throws it into his chest, then using the Iron Fist to kill him.[182][211]
BB attempts to convince Crank that if they get out now they have options for their future, but if they do not, they will end up dead, and that Chinatown needs leaders. Crank stabs BB in the gut, however, saying that he is not a leader in the way Davos is. Colleen Wing finds BB outside, but only in time to see Crank repeatedly stab him.[182][211]
Davos arrives in the main hall of Bayard, where Rand confronts him, still limping from his leg injury. Davos declares his intention to retrieve the bowl and kill anyone who stands in his way, including the civilians who have not managed to escape, due to their supposed guilt by association.[182][211]
Wing rushes to help BB, having to face the remainder of Ryhno's gang to get to him. They rush her together but, despite their numbers, she manages to hold her own and fight back until they are all knocked to the floor. Going to BB, she finds him unresponsive.[182][211]
Rand tells Davos that he does have regrets for having abandoned their home and family and apologizes especially for abandoning him. Despite this, he tells Davos that he should never have borne the Iron Fist and kicks him, starting a duel. Rand manages to employ his training to keep pace with Davos despite his injury, though Davos eventually knocks him to the floor. Rand, however, takes the opportunity to prepare the sedative syringe. When he gets back up to fight, he tosses it in the air, catching it with his hand behind Davos and injecting him. Davos begins to stumble, losing his ability as the sedative kicks in, until Rand is able to hold him in a headlock as he passes out.[182][211]
Wing tries to talk to BB, but he has died. Crank tries to stab Wing, but she beats him down. Misty Knight's police convoy arrive on the scene and arrest the gang members, and Knight finds Wing shaken by BB's death. She tells Wing that they cannot save everyone, and all they can do is try.[182][211]
Knight and Wing prepare to enter the center
Knight asks where Rand is, Wing remembers to check on him and Davos. Wing and Knight enter and find Rand with Davos' unconscious body. They tell him about BB, and he realizes that Joy Meachum could still be in trouble at Eden Towers, which Knight says she can deal with. Wing tells Rand that she has decided she is ready to take the Iron Fist, as she feels she can do more to help the community. Chung lends them a van to get Davos back to Chikara Dojo, and Sherry Yang gives the duo an appreciative nod.[182][211]
Karen Page confronts Felix Manning, with him having ignored her calls, saying that she is obligated to ask if he wishes to comment on his involvement with Fisk before she goes to print with the story. Page offers that if he give her some information she will keep his name out of the story, warning that once the story breaks, Fisk will see him as a loose end, and he should look out for himself. Manning, however, reveals that he knows all about Page's past and what happened to her brother, Kevin, threatening her by clarifying that he does not fix problems for Fisk, he makes them "disappear".[182][212]
As Page walks down the street, she notices two men following her, scared they are working for Manning. However, an FBI car pulls up and the two men are revealed to be officers, as the FBI take her on Agent Nadeem's request to Murdock's apartment.[182][212]
Nadeem continuing his investigation at Murdock's apartment
Page arrives at the apartment and Nadeem takes her inside. He asks her how long it has been since she saw Murdock, and she tells him it has been months, admitting she did not know if or when he would return. Nadeem then inquires as to why she did not file a missing persons report, and Page claims she just thought he would come back when he was ready. He has her confirm she worked for Nelson and Murdock, then asks when they started working for Fisk, showing her a check he has proving Nelson and Murdock took on a case for "CGI", a company that was a front for Fisk, and Page admits they did take one case, but they did not know at the time, hired by some executive, who Nadeem has her confirm was James Wesley - the photo of the man Page killed rattling her. Page tells Nadeem to look into Felix Manning laundering money for Fisk through Red Lion National Bank, and ask Fisk if he owns Vancorp, who just bought the Presidential Hotel, warning that Fisk will be using him. She says she is done answering questions and leaves, still shaken at the mention of Wesley.[182][212]
Fisk reads Poindexter's psychiatric transcript
Donovan delivers Benjamin Poindexter's medical files, dug up by Felix Manning's investigators, to Wilson Fisk, who had asked for them. Fisk finds transcripts of Poindexter's meetings with a psychiatrist named Dr. Eileen Mercer and learns about Poindexter's childhood. He reads about how Poindexter played baseball as a child, bowling with perfect aim, and how when taken off to give another child a chance to play, he had thrown a ball in anger at a wall, rebounding into his Coach Bradley's head and killing him. Fisk learns that Poindexter told Dr. Mercer he killed Bradley on purpose, and she considered him to have borderline personality disorder and psychopathic tendencies, recognizing his loneliness from his parents' deaths and trying to teach him empathy.[182][212]
Fisk continues to learn about how Dr. Mercer fell terminally ill and had to leave the practice years later, with Poindexter left feeling abandoned and angry. Mercer had told him his internal compass was not broken, just needed guidance. Later in Poindexter's life, Fisk learns he joined the Brooklyn Suicide Prevention Center, where he became infatuated with colleague Julie Barnes, and when colleagues were not around, would go off-script and sometimes encourage the callers to take their feelings out in violence.[182][212]
Fisk comments on his intentions of using Poindexter
As Fisk finishes reading, he realizes Poindexter has stalked Barnes since leaving the hotline. Fisk explains to Donovan that the city sees him as a villain, and he needs to make them a new one, thinking he might have found the right man.[182][212]
Agent Poindexter sits in the Presidential Hotel, when he is approached by Julie Barnes, who vaguely recalls him from their time at the suicide hotline. She explains that this is her first day at the hotel, having been offered double pay to leave her last job and start immediately. Barnes agrees to hang out after she gets off in an hour.[182][212]
Theo Nelson holds an event at Nelson's Meats to promote his brother's DA candidacy. Foggy is present, and notices local woman Mrs. Callahan voting for him with an early absentee ballot. She tells him her husband died in Fisk's bombings of New York City, and she is counting on him.[182][212]
Nelson is interviewed by Nadeem
Ray Nadeem enters and asks him when the last time he saw Matt Murdock was. Speaking to Nelson in private, Nadeem questions him about the dissolution of Nelson and Murdock and their accidental case for Fisk, and Nelson swears that everything they did was ethical and above board. Nadeem then asks again when he last saw Murdock, and Nelson truthfully tells him it was 2 nights ago. Nadeem asks if he knowingly gave Murdock his bar ID, which Nelson denies, as Nadeem explains that Murdock used it seemingly to make contact with the Albanian Syndicate. Nadeem asserts that he believes Murdock is living a double life as a criminal, and that Nelson and Karen Page will go down with him as accomplices. Nelson makes Nadeem leave.[182][212]
Benjamin Poindexter and Julie Barnes sit and talk in the hotel after she has finished her shift. Poindexter lets slip that he knows she worked at the hotline for 3 years and does ballet, which she notices having not told him. She gets up to leave, saying she needs to feed her dog, but he blurts that he knows she does not have one. Scared of his stalker behavior, she rushes to go. Poindexter grabs her, saying she is special to him, but she forces him to let go, terrified, and flees.[182][212]
Karen Page goes to Nelson's Meats to see Foggy Nelson. Paying him a small amount of money to officially attain attorney-client privilege from Nelson, she confesses to him about killing James Wesley, terrified that the FBI will find out.[212] Page explains to Nelson about why she had to kill Wesley, and that she feels like a bad person. Nelson assures her he understands it was self-defense and it was not because she is bad, but she explains she shot him seven times, wanting him dead.[182][213]
At Chikara Dojo, Colleen Wing tells the Crane Sisters to tattoo her with a symbol roughly between her family crest and Davos' tattoo. Together, the group begin the ceremony to transfer the power of the Iron Fist.[182][211]
Rescue of Joy Meachum: Misty Knight abandons her comms as she heads in at Eden Towers to find Joy Meachum. She finds her, tied to a chair, but is ambushed by Chen Wu. She is fighting Wu when Wu is shot in the side of the neck. Turning around, Knight finds Ward Meachum, who says he shot thinking it was Davos. He frees his sister and Knight goes to help Wu, but he is shot twice more, this time by Walker. Walker then walks up to Knight and hits her in the head with the butt of her gun, knocking her out.[182][211]
Poindexter returns to his apartment, devastated by how his reunion with Julie Barnes went. He has a break down, destroying several things in his apartment before he destroys the picture frame of him and Barnes at the suicide hotline with a knife, stabbing it though Barnes' portrait. Poindexter listens to one of Eileen Mercer's tapes to calm himself down.[182][212]
With Wing's arm tattoo complete, she prepares to finally end things and take the power. Rand instructs her on what to do, but as she begins to draw the power out, Davos is woken and manages to summon his Iron Fists, smashing his handcuffs. He declares that they have failed, but Wing looks to her fist and finds that it starts to glow with white chi.[182][211]
Colleen Wing and Davos both double over in pain and Danny Rand realizes that stopping the ceremony halfway through will end with the heart of the dragon killing them both. Davos refuses to complete the transfer, however, and uses the Iron Fist to punch the ground, causing a shock-wave, and escapes.[182][214]
Wing insists on coming with Rand to get Davos.[182][214]
27th[]
Imprisoned at Eden Towers, Misty Knight tries to prize open the door, but instead finds a weak spot in the wall which, using her bionic arm, she can begin to punch without harming herself.[182][214]
Walker drags Chen Wu's dead body away and sets up a gun on a staircase in Eden Towers, preparing for Davos.[182][214]
Ward Meachum sits with Joy as she is taken by ambulance to the hospital. He says that she was brave in going back to Eden Towers, but she insists she just did it out of self-preservation, asking him to stop making excuses for her behavior. Ward apologizes for insisting he had no other choice but to keep Harold secret, and says he will always be there for her if she needs him. She calls their family toxic, but Ward says that he hopes that is not true, revealing that he is going to be a father.[182][214]
Davos stumbles back to Eden Towers and calls for Chen Wu to prepare for Danny Rand and Colleen Wing's inevitable arrival. When he gets no response and notices the blood on the floor, he dives for cover, just in time as Walker starts shooting at him. He jumps behind columns, dodging Walker's repeated shots.[182][214]
Ray Nadeem calls the Rikers Island warden and learns that Jasper Evans is indeed missing.[182][213]
Wing and Rand walk to Eden Towers and Rand explains that Davos cannot be killed, since if he dies then so will Wing. She hands him her katana, saying she will need her hands free.[182][214]
Misty Knight keeps clawing at the stone of the wall to get out and hears the gunshots nearby as she eventually creates a hole big enough to get her arm through and let herself out.[182][214]
Walker taunts Davos, waiting for him to come out so she can kill him. He lights up the Iron Fist and uses it to punch nearby bricks up at her, causing her to come down from her perch as he runs.[182][214]
Walker hunts for Davos but cannot find him in the building. Rand and Wing arrive and Rand explains that they cannot kill him. Wing suggests they work together, but is suddenly tackled by Davos, ambushing from his hiding place. Walker prepares to shoot him regardless, so Rand is forced to fight her, so as to stop Davos being killed and save Wing.[182][214]
Davos and Wing are engaged in a duel, while Rand and Walker spar with their respective blades.[182][214]
Walker injures Rand and goes for her gun, but at that moment Misty Knight reemerges to block her.[182][214]
Wing dodges an Iron Fist punch from Davos, causing him to punch a wall, then she shoves him over the rubble.[182][214]
Knight uses her bionic arm to block as Walker swings at her with her blade.[182][214]
Davos cries that he is the last son of K'un-Lun and rightful owner of the Iron Fist over a weak pretender, but Wing tells him that none of that matters and engages him again.[182][214]
Walker lodges her blade in Knight's bionic arm, but Rand gets up and slices the water pipes above. He pins Walker to the wall and has Knight use her phone torch as a strobe, hoping to trigger the Mary alter.[182][214]
Davos and Wing end up both lighting their respective Iron Fists and clash, the two Fists colliding. The impact causes a big shock wave that sends them both hurtling away from each other.[182][214]
The Mary persona is brought to the fore, and Knight agrees to take her with her, sending Rand to get Wing.[182][214]
Davos gets back up before Wing and crawls over to her, starting to perform the necessary gestures to complete the ceremony and take back his power fully. Wing manages to fight back, however, kicking him off of her as Rand arrives, attacking Davos himself and chasing him into a tunnel.[182][214]
The old friends engage in another duel, and Wing gets back up and joins, the two of them taking on Davos together. They manage to pin him down and Wing performs the remainder of the ritual, taking the power entirely to herself.[182][214]
Left without purpose, Davos tells Wing to "end it", to kill him. She refuses, saying that then she would be just like him, and Davos is left screaming in anger and despair. As he gets to his feet, Wing punches the ground with her white Iron Fist, knocking him down a final time.[182][214]
Karen Page wakes up as she remembers the events surrounding Wesley's death
Page hears noises in her apartment and prepares to attack any intruder, only to find Murdock, in his black outfit. Despite not seeing him for so long, not being happy with Murdock, she simply tells him that he owes her for his rent.[182][213]
Murdock explains he is living where he grew up. Page suspects he has only come to her because he wants something, and asks what it is. He explains about Fisk staging his stabbing and the lifer, Jasper Evans, being free, but Page refuses to help him.[182][213]
Tormented about messing up with Julie Barnes, Benjamin Poindexter is unable to sleep. He goes to his apartment safe, where he also keeps several guns, and takes out his tapes with Dr. Eileen Mercer, listening to them again to calm himself.[182][213]
As morning comes, Davos is taken, in cuffs, to an ambulance for medical help before incarceration. Rand tells him he wishes it had not gone this way, but Davos continues to blame him. He insists that he has sent a powerful message out into the world and inspired people. Rand ignores him, saying he will not give up on the hope that Davos will come back to his senses at some point. Davos says he knows Rand fought for the Fist to fill a void in himself, and that he is proud to have at least walked a path, since Rand still has no idea who he is or what he stands for. Rand simply says goodbye and leaves.[182][214]
The Daughters of the Dragon talk
Misty Knight talks to Colleen Wing about her new tattoo, and Wing points out her broken arm means she can get a new one, which Knight says she has some ideas over. Wing says the power feels right, and Knight tells her she cannot think of anyone better suited to use the weapon to make peace. Wing asks if Knight will take the captain job, and Knight says she is unsure if it would suit her. Wing thanks her for her help, and they agree to spend more time together. Knight notes that she might need her help, since Luke Cage's behavior is worrying her and the Iron Fist is one of the only things that can cause him a problem. Rand comes over and says goodbye with Wing.[182][214]
Colleen Wing and Danny Rand walk together and discuss how, with everything they have been through, they are deeply bonded, and share a kiss. However, as Wing decides to go to Bayard Community Center to check on things and Rand decides to return to Chikara Dojo to clean up, they walk in opposite directions, their relationship still unresolved.[182][214]
Fisk changes into a white suit and puts on a pair of cuff-links from his collection of pins. He stands and watches the workers putting his belongings into place.[182][213]
November 2017 edition of Ballblaster Hooligan
A worker delivers Fitz the latest, November 2017 issue of Ballblaster Hooligan - the fifth consecutive edition in which he has a letter published in the inside cover. He checks the letter, then tosses it aside, hoping that Lance Hunter will eventually come to his aid.[108][130][142][215]
Interested in what Murdock told her, Karen Page searches for Jasper Evans on an online criminal record database.[182][213]
Back at the dojo, Rand starts putting furniture back after Davos' shock-wave punch, and comes across Wing's family crest medallion. Turning it over, he comes to a realization.[182][214]
Page meets with Foggy Nelson, who recommends that she agree to write the exposé for Murdock on the condition that he hand himself in to the FBI, since they do not know about him being Daredevil and he can bear witness, be cleared, and therefore get all three of them cleared. She accepts this, noting that she is not, however, ready to forgive him. He says that while Murdock has recently been a poor friend, they need to be better and not bail on him like everyone else in his life has. Page asks if he knows where Murdock grew up, since Murdock mentioned staying there, and Nelson nods.[182][213]
Agent Poindexter arrives at work 2 hours early, sleep-deprived. He asks his colleague for coffee, offering to take Fisk his food, then, once she is gone, shuts off the cameras before heading in. Delivering the food, Poindexter tells Fisk he has worked out he got Barnes hired at the hotel, and says she does not mean anything to him, so he has failed. Fisk tells Poindexter about having killed his father and says that he recognizes that Poindexter will know the same feeling that comes with killing. Poindexter accuses Fisk of destroying what he had with Barnes, but Fisk says she, and society, would never understand him - that society punishes people like the two of them, considering them alike.[182][213]
Back at the security surveillance, Poindexter's colleague hands him the day's New York Bulletin, sadly telling him that the FBI is throwing him under the bus. He sees the front page, declaring him as under investigation by the bureau.[182][213]
At Bayard, Wing informs Sam Chung that Davos has been dealt with. He says Crank is in custody and that the rest of the gang have been taken for questioning, and Wing requests they hold a service for BB, which Chung agrees to. Wing then notices that Sherry Yang is still present, and Chung explains she has been there overnight.[182][214]
Wing talks about the ending of the Triad War
Wing goes to speak to Yang and ask whether the Triad alliance will break down following Davos' defeat. Yang says the Triad War is over and thanks her for her and Rand's help. Wing states that to make the lives lost meaningful, the Yangsi Gonshi will have to change and stop their criminal activity. Yang points out that it will not happen instantaneously, which Wing accepts, but responds that she will be keeping watch.[182][214]
Karen Page visits Clinton Church and finds Sister Maggie Grace. She asks if Murdock is staying there, but Grace denies this. Grace reveals she has read her articles, and says she understands how difficult it can be trying to save Murdock from himself. She tells Page of how lonely Murdock was as a child, and that everyone in his life abandoned him, and advises that when someone in life pushes you away, you have to find the strength to hold on tighter.[182][213]
Ward Meachum shows up to the end of an NA meeting, and Bethany lets him in. He finds the courage to admit his struggles with relationships in his life and his loneliness, and that he does not know who he wants to be, always judging his self-worth against others in his life, who are no longer there.[182][214]
Meachum talks with Bethany after the NA meeting
After the meeting, Bethany and Meachum talk in private, and Meachum explains about having overheard her talking about her pregnancy. He says he wants to be there for her and the child, but Bethany gently tells him that she feels she has to raise the child alone, since she cannot have the responsibility of looking after him as well as the child. Bethany tells him he has to believe in himself and his own ability to improve, but Meachum forlornly admits that he does not even like himself. She bids him farewell, telling him she does have faith in him.[182][214]
The FBI assure Poindexter that his situation is only temporary, and there will be an investigation into how the information leaked to the papers. He is, however, forced to hand over his gun and badge and take leave from work.[182][213]
Walking out of the building, despondent, Poindexter comes across Ray Nadeem. He tells Nadeem how desperate he is to keep the job, but Nadeem merely assures him that he made a point to commend his conduct in his report and he need not worry.[182][213]
Having located Jasper Evans, Karen Page enters a drug den where he is staying to get to him. She pretends to be their for drugs, buying some to sell the ruse, then searches through the building for him.[182][213]
Page locates Evans, but is attacked from behind by Evans' son, trying to protect him. At that moment, however, Matt Murdock arrives in his black outfit and helps save Page.[182][213]
Murdock and Page during the Search for Jasper Evans
Murdock explains that he has already had the idea of turning himself in, and that he will do it. He and Page agree they need to take Evans to the New York Bulletin for a submissible confession. Evans, however, explains that if he talks, Wilson Fisk will kill his son. Page, however, threatens to print the story regardless, saying he can either talk and then be given the chance to get away, or go back to prison and have lies printed in the paper, feeling that they have to make him talk for the sake of the innocent lives that will be lost if Fisk remains out of prison.[182][213]
Foggy Nelson meets with Ray Nadeem and informs him that, since their talk the night before, he has spoken with Matt Murdock, and Murdock will hand himself over that evening, but on the condition that Nadeem listen to the confession of Jasper Evans first.[182][213]
Back at Clinton Church, Murdock dresses in formal wear for his turning himself in. Maggie Grace says it is nice to see him not heading out to beat people up, and Murdock jokes that he might just be fighting with more style. Grace is delighted to hear him being slightly more light-hearted and jovial, and mentions the "blonde" who visited her earlier, whom Murdock realizes is Page. Calling her his friend, Grace is happy to hear him talk about having friends again. He tells her what he is heading out to do, to clear his name, and she points out that he is clearing the name of Matt Murdock, so seems to be reclaiming that name somewhat despite his previous assertions.[182][213]
Walker goes to Joy Meachum's apartment, spray-painting her security camera, breaking in, and disabling her alarms. However, as she walks in, Meachum reveals she is in the apartment, having made it seem like she was not in in preparation for Davos to come after her, brandishing a gun. Walker explains that she could not kill Davos, since the Mary personality was brought to the fore, but that he is arrested. Meachum tells Walker to take her money and leave, desperate to get back to some semblance of her normal life. Walker warns, however, that she has found out what happened in Sokovia: she has a third alter who is bloody and ruthless, and a gun being trained on her may be a trigger. Walker states that she could use Meachum's reach and influence, so things are not done between them, and that Meachum has no say in the matter.[182][214]
Nadeem goes to Tammy Hattley and tells her about Nelson's deal, and that Rikers Island has been searched, confirming Evans to be missing. Pointing out, however, that Evans could not testify to Fisk scheming, since Fisk could not possibly be playing them with the non-stop surveillance they have on him, they agree that surely Nelson must be bluffing.[182][213]
Poindexter considers on committing suicide
Back home, Benjamin Poindexter takes one of his guns, Julie Barnes' rejection echoing in his head, and holds it under his chin, preparing to take his own life. He is shaken out of the moment by a call, which, when he takes it, he finds to be from Fisk. Fisk tells Poindexter about how his mother kept the instrument he used to kill his father, proud and accepting of him, and that he feels Poindexter needs someone to show the same sentiment to him. He says he has sent Poindexter a gift, and that if he accepts, he promises never to abandon him the way everyone else has.[182][213]
There is a knock on Poindexter's door, and he opens it to find Felix Manning. Manning tells him that a car is waiting for him, if he cares to come with him.[182][213]
Colleen Wing gets back to Chikara Dojo and finds a letter left inside, with Rand gone. She reads the letter, in which Rand explains that he has left, writing a letter because if he told her in person, he knew she would not let him go. Rand explains that the other side of the medallion has the insignia of the Iron Fist, and that he recognized her mother's story of the "Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay" as Wu Ao-Shi, the first woman to defeat Shou-Lao, whom Davos had once told him the story of - that Wing might very well be her descendant, and that for Rand to meet Wing and end up transferring her the power may have been her destiny all along, not his. He signs off by telling her he loves her.[182][214]
Ward Meachum discusses with Rand about going abroad
Danny Rand pulls up in a car at an airport, ready to take a private jet, and finds Ward Meachum shouting at the pilot, saying Rand cannot be allowed to leave. Rand says he needs to go to Asia to find whoever supplied the Iron Fist corpse to Davos, to help him find answers about the Iron Fist and knowing what he stands for. Rand boards the plane but Meachum follows him on, saying he cannot just leave him to run the company. Rand, however, invites him to join him on the excursion, saying it could help him find himself. Meachum is reluctant, but Rand says he is not asking, but telling him: he is coming.[182][214]
Murdock returns Nelson's wallet to him, and Nelson assures him he is confident Nadeem can be trusted.[182][213]
Nadeem takes a team to the New York Bulletin Building, having got the call that Murdock is ready and waiting there.[182][213]
Ellison apologizes to Page, saying he feels now that someone has to shine a light on Fisk's actions, and he is grateful that she is brave enough.[182][213]
A New York Bulletin worker notices a figure approaching and confronts him, only for the man - dressed in the Daredevil suit, and appearing to the workers to be Daredevil - to stab him, before making his way through the office killing journalists in his way.[182][213]
Page looks through the crack in the door and sees what is happening, pulling her gun from her bag and preparing to shoot if the fake Daredevil attacks.[182][213]
Foggy Nelson enters the office, and the fake Daredevil - Benjamin Poindexter, reeling from his feeling of helplessness in his unstable mental state, sent by Fisk - throws a billy club at Nelson to kill him. The club is caught by Matt Murdock, arriving with a black scarf around his head to disguise himself, and Nelson flees to the room where Page is hiding.[182][213]
Murdock asks who the man is, but Poindexter simply says he is Daredevil, before engaging Murdock in a fight. Murdock manages to push Poindexter away, but the distance gives Poindexter the advantage, able, with his impeccable aim, to bounce the billy club into Murdock's face, then hitting him with a fire extinguisher and throwing nearby items such as scissors with immense force, as Murdock hides behind a desk for safety.[182][213]
Murdock tries to throw a chair at Poindexter, but his opponent slings a computer monitor into his abdomen. While Murdock manages to find cover, Poindexter, however, is able to bounce an item off the wall and into his face to injure him further. Murdock kicks a bin to distract Poindexter before ambushing him from the other side, getting close to him again so as to eliminate his distance advantage.[182][213]
Murdock gains the advantage again, but in kicking Poindexter away, again allows him to start throwing missiles. Murdock runs at him to close the gap once again, but Poindexter manages to get a swing on a throw with scissors, enough to lodge them in Murdock's shoulder. He brings a set of bookshelves down on Murdock, before stamping on his head.[182][213]
With Murdock incapacitated, Poindexter heads after the others. He breaks into the room where they are hiding and immediately throws an item to knock Page's gun out of her hands. Nelson runs and punches Poindexter, but he knocks him aside, before hurling a blade into Ellison's gut. He picks up Page's gun and holds it to Page, before turning the barrel and shooting Evans through the head so he cannot testify against Fisk. He mockingly tell Page, "Nice to see you again," before leaving.[182][213]
The FBI arrive at the building, only to find people evacuating and bodies on the floor. They rush in to deal with whatever has happened.[182][213]
Daredevil recovers from the attack
Page finds Murdock, pulling himself out from the bookcase, and assures him that Nelson is okay, but confirms the fake Daredevil killed Evans.[182][213]
Nadeem and other agents accost the fake Daredevil on the stairs out of the building, unaware that he is their colleague, Benjamin Poindexter. He fights his way through them, however, and jumps down the staircase to get away.[182][213]
Nadeem enters the New York Bulletin offices, ready to fight any remaining assailants, only for him to realize it was all the job of one man, and for the lights to come on and him to see the numerous dead bodies across the floor.[182][213]
Murdock navigates through the printing press section of the building, avoiding the FBI agents sweeping the area, and removing the blades lodged in his body while struggling not to make a sound.[182][213]
Nadeem finds a shocked Page sitting in the room where Evans was killed. Another agent enters and asks Nadeem who did this, to which Nadeem, seething, replies that "it was Daredevil".[182][213]
Fisk looks over all of his returned possessions
Wilson Fisk tells Nicholas Lee that he is displeased with Rabbit in a Snowstorm being missing from his returned belongings. Lee explains there has been a challenge to his ownership claim, but he insists it be returned to him.[182][216]
An FBI guard checks Fisk ankle monitor, but gets a radio call about the situation at the New York Bulletin building, having to abandon his post. Fisk walks upstairs in his quarters and heads to a hidden secret door in his closet. Opening it, he descends a staircase into a secret room in the hotel where he has a woman called Mrs. Shelby running camera feeds, monitoring the FBI who are monitoring him.[182][216]
Fisk checks the guards' feed and affirms that they believe he has gone to bed early, then has Shelby check the news, where channels such as WJBP-TV and WHiH World News are reporting on the attack on the New York Bulletin, all broadcasting the apparent fact that the perpetrator was Daredevil. Fisk smiles at his success.[182][216]
Poindexter gets back to his apartment and vacuums the broken fragments on his floor from his earlier rage, listening again to his Dr. Eileen Mercer tapes.[182][217]
Murdock tells Grace that his new adversary won
Back at Clinton Church, Matt Murdock, shaken and frantic, tells Maggie Grace about the man who was sent to kill him, and how people like Jasper Evans are dead because of him. Grace says she will be more cautious when advising him in the future, admitting she was perhaps out of her depth. She tends to his wounds, and Murdock says he is not sure if he can beat Fisk or the man he sent to kill him, and Grace asks him how good the Daredevil suit copy was, prompting him to realize that the fact it was an exact copy gives him a lead.[182][216]
Tandy Bowen practices ballet through the night, and Tyrone Johnson practices basketball back at St. Theresa's. Johnson teleports to the dance recital hall and apologizes, asking for Bowen's help.[191][174]
28th[]
In the early hours, the pair return to St. Theresa's Church, and fold Johnson's laundry. They discuss their shared anger, then prepare to go to the Rougarou club to record evidence from the gang leaders who will be meeting.[191][174]
The vigilantes of New Orleans, Cloak and Dagger, attend the Rougarou Club
Johnson and Bowen go to Rougarou, where the sit down between the Money Hustle Gang and the Uptown Block Kings is taking place. They go over the plan, and Bowen keeps lookout. Johnson plants a tape recorder in the backroom, then the two enjoy themselves at the nightclub, waiting for the meeting to end.[191][174]
Ray Nadeem questions Karen Page about the supposed Daredevil's "Hello Karen" comment, and the fact that she is the only person he did not touch, but she continues to insist that the attacker was not Daredevil. Page points out the convenience for Fisk and the FBI that Evans' death meant no one could then reveal what fools Fisk has been making of the bureau, but Nadeem retorts with the question of whether she even brought her gun specifically knowing Daredevil would attack. Foggy Nelson, representing his friend, ends the meeting and takes Page away.[182][216]
On the way out, Page notices the collected cell phones of the dead and hospitalized victims, buzzing with notifications from family and friends trying to check they are safe. Page feels guilty, but Nelson tries to remind her that Fisk was the one responsible. Page leaves to visit the hospital as Nelson gets a call from Marci Stahl, taking it to reassure her he is fine.[182][216]
Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen watch a person walk into the meeting, noting that it must be beginning.[174][218]
Mayhem arrives the meeting and follows through on her plan. She starts to kill everyone present.[21][218]
Johnson watches the room, and suddenly sees as a bloodied body is thrown at the window.[174] Unknown to them, the man was thrown by Mayhem inside.[21][218]
Mayhem escapes before she can be discovered.[21][218]
Johnson and Bowen rush in, and find everybody in the room dead.[174][218][10]
Brigid O'Reilly drinks in a bar, and ignores a phone call from the New Orleans Police Department. She gets a call from Johnson and Bowen, and reluctantly answers.[218][10]
Brigid O'Reilly kicks out Bowen and Johnson
Johnson and Bowen listen to the recording on the device Johnson left, but find it does not reveal much. Johnson recognizes the symbol as Voudon. O'Reilly arrives at the Rougarou Club and scolds Johnson for getting involved. She takes the tape recorder and demands they leave, opening the door, which lets in a draft that causes the veve to disappear. They exit and she closes the door.[218][10]
O'Reilly leans against the door and takes some breaths, trying to ease her panic.[218][10]
As Bowen and Johnson leave, Johnson says he feels responsible. Bowen tells Johnson that she believes that it is in fact the fault of the attendees for buying from gangs.[218][10]
Johnson says that Bowen cannot blame those people. Bowen insists they have chosen misery, but Johnson insists people do not choose to struggle or hurt.[218][10]
O'Reilly tells the person at NOPD about the massacre at the Rougarou Club. When they ask who is calling, she simply says she is "nobody", then leaves the club.[218][10]
Johnson says that doing nothing is not a solution, but Bowen argues that some people do not want to be saved.[218][10]
Ray Nadeem takes a call from Seema and assures her he arrived after the attack was over. He promises to come home that night, with Seema reminding him that they will be having family around. One of Nadeem's colleagues lets him know that the Rikers Island warden has arrived.[182][216]
Murdock keeps an eye on Potter
Melvin Potter sees his girlfriend and parole officer Betsy Beatty off as she leaves for work. Matt Murdock lurks nearby, then confronts Potter once Beatty has left about having made another suit. Potter explains Fisk forced him to, and offers to make a new suit for Murdock, but he refuses. Potter says Fisk threatened Beatty and made him a new shop, and Murdock asks where that new place is.[182][216]
Nelson gets home and finds Stahl asleep. She wakes and rushes to him, explaining she stayed awake through the night watching the news in worry. Nelson, shaken, explains he is tired. In a moment of heightened emotions, however, he pulls Stahl into a kiss, and they initiate sex, knocking over Stahl's bag of papers in the process.[182][216]
Nadeem questions the warden about Jasper Evans' release. The warden, however, says it must have simply been someone checking a wrong box, and asks for his lawyer before answering anything further.[182][216]
Nadeem tells Tammy Hattley about Page's claims over what Evans was going to confess, and that the warden is not cooperating. Hattley says she wants to call the assistant director in charge in case Fisk is manipulating them, but Nadeem worries that if it turns out true, everyone they locked up through Fisk could be released, requesting two days to find out the truth first.[182][216]
Nelson proposes to Stahl
Nelson tells Stahl how much his near-death experience scared him and made him worry about the things he had not completed in life. Caught up in the sense of urgency, he asks her to marry him, but she tells him to slow down and wait until he can propose from his heart. She goes to get ready for her deposition, and Nelson starts picking up her papers. In doing so, he notices something shocking.[182][216]
Mikayla Bell reports on her relationship with Jeremy at another meeting. The leader, Lia Dewan, advises her to wait before moving back home, but Bell says that Jeremy thinks it is best for her to move back in soon. Bowen says that she should not be going back to him and starts to yell at Dewan and Bell, telling her to leave him, fueled by her own experiences. Bell storms out.[218][10]
After the meeting, Melissa Bowen scolds Tandy for yelling at Bell, saying that Tandy probably drove Bell straight back to her abusive relationship.[218][10]
After having been recognized, Trish Walker realizes that she needs a disguise and goes to the costume shop. She tries on a number of outfits, but cannot decide which was right for her. She eventually settles on a hat, sunglasses, and a scarf.[125][98]
Arriving at the hospital, Page is met with hostility by New York Bulletin employee Carla. Page visits Mitchell Ellison in his hospital ward and expresses how awful she is feeling that three people died because she brought Jasper Evans into the building, for nothing. She tells Ellison that the attacker was not Daredevil, and Ellison realizes she knows who Daredevil is. Page refuses to confirm this, but Ellison demands she tell him whatever she might know, and says that if she does not, she is fired.[182][216]
Tyrone Johnson visits Chantelle Fusilier and asks about the symbol at the club. Fusilier explains that it is a veve belonging to Maman Brigitte, one of the Loa of death. Johnson tells her about his recent feelings of helplessness, and Fusilier advises prayer.[218][10]
Evita confronts Johnson for disappearing the last 8 months
Evita Fusilier walks in on the two of them, and then storms out in anger at Johnson. He follows, and Fusilier yells at Johnson for not contacting her in the last 8 months. Johnson tells her about his abilities to reassure her he will not be caught, but this only prompts further anger from Fusilier for not using them to visit her.[218][10]
After checking with Mikayla Bell's friend about her location, Tandy Bowen goes to Jeremy's house and asks about Bell's whereabouts. Jeremy says he does not know and tells her to pass on a threat to Bell on his behalf. Bowen in turn makes clear to Jeremy that she was the one who vandalized his house, so as to deflate his bravado.[218][10]
Melvin Potter takes Matt Murdock to his new workshop, but locks him in to trap him on Wilson Fisk's orders, scared Fisk will hurt Betsy Beatty otherwise. Murdock breaks out and Potter attacks him, insisting he cannot let him leave. A fight breaks out between the two of them, with Potter using his strength to combat Murdock's agility.[182][216]
Murdock hears FBI coming. He gets Potter into a headlock and asks why Fisk would send them, and Potter explains they are supposed to find him with the workshop's Daredevil suit copy to frame him as the New York Bulletin attacker. Murdock tells Potter that Fisk will kill him and Beatty anyway once he has framed him, and Potter agrees to help, saying the attacker he made the suit for was an FBI agent.[182][216]
The FBI break into the workshop and Potter helps fight them to protect Murdock. Together, they manage to take out most of the squad. More agents enter and Murdock manages to hide and slip away. Potter is arrested, but Murdock gets away, as Potter cries out that Beatty will be hurt.[182][216]
Checking that Fisk has, seemingly, been in his bedroom all night, Ray Nadeem decides he has to go and talk to him.[182][216]
Felix Manning lets Fisk know about Potter's arrest, and Fisk decides not to take any further action with him or Beatty as of yet. He also instructs Manning to leave Benjamin Poindexter be for now, as Nadeem enters the penthouse upstairs.[182][216]
By the time Nadeem reaches Fisk's bedroom, Fisk has got into bed, making it seem like he has indeed been there for hours. Nadeem tells Fisk that he reminds him of a local man from his youth, nicknamed Jiggy, who claimed to be a good man, but did everything only for his own criminal ends. He asks Fisk if it is true that he paid Jasper Evans to shank him, but Fisk calls him simply desperate.[182][216]
Murdock imagines Fisk again, taunting him for letting Potter be arrested. Murdock hears him saying he will die the same way as his father, for being too proud, despite his inability to win.[182][216]
Still upset, O'Reilly gets drunk and goes outside to throw up. She leans over a puddle, where she comes across a duplicate of herself, who calls O'Reilly pathetic and says it is her "turn".[218][10]
Mayhem kicks O'Reilly into a puddle,[21] then takes her and ties her up in her apartment.[218][10]
Murdock finds Betsy Beatty and warns her to get out of the city to be safe from Fisk. She calls him just like Fisk for taking advantage of Potter.[182][216]
Marci Stahl returns home and finds Foggy Nelson looking through her files. He tells her he thinks he has worked out what Fisk is up to.[182][216]
Page decides to call her father after years of being apart
Karen Page calls her father, Paxton, and asks if she might be able to visit home soon, but he claims it is not a good time. Crying to him, she says that she was just trying to do the right thing and it all went wrong, but Paxton tells her that that is just what she does.[182][216]
Agent Nadeem gets home and finds his family have thrown him a surprise party for his promotion.[182][216]
Seema Nadeem pulls Ray aside and confronts him for lying, saying she has heard about what really happened with his fight with the New York Bulletin attacker. He explains he just did not want her to worry, but she asks him to tell her the truth from now on.[182][216]
Ray Nadeem heads to his basement to pick up more drinks when he hears an intruder. Turning around, he finds Matt Murdock, in his black outfit, who pins him against his fridge until he calms down, explaining that he is not here to fight, and that he is the real Daredevil - the New York Bulletin attacker being a fake. Murdock admits he has been taking down FBI agents, but only because they gave him no choice, and that they need to realize Fisk is using them. Nadeem agrees to hear him out, and Murdock tells him that the attacker was in the FBI.[182][216]
29th[]
Bowen practices ballet
In the early hours, Tandy Bowen practices ballet, reflecting on her actions the previous day. The lights start flickering as she loses control of her abilities, and the power goes out just as Bowen falls. She looks at herself in the hall mirror.[218][10]
O'Reilly's duplicate, Mayhem, arrives at Rougarou Club, pretending to be O'Reilly. She suggests to the other detectives that somebody sneaked a weapon in before the security sweep and attacked everyone by surprise. She learns the identity of their dead mystery man as Brett Latour.[218][10]
The New York Bulletin reports on their recent attack with the front-page headline "Daredevil's Midnight Slaughter".[182][217]
Arriving at work, Ray Nadeem realizes that the voice in the footage of the supposed Daredevil's attack sounded suspiciously like Benjamin Poindexter. He checks signing-in record timings and the security footage of Poindexter's shifts.[182][217]
Poindexter goes running, following Julie Barnes again, and stops her. She is scared, but he says he is approaching her in public to allay her fears and he just needs to talk to her.[182][217]
Tyrone Johnson draws a veve and prays for guidance, and finds himself teleported into an ambulance, where Mikayla Bell has been drugged and kidnapped. Johnson tries to free her, but gets shot at by the driver, teleporting back to St. Theresa's Church to avoid the shot, back at the veve.[218][10]
Nadeem meets with Matt Murdock, still disguised in the black outfit, and tells him they will slip into his suspect's apartment to look for evidence, reluctantly telling Murdock that he suspects Special Agent Poindexter.[182][217]
Bowen visits Lia Dewan and asks if she knows where Mikayla Bell is, but Dewan says she does not, and that Bowen should not be worried about it, since she did not want Bell to go home anyway. Dewan's colleague Andre Deschaine walks in, and advises Bowen to check a local safe house.[218][10]
Deschaine and Bowen walk together, and Bowen notices Deschaine is popular and well-liked in the part of town they are in. Deschaine tells her about his past as a jazz musician and how he got migraines and had to stop, but started to become a good person again when he met someone worse off than him. Bowen has a vision of her father walking towards her, causing her to lose control again and her powers cause a headlight and streetlamp to explode. Deschaine is confused, and Bowen runs off.[218][10]
Poindexter tells Barnes that his obsession with her was about trying to be like her as a person, not stalking, but she still feels uncomfortable. He explains that he is struggling without his job at the FBI, and asks for her to treat him like a caller on the suicide hotline, someone she is trying to help. She agrees to help, and he promises she will not regret it. He gets a text from Nadeem telling him they need to meet.[182][217]
Mayhem visits the Latour residence and meets Brett Latour's wife, Stephanie. Stephanie asks her to come back later, but Mayhem refuses and enters. Mayhem admires a painting, then destroys it, threatening to continue destroying property and pointing out Brett must be making more money than he declares, until Stephanie tells her that a private company was hiring Brett to store private ambulances in a salvage yard.[218][10]
Evita Fusilier shows up at St. Theresa's Church and apologizes for yelling at Johnson, who is struggling to draw a veve. He tells Fusilier that he needs to rescue the girl he saw, and Fusilier teaches Johnson how to properly breathe while drawing a veve, in the hope of learning how to take someone with him when he teleports. He follows her instructions, and ends up teleporting with her.[218][10]
Bowen watches a holding memorial service
Bowen watches people surrounding a telephone pole holding memorial service for several missing children. Deschaine catches up with her, and tells her about the posters and the regular get-togethers. He explains that the cops do not look as hard for them as they would be for a white girl. Lia Dewan then calls Deschaine and tells him that Bell is in hospital, and Deschaine tells Bowen, saying that she had supposedly overdosed.[218][10]
Johnson and Fusilier find themselves at the hospital, where they see Bell in a bed. Police pass by and Fusilier kisses him in order to hide him from them. They then kiss again, and Fusilier has Johnson return to St. Theresa's Church, promising to see if she can learn anything to help.[218][10]
Foggy Nelson visits Karen Page with his theory, telling her that he has worked out Fisk wants to become the sole source of government protection for all local criminals. He claims to have a plan, assuring her that Fisk cannot be prepared for it since he does not know Nelson is onto him. Nelson shows her the terms of Fisk's house incarceration, and explains that while they cannot use Marlene Vistain's confession of Fisk murdering his father to Ben Urich as sufficient evidence, with both parties deceased, he suggests he expose his theory at a debate with Blake Tower to show Fisk has violated his agreement and get news coverage for it. Nelson asks Page to cover the meeting, but she explains she has lost her job for refusing to give up Daredevil. Nelson tells her that Ellison, also wanting Fisk taken down, will likely give her her job back if she tells him their plan, and requests she join him at the event later.[182][217]
Benjamin Poindexter comes into the New York City FBI Office on Ray Nadeem's request. Nadeem takes him aside to meet a lawyer named Andrea Morales, telling Poindexter that the agents are banding together to pay for her to help him in suing the bureau for wrongful suspension.[182][217]
Murdock breaks into Benjamin Poindexter's apartment and lets Nadeem in from inside. He smells the Daredevil suit and goes to open Poindexter's safe, listening to the clicks of the lock mechanism to work out the code and get it open. They find, however, that there is no evidence inside, with Murdock smelling that the suit had been there, but is now gone. Murdock finds one of his Dr. Mercer tapes, and, playing it, hears Poindexter as a child talking about heartlessly killing crows.[182][217]
Poindexter is dismayed when Morales tells him it might take 6 months to reinstate him, desperate for his job back. He texts Julie Barnes, asking to talk, but gets a response - which he believes to be from her, but is in fact from Fisk's people posing as Barnes - saying that "she" never wants to speak to him again, before being notified that "she" has blocked the number.[182][217]
Bowen arrives at the hospital and finds Dewan, who encourages Bowen not to yell at Bell. Dewan forgives Bowen for the way she treated Bell and invites her to the next group therapy session.[218][10]
Bowen walks into Bell's hospital ward and closes the curtain. She touches Bell's hand, intending to use her abilities to see her hopes, but instead finds herself in a black space with two windows, showing a street. She walks around the windows and from the other side, she can see Bell getting drugged and kidnapped in an ambulance. Bowen worries and pulls out, accidentally causing a small electrical storm in the ward.[218][10]
Bowen asks a hospital worker about the person who brought Bell to the hospital, but he says he does not know who they were.[218][10]
Having found another recording where Poindexter describes killing kittens, Nadeem reminds Murdock that the evidence is not strong enough. Murdock hears Poindexter returning to his apartment and wants to attack, to get Poindexter to tell him the suit's location. Nadeem, feeling the evidence is insufficient to attack his fellow agent, starts to argue.[182][217]
Outside the door, Poindexter takes pieces of glass from a nearby chandelier to hurl at the intruders. Entering his apartment, however, he finds no one there. He takes one of his guns from his safe, ready to shoot whoever just left his apartment.[182][217]
Murdock and Nadeem believe themselves safe, having climbed up and broken into the apartment above. Poindexter, however, looks at a reflection across the alley outside his window and sees the pair in the apartment above, then starts shooting the metal fire escape stairs outside to ricochet bullets into the room, with one catching Nadeem in his side.[182][217]
Murdock uses his hearing to let Nadeem know when Poindexter is reloading, allowing him to run for the door and escape at the safe moment.[182][217]
Murdock heads outside onto the fire escape as Poindexter chases him. Murdock throws a ceramic pot onto his assailant to slow him down, so Poindexter resorts to hurling the pieces of glass he picked up. However, Murdock uses a metal trash can lid to serve as a shield from the projectiles.[182][217]
Nadeem heads downstairs, but hears police coming up the stairs and hides.[182][217]
Poindexter tells the police about his situation
Poindexter continues aiming at Murdock, but he gets away onto the rooftop as police arrive and stop Poindexter. Murdock sits to catch his breath on the roof and listen in on whether Poindexter is following. Poindexter explains to the police that he is FBI.[182][217]
Murdock checks that the tapes he stole are still working, and finds that they are, before running off.[182][217]
Nelson sits, preparing for his debate, and gets no response when he calls Page, anxiously waiting for her.[182][217]
Page heads to Fisk's floor of the Presidential Hotel, where she is stopped by Agents J. Lim and Wellers. She says to call Fisk's lawyers and let them know she is writing an article on Marlene Vistain, and see if Fisk will then allow her to visit him.[182][217]
At the Hell's Kitchen Club endorsement event for DA Blake Tower, Nelson gives up waiting for Page and stands up to confront Tower. People in the audience film him as he passionately argues that Fisk deserves to be back behind bars. However, as he discusses the importance of passion, he realizes where Page must be and cuts his speech off, leaving to try and save her, as Tower mocks him for seemingly freezing.[182][217]
Kingpin's fail attempt to kill Page
Page is allowed into Fisk's quarters, and he comes to talk to her. He says he knows she is not writing an article about his mother, which she confirms, and Fisk states that Ben Urich's murder should have been a lesson for her. Page reveals to him that she was with Urich when he spoke with Vistain, and that she told them embarrassing stories about Fisk, and a story about Fisk killing his father with a hammer. Page says she will print that story. In return, Fisk asks at what point she learned of Matt Murdock's "secret life", and Page loses her composure for a moment, giving away to Fisk that he is correct in his guess of Daredevil's identity. In retaliation for Fisk's trick, Page decides to confess to him that she killed his friend, James Wesley. Telling him she wished she could have shot him even more times, Fisk is enraged. At that moment, however, the FBI agents enter and cuff Page, who turns and finds Foggy Nelson has arrived and reported her as dangerous.[182][217]
Having found out that Nelson told the agents she might kill Fisk, so as to make sure they get her out of the room for her own safety, Page angrily tells Nelson that she felt she had got to Fisk and just needed longer. Nelson says he could have easily killed her, but Page states that at least it would be on tape as evidence to take him down. Nelson is dismayed by her attitude, but Page explains she wanted Fisk to start thinking emotionally rather than logically.[182][217]
Bowen finds the salvage yard, but is surprised to see Brigid O'Reilly's arrival
Bowen follows the clues from what she saw in Bell's mind, finding the location of the street from the vision. Turning around, she finds a salvage yard, E-Z Slow Salvage Tow Yard. Bowen approaches the yard's fence and finds that it stores private ambulances. Mayhem arrives at E-Z Slow Salvage Tow Yard on Stephanie Latour's information, getting out of her car. Bowen hears the car door. As she is walking, Mayhem hears a noise and pulls her gun, then cautiously approaches the corner. Mayhem turns the corner only to find Bowen. Bowen thinks that Mayhem is O'Reilly, and asks why she is there. Mayhem simply says she is a cop, so can go wherever she wants, then shoots the lock to the yard.[218][10]
Mayhem invites Bowen to walk in with her. They spot the ambulance driver Bowen saw in Bell's mind and start chasing him. Bowen's powers cause electrical surges on all of the lights she runs past. The driver tries to get away in an ambulance, but Mayhem drives to block his exit.[218][10]
The driver turns and drives directly towards Bowen, who thinks about her recent frustrations and channels it to create a ball of light.[218][10]
Meanwhile, Johnson goes to Brigid O'Reilly's apartment in order to apologize and ask for help with Bell. He hears O'Reilly struggling inside, then starts to worry.[218][10]
Bowen throws the ball at the ambulance, causing it to fall to its side.[218][10]
Mayhem and Bowen interrogate the driver and find out that, while he doesn't know where, more people are scheduled to get taken the next day.[218][10]
Johnson teleports into the apartment and frees O'Reilly. When he asks who did it, she simply says "me", and tells Johnson that they, and Bowen, are in danger.[218][10]
Mayhem tells Bowen to keep a lookout while she cuffs the driver. Bowen leaves to do so, not suspecting anything of the woman she believes is O'Reilly. Johnson takes hold of O'Reilly and teleports them to wherever Bowen is, ending up at the salvage yard.[218][10]
The driver swears to Mayhem that he has told her all he knows. Bowen sees Johnson and O'Reilly arrive, and realizes that the O'Reilly must be some sort of impostor. She runs back to the driver and the other two follow. Mayhem sadistically tells the driver she believes him. The trio turn the corner just in time to witness as Mayhem uses a talon to puncture his throat, killing him. Mayhem crouches by the body, his blood splattered on her face.[218][10]
Mayhem gets up and sees the trio looking at her. She states that the cat is out of the bag.[218][10]
Mina Hess continues her experiment with mice and a chemical agent made by Roxxon Corporation, collected 24 hours after the Outbreak in New Orleans. She puts a mouse in a maze that is similar, but slightly different, to one it has come to know, so as to test its frustration. The power suddenly goes out, but then turns back on, and Hess finds two identical mice. One of the mice eats the other.[21][218]
Tandy Bowen asks Mayhem who she is, but Mayhem in turns asks Bowen if she wants to help find the missing girls. Johnson realizes that she is responsible for killing the gang members at Rougarou Club. Mayhem shoots at the three of them, but Tyrone Johnson teleports them back to the church to safety.[21][218]
Bowen demands answers from O'Reilly, but Johnson tells her to give her time to recover from the realization. Bowen wonders who they can ask for answers.[21][218]
Benjamin Poindexter gets an insurance report for his apartment's property damage. He decides to dispose of his Dr. Eileen Mercer session cassette tapes, throwing them into a can and setting them alight. There is a knock on his door, and he opens it to find Felix Manning, who instructs Poindexter to come with him.[182][217]
Ray Nadeem calls Seema to explain that he will not be home that night. He tends to his gunshot injury and calls Tammy Hattley to say he needs to meet with her.[182][217]
Manning takes Poindexter to the Presidential Hotel, and shows him to Fisk's secret room downstairs. Poindexter is discomforted to find out it had been there all along. He tells Fisk that Nadeem knows he is the fake Daredevil, and Fisk assures him they will take care of it. He encourages Poindexter to let out a primal scream to release his inner anger, which he does, and Fisk embraces him to present as a comforting, supportive figure.[182][217]
At Clinton Church, Matt Murdock tells Maggie Grace that he is frustrated that in keeping his word to Nadeem, he missed his chance to stop Poindexter, and is worried that people will end up dead because of it.[182][217]
Upstairs in the main church, Grace prays in hopes that Jack Murdock's spirit will hear her. Meanwhile, Matt Murdock practices boxing in the basement, able to hear her due to his enhanced senses. Grace asks Jack to watch over Matt, worried he will repeat Jack's mistakes, that Jack's influence is too strong in Matt: their son. Matt overhears downstairs and is stunned to find out that Grace has been his estranged mother all along.[182][217]
The trio visit Mina Hess, who examines O'Reilly and explains that a power surge caused the mice to split apart, a traumatic event similar to O'Reilly getting shot. She refers to a "docile" and "aggressive" mouse, where one has no anger and one is pure anger. She also tells them that the aggressive killed the docile.[21][218]
Matt Murdock finds Paul Lantom in Duke's Pool Hall and asks if he knew Maggie Grace was his mother, detecting from his heartbeat that he did. Lantom says that he had hoped Grace would tell him herself years ago, but Matt is angry that she did not even visit him when Jack was murdered and he thought he was alone in the world. Lantom reminds Matt that she is a good person, and asks him to try to understand her.[182][220]
Murdock reminds Lantom that they would talk together about truth over the years, and says that he now realizes Lantom lied to him since his childhood. He tells him to be ashamed before walking away.[182][220]
30th[]
O'Reilly realizes that Mayhem wants her dead. Bowen asks her where she would go, if she were Mayhem.[21][218]
O'Reilly takes Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson to the SRO Hotel where Mayhem has been staying, and gets Mayhem's room key from the owner, thinking she is Mayhem. They go into Mayhem's room and find a the chaotic setup made by her in her search for James Connors.[21][218]
O'Reilly, Bowen, and Johnson look around Mayhem's room
The three look around the room, and realize that Mayhem was tracking the missing girls, and that this explains how she found the ambulance company.[21][218]
Johnson asks Bowen whether she thinks he is similar to Mayhem in his vigilantism, but Bowen comforts him, saying he protects people. They discuss O'Reilly's ability to handle the mission, and Bowen insists she will manage.[21][218]
O'Reilly looks through Mayhem's room and finds the deck of cards she was using to track the girls. Recognizing that Mayhem will be using cards for her investigation, having been taught by reporter Ben Urich in New York, she figures out Mayhem's next target.[21][218]
Francis Xavier Delgado drunkenly delivers a sermon on the street, then falls down. Mayhem passes and tells Delgado that she is about to sin.[21][218]
O'Reilly, Bowen, and Johnson go to Glitter Gutter Club in search of Mayhem. While O'Reilly waits outside, Bowen walks around and hears a fight, which she interrupts, finding Mayhem. Mayhem tells Bowen that she knows where the girls are, and Johnson tries to talk her down, but she throws her victim at him.[21][218]
Mayhem catches Bowen's dagger
Bowen throws a light dagger, but Mayhem catches it, then escapes. As Mayhem leaves the club, she is stopped by O'Reilly, who points her gun at her, but is unable to pull the trigger. Mayhem taunts her and leaves to rescue the missing girls.[21][218]
Rescue at Bayou Brothers Truck Stop: Bowen, Johnson, and O'Reilly arrive only to find the girls alone, acknowledging Mayhem as their savior. O'Reilly takes the girls to find somewhere warm and calls the police department. Bowen tells Johnson that Mayhem might have the right idea, having successfully saved them.[21][218]
Ray Nadeem and Special Agent Winn arrive at Tammy Hattley's home to conduct an official interview for Nadeem. On record, he tells Winn and Hattley that he believes Fisk is engaged in a criminal conspiracy, has manipulated the FBI, and corrupted Special Agent Benjamin Poindexter to attack the New York Bulletin, showing that Poindexter shot him when he pursued his suspicions. He takes responsibility for the mistake, and Hattley says she has to place him on administrative leave.[182][220]
When Nadeem places his gun on the table to submit, however, Hattley grabs it and shoots Winn through the neck and head, calling out for the record to make it sound like Nadeem did it. She ends the recording and angrily tells a shocked Nadeem that he should not have brought this into her home.[182][220]
Felix Manning enters, collecting the gun carrying Nadeem's prints and the recording as evidence against Nadeem for the murder of agent Winn, blackmail material. Hattley tells Nadeem that she is no longer his boss; Wilson Fisk is.[182][220]
Karen Page packs to go on the run, knowing Fisk will come after her after her confession. Foggy Nelson tries to encourage her to stay, but she insists she has to go and cannot return any time soon, telling Nelson she has also accidentally betrayed Murdock in giving away to Fisk that he is Daredevil with her reaction. They embrace and she heads out with her bags.[182][220]
Bowen and Johnson go to see the girls, and Bowen holds one's hand to look at her hopes. Instead, she just sees the girl sitting in a black, empty space. Johnson then holds her hand and sees her getting taken in the ambulance. He asks to help in the vision, but she falls out of the ambulance. Johnson notes the building where the girls are being kept, and Bowen and Johnson leave.[21][218]
Mina Hess continues to work on studying the case of the mouse who split into docile and aggressive.[21][218]
At Clinton Church, Maggie Grace prepares a boy called Marcus for his adoption. Father Lantom finds her and lets her know Murdock has found out the truth, and she heads into the basement and cries.[182][220]
Delgado delivers another drunken sermon about the lack of purpose in life, and the importance of what people do in the present.[21][218]
The police take the rescued girls to safety.[21][218]
Murdock hallucinates his deceased father
Matt Murdock visits Fogwell's Gym, and starts imagining his father, Jack, talking to him, saying he knows everything now. Matt insists it does not change anything.[182][220]
Rescue at Little Per Live: Bowen and Johnson arrive at the place Johnson saw more girls are being held by the Uptown Block Kings and stake it out. Johnson maps the place out using his ability to teleport, and returns trying to figure out a plan. He and Bowen agree to get the girls out instead of fighting. Johnson teleports back in and watches the gang leaders enjoy themselves. He finds the missing girls, locked in cells, before returning to Bowen. Bowen wants to wait for Mayhem to arrive, but Johnson refuses. Instead, she attacks the place with a ball of light to cause a distraction, and Johnson teleports into the building and back out, getting the girls to safety and taking them to O'Reilly. A gang member finds Bowen and points his gun at her. Johnson gets caught teleporting by a boy at the compound called Solomon. Mayhem arrives in a truck, running over the man threatening Bowen. Solomon is called away. Mayhem gets out and picks up a gun, heading in despite Bowen's protests. Mayhem shoots at all of the gang members. Johnson uses his powers to protect Solomon, opening up a gateway to the Dark Dimension to absorb the bullets. However, he also inadvertently sucks Mayhem into the dimension in the process.[21][218]
Mayhem walks through the Dark Dimension and finds a replica of a Roxxon gas station
Mayhem walks through the Dark Dimension and finds a replica of a Roxxon gas station. She finds a refrigerator, and opens it to find the likeness of the dead Kenneth Fuchs, who talks to her.[21][218]
Back home, Ray Nadeem showers. Seema calls to let him know someone from work is visiting, which worries him.[182][220]
Heading downstairs, Ray Nadeem finds Benjamin Poindexter, who is talking to Sami. Ray is scared and takes Poindexter outside to talk in private.[182][220]
Poindexter tells Nadeem he was gutted by his ruse over the lawyer, and that Fisk wants the man Nadeem was with when infiltrating his apartment. He informs Nadeem that they will be spending the day together performing tasks for Fisk.[182][220]
Marci Stahl lets Foggy Nelson know that, while it ended poorly, his speech has nonetheless gone viral online, and he might have a chance of defeating Blake Tower, to then take down Fisk.[182][220]
Bowen is angry with Johnson for not telling her what happened to Connors. Johnson says that he cannot figure out how to get into whatever dimension it is, so Bowen offers to enter.[218][123]
Johnson tells Bowen how Connors went missing, and they realize Johnson needs to be afraid for his life to activate his access to the dimension.[218][123]
On his call, the King reports the name Tyrone Johnson as responsible for freeing the girls, recognizing him on a wanted poster.[218][123]
The rescued girls are arrested at the station for prostitution. O'Reilly is told that it is not her case, and realizes when she sees the Uptown Block Kings pointing at the wanted posters that they know who Johnson is. She tries to call Johnson.[218][123]
Johnson, however, is distracted, as he and Bowen try to activate his fear. They accomplish this when Bowen gets Johnson to admit he is scared of not being brave enough to kill Connors, and him then killing his family. The gateway to the Dark Dimension opens, and Bowen enters.[218][123]
Bowen finds herself in the Dark Dimension, and uses one of her dagger as a light source. She finds the Roxxon Gas Station like Mayhem, and walks over to it.[218][123]
O'Reilly calls again and Johnson picks up. She warns that the Uptown Block Kings might come after his mother.[218][123]
Adina Johnson looks at a picture of Asa Henderson and sorts some paperwork. She hears someone walk in, scaring her, and she prepares a gun. However, she finds it to be Tyrone and puts the gun down, relieved to see him.[218][123]
Bowen comes across what appears to be a young Tyrone Johnson, who introduces himself as Papa Legba. Bowen asks him about where Mayhem is, and he says she will have to leave with her after going through the "gauntlet of transactions".[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson tells his mother that people are coming after her, and Adina panics.[218][123]
Papa Legba directs Bowen to a binocular station, where Bowen has to give up her powers in order to find Mayhem.[218][123]
Adina Johnson hides some of her files, despite Tyrone's warnings that they need to go.[218][123]
Papa Legba reminds Bowen daggers are not the only thing that keeps her safe.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson sees people coming outside and insists they have to go now.[218][123]
Bowen agrees to give over her daggers. She receives a coin "receipt" with a dagger, and a cloak on either side.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson attempts to teleport himself and Adina out of the house.[218][123]
Bowen tries to work out what the cloak on the coin means for Johnson, but finds Papa Legba gone.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson finds he cannot teleport, having lost his powers. They leave in a hurry, pursued by the Kings.[218][123]
Bowen looks through the binoculars and sees herself in front of a mall, before finding herself actually transported to that position.[218][123]
Adina Johnson runs to a car with Tyrone, and she hijacks it to get away.[218][123]
Bowen walks around the mall, calling out for Mayhem. Mayhem attacks her, demanding to know what she has gotten into. Bowen says she needs to know about what happened to the girls, but Mayhem refuses. Bowen explains that there is no way Mayhem can leave the Dark Dimension without her.[218][123]
Nadeem lies to Murdock
Forced by Poindexter, Nadeem calls Murdock to say that he is looking into something regarding Fisk and will contact him, supposedly just to let him know, when he finds something, sowing the seed to lay a trap.[182][220]
Matt Murdock accuses Jack of abandoning him due to a worthless personal code. His imagined father says that there is something equally wrong with Matt, but Matt says he will not let people suffer because of a code anymore, and will kill Fisk when he gets to him.[182][220]
Page finds Sister Grace in hopes of finding Murdock, but Grace regretfully informs her that Murdock has left her and will not be back. She confesses to Page that she is his mother and explains he found out. Grace tells her that she experienced postpartum depression and believed she had committed an unforgivable sin, so handed over her child. She says she failed despite God giving her chances, and that Murdock now knowing that will not be back. Page tells Grace about having to leave, but Grace offers her shelter, saying she can keep her hidden at the shelter and within days will get her safely to another part of the world. Page hesitates, but eventually agrees.[182][220]
O'Reilly enters the Johnsons' house and calls for Adina and Tyrone Johnson. She finds a file left by Adina. The police call in the lead on Tyrone, but O'Reilly hides the file.[218][123]
Poindexter is reinstated
Back at the New York City FBI Office, Tammy Hattley announces Benjamin Poindexter's reinstatement. Poindexter tells Ray Nadeem he will pay him back for what he has done, presenting as if he wants to repay Nadeem's kindness, but Nadeem is scared, knowing Poindexter instead means he wants revenge.[182][220]
At Nelson's Meats, Foggy Nelson's family are excited by his successful online video. Theo Nelson, however, pulls Foggy aside, and tells him he has to retract what he said about Wilson Fisk. Theo explains that a year prior, some suppliers stopped taking orders and they were struggling financially, when suddenly Red Lion National Bank stepped in to help and coached him in manipulating figures to then get a loan. He explains, however, that an English man has now visited him, knowing about the manipulated figures, and threatened that if Foggy does not walk back his words, they will be exposed - the loan cancelled, and Theo, Edward, an Anna imprisoned.[182][220]
Kingpin's FBI corrupt agents
Hattley takes Nadeem to meet with the other corrupt agents, and he is shocked to see how many there are. The team insist they do not even speak Fisk's name, and only refer to him by his code-name "Kingpin". Hattley gives them their instructions from Fisk to perform a roundup of crime bosses.[182][220]
Tyrone Johnson tells Adina who the Uptown Block Kings are, and Adina says he should not be in New Orleans. They drive up to a police blockade.[218][123]
Bowen and Mayhem look at a map of the mall, and Bowen points to the exit, but Mayhem says they are blocked by a wall of mirrors. Mayhem sees nothing in the mirrors, but Bowen sees many versions of herself in different lifestyles, and Mayhem realizes that she does need Bowen in order to leave. Bowen chooses to step toward the version herself with her powers, and this removes the blockage, for her and Mayhem to walk through.[218][123]
Bowen talks to Mayhem about the differences between her and O'Reilly. Mayhem, however, argues a justification for her actions.[218][123]
Cloak and his mother run away from the police
Chase of Adina Johnson: Adina and Tyrone Johnson leave their car and run away from the police. Solomon spots them as they get on a tram, however, and calls the Uptown Block Kings. Adina tells Tyrone that she has been working to clear his name. Tyrone notices Solomon on the tram, and he and Adina flee the vehicle to get away.[218][123]
Nadeem reluctantly goes with Poindexter to pick up John Hammer, disgusted at having to be complicit in Poindexter's violence towards the man.[182][220]
Tandy Bowen and Mayhem find a room in the mall where someone appears to have been living for months. They walk in and find that the room is a mess, with cloaks hanging from the ceiling, and realize that the person in there is afraid of Johnson. They leave without investigating further, suspecting the inhabitant to be James Connors.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson takes his mother to a convent where he knows no one will come, since it is thought to be haunted by vampire nuns.[218][123]
Mayhem tries to convince Bowen to kill Connors, but she says she cannot, since Johnson needs him alive. Mayhem argues she is supporting patriarchal standards, but Bowen ignores her and notices a record store. They walk inside, and Bowen notices that the records and dividers are named after the missing girls, finding Mikayla Bell's section.[218][123]
The Johnsons break into the convent, and Tyrone Johnson tells Adina the story behind the "vampire nuns", nuns taken to populate New Orleans and disfigured on the transatlantic journey. Meanwhile, in the Dark Dimension, Mayhem notes that the recent disappearances are different to usual, in the sense that girls are missing from the city proper, rather than the typical outskirts. She points that a lot of the girls were already lost and chosen because they would not be missed, and the girls vanish without a trace, saying she still cannot figure out who bought the ambulances. The pair agree that the person behind the kidnappings must be linked to the record room. Bowen notices her own name in the record store.[218][123]
Adina Johnson asks where Tyrone learned the story, and Tyrone said that it was his friend, Evita Fusilier. Adina mentions the blonde girl who visited their house, saying she does not like her, suspecting her of having stolen her Roxxon Corporation ID during her visit. Tyrone explains that Bowen is just complicated.[218][123]
Mayhem and Bowen look through Bowen's records, realizing they chronicle the times she felt a lack of hope. She finds that some are still shrink-wrapped, and Mayhem takes the wrapping off.[218][123]
Adina Johnson talks to Tyrone about Fusilier, and Tyrone tells her about the Fusilier voodoo shop. Solomon suddenly walks in and tells his bosses on the phone that he has the Johnsons.[218][123]
Mayhem plays one of Dagger's memories
Mayhem puts one of Bowen's records in the record player, and Bowen finds herself in a surrounding of her childhood bedroom, where her parents place her baby self in a crib and argue. Mayhem stops the record and throws it out, but Bowen unwraps a second one.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson tries to convince Solomon not to shoot at them. Adina talks to him about his mother and prospects for his life, and Tyrone manages steals the gun. However, the Kings then arrive.[218][123]
Bowen plays the second record, forming a memory in which a young version of herself colors in a digital coloring book while listening to music. Her young self hears her parents arguing, but puts her headphones on tighter. Bowen stops the record and reaches for another, but Mayhem stops her.[218][123]
The Uptown Block Kings start breaking in. Adina Johnson offers to distract them, but Tyrone tells her that there is another way out. He asks Solomon for his cell phone and tells him to inform the Kings the police are coming.[218][123]
Bowen chooses to play a third record anyway.[218][123]
Solomon allows the Johnsons to escape
Tyrone Johnson explains to his mother what he has told Solomon, as Solomon goes to tell the Kings to leave. Tyrone calls Brigid O'Reilly to inform the police of his location.[218][123]
In the third record memory, young Bowen and her mother are leaving the house for ballet practice, but Melissa cannot find her keys.[218][123]
Adina Johnson protests Tyrone's decision. O'Reilly enters and he tells her to bring Adina out and say Tyrone held her hostage so she avoids trouble. She continues to protest, but O'Reilly assures her Tyrone will take care of himself and escorts her out. Tyrone again fails to teleport away.[218][123]
In the memory, another argument between Melissa and Nathan Bowen breaks out, and in this one Nathan hits her. Tandy watches as her younger self stares at the door, and chooses to leave on her own. Tandy shatters the record, and is about to tell Mayhem to leave, but finds that Mayhem is gone.[218][123]
The police prepares to enter the convent with guns. O'Reilly tells the captain that Tyrone Johnson is unarmed, but they ignore her. Two officers take Adina away, despite her protests.[218][123]
James Connors, having returned to his living space, prepares to set up another poncho to look like a cloak, but Mayhem arrives and knocks him down.[218][123]
Tyrone Johnson gets anxious as Adina continues to call out to him. Meanwhile, in the Dark Dimension, Mayhem starts to tie a rope around Connors' neck and hang him. Connors apologizes, but Mayhem continues regardless.[218][123]
Unable to escape, Johnson eventually prepares to surrender to the cops. Meanwhile, in the Dark Dimension, Bowen arrives and she and Mayhem fight. Bowen uses a light dagger to cut Connors loose. However, in doing so, she breaks her trade with Papa Legba and begins to be sucked out of the Dark Dimension.[218][123]
Johnson's powers suddenly return, and he is able to teleport back to St. Theresa's Church, as Bowen and Connors are sucked out of the Dark Dimension, leaving Mayhem behind.[218][123]
Connors escapes from the church by breaking a window and climbing out of it.[218][123]
Bowen looks down at Mayhem's NOPD badge, realizing that she was left behind.[218][123]
Tandy Bowen apologizes to Tyrone Johnson for not securing Connors, as he yells at her. Bowen receives several delayed worried texts from her mother as her phone gets reception again, so Johnson tells her to go and help her.[218][221]
At the homeless camp where the Runaways are staying, the group are woken when the young man who stole the Fistigons, nicknamed Mike on a Bike, causing problems as he tries using them.[208][209]
The Runaways proceed to chase him out of the camp and to a nearby hill in order to retrieve the gloves. They manage to scare him with the help of Old Lace to make him leave the Fistigons, but Karolina Dean falls into a hole in the hill.[208][209]
As the group go to check on her, they find she is safely flying, and has accidentally discovered an abandoned hostel.[208][209]
The teenagers decide to set up in the buried hostel and start living there.[208][209]
Back home, Tandy Bowen is told by Melissa about the previous night, which Melissa spent drinking and flirting. Tandy snaps at her, claiming that she is looking for a boyfriend who can provide, accusing her of only staying with Nathan for that reason and saying that it not hard to leave somebody who hurts you.[218][221]
At the Presidential Hotel, Poindexter informs the agents on surveillance that Hattley has ordered an early shift change, and he will be taking over.[182][220]
O'Reilly watches television, anxious. Johnson knocks on her door and tells her that Connors is back, asking for help looking for him. However, O'Reilly refuses, despite Johnson's persistence, feeling weak. Johnson says that he wishes Mayhem were there instead.[218][221]
Hattley confesses the extent of Kingpin's plans
In the elevator alone with Tammy Hattley, Nadeem asks her what Fisk did to sway her, but she says not to engage in conversation, as while there are no mics present, there are cameras. He asks how she could kill Winn, but she says she did it to save his life, and it is his fault for pursuing Poindexter behind her back, as she would have stopped it otherwise. Nadeem wants to find a way out, but Hattley says there is none, and explains that for over a year, Fisk has been interfering with his life - stopping his sister-in-law's health coverage to make him desperate for promotion and therefore susceptible to giving him everyone he wanted.[182][220]
Leaving the elevator, Nadeem tells Hattley she should have reported Fisk and run away with her family, but she explains that Fisk already had his people kill one of her children to get her under control, and she cannot risk losing her remaining daughter, since Fisk cannot just be escaped.[182][220]
Nadeem and Hattley enter Fisk's secret room, and Fisk has Nadeem remove his ankle monitor. He leaves the hotel, getting into an SUV with Poindexter and Nadeem to be driven to his meeting with the crime bosses.[182][220]
Kingpin orders Bullseye to prepare for Daredevil's arrival
As Murdock boxes a punching bag to let out anger, he receives a call from Nadeem, who is forced by Fisk and Poindexter to lure Murdock in by telling him about the meeting Fisk is holding. Fisk tells Poindexter to prepare, stating that Daredevil will know it is a trap, but will come anyway.[182][220]
Matt Murdock recognizes the trap Fisk is using Nadeem to set, and again imagines his father, who mocks him for putting on the mask to allow him an excuse to be violent. The imagined Jack Murdock turns into Wilson Fisk, and Matt imagines beating him bloody and snapping his neck in fury. However, he takes a breath and simply gets up to head out.[182][220]
Hammer, Starr, and Carbone, along with Latimer Zyl and Sophia Carter, made to sit around a table together, wait to find out what is happening. Carbone guesses they have not been arrested, and Wilson Fisk then enters, saying he has an opportunity for them.[182][220]
Fisk sits at the table and tells the crime bosses that he wants to offer them protection, but most of the group refuse to listen, stating that they think it is an FBI sting. Starr accuses Fisk of wanting a confession that will buy him more time in the penthouse, and Poindexter, dressed again as Daredevil, throws an item at his head, killing him instantly, with a pool of blood spilling onto the table. Carbone agrees to partner with him.[182][220]
Murdock finds the electrical room, where he changes into the black outfit, then shuts off the lights in the building.[182][220]
With Daredevil having not shown, Poindexter threatens Nadeem, warning that he better not have tipped Daredevil off, but Nadeem points out that Poindexter heard him say exactly what he was told to.[182][220]
In the Clinton Church basement, Karen Page looks at a photo of her family all together, before her mother and brother's deaths. Father Paul Lantom visits her with food and says that Sister Maggie Grace will have some options ready by the end of the day. He invites her to come to his mass, and he talks to her about how Matt Murdock blames him for his abandonment in life. Page asks how he deals with knowing the pain he has caused, and he says that you have to believe you can redeem yourself.[182][224]
Daredevil prepares for the ambush
Murdock uses the electrical outage as a distraction to get past the FBI guards and into Fisk's quarters. Hearing the buzz of electricity under the floor, he looks for a secret door and finds it.[182][220]
Descending the stairs, Murdock finds Shelby, and admits to her that he wants to kill Fisk, which she is relieved to hear. She warns him that Fisk will be back in minutes, and Murdock goes to prepare for Fisk's arrival. However, as he goes to leave, a call comes into Shelby saying that Karen Page has been located at Clinton Church.[182][220]
When Murdock asks Shelby what Fisk wants with Page, she tells him he wants her dead.[182][220][224]
Father Lantom begins his service and Page comes upstairs to attend.[182][224]
Shelby tells Murdock Fisk will arrive in seconds. She says that if he leaves, she has to tell Fisk's team that he was there and security will be increased, so he will not have the chance again, and Murdock deliberates what takes priority: stopping Fisk for good and indirectly saving lives in the process or going to Page to protect hers.[182][224]
Lantom continues to preach, as Ray Nadeem reluctantly drops off Poindexter, dressed as Daredevil, at the church.[182][224]
Murdock makes the decision to save Page and leaves.[182][224]
As Lantom preaches, Poindexter bursts into the church, demanding they give up Karen Page. When he starts attacking parishioners, she gives herself up, allowing Lantom to start getting the other parishioners away to the back of the church.[182][224]
Before Poindexter can kill Page, Murdock arrives and leaps at him, engaging him in a duel to stop his attack. Poindexter uses a parishioner as a human shield, and while Murdock manages to free the man, Poindexter knocks Murdock down.[182][224]
Poindexter hurls the Daredevil billy club at Page, but Lantom steps in front of the projectile, the club lodging in his chest.[182][224]
Murdock attacks Poindexter with renewed anger. He hears Lantom mutter a plea for forgiveness for him and Grace as he dies, but in the moment of distraction, Poindexter gets up and continues to fight him.[182][224]
Page whispers under her breath that she can get the parishioners out if he manages to direct the fight so they can first away from the nave, knowing Murdock will hear with his enhanced senses, but not Poindexter.[182][224]
Poindexter hurls any items he can find as he continues to duel Murdock. Murdock manages to stop him as he goes to throw a broken piece of statue to kill Page, and pushes the fight into a back room. Page tells a parishioner to get the others out as soon as she distracts the fake Daredevil.[182][224]
Murdock and Poindexter end up back in the body of the church and Page runs out into the aisle to take Poindexter's attention, allowing the parishioners to escape through a side door. Poindexter goes to throw a projectile again, but Murdock knocks his aim. As Poindexter beats Murdock repeatedly, Page calls to Poindexter to lure him away, and he starts throwing rosary beads, only missing because she ducks behind a pew, tossing a collection plate at Murdock to keep him at bay.[182][224]
Page runs up to the church's balcony and hides among statues. She picks up a banner pole to use to defend herself, but before Poindexter can find her, Murdock reaches the balcony to keep fighting him. Poindexter betas him down again and goes to land a killing blow, but Page swings the pole at him to knock him over the side of the balcony to the floor below.[182][224]
Page rushes to help Murdock, but is dismayed when she checks and finds that Poindexter has got up and left. She holds the badly injured Murdock in her arms.[182][224]
Vanessa Marianna boards a plane, which takes off to begin her journey to rejoin fiancé Wilson Fisk in New York City.[182][225]
Maggie Grace walks back to Clinton Church and sees parishioners fleeing the building in terror. She notices the fake Daredevil also leaving the building nearby.[182][225]
Poindexter flees to a nearby alley. Two workers come across him, unmasked, and he hurls glass from a trash can at them to kill both.[182][225]
Poindexter gets back into the car with Ray Nadeem and tells him to lock down the church to prevent Daredevil or Karen Page from escaping. Nadeem is horrified at seeing the fleeing people and the police arriving, wondering what horrible thing Poindexter has done.[182][225]
Murdock gets up inside the church and tells Page that the fake Daredevil is a man named Ben Poindexter, and she needs to get away as if they find her, they will kill her.[182][225]
An escaped parishioner tells Grace that "Daredevil" killed Father Paul Lantom.[182][225]
Poindexter and Nadeem go to Police Captain Strieber, posing as FBI simply doing their job. Nadeem says Daredevil is their suspect, so he is taking charge. Maggie Grace approaches and explains she saw Daredevil leave the church, but Poindexter claims to have seen him return to the church, allowing them an excuse to still check the building. Nadeem explains they are also looking for a blonde woman named Karen Page.[182][225]
Page and Murdock argue while the FBI searches for them
Murdock follows Page to the basement, locking the crypt gate behind them. She apologizes for not running and they hear the police finding the locked gate, realizing they are safe for the moment, but that the police will be back. Page explains that she had come in hopes of warning him about Wilson Fisk knowing he is Daredevil, but, frustrated, he tells her he lost his opportunity to get Fisk in coming to help her. Page is concerned about what Murdock thought he was going to do to Fisk, but Murdock stops her and says he can hear Poindexter and Nadeem upstairs.[182][225]
Seeing Lantom's body, Nadeem is concerned about Poindexter's intentions for Daredevil and Page, but Poindexter ignores him.[182][225]
Maggie Grace is brought into the church and prays to God to let Lantom into his embrace, and not punish him for her mistakes. Poindexter approaches her and says they need access to the entire church immediately.[182][225]
Grace stalls to buy Murdock and Page time, feigning having the wrong key for the crypt gate and fumbling it. Poindexter has the FBI then saw the lock to break them in.[182][225]
Poindexter, Nadeem, and the police check the church basement, and find everything seemingly clear. Grace, however, notices one tomb with blood on the corner. Realizing Murdock and Page are hiding inside it, with Murdock having dripped blood getting in, she steps in front of it to hide the giveaway, and when Nadeem asks about the rectory, offers to guide them, getting them away.[182][225]
Murdock hears Page's confession about killing James Wesley two years prior
Hearing them leave, Murdock lifts the tomb lid off and he and Page climb out. Murdock asks Page why Fisk is after her, and she explains about provoking him in hopes of him attacking her in front of the FBI. She expects him to think she is an idiot, but he calls her brave. Page confesses about killing James Wesley, and that being why Poindexter has come for her, and by extension why Lantom is dead, blaming herself. In return, Murdock admits he was going to kill Fisk. She is understanding, but tells him about being responsible for her brother's death and explains that there is no coming back from killing anyone. Murdock questions whether doing it might in fact be his path "back", but she insists doing it would change everything he feels about himself.[182][225]
Wilson Fisk steps out of the Presidential Hotel with Benjamin Donovan. Donovan announces that, 2 years on from his supposedly unjust charges, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals have overturned Fisk's convictions, and Fisk has been freed. Protesters boo but Fisk takes to the podium and claims that the news have manipulated him with a fake story branding him a criminal, and the system sent Daredevil to frame him. He declares Daredevil the true public enemy.[182][225]
Brett Mahoney arrives at the Clinton Church crime scene and tells Ray Nadeem that something is not adding up, since the FBI are claiming Karen Page is Daredevil's accomplice, but witnesses are stating that Daredevil was trying to kill her. Nadeem reluctantly insists that the case is just complicated, but this is their case and they need to be allowed to run it.[182][225]
Poindexter tells Arinori, another corrupt agent, that he refuses to let Fisk know about his failure. Nadeem returns and Poindexter insists they do not stop until they find Daredevil and Page, becoming loud in his anger, and Maggie Grace overhears.[182][225]
Nadeem tries to question Grace, but she simply asks Nadeem, if he is a moral man, whether he really wants to help find Page. He considers what might be the best course of action.[182][225]
Grace returns to Page and Murdock in the basement and says it is not safe to leave yet. She offers them fresh clothes. However, Murdock hears the FBI bringing in search dogs upstairs.[182][225]
The search dogs smell Poindexter, recognizing his scent from the crime scene, but Poindexter plays it off as a mistake.[182][225]
As Poindexter and the police begin to roam, Grace has a novitiate student tell them that she saw the man they are after go next door to the orphanage, and they follow the lead away.[182][225]
Page tells Murdock she knows Grace is his mother, and confronts him for pushing her and Foggy Nelson away. This, however, gives Murdock an idea to get Nelson's help.[182][225]
Foggy Nelson tells Theo that he does not feel he should read the speech retracting his criticism of Fisk, as this allows Fisk to win. Theo, however, says that he needs to read it to do the right thing for his family. Before he can decide, Foggy gets a call from Matt Murdock.[182][225]
Murdock listens for a chance when the police are not walking by and slips out of a Clinton Church window.[182][225]
Foggy Nelson arrives at the Clinton Church crime scene and is granted access by a police officer who is a fan of his recent speech to speak to Brett Mahoney.[182][225]
Murdock listens to the situation from a nearby rooftop.[182][225]
Mahoney and Nelson ruin the FBI's plan
Ray Nadeem confronts Nelson, who admits he is killing time, until Maggie Grace then indicates from across the church that Karen Page is ready, and Nelson announces that he is there for his client, as Page steps out. He declares that they are surrendering her - but to the NYPD, not the FBI. Benjamin Poindexter is furious, demanding the FBI take Page, but Brett Mahoney reminds him that, by law, she is theirs. Nadeem takes Mahoney aside and subtly tells him that Page has to be taken away, as she will be killed by the FBI. Mahoney marches Page away to safety and Nadeem claims to Poindexter that the plan is to have Hattley pull strings to get her back to them, but Poindexter is angry, and tells Nadeem he has messed up in a serious way. All the while, Murdock listens in from nearby, relieved that Page is safe, but hearing the threat to Nadeem.[182][225]
Fisk arrives at the home of the Rabbit in a Snowstorm owner, Esther Falb. She says that more money will not convince her to give it over, and that the government took the painting from her family in 1943. Fisk explains that the woman he loves gave him the painting, but Falb argues that it was never hers to give, and explains how the Gestapo took it when they stormed her home and killed her father, and most of her family died following that - the painting being a connection to the people she loves as well. She says she does not want the painting to go to another "wolf" like the Gestapo. Realizing what she has been through, and feeling Marianna would want her to keep the painting, he changes her mind and lets it go.[182][225]
Poindexter lets out his anger after he realizes the mistake he made
Poindexter inspects the church basement again, finding the lid of the tomb where Murdock and Page had hidden moved, and the blood on the corner. He realizes the mistake he made. Poindexter storms out of the church, panicked. Finding a nearby van, he climbs in, closes the door, and lets out a scream as Fisk advised.[182][225]
Murdock follows Mahoney's police car by the nearby rooftops, escorting Page and Nelson.[182][225]
Mahoney lets Page and Nelson go, saying the police department will have Nelson's back if he manages to take Fisk down.[182][225]
Nelson and Page find Murdock on the roof, the trio reunited for the first time in a long time, and Murdock apologizes for how he treated them. Page clarifies for Nelson Murdock's intention to kill Fisk, and Nelson angrily says they have to try again with taking him down legally. Murdock insists that they know it will not be a permanent solution, but Nelson and Page suggest finding a new witness. Murdock realizes they do have a candidate.[182][225]
Wellers is beaten to death
Agent Wellers informs Fisk of Page's NYPD arrest, and that it was Ray Nadeem's call. Furious, he beats Wellers to death to let out his anger, then asks his driver to dispose of the body.[182][225]
Ray Nadeem drives home and runs into his house, desperately hoping to get to his family before Fisk's people can. Finding a broken vase, he is worried they have already arrived, but he finds them still safe. Ray instructs Seema and Sami to pack immediately, saying they need to go as soon as possible.[182][225]
Seema Nadeem asks Ray what is happening, but he hurriedly says he will explain once they are safe.[182][225]
As the Nadeems descend their staircase, Ray has his gun at the ready for any attackers. He finds some of Fisk's men in the house and starts shooting, instructing Seema to take Sami to the bathroom. Nadeem ends up in a shootout with the men, but before one can kill him, Daredevil arrives and pulls him to the ground to save Ray. He then hides, before ambushing another man and knocking him down, and when one man gets up to shoot him, he hears the empty barrel, knowing he is safe. Ray knocks him out, but is suspicious of Daredevil, thinking he might be there to kill him for selling him out. Murdock, however, thanks him for saving Page's life, and removes his mask to earn Ray's trust.[182][225]
31st[]
Johnson sends Bowen several texts asking for help searching for Connors, but does not get a response.[218][221]
As Vanessa Marianna's helicopter lands, Wilson Fisk is informed that Ray Nadeem escaped. He barks for his men to find him. Marianna steps out of the helicopter and the lovers are reunited.[182][226]
Seema Nadeem tells Ray she is furious at him for continually lying, and that his actions led to Sami being curled up in a bathtub waiting to be killed. She says Sami needs someone in his life he can trust, and that will never be him.[182][226]
Murdock assures Nelson that he is willing to try his way with Fisk, and Nelson promises it will work. Ray Nadeem steps out to speak to them and ask what happens next, and the pair explain that they will represent him, once again united as "Nelson and Murdock, attorneys at law".[182][226]
Fisk takes Marianna to the Presidential Hotel, which he explains he has bought. On the way to his penthouse, Benjamin Poindexter tries to explain himself to his boss, but Fisk insists it is not the time.[182][226]
Marianna being shown around the Penthouse
Fisk shows Marianna the penthouse, but she shows little response to all his words. She explains she is tired, and just wants a bath and then to sleep.[182][226]
Johnson gives up waiting for Bowen to reply, and prepares to look for Connors alone.[218][221]
Murdock takes Ray Nadeem to Fogwell's Gym, as a safe location, to talk with Karen Page. They discuss options for getting him out of the country safely, and he is very grateful, but wonders if he deserves it. Page tells him his mistakes need not define him. Murdock tells Nadeem to get ready, and says to Page that she should take her own advice and not feel that her mistakes define her. She says she needs to get going, and Murdock asks her to be careful with what she is setting out to do.[182][226]
Brett Mahoney stops Blake Tower's car, allowing Foggy Nelson the chance to speak with him. Nelson explains that he is willing to drop out of the DA race entirely if Tower sits down with him, Murdock, and a client for an hour. When Nelson admits it is to do with Fisk, Tower wants him to leave. Nelson explains about Fisk threatening his family, which makes Tower realize Nelson has to drop out of the race regardless, but Nelson offers to endorse Tower if he gives them the time, and Tower reconsiders.[182][226]
Nadeem is confronted by Murdock
Murdock prepares Nadeem for the questioning, asking him to know how to answer why he did not blow the whistle on Fisk. Nadeem admits he took Fisk's bait in the hope of proving himself to his family, and Murdock tells him to relay that to Tower.[182][226]
Nelson brings Tower in, and he sits with the trio. He asks Nadeem why he is coming forward now, and Nadeem explains he wants to make things right after his actions hurt people.[182][226]
Agent Poindexter attempts to apologize to Fisk for failing to kill Karen Page, and assures him he will still get it done, but Fisk tells him someone else will deal with it and that he put too much on Poindexter's shoulders.[182][226]
After listening to Nadeem's story, Tower says he can convene a grand jury. However, when Nelson and Murdock ask for complete immunity for Nadeem, he refuses. He wants at least 5 years per count, but Nelson and Murdock argue Nadeem's case, until Tower reduces to 5 years for all counts. While Murdock wants still to refuse on Nadeem's behalf, Nadeem agrees to take the deal, feeling he deserves it.[182][226]
Connors walks through an empty field, counting his steps to where he knows he has buried the gun used to kill Billy Johnson. Meanwhile, Tyrone empties the magazine of a gun and sorts through the bullets.[218][221]
Connors digs down in the field. Meanwhile, Tyrone Johnson pours out the bullets' gunpowder.[218][221]
Connors gets the saw he used to frame Tyrone Johnson from his car. Meanwhile, Johnson scatters the gunpowder, using it to create a veve.[218][221]
Connors goes to the waterside with the evidence. Johnson, meanwhile, prays to the Loa and lights the veve, teleporting to where Connors is. Connors points his gun at Johnson, but then lowers it and slides it to Johnson, saying he wants to help put himself behind bars.[218][221]
Johnson has difficulty trusting Connors. Connors tells him that the gun is the one that killed Johnson's brother, and the saw was used to cut the railing Johnson had touched, with Johnson's fingerprints, and used to beat Kenneth Fuchs to death. He tells Johnson about his experiences in the Dark Dimension, and the emotional turmoil and self-reflection it forced him through. Johnson threatens him regardless, but Connors handcuffs himself, desperate to set some things right.[218][221]
Ray Nadeem calls Sami to leave a message saying that he will hear things about him soon, and he should know he did not do those things, but at the same time did not stop them. He says he wants Sami to be able to live the life he wants.[182][226]
Nelson tells Murdock that it felt good to work together again, and Murdock admits he feels the same. Nelson says they should start working together full-time again.[182][226]
Jonah meets with his daughter, Karolina Dean, who had been the one to text him, in secret. Dean wants to learn who she is, but before they can start talking, an earthquake occurs, and Jonah tells her that "it's starting".[208][209]
Jonah says he wants Dean to meet her family on his side, and teaches Dean how to control her powers without her bracelet, so that she can uses them whenever she wants.[208][227]
Fisk makes breakfast for Marianna. While she shows appreciation for it, she admits that she feels lonely, having wanted after so long spent alone to feel she was truly in his company, but currently only feeling surrounded by materialistic things. Felix Manning interrupts and says he has to tell Fisk something important.[182][226]
Manning explains that the grand jury have been kept late and it seems that Ray Nadeem will be confessing. Fisk angrily blames him for failing to kill Nadeem, but forgives him due to having protected Marianna for 2 years. He tells him to make sure he gets the job done.[182][226]
Dean returns to the Hostel, where the rest of the Runaways are worried, but she assures them she just went for a walk. Alex Wilder informs them that he is leaving for "work", and reveals that he is working for Darius Davis, to everyone's surprise. Wilder leaves, and Karolina Dean, Nico Minoru and Molly Hernandez decide to recover the Staff of One so they can destroy the hole from the PRIDE Construction Site.[208][227]
Tandy Bowen visits Andre Deschaine's office, and Deschaine explains that the girls rescued from the Uptown Block Kings a couple of days prior need lawyers, which Deschaine is providing. Deschaine says that girls are reporting being helped by a girl who looks like an angel and a boy who moves like a shadow. Bowen asks to talk to the girls, hoping to find out what they know about their kidnapping. Deschaine asks her not to, however. When she asks who else might know, he looks at Lia Dewan.[218][221]
Karen Page finds Mitchell Ellison, knowing where he will be since he visits the same knish stand at the same time every day. Ellison is glad to see her safe after the church attack. She tells him that the man who attacked the New York Bulletin is Agent Benjamin Poindexter, and that Ray Nadeem is testifying in a couple of hours, and asks him to call a press conference for her to make statement.[182][226]
On a rainy day, during his meeting with Werner von Strucker, therapist Dr. Levi Van Kempen receives a call from his wife informing him that his daughter, April, has caught a fever of 103.2°F. Von Strucker pays close attention, carefully picking up on the information.[222][223]
At the PRIDE Headquarters, the parents discuss the recent earthquake likely being a foreshock due to Jonah's plans, but decide it is not nothing to worry about quite yet. Janet Stein informs the team that she has to go, and the Wilders decide to stay monitoring the surveillance feeds and alert the others if their children are found.[208][227]
Rabbit in a Snowstorm is installed in Wilson Fisk's penthouse, and Agent Poindexter explains to Vanessa Marianna that he got it off a woman who was previously refusing to sell it. Marianna notices blood on the frame, realizing Poindexter killed the owner to get it just to impress Fisk.[182][226]
Brigid O'Reilly looks through Mayhem's room at the SRO Hotel and finds Kenneth Fuchs' obituary. She sits down and reads it.[218][221]
Otis Johnson talks to Choo Choo Broussard, but is interrupted when Tyrone knocks on the door, arriving with Connors. Otis threatens Connors, but decides to listen to what he has to say.[218][221]
Otis hears Connors' confession
Bowen talks to Dewan about her relationship with Liam Walsh, without naming her, and how he thought she was a good person. Meanwhile, Connors tells the Johnsons and Broussard about his uncle, Asa Henderson, and the influence he has as the descendant of a founding member of the Promenade Society.[218][221]
Bowen explains to Dewan that they would go to parties, do drugs, and steal. Dewan relates to her. Meanwhile, Connors explains that his uncle fixed the problem of Billy Johnson's killing in just an afternoon at the society.[218][221]
Dewan says that it appears Walsh brought out the worst in Bowen, rather than the best, but Bowen asks if it is possible for someone to do both. She says she wants to say goodbye to her boyfriend one last time. Meanwhile, Connors says that Henderson has a file hidden away called the "Monopoly" file, filled with blackmail dirt the society's members hold onto.[218][221]
Bowen asks Dewan to come with her, and she agrees.[218][221]
O'Reilly wipes away her tear and finds her courage. She returns the obituary to its place, and finds a playing card with Connors' name on it. She takes out a gun from Mayhem's trunk and deconstructs it.[218][221]
Janet Stein meets with Jonah and brings him all the data Victor had about how to build the Dematerialization Box. Jonah shows Janet that Victor is still alive, held within a capsule while he recovers.[208][227]
Matt Murdock takes Ray Nadeem out of Fogwell's Gym and into an inconspicuous telecommunications van, driven by a friend of Brett Mahoney's who is willing to take the risk of driving Nadeem to the court in the hope he can help take down Fisk.[182][226]
During the journey, Nadeem asks how Murdock has held onto his friends despite his life as Daredevil, but Murdock explains it is through their kindness, not his. As the traffic stops, Murdock suddenly hears a gun being cocked and men approaching. He pulls Nadeem to the floor as men start firing into the van, killing the driver in the process.[182][226]
Murdock faces Kingpin's men
Murdock listens for the shooters reloading and points their direction, having Nadeem fire through the van to shoot in the right direction at them. Nadeem exits the van first, before Murdock is attacked by one of the men, and fights his way out. He then has Nadeem pretend to lead him, but do what he says, directing him to an empty car whose keys he can hear are in the ignition.[182][226]
Murdock continues to direct Nadeem in shooting nearby attackers as he himself fights men where necessary. He directs Nadeem onto a bus, before luring nearby shooters on-board so he and Nadeem can ambush them. Murdock defeats his attackers, but Nadeem ends up struggling against a large man. Murdock gets out of the bus and knocks the man out from behind, and they get to the car Murdock heard - a cab - and Nadeem drives away.[182][226]
Murdock and Nadeem get to the courthouse safely, where they are met by Page and Foggy Nelson, and tell them that Fisk clearly knows Nadeem is going to testify. The group explain to Nadeem that his family will be on a flight to India in the morning and safely deliver him through the doors to testify and take Fisk down. Page prepares for her statement, and Nelson comments again about liking working together once more.[182][226]
Page makes a statement on the news, arranged by Ellison, announcing that Fisk tried to have her killed and declaring the supposed "Daredevil" an impostor helping Fisk take back control of the city's criminal underworld.[182][226]
Agents Arinori and Poindexter watch Page's statement on the news.[182][226]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder discussing having LAPD cancel the search for the kids, so they will stop running and be easier to find. Geoffrey gets a call from Janet Stein.[208][227]
Alex Wilder goes to Davis' house and offers to help them with the boxes from moving house. Wilder asks for the old computer in the basement, saying he needs some parts.[208][227]
At the Hostel, Chase Stein finds a Rolls Royce car. He approaches Gert Yorkes, but she is rude to him. They have a talk heart-to-heart where they decide to properly begin a relationship. Stein comforts his girlfriend, who admits that is hard for her to be calm without her medication. He kisses her before deciding to fix the Hostel's electricity.[208][227]
Robert Minoru tries to talk to his daughter, who refuses to return to him and Tina. Nico then goes outside of the house to face her mother, who is wielding the Staff of One.[208][227]
A fight breaks out between Tina Minoru and Nico, Dean, and Hernandez. Tina throws Hernandez into their swimming pool and freezes it, leaving her to drown under the ice. Dean tries to help but is knocked down. Nico tells her mother that what she is doing is the reason Amy died, because she is a monster obsessed with power and does not love her family.[208][227]
Tina Minoru frees Hernandez and approaches her daughter, deciding to give her the Staff of One as she needs it more than her, stating her offence that her daughter thinks she does not love her. However, Tina threatens Nico, telling her that if she takes the staff, the next time they see each other their relationship will no longer be as mother and daughter. Nico takes the staff nonetheless, and the trio of friends leave.[208][227]
Robert Minoru questions Tina's actions, but Tina says she did not believe Nico would take the staff. Robert worries about Nico's control over the staff, with Tina having had problems with it before and it now being in the hands of a volatile 16-year-old.[208][227]
Dean and Minoru quarrel
On their way to the Hostel, Hernandez rests while Karolina and Nico argue about losing the fight. Nico proposes to train harder and be more strong and work as a team but Karolina gets mad because of Nico's claims that Karolina got defeated by Tina. Karolina tells her that they are not Superheroes and that they are not good at it as she apologizes for disappointing her girlfriend.[208][227]
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson meet up, with Bowen having brought Dewan along, pretending Johnson is the ex-boyfriend she talked about. Johnson tells Bowen about James Connors, but then suspects Dewan of watching them. Bowen admits that she is using him to act as her abusive ex to Dewan, so Dewan will open up about her own ex, potentially involved with the kidnappings. Johnson is angered about being used.[218][221]
Lia Dewan comforts Bowen, who starts to talk about her own horrible ex-boyfriend, Eric, as Bowen had hoped. Bowen offers to talk about it, and Dewan opens up about how Eric forced her to deliver his illegal products, taking advantage of her love.[218][221]
Tyrone Johnson returns to Otis, who says that he does not trust Connors, but talks about people's ability to change. Meanwhile, Dewan explains to Bowen that she once said no, but then Eric hurt her and said he would leave her, and that feeling otherwise alone, she had said yes the next time he had asked.[218][221]
Tyrone Johnson asks his father about whether Connors deserves justice, but Otis questions what that would mean. Meanwhile, Bowen expresses hope that justice found Eric faced justice, but Dewan explains that Eric is safe and continues to produce drugs.[218][221]
Tyrone Johnson is hesitant to except Connors' deal, but Otis convinces him to. Otis says that if Connors is lying, then he will shoot him with the gun he used to kill Billy. Meanwhile, Dewan explains Eric is the main supplier of all of the drug runners in New Orleans. Bowen asks whether he would know about who was kidnapping girls, and Dewan says that he knows everybody. Bowen asks where his grow house is.[218][221]
Nadeem leaves the court and Murdock and Nelson thank him for doing well as they wait for the indictment. However, Murdock overhears one of the jurors inside, terrified, recounting threats on each juror he has been forced to memorize. He tells Nelson and Nadeem, dismayed.[182][226]
Blake Tower announces on the news that Fisk has not been indicted, but he will continue to pursue the case. Fisk watches the news, pleased.[182][226]
Tyrone asks Connors how to steal the Monopoly file, and Connors gives instructions on the best way to steal Henderson's key and get the files.[218][221]
The media hounds Page and Ellison, accusing their story of being a lie.[182][226]
Nelson suggests that they convene another jury and try again, but Murdock thinks that they have lost their last chance to try the legal route. He leaves to find Tower anyway, and Nelson apologizes to Nadeem, but Nadeem knocks him out, deciding he has to deal with things his own way for the safety of his family.[182][226]
Fisk finds out about Rabbit in a Snowstorm being returned by Poindexter, and is unhappy, having wanted Falb to keep it. He notices the blood and tells Marianna that he will handle Poindexter. She asks him to speak plainly and honestly with her, wanting to be part of his world and for him to share his life with her fully. He decides to show her.[182][226]
Nadeem returns to his empty home. He looks at photos of him with Seema and Sami and starts to record a video message for them.[182][226]
Sitting in his home, Ray Nadeem records a confession - a dying declaration and confession of everything that has been happening at the FBI, with Fisk, and with Poindexter posing as Daredevil. He finishes by telling Seema she will have to act like she is complying with the FBI's lies, but make sure she gets the video to his attorneys.[182][228]
Fisk takes Marianna to his secret room, and Felix Manning updates him about Nadeem having been located. Fisk suggests they release the evidence for Nadeem's supposed murder of Agent Winn, but Marianna suggests instead having Poindexter kill Nadeem to eliminate the threat. Fisk is surprised by her engaging so readily with his world, but lets her give the order.[182][226]
Assassination of Ray Nadeem: Benjamin Poindexter turns up at Nadeem's home. Nadeem had been expecting someone to come to kill him, and warns Poindexter that Fisk will kill him too when he is done with him. He says he can help cut a deal with the DA to take Fisk down together, but Poindexter refuses, saying Fisk has given him a sense of self. Accepting his fate, since as long as he is alive his family is at risk, Nadeem tells Poindexter that he will not come with him, and if he wants to kill him, he has to do it there. Nadeem makes a last effort to survive, pulling his gun from his holster, but Poindexter immediately shoots him through the head.[182][226]
Foggy Nelson receives a call from Brett Mahoney delivering the news of Nadeem's death. Murdock heads out, his mind made up that Fisk has to die, telling Nelson they have tried his way and it has failed. Nelson and Page look at each other forlornly, worried for their friend.[182][226]
O'Reilly joins Tyrone Johnson to help create a distraction so he can get to the files.[218][221]
O'Reilly breaks into the Promenade Society Building, claiming there is a bomb threat. A car is seen exploding on a security camera, so the club members come to believe her. Meanwhile, Bowen walks through the grow house, looking for Eric.[218][221]
The Promenade Society members run outside, while Johnson watches and waits. Meanwhile, in the grow house, Eric finds Bowen, sarcastically asking if she lost.[218][221]
O'Reilly shuts down the security cameras and Johnson teleports into the building. Meanwhile, Bowen engages Eric in a fight, using a dagger to cut his mattock in half.[218][221]
Johnson finds Henderson's personal wine storage room and teleports inside, opening the shelving's case with the key. Meanwhile, Bowen gets knocked down as more men arrive, but uses a ball of light to dazzle Eric and his men.[218][221]
Johnson uses the key to tap on various wine bottles and finds a hollow one which might contain the file. Meanwhile, Bowen uses her advantage and easily takes the men down.[218][221]
Attack on Eric: Bowen punches Eric and interrogates him about who is taking the girls. She threatens him, but he says he knows nothing. She warns him not to pimp out any more girls and knocks him unconscious.[218][221]
Otis Johnson waits for Tyrone to return. Tyrone knocks on the door, but when Otis answers it, Tyrone teleports and takes Connors, then teleporting him to St. Theresa's Church, where he punches him and accuses Connors of setting him up to fail. However, he finds himself seeing Connors' fears, and realizes that he is scared of never being able to repent for his murder. Tyrone therefore decides to take him to someone else for judgment.[218][221]
O'Reilly once again tries shooting a firearm, but still misses every shot.[218][221]
Tyrone Johnson takes Connors to Adina, asking her to talk to him.[218][221]
Shaken, Bowen leaves the grow house, and is approached by Dewan. Bowen explains that she stood up to Eric. Dewan suddenly shocks Bowen with a TASER, and takes her away in an arriving ambulance.[218][221]
Using his abilities in his Dark Dimension record store, Andre Deschaine, who is behind the kidnappings, looks through the records with Tandy Bowen's name on them. He plays one called Perfect Life, immersing Bowen's mind in a fake reality in which Billy Johnson survived, she and Tyrone woke at the same time after the destruction of the Roxxon Gulf Platform, and her parents' relationship had been fixed.[218][229]
In the Perfect Life mindscape, Bowen attends a party, where she greets Johnson's family, Evita Fusilier, and her father.[218][221]
As Bowen is put to sleep in the ambulance, her mind succumbs to the Perfect Life world. The Perfect Life Bowen tells the story of a farmer who decided to spare the life of a viper, but was killed by the snake nonetheless. Bowen says that the moral of the story is that the people should except others, even if it might hurt them. Thus, she proposes a toast to Tyrone Johnson, who is becoming a police officer.[218][221]
In Perfect Life, James Connors arrives and is considered a friend, having been a mentor to Johnson.[218][229]
Perfect Life Tandy Bowen walks around the party, hearing various conversations, and Nathan asks her for tickets to her next New York City Ballet performance. Adina and Billy Johnson sing together, while Adina plays piano. Nathan refuses to dance, so Melissa instead dances with Duane Porter. When Nathan approaches Melissa, Tandy blurts out not to hurt Melissa, her real world instincts slipping through. Nathan is confused, saying he was merely picking confetti off of Melissa's face.[218][229]
Perfect Life Tandy Bowen walks outside, where Johnson comes to talk to her. They leave to go for a walk together.[218][229]
In Perfect Life, as they walk, Bowen admires Johnson's police badge. They reflect on the day they met, with Bowen saying Johnson saved her that night, before they arrive at a store. Johnson refers to Bowen as a savior too, but Bowen makes fun of him. Another customer vulgarly hits on Bowen and is racist to Johnson, and the clerk agrees with his comments. The clerk notices Johnson's police-issued gun and assumes Johnson is robbing him, so points his own gun at him. Johnson reaches for his badge, but realizes that Bowen has it. Bowen suddenly notices a figure outside the window and drops the bags of ice she is carrying, which causes the clerk to get scared and fire. Bowen and Johnson reach for each other, but their powers from the real world, which they were not aware of having in this mindscape, activate and launch each other backwards.[218][229]
Bowen suddenly finds herself addled and in another apparent reality, forgetting Perfect Life and noticing a Roxxon Corporation hard hat, as Deschaine immerses her in the B side of Perfect Life, labeled Fractured Family.[218][229]
Bowen's new Fractured Family reality is created by Deschaine
In Fractured Family, Tandy Bowen adjusts, quickly receiving the supposed memories of her apparent reality and forgetting any other existence. Her mother finishes making her lunch, and Tandy talks to her about her upcoming work day looking at the operations on the Roxxon Gulf Platform after some weird reports. Tandy hears a siren, her real world mind slipping through momentarily as she listens to the ambulance she is in, but Fractured Family snaps back as she receives a phone call from Peter Scarborough about a change in her departure time. Tandy and Melissa discuss Nathan, who left a decade ago for Silicon Valley, but Tandy asks to postpone the conversation.[218][229]
Fractured Family Tandy Bowen flies out to the platform. She arrives and wanders around, encountering Tyrone and Billy Johnson, who are two workers on the rig. Dr. Mina Hess, the boss on the rig, snaps at her and tells her to go, thinking that she is a spy sent by Scarborough. Bowen nonetheless asks Tyrone for directions to the core room. She sees somebody walking through a door that looks like one from an ambulance as her real situation leaks through again, but it returns to normal before she can question it.[218][229]
Bowen and Johnson realize something is wrong with the pressure
While Bowen runs schematics, she and Johnson bond over their shared love of science. Bowen notices that the pressure has been rapidly increasing over the past month, but Hess stops her again. Bowen warns Hess that the rig could be destroyed if they stop drilling. She notices the same ghostly figure as in Perfect Life, momentarily remembering having seen him before, but he disappears. The rig starts to collapse as Bowen predicted and Johnson and Bowen reach for each other, but their powers, which they had not been aware of, activate, throwing them and Hess backwards. Johnson tries to help an injured Hess, unintentionally finding herself conjuring a light dagger to help her out from under wreckage.[218][229]
In the real world, Bowen unconsciously also forms a light dagger. Lia Dewan sedates her once more, making the dagger disappear as she goes deeper under.[218][229]
In the Dark Dimension, Deschaine once again flips over the record, but it has a new A side, labeled All Alone, immersing Bowen in a new mindscape in which she is a pickpocket who masquerades as an environmental activist.[218][229]
In All Alone, Tandy Bowen approaches Liam Walsh, whom she does not know in this apparent reality, asking him to help the shorebirds affected by the Roxxon Corporation in Pensacola. She flirts, but Walsh's girlfriend, who in this apparent reality is Mikayla Bell, wants him to leave. Bowen's mind suddenly becomes overwhelmed and she feels faint. She manages to get Walsh to sign, using the opportunity to pickpocket him. Walsh then runs to catch up with Bell.[218][229]
All Alone Bowen becomes overwhelmed momentarily again. Walsh notices his wallet is missing and chases after her, followed by a cop. Bowen encounters Tyrone Johnson, in All Alone a thief, who is stealing a car. She runs in and threatens him to take her with him, so they drive off together.[218][229]
In All Alone, Johnson recognizes Bowen's mannerisms as indicative of a drug addict, and mentions his brother, who he explains died from a drug addiction. Bowen gets vision glimpses of the real world ambulance, saying that she cannot trust anything, but decides she can trust Johnson. He offers to take her to a hospital, but Bowen says she does not trust sirens or ambulances. Bowen realizes that she knows things she should not, such as Mikayla Bell and Johnson's names. As they hear sirens approaching, Johnson starts driving faster to get away from the police. Bowen instead envisions an ambulance behind her, and gets overwhelmed again. Johnson manages to dodge the police and laughs, but almost runs the car into the suddenly appearing same mysterious figure Bowen keeps seeing.[218][229]
In the real world, Bowen is restless. Lia Dewan tells Andre Deschaine, who is sitting beside Bowen as he messes with her head and has been the figure within her mind, to put Bowen back under. Deschaine assures her that through his abilities, they have nearly found her breaking point.[218][229]
In the Dark Dimension record store, Deschaine changes the record to a new one called Jam Session, a mashup of the three previous fake realities.[218][229]
In Jam Session, Bowen approaches Walsh about the shorebirds again, but confusedly confesses that she is flirting to distract him. She sees Deschaine's figure again and her powers activate, unintentionally forming a light dagger, and Mikayla Bell calls for help. The cops surround her, and Bowen runs into a door, then finding herself on the Roxxon Gulf Platform.[218][229]
Jam SessionMina Hess urges Bowen to leave, but Bowen just says that everything is wrong. Hess accuses Bowen of sabotaging the oil rig and yells at her, but Bowen stands up to Hess. She runs through a strip curtain and then finds herself back at Johnson's party.[218][229]
Jam SessionEvita Fusilier and Melissa Bowen stop Tandy. Tandy notices a veve on the wall, and suddenly her father suddenly grabs her and starts insulting her. Tandy stands up to him, while recalling all the times she saw the mysterious man. She closes her eyes, and opening them again, finds herself in the Dark Dimension record store.[218][229]
Regaining her memories, but without her knowledge still in fact immersed in Jam Session, Bowen walks around the store and finds Andre Deschaine. She talks to him, realizing that Dewan works with him, and that he is behind the kidnappings. Bowen throws a dagger at Deschaine, but it dissipates. Deschaine explains that the records contain moments of despair, recalling his own experience: the time he tried to commit suicide, but the destruction of the Roxxon Gulf Platform occurred and gave him abilities. He says that he simply uses the people who cannot be helped to help him, referring to Bowen's streak stealing people's hopes as an example of her doing the same. She destroys the record, not knowing it is still a fake reality and not the real record.[218][229]
Thinking that she is free, but still actually immersed in Jam Session, Bowen runs out of her ambulance and finds Johnson in St. Theresa's Church, telling him about Deschaine. They call Brigid O'Reilly and bring in the police, but Bowen insists that the police cannot help, so she and Johnson go after him alone.[218][229]
Still in Jam Session, Bowen gets to Deschaine as he is packing his things to run. Lia Dewan threatens them in return, revealing she has grabbed Mikayla Bell and has a knife to her neck. Bowen scares Dewan off with a light dagger and Johnson teleports Bell to safety, before returning. Deschaine taunts Bowen for having no one, but she says that Johnson is her source of hope. Deschaine shoots Johnson. Kneeling over him, Bowen watches in despair as Johnson dies.[218][229]
The trio's surroundings change to the Dark Dimension, still in Jam Session without Bowen's knowledge. Deschaine says it is her fault, that Johnson would be alive if not for her, and tells her to give up before she hurts anyone else. Bowen hands Deschaine her dagger, a symbol of her hope. She succumbs to her moment of despair.[218][229]
Wilson Fisk changes into a white suit, as the media discusses how Fisk seemingly is the victim of a smear campaign, and that he has invited powerful people to the Presidential Hotel for some sort of announcement.[182][228]
Murdock is bemused to find out that Fisk is planning a wedding, as an event to endear himself to the public.[182][228]
Fisk tells Marianna how strongly he feels for her, but that he is worried he loves her only because he sees himself in her, and does not deserve her, but she assures him they are the match for each other.[182][228]
Murdock orders Manning to tell him where everyone will be who is guarding Fisk. Manning simply says he will never get to him, so Murdock throws him off the roof to scare him, only saved by a rope tied to his ankle. Terrified, Manning says he could testify to Marianna ordering Nadeem's murder and Fisk ordering the murders of Agent Winn and Julie Barnes. Murdock asks who Julie Barnes is.[182][228]
Marianna chooses a rose for Fisk's wedding suit.[182][228]
Janet Stein brings Geoffrey Wilder the book Catherine used for the sacrifices, saying that it could contain information on Jonah's ancestry. Geoffrey is skeptical that it could work, as it is in another language only Jonah knows.[208][227]
Chase tries to reconnect the electricity from the Hostel, but accidentally causes a blackout nearby. He tries to fix it.[208][227]
While they are having dinner, Darius Davis gives Alex Wilder more money. Livvie flirts momentarily with Wilder. Then she proceeds to make Alex a new hair style, they talk about his runaway status. Livvie kisses him.[208][227]
Some electricians approach the Hostel in order to sort the nearby facility power cut. Yorkes enters the Hostel and instructs Old Lace to scare the workers, which works. The situation gives Stein enough distraction to steal some batteries from the workers' truck and restore the energy. He then kisses Yorkes.[208][227]
Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, and Molly Hernandez arrive back at the Hostel. Nico tells them that tomorrow they will start training to learn how to use their powers better and work as a team.[208][227]
Nico Minoru apologizes to Karolina Dean for lashing out at her for not controlling her powers in the fight with her mother. They go to bed together.[208][227]
Gert approaches Molly to comfort her after their experience fighting Tina and seeing a dead body, however, Hernandez rejects her claiming that she wants to be alone. Hernandez escapes from the Hostel using her cap as a mask and proceeds to train herself.[208][227]
Meanwhile, Janet Stein starts working on translating he book to see how to build a Dematerialization Box for Jonah, in order to ensure Victor's safety.[208][227]
Catherine Wilder tells her husband that Flores has told her in order to get the charges removed from their children, they need to frame someone else for Destiny Gonzalez's murder, and she has an idea who.[208][227]
While Livvie and Alex Wilder say goodbye to each other, Darius Davis calls Geoffrey and tells him that he knows where his son is.[208][227]
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Trying out being a vigilante, Molly Hernandez protects a woman from her abusive boyfriend. She uses her powers, causing her eyes to shine, which attracts woman's attention, pointing out to her boyfriend that her eyes are shining like another guy.[208][230]
Brett Mahoney picks up Felix Manning, found hanging from the building, who, scared of Daredevil, says he simply "tripped", and Mahoney does not care to investigate someone who is taking down Fisk's men. Foggy Nelson approaches Mahoney and says that he is compelled to warn Mahoney that he has reason to believe someone will try to kill Fisk that night. Mahoney wants to simply let it happen, but Nelson convinces him to strengthen the perimeter, albeit with his C team.[182][228]
Brigid O'Reilly and Tyrone Johnson look at Eric's grow house, and O'Reilly believes that Mayhem was responsible, but Johnson realizes it was Bowen. Johnson calls Bowen, but gets no answer.[218][167]
Bowen wakes up and yells at Deschaine, who says that Bowen did this to herself, and he merely guided her.[218][167]
Johnson tells O'Reilly about their last conversation, in which he had yelled at her. He leaves, upset.[218][167]
Bowen demands to know where Johnson is, but Deschaine tells her he killed him. She tries to use her powers, but he explains that she cannot, since she does not have any hope. Lia Dewan arrives and asks if Bowen is ready to go.[218][167]
Tammy Hattley holds a press statement where she claims Ray Nadeem killed Agent Winn and was killed in self-defense by agents coming to arrest him.[182][228]
Adina Johnson talks to James Connors, who is strapped to a chair. She says that she is not sure if his helpfulness for Tyrone outweighs her desire for justice for Billy's murder.[218][167]
Nelson speaks with Page at Fogwell's Gym
Nelson gets back to Fogwell's Gym, where he finds Karen Page watching the press statement. She tells him that while she does not want Murdock to kill Fisk, it might be a necessary measure. Nelson points out that the day before, Murdock had come back to a semblance of his former self, so he has hope he will again, pointing out that if Murdock crosses the line of his Catholic belief in letting people live for a chance at redemption, he will never forgive himself. Nelson gets a call from the FBI asking for him to come in, and he decides he has to go in, though he and Page worry it is a trap.[182][228]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder prepare their things and fake passports after agreeing a meeting place with Davis to pick up their son.[208][230]
Nico Minoru discovers Molly Hernandez sneaking back into her room. She reminds her that they are not vigilantes, but promises not to tell Gert Yorkes.[208][230]
The Runaways start training together. Yorkes starts feeling side effects due to coming off her sertraline medication too fast.[208][230]
Dewan introduces Bowen to Del, another kidnapping victim, and explains that they have to clean Deschaine's bedroom. Bowen stands up to Dewan, saying that they are being held against their will, but Dewan insists they are not, offering Del the chance to leave, which Del turns down. Dewan says that no one will be coming for her.[218][167]
Nelson arrives at the New York City FBI Office and posts a picture to his social media with Benjamin Poindexter, making sure everyone, including the police, know where he is in case something happens. Poindexter assures him he is not in danger, pointing out Fisk will find him useful as the district attorney anyway, and is taken to see Seema Nadeem, who is sitting with Hattley. Seema explains she has come to apologize for her husband's apparent despicable actions and cooperate with the investigation, having called Nelson since he was Ray's lawyer. Seema is allowed to sit with Nelson in private, as Hattley and Poindexter step outside. Hattley is upset by having to lie to Seema, and tells Poindexter she is only doing so because she has to.[182][228]
Seema Nadeem continues talking to Nelson as if she is buying all of the FBI's claims, but as she speaks, she writes on a notepad that the FBI will be listening with bugs, and then that she has actually come in to save Sami, and is doing so because of an idea Ray left her in a video. Nelson circles the word "video" and adds a question mark to ask what she is referring to, and she indicates it is on the phone she has brought. He says he will help and takes it with him.[182][228]
Johnson looks through Deschaine's office as he searches for Bowen. Deschaine arrives and threatens to call the police. He shakes Johnson's hand, which gives him access to Johnson's despair records. As he speaks to Johnson, mentally, in the Dark Dimension, he plays a record named Tandy + Tyrone. Deschaine tells Johnson that Bowen gets away with things due to white privilege, and will abandon him, or probably already has. Deschaine flips over the record, to a side labeled Tandy Does Not Care About You, influencing Johnson's mind. Johnson ends up agreeing with him, leaving Deschaine's office. Deschaine smiles.[218][167]
Frank Dean gives a speech at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office. Afterwards, he is approached by an angered Leslie, who confronts him for stealing the church from her. They discuss Jonah, and Frank's loyalty to him, but he says he knows Jonah is trying to manipulate him. He promises his wife that his family are the only thing that matters to him. They are interrupted by Jonah, and Frank leaves. Leslie lies to Jonah, reassuring her she is still loyal to him.[208][230]
Bowen talks to Del about the way things work in the motel, and the various girls living in the motel. Del talks about her past in a halfway house, where Deschaine found her. Bowen tell describes Del's situation as hell, but Del stands up for Deschaine and Dewan.[218][167]
Murdock calls Poindexter from Felix Manning's phone and reveals he has listened to his tapes, and that Fisk has killed Julie Barnes, wanting to replace her as his "north star". Poindexter insists that this is untrue, but Murdock gives him the location of her body to check himself before hanging up.[182][228]
Connors tells Adina Johnson the truth about what he did to Billy, and talks about his experience over the past 8 months. Otis arrives, wanting to talk about Tyrone. Connors notices a utensil Adina has left out that he could use to break free.[218][167]
Livvie and Alex Wilder spend more time together and end up kissing and getting intimate on Livvie's couch.[208][230]
Back at Fogwell's Gym, Page and Nelson watch Ray Nadeem's dying declaration video. Nelson tells Page it is admissible in court, since a dying declaration is exempt from the hearsay rule, and they realize they have to stop Murdock now that they have what they need to take Fisk down.[182][228]
Poindexter talks to Daredevil on the phone after finding Barnes' body
Murdock stands atop the building where Julie Barnes' body is kept, listening as Poindexter enters and checks it. He finds a refrigerated room and, pulling bags of dead bodies, is horrified to find Julie Barnes' body, as Murdock had told him he would. Murdock calls Poindexter again, and Poindexter initially accuses him of being the killer, but Murdock explains Fisk's manipulation, and that he knows Poindexter knows deep down it was Fisk. He tells Poindexter that Fisk is getting married, and they agree he does not feel he deserves a happy life.[182][228]
Murdock, back in civilian garb, loiters outside the Presidential Hotel and listens as Fisk's guests arrive.[182][228]
Deschaine visits Fusilier in real life, and shows her his veve. Mayhem hides and watches as, in the Dark Dimension, Deschaine leaves the record store. In the real world, Fusilier sits down with Deschaine and starts to get to know him.[218][167]
Tandy Bowen finds an opportunity to make an escape attempt. She promises to return for Del and rushes out. However, Del tells Dewan. Bowen sees a bus driving by, and runs to catch it, but is stopped by a bodyguard, Bo. Dewan has Del punish Bowen by drugging her.[218][167]
As Adina and Otis Johnson argue, Connors tries to escape his chair. However, Adina returns and he gives up. Otis leaves, and Adina demands to know where her son's body was hidden.[218][167]
Mayhem roams the record store in the Dark Dimension, while in the real world, Tyrone Johnson considers that Bowen does not care about him. Mayhem discards the record Tandy Does Not Care About You, freeing Johnson's mind. She plays Perfect Life, which causes Johnson to think about Bowen more positively again, and take notice of young ballerinas he sees on the tram, reminding him of her. He teleports off the tram.[218][167]
Jonah visits Victor Stein, who is working in the simulation made for him to make a new box. Stein loses his temperament and confronts Jonah about the fact that he thinks he is already healed and just being kept to force him to work. Jonah admits this and Stein decides to stop working, despite Jonah's insistence.[208][230]
Davis picks up Alex Wilder and tells him that they have another job to do.[208][230]
The Runaways discuss about their dysfunctional nature of the group as a team, and Gert Yorkes becomes argumentative with Chase Stein again. Stein asks Molly Hernandez if she could keep him company while he tries to repair the car he found.[208][230]
Jonah contacts Janet Stein and asks her to come and convince Victor to keep working. She accepts on the condition she do it alone.[208][230]
Dewan wakes Bowen up and puts Bowen, who cannot move, in a dress. She tells Bowen about her times playing dress while she grew up, and how Deschaine had taught her to use her pain as power.[218][167]
Molly Hernandez advises Chase not to give Gert Yorkes space, but rather help her until she gets used to being off her medication.[208][230]
Darius Davis betrays Alex Wilder, turning him over to his father, Geoffrey. In return, Geoffrey gives Davis a document that declares his ownership of part of the construction site, as well as a reservation for the Gordon Hotel so he, his wife and his unborn son can start a new life.[208][230]
Mayhem continues to sort through records as Johnson walks down the street, and she plays a record she finds with ambulances on the cover. This causes Johnson to start seeing various ambulances driving through town, and triggers him to realize that Bowen's disappearance is likely related to the other missing girls.[218][167]
Driving away with Alex, Geoffrey Wilder tells his son that he and Catherine have decided to send him away while they finish settling some business. While Geoffrey is distracted, Alex uses his burner phone to call Nico Minoru, allowing her to listen in and realize what is happening.[208][230]
Minoru tells the other Runaways about Wilder being kidnapped. Kick-starting the Rolls Royce with the Staff of One, the Runaways head to Van Nuys in order to rescue him.[208][230]
Johnson calls Brigid O'Reilly, looking for the ambulances. She tells him that they are all missing, so he tells her that he has an idea.[218][167]
Dressed in the Daredevil suit once again, Poindexter drives to the Presidential Hotel car park, keeping Julie Barnes' cold body in the seat beside him. He is stopped by Agent J. Lim, and tells his ex-colleague to leave. When he does not, Poindexter beats him, which Murdock overhears from outside.[182][228]
Janet Stein visits her husband in his simulation. She convinces him to help Jonah in making the box quickly, but also asks him about how to analyse Jonah's book. Victor suggests that the way to decrypt the book might be through the universal equation of math. After attempting several equations, she manages to decrypt the book when the wave equation unlocks its secrets.[208][230]
Fusilier says that she has detected Deschaine is on the cusp of becoming a Loa, and she becomes wary of him. He grabs her to access her despairs and enters the Dark Dimension, but she manages to follow. Deschaine sees the mess someone has made.[218][167]
Johnson spray paints a veve on a rooftop, asking for help finding Bowen. He teleports and manages to land by one of the ambulances. He attacks the driver, demanding to know where Bowen is.[218][167]
Del talks to Bowen about having told Dewan she was trying to escape. She puts makeup on Bowen, and tells her that the girls who try to escape are locked up or killed, giving the example of girls who tried to escape 2 days prior and were killed. Bowen tells her that they were lied to, since she saved those girls. She encourages Del to find her family, but Del simply responds that Bowen looks pretty.[218][167]
Assassination of Chantelle Fusilier: Chantelle Fusilier tells Deschaine that the only way to unlock his Loa powers is to figure out his veve's meaning. However, she states that he abuses the power he was given, and so should not become a Loa. Chantelle understands that Deschaine will kill her. He tells her to pick her favorite memory from the records, and she plays it, while Deschaine plays a different one, connected to Fusilier's heart. Chantelle listens to the birth of Evita. She notices Mayhem outside, but silently instructs her not to intervene, as Deschaine kills her.[218][167]
Adina Johnson threatens James Connors again and has a breakdown. When she says she wants to bury Billy properly, Connors tells her that he buried Billy in a local fairground. Adina thanks him and puts crab cake in the oven, then sets plates.[218][167]
Murdock enters the hotel car park himself, finding the abandoned car with Barnes' body and Lim injured on the floor. With Lim taken out, he is able to get through into the building.[182][228]
Chantelle Fusilier lies dead in her home.[218][167]
The abducted girls at the Viking Motel wash clothes. Del spots Bo's unlocked phone as he struggles with a vending machine, and steals it.[218][167]
Dewan discovers Del searching online on the phone. Del says she has discovered that the girls really were saved, and that her mother is still looking for her. Meanwhile, Bowen sits in her room, barely able to move, as a man approaches her to rape her and places money on the desk. She overhears the argument.[218][167]
Dewan yells at Del, but Del stands up to her, saying she has hope. Bowen recovers enough hope to summon a dagger, confusing the man in her room. Mayhem destroys the records in Deschaine's record store.[218][167]
Johnson drives the ambulance toward the motel, preparing to rescue Bowen.[218][167]
Bowen prepares to fight. Meanwhile, Del hears the ambulance siren approach, just as Johnson crashes it into the motel.[218][167]
Mayhem plays positive records in the Dark Dimension to help Deschaine's victims. Meanwhile, Del struggles to leave Dewan, but Bowen breaks through the wall and takes down Dewan.[218][167]
Johnson fights Bo, then he and Bowen separately fights through several guards from opposite sides of the motel, as Mayhem plays various records.[218][167]
Rescue of Alex Wilder: The Runaways ambush Geoffrey Wilder at the airport. They use their collective powers to rescue Alex, and manage to get away with him in the Rolls Royce, blocking Geoffrey from following with Minoru using the Staff of One to create a wall from the tarmac. In the process, Minoru discovers that the staff is only able to perform each instruction once.[208][230]
Bowen and Johnson reunite in the motel, but Johnson then collapses, with Darkforce energy being expelled from him. They are teleported back to St. Theresa's Church, where Bowen tries to get through to him, but he does not answer.[218][167]
After the ceremony, Fisk and Marianna go to their reception. Rosalie Carbone thanks Fisk for sitting her next to the man who tried to prosecute her, having been able to enjoy asking him to hold her purse. Fisk and Marianna begin their first dance. At that moment, the guests are notified on their smartphones of the news story of Ray Nadeem's video being released. Fisk looks at one of the phones and begins to worry.[182][228]
Matt Murdock makes his way through the hotel, a path cleared for him by Benjamin Poindexter taking down all the guarding agents. He hears as a radio call goes out warning that "Daredevil" is en route to the ballroom.[182][228]
Poindexter crashes Fisk's wedding
Tammy Hattley warns Wilson Fisk of the threat, but at that moment Poindexter reveals his presence in the ballroom. He takes the mic and reveals he knows Fisk had Julie Barnes killed. Poindexter hurls the mic at Fisk's head to kill him, but Murdock arrives and tosses a dinner plate to intercept the projectile. The couple and guests flee the ballroom as agents begin firing on both Daredevils. Poindexter attacks an agent and Murdock fights to restrain him.[182][228]
Assassination of Darius Davis: At the Gordon Hotel, Darius Davis texts Tamar to come and join him for a surprise. Entering his room, he finds Catherine Wilder, expresses her disgust for him, and tells him that the only thing that motivates her is the wellness of her family. Without hesitation, Wilder shoots and kills Davis in cold blood. She then proceeds to call Detective Flores to inform him that she has got a scapegoat on whom to blame on Destiny Gonzalez's murder.[208][230]
Wilson Fisk and Vanessa Marianna retreat to Fisk's quarters. Fisk is angry, but Marianna tells him to be smart, and that they need to run.[182][228]
Murdock escapes the ballroom to get to Fisk, as Poindexter hurls knives into the remaining agents. He tries to shoot Hattley in the head, but finds the gun empty, resorting instead to throwing it to knock her out.[182][228]
Murdock gets to Fisk's secret room, knocking out his men. He instructs Shelby to shut down the elevators so the police do not arrive to stop him.[182][228]
Ascending the stairs to Fisk's quarters, Murdock comes face-to-face with his foe, and they run at each other as Marianna runs downstairs. Fisk throws Murdock throw a thin wall, but Murdock manages to trip him down his stairs.[182][228]
Marianna goes to escape the room, but is stopped by Poindexter arriving at the door. He advances to attack her, but Murdock leaps down from upstairs to save her life.[182][228]
Poindexter hurls a bowl at Murdock's head, but Fisk grabs hold of him, beating him against a wall and the staircase before throwing him through a pane of glass. Murdock immediately attacks Fisk again, but Fisk drops him through a table.[182][228]
Poindexter throws a shard of glass to sever the chandelier above Fisk from the ceiling, but Fisk dodges it as it falls, as well as Murdock. Poindexter hurls more shards of glass at Fisk, but he protects himself with his suit jacket. He then hurls some at Murdock, but Murdock defends himself with rods of glass taken from the chandelier. The two engage in a close-quarters fight and Fisk instructs Marianna to go upstairs and leave via the secret room, giving her his suit jacket for protection.[182][228]
Poindexter throws Murdock throw a window and takes the new shards, hurling two into Fisk's now-unprotected side. Murdock gets back up and starts beating Poindexter. Poindexter sees an opportunity to kill Marianna, who has not left the stairs, throwing a sharp metal plate, but Murdock again just manages to bat it out of the air. Fisk furiously lifts Poindexter and smashes him horizontally into the corner of a wall, breaking his back and leaving only Murdock to fight.[182][228]
Murdock and Fisk, injured and exhausted, take each other on again. Murdock gains the upper hand, but Fisk lands stronger blows. He headbutts Murdock, but when he sees Marianna on the stairs, he starts to give in. Murdock punches him, bringing him to his knees, then continues to pummel him, splattering his blood onto Rabbit in a Snowstorm behind him. Marianna cries out, begging Murdock to stop. Murdock grabs Fisk's head, nonetheless preparing to snap his neck, but cannot find it in himself, screaming at his frustration.[182][228]
Fisk taunts Murdock, saying he will never stop hunting Page or Nelson and will reveal his identity to the world, and Murdock realizes Fisk wants him to kill him. Fisk states that no prison can keep him and eggs him on, but Murdock shouts that while he wants to, Fisk does not get to destroy who he is, and he will go back to prison knowing he can never be with Marianna and that the city rejected and beat him - that he beat him. Removing his mask, Murdock threatens that if Fisk goes after his friends, he will prove Marianna ordered Nadeem's murder and she, too, will be imprisoned, knowing that this is something Fisk cares enough about to keep him in check. Fisk apologizes to Marianna for failing her and agrees to Murdock's demands so long as Marianna is left free. The enemies shake hands on a deal.[182][228]
Hearing the police arriving, Murdock heads upstairs. Brett Mahoney enters with a squad and places Fisk under arrest. Poindexter mutters that he cannot move, and Mahoney declares that he is not the real Daredevil, pointing to Murdock, leaving upstairs, and stating that he is.[182][228]
Assassination of James Connors: Adina Johnson goes to her bathroom and sets up plastic tarps on the walls. She unties Connors and tells him to wash himself in the bathroom, but follows and shoots him.[218][231]
Fisk and Marianna are taken from the building to police cars. Nelson and Page are relieved to see Fisk alive, knowing Murdock ultimately did not kill him. Nelson says Murdock should be there, but Page says she is pretty sure he is.[182][228]
Tamar gets to the Gordon Hotel, but, on arrival, she is horrified to discover Davis' murder.[208][230]
On a rooftop nearby, Murdock perches overlooking the streets, finally settling, and in his most comfortable place.[182][228]
The news reports on Davis' assassination, calling it a drug sale gone wrong, and that Davis is supposedly the real culprit for Gonzalez's murder, with the previously suspected children cleared of all charges.[208][230]
Alex Wilder listens to the news then turns off the radio. He is approached by Minoru who tries to comfort him and make amends. They play Street Fighter II together, and Wilder tells Minoru about Livvie.[208][230]
Molly Hernandez goes out to act as a vigilante again, and finds the same couple from the night before. She confronts the man and breaks his car with her powers. Unbeknownst to her, she is being watched by Topher Vasquez.[208][230]
Hernandez returns to the Hostel, where she is confronted by Gert Yorkes for sneaking out. The rest of the Runaways approach the girls, but are interrupted when a young man enters, having followed Hernandez. He introduces himself as Vasquez, and claims that he means no harm.[208][230]
Topher Vasquez talks to the Runaways and tries to convince them that he does not want any problems. Nico Minoru uses the Staff of One to lock him in a bubble in which he cannot be heard, while the team decides what to do with him. As they talk, Minoru notices Vasquez pouring a powder on his wrist and using his powers, the same as Molly Hernandez, to free himself. The team decides to let him stay and sleep, guarded by Old Lace.[208][232]
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Gert Yorkes gets anxious and wakes Chase Stein. He talks to her and relaxes her, before returning to sleep. Yorkes goes to see Old Lace, but when she tries to talk to Vasquez, she realizes he has gone.[208][232]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder arrive at PRIDE Headquarters. Geoffrey confronts his wife for killing Darius Davis, hurt that she killed his close friend behind his back. While Geoffrey is grateful that Davis had protected Alex, Catherine dismisses this, saying he did it just for money. They are interrupted by Robert and Tina Minoru, who congratulate them on the fact their children are not longer fugitives.[208][232]
The PRIDE members discuss the recent events they have been keeping from one to another, with the Wilders trying to get Alex on their own and the Minorus giving Nico the Staff of One. The Yorkeses comment that they have created a serum capable of killing Jonah, but need to test it on a being like Jonah first, deciding to use it on the living beings that in the bottom of the hole in PRIDE Construction Site. Stacey Yorkes explains that once they can use it on Jonah, they need never see each other again. The Yorkeses leave, and the other PRIDE members discover that their children attended one of the PRIDE indigent food centers. Leslie Dean suggests they ask the PRIDE Foundation members for what they might know.[208][232]
Vasquez and Molly Hernandez have collected food for the rest of the Runaways. Before the others arrive, Vasquez and Hernandez discuss their powers and how they might have obtained them, and the possibility that they are related. Even though Vasquez is kind to the Runaways, when the others arrive they are still skeptical about trusting in him, to Hernandez's annoyance. Vasquez tries to make them trust in him, and tells them that people who live on the streets give and take, and they are novices, so he can help them by teaching them survival techniques.[208][232]
Wilder shows the team he has been collecting evidence about their parents
Alex Wilder shows the team he has been collecting evidence about their parents and wants to stop their parents.[208][232]
Brigid O'Reilly goes to the Viking Motel crime scene, and hears the cops refer to the abducted girls as "hookers", correcting them by pointing out they are victims, but they brush her off.[218][231]
Lia Dewan stands on a street corner, and a man drives up behind her, thinking she is a prostitute. He asks where to find coffee, and Dewan flirts to distract him. Andre Deschaine uses a TASER on him. They steal his car, though Deschaine gets a migraine.[218][231]
Tandy Bowen calls Evita Fusilier, asking for help with Johnson. Fusilier calls to her aunt, not knowing she is dead, but gets no response. Fusilier leaves for St. Theresa's Church, packing various ceremonial instruments.[218][231]
Johnson coughs, and Bowen tries comforting him, trying to assure herself that he will be okay. O'Reilly arrives at the church and tells Bowen about the girls being safe.[218][231]
Evita Fusilier tries to help Johnson, but cannot figure out how. Bowen explains her experience in the Dark Dimension, and Fusilier draws Papa Legba's veve, giving Bowen candy as an offering for the Loa.[218][231]
Fusilier summons Papa Legba, and Bowen prepares to enter the Dark Dimension. She and O'Reilly jump in together to rescue Johnson, as Fusilier watches.[218][231]
Bowen and O'Reilly encounter Papa Legba and offer him candy. He takes it, and Bowen looks through the binoculars, seeing an arcade instead of the mall she was expecting. She then finds herself in front of the arcade and walks in, noticing the Johnson figurine.[218][231]
Papa Legba, now appearing as Kenneth Fuchs to O'Reilly, shows her the mall where Mayhem is, after O'Reilly gives him gum as an offering. She looks through the binoculars to take herself to the mall, walking inside. Meanwhile, Bowen meets Samedi.[218][231]
Bowen offers to cut a deal for Johnson's freedom, but Samedi turns her down. He agrees that she can nonetheless leave with Johnson, so long as she can convince him to come, revealing Johnson's presence in the arcade, engrossed in a game.[218][231]
Adina Johnson asks Delgado to submit evidence against James Connors that she obtained illegally, since a priest is protected from revealing a source, but Delgado tells Johnson that he is no longer a priest.[218][231]
Deschaine struggles with his migraine, while Dewan offers to drive him to someone who can help. He instead asks Dewan to use her despair to heal himself, promising that it will be the last time. She reluctantly agrees, and Deschaine finds several records destroyed in the Dark Dimension. He plays one of Dewan's to relieve his pain, then looks at his veve on the record store's locked door, still unable to open it.[218][231]
O'Reilly walks by the record store and sees Deschaine's figure inside, but Mayhem captures her.[218][231]
Evita Fusilier tries to communicate with Papa Legba, but instead receives signs from Chantelle Fusilier, and starts to realize that she is dead.[218][231]
Bowen talks to Johnson, asking him to come home, but he is distracted by his video game. Johnson loses and restarts, so Bowen joins in the game to help. They watch a cutscene and start playing the game, clearing the level. Before Bowen can try again with convincing him, they find themselves inside the game, starting to fight their way through.[218][231]
Mayhem and O'Reilly enter the now empty record store, and talk about their shared memories. Mayhem tells O'Reilly that there are bigger problems than their rivalry, explaining that Deschaine is the person taking the girls. They resolve to find something that can stop him.[218][231]
Evita Fusilier sends Chantelle messages, and she spiritually appears, comforting her. She explains that she has indeed passed away, and that Evita that she has to become a mambo in her place in order to save Johnson.[218][231]
O'Reilly and Mayhem talk in the mall's nail salon. They discuss their father, and their disagreements about their perspectives of the world. O'Reilly realizes that the world needs Mayhem more than her. O'Reilly and Mayhem recombine themselves, with O'Reilly deciding to let Mayhem "drive".[218][231]
Bowen yells at Samedi. Johnson tells Bowen that she is tired of losing, and Bowen begs him to come back, but he refuses. Meanwhile, Evita Fusilier begins her prayer. A group of mambos spiritually arrive and perform a ritualistic prayer, led by Chantelle.[218][231]
Bowen talks about now wanting to leave Johnson, and says that if he insists on staying, she will too. Meanwhile, the mambo marriage ritual continues.[218][231]
Fusilier's bouquet appears in the arcade, replacing Johnson's figurine, and Bowen, Johnson, and Mayhem/O'Reilly are taken back to the world successfully.[218][231]
Bowen gives Mayhem/O'Reilly Deschaine's name, and Mayhem/O'Reilly assures Bowen that O'Reilly is safe.[218][231]
In PRIDE Headquarters, the PRIDE members, minus the Yorkeses, talk to a volunteer that gives food to the homeless. They ask her about their kids, but she explains she does not know them, but has brought Mike on a Bike with her, as he knows some details about their whereabouts. Mike recounts his recent encounter in exchange for $50, and informs them that their kids are safe and healthy.[208][232]
Jonah calls Karolina Dean, his daughter, and asks her to meet him, as he is becoming weaker. Dean texts to agree to meet. Dean is approached by Minoru, and tells her that she is going out to try to get some money for the group by dressing as a Disney princess on Hollywood Boulevard.[208][232]
Alex Wilder comes up with a plan which requires a good computer to hack into the PRIDE Construction Site and explode it. He decides they need to go back to Atlas Academy and steal one of the computers with the help of Topher Vasquez.[208][232]
Jonah meets with Karolina Dean. He assures her that she is his only priority and offers her money for her and her friends, but she refuses. Jonah offers to show her what he wanted to tell her about his family.[208][232]
The Yorkeses arrive at the PRIDE Construction Site and prepare to descend a drone into the hole to make a biopsy of the being at the bottom.[208][232]
The Runaways go to Atlas Academy with Topher Vasquez. On their way to the academy, Vasquez talks to Minoru about her Wicca magic, and she feigns becoming more trusting of him.[208][232]
Vasquez enters Atlas Academy and then proceeds to follow the Runaways' instructions to get the computer.[208][232]
At the PRIDE Construction Site, the Yorkeses uses the samples that obtained from the living being and uses the serum on it. They discover that the organic tissues start to die, a signal of necrosis and that it should work on Jonah. However, another earthquake starts.[208][232]
The Runaways feel the earthquake, which sets off the school's alarms and all the students are made to file outside. Alex Wilder and Chase Stein decide to go by themselves to get the computer, but the group notice that Gert Yorkes is gone.[208][232]
Gert Yorkes goes to the nurse's room in the hope of getting some of her anxiety medication. The nurse makes a call saying she has Yorkes in her office, and Yorkes realizes the parents will find out where they are.[208][232]
The PRIDE members receive an alert that the kids have been seen and discover that it is coming from Atlas Academy.[208][232]
Arriving at the computer lab, Stein and Wilder notice that the door is locked. However, Chase remembers that Eiffel got a master key back in freshman year and goes to the bathroom to get her help, knowing she will be hanging out there. She agrees to give him the key in exchange for something, and Stein agrees.[208][232]
Yorkes finds Wilder outside the bathroom. Stein leaves the bathroom with the key and reunites with them. Yorkes is not happy to see Eiffel following him out.[208][232]
In the city, the lights have gone off due to the earthquake and the streets have become chaotic. Jonah tells Karolina Dean to walk with him, as the earthquake was likely caused by an interference at the PRIDE Construction Site. Dean is unsure, claiming that she is scared, but Jonah tells her that following him is the only way to learn who she is.[208][232]
In the Atlas Academy car park, Minoru and Hernandez watch Vasquez, who notices that he has lost something. The girls decide to approach him, but spot PRIDE arriving. Before they can obtain the computer, the group are forced to flee and hide.[208][232]
At the construction site, the Yorkeses are preparing to leave when Jonah and Karolina Dean arrive. Jonah realizes that the Yorkeses were the one that triggered the earthquake, as the Yorkeses drive away as fast as they can.[208][232]
The Runaways reunite with Vasquez, who managed to obtain the computer that Wilder needed.[208][232]
Back at the Hostel, Wilder starts to work with the computer. When he asks Vasquez for the nature of his powers, Vasquez avoids the subject and leaves the room. He is approached by Nico Minoru, who wants to talk in private. Vasquez tries to make a move on her, but she reveals she has no interest in him, and had swiped a small container of tiny rocks, with Vasquez realizing she got it from him en route to Atlas Academy. Minoru is suspicious and questions Vasquez, saying his powers clearly are not like Hernandez's, since he consumes the substance to get them.[208][232]
At the construction site, Jonah insists Dean trust him as they approach to the hole. They use their powers to fly down into it, slowly descending to the bottom.[208][232]
Topher Vasquez tells his story to the Runaways, saying that his parents were horrible and threw him out of their home. The group, except Molly Hernandez, insist on learning the nature of the substance he consumes to get his powers. Hernandez tells Vasquez to answer the question as she does not want him to have to leave leave, considering him part of her family. He tells them that while he was on the streets, he found some strange rocks in a lizard terrarium, and that once he touched them the rocks gave him power, so he took them, crushed them, and start using them from time to time. He says his supply will run out soon and that he fears he will lose what makes him feel alive. Nico Minoru returns the rock container to him, and the team agrees to cautiously let Topher stay at the Hostel. However, Alex Wilder and Chase Stein are interested in the rocks' provenance, as if they were taken out from the dig site by Gene and Alice Hernandez years ago, they cannot see how they ended up in a terrarium.[208][233]
Hernandez and Vasquez see the map of the PRIDE dig site
Jonah and Karolina Dean reach the bottom of the hole in the PRIDE Construction Site. Jonah tells his daughter to put her hand in a crevice, and, by doing so, she activates Jonah's spaceship. Jonah reveals that they fell to earth long ago, before historical records. Dean realizes that she is an alien, which Jonah confirms, then commenting that the beings within the spaceship are aliens too. He reveals that he escaped from the ship before the impact, and Dean comes to understand that Jonah is trying to rescue them. Jonah then introduces to her to one of the beings that are trapped inside the ship, which he explains is her "brother".[208][233]
Andre Deschaine, having taken enough of Lia Dewan's despair to end his migraine, leaves Dewan comatose on the side of the road. He figures out the meaning of his veve, which is related to music.[218][231]
Evita Fusilier watches her aunt's dead body get taken away, and Johnson arrives to comfort her.[218][231]
Bowen arrives at her house and discovers that her mother has relapsed in her alcoholism. She cleans up and discovers pills that her mother took. Meanwhile, Mayhem/O'Reilly arrives at Mayhem's room in the SRO Hotel. She looks around and dumps gasoline onto all of her work, setting it on fire, then watching it burn.[218][231]
Johnson teleports to Bowen and comforts her, assuring her that they can stop Deschaine.[218][231]
Tyrone Johnson draws a veve to try to locate Deschaine, but it fails. He decides to talk to the gang leaders and ask for help looking, and Tandy Bowen decides to work her own angles. Johnson leaves.[218][205]
Bowen calls her mother, apologizing for yelling at her and wanting to make sure she was okay. She convinces Mayhem/Brigid O'Reilly to let her help on a lead.[218][205]
In the Clinton Church basement, Matt Murdock approaches Maggie Grace before Paul Lantom's funeral. He says that Lantom's last words were "forgive us", and that he learned from Lantom that God's plan is like a beautiful tapestry humans only get to see from behind - and with him having saved many lives as Daredevil, even if some people did not make it, he is considering that his life is how it was supposed to be. Grace is grateful for his forgiveness of her actions and says he has a generous heart. He asks for her help in seeing the errors of his ways, the way Lantom used to help him, and she readily agrees.[182][228]
At Lantom's funeral, Murdock delivers a eulogy about the priest's contributions to the community, bravery in protecting others, and his counsel in transcending fears and forgiveness. He says Lantom showed him the possibilities of being a "man without fear", and has left a great legacy they need to live up to.[182][228]
Leaving the church, Murdock tells Page she too has helped him see the truth about himself. He says he is glad she told him about her brother and James Wesley, and Murdock assures her that she has done more good than harm in life.[182][228]
Marci Stahl tells Foggy Nelson that the firm will be glad to have him back, but he says he is not sure he wants to, which she had guessed he might say. Nelson watches as Blake Tower delivers a speech for the press, saying that everyone now knows Wilson Fisk's lies, so he cannot manipulate the system again. Nelson steps forward and publicly drops out of the DA race and declares his intent to vote for Tower, saying the way he stood up to Fisk was an inspiration.[182][228]
Mayhem/O'Reilly tells Bowen that the Viking Motel girls have gone missing, and that the girls who were arrested have gone crazy and started humming songs.[218][205]
Kidnapping of Lia Dewan: Mayhem/O'Reilly and Bowen come across Lia Dewan, unconscious. The police want to take her away in an ambulance, but Bowen convinces them not to, and instead she and Mayhem/O'Reilly leave with her.[218][205]
At Nelson's Meats, Foggy Nelson's parents explain they will be moving to Tampa. Foggy tells Theo that Tower is taking down Red Lion National Bank, and that if he repays the loan, the Nelsons will not be criminally charged.[182][228]
Karen Page sits with Matt Murdock, and Foggy Nelson joins them. Page tells them Tammy Hattley has flipped and corroborated Ray Nadeem's story, and Murdock says he trusts that Fisk loves Vanessa Marianna, so for now at least, he should keep his word. Murdock says he will move back into his apartment, admitting that he is ready to accept the healthier life of "Matt Murdock" again.[182][228]
Nelson says he has an idea and takes a napkin, writing "Nelson, Murdock & Page" as a new firm name, the way he once did for Nelson and Murdock, and Murdock says he had the same idea. Page points out she is not a lawyer, but Nelson points out she is a great investigator, with Murdock joking she is way more stable than Jessica Jones. Page agrees and they joke about the order of the names, toasting the start of their new work together.[182][228]
A surgeon named Dr. Kenji Oyama operates on Benjamin Poindexter's broken spine, with Poindexter having voluntarily submitted himself for a risky, experimental treatment with Cogmium. Poindexter wakes mid-operation, his irises now resembling the look of a target.[182][228]
Tyrone Johnson follows Solomon and calls his mother, who urges him to take care of himself. He asks about James Connors, and she says that he is being helpful. However, Johnson watches her from outside the house, and sees as she throws bloody newspaper in the fire.[218][205]
Bowen searches Dewan's hopes, but simply finds static, and Dewan sitting in nothingness. Bowen prepares a dagger to potentially kill her, but Mayhem/O'Reilly tells her to let Johnson try checking her fears first.[218][205]
Johnson talks to Solomon, who is reading a newspaper article about Luke Cage, written by Karen Page. Johnson asks for Solomon to help him meet with the Uptown Block Kings and the Money Hustle Gang. He receives texts from Bowen, asking for help with Dewan.[218][205]
Johnson and Bowen keep going through Dewan's mind, and see a young Dewan performing cello. Bowen approaches Dewan and asks to borrow her sheet music to "help out a friend", and she agrees.[218][205]
Johnson and Bowen return to the previous memory in the hospital, but Deschaine takes control of his vision self. He tells the pair he is going to become a god. Johnson and Bowen leave Dewan's mind and tell Mayhem/O'Reilly that the whole city is in danger of ending up like Dewan.[218][205]
Solomon calls Johnson and tells him that the meeting between the gangs has been set up. Johnson tells Bowen that he has to leave. Mayhem/O'Reilly wants to join him, but Johnson leaves before she can.[218][205]
Tyrone Johnson goes to the gang meeting he set up and tells a gang member that he does not stand a chance against him.[218][205]
Mayhem/O'Reilly says she is not waiting anymore and prepares to kill Lia Dewan. Bowen pleads with Mayhem/O'Reilly not to kill Dewan, having changed her mind.[218][205]
Kidnapping of New Orleans Gang Leaders: Johnson threatens the gang leaders' lives, teleporting them to a high rooftop. Meanwhile, O'Reilly/Mayhem points her gun at Bowen, as the two fight over Dewan's life.[218][205]
Johnson tells the gang leaders to refuse business to pimps and sex traffickers. Meanwhile, in St. Theresa's Church, Mayhem/O'Reilly and Bowen reach a stalemate. Mayhem/O'Reilly agrees to let Dewan be Bowen's responsibility.[218][205]
Bowen brings Dewan to the hospital for treatment. Johnson teleports in and says that Deschaine can apparently be found at Club Delight.[218][205]
The pair go to the club and acknowledge that the only way to stop Deschaine is to kill him together. They walk into Club Delight, but realize that they are in the wrong place.[218][205]
Deschaine kisses his trumpet and begins playing. His veve begins to glow. Meanwhile, Bowen and Johnson realize the club relocated, and Deschaine will be at the original place.[218][205]
Attack on Andre Deschaine: Johnson teleports them to the original location of the club, and they hear Deschaine's trumpet playing. A mesmerized crowd of enthralled subjects watches him as the veve continues to light up. Tandy Bowen notices Mikayla Bell, and Johnson notices Melissa Bowen. Tandy pleads with them to leave, but they do not listen. As Deschaine hits his blue note, Bowen throws a dagger and Johnson teleports it at Deschaine to stop him, killing his physical body. However, Deschaine and the crowd disappear to the Dark Dimension, as Deschaine ascends to become a Loa.[218][205]
In the Dark Dimension record store, Deschaine opens his door to unlock his powers.[218][205]
Johnson and Bowen hear Deschaine's music playing on the wind throughout New Orleans.[218][205]
A group of people robs a bank, while the getaway driver listens to music as she waits. The music is replaced by Andre Deschaine's trumpet. The getaway driver suddenly disappears, as well as the police officer arriving on the scene. The driver and cop appear in the Dark Dimension, where they sit down to watch Deschaine play trumpet.[218][234]
Though Johnson is hesitant, Bowen and Johnson nonetheless visit Evita Fusilier. Fusilier tells them that Deschaine is one of few mortals trusted with Loa abilities.[218][234]
Fusilier staples Johnson's cloak to the ground of St. Theresa's Church. She uses it to open a gateway to the Dark Dimension and lights a candle as a timer for his and Bowen's escape. The pair enter through.[218][234]
Johnson and Bowen find Papa Legba gone. Bowen tries to fix the viewfinder, but cannot. Johnson helps Bowen to find confidence and take them to the Esplanade with a veve. They approach the windows and notice somebody had forced their way out, before they walk through.[218][234]
Fusilier chants in order to protect Bowen and Johnson.[218][234]
Bowen and Johnson walk to the record store. Meanwhile, a dark creature manifests in St. Theresa's, sent by Deschaine to stop Fusilier, but O'Reilly/Mayhem arrives and takes it out. Fusilier says that she has to protect her candle.[218][234]
Bowen and Johnson pass through the mirrors, acquiring a ballet outfit and cloak respectively. Meanwhile, O'Reilly/Mayhem fights more Dark Dimension beings, manifesting as soldiers.[218][234]
Bowen and Johnson enter the record store and find it empty. They hear the trumpet and enter through the open door.[218][234]
Bowen and Johnson enter Deschaine's performance hall, and Deschaine challenges them. Bowen attempts to throw a dagger at him, but Deschaine sends them to different personal visions.[218][234]
The Nathan Bowen illusion talks to Tandy in a patronizing tone, and tries to justify his abusive nature. Meanwhile, Johnson's illusion refers to him as a joke, having thrown away all of his chances. The illusion taunts him about his failed attempt at avenging his brother's murder.[218][234]
Tandy Bowen does not accept the Nathan illusion's excuses. A fight breaks out between the two Johnsons, but the illusion dodges the attacks, and continues to taunt him, bringing up AdinakillingJames Connors.[218][234]
Deschaine continues to play, with Bowen and Johnson suspended in a daze in the performance hall.[218][234]
Cloak momentarily breaks out of his vision and calls for Bowen. Bowen calls back, causing her to temporarily escape her vision too, but both are returned immediately after, though now managing to communicate.[218][234]
The Nathan Bowen illusion threatens Tandy, as Tyrone Johnson meanwhile runs from the illusion of himself. Tandy fights Nathan, and she and Johnson work to reunite, while he fights his illusion.[218][234]
Deschaine appears behind Tandy Bowen, who keeps making her way to find Johnson, and the two both go through doors, finding themselves with Deschaine.[218][234]
Mayhem/O'Reilly continues fighting soldiers, one of whom reveals himself to look like Kenneth Fuchs. Meanwhile, Johnson and Bowen's respective illusions appear and threaten them again. The two decide to switch opponents to be clear-headed.[218][234]
"Fuchs" asks Mayhem/O'Reilly to stop hurting him, and not to let her anger consume her, and she kisses him. However, she places a grenade on him, blowing him up.[218][234]
Johnson and Nathan Bowen end up in Eric's grow house. Johnson confronts him about his abusive history. Meanwhile, Tandy and the illusion of Johnson fight. The illusion refers to himself as the perfect version of Johnson. Tandy talks about how the real Johnson is better, as several illusions of officers grab him.[218][234]
Johnson teleports around Nathan Bowen, pushing him to the floor, as he talks about Tandy's newfound courage. He tells Nathan his daughter is better than him. Meanwhile, the Johnson illusion escapes from Tandy, but she pursues him.[218][234]
Deschaine stops them, bringing the pair out of their illusions, before putting them back into different ones.[218][234]
Tandy Bowen finds herself sitting on a bed in the Viking Motel, unable to move. The Nathan Bowen illusion walks in, but Tandy stands up for herself to her father. Meanwhile, Johnson sorts through various cloaks. Deschaine tells him that Tandy Bowen is not around anymore, and that he has a bigger problem. The Johnson illusion returns and threatens Johnson, and the two fight.[218][234]
The Nathan Bowen illusion threatens Tandy, who activates her light dagger. When Nathan says that a dagger cannot hurt him, she turns it into a sword. Johnson, meanwhile, realizes that he has been fighting the perfect version of himself his whole life, and that it is okay to be angry at the world, so long as he works to change what he is angry about.[218][234]
Tandy Bowen tells Nathan that his actions will not define him, and that she has to be better than him. She nicks his throat to scare him and copies the Zorro "Z" cut Johnson showed her, before sending him away. Meanwhile, cloaks start to fly around the Johnsons, as the illusion disappears.[218][234]
Now free from the illusions, the two confront Deschaine, and Bowen uses a dagger to knock the trumpet out of his hands. Deschaine grabs Johnson, but Bowen throws a ball of light at him, dazzling him. Using the hopeful nature of her daggers, Bowen restores hope to her mother, Mikayla Bell, and Mina Hess. She uses another ball of light on Deschaine while Johnson grabs his trumpet.[218][234]
The soldiers start to overwhelm O'Reilly/Mayhem, and Fusilier abandons the candle in order to take some soldiers down herself with her staple gun.[218][234]
Deschaine threatens Johnson, but Johnson has been keeping Tandy Bowen hidden in his cloak's aura. She jumps out, holding a light sword, and stabs him in the heart. Bell, Melissa, and Hess hold Deschaine down while Johnson and Bowen look into his mind, where he is sitting in a record room with his own records. Bowen finds a record and plays it, then scratches the record, causing it to skip, to show him what he did to others. They leave his mind, returning to the Dark Dimension record store, and run to escape the Dark Dimension.[218][234]
The soldiers in the church disappear, and Bowen and Johnson return through the gateway. Bowen asks Mayhem/O'Reilly for a favor. Johnson watches Fusilier blow out the candle, pack up her voodoo equipment, and leave.[218][234]
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Vasquez offers to bring Yorkes some medication for her anxiety attacks, which she is grateful for.[208][233]
Karolina Dean, aware of the Runaways' plan to destroy the construction site, tries to sabotage Wilder's progress with the new computer. She is unable to, however, when she is interrupted by Nico Minoru and Wilder wakes. Dean claims she was just wandering because she was restless.[208][233]
PRIDE have Eiffel come to PRIDE Headquarters, having posted a picture she took with Chase Stein three days before - the favor she had wanted from him. She has brought lawyers and wants immunity, but the parents are more concerned about their children and dismiss Eiffel's attempt, saying she has not been accused of anything. She explains that Wilder had wanted a computer.[208][233]
The Yorkeses reveal to Leslie Dean that they saw Karolina and Jonah together, explaining that they did not call because the mission was secret. Geoffrey Wilder says that they need to know if Jonah knows their children's whereabouts, and Robert Minoru offers that he try to obtain the information from Jonah, saying he has a plan. PRIDE reluctantly agrees.[208][233]
The Runaways notice that Vasquez has left, with the map of the dig site, and realize that he wants to obtain more rocks to keep his powers. They decide to look for him so he does not ruin their plan to sabotage the site.[208][233]
Vasquez finds more rocks at the PRIDE Construction Site.[208][233]
Leslie Dean confronts Jonah for meeting with Karolina behind her back.[208][233]
Janet Stein discovers from her investigation into Jonah's book that his ship has an anti-gravitational engine.[208][233]
Vasquez enters his old home, and the Runaways, minus Yorkes, follow him inside, discovering that Vasquez lied and his parents are good people. Molly Hernandez finds out that Vasquez was present during the night her parents died from the explosion in their lab. His family explain that when Topher used the rocks, his ageing slowed, and that they changed him as he became dangerous to them, stole, lied, and injured his father. The Runaways try to calm him down, but fail, and a fight breaks out between him and them out in the streets.[208][233]
Vasquez uses his strength to throw a dumpster at them, and Chase Stein uses the Fistigons to protect his friends. However, the container is inadvertently blasted towards Gert Yorkes, sitting waiting in the car. Vasquez uses his powers to push Yorkes' car away and the container lands on him instead. The Runaways are forced to flee as the police arrive, unsure of Vasquez's fate.[208][233]
Leslie Dean goes to see Frank, who reveals that Jonah asked him to get another runaway from the streets for a sacrifice. Leslie tries to make it easier for him, explaining how Jonah got her to do it before, and thanks him for being a good dad to Karolina. He says he will refuse Jonah, and they hold hands.[208][233]
Janet visits her husband in the simulation
Janet Stein visits Victor in his simulation. She wants to know if there is a way to destroy the anti-gravitational engine from Jonah's ship, and Victor starts looking into the plans she gives him.[208][233]
The Runaways return to the Hostel and discuss the situation with Vasquez. Hernandez is angry at Nico Minoru for her treatment of Vasquez, and accuses Nico of being just like her mother Tina.[208][233]
Attack on Jonah: Robert Minoru confronts Jonah in the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, and Jonah collapses, struggling with his dying tissue. Minoru reveals that he is using Karolina Dean's bracelet, increasing its inhibitory powers to weaken him. Minoru threatens to increase the level of the bracelet if he does not tell him where their kids are and kicks Jonah on the face for killing Amy Minoru. However, he is then knocked out from behind by Frances and Aura.[208][233]
Karolina Dean tries to comfort Nico Minoru, who is still hurt by Hernandez's words. They kiss and get intimate.[208][233]
Chase Stein and Alex Wilder overhear the couple laughing together and mention how love is in the air, with Wilder asking Stein about his relationship with Gert Yorkes. Stein is concerned about her, but Wilder assures her that it is just the difficulties of a relationship. Stein asks Wilder if he wishes he were in a relationship, but he denies it and jokes that he is in a relationship with his computer, as they keep working on the device together.[208][233]
Gert Yorkes approaches her adoptive sister to tell her that she feels proud of her for her heart and humanity in wanting to protect Vasquez. Hernandez confesses that she wanted a family and wanted Vasquez to be like a brother. Yorkes hugs Hernandez, telling her she is there for her. Then, Yorkes goes to see Old Lace and assures her she loves her.[208][233]
Jonah goes to the PRIDE members carrying Robert Minoru, who is still unconscious. He angrily drops Robert on the floor, and Tina rushes to her husband.[208][233]
Karolina Dean finds and approaches her mother, and asks to learn more about her father.[208][233]
The street artist finishes their work, depicting a face with glowing orange eyes.[208][233]
Gert Yorkes sits in a hospital bed, having submitted herself for help. She is informed that her parents will be coming soon to pick her up.[208][233]
Jonah tells the Yorkeses, Wilders, and Tina Minoru that in two more days his ship will be ready and he will leave the planet, as well as leaving them, but he needs their help for a few more things. When Minoru asks what happens if they refuse, Jonah tells them that he would kill their children. When Stacey Yorkes brings up the Hernandezes' discovery that it could cause an earthquake, Jonah explains that his ship would not do so. In return for their services, Jonah agrees to give them his book, the Abstract, containing all the knowledge of his race, and to reveal to them where their children are.[208][235]
Leslie talks with Karolina about Jonah
Leslie and Karolina Dean discuss recent events and Karolina's true heritage. Leslie tries to explain that she was only part of the sacrifices to help her, and reveals that Jonah was the one who killed Amy Minoru, to Karolina's shock.[208][235]
Gert Yorkes contacts Old Lace telepathically and apologizes for having left her, telling her that she left because she was worried being unstable could get their friends killed. The doctor enters the ward and calls her "Chase", as she is using a fake name to be admitted in the hospital. Janet Stein arrives, pretending to be her mother, come to visit her.[208][235]
Robert Minoru wakes and tells the other PRIDE members what he remembers. Stacey Yorkes proposes they trust Jonah, get the book, and start doing some good to show their children their intentions. Geoffrey Wilder reveals that Janet is working with the Abstract, and Catherine Wilder is annoyed at her husband for keeping secrets from her. The Wilders leave, with Jonah having said their role was done.[208][235]
6th[]
While Alex Wilder works on the computer, he is approached by Nico Minoru. They talk about being the Runaways' leaders, and how they have both made decisions that were unpopular. Nico then asks Wilder for advice on apologizing to Molly Hernandez, but Wilder tells her that she is asking the wrong person, being himself unable to apologize to her after their fight regarding Amy's death. Nico goes to try again with Hernandez.[208][235]
Hernandez does not want to talk to Minoru, calling her judgmental, but tells her that Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes have left the Hostel.[208][235]
Stein reunites with his girlfriend
Chase Stein reunites with Yorkes, who had called him, and Yorkes reveals that she has brought his mother, Janet. The mother and son talk about the possibility of him returning home, and Chase tells her that it is not going to happen any time soon. Janet reminds him that despite the teenagers taking care of each other, his real family is her and his father. Chase abruptly goes to leave, but Janet reveals that Jonah needs another sacrifice and there is no way to stop him, and that she fears that Chase will be the victim. Chase ignores his mother and leaves with Yorkes.[208][235]
Frank Dean gives a speech at the Church of Gibborim, and announces the return of his wife, Leslie, to the community. Jonah watches on from the wings.[208][235]
Karolina Dean is practicing with her powers when she is interrupted by Nico Minoru. Minoru notices that something seems wrong and tries to talk about it. However, Dean, still reeling from her mother's revelations, snaps at Minoru, who apologizes for annoying her.[208][235]
Back at the Hostel, Yorkes tries to explain herself to Stein, but he explains that it has not been easy for him to live with her because she has never let him in, and she kept him out of her plans and put him through a hard time by calling her mother behind her back. Yorkes says that she needed the medication, and needed his mother to authorize it. However, Stein calls her selfish for not considering him. Hernandez arrives and tries to ask Yorkes what happened, but Stein catches her up, leaving Hernandez shocked.[208][235]
Stein tells Wilder and Dean the Runaways need to talk about Jonah
Karolina Dean gets advice from Alex Wilder on how to treat Nico Minoru, following her last talk with her. Dean asks him why he kept a secret related to Amy, and if it would have been better to reveal it to her right at the moment, and Wilder tells her that for Nico, Amy is a serious matter. They are interrupted by Stein, who tells them that they need to gather the group for a meeting about Jonah.[208][235]
In the Church of Gibborim, the Deans talk to Jonah about Karolina. Jonah starts insulting Frank, calling him weak, but Frank dismisses the offence and stands with Leslie. Jonah approaches his former lover and asks her if she is willing to let him die, but Leslie replies that she has already made a lot of sacrifices in his name and tells him he will have to do the next sacrifice by himself.[208][235]
The Runaways discuss the information they have learned about the next sacrifice, and everyone is disappointed in Yorkes' decision. When Hernandez questions if Stein and Yorkes had a fight, Stein expresses his wish to stop sharing room with her, and Yorkes leaves. The group prepare to fight back and stop Jonah, and Dean says that Jonah's room is at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office, so the team decides to set up and go there. Minoru approaches Dean and asks her if she is okay with losing Jonah, but she insists she is. They briefly discuss their relationship, and Minoru suggests to her that they, too, live in separate rooms.[208][235]
Ambush on Geoffrey Wilder: Geoffrey Wilder boxes with his personal trainer, Jason. He then goes to get towels for the sauna, but as he does so, Jason is killed by Jonah. Jonah then ambushes Wilder and starts using his powers to drain his life energy.[208][235]
Janet Stein reveals to the Yorkeses that she has found a way to shut down Jonah's ship for good. However, Stacey starts panicking about what will happen if they fail and their children are attacked by Jonah, and wonders if they are okay. Stein confesses that she has seen Gert, and how Gert contacted her in order to get her medication from the hospital. Stacey becomes angry at her for not telling her about Gert, and leaves abruptly with an angered Dale.[208][235]
Infiltration into the Church of Gibborim Executive Office: Karolina Dean uses her powers to causes a distraction of lights at a Church of Gibborim ceremony, giving enough time for the Runaways to get into Jonah's room. They find Victor Stein in the capsule and two Dematerialization Boxes, mid-energy transfer. They open the one not containing Jonah and find Geoffrey Wilder, realizing he was chosen as the person to sacrifice. They rescue him and leave. Chase is sad that he has had to say goodbye to both his parents again in the same day. As soon as they leave, Jonah wakes.[208][235]
In the Hostel, Gert Yorkes tries to approach Chase Stein, but he is still angry with him.[208][235]
Victor leaves the algorithm
Janet Stein frees Victor from his healing capsule and tells him that it is time to work on how to shut down Jonah's ship.[208][235]
Catherine Wilder tries to contact her husband, but he does not pick up his phone.[208][235]
Alex Wilder wakes up his father, who he has tied up at the Hostel. He tells him that he will make the calls, and that Geoffrey is under his roof and will have to obey him now.[208][235]
Karolina Dean visits Nico Minoru, who cannot sleep. Dean confesses to Nico that she has been meeting with Jonah, and found some of her real family members down in the PRIDE Construction Site hole. However, she claims that everything is different now since she found out the truth: that Jonah killed Amy. Nico accepts a hug from her girlfriend, but is in shock.[208][235]
Alex Wilder talks to his father, Geoffrey, who insists that it is very dangerous to face Jonah, and that they should let PRIDE take care of him. After a brief conversation, Geoffrey reveals that there is a ship down at the bottom of the hole.[208][236]
Dean talks with the rest of the team, and considers confessing about her secret meetings with Jonah
Alex Wilder lets the Runaways know his father's information. When Chase Stein is doubtful, Karolina Dean reveals that she knows it is true because she has been meeting with Jonah, to everyone's anger. Dean explains that he still trusts him when he says that the only thing he wants is to leave for his home planet. Nico Minoru wonders if he is going to take Dean with him, but Dean dismisses the idea. However, Minoru and Wilder agree that it is best to leave Dean behind on the mission to destroy the construction site hole.[208][236]
Jonah goes to see the PRIDE members, minus the Wilders, at the PRIDE Headquarters. Catherine Wilder arrives and asks Jonah about Geoffrey's whereabouts, and he reveals that he wanted to kill him through the sacrifice, but that the Runaways saved him. He tries to convince PRIDE that he will leave that night without causing harm. When Leslie Dean asks if he will leave alone, Jonah smiles and leaves the room, saying that he expects to see them later.[208][236]
Dean convinces Yorkes of rescuing the Gibborim
Karolina Dean convinces Gert Yorkes that they should attempt to rescue the Beings of Light down in the hole. They approach Wilder, who refuses. However, Minoru arrives and agrees, with the girls claiming that if they do not save them they will be just like her parents. Wilder accepts the change of plans.[208][236]
Alex Wilder suggests taking Geoffrey with them to the dig site for help finding out how to save the Beings of Light. The team reluctantly agree, and blindfold Geoffrey.[208][236]
Victor Stein watches the message on his time machine received from a future Chase, the warning him not to use the Fistigons, in order to avert the subsequent events. Victor tells Janet that he wants to form a new life with his wife and son, but Janet is uneasy, unsure if they will be able to stop Jonah. Victor reassures that everything will be fine once the Yorkeses finish their toxin.[208][236]
The Yorkeses prepare their substance to kill Jonah.[208][236]
Leslie Dean tells Frank that the "Ascension" her father described for the Church of Gibborim was referring to Jonah's spaceship, and that everything in the church has been a lie. She expresses her fears that Jonah will take Karolina with her. Jonah arrives, and Leslie tells him that she wants to be there when the ship takes off, and Jonah orders Frank to make sure everything will be all right. As Frank goes to leave, he is approached by a young man who wants to talk with him urgently, but he dismisses him.[208][236]
Alex hacks the Church of Gibborim armed guard trucks and redirects them to the desert so they do not get in the way of their plan.[208][236]
Jonah wonders where Karolina Dean is, and Leslie tells him she likely lied. He decides to go to the construction site, and Leslie texts the PRIDE members to hurry up with the message "Tsunami".[208][236]
The Yorkeses and the Steins receive Leslie Dean's text, and prepare for the attack.[208][236]
Attack on Frank Dean: The young man who had approached Frank Dean earlier, Oscar Gonzalez, the brother of Destiny Gonzalez, confronts Dean again, this time with a gun. Oscar is looking for information for his sister's disappearance, and has heard from the streets that the Church of Gibborim pick up runaways and some disappear, one per year. Dean tells Oscar that he has only just found about those operations himself, and tells him to come to his office with him. However, Dean attacks Oscar as soon as he turns his back on him. During the conflict, however, Oscar ends up shot by his own gun, to Dean's shock.[208][236]
Gert Yorkes notices that Jonah and Leslie Dean have arrived. She sends a text to the rest of the team, but the ones at the bottom do not receive it, due to being underground.[208][236]
Chase Stein realizes that the biological structure of the ship heals itself. Jonah starts talking to the children underground from above, telling Dean to get out.[208][236]
PRIDE arrive at the construction site, Jonah orders one of the aliens, Xavin, to start the launching, despite the fact that the children other than Dean will likely be killed.[208][236]
Karolina Dean uses her powers to fly herself, Chase Stein, and Hernandez out of the hole. Nico Minoru then uses the Staff of One to fly out as well. The parents and children, PRIDE and Runaways, come face-to-face. Victor hugs his son and whispers in his ear to follow his signal.[208][236]
Jonah explains his wishes to take Karolina Dean with him, but she refuses as she wants to stay on Earth with the people she cares about. The ship starts to launch, and earthquake begins, to PRIDE's dismay as Jonah said there would not be one, with Jonah explaining that he lied. He tells his daughter to leave with him if she does not want to die.[208][236]
Stein uses the Fistigons
The ship begins to launch, and PRIDE prepares to enact their plan. Nico Minoru tries to use the staff to stop the launch, but she is unable to. Tina then tries to, but the Staff of One no longer responds to its previous owner, now belonging to Nico. Victor Stein tells his son to attack Jonah, which Chase attempts to. When Jonah retaliates, Karolina Dean deflects the attack.[208][236]
Hernandez knocks Jonah over with a pole while her adoptive parents, the Yorkeses, begin to fire the toxin at the ascending ship. Jonah gets back up and uses his powers to push the members of both PRIDE and the Runaways and away. However, the damage is done; the Steins' device and Yorkeses' toxin begin to work. The ship collapses in on itself and explodes, seemingly killing all the Beings of Light within.[208][236]
Jonah prepares to kill the PRIDE members. Nico Minoru gets up, however, and wets the bottom of the Staff of One with the Yorkeses' toxin. She then stabs Jonah, avenging her sister's death, much to Karolina Dean's despair and everyone else's shock. Nico is relieved, but shocked at her first murder.[208][236]
Karolina Dean reaches her father's corpse. However, Jonah says that now they will have to "take it all". When Dean asks about what he is talking about, Jonah's spirit abandons the corpse of the man he inhabited for so many those years. The man asks where he is before dying.[208][236]
PRIDE is put to sleep by Nico Minoru and the Staff of One
The parents approach their children, wanting them to return home, but Nico Minoru uses the Staff of One to make them fall asleep. The Runaways leave the scene.[208][236]
At the Hostel, the Runaways discuss the events of the night before and whether it changes things. Alex Wilder reminds them that even if PRIDE they worked with them to do some good, that does not change the fact that their parents are murderers.[208][236]
Nico Minoru approaches Karolina Dean, who is saddened by her father's death. Dean angrily says that Minoru could have made him fall asleep, but chose to kill her father instead.[208][236]
9th[]
The PRIDE members gather at the PRIDE Headquarters. They make a toast for their triumph over Jonah, and are grateful that Nico Minoru killed him. The parents agree to seek out their children individually, with PRIDE disbanded.[208][237]
Molly Hernandez goes to see her adoptive sister Gert Yorkes. Hernandez finds that Yorkes has an application letter for a university in Massachusetts and Yorkes explains she thinks she needs to try. She also comments that Chase Stein has not forgiven her for bringing his mother to see him. Nico Minoru enters the room and asks if she can use the mirror, as the other one is in Karolina Dean's room and she would rather not to talk to her currently. However, things become awkward when Yorkes accidentally brings up Jonah's death. Minoru tells them not to worry, and that Yorkes' application for university is a good idea.[208][237]
Stein and Wilder talk about moving on
Alex Wilder and Chase Stein return from picking up food for the rest of the group. They talk about their parents potentially being good people again, but Wilder reminds Stein that PRIDE are still killers. Stein tells Wilder to start looking for other options as they need to move on. Wilder then checks his phone, having sent several messages recently to Livvie.[208][237]
The DA office calls agent Flores and informs him on the evidence.[208][237]
Flores meets with Catherine Wilder and shows her the evidence, a video of Davis' location the day of Gonzalez's murder. Flores orders Anthony Wall to destroy the evidence, and Wilder orders Flores to "send a message" in order to keep Livvie quiet.[208][237]
In the Hostel, the Runaways decide that they need to all take a day off individually. Wilder goes to see Livvie.[208][237]
Attack on Livvie: Tamar leaves the hospital with her newborn son Xerxes Davis. Alex Wilder arrives and tells Livvie that she is right, Davis has been framed by PRIDE, to Tamar's surprise. Before they can talk further, Anthony Wall starts a shooting from nearby. Tamar protects Xerxes while Wilder protects Livvie, just about staying safe.[208][237]
Frank Dean approaches his wife and tells her what happened with Oscar Gonzalez. He is shocked to hear that neither PRIDE nor Jonah can help him when Leslie explains about what has been happening, and Leslie informs him that she will also be closing the Church of Gibborim to move on with their lives. Frank becomes desperate because as he is panicked about having killed someone, but Leslie calms him down and tells she will call PRIDE's police contact one more time - but that he will be on his own afterwards.[208][237]
Livvie is interrogated by a policeman at the hospital, and tells the man that the guy who shot at them was a gang member she recognized called "AWOL". However, Tamar tells the policeman to go and question other people, then telling Livvie that AWOL is a policeman now, so the police will not investigate him, and that this attack was a warning, so they need to stop or else next time, they will be dead. Livvie goes to speak to Wilder and tells him to tell her everything he knows, and Wilder says that it is time she meets his friends.[208][237]
Wilder realizes his friends have arrived
The Runaways, minus Karolina Dean, arrive at Nana B's house. They meet at the garage and Wilder suggests they hack into the Gordon Hotel's cameras in the hope of then showing that Davis was, he believes, killed by Geoffrey Wilder.[208][237]
Geoffrey Wilder confronts his wife for the attack, informing her that Alex was present at the shooting due to him dating Tamar's sister. He is angry at her and tells that since Darius Davis' murder, he has been unable to see her the way he did before. Geoffrey tells Catherine she has to fix the problem.[208][237]
Leslie Dean informs Flores about Oscar's murder and gives him money to take care of the problem. She tells him that PRIDE will no longer be requiring his services. Meanwhile, Frank takes pictures of the meeting.[208][237]
The Runaways successfully infiltrate the Gordon Hotel. At the penthouse, where Alex will obtain the footage they need, Nico Minoru feels uncomfortable and leaves the room with Hernandez. Wilder is left with Livvie, and tells her to enjoy the luxury room while they are there.[208][237]
Stein and Yorkes pretend to be a married couple
Chase Stein discovers Gert Yorkes' university application letter. They start arguing, but are interrupted when an worker enters the room. They pretend to be a couple on their honeymoon, but end up continuing fighting in front of the woman. She leaves, uncomfortable, and Stein puts the application letter in a chocolate fountain.[208][237]
Minoru and Hernandez come across the worker woman who met Stein and Yorkes as she informs a guard from the hotel that the couple that reserved the penthouse have called from Denver, meaning the couple she met were intruders. The guard tells her that LAPD called warning about some teenagers who may infiltrate the building, and Minoru and Hernandez run to alert the others.[208][237]
Alex Wilder manages to hack the security cameras and discovers that it was his mother, Catherine, who murdered Darius Davis.[208][237]
Geoffrey Wilder goes to Nana B's home, having arranged a meeting with Tamar. He gives Tamar the money that he had promised Davis and apologizes for what happened, explaining that he wishes for her to have a good life. She accepts the money, but warns him to be careful, saying that they are not straight, and that she is "just getting started".[208][237]
Piper is told by General Hale that if she helps bring in her missing friends, Phil Coulson's team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, they can be kept safe. Piper falls for her trick and helps to lure them in, activating the Kree Beacon beacon from the Battle of Union City to attract their attention. This beam of light in the sky becomes rumored to be caused by aliens, and eventually renowned as the start of a chain of events leading to an attack on Chicago.[238][239]
Frank frames Leslie for the murder of Oscar Gonzalez
Frank Dean meets with Aura and Frances and shows them the photos he took of Leslie with Oscar Gonzalez's body, framing her for the murder.[208][237]
Karolina Dean returns to the Hostel and listens to Jonah's message. She learns that he took many host bodies in his time on Earth, and that the sacrifices through the Rite of Blood allowed him to stay in his current body in the hope of connecting with her, as he did not want to risk finding another host and losing the opportunity to see her.[208][237]
Minoru and Hernandez reach the others and tell them they have to leave. The Runaways go to escape the Gordon Hotel, with Wilder still shocked by the fact that his mother killed Davis.[208][237]
Molly Hernandez chooses to stay behind and use her strength to hold off the guards coming after them. She then intentionally lets herself get captured to stop them going after the others, sure that she will then just be able to escape. However, before she can, Anthony Wall and Flores arrive and stop her.[208][237]
Hernandez is approached by Flores, who confesses he knew her parents. Flores threatens to torture her in order to find out where her friends are, but Hernandez uses her powers to free herself and beat up Flores. The Runaways, joined by Karolina Dean, arrive to save Hernandez, only to see she has already resolved the situation. The group get away.[208][240]
The Runaways get rid of their phones, as Flores has Hernandez's so could be tracking them. They take Livvie with them to the Hostel.[208][240]
A drone is sent out looking for the Runaways.[208][240]
Alex Wilder realizes that Livvie still has her smartphone. When she explains it has footage from the shooting, he saves all the files from the phone for her, and he and Livvie see that they got AWOL in the footage. Wilder decides to copy everything and then destroy the phone, telling her he can then make it seem like her cellphone is in the mountains of Wakanda. Livvie agrees and then asks Wilder if she can see the dinosaur, Old Lace.[208][240]
The drone encounters Old Lace, dropping a serum on her.[208][240]
10th[]
PRIDE is confronted by Flores
Flores visits the PRIDE members and confronts them for not telling him what their children were capable of. He then says that Darius Davis' murder could lead to them and their criminals activities getting exposed and leaves. Victor Stein suggest they use their minds to create weapons that will guarantee the safety of themselves and, ultimately, their children.[208][240]
Gert Yorkes tries to feed Old Lace, but she rejects it. Chase Stein talks to Hernandez about Yorkes, then approaches Yorkes and offers to help her. She apologizes for her actions, and they reconcile their relationship.[208][240]
Livvie decides to go home, in order to not worry her sister. Wilder offers to keep her company and asks about visiting the place Livvie had once suggested to eat, but she says that Anthony Wall eats there too. Wilder suggests, however, that they go to face Wall and present the evidence they have against him. She does not want to, but Wilder says he will take his friends, without telling them the real reason for the trip.[208][240]
The Runaways arrive at the Simply Blossom ready to eat, but Molly Hernandez notices that Anthony Wall has entered. Stein realizes it is not a coincidence, that Wilder has planned the encounter, but Wilder tells the Runaways to trust in him.[208][240]
Wilder confronts Wall and tells him he knows he participated in Darius Davis' murder. Wall gets angry and pulls out a gun, forcing all the other customers to leave and having the Runaways kneel and surrender. Nico Minoru, however, uses the Staff of One to freeze Wall and his partners, allowing them to escape. The Runaways leave and tell Wilder that they will trap their parents another way, and Wilder decides to take Livvie home.[208][240]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder discuss how they have to approach Alex, before Victor's new inventions get to the children. Geoffrey says that he is considering going to Tamar, and claims that he currently trusts her more than Catherine.[208][240]
Flores and AWOL discuss their respective failures at catching the Runaways. AWOL angrily confronts Flores for not telling him about the children's powers, but Flores reminds AWOL of his authority, and AWOL leaves, annoyed.[208][240]
Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder visit Tamar, who agrees to call them when she finds out where the kids are. However, when they leave, Tamar enters her home and talks to AWOL, who had already visited her. She agrees to give him intel on PRIDE's activities in order to take them down.[208][240]
Tina is possessed by the Magistrate's daughter
Tina Minoru is briefly overcome by the possession of one of the Beings of Light from the construction site. She is acting differently when she approached by Robert. Once he mentions that Nico was the one who killed Jonah, Tina returns to normal.[208][240]
Geoffrey Wilder attacks Flores and asks why he had not let them know when AWOL's squad found the Runaways. Flores explains that he did not get the call either and that AWOL is dangerous as he tends to act on his own.[208][240]
Alex Wilder and Livvie enter Tamar's home, only to run into AWOL, and Tamar insists he only wants to talk. Wilder agrees to talk with him in private.[208][240]
Dale Yorkes visits his wife, Stacey, who is doing research. Stacey is rude to him and claims that she is doing a solo project and should be left alone. When he goes upstairs, Stacey returns to normal, having also been possessed.[208][240]
Old Lace is acting frantic and not responding to Yorkes anymore.[208][240]
AWOL tells Wilder that Flores has a lot of evidence against the PRIDE members as his insurance. Wilder offers AWOL to help him put Flores and PRIDE behind bars in return for the video of him shooting at the hospital never being released. They make a deal as Livvie enters, angry at Wilder for letting AWOL get away with his crimes. Wilder says that it is the only way to beat his parents and PRIDE, but Livvie disagrees with the plan and tells him that he is behaving just like his parents, making him leave the house.[208][240]
11th[]
Nico confronts Alex for his plan
Livvie visits the Hostel and informs the Runaways of Wilder's plan. Wilder wakes and walks in on their discussion, and the team express their complete disapproval. They tell him he should not be making such decisions and plans alone, but Wilder calls them hypocrites for their accusations when they have done such things themselves.[208][240]
Anthony Wall visits PRIDE and informs them about the file Flores had on them. AWOL offers to get rid of Flores and become the new chief at the LAPD office, then work for them and bring their children in. PRIDE agrees.[208][240]
Assassination of Flores: Flores goes looking for AWOL at the Simply Blossom and heads to the back freezer room. AWOL reveals he is hiding there with a gun, then shoots the pipes to freeze Flores to death.[208][240]
Alex Wilder calls AWOL, who tells him that the plans have changed and he will not meet with him.[208][240]
Karolina Dean hears a voice calling to her. When she goes to find out who is calling, she runs into Nico Minoru, and they finally end up talking, but Dean avoids a proper reconciliation.[208][240]
Gert Yorkes and Old Lace become very sick at the same time. Yorkes collapses and Stein worries that they are both dying.[208][240]
Kidnapping of Livvie: Following PRIDE's orders, AWOL breaks into Tamar's house and kidnaps Livvie so he can get her information on the Runaways' location.[208][240]
Alex Wilder starts to investigate what is happening with Old Lace, as her condition is seemingly also affecting Yorkes. The team discovers that AWOL and his squad has arrived at the Hostel through one of their security cameras, and that Livvie is with them as a threat. They discuss how they might be able to save both Livvie and themselves.[208][146]
Leslie Dean prepares to dismantle the Church of Gibborim, getting rid of their oldest books. Frank finds her and confronts her, refusing to dismantle the church as he claims he has done a lot for it. Leslie asks if Frank's desire is to be a family, which he confirms, and she says he has to choose either that or the church. When she leaves, Frank starts taking everything out of the skip.[208][146]
Nico Minoru defends the Hostel
Siege of the Hostel: Nico Minoru puts up a protective spell to shield the Hostel from being seen. AWOL threatens to kill Livvie if Alex Wilder does not come out with his friends and bring the video tape of him shooting at the hospital. When Wilder attempts to leave and give in, Hernandez uses her powers to knock him to the ground.[208][146]
Janet Stein talks to Victor about her concern that PRIDE has agreed to make dangerous weapons in order to get their children back, but Victor says that it is the only way to bring them in. Janet eventually agrees, then accidentally breaks something. Surprisingly to her, her husband is understanding and talks with her calmly, saying that he needs her as she is very useful. They start kissing and end up having sex in the lab.[208][146]
The Runaways try to negotiate with AWOL, telling him that the footage will be given to him if he frees Livvie. He agrees to take it only if Minoru is the one that gives him the footage, which the team realize is to make sure the shield goes down. When they refuse, AWOL starts shocking Livvie with a taser to torture her. Wilder tells the team a new plan he has come up with to get themselves a hostage. The first step: to get Gert Yorkes and Old Lace out of danger. Hernandez takes Old Lace, while Stein takes Yorkes.[208][146]
Victor reenters the lab
Victor Stein reenters his lab and sees everything has been made a mess. He asks Janet what happened and she answers that they made love an hour ago, which Victor does not believe, claiming he would always want a clean lab. Janet asks Victor what he remembers and he says that he only remembers waking and then seeing the lab in a mess. When Victor realizes that he is not feeling like himself, he decides to get some sleep.[208][146]
Aura and Frances visit Leslie Dean. When she brings up the subject of closing the Church of Gibborim, the women become angry and try to remind Dean that the church is a family and is not just about its leadership. Vaughn Kaye overhears.[208][146]
Chase Stein manages to drive Gert Yorkes and Old Lace away from the Hostel. Alex Wilder draws AWOL's attention as Minoru removes the shield on the Hostel. Wilder lures AWOL through the ceiling, and when he gets into the Hostel, Nico Minoru uses the Staff of One to create a fortress around them, cutting his rope and making AWOL their hostage.[208][146]
"Tina" bothers Janet
Tina Minoru arrives at the Steins' laboratory. She acts strange and makes Janet Stein uncomfortable, and Janet walks out. Victor arrives at the lab and asks Minoru if she is really her. When she says "no", Victor responds that he, too, is not the real Victor Stein. They embrace, the Beings of Light possessing them happy to be reunited.[208][146]
At the Hostel, Hernandez, Dean, and Wilder face AWOL, who claims that they will not win their fight as his team has them surrounded and their parents have power through money and resources. When AWOL insults Livvie, Wilder starts using the Fistigons to suffocate him. The girls push Wilder away, and he apologizes for his behavior, stunned at himself, and leaves.[208][146]
Dean follows Wilder, and he explains to her that the only way to get rid of this situation could be by making hard calls, possibly killing the people trying to kill them. Dean is disgusted and claims that she has to think it over.[208][146]
Nico Minoru begins to feel that the Staff of One is taking over her. She claims that the reason she killed Jonah is because the staff told her that it was the right thing to do. She screams that she will not be able to keep the spell up any longer as the staff is causing her pain. Wilder and Dean return, and Wilder suggests letting AWOL's squad in.[208][146]
Yorkes wakes up only to find her parents, Dale and Stacey Yorkes, who are happy that she has been returned to them.[208][146]
Stacey is momentarily possessed by Magistrate's wife
As Chase Stein stands by, having delivered Gert Yorkes and Old Lace to Gert's parents for help, Stacey reveals that she was the one who sent a drone with a toxin for Old Lace, but she was not aware that Gert would get sick too. Dale is angry at his wife for her actions. When Stacey goes to administer the cure to Yorkes, Stein stops her and comments that Old Lace is the one who needs curing, with she and Gert sharing more than just a telepathic connection. Dale takes the antidote from Stacey and uses it on Old Lace. Stacey then faces Stein and says that he does not know anything about biology or her daughter.[208][146]
Wilder orders Minoru to shut down the shield, which she does. The plan is to use the Staff of One and disarm AWOL's men of their guns. However, when the men are let inside, Minoru fails to do her part as she collapses from the effort of the shield spell. Wilder and Dean are forced to protect Minoru and fight back AWOL's men while Hernandez goes to get Livvie.[208][146]
Hernandez rescues Livvie and they return to the Hostel to help in the fight.[208][146]
When AWOL and his men corner Wilder and Dean, the Staff of One, which channels power from the Dark Dimension, returns itself to Minoru and reinvigorates her. She uses its power to make the squad members disappear entirely, and all the team are left shocked, as Minoru finds herself weak again.[208][146]
Chase Stein takes care of Gert Yorkes as she recovers. Yorkes asks him when they are going to leave, and he says once she is fully recovered. He insists that she needs to have more faith in her parents, but Yorkes claims that they are evil and they do not change, something that is corroborated when Stein discovers that they have been locked in the room with no way to leave.[208][146]
Wilder tries to comfort Livvie. She apologizes and tells him that she did what she did in order to protect her family, and that he should do the same.[208][146]
At the Church of Gibborim, a "reconditioning" ceremony is prepared for Leslie Dean, who is brought to the room by Vaughn Kaye. He locks the room, trying to be loyal to the church, and Frank, Aura and Frances led the ceremony. Leslie screams for help but no one comes to her aid.[208][146]
On the streets of Los Angeles, Victor Stein, possessed by one of the Gibborim who escaped the destruction of Jonah's ship, the same as Tina Minoru, starts posting notices in their language telling any others out there to come to him and Minoru.[208][146]
At the Church of Gibborim, Frank Dean tries to convince Leslie to believe in their faith again, but she refuses to. Frank then instructs for Leslie to be taken to the Crater.[208][241]
Dale and Stacey Yorkes take breakfast to Chase Stein and Gert Yorkes, who are trying to figure out how to escape. While Gert talks with her parents, Stein starts drinking the orange juice. Too late, Gert tries to alert him that it might be poison, as Stein loses consciousness.[208][241]
Molly Hernandez tries to celebrate her birthday, which had been the day before, with a muffin. Alex Wilder finds her and when she explains that it was her birthday, he tries to help her celebrate, but she rejects it and says that she also does not want a "quinceañera" celebration. Hernandez says that she would want to celebrate it with family like Yorkes, which causes Wilder to realize that Stein must have taken Yorkes to her parents for help.[208][241]
Karolina Dean approaches Nico Minoru, who is resting, but Minoru does not want Dean's help and tells her to go. When Dean leaves the room, she starts hearing the same voice she heard before. She is approached by Hernandez and Wilder, who tell her they have figured out where Stein and Yorkes are being held.[208][241]
The place where Leslie is held hostage
Leslie Dean is taken to the Crater, a place where the Church of Gibborim try to reindoctrinate their people. There, she is taken to a nameless woman. Dean claims that she does not believe in their faith. The woman tries to give her a nameless label moniker, but Dean insists that her name is Leslie Ellerh Dean. She asks for a glass of water as she has not slept or eaten overnight, but then faints.[208][241]
The Yorkeses inject Chase Stein with a serum that makes it difficult to lie. They try to make him reveal where the Runaways where hiding, but are interrupted when Tina Minoru arrives, sent by PRIDE.[208][241]
Xavin arrives at the Church of Gibborim Executive Office and asks Vaughn Kaye about Karolina Dean's whereabouts. They ask him to show them something that Dean has touched so they can track find her, but Kaye finds this strange. When he turns his back on them, Xavin disappears.[208][241]
At the Crater, Leslie Dean wakes and talks with the woman who met earlier. Dean says that if her father was still alive and discovered what Jonah was, he would have wanted to destroy the Church too. The woman, whose alias is S4E2R, tells Dean that she would need an army to destroy the church, and that it would be too much stress for her baby. Dean is shocked to find out someone knows she is pregnant, having not revealed it to anyone.[208][241]
The Yorkeses try to interrogate Stein, but he gets sidetracked and does not give them any information. When Tina Minoru says that this is not useful and goes to call the other PRIDE members, Stacey holds a gun to her and tells her to go to the basement, saying she will not ruin their opportunity to get her girls back home. Stacey takes Minoru downstairs.[208][241]
Janet Stein visits her husband as he leaves the clinic. Victor claims that what Jonah did to him really helped as he no longer has brain cancer, nor any trace of the gunshot he received. Janet is still skeptical about the only way to bring back the kids being by force, but Victor says that it necessary.[208][241]
Wilder, Dean, and Hernandez arrive at the Yorkeses' mansion. They decide to enter and rescue the others by force.[208][241]
Stein wakes and sees Yorkes, who is worried about him. Tina Minoru, possessed with a Gibborim, starts to talk to them, and reveals that PRIDE is making a new arsenal to fight against them and neutralize their abilities.[208][241]
Hernandez, Dean, and Wilder surprise the Yorkeses and force them to surrender. Stacey Yorkes, who is glad to see Hernandez, wishes her a happy birthday, which Hernandez confirms to Dean was the day before. Dean and Hernandez go to the basement to rescue Yorkes, Stein, and Old Lace while Wilder stays to keep the Yorkeses under control with the Fistigons.[208][241]
The team surrounds the PRIDE members
Hernandez and Dean break into the basement and explain that AWOL and his team were defeated. The Runaways gather the three PRIDE members in the basement and force them to stay down while they leave. Once Hernandez has freed Old Lace, the team leaves, but Old Lace stays and threatens the Yorkeses. Dale Yorkes manages to tranquilize her as Minoru runs away.[208][241]
The Runaways decide they have to leave Old Lace behind so they can escape, which saddens Yorkes.[208][241]
Nico Minoru prepares her room at the Hostel for a Wiccan ritual to no longer suffer, be hurt, or cause hurt. She decides to hide the Staff of One, the cause of all her recent pains, inside a wall.[208][241]
Leslie Dean sneaks into the Church of Gibborim's Crater office and searches the files for the woman who has been treating her. She discovers that the woman is her estranged mother.[208][241]
Leslie Dean approaches her mother, whom she had been told was forced to leave the church, and tells her that she never told anyone about her pregnancy because she was scared of it, not wanting to fail as a mother again, and says she imagines she feels the same. Her mother, who is meditating, does not answer. Leslie calls her by her name, Susan, and Susan Ellerh finally reacts, becoming angry at her for saying her name, as it goes against the person who she is now. Ellerh starts calling for the guards.[208][241]
Call from the clinic
Victor Stein ignores a call from the clinic, having in fact never attended his appointment. He tells his wife, Janet, that he is planning on using the telephone lines to make multiple calls, then through voice recognition start detecting Chase's line. Janet is amazed at Victor's intelligence and compliments him. He kisses her.[208][241]
In the Hostel, Hernandez asks her friends why they are not feeling awful or are willing to cry because of everything that has happened recently. While Karolina Dean says that they are being strong for her, Chase Stein claims that is also because they do not want to accept the truth. Wilder agrees and tells them that they need to relax, suggesting they throw Hernandez a quinceañera. Minoru agrees and says that they have enough money thanks to AWOL's squad. Hernandez says that they cannot have a party without Old Lace, but Yorkes reminds her that they can do another one once she comes back. Hernandez is delighted.[208][241]
The Runaways at the local market, while a guy with a Captain America's Shield t-shirt walks behind them
The Runaways go to a local market and start to buy clothes, ornaments, lights, and food for the event that night. Hernandez asks Stein to be her chambelan for her party, and Stein accepts, not knowing what it actually is. Xavin arrives and approaches Dean, touching her forearm and saying that they were looking for her. Dean asks if she knows them, but when Yorkes calls Dean to help them choose the music, Xavin disappears. Dean recognizes Xavin's voice as the mysterious one that she has been hearing at the Hostel and tries to look out for them, but fails.[208][241]
Back at the Hostel, Alex Wilder and Chase Stein talk briefly about how the Yorkeses behaved, and Stein says that he understands that their parents love them in their own way, and is unsure if he wants to keep fighting because they are people they cannot beat or outrun. Wilder replies that he is still willing to do anything he can to put his parents behind bars due to the awful things they have done.[208][241]
Victor Stein enacts his plan and starts listening to every call made in the area close to where the children are supposed to be. The signal catches one of the Hostel's phones and Chase answers, triggering the voice recognition. Victor picks up the phone and talks to his son, telling him that he is very sick but his mother does not know it yet, and that he wants to see him one last time before time runs out. Wilder interrupts and asks Stein if everything is okay, and Stein keeps the call a secret. When he tries to go back to the call, it has shut off.[208][241]
Celebrating a quinceñara for Molly Hayes Hernandez
The Runaways hold Molly Hernandez's quinceañera. Together, they have a shared rare beautiful moment, but Stein sneaks off to pack.[208][241]
The Yorkeses decide to set Old Lace free in order to help track down the Runaways, and agree that afterwards they will kill the dinosaur.[208][241]
Yorkes goes to see Stein and thanks him for making Hernandez happy, but she notices that he is packing, and he admits he is about to leave. Yorkes calms herself and forces Stein to tell everyone in the group first.[208][241]
Chase Stein says goodbye to his friends and tells that he has to leave because he does not feel that he belongs with them anymore. Everyone is left heartbroken, especially Hernandez and Yorkes.[208][241]
Chase Stein meets with his parents, who welcome him back.[208][241]
14th[]
Leslie Dean wakes from a nightmare about her mother being taken away, and her own struggles with motherhood.[208][242]
The Runaways eat and discuss how to proceed after Chase Stein's departure, watched by Xavin without their knowledge. They decide that they doubt Stein would at least willfully reveal their location. Dean approaches them and asks for help rescuing her mother from the Crater. While the others consider helping, Wilder refuses.[208][242]
Chase Stein, back in his old home, comes to breakfast and is greeted by his mother, Janet, who assures him that he did the right thing by returning home. However, when she mentions the possibility of revealing his friends' location, he refuses. Victor arrives and offers his son a chance to intern at PRIDE, as he means to show that without Jonah, they can be the benefit organization they always wanted to be. Wanting to spend more time with his father, Chase agrees.[208][242]
Taking Chase Stein outside, Victor explains about his sickness. Not realizing that he is being possessed, he confesses that he is seemingly blacking out and doing things he never decided to do, and shows Chase that his skin is slowly dying. Victor claims that he only wants to spend more time with his family.[208][242]
Leslie argues with Frank
Leslie Dean is taken to Frank, the new leader of the Church of Gibborim. They argue about their roles in the church's success, and Leslie finally realizes that her husband only wants attention and to be admired, something that he did not obtain while being an actor. Frank replies that all he wanted was to have a family, but Leslie claims that is not true, that he only wanted to be part of her family and is missing what is truly important. She reveals to Frank that she is pregnant and does not know whose baby it is, his Jonah's. She says that she can take a DNA test, but that she will not return to the Crater room where she is being kept.[208][242]
Alex Wilder goes to meet with Livvie, but is instead met by Tamar. Wilder takes the gun that Darius Davis took from him weeks ago, with the intention of framing his parents and getting justice for Davis. Tamar says Wilder should consider his relationship with Livvie over.[208][242]
Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, and Molly Hernandez decide to rescue Leslie from the Church of Gibborim. Karolina informs them that Vaughn Kaye will help them too. As they talk, they are again unknowingly watched by Xavin.[208][242]
Kaye joins the girls on their way to rescue Leslie Dean.[208][242]
Chase arrives at the PRIDE Headquarters, where he overhears Megan and Mary, who are massively confused after having the weapons tested on them.[208][242]
PRIDE discusses what to do with Chase Stein now that he has returned. While the Yorkeses want to test the truth serum on him again, Victor has other plans in mind, which he begins to share with the rest of the PRIDE members.[208][242]
Kaye and the Runaways trio arrive at the Crater. Karolina Dean decides to confront Frank, believing she knows how to manipulate him.[208][242]
Karolina Dean visits her father in his office, and starts saying things she knows Frank will be wanting to hear. Frank is happy to see his daughter back and says that now they can guide the church together. When Karolina asks about her mother's role, Frank answers that she has lost her way. Karolina asks to see her but Frank refuses. Karolina says that if he keeps her away and forces her to stay in a place where she does not want to be, she will be dragged into darkness, and insists that she is the only one who can rescue her mother and bring her to the light. Frank claims to finally accept to take her to where her mother is.[208][242]
Frank Dean takes his daughter to a room, but outsmarts her and locks her away, telling her that her powers will not be helpful as there is nothing electronic around. Karolina tells Frank that this is not who he was, but he replies that he is now the person who she and her mother have forced him to become.[208][242]
A while later, Karolina Dean's door is unlocked approached by S4E2R, Susan, who has finally remembered who she was. Susan tells Karolina of how Jonah distorted the vision that she and David Ellerh had for the church, and that she was kept away once Jonah turned his eyes on her daughter, Leslie. She proceeds to help Karolina, in order to save Leslie.[208][242]
Vaughn Kaye spies for Minoru and Hernandez, then informs them that Dean has gone deeper into the compound. Minoru and Hernandez are worried, and Hernandez convinces Minoru to use the Staff of One. She reluctantly agrees to, but only if necessary.[208][242]
Susan Ellerh takes Karolina Dean to her mother, who is delighted to see her daughter. Susan's plan is to help take the church back from Frank by putting Karolina and Leslie as the leaders, but Leslie says that she wants to end the church, not guide it. Karolina tries to convince Susan to help them escape, and she reluctantly agrees.[208][242]
In the Hostel, Gert Yorkes visits Alex Wilder. She says that Wilder is trying to get vengeance, and that it is a bad idea, but Wilder asserts that he wants justice. Yorkes suddenly feels hungry.[208][242]
In the Yorkeses' basement, Old Lace is hungry, which forces the Yorkeses to feed her.[208][242]
While Old Lace eats, her telepathic connection with Yorkes causes her to burp. Wilder tells her that he really wants her to leave his room, but Yorkes realizes that it is because of her connection to Old Lace, realizing that she is okay.[208][242]
Susan Ellerh manages to escort her daughter and granddaughter to the edge of the facility, but they are stopped by Frank Dean. Karolina uses her powers to convince the believers from the Church of Gibborim that she is one of the angels that their founder, David Ellerh, wrote about in his books. All the believers are bewildered but delighted, treating her as the One. They let Karolina and Leslie go, but Susan chooses to stay to purge the church of Frank's corruption, saddening Leslie, who wanted her to stay with them.[208][242]
The group leaves the facility as Frank is taken to the reconditioning by the members of the church, who consider him a heretic.[208][242]
The Runaways take Leslie Dean to the Hostel, which angers Alex Wilder, since it had not been agreed upon. Minoru decides that Dean has to stay, given her pregnancy and that she knows the Hostel's location, and Wilder leaves the room, frustrated. Dean thanks the Runaways for rescuing her, and Hernandez gives her a new room in the Hostel.[208][242]
Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean talk about the amazing thing Dean did back at the compound. Minoru confesses that she is scared of the Staff of One and of what she might be able to do with it. Dean tries to comfort her and says that may be the darkness that she channels by using the staff comes from within her, and that she might have to embrace who she really is. She kisses her as they reconcile.[208][242]
Chase Stein notices suspicious items, and starts to think that he messed up by returning to his parents. However, before he sends a message to Gert, he is approached by his father, Victor, who agrees to show him what really happens behind the locked door at the PRIDE Headquarters.[208][242]
Stein is taken to meet all the PRIDE members. They admit that they have done terrible things under Jonah's control, but claim that now they want to redeem themselves and give everything to their children, so they can do right by them and amend their errors. They say that the only way to do it is by Stein taking the first step and joining PRIDE. Stein agrees, but makes his father promise that they will not hurt his friends. Chase Stein joins the ranks of PRIDE.[208][242]
Inspired by Karolina Dean's glow, a street artist spray-paints a mural of her as an angel.[208][242]
Xavin enters Karolina Dean's room at the Hostel, shape-shifted as Gert Yorkes so as not to alarm her. They then change into the form that Dean met before, and reveals that they are Dean's betrothed.[208][242]
Xavin tells Karolina Dean their story, about how they were betrothed due to a prophecy. Xavin says to Dean that their destinies are entwined. Dean asks to be able to at least read the prophecy. Xavin, however, starts to propose, but they are interrupted by Nico Minoru, who enters wanting to know what is happening.[208][132]
At the PRIDE Headquarters, the PRIDE members try to get Chase Stein to convince the Runaways to return to them. Chase claims that they will not return without a fight, and will not listen to him because he left them. Robert Minoru insists that there is no reason for them to keep hiding, as Jonah is gone, and the parents only want a second chance. Chase replies that for the others, it does not change the fact that they are killers, to Catherine Wilder's annoyance considering they have also done bad things. Victor tells his son that he has to give it a try, because one way or another they are going to bring them back. Chase points out that he promised his friends would not get hurt, but Janet says that no one will get hurt if he succeeds. Minoru agrees with the idea, reminding him that PRIDE has the weapons to take on them by force if necessary. Dale Yorkes adds that this is their last act of diplomacy, which is supported by every member of PRIDE, including Stacey, who claims that otherwise their only choice will be war.[208][132]
16th[]
In the morning, Leslie Dean gets to know Xavin, who is delighted by Earth's food.[208][132]
The Runaways discuss about letting their new guests stay in the Hostel. Alex Wilder gets a call from Chase Stein, who tries to convince them to agree to a meeting, as he says that PRIDE is preparing to attack them and he wants to avoid that from happening. Despite everyone else's disapproval, Wilder agrees to decide a meeting point.[208][132]
After Wilder hangs up the phone, Chase Stein is approached by his father, Victor, who realizes that the weapons that PRIDE has decided to use on their children have been updated and are now more dangerous. Victor wonders who could have done that, fearing his illness is worsening, losing bursts of memory and forgetting most of the things he supposedly does. Chase tries to comfort his father and begs him to change the specifications back, but his father says that the weapons have already been made.[208][132]
Karolina Dean approaches her mother, Leslie, and tells her that she has to leave and be a better mother to her upcoming baby. Leslie asks if she will ever forgive her, and Karolina says that forgiveness is earned through actions, not words. Leslie comments that the Church of Gibborim will try to search her after her display of her powers, which seemed to confirm every teaching of the Book of Gibborim, and that she is the new head of the church. Karolina says that she is not ready to fit into that role, and Leslie offers to help, but not if she pushes her away. They are interrupted by Xavin and Nico Minoru, who are arguing since Xavin wants to go with the Runaways to meet with Chase Stein, but Minoru refuses. Xavin insists that they have to protect their betrothed, but Minoru says that Karolina needs no protection, and having her is enough. Karolina convinces Xavin to stay at the Hostel and take care of it and her mother. Xavin says is an honor, and Karolina also asks them to stop calling her their "betrothed".[208][132]
Trish Walker works out at the gym, where she is recognized by someone. The person serves a subpoena from the phone thief she stopped, who is suing her for assault.[125][98]
The Runaways meet with Chase Stein. Stein notes that Wilder is wearing the Fistigons, which Wilder comments is a precaution. Stein reveals PRIDE's plans to take them by force, and also comments that they are willing to leave the organization to them, so they can start to use PRIDE's resources to help others, as PRIDE should have done from the beginning. The Runaways refuse, leaving Stein disappointed, knowing what will happen next.[208][132]
Chase Stein is called by Tina Minoru, who asks if the Runaways accepted their offer, which he reluctantly denies. Stein says that he wants to try talking individually to Wilder, but Minoru replies that it is too late and calls the other PRIDE members to act and engage in the fight with their children. Minoru engages the drones.[208][132]
When the Runaways notice the drones coming for them, Wilder realizes that Stein was followed. The group start to run and try to avoid the drones. They then attempt to fight back, but realize that the drones are affecting Nico Minoru's ability to speak - thus neutralizing her control over the Staff of One - are immune to Dean's powers, and compromise the technology behind the Fistigons. The team decides to separate. Wilder goes on his own, Hernandez and Yorkes escape together, and so do Dean and Minoru. The drones follow them.[208][132]
Dean and Minoru kiss
Dean and Minoru manage to destroy one of the drones by making it crash into a closed gate. They are found by another drone, but it is out of darts. Dean realizes that if they separate, one of them will manage to escape completely. Minoru does not want to, but Dean comforts her by giving her a kiss. Dean tells her that they will meet at the Hostel in an hour, and proceeds to escape before Minoru can manage to tell her that she loves her.[208][132]
Tina uses the drone to follow Dean, and informs the Yorkeses on their daughters' location, garnered from another drone.[208][132]
Hernandez steals a young man's scooter and throws it at two drones, managing to destroy them. Yorkes realizes she met him before, at the gala weeks earlier, and he reintroduces himself as Earl. The sisters are found by their parents and proceed to run.[208][132]
Alex Wilder tricks a car wash into giving him someone's car keys, then uses it to try to lose the drone. The Wilder parents find him and start chasing him in their car. However, when Alex starts making dangerous maneuvers in order to avoid the drone, the Wilder parents order Tina Minoru to shut down the drone for his safety, pointing out that they already know where Alex is. Minoru obeys and the Wilders continue chasing their son.[208][132]
At the Hostel, Xavin transforms themself into Karolina Dean, trying to make Leslie Dean feel comfortable, but Leslie says that it is not the way to do it. Xavin asks why Karolina has not responded yet to their attempts to make her fall in love with them, and Leslie claims that human relationships are not that simple, and that they have had bad experience with aliens and Karolina is too young for that kind of commitment. When Leslie suggests Xavin start their own life and then return to then see what happens, Xavin says that Leslie will need their help when the Magistrate and the others return for her baby, who has a Gibborim royal lineage. Leslie realizes that the Magistrate is Jonah, which Xavin confirms, commenting that he and his family survived the ship's explosion and now they are in possession of new hosts. Xavin says that they are a Xartan, and that the Magistrates's Gibborim family are problematic. Leslie asks if the Runaways' meeting is one of Jonah's ways to bring Karolina back to him, and Xavin says that it is very possible.[208][132]
At the Stein Mansion, Janet Stein approaches her son and asks how he is feeling. He feels bad that his friends hate him and soon will not remember him. When Janet says that sometimes is better to keep in a secret in order to avoid further problems, Chase gets angry and claims that way of thinking was what caused all their problems to begin with. He says that they have to stop keeping secrets, and decides to tell his mother that his father is sick, and that his skin is flaking and turning white. Janet starts to think that Jonah's healing algorithm and Victor's injection of Jonah's DNA could be turning Victor into an alien like Jonah. Chase asserts that they have to stop it, and tells his mother to follow him as Victor may have already invented the cure.[208][132]
Victor Stein approaches Karolina Dean, trying to convince her to come with him and make things easier. Dean blasts him with her powers.[208][132]
Mike on a Bike tries to steal Victor Stein's car, but is surprised when he turns and sees Xavin taking his form.[208][132]
Victor Stein uses weapons to create a field that neutralizes Karolina Dean's powers. He is distracted when Mike on a Bike appears to walk in and break the field. Xavin returns to their usual form and says that is their duty to save their betrothed. Jonah, who is possessing Stein, expresses his frustration, having thought that they died in the explosion. Jonah uses his powers to knock Xavin down, and Dean realizes that Stein's body is possessed by her father and approaches him. Jonah confirms her suspicious, and reminds her that he decided to take everything, saying it includes her as he uses his powers to knock her out. Jonah then realizes that Xavin has escaped.[208][132]
The Yorkes parents find their daughters in a store. Hernandez and Gert decide to go in different directions, as Dale Yorkes goes after Hernandez and Stacey after Gert. Hernandez manages to avoid Dale by telling people he is a pedophile, causing them to stop him, allowing her to escape. However, Gert is caught by her mother, who is again controlled by one of the Gibborim. She knocks Gert out and Dale rejoins her.[208][132]
The Wilder parents pursue their son on foot, through the streets of a Chinese market. He manages to avoid them, and as they look for him, Alex takes Darius Davis' gun and aims at them from above.[208][132]
Nico Minoru arrives at the PRIDE Headquarters to confront her parents and destroy the devices they are using to chase her friends. Tina, however, uses a subsonic wave generator to again scramble Nico's brain and stop her from using the staff. Knowing that she is not capable of casting a spell, Nico fights her mother. Robert arrives and gets into the fight as well, imploring his daughter to return. As Nico decides to fight nonetheless, her parents decide they have no option but to beat their daughter down.[208][132]
The Minoru parents defeat Nico. However, Nico manages to channel power from the Dark Dimension, turning the skin around her eyes dark purple, silver, and cracked. Robert asks Tina what has she done to their daughter, but Tina claims that she has done nothing, but has seen it happening before. Nico uses her powers to cause a blast in the facility, shattering windows and knocking her parents down, then escapes. Tina tells Robert that she did not tell him everything about the nature of the Staff of One. When she notices that he has been seriously hurt by a glass shard, she goes to call emergency services.[208][132]
Alex Wilder shoots the gun and calls LAPD. His parents catch up to him, and he explains that, with Tamar's help, he has framed them for the gunshot sound. LAPD arrive and Alex leaves. The police state that they have found a gun, warm from being fired, and arrest Catherine and Geoffrey.[208][132]
Jonah, using Victor Stein's body, arrives at the Stein Mansion. Janet and Chase realize that he has Karolina Dean, unconscious. Chase tries to use a prototype he found of the device "Victor" used on Dean on his father, but he reveals that the suit he is wearing protects him from the device. Janet works out that it is Jonah in Victor's body, and Jonah then uses his powers to knock the Steins out.[208][132]
Jonah places Dean and the Steins into the Healing Algorithm. They each live out a fantasy world: Chase Stein single-handedly saves the Runaways from PRIDE, Janet is successful in a happy marriage with Victor, and Dean marries Nico Minoru.[208][243]
With his wife acting erratic and not like herself, Dale Yorkes drives the kidnapped Gert and Old Lace out of the city without her.[208][132]
Jonah reunites with his wife and daughter, who are possessing Stacey Yorkes and Tina Minoru respectively. When the Magistrate's daughter questions where her brother is, Jonah and his wife realize that he is likely in possession of one of the Runaways.[208][132]
Nico Minoru, Molly Hernandez, and Alex Wilder return to the Hostel. There, they are informed by Xavin that Jonah is alive, as well as his family, and that they have to kill them all in order to rescue Karolina Dean, which they say will be difficult, but not impossible.[208][132]
At the Steins' laboratory, Jonah tells his wife and daughter that their hosts' bodies are fragile and they need to use humans' energy to stay strong. He comments that humans refrigerate their food before eating, so is using healing chambers for the same purpose. Jonah asks his family which human in the chambers looks "tastiest": Janet Stein, Chase Stein, or Karolina Dean.[208][132]
Dale and Gert Yorkes arrive at a cabin the Yorkes parents spent time at years prior. Dale ties Gert to a chair and locks Old Lace in a cage.[244][243]
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Walker goes to Jeri Hogarth for counsel. Hogarth says that the thief's case has merit, even if Walker caught him with stolen property, and since Walker did not get the victim's information, she has no way of corroborating her story. Hogarth wants to plead self-defense, but Walker decides against it. Hogarth agrees to represent Walker, but that would have to be in all areas, including entertainment. Since the perception is that Walker is rich and entitled, Hogarth expects a large settlement. Walker explains she is living off her savings and can barely afford to hire Hogarth, who instructs her to take stock of her assets and decide what she can liquidate, or else a judge would decide for her. Hogarth then calls in their investigator, Malcolm Ducasse, who is tasked with finding leverage against the phone thief.[125][98]
George Talbot talks to his father, Glenn, as he lies in a hospital bed having recently woken from his coma. George tries to help his father recoordinate his brain after his gunshot wound, and things initially start to go well, but Glenn eventually becomes frustrated with himself and loses control, becoming erratically angry. General Hale talks to his wife, Carla, outside his room, and says that she can help him if she takes him away. Carla agrees, not realizing Hale is tricking her into handing over her husband to Hydra.[245][246]
Talbot loses control and is handed over to Hale.[245][246]
Ducasse and Walker discuss about Walker's decisions
Ducasse tells Walker that since the plaintiff is a mugger, he probably lays low, meaning it will take some time to dig up information on him. The hope is that they will find something to put him in jail. Walker then reveals to Ducasse that she is the one who killed Alisa Jones, frustrating Ducasse. Walker deflects, pointing out that while she is trying to stop the bad guys, Ducasse is working to protect the bad guys as an investigator for a defense attorney. She accuses him of giving up, but Ducasse defends himself, saying that he is simply earning his bones to move up to be bigger and better.[125][98]
As Walker prepares to leave, she notices someone with a stack of police reports. Hoping to steal some, she trips the man, causing him to lose control of the files as they fall all over the ground.[125][98]
18th[]
Talbot wakes in the HYDRA Preparatory Academy, and finds cereal in a nearby room. Ruby Hale walks past him but completely ignores him as he asks questions, leaving him frustrated.[245][246]
General Hale arrives and introduces Talbot to Ruby, her daughter, whom Talbot had never known existed.[245][246]
Hale takes Talbot to see the Phase Harmonic Teleportation Device, and explains her true nature as a Hydra leader. Talbot is disgusted by her true allegiance and refuses to help her despite her pleas. She takes him prisoner to question him for information that can help her find S.H.I.E.L.D.. As he is dragged away, he shouts that S.H.I.E.L.D. will come and rescue him any day now.[245][246]
Dean and the Steins continue to be kept in Jonah's chambers.[247][243]
Nico Minoru has a dream in which she wanders through the Dark Dimension, calling out for Dean. She instead finds AWOL, who forgives her for banishing him to the Dark Dimension, claiming to be happy there. AWOL disappears, turning into crows, and is replaced by a witch, who offers help in finding Dean. The witch tells Minoru that Dean is alive, but trapped somewhere.[247][243]
Minoru wakes up from her dream. Xavin tries to use their psychic abilities to find Dean, but fails due to the physical barrier between them, which upsets Molly Hernandez and Leslie Dean. Minoru arrives and tells the others about her dream, but they are hesitant to accept it as evidence that their friends are alive.[247][243]
Alex Wilder calls the others into his area of the Hostel to watch the news feed of a PRIDE press conference. The Magistrate, his wife, and his daughter hold the conference in Victor Stein, Tina Minoru, and Stacey Yorkes' bodies, in which they address the damage done during Minoru's battle against her parents at a PRIDE facility. They refer to the damage as a gas leak, and reveal that Robert Minoru was critically injured. Xavin recognizes that the Magistrate's family has possessed the three PRIDE members in the press conference. They explain that when a Gibborim takes a human host, the two battle for control until the human is extinguished completely, and that it makes sense that the Magistrate's family would possess the nearest host when their shipblew up. The Magistrate's Wife demands that her son return to them, and the Runaways realize that this means he is still out there. The Gibborim denounce the charges against Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder, saying that they were racially motivated.[247][243]
The Runaways make a plan to save the people kidnapped by the Magistrate's family. They decide to go on a recon mission, with Wilder and Minoru checking the Stein Mansion, and Hernandez and Xavin checking the Yorkes Residence.[247][243]
In the Yorkes' cabin, Dale Yorkes tries to get a panicking Old Lace to calm down, while Gert remains tied to a chair. Gert tries to convince Dale to let her go, but fails.[247][243]
The Magistrate's family eats breakfast, and the daughter comments on the Magistrate's decaying form. They discuss the lives of their former hosts, and the Magistrate says that they need to continue to lead those hosts' lives.[247][243]
Xavin tells the Runaways that they must be willing to kill their parents in order to stop the Gibborim. Hernandez is hesitant, but eventually agrees.[247][243]
The Wilders meet with their lawyer, who informs them that the gun they found was involved in a liquor store robbery in Darius Davis' former territory.[247][243]
Janet Stein figures out that she is in the Healing Algorithm, and tries to escape. She finds the door out, but cannot open it. Instead, the algorithm starts to glitch from having so many people in it at once, and Janet sees Chase. However, the glitch closes and corrects itself before they can talk.[247][243]
Hernandez and Xavin cannot find anyone. Xavin notices that Hernandez is stressed, so the two talk about her friends' disappearances. Hernandez spots her pink pin nearby, which she had lost, and Xavin awkwardly tries to smile for her.[247][243]
Nico Minoru and Alex Wilder arrive at the Stein Mansion, noting its new security. Wilder uses the X-Ray Specs to see inside the lab, where he finds three tubes, with a body inside each one, and the Magistrate's Wife touching the tube.[247][243]
Dean tells the Magistrate's Wife that the Magistrate is her father, and the Magistrate's Wife is angered. She reveals to Dean that the wedding is fake, then leaves the algorithm and gets revenge by making every simulated algorithm person disappear, leaving Dean alone in her virtual world.[247][243]
Gert Yorkes convinces Dale to untie her. He decides to teach her to "drive" Old Lace before she leaves. Gert learns to tap into her connection with the dinosaur to help guide her movement, but she crashes Old Lace into a tree, knocking them both out through the connection.[247][243]
Catherine Wilder confesses to killing Darius Davis. Geoffrey is let out of prison without her. He talks to Catherine and tries to talk her out of going through with her deal, but she had already made up her mind. As Catherine gets taken away, she tells Geoffrey to wait for her.[247][243]
Planning to use PRIDE weapons they have to break into the Stein Mansion, Alex Wilder hacks their security system and changes Victor Stein's fingerprint to his own. This gives Wilder access to security footage from PRIDE Headquarters, revealing Minoru was responsible for the damage, which she is shocked by, not remembering.[247][243]
The Magistrate studies the Abstract, and the Magistrate's Wife suggests letting their daughter dissect Dean, testing her husband's response. The Magistrate refuses, as she expected. The Wife receives a video call from what appears to be Gert Yorkes, who says that she is the Magistrate's Son in Yorkes' body, and asks for a rescue. The three Gibborim leave.[247][243]
Waiting outside the Stein Mansion, Minoru asks Wilder whether he thinks she could be the Magistrate's Son host. Wilder reassures her that she is likely safe.[247][243]
As the Gibborim leave, Wilder and Minoru run in and gain access to the Stein Mansion. They find the Steins and Dean in the pods. Wilder touches the tube to enter Janet Stein's world and Minoru enters Dean's.[247][243]
Wilder encounters Janet Stein, who tells him how to use the Abstract to find the code to open the door for their escape. Wilder then sees Chase through a crack in the simulation, who blames himself for the bad things that have happened.[247][243]
The Gibborim arrive at their son's supposed location, in fact Xavin disguised as Yorkes. However, Xavin slips up and the Gibborim recognize that it is a lie, leading to a chase. Meanwhile, Molly Hernandez confronts the Magistrate's Wife.[247][243]
Xavin tricks the Magistrate, disguising as the Tina Minoru-bodied Magistrate's Daughter, and outruns the real Daughter.[247][243]
Hernandez makes a strong enough emotional appeal for Stacey Yorkes to temporarily break through, and Stacey leaves to find Gert and Dale, suspecting their location.[247][243]
Minoru talks to Dean in the algorithm and kisses her. Wilder enters and tells Minoru that he needs her help in the real world, and they leave.[247][243]
The Magistrate and his daughter return home, forcing Wilder and Minoru to hide in a closet. The Magistrate walks around and notices something is not right.[247][243]
Leslie Dean goes to a prenatal care facility and has an ultrasound performed. However, the technician panics when she sees the result and leaves the room. Dean notices on the feed that her child has glowing eyes, and the child turns to face the transducer, pushing out of her stomach, leaving a bright hand-shaped imprint.[247][243]
Chase and Janet Stein talk through the crack in the simulation, and Chase teaches Janet how to cause Victor to disappear from the algorithm, which she does.[247][150]
The Magistrate looks for Wilder and Minoru and searches the closet, but Minoru makes them invisible using the Staff of One. The Magistrate talks to his daughter about the change in his marriage. The Daughter reveals that she and her mother know that Dean is his daughter, and that her mother has already ordered the construction of their portal home. This leads the Magistrate to suggest leaving his wife behind, instead taking Dean. He promises that if his daughter is loyal, he will strip his son of his power and have her take over when he steps down.[247][150]
Gert Yorkes packs to leave the cabin and Dale calls her inside. Old Lace makes a noise from her cage, but Gert promises her it is for her safety. Dale gives Gert his road trip cash in order to help keep Hernandez safe, planning to live at the cabin himself, growing his own food. Stacey suddenly arrives and tells Gert and Dale the Gibborim's plan to leave, revealing that after they leave, the Scrub Squad will come and kill everybody who knew about them. She tells them about the Magistrate's worsening condition, but gets taken back over before she can tell them how to defeat the Gibborim. The Magistrate's Wife breaks Stacey's glasses and attacks the Yorkeses.[247][150]
Dale Yorkes tries to shoot her with a tranquilizer, but finds it gone, stolen by Gert. The three fight, but the Magistrate's Wife briefly knocks Dale out. Old Lace attacks and knocks out the Magistrate's Wife, allowing Gert and Dale to escape.[247][150]
Alex Wilder and Nico Minoru make a plan to get the Abstract from the Magistrate. The plan involves Minoru doing the fighting and Wilder reading the Abstract, but Minoru protests, saying that she could lose control of her darkness if she fights. The Magistrate leaves with the Abstract, and Minoru and Wilder argue over whether Minoru should let in her darkness. Wilder tries to go back into the Healing Algorithm, but cannot.[247][150]
Xavin and Molly Hernandez stake out the Stein Mansion, and Hernandez complains about being underestimated by her friends. They resolve to go inside and help in the fight against the Gibborim.[247][150]
Minoru and Wilder sneak around the Stein Mansion, while the Gibborim discuss the Magistrate's Son being missing. The pair find the Abstract and open it.[247][150]
Hernandez and Xavin try to break the tubes for the Healing Algorithms and get the PRIDE weapons, but the Magistrate and his daughter return. Xavin and Hernandez hide in a truck, which the daughter gets into and drives to Wizard Headquarters.[247][150]
Wilder starts to read from the Abstract. He uses a cryptographic algorithm to understand it.[247][150]
The Daughter arrives at Wizard with Xavin and Hernandez unknowingly in tow, and the Daughter enters the building. The pair in the car find the Inhibitor Pods, but set off the car alarm. Xavin disguises themself as Tina Minoru, convincing the guard to let them go. Hernandez drives them away. Gert Yorkes texts Hernandez to say she is safe with Old Lace, and Hernandez has Xavin tell her to bring Old Lace to the Stein Mansion.[247][150]
A scientist tells the Magistrate's Daughter about problems with Wizard's 5G Program, but the Daughter cancels it in favor of developing a portal. She chooses several scientists, and points to a food delivery man, saying she needs him.[247][150]
Karolina Dean walks through her Healing Algorithm world, and finds a new simulation of Minoru in need of help. Dean comforts Minoru, and the Magistrate appears. He threatens Dean and offers to take her to his home planet, but she refuses.[247][150]
In the real world, Minoru starts to lose control over the Staff of One, and the witch's voice encourages her to give in, but she refuses and lets go of the staff. The Magistrate walks back in and Minoru and Wilder hide. He finds the staff, taking it into the lab.[247][150]
Janet and Chase Stein reunite in the Healing Algorithm. They look for Dean, who continues to comfort Minoru, whose simulation is dying. Chase appears to Dean, who follows his voice to find the Steins. Although she is at first hesitant, Janet and Chase convince Dean to reunite with them. They make a plan to try to escape by finding the door to the real world.[247][150]
The group find the door, but Wilder still has not unlocked it. The Magistrate starts suffocating Chase Stein from the real world in order to draw out Minoru, knowing she is in the lab, but Dean uses her powers to manipulate the algorithm from inside and save Stein.[247][150]
Minoru reveals herself and fights the Magistrate, having given into the darkness for more power. The Magistrate breaks the staff and Minoru's power dissipates, leading to a fist fight. Meanwhile, Wilder hacks into the Healing Algorithm and unlocks the door, while Janet Stein and Dean push the door open from the inside.[247][150]
The Magistrate is about to kill Minoru, but Hernandez arrives and saves her, joined by Xavin, Yorkes, and Old Lace. Xavin uses the Inhibitor Pods on the Magistrate.[247][150]
Janet Stein is absorbed by the algorithm as she encourages her son to leave. Although hesitant, Chase leaves to rejoin the Runaways.[247][150]
As Dean and Chase Stein leave the tubes, Dean and Minoru reunite, as the Runaways note Janet's disappearance from inside her tube. Minoru picks up the pieces of the Staff of One and the Runaways leave the Magistrate to die. Yorkes expresses her annoyance with Stein, refusing to let him in the car with her.[247][150]
The Magistrate's Daughter returns and rescues her father, putting him in a Dematerialization Box and sacrificing the delivery man for him.[247][248]
While returning home, the Magistrate's Son takes control of Wilder and damages the X-Ray Specs so they cannot be used to detect him. He leaves them outside of the Hostel.[247][248]
The Runaways return to the Hostel, and Yorkes talks about wanting to remove Stein from the group. While Wilder only wants to give Stein only one night, Hernandez tries to convince Wilder and Yorkes to allow him back properly. However, they do not change their minds.[247][150]
The Runaways are about to go to bed, but Xavin refuses to let anyone rest until the Magistrate's Son is found and discovered. Xavin does not want to allow Dean and Minoru to sleep together, since Minoru might be the alien, and Minoru agrees she might not be safe.[247][150]
Geoffrey Wilder visits Catherine Wilder in prison. Geoffrey once again tries to talk Catherine out of letting herself go through jail, but once again fails. Catherine asks Geoffrey to track down their son and get him to visit.[247][248]
Nico Minoru explains why she thinks she could be the Magistrate's Son host, and Xavin tries to kill her, but the Runaways stop them. The Runaways catch each other up on events, and Chase Stein reveals that his X-Ray Specs could show who is and is not a Gibborim. Stein goes to get the goggles, and notices they are gone. The group resolves to get rest and deal with the Magistrate's Son the next morning. Xavin decides to keep guard, despite being encouraged not to.[247][248]
The Magistrate wakes, rejuvenated by his daughter's sacrifice of the delivery man.[247][248]
Stein attempts to go to bed, but is interrupted by Old Lace, who missed him. Yorkes expresses her condolences about his mother's passing, and Stein thanks her.[247][248]
Dean tries to call her mother, who does not answer. Minoru comforts her and encourages her to relax. They discuss Dean's vision of their wedding in the Healing Algorithm and kiss, but Minoru's darkness returns, causing the broken Staff of One to shake. This prompts Minoru to decide to destroy the staff.[247][248]
Xavin stops Minoru on her way out, but she assures the Xartan that if she is the Magistrate's Son host, she will kill herself. She also tells Xavin that the prophecy they believes in is false, as Dean loves her, not Xavin.[247][248]
Hernandez teaches Xavin how to sleep, something that is not done on their home planet.[247][248]
Minoru is about to destroy the staff, when she is interrupted by another vision of the witch, Morgan le Fay. Le Fay offers to be Minoru's mentor and encourages her not to fear the staff, but Minoru burns it anyway. The fire she burns it in suddenly turns purple, and a crow flies overhead.[247][248]
20th[]
Leslie Dean meets with Vaughn Kaye at a fair. After an awkward conversation, Kaye leaves, and Dean is joined by Susan Ellerh, who Kaye had arranged for her to meet. Dean asks Ellerh to keep her child in the Crater in order to hide it from the Magistrate, but Ellerh says no and instead gives Dean a journal by her father, saying she needs to read it.[247][248]
Geoffrey Wilder visits Tamar, asking for help finding his son. She gives Geoffrey her phone, so he calls Alex and tells him that Catherine is in jail. Per Catherine's instructions, he tells Alex that she knows the IP address that Alex uses to do his hacking. This convinces Alex to visit her.[247][248]
Chase Stein sets up Wizard cameras, planning to prove whether Leslie Dean is the alien. Gert Yorkes catches him, and they discuss his plan, agreeing to keep it secret.[247][248]
Yorkes and Stein join Molly Hernandez, Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, and Xavin in looking for the inhibitors at the Minoru Mansion. Dean finds her Church of Gibborim Bracelet, which had inhibitor technology, which leads to the discovery of the inhibitors themselves. They decide to take the test at the Hostel, along with Leslie Dean and Alex Wilder.[247][248]
Minoru finds an illusion of a picture of her mother with Morgan le Fay, believing it to be real and wondering how they knew each other. She sees an illusion of her father, Robert Minoru, whom she also takes to be real, and "Robert" forgives Nico. He asks where the Staff of One is, and Nico tells "him" that she destroyed it. She asks how her mother and le Fay knew each other, and "Robert" tells Nico that they trained in magic together. Nico leaves, telling "Robert" that she is happy she destroyed the staff. Once she is gone, the illusion dissipates, along with the picture illusion. Outside the mansion, a crow flies away in order to report to le Fay.[247][248]
The real Robert Minoru starts convulsing and dying in his hospital bed, as a crow watches from outside.[247][248]
Alex Wilder visits Catherine in jail. Catherine accuses him of cyber felonies, but reveals she does not plan to report him. She asks about his well-being, and Alex confronts her about her past. He says that he is satisfied by Catherine's condition, but she responds by saying she only confessed as an attempt at fixing the Wilder family. Alex refuses to accept her gesture and storms out.[247][248]
The Magistrate's Daughter, still posed as Tina Minoru, talks to a scientist at Wizard, who tells her that they do not have an energy source powerful enough for their portal, but the daughter tells her that she and her family can handle that part by tapping into the fourth dimension, referring to her powers. She has the scientists leave, offering a million dollar reward for whoever finds the best snack, then turns on the portal. A magnetic storm occurs, which frightens her.[247][248]
The Daughter returns to the Stein Mansion, and her parents admonish her. The Magistrate's Wife demands that the Magistrate find their son as soon as possible, then leaves. The Magistrate confirms with his daughter that their plan to leave the Wife behind is still on.[247][248]
The Runaways drive to the Hostel in an awkward silence. Xavin reveals that they plan to kill the host, leading to an argument. Yorkes has the group stop to take the test in a public park, so that nobody can kill anyone.[247][248]
Assassination of Catherine Wilder: Catherine Wilder gets taken back to her cell, where the guard closes the door quickly, and she realizes there are three other women with her, who Tamar had ordered to kill her. The leader stabs her and then leaves the cell as Catherine bleeds out in her cell alone.[247][248]
The Runaways start to take the test, and find that none of them are the Magistrate's Son host.[247][248]
Alex Wilder returns to the Hostel and receives a call from Geoffrey, informing him of Catherine's death.[247][248]
Karolina Dean embraces Minoru when they find she is safe, and the group returns to the Hostel.[247][248]
The Magistrate's Son takes over Alex Wilder's body and goes to Leslie Dean's bedroom. He discovers that the Magistrate is the father of her unborn son, and then wakes her up, telling her that danger is coming and driving away with her.[247][248]
The group call out for Wilder and Leslie Dean, but cannot find them. Yorkes and Stein tell the group about the cameras that Stein hid, and although the group is initially angry, they decide to check the footage. They discover that Wilder is the alien, and start looking for him.[247][248]
The Magistrate's Son takes Dean to Randy's Donuts and calls his father, who offers to pick him up. However, the Son decides to stay on Earth, and offers Dean's unborn child instead.[248] While Dean fiddles with the radio controls in the car, the Magistrate agrees to the deal.[247][249]
The Son kills the worker at the donut store. Dean's water breaks and the Magistrate's Son drives her to a hospital.[247][249]
The Runaways look for clues as to where the Son might have gone.[247][249]
The Magistrate's Son tries to push Dean through the hospital process quickly, but Dean tells him that it will take a long time. Not having that kind of time, the Magistrate's Son instead takes Dean to Tamar's house.[247][249]
Xavin and Hernandez talk, and Hernandez helps Xavin realize that they do not really love Karolina Dean.[247][249]
Morgan le Fay communicates once again with Minoru. She reaches through the mirror and touches Minoru's chest, planting the Staff of One inside of her.[247][249]
Tamar is putting her child to sleep when the Magistrate's Son and Leslie Dean arrive at her door. She takes them in, and sits Leslie down. Leslie asks Tamar for lavender oil, so Tamar sends "Wilder" to get it from the car. While he is gone, Leslie tells Tamar that she suspects Wilder to be dangerous, and asks Tamar to text her daughter and then leave with Xerxes. When the Magistrate's Son returns and takes Leslie to Tamar's room, Tamar reaches out to Karolina.[247][249]
Yorkes and Stein start preparing the weapons with Anti-Gibborim technology. Karolina Dean receives Tamar's text and leaves with Minoru, Hernandez, and Xavin to help Leslie.[247][249]
The Magistrate's Son notices that Tamar and Xerxes have left, so he threatens Leslie Dean. Tamar returns and rescues her, but the Son fights back and starts to torture her. The Runaways arrive and save Tamar, and the Magistrate's Son runs off, leading to Minoru and Karolina chasing him. Tamar hands them a gun for the chase.[247][249]
Tamar, Xavin, and Hernandez help Leslie deliver the child.[247][249]
Karolina Dean and Minoru split up, planning to cut off the Magistrate's Son. Minoru catches him and points a gun at him, threatening to kill him. The Son plans on taking on all of the pain Minoru might inflict, threatening to jump into Minoru's body and killing Dean. When Minoru lowers the gun, the Son leaves, and Minoru tells Dean that he got away.[247][249]
Leslie Dean's daughter is born. Xavin holds her, realizing how much they loves her already. The Abstract shakes from inside of the Magistrate's Son's duffel bag, recognizing the girl as part of the Magistrate's family, and Xavin reads it. Xavin reveals that the Magistrate and his family plan to open a portal and leave Earth, and that conditions are favorable to do it. They see that they plan is to do it that night at the Marine Vivarium Desalination Plant. While Hernandez believes this to be a positive development, Xavin reveals that this will result in the arrival of the Scrub Squad, a group tasked with killing everybody the Gibborim have come in contact with. The Runaways resolve to go to the plant and stop them from leaving.[247][249]
The friends arrive at the Hostel and retrieve the weapons designed to kill Gibborim.[247][249]
Leslie Dean decides to name her child Elle, after her father's surname, Ellerh. She shows Xavin her father's journal, which contains the prophecy Xavin was planning to fulfill. The journal reveals, however, that the love described is between a mother and child, as the child of the Magistrate that was prophesied about would be "raised by another", not referring to Karolina Dean, but Elle.[247][249]
Nico Minoru practices using an anti-Gibborim sword and talks to Karolina Dean about their plans, and the two kiss.[247][249]
Chase Stein is going to talk to Yorkes, but decides against it. He changes his mind again, right as she opens the door, and he pretends to be asking about the anti-Gibborim technology. They talk about their fight, and Stein ultimately tells her he loves her. She does not return the comment, to his dismay.[247][249]
Tamar holds Elle Dean as a medic arrives. Meanwhile, Leslie tells Xavin to take Elle to their home planet. Tamar hands Elle to the medic, who the Magistrate's Son had in fact called, then the Son takes Elle from the medic.[247][249]
Yorkes and Old Lace argue about whether she was right to turn Stein away, but they are interrupted by Karolina Dean, and the Runaways rush to the Marine Vivarium Desalination Plant, leaving Old Lace behind.[247][249]
The Magistrate's Son brings Elle Dean to his parents, who argue about whether she should be allowed to return with them in his stead. The Daughter kills the scientists she had finishing their portal, and the Son plans on joining the Scrub Squad when they arrive. The gravitational alignment becomes perfect for the portal, and the Gibborim begin the sequence to leave.[247][249]
The Runaways show up to stop the process. The family splits up, planning to draw the fight away from the portal.[247][249]
Stein finds and fights the Magistrate, attacking him with the Fistigons. Meanwhile, Yorkes fights the Magistrate's Wife, and Minoru finds the Daughter and fights her with her sword. Dean watches helplessly as the portal opens.[247][249]
The Magistrate calls Stein "son", giving him the opportunity to blindside Stein and escape. Meanwhile, Hernandez scares off the Wife, but the Daughter knocks out Minoru and escapes.[247][249]
Xavin arrives, planning to use the portal to escape with Elle Dean. They disguise themself as the Magistrate and take Elle. Bidding farewell, Xavin returns to their home planet with the child, planning to raise her as their own in order to fulfill the prophecy. Hernandez promises to protect Leslie in their absence.[247][249]
The Magistrate's family reconvene and attack the Runaways, overwhelming Dean's powers. The Magistrate starts to hurt the Runaways, and Morgan le Fay again talks to Minoru, telling her let out her power. Minoru gives in as the Staff of One emerges from her chest, and she uses a spell given to her by le Fay's voice in order to banish all of the Gibborim and send all of the humans present, including the former hosts of the Gibborim, to the Dark Dimension.[247][249]
Minoru's spell opens the portal to allow le Fay to come to Earth. She heals Robert Minoru and charms him.[247][249]
20th-24th[]
Dark Dimension[]
Alex Wilder, Tina Minoru, Stacey Yorkes, and Victor Stein appear in the Hostel, separated from their Gibborim, where they talk to Quinton the Great. Against his advice, the group goes outside and ends up transported into their worst memories; Minoru goes to the day her daughter died, Yorkes to the day her daughter discovered her experiments with a dinosaur, Stein to a day when his father was beating him, and Wilder to an alternate world where he is in prison.[247][250][251]
In the interrogation room, Leo Fitz is confronted by Lieutenants Evans and Lucas, who remind him that in the last 6 months, he has not brought them a single plausible theory. Fitz posits in sincerity that his friends may, in fact, have been abducted by aliens. Tired of his failures and finding this theory ridiculous, the lieutenants' superior, General Hale, enters and angrily threatens to have him locked up for good. However, at that moment, she receives a call informing her that Fitz's "attorney" has arrived and is demanding to see his client.[108][252]
Fitz's supposed attorney enters the room, and Fitz is relieved to see that it is in fact Lance Hunter, who picked up on the messages he left him in Ballblaster Hooligan. Once they are left alone, they talk briefly and begin to argue, with Fitz saying Hunter took too long, but in the end Fitz hugs him, happy to see him after over a year-and-a-half of Hunter being unable to contact them.[108][252]
Escape from Blue Raven Ridge: Hunter reveals to Fitz that the place they are in is a military compound, and informs him that he plans to break him out. Fitz begins to tell him a plan he came up with for escape, but Hunter simply detonates one of the walls, allowing them to leave the room, having already put a plan in place. Hunter's associate, Rusty Peltzer, attempts to distract the military by flying a helicopter overhead. However, Peltzer clumsily loses control of the vehicle and crashes to the ground, dying in an explosion. The crash nonetheless causes a distraction, and the duo take the opportunity to get away, escaping in an RV that Peltzer had given to Hunter.[108][252]
Lieutenants Lucas and Evans inform their boss, General Hale, that there was nothing suspicious in Fitz's letters and that they therefore do not know how he managed to make contact with someone on the outside. They then show Hale that they have found footage of the van the duo escaped in, and Hale orders them to track the pair, but not to engage them.[108][252]
Hunter gives Fitz back his cell phone, and he scrolls through articles, finding that the news is still reporting S.H.I.E.L.D. as a hostile organization following the attack on the international inquiry by a Daisy Johnson LMD. He asks Hunter about Bobbi Morse, and Hunter reveals that they are still a couple, but are taking some time apart to operate individually. Fitz then mentions that the only lead they have on the agents' abduction is a beer van outside Rae's Restaurant from that night, and Hunter tells him that Rusty Peltzer kept equipment for tapping into security footage in the back of the RV.[108][252]
Fitz rushes to look at Peltzer's tech, but when he does, he discovers that the security footage blacked out during his friends' abduction. He realizes, however, that several similar vans appearing in security footage before and after the abduction may in fact be the one same van, somehow changing its appearance, and confirms this using a structural analysis that proves they are identical. Following the van's route using the security footage, they track the person responsible back to his home.[108][252]
Hunter and Fitz drive to the abductor's house and raid the home, finding a man inside and holding him at gunpoint. He calmly introduces himself as Enoch, an alien Chronicom, and explains that the group are in the year 2091, saying that a "seer" told him about needing to send the agents to the future, as well as that Fitz needed to stay behind. Fitz becomes aggressive, pressuring Enoch to reveal who and where the seer is, and the alien tells them he will take them to see her.[108][252]
Fitz and Hunter are taken to meet the seer in a park, finding that she is Robin Hinton, Charles Hinton's daughter, who has undergone Terrigenesis at a young age and acquired abilities to see past, present, and future, similar to her father's foresight. She is sitting with her mother, Polly, who Fitz remembers from the incident last year. He introduces himself to the two of them.[108][252]
Meanwhile, Evans and Lucas track Fitz and Hunter to Enoch's house and break in to investigate. They find no one present, but discover a child's drawings in the kitchen, depicting the two of them in the kitchen in the exact same scenario they are currently in. Evans realizes that their suspicions that S.H.I.E.L.D. had some sort of foreseeing technology were incorrect, as in fact, the seer is a child.[108][252]
The two lieutenants manage to track down Fitz, Hunter, Enoch, and the Hintons and arrive at the park. However, using the same Chronicom technology he used to capture the S.H.I.E.L.D. team 6 months prior, Enoch immobilizes them where they stand for half an hour, so as to allow them to escape.[108][252]
Lieutenants Evans and Lucas realize that they lost 30 minutes
The lieutenants return to consciousness and mobility, it is as if no time has passed and the group vanished, but Lucas realizes what happened to them after checking his watch.[108][252]
The Runaways find Quinton the Great, who tries to get them to watch a magic show. Yorkes comments that the magician is creepy and the group tries to leave, but Stein states this is the original owner of the Hostel.[247][250][251]
26th[]
In the early morning, Fitz, Hunter, Enoch, and the Hintons arrive at the Lighthouse.[108][252]
General Hale is delivered Hinton's drawings. She tells Lieutenants Evans and Lucas to make finding the seer a priority.[108][252]
Enoch informs Fitz and Hunter that sending the agents to the future was part of a plan to stop some sort of extinction-level event, but that the details of this event are unknown.[108][252]
Fitz and Hunter discuss Fitz's relationship with Jemma Simmons, and Fitz comments that he fears the universe wants to keep him and Simmons apart. Hunter says this is nonsense, but Fitz claims that it might even be best for everyone, as he is struggling with the part of himself which still feels like the Framework version of himself - having caused him to become aggressive towards Enoch.[108][252]
Deciding to try again to find out why he was left behind, Fitz goes to speak to Robin Hinton and Polly, who explains to Fitz that Robin can only communicate her seeings through drawings, as when her powers are in use, she can become scatterbrained. Robin hands Fitz a new drawing, explaining that his purpose is to save his fellow agents after they are done helping in 2091, and bring them back to present day.[108][252]
Fitz discusses with Enoch how he could get to 2091, and Enoch reveals that he used a capsule thousands of years ago to get to Earth, and that if Fitz can find this, it might be able to help him. He says, however, that it is being housed in a compound called Blue Raven Ridge, which Hunter explains to Fitz is the exact compound they just escaped from. Fitz reluctantly decides that they will simply have to break back in.[108][252]
Leo Fitz and Lance Hunter pose as repairmen to drive into Blue Raven Ridge. They then release ferrets to set off the perimeter alarms, causing the guards to go to protect the border, looking for anyone trying to escape, thus leaving the duo free to break into a warehouse in the compound.[108][252]
In the warehouse, the two find the capsule stored away. They then realize that the warehouse is also housing not only S.H.I.E.L.D. weaponry, but Zephyr One itself, which will help their escape.[108][252]
Hunter and Fitz load the capsule onto Zephyr One, but as soon as they have, soldiers arrive in the warehouse to stop them. Fitz uses an I.C.E.R. found in the warehouse to start firing at them, while Hunter launches the plane. Fitz then jumps on board as the plane takes off, and the two manage to escape through the open roof, flying away.[108][252]
General Hale meets with Lieutenants Evans and Lucas and berates them for repeatedly failing her. They believe they are being demoted, but Hale instead simply shoots them both through the head.[108][252]
Knowing that the Lighthouse will eventually become the base populated by the Kree and the final remnants of humanity, where his friends are fighting in the future, Fitz stores the S.H.I.E.L.D. weaponry inside a wall, to retrieve in 2091. He then reveals to Hunter what the plan is: the capsule is a cryogenic chamber, and he will sleep in freeze for 74 years, to wake up biologically still young in 2091. He writes a note on the back of a Lake Ontario postcard saying, "Working on it - Fitz", which he leaves with Robin Hinton, hoping his friends will get his message.[108][252]
When Lance Hunter expresses his worry that the capsule cannot be kept safe for 74 years, Enoch clarifies that he will take Fitz in the capsule with him in a ship, and will orbit a planet a safe distance from Earth for 74 years, trying not to be discovered. Hunter offers to help Polly and Robin Hinton for the foreseeable future in his stead, with the help of Bobbi Morse, which Enoch is grateful for.[108][252]
Hunter wishes Fitz well, telling him what he always told Morse: "Don't die out there." Fitz then enters the chamber, and as it begins to freeze, Hunter jokingly quotes The Empire Strikes Back, saying, "I love you," and Fitz responds in kind with a joking, "I know". Leo Fitz is frozen, beginning 74 years of cryostasis.[108][252]
Thor has allowed himself to be captured by Surtur in order to obtain more information about the Infinity Stones, after not finding anything in the last 2 years. He tells the story of his current predicament to a skeleton who sits with him in his cell.[253][254]
Surtur lowers Thor from his cage to hang from chains in front of him. However, Thor only laughs at Surtur, claiming that Odin defeated him thousands of years ago. Surtur tells Thor that Ragnarök has been set in motion, and nothing is going to prevent it now that Odin has been absent from Asgard, to Thor's surprise and confusion.[253][254]
The ruler of Muspelheim claims that he is going to bring the apocalypse to Asgard once he merges with the Eternal Flame, but he comments that without his crown, he will not be able to do it.[253][254]
Thor uses Mjølnir to free himself and battle Surtur and his Fire Demons. He manages to knock his crown off, so he can never merge with the Eternal Flame. Thor believes he has thus prevented Ragnarök.[253][254]
Meanwhile, Skurge tries to impress two ladies at the Bifrost Bridge, but one of the ladies notice Thor's call and alerts Skurge, who brings Thor back. The fire dragon follows, but is decapitated as the Bifrost shuts off.[253][254]
Thor orders one of the Einherjar to take Surtur's crown to Odin's Vault. He then confronts "Odin", having deduced it to be his brother, and forces him to reveal himself to the people of Asgard as Loki. Loki tells Thor he took Odin away and that, he left them on Earth.[253][254]
In New York, Thor and Loki arrive and realize that the care home where Odin was supposed to be has been demolished. As they talk, two women approach Thor and ask him to take a selfie with them, to which Thor agrees. In response to one of the girls' comments about Jane Foster, Thor explains to Loki that their relationship ended a while ago.[253][254]
Wong and Strange are alerted of Loki's presence in New York City
While Loki and Thor are discussing, Wong realizes through a magic mirror that the Asgardian brothers are on Earth and warns Strange of Loki's past with the Infinity Stones. Strange says he will handle the situation.[256]
At that moment, Loki is suddenly snatched away through a magical portal in the ground, with an address card left behind, which points Thor towards Bleecker Street.[253][254]
Thor visits the address, finding Doctor Strange at the New York Sanctum. Strange insists on knowing why the brothers are in New York, and whether or not they will leave when they are done, having taken Loki due to the potential danger he causes. Thor tells him that they are there to find Odin, and will leave immediately when they have. Strange, in turn, reveals that he knows where Odin is. He returns Loki from the location where he had left him falling for half an hour, then opens a portal for the brothers to Norway, where Odin is residing. Loki moves to attack Strange, but Strange simply moves the portal to send the brothers on their way, closing it behind them.[253][254]
Thor and Loki find Odin, who is nearing the end of his long life. He stands on the edge of the cliff, commenting that Norway is beautiful, and reveals that it took him a while to break Loki's spell over him. He tells them that Frigga was calling out to him.[253][254]
Wong tells Strange about the Soul Stone, and warns Strange that if somebody were to unite the Infinity Stones, the result would be the greatest battle the universe has ever seen.[255]
Odin then laments that Ragnarök is coming, and reveals the existence of Hela, his oldest child and only daughter - his sons' older sister, whom they did not know about. Odin warns them that Hela will be released from the prison he has held her in once he dies. Telling them that he considers them both to be his sons, and that he loves them, he finally passes away as his spirit ascends to Valhalla.[253][254]
Upon his death, Hela is finally freed from her prison in Hel, where she has resided for over 2500 years. Hela emerges in Norway, and mentions being sad to have missed her father's death. Thor reveals that he is Odin's son, but Hela simply replies that he does not look like him, though Loki does sound like him. She demands that they kneel before her, their new "queen". Warned of the danger she poses, Thor tries to stop his sister by throwing Mjølnir; however, to his horror, she catches the magic hammer and shatters it in her hand.[253][254]
As Hela prepares to attack her brothers, Loki panics and calls for the Bifrost, which is under the surveillance of Volstagg and Fandral. They are taken to Asgard, however, Hela follows them into the Einstein-Rosen bridge. Scuffling with Loki, she manages to push him out of the Bifrost.[253][254]
Sakaar - Day 1[]
After being thrown out of the Bifrost, Loki is spat out from a wormhole onto the junk planet of Sakaar, where many stray wormholes open. On Sakaar, time runs differently, with no direct correlation to elsewhere - sometimes the same, sometimes faster, sometimes slower. While less than a minute passes outside of Sakaar, Loki lives for a few weeks on the planet, becoming friends with the leader of the local Contest of Champions, the Grandmaster.[253][254]
Still in the Bifrost, Hela engages Thor in a duel. He escapes her grip, but he, too, is thrown out of the bridge.[253][254]
Volstagg and Fandral stand at the Bifrost entrance awaiting their friend, but are surprised when it is not Thor who steps through, but Hela. She swiftly dispatches both warriors, and Skurge, also present, surrenders to her.[253][254]
Thor falls through another wormhole onto the surface of Sakaar. He is approached by locals Sakaarans, who ask him if he is food. They attempt to capture him, when a woman arrives in a ship to stop them. She lowers her ramp, and swaggers down it while drinking, but falls off the ramp from her drunkenness. As the Sakaarans continue to attempt to take Thor, the woman, Scrapper 142, gets back up and engages blasters on her ship, controlled by gauntlets she wears. She takes out the Sakaarans, before capturing Thor for herself.[253][254]
Scrapper 142 flies Thor to the Grand Arena to deliver to the Grandmaster.[253][254]
Hela enters into a fight with the knights, and despite their numbers, she is able to fight back with ease. Hela eventually slaughters the entire Einherjar army, before noticing Hogun, still alive. She takes pleasure from murdering him, beginning her conquest of Asgard.[253][254]
Heimdall scales the side of the rocks below the Bifrost to steal Hofund, the Bifrost sword, for the Asgardian resistance.[253][254]
Sakaar - Day 25[]
Strapped to a chair, Thor is taken through a tunnel introducing the Grandmaster. He begins to panic when the tunnel ends and he is jolted into a meeting with the Elder himself - an eccentric man in colorful clothing, with an assistant beside him.[253][254]
The Grandmaster enjoys teasing his cousin, Carlo, who he has strapped to another chair. Momentarily making him think he will set him free, the Grandmaster then gleefully uses his Melt Stick to kill him.[253][254]
Thor reunites with Loki, who reveals that he has been on Sakaar for weeks. He distances himself from Thor so as to maintain favor with the Grandmaster.[253][254]
Thor is thrown into the slave quarters, where he meets two of the slave gladiators - Korg, a Kronan, and Miek, an insect alien with knives for hands. Korg introduces himself, and talks to him about the revolution he tried to start, and the Grandmaster's champion.[253][254]
Outside of Sakaar[]
Hela enters the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf with Skurge, and throws her Necroswords into the ceiling of the main hall to bring the murals crashing down. As these fall, older murals are revealed underneath, revealing the true history of Asgard, of her and Odin's conquest of the Nine Realms - the history Odin had tried to bury.[253][254]
Hela breaks into Odin's Vault, declaring the Infinity Gauntlet and other relics in the vault to be fake, the Casket of Ancient Winters as a useless object, and Surtur's crown smaller than she expected. She becomes interested in the Tesseract, but declares the Eternal Flame as the greatest of all. She gathers a handful of the fire, and cracks the floor, descending into the secret cavern beneath.[253][254]
In the cavern beneath the vault, Hela observes the decomposed bodies of her old Berserker army and pet wolfFenris. She hurls the handful of the Eternal Flame into the ground to use its power to resurrect the Berserker army and restore Fenris to full life.[253][254]
Sakaar - Day 25[]
Loki sends a conjured image of himself to see Thor, who was mourning his father. Loki attempts to convince Thor to abandon Asgard as Hela is stronger than both of them, and instead join him by the Grandmaster's side, so eventually they can betray him and become the rulers of Sakaar. Thor refuses and tells his brother to go away. As his projection disappears, Korg attacks what he believed to be a ghost, realizing very late that he is gone.[253][254]
Korg takes Thor to choose his weapons. They discuss Mjølnir and then Scrapper 142, who Korg points out is Asgardian. Buying alcohol near the gladiator's quarters, she is approached by Thor, who tells her of the Siege of Asgard and Hela's return. Thor notices a tattoo on her wrist that reveals her as a Valkyrie, exciting him. However, the Valkyrie ignores Thor and leaves to watch the fight in the arena.[253][254]
Thor enters the arena, putting on his helmet and picking up his weapons as he prepares to engage his contender. The Valkyrie watches the arena from her ship above.[253][254]
The Grandmaster introduces Thor, and the audience begins to call out for their favorite combatant, the champion. As the Grandmaster turns to introducing his champion, his call is cut short as the combatant breaks into the arena, revealing himself to be the Hulk, alive after his disappearance 2 years prior, but angered, crazed, and ready to battle. Thor, overjoyed at seeing his former teammate, attempts to talk and negotiate with him, but makes the mistake of calling him "Banner". As he watches, Loki becomes nervous and uncomfortable after seeing the Hulk, following their last encounter after the Battle of New York.[253][254]
Refusing to acknowledge Thor, despite his pleas and attempts to make him calm down, Hulk fights against his former ally. A gruelling duel takes place as both combatants smash and ruin parts of the arena from the force of their attacks.[253][254]
Thor tries Black Widow's calming technique on the Hulk, but it fails to work. Eventually, Hulk overpowers him during the battle, when Thor suddenly has a vision of his father, causing his lightning powers to surge.[253][254]
As the fight continues, Thor manages to gain the upper hand. However, unwilling to see Hulk lose, since he is a fan favorite, the Grandmaster cheats and fixes the fight by activating the Obedience Disk on Thor's neck, incapacitating him. Hulk attacks Thor and leaves him unconscious.[253][254]
Hela takes Skurge and her Berserker army to the Bifrost to conquer the other realms, but on arrival, discovers that the Bifrost sword is gone. unable to begin her conquest without it, Hela sends her new soldiers to hunt down the resistance and retrieve the sword.[253][254]
Chase Stein comments that the group has lost their powers, which peaks Quinton the Great's interest. However, the group disregards him, finding him to be creepy and of no help.[247][250][251]
29th[]
Outside of Sakaar[]
Heimdall continues to help some Asgardians reach a safe refuge, killing several of Hela's soldiers in the process. The previous guardian of the Bifrost takes the Asgardians to the refuge, an old secret hall in a cliff-face, built by their ancestors.[253][254]
After their fight, Thor wakes up in Hulk's chamber. The two former allies have a conversation, and Thor keeps pleading for Hulk's assistance, but Hulk refuses to acknowledge their friendship, grumpily stating that Thor likes Banner better. He does, however, reveal the location of the Avengers' Quinjet, nearby on Sakaar.[253][254]
Heimdall hears Thor's call, and uses his powers to allow Thor to see what is happening in his home. After they talk, Thor tells Heimdall that he is not sure where he is or how to get back. Heimdall uses his vision to inform Thor that he is on a world surrounded by gateways, and he has to take the largest one to return to Asgard.[253][254]
Sakaar - Day 27[]
In the evening, Hulk refuses to return to Earth, believing that everyone hated him there. He and Thor argue again, but manage to reach an agreement as Thor convinces Hulk to help get his sparring partner, Valkyrie, to join them.[253][254]
29th-30th[]
Dark Dimension[]
Quinton tells the Runaways that it is their loss for not wanting to participate in his magic act and warns them about leaving the protection of the Hostel before storming off.[247][250][251]
Hulk calls Valkyrie into his quarters, where Thor then starts a conversation with her. The two Asgardians talk, and Thor manages to steal the remote for his Obedience disk from her, taking the implant off, and then making his escape toward the Quinjet.[253][254]
Hulk immediately follows Thor, not wanting his friend to leave the planet. He catches up to Thor at the jet, and accidentally destroys parts of it. In the accident, Thor turns on Natasha Romanoff's recording left for Banner from the Battle of Sokovia.[253][254]
Seeing her, Hulk is subdued and Banner is awoken, and despite Hulk's attempts to resist, he transforms back into his human, Bruce Banner self after 2 years.[253][254]
Banner asks Thor what happened with Ultron and Sokovia, being the last thing he remembers. Thor dismisses this, explaining that they won the fight, but it was 2 years ago. Soon, they hear an announcement from the Grandmaster that they are hunting Thor, due to believing that Thor has captured Hulk. The two former Avengers escape from the Quinjet and start making their way through the city.[253][254]
As they hide, Banner voices his fear that after 2 years spent inside the Hulk, the monster might be taking over, and that if he ever transform back to Hulk again he might not be able to come back.[253][254]
After finding out she was one of the Valkyries, Loki makes Valkyrie recall her fight with Hela. She retaliates, fighting and subsequently knocking out the God of Mischief.[253][254]
Thor asks Banner to help him fight his sister, Hela, but he refuses, scared of being taken over by the Hulk completely.[253][254]
Valkyrie finds them and agrees to help, to get revenge on Hela, and Thor names the team "the Revengers". As they prepare, Thor finds her Dragonfang, and warns them not to trust Loki, telling a story of how Loki once turned into snakes to play a trick on him. Loki, not wanting to remain stuck on Sakaar, tells Thor he has the Grandmaster's security codes which will give him control over his systems.[253][254]
Thor sends Valkyrie to deactivate the Obedience Disks so the slaves can help steal the Grandmaster's ship. Around the gladiator quarters, the disks fall off, to Korg's delight. Being provided with a firearm by Valkyrie, he leads a slave revolution.[253][254]
Thor subtly places an Obedience Disk on Loki, without him realizing. The brothers enter the hangar and manage to defeat the soldiers by using "Get Help", a technique the brothers have used before, where Loki pretends to be hurt to distract the enemies and bring them closer as Thor then throws his brother at them.[253][254]
Loki then attempts to betray Thor, but Thor incapacitates him with the Obedience disk, having anticipated trickery from his brother, leaving him being shocked on the floor. Thor tells Loki that he knows he will always be the God of Mischief, but had hoped that he would have shown some capacity for growth.[253][254]
The Revengers use the Commodore to head to the Devil's Anus. Topaz, the Grandmaster's bodyguard, chases Bruce Banner, but is killed when Banner accidentally sets off fireworks on the vehicle, blinding her and thus causing her to crash. The Revengers manage to avoid the Grandmaster's guards and get to the wormhole, escaping from Sakaar.[253][254]
Meanwhile, Korg and his companions break into the hangar bay to escape the planet. Korg finds an Obedience disk remote, which he switches off, releasing Loki, and they offer him a way off the planet with them.[253][254]
Outside of Sakaar[]
Under the orders of Hela, Skurge has civilians rounded up to demand the location of the Bifrost sword. When nobody decides to speak, Hela tells him to execute a randomly chosen woman, and Skurge obliges, despite feeling uncomfortable with it. Just before he can do so, a civilian agrees to tell Hela where the sword is.[253][254]
Hela realises that Thor is in the throne room, and leaves the refuge to go to confront him.[253][254]
Hela arrives at the palace to confront her brother. Thor uses his father's spear, Gungnir, to engage her in a battle, but Hela overpowers him.[253][254]
The Asgardians, led by Heimdall, find themselves trapped on the Bifrost with Fenris on one side and Skurge and Hela's forces on the other. Skurge tells Heimdall to surrender as Fenris approaches them.[253][254]
Meanwhile, in the Royal Palace, Hela tells Thor he is worth nothing, knocking him down. She strikes him across the face with a blade, slicing his eye out.[253][254]
Despite knowing he may never be able to turn back again, Banner decides to transform to take out Fenris. He jumps from the Commodore to become the Hulk, but when he falls, he simply hits the bridge still in human form. As Fenris lunges towards the Asgardians, Banner belatedly transforms into the Hulk, grabbing the wolf from behind to fight him.[253][254]
As Valkyrie, Heimdall, and the Asgardians fight for their lives, Loki arrives with Korg and his Sakaaran allies, enjoying the moment as he proclaims himself to be Asgard's savior. Hela teases Thor about her victory and his lack of power without the hammer, asking, "What were you the god of, again?" At that moment, Thor sees Odin in his mind, contacting him from Valhalla. Odin tells Thor that Asgard is, in fact, not a place, but a people, and that the spirit of Asgard will live on even if the location does not. He reminds Thor that he is the god of thunder, revealing that Mjølnir was only a tool to channel his power, but that he still has true power within him. He leaves the vision, reminding his son that he is even stronger than him.[253][254]
Thor comes out of the vision and accesses his true strength to strike Hela with lightning. He leaps at the Rainbow Bridge, attacking her forces with giant bolts of electricity, using the strongest powers he has ever channelled.[253][254]
Thor and Valkyrie fight the Berserkers as Hulk wrestles with Fenris, eventually hurling him off of Asgard to fall into outer space.[253][254]
Hela arrives at the Rainbow Bridge, and the Revengers assemble to fight her. With his powers in full force, Thor manages to resist Hela and carves through her army, but he realizes she is still too much for him. He and Loki realize that as long as Asgard exists, she will grow more powerful. With the Ragnarök prophecy saying that Asgard must fall, Thor realizes that they have to ensure it, not stop it, so as to save the Asgardians and take down Hela. Thor orders Loki to go to their father's vault and use the Eternal Flame to resurrect the Fire DemonSurtur, as it is said that event is destined to take place when he, empowered by the flame, unleashes his rage upon the Asgard and consumes it in fire.[253][254]
Some of Hela's Berserker soldiers climb on board the Asgardian ship as it tries to leave. Skurge reveals himself, using his guns "Des" and "Troy" to take them down.[253][254]
Skurge then proceeds to confront Hela on the Rainbow Bridge. He redeems himself in sacrifice as Hela kills him, but the ship makes it to safety because of his heroic actions.[253][254]
As Thor fights Hela, she says that he will not defeat her, to which he replies that while he cannot, Surtur can. As Loki escapes, Surtur erupts from Asgard and begins laying waste to the helpless city before him.[253][254]
Hulk leaps at Surtur to attack him, but is knocked back to the bridge. Thor and Valkyrie convince Hulk to abandon the monster he so desperately wants to fight and help them jump onto the Asgardians' ship instead.[253][254]
Hela attempts to continue to fight as Surtur, as foretold in the prophecy, thrusts his blade straight through Asgard. Hela is presumed dead under the impact and the structures of Asgard come crashing down in fire.[253][254]
The Revengers and Asgardian survivors watch on from the ship as Asgard is utterly destroyed. The realm is obliterated in an explosion, reduced to rocks and ashes before their eyes.[253][254]
Sakaar - Day 28[]
The Grandmaster emerges from a hiding spot and addresses the Sakaarans about their revolution. He desperately uses one last remaining trick, attempting to seem clever, and to convince the rebels that they have benefited each other - that they could not have had their rebellion if not for him. The Grandmaster then suggests that perhaps they "call it a tie".[253][254]
Thor wears a new eye-patch to cover his missing right eye. Loki visits him, surprising Thor when he reveals that he has actually come in person, rather than as a conjured image. The two brothers share a moment, acknowledging the maturity and begrudging respect they have reached in their relationship. Thor walks among the people he has saved, who make way for him to walk through to the seat at the forefront of the ship. He reaches the chair, serving as the new throne, and finally assumes his mantle as the new king of Asgard.[253][254]
The group wonder where the Asgardian people should travel to rebuild Asgard. Thor makes the decision, and the ship sets off for their destination: Earth.[253][254]
December[]
The term "Okurrr" starts to be popularized.[1][257]
1st-3rd[]
Dark Dimension[]
The Runaways follow Quinton and ask for help. He tells the group that he has seen the former hosts of the Gibborim, who went outside. He explains that Stacey Yorkes tried to steal his monocle.[247][250][251]
The Runaways realize the Gibborim hosts have been separated from the Gibborim in this dimension, and Amy Minoru states that it is her fault and that they must try to find them. Quinton laughs and says it will not be that easy.[247][250][251]
4th[]
In the morning, General Hale visits her daughter, Ruby, in her bedroom. She confronts her about having skipped class yesterday and Ruby says that she simply does not care about her classes, but when Hale threatens to take her cell phone if she does not go, Ruby reluctantly agrees. Before her mother leaves, Ruby suddenly asks her if she is a "good guy". Hale asks her why she is questioning this, and Ruby explains that she understands her mother is going after S.H.I.E.L.D., but that since S.H.I.E.L.D. were always considered good until recently, she is questioning her mother's behavior. Hale realizes that Ruby is asking because of her obsession with the hero "Quake", who worked for S.H.I.E.L.D., and explains that she simply has to try to capture her since it is her assignment from her superiors, and that her motive is always to help build a better world for everyone, but most importantly Ruby. She promises that when the agents resurface, she will find them and put an end to all the problems they cause.[259][260]
Just after 7AM local time, Phil Coulson's agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. materialize from being transported through time by the Time Di'Alla that engulfed them in 2091. They are initially confused by the fact that they are still in the Lighthouse, but Leo Fitz realizes that while they have not moved in space, they have indeed been sent back in time, recognizing the 2017 layout of the base from his time with Enoch.[259][260]
Fitz activates the electricity, which triggers a projected video of 1970s S.H.I.E.L.D. agent General Rick Stoner, in which Stoner explains that the Lighthouse is the world's last bastion designed for the initiation of the Project Reclamation protocol at the time of a world-ending event. Jemma Simmons and Yo-Yo Rodriguez go to tend to Alphonso Mackenzie's injuries, while Leo Fitz and Melinda May head to the basement to find a storage facility that Stoner's video describes as housing S.H.I.E.L.D. technology. Coulson stays to be there when Daisy Johnson wakes.[259][260]
Johnson comes to and expresses her annoyance at Coulson for having I.C.E.-d her, saying that he should not have taken her considering the severe risk, but he tells her he does not care, because he simply needed her to be with them.[259][260]
Arriving at the basement storage facility, May and Fitz are puzzled when they find three new, different Monoliths. May asks where they might be from, and the agents are startled when a response comes from across the room, saying, "Unknown." The speaker reveals himself to be another Chronicom named Noah, and he explains that the Monoliths are housed in the Lighthouse to both protect them and to protect others from them.[259][260]
Noah takes the duo to his control room, from which he monitors potential threats to the planet, noting a well-known politician attempting to delete his FBI files and the recent appearance of an Asgardian in New York City, having followed the news surrounding Thor's brief visit. May spots a live feed from St. Louis, Missouri, where, in the pre-dawn darkness, some sort of beam can be seen coming down from the sky to an aerospace facility, and worries that it could be a harbinger of the events leading to the destruction of Earth.[259][260]
Having been called in by May, the rest of the team arrive in the control room, and Coulson expresses the same concerns: that this beam could be the "light from the sky" that Samuel Voss warned them about that leads to the end of the world. Noah informs them that the wavelength of the beam is unusual, so it could very well be alien, and the team decide to travel to St. Louis to investigate, with Fitz informing them that he and Lance Hunter left the Zephyr One cloaked nearby and he can take them to it. Johnson elects to stay behind, worried that she is a liability if she leaves the Lighthouse. Noah shows them secret tunnels that will take the team from the Lighthouse to a nearby New York town called River's End, where they can safely leave without attracting attention.[259][260]
The team get out into the sunlight and fresh air for the first time in days, and take a moment to appreciate it. They notice a van for sale nearby and decide that they need to take it to get to Zephyr One. Mackenzie is reluctant to steal, but Coulson assures him they will return it after.[259][260]
Daisy Johnson uses one of Noah's computers to set up an alert in case any of her friends have been spotted.[259][260]
As Mackenzie drives them, the team light-heartedly discuss how things could be worse, mentioning the numerous bad things they've had to deal with over the years: being enslaved by Kasius, the Framework, Fitz and Simmons getting stuck at the bottom of the ocean, stopping Aida, fighting both of Johnson's parents, and, for May, having to loosen up and dance at the Hotel La Ona.[259][260]
Johnson's research leads her to finding that their team are not just wanted fugitives, but they are "most wanted", with police departments everywhere having their pictures.[259][260]
While driving, the team are pulled over by a police officer driving past. They become concerned as the officer mentions recognizing the van as belonging to John Nickel, afraid that he will arrest them for stealing, but he then simply asks how much they paid for it, noting that Nickel had failed to sell it for ages. The group are relieved as they drive off, grateful that they are in a quiet town.[259][260]
Just after the agents have driven away, Deke Shaw materializes in River's End, having also been sent back in time after being hit by a shard of the Time Di'Alla in the blast in 2091 as he was helping Enoch. He is immediately awestruck by the beauty of nature in 2017, pre-destruction of Earth, and cannot help but walk to a nearby tree and hug it, wanting to learn what trees feel and smell like. A nearby woman looks at him in confusion and he tells her he has just never seen anything like it, but she believes he must be on drugs.[259][260]
Shaw sees a nearby bar and excitedly walks over and enters, wanting to see what a real bar is like. He is pleased to see that his Framework approximation was reasonably close to real life and asks the bartender for a beer, but when he tries it, he is disappointed by how it tastes after years of wondering. The bartender gives him a Zima instead, and Shaw loves it, asking for more and more and getting drunk, fascinated as he tries out arcade games and flicking through channels on the television.[259][260]
Shaw goes to leave the bar, but the bartender stops him to ask him for payment. Shaw drunkenly holds out his Metric, confusing the bartender, and the man tells him that he is happy to take either card or cash, reminding Shaw of the 2010s payment system. Realizing he could be in trouble, Shaw tries to run away, but in his inebriated state, he simply trips on a pool table, falling over and muttering that he is from the future as he passes out.[259][260]
The team arrive at Zephyr One, leaving John Nickel's van with a note for it to be returned and boarding the plane.[259][260]
On board, Melinda May tells Phil Coulson she is feeling very glad to be back to flying in normal gravity. Coulson then doubles over in pain, but when May asks if he okay, he waves it off as just a headache. Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons then call him over, showing Coulson that the perceived direction that the beam over St. Louis was traveling in was a result of the low frame rate they were watching at, and that once the rate is increased, it can be seen that it is in fact traveling from the St. Louis Aerospace Facility upward into the sky. They then explain that from this discovery, they recognized the beam, telling Coulson that it is in fact the same beacon that Hive had used to summon the Kree.[259][260]
Alphonso Mackenzie sits with Yo-Yo Rodriguez and reassures her over her worries from meeting her future self, saying that Kasius used that version of her to manipulate them so she should not trust what she heard too strictly, and asserting that they will change the future anyway.[259][260]
Johnson gets an alert from the local police and is shocked when she finds that the arrested individual is Deke Shaw, believing him to have remained in 2091. She realizes that since they are the only people Shaw knows in 2017, he might end up spilling their secrets, and reluctantly decides to go to pick him up from the police station.[259][260]
The team arrive at St. Louis Aerospace Facility and enter with caution when Fitz finds the heat signature of a person inside. However, the group are relieved when they find that it is Agent Piper, who appears happy to see them after months of searching with no avail.[259][260]
Deke Shaw is rambling to the police officers about being from the future when Daisy Johnson arrives, claiming to be his support officer. When the officers ask her name, she goes with the first that comes to mind: her opponent from 2091, "Sinara", adding "Smith" as a surname.[259][260]
Candice Lee informs her boss, General Hale, that they have received a call about the location of Coulson's agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She instructs Lee to reply to the informant that they need to be kept at the location.[259][260]
Piper explains to the group that she never heard what happened to them after their encounter with Aida and asks where they were hiding all this time, but Coulson says they will explain later. She tells them that she had worked out the beacon was Hive's, pointing out that she remembered it from the Battle of Union City as that mission had been her first among the higher ranks and had meant a lot to her, then she had come to the facility to warn workers and prepare for any incoming Kree. As they speak, the beacon suddenly starts up again.[259][260]
Johnson retrieves Shaw from the station, improvising the details of her fake identity as she is forced to fill out the necessary paperwork. Shaw explains what happened with the Monolith shard in 2091, and Johnson is surprised when Shaw's tone does not come across as upset or in shock. He tells her that he is excited because he had thought he was going to die, yet had not only survived but ended up in a world with outdoors and air and sunshine.[259][260]
Fitz manages to deactivate the beacon, finding that someone installed a power source by hand. Piper suddenly pulls a gun on them, revealing that it was her, as the beacon had been activated to lure them in. A group of figures looking like men in black armor arrive at the facility to take the agents, with a leader dressed in grey.[259][260]
Piper explains that she had been found by General Hale but had made a deal to set a trap the rest of the agents, under the promise that if she helped take them in then they would be guaranteed safety. However, in the next room, the leader in grey gives the order for the soldiers to kill the agents. Yo-Yo Rodriguez uses her super-speed to disarm the soldiers, so instead of shooting them, a fight breaks out between the two groups. Piper is confused as she had been told the mission was "capture, not kill".[259][260]
As the fight continues, Alphonso Mackenzie shoots one soldier in the face, and the damaged helmet reveals that underneath is not a human but an android. Piper tells Phil Coulson that she had trusted Hale as a member of the United States Armed Forces, but he says she has been deceived. Realizing her mistake, she tells the group she will cover for them as they make their escape.[259][260]
Rodriguez sees Mackenzie being beaten by an android across the room and uses her super-speed to run at him, but just as she does so, the leader in grey throws a Chakram at her. It is perfectly timed to catch her as she runs, and the ring slices through both of Rodriguez's arms.[259][260]
Mackenzie rushes to Rodriguez's aid as she stands in shock. He finds a blanket to wrap her in and carries her away with the rest of the group as they escape the St. Louis Aerospace Facility. She mutters that the future they visited is already coming true.[259][260]
Deke Shaw and Daisy Johnson return to the Lighthouse, and Johnson gets a call from Melinda May. She begins a light-hearted conversation, but May requests the landing coordinates urgently, causing Johnson to realize that something has gone horribly wrong.[259][260]
The agents land back at the Lighthouse at night.[259][260]
Jemma Simmons operates on Yo-Yo Rodriguez to clean her wounds, staunch the bleeding, and stitch up the stumps of her arms.[259][260]
Fitz and Noah take the Kree beacon to the basement storage facility for safekeeping.[259][260]
Johnson finds the rest of her friends and rushes to comfort Mackenzie. Piper sits in shame, considering the damage she has done.[259][260]
Ruby Hale, who had been the figure dressed in grey leading the androids, gets back to her mother, who is waiting in her bedroom. General Hale asks her what she was thinking in letting the agents go and cutting off Rodriguez's arms. Ruby explains that she had been promised a chance to deal with Daisy Johnson, and since she was not there, she had chosen instead to force them to seek medical attention, hoping it will get the group where they need them to be, as well as claiming that her attack will make Johnson more desperate to be involved in the future and join the rest of the group. Hale says she is sloppy. Ruby claims that it does not matter, because the group took the beacon, which had been set up as a trap as a back-up plan. Hale says, however, that they should not have had to resort to the beacon, calling her daughter a disappointment before leaving her room, which is in fact a part of the Hydra Preparatory Academy.[259][260]
Daisy Johnson goes to find Leo Fitz in the basement storage facility to make certain he has checked they are not being trapped. He says he has, and that they are currently just waiting for its internal circuitry to cool down. Noah continues monitoring it and notices, however, that the circuitry is instead heating up. Realizing that it is set to explode, he instructs the agents to run. They escape just in time as the beacon detonates.[259][260]
4th-5th[]
Dark Dimension[]
Quinton tells the group that where they are, the Dark Dimension, is a thin place between other dimensions, and that their friends are trapped in a moment that tortures them.[247][250][251]
5th[]
In Philadelphia, Carl Creel is out running when General Hale stops him in a car. He says he is not interesting in working for her, but she tells him she does not want to use him, but rather is "putting together a team". He reluctantly opens the car door and gets in.[259][260]
Leo Fitz sends a D.W.A.R.F. to investigate the wreckage of the basement storage facility. The drone finds a rift, created by the simultaneous destruction of the Monoliths, which blew a hole in spacetime and is causing the bleeding of Monolith energy. The D.W.A.R.F. is then swatted out of the air, however, by a being exactly resembling Lash.[260][261]
Fitz shows Phil Coulson and Melinda May that another of his D.W.A.R.F.s had flown down to a level 150 feet below them, and yet when the elevator doors opened, it had found a forest behind the doors. He explains the rift that the D.W.A.R.F. in the basement found, seemingly to another dimension, and how that must somehow have caused the strange anomaly. The group worry that while this could mean Daisy Johnson is not behind the end of the world, that would only be because this rift could in fact already be the beginning of the end.[260][261]
Jemma Simmons tends to Yo-Yo Rodriguez as she lies in the hospital bed they have set up for her. When Alphonso Mackenzie arrives, Simmons leaves to allow them some private time together. Mackenzie promises he will do everything he can to help Rodriguez and apologizes for struggling to remain calm, as he could not bear watching her be dismembered, especially after everything they had just been through in 2091. They discuss the upcoming problems they may have to face together, as Rodriguez points out that everything her future self told her appears to be coming true.[260][261]
5th-6th[]
Dark Dimension[]
Quinton says that the longer the Runaways stay in the Dark Dimension, the more they will forget about the real world. Yorkes dismisses this, and Minoru states that they must find Alex Wilder and their parents before leaving.[247][250][251]
Deke Shaw and Daisy Johnson pick up items from the supply pantry. Shaw is fascinated by orange-scented spray, mistakenly spraying it into his own mouth, exasperating Johnson. He explains to her how hard it was to acquire fruit in the future, but that his mother would find him an orange every year for his birthday. He asks Johnson about her parents, but she explains that she grew up in an orphanage, and he apologizes for asking her about a touchy subject.[260][261]
Suddenly, the pair are ambushed by what appears to be a Kree warrior, whose presence they do not understand. They fight back, but the Kree beats Shaw and moves to kill him. Before he can finish the attack, Johnson manages to shoot the warrior through the head, and it further confuses them when the warrior then dissolves into wisps of smoke.[260][261]
With the agents back together in the control room, Leo Fitz explains to them his conclusion: seeping through the rift is some sort of "Fear Dimension", which can understand their thoughts and physically manifest beings to represent their greatest fears - mistaking the mere Monolith energy with a leak from another dimension, given he does not know the third Monolith is one of creation[262]. He shows the team that he has salvaged further footage from the basement D.W.A.R.F., and has found video of what appears to be Lash, which May affirms would indeed be her greatest fear, with Johnson explaining the Kree Warrior is hers, and Shaw saying the forest, as the overwhelming opposite of the dark, enclosed, and lifeless space he has lived his whole life, is his.[260][261]
Fitz explains that he thinks he might know how to close the rift, but that his only current idea might involve someone having to sacrifice themselves. He turns to Deke Shaw, who panics, thinking he is asking for him to be the one to die, but Fitz calmly clarifies he is simply requesting his Gravity Puck belt buckle, as he thinks he can modify it to use the gravitonium inside to force the rift to close. Phil Coulson then insists that he will be the one to take the risk of taking the device to the rift.[260][261]
The team stop Coulson as he tries to walk away, angrily telling him he cannot just make the decision for them. Daisy Johnson says she wants to go instead, since her being around is already putting everyone at risk, but Coulson insists she is needed to help lead S.H.I.E.L.D. in the future. Johnson becomes distressed, telling him there is no longer a "S.H.I.E.L.D.", just scraps of a team who are wanted criminals and barely holding together, but he stubbornly tells her that the idea that S.H.I.E.L.D. represents is vital. However, as he tries to make his point, he loses his breath and suddenly collapses, confusing the rest of the team.[260][261]
After Coulson wakes, the rest of the team wait for him in the control room to discuss Simmons' medical analysis of him. Before he goes to them, Coulson sends Deke Shaw away on a secret mission outdoors, as he is the only one of them who is not on the wanted list.[260][261]
Jemma Simmons delivers the news of what she has found
Coulson gets back to the control room, and Jemma Simmons delivers the news of what she has found. She struggles to tell them, choking on her words as she tries not to cry, that Coulson's necrotic tissue from his death in 2012 is branching out from his lungs again, as if his resurrection is being undone. Coulson confesses that when he made the deal with Ghost Rider to take on the Spirit of Vengeance, he had known the cost: the spirit would burn through the GH.325 formula's reviving effects on his dead tissue. Simmons adds that since the tissue is already dead, there is no curing it, and Coulson is dying again.[260][261]
The team struggle to come to terms with their leader and friend's coming death, with Johnson letting out her emotions by angrily asking him why he did not tell them before. He explains that he felt their ongoing issues were more pressing, but Johnson points out that in 2091, they had an option for saving him, the way Tess had been revived. Coulson says he did not want to go through an unnatural Kree revival again, but Johnson claims he had no right to just give up, especially when he makes decisions about their lives and deaths all the time, saying they deserved to be involved in the decision-making in return, before walking off in tears. Simmons says she cannot know how long Coulson has left until she can chart the necrotic tissue's progression, but that at some point, his heart will simply stop beating.[260][261]
Coulson follows after Johnson to comfort her, as she is hurting the most of all of them. She says that she cannot take on the responsibility he is giving her. He reassures her that she has always been capable of more than she imagined, but she says that everything she has built in the past few years has been because of him and what he gave to her, so she does not feel any confidence without him. She cries, saying there is not just no S.H.I.E.L.D. without him, but there is simply nothing in their lives without him, and she desperately hugs him, weeping into his shoulder.[260][261]
At 6:43AM, Rodriguez lies in her hospital bed and is visited by what appears to be Simmons. "Simmons" begins to speak cruelly, telling Rodriguez that she is causing Alphonso Mackenzie suffering and should spare them all, shocking Rodriguez. "Simmons", who is an LMD manifested by the Monoliths, suddenly begins to smother her with her pillow in an attempt to kill her. Mackenzie arrives at that moment and attacks the manifestation, knocking its face off to reveal the LMD robotics underneath. The real Jemma Simmons follows him into the room, accompanied by Leo Fitz, and shoots the LMD, and it dissolves into smoke just like the Kree warrior. Fitz tells them that this means the rift is spreading even further, and they have to seal it urgently.[260][261]
General Hale sits with one of the officers who arrested Shaw 2 days prior, who tells her that his colleague believes the woman who came to pick up Shaw looked like Daisy Johnson from the wanted posters. Hale tells him she is greatly appreciative of the lead, as Johnson has not been sighted in months.[260][261]
Shaw goes to use a public phone for the first time, to make a call as Coulson instructed him to do.[260][261]
Hale asks the officer about Deke Shaw, but he tells her that he was drunk and disorderly and did not seem particularly intelligent.[260][261]
Shaw makes a call to "Fiona", but cannot get through.[260][261]
The officer tells Hale that when they looked up Shaw, they could find no history behind his name.[260][261]
Shaw leaves a pawn shop, which is also selling an Iron Man helmet toy, Thor and Hawkeye figurines, a Hulk mask, an axe, and a cello, with the items Coulson sent him to pick up. As he walks out, he accidentally bumps into one of Hale's agents, who becomes suspicious of him.[260][261]
Melinda May and Coulson talk about the latter's upcoming demise
Coulson reassures May that he is at peace with his death, but that he is not giving up otherwise and will do his absolute best to make it back out of the basement after closing the rift.[260][261]
Leo Fitz prepares Phil Coulson to head downstairs to the rift, giving him a gun to deal with any potential fear manifestations and the device he has made out of Shaw's Gravity Puck. Coulson tells him that if he does not return, Fitz needs to make sure he proceeds with the secret thing they have been planning. Fitz is dismissive, saying what they are planning is simply symbolic, but Coulson reminds him that symbols and institutions can be very important.[260][261]
Coulson takes the elevator down to the basement, but as he steps out into the corridor, the team lose visual contact with him.[260][261]
Having prepared to see manifestations of fears, Coulson is taken aback when he instead finds what appears to be Mike Peterson in the basement. "Peterson" tells Coulson that he is here to explain the truth to him of what has really been happening. "Peterson" begins to tell Coulson that his own brain is making everything up, saying that Coulson has never actually been to any of the places he thinks he has been in the last few years.[260][261]
Without visual contact, the team become anxious about Coulson. Daisy Johnson wants to go down after him, but Fitz tells her that they cannot risk losing two people. May assures them that he will make it back, and they just need to hold on.[260][261]
"Peterson" tells Coulson that the reason his mind has manifested all these supposed fantasies of years of adventures is that he is in fact still on the operating table in 2012 following Loki stabbing him through the chest, and as his brain is stimulated by electricity trying to revive him, his conscience is trying to make sense of random synapses firing off. "Peterson" claims that he is just an emergency medical technician Coulson barely registered in his near-dead state and his brain incorporated into these fantasies, and says that Coulson's experience of his head catching fire was merely the pain of the electrodes on his brain, and that his Framework life as a history teacher was just a memory of his father's profession. Coulson defies him, saying that the man is just the physical manifestation of his fear of death, but "Peterson" continues that his mind is just creating this story to satisfy him with the adventures he missed out on experiencing when his life was cut short.[260][261]
The agents in the control room scan an aircraft incoming and are worried that Hale's people have found them. However, as they check the scan, they realize it is a Quinjet, which then radios in asking permission to land. The team are confused and still cautious, going to meet the landing jet with guns at the ready, but when the door opens, they find Deke Shaw inside having gathered a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for support, including Agent James Davis, whom they had thought dead, and the real Deathlok.[260][261]
Closure of the Fear Dimension's Rift: "Peterson" attempts to convince Phil Coulson to walk into the rift, to supposedly accept the fake nature of his reality and give in to his death, but Coulson manages to remain steadfast in his belief in his life and the people around him, telling "Peterson" that he is not buying his story. The manifestation goes to grab him and force him into the rift, but at that moment, the real Peterson arrives in the basement and blasts him from the corner. The Monoliths begin to create various further recreations to fight back against the threat of Coulson closing the rift, manifesting forms of Lash and Vrellnexians. Coulson and Deathlok work together to shoot and dissolve each recreation, however, until Coulson manages to throw Fitz's gravitoniumdevice into the rift, beginning to close it. In one last attack, the Monoliths create Hive to take down the men in retaliation, but Deathlok blasts the recreation through the head, and the rift finally closes.[260][261]
Candice Lee reports back to General Hale that they, too, have been unable to find anything from Deke Shaw's fingerprints or DNA. She also passes on that they have had further reports of Daisy Johnson being sighted, but Hale says that either Johnson will have left by now, or S.H.I.E.L.D. might be luring them into a trap, telling Lee that instead, they should pack up their investigation.[260][261]
Phil Coulson, Leo Fitz, and Deke Shaw take the elevator together. Fitz explains that the device is working, at least temporarily, keeping the rift closed, saying the anomalies are fading and no more are currently occurring. He says they have one man to thank for their success, and Shaw mistakenly believes they are talking about him, thanking them for appreciating his efforts and proudly saying how he did everything Coulson asked, circulating fake sightings of Daisy Johnson, collecting the other agents, and picking up everything from the checklist of items for the evening's plans, exaggerating the hardships he had to overcome to perform the simple tasks. Fitz explains that he thought it was obvious that he was talking about Deathlok, and asks Coulson if he will be staying around, but Coulson explains Peterson will be leaving tonight. Fitz continues to ask him about the basement, but Coulson stops him, saying he thinks he is stalling due to nerves for what they are about to do. He straightens Fitz's suit and the elevator doors open onto the forest, which has not yet disappeared, where the rest of the team are waiting to hold what they have been preparing for all day: Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons' wedding.[260][261]
Fitz walks into the forest, where Alphonso Mackenzie is filming and Daisy Johnson and Melinda May are acting as bridesmaids, with Davis and Peterson also present. Simmons turns around, wearing a wedding dress found by Shaw in a second-hand shop. Coulson begins to lead the wedding. Shaw, feeling awkward, starts asking Peterson occasional questions that come to mind.[260][261]
Simmons reads her vows, professing her love for him, and saying that she cannot wait for their next adventure: building a family. Fitz then says his vows, telling her how lucky he is to have her. They exchange rings, and Peterson tells Shaw he did well in picking them up from the pawn shop. Shaw explains that he chose Simmons' ring because it reminded him of one his mother used to wear, which he thinks might have belonged to his grandmother.[260][261]
Candice Lee returns to General Hale and tells her that she ran a genetic profile to see if Shaw's DNA matched anyone. She reveals that they not only found a match, but in fact found two: his DNA matches both Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons.[260][261]
FitzSimmons' wedding kiss
The newlywed couple kiss, and Peterson asks Shaw how he knows Fitz and Simmons, but Shaw explains that he does not know either particularly well. He does not realize that the reason the ring he bought looked like his grandmother's is because it was the very same ring, as Fitz and Simmons are in fact his grandparents and he just bought his grandmother the ring that he would then see his mother wear in the future.[260][261]
7th[]
Trish Walker studies stolen police files in her new apartment, where her investigation is interrupted by Dorothy visiting unannounced. Dorothy expresses disapproval of Trish's new living arrangements, taking a look around only to continually criticize. Having sold everything she owned, on top of moving into the loft and Trish's suspicious behavior, Dorothy suspects something is wrong with Trish and asks to help. Trish asks for help with housework, so Dorothy helps clean the oven.[125][98]
Gert Yorkes appears in the basement of her house, where she wanders downstairs and discovers her mother experimenting on a prototype version of Old Lace. Proto-Old Lace bangs against the door of her cage, scaring Yorkes.[247][250][251]
Evita Fusilier etches a Voudon marking with Andre Deschaine's veve, along with a cloak and dagger, on Deschaine's grave. Johnson watches, but then teleports away, though Fusilier realizes he was there.[264][234]
O'Reilly/Mayhem hoists James Connors' body up in a police gun range with a sign saying "guilty". When the police arrive for target practice, they find it.[264][234]
Tandy Bowen gives Melissa a hug and leaves her house, carrying a duffel bag.[264][234]
Johnson watches Solomon as he refuses business with a man after noticing drugged women in the back of his car. Johnson smiles at the change he has helped make.[264][234]
Johnson joins Tandy Bowen on a bus. They discuss where they are heading to, Los Angeles, where girls have shown up dead on the beach. They wonder if they might be able to be heroes together. Johnson instead asks how she wants to hold hands, and the pair lace fingers, now a couple, as the bus drives away.[264][234]
13th-19th[]
Dark Dimension[]
Stacey Yorkes turns the lights on. Gert realizes this is something that really happened, as Stacey prepares the Synnergy Serum and admits that this was both of their nightmares. Stacey injects Gert with the serum.[247][250][251]
Molly Hernandez notices a present left for her by her mother: the hair clip she treasures. Molly realizes this is because the Hernandezes never watched Molly grow up, only seeing her as how she was up to age 4. Her parents tell her that they are going to do charity work at the Church of Gibborim.[247][250][251]
Gonzalez tells Dean the other people present are the other victims of the Rite of Blood. It starts to get dark, and Gonzalez asks her for help from the monster who always comes to them in the evening. The group then pin Dean down.[247][250][251]
Chase Stein runs over to the car and is confronted by Curtis, leading to a chase. Chase outruns Curtis and returns to his father.[247][250][251]
Werner von Strucker has a therapy session with Levi Van Kempen, who wants him to show progress so he is not prescribed the powerful drug Thorazine. However, von Strucker avoids discussing his traumatic experiences, telling Van Kempen that he has been picking up on the therapist's personal information to threaten him. He attacks Van Kempen, stabbing him in the hand with a pen in the hope that the doctors, seeing his violence, will give him the Thorazine. He is restrained and taken away.[223][266]
17th[]
Phil Coulson visits Yo-Yo Rodriguez to let her know that as soon as they have the necessary resources, Leo Fitz is going to make her a pair of prosthetic arms. He asks that she rest in the meantime, and Alphonso Mackenzie reassures her that he will continue to love her through everything.[223][266]
Fitz approaches Coulson and says he has news. Given the festive season, Coulson asks with little hope if the news is "tidings of comfort and joy", but Fitz affirms his suspicions in informing him that it is bad news: the rift will reopen at some point soon, as the current solution is only temporary. He explains that they need to acquire more gravitonium to close it permanently.[223][266]
Daisy Johnson informs the team in the control room that she has been researching what happened to Cybertek and their gravitonium resources, and has found that every Cybertek worker has apparently died in the last 2 years, with their death certificates signed by a man named "Murray Jacobson", whom she has located. The team plan to leave in the dark that night to go after Jacobson and question him, hoping to track down Ian Quinn's lead scientist, Joseph Getty, and find out what happened to the gravitonium.[223][266]
Werner von Strucker wakes up, and is unsure of his surroundings, only aware that he is in some sort of facility. With no one around to guide him, he gets up and wanders the corridors, finding a dining room with food left out. He goes to eat and steals a knife in case he needs to threaten anyone. Ruby Hale walks in, wearing earphones, and he starts to ask her questions. However, she ignores him and walks back out.[223][266]
Coulson's team find "Murray Jacobson" and confront him. He tries to drive away, but the team trap him. He gets out of the car and threatens them with a gun, but Alphonso Mackenzie is surprised to see that Jacobson is his friend from S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, Tony Caine, known by the nickname "Candy Man". Caine lowers his gun and they happily greet each other.[223][266]
Back on Zephyr One, the team find Caine and Mackenzie's academy photos, which the team have a laugh poking fun at. They then get to the matter at hand, and while Caine initially insists he does not know who Getty is, the team explain the apocalyptic stakes of the situation and he understands how important it is that he tell them what has happened. Caine reveals that his job was like the post-World War IIOperation Paperclip, but for the Cybertek workers, allocating them to work in places their expertise can be put to good use while faking their deaths and giving them new identities. He agrees to take them to meet Getty.[223][266]
Deke Shaw bothers Leo Fitz, asking about baseball and rambling about Albert Einstein. Another anomaly flare from the rift then occurs, and Fitz uses the tannoy system to alert everyone and warn them to look out for unusual manifestations and kill them by any means necessary.[223][266]
Jemma Simmons hears commotion from Yo-Yo Rodriguez's room and rushes to check on her, finding that Rodriguez has fallen out of bed, having momentarily forgotten about her dismemberment and tried to get up. She is crying, and Simmons goes to comfort her, but Rodriguez says that everything she was told in the future is coming true and that it cannot be changed.[223][266]
Caine flies with the agents on Zephyr One. He asks Mackenzie what caused him to become more open to violence, and Mackenzie explains that he cannot let the people he loves be hurt anymore. Meanwhile, Daisy Johnson broaches the subject with Coulson of potentially using the Cybertek workers to help find a way to save him. He insists that she not, saying he refuses to end up like John Garrett, and that he does not want a second unnatural extension to his life, but Johnson and Melinda May agree that they cannot give up.[223][266]
18th[]
Werner von Strucker comes across Ruby Hale again, and she starts talking to him this time. He begins asking her questions, but she says he will have his questions answered when her mother wants them answered. Von Strucker asks if she still has a scar on her forehead and lifts her hair to check, confusing Hale, not understanding how he knows. He explains that he remembers her from his childhood, having played with her when their parents had meetings, and remembered her hitting her head on the kitchen counter. He then suddenly pulls the knife he took from the table on her, grabbing her and putting it to her neck to hold her hostage so he can demand to speak to her mother.[223][266]
Tony Caine takes Alphonso Mackenzie to see Joseph Getty. Caine explains that Getty is trustworthy, having only worked for Hydra on the threat of his family's lives, and Mackenzie asks him what happened to the gravitonium in 2014. Getty informs him that they shipped it on a boat called the Principia to get it to a facility in the Pacific Ocean, but that the ship sank in a thunderstorm.[223][266]
Fitz uses bathymetric maps and sonar to search for the Principia within a 100-mile radius of the point it last made contact before it sank, but finds nothing and is unsure what else to do. Deke Shaw is fascinated by the ocean they are studying, having never experienced any bodies of water, but begins to bother Fitz, who is irritable from having been awake all night working to help the team and sends him away. Simmons reminds him to be less tough on Shaw, as he is in a completely foreign world, and says he did a good job choosing their wedding rings. They discuss how weird it is being married, and Simmons suggests that they hyphenate their surname.[223][266]
General Hale is brought before Werner von Strucker and he releases Ruby. He tells her he wants nothing to do with Hydra, but she says what she is building is something new, beyond the Hydra his father helped build. He continues to refuse her request for his help and says that he does not care if she even kills him, but she insists she will not, and that she will let him go tomorrow. Her Sleeper Mechs take him away, and once he is gone, Hale asks Ruby to gain von Strucker's trust and make him stay and comply.[223][266]
Deke Shaw discovers Twinkies in the pantry, and is enjoying them when he suddenly hears a voice he recognizes from across the room. He inspects the source and finds what appears to be his mother, exactly the voice he had believed it to be, but asserts that she is just an apparition. She ignores this and starts to tell him how happy she is that he has found friends, but begins to speak harshly, saying that he knows if he gets close to someone they will most likely be killed. She is then suddenly impaled with an axe by an apparent Kree Warrior, all in fact being the Monoliths' manifestation of Shaw's thoughts about his mother's murder. The warrior attacks him, but he manages to stab it and the manifestation dissolves into smoke. Jemma Simmons arrives and tells him to come back to control, but Shaw frustratedly says that Leo Fitz is unfairly considering him an idiot. However, mid-sentence he comes to a realization about what might have happened to the Principia, and rushes to inform Fitz.[223][266]
Shaw posits to Fitz that with the gravitonium on board the Principia during a storm, if it got struck by lightning, the element being charged might have lifted the ship miles into the air rather than sinking it. Fitz agrees and goes to build an algorithm of how the air currents would have moved the ship over the years to estimate its location.[223][266]
Coulson, Johnson, May, Mackenzie, and James Davis take Tony Caine in Zephyr One to explore Fitz's estimated location for the Principia in the air. Sure enough, they find the ship floating, to Caine's amazement.[223][266]
Werner von Strucker is woken by nightmares of his torture. Ruby Hale visits him in his room, and decides that the best strategy to use is to tell him the truth, explaining her mother's tactics of using her to manipulate him and convince him to help. She then suggests that he stay nonetheless and create new, happy memories to bury his old traumatic ones, before she leaves. Appreciating her honesty, he listens to her and considers her words.[223][266]
Davis, May, and Caine remain on Zephyr One as the others board the Principia to search for its gravitonium. Unbeknown to them, Sleeper Mechs planted by General Hale are activated by their presence.[223][266]
Alphonso Mackenzie finds a small ball of gravitonium, and Deke Shaw advises them over the radio to use a container to box it up, making sure not to touch it themselves. Mackenzie does so, and Shaw warns them that as soon as they have enclosed it, the gravity field it is generating will begin to dissipate and they will have 90 seconds to escape before the ship falls.[223][266]
The team make their way back to Zephyr One when they are ambushed by the Sleeper Mechs. They fight back, taking down a few of the androids, and Daisy Johnson and Phil Coulson get free of the attackers. Mackenzie tells them to leave while he takes down the remaining androids, and he manages to defeat them using the Shotgun-Axe.[223][266]
Mackenzie gets back to Zephyr One just in time, with a deactivated Sleeper Mech body in tow.[223][266]
Candice Lee informs General Hale that the old Sleeper Mechs on the Principia have been activated, and Hale realizes that S.H.I.E.L.D. have taken the gravitonium.[223][266]
The group say goodbye to Tony Caine, and he promises Melinda May and Alphonso Mackenzie that he will look into the Deathlok programme for them to see if anything can help their determination to save Phil Coulson.[223][266]
Yo-Yo Rodriguez apologizes to Jemma Simmons for her pessimism the day before. Deke Shaw, meanwhile, is coming to inform them that the agents have returned when he overhears Simmons giving Rodriguez advice for her recovery, stating, "The steps you take don't need to be big, they just need to take you in the right direction." Shaw is stunned, recognizing this as an exact phrase that his mother used to use, and had always said she had acquired from her mother, and comes to the realization that this most likely means that Jemma Simmons is his maternal grandmother. In a daze, he eventually manages to communicate the message he came to deliver, and Rodriguez and Simmons go to meet their returning friends.[223][266]
Coulson hands Leo Fitz the gravitonium, and Shaw follows after him to help, muttering under his breath as he calls him "Grandpa". Mackenzie shows Rodriguez the Sleeper Mech he picked up, telling her that they can use it to build her new bionic arms.[223][266]
Ruby Hale goes to check if Werner von Strucker has left, but is pleased to find that he decided to remain and work with them. She takes him to see the other person they have recruited: Carl Creel, an old experiment of von Strucker's father's, who is training. General Hale arrives and congratulates her daughter on her success, asking how she managed to get him to stay. Ruby simply says that she was just honest with him.[223][266]
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Nico Minoru talks to her relatives about the Staff of One. They do not trust her with it, and they discuss the staff's new ability to emerge from her chest.[247][250][251]
The Minorus want to cut Nico open, but "Amy Minoru" appears and stops them. "She" tries to leave with Nico, but Nico states that they must go back for her friends and mother. "Amy" agrees to help Nico find her mother, and uses a shadow spell to transport the two of them away.[247][250][251][247][250][251]
Chase Stein tries to drive away, but the car does not work. Curtis returns and begins beating the car with his bat.[247][250][251]
Trish Walker takes interest in Reid Pearson, a criminal who got off on a technicality. She begins following him, watching from her car with binoculars as he goes out to a bar. Walker watches for hours on end before Pearson makes his move, spiking a girl's drink. Panicked and unsure what to do next, Walker calls Jessica Jones, who does not answer. Pearson leads his victim stumbling out the bar, forcing Walker to follow them.[125][98]
Walker quickly defeats Pearson
Pearson takes the girl, Birdie, to an alley, where he tries to rape her, but Walker stops him. Birdie passes out.[125][98]
When Birdie wakes up, Walker tells her that she had been drugged and that Pearson intended to rape her, explaining Pearson has done it before. Walker then leaves the scene, but not before making sure the police are called and telling Birdie to inform the police that she is the one who fought Pearson off.[125][98]
As the police arrive, Walker watches from her car as Birdie is tended to and Pearson arrested.[125][98]
Walker goes to Jones' apartment, but when she gets there, she spots Jones taking to Oscar Arocho, who is telling her that since they broke up, he has found a new girlfriend. Walker decides to leave, taking the stairs so she is not seen.[125][98]
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Victor and Chase fight Curtis off together. Chase gets carried away, and Victor stops him, hoping to end the cycle of abuse in the Stein family. They drive away together, looking for their friends.[247][250][251]
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The Hernandezes serve fruit punch at the church, and they find potential sacrifice victims for Jonah.[247][250][251]
Nico Minoru and "Amy" appear in the Minoru Mansion, where Nico finds Tina standing over Amy's corpse. An illusion of Nico walks out of Amy's room, and is comforted by an illusion of Robert Minoru. The real Nico enters the room.[247][250][251]
↑ 5.05.1In One Bad Day, a flashback is shown to Dinah Madani being questioned in hospital, "one year ago" before May 8, 2018 (see 2018 references). This would make the scene 2017. However, it is set very shortly after Madani is taken to hospital on December 16, 2016 (see 2016 references) and around the time of the epilogue of Memento Mori, December 19, 2016 (see 2016 references). Therefore, it can be taken to be as close as possible to December 2016 while still in 2017, so January 1, 2017 - 13 days after the end of Memento Mori, but still just about "one year ago" before May 2018.
↑ 9.09.19.2In Wake Up, Coulson says, "I spent six months on a plane with [Mackenzie]." It is said in Vendetta that "Coulson had just stepped down" in the scene in which we see him heading off to board the Zephyr for the beginning of the six-month span. Due to the April 17, 2017 date in Wake Up, The Ghost ideally picks up in March 2017 (see other references). Working back from this, the events of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, and the first boarding of the Zephyr, is in September 2016. This works with Slingshot, as it picks up just before Broken Promises on April 13, 2017 (see other references), it then flashes back to the Baltimore incident, referring to it as "Several months ago". With the Baltimore event on September 30, 2016, this is 7 months prior. It is dated as late September - September 30, 2016, to allow time for Mace being selected for, and then go through Project Patriot, but still fit with Mace's statement in The Patriot, "Few months [after Vienna], Talbot came to me with an offer." This still fits, with the bombing being on June 23rd, and his selection being September 8th, 2½ months later. It is implied that Mackenzie and Coulson began testing the limits of the Zephyr, to go for weeks and weeks on a thorough hunt for Johnson, and that the director wanted to keep Coulson's Team apart after he took over, as the duo get to only see their friends every few weeks when coming back for restock. They get back after their last trip of 6 weeks (their furthest yet, impressing Fitz), and Fitz and Simmons are excited to see them, with Fitz exclaiming, "Six weeks. That's a record!" Coulson at this point has indeed spent 6 months with Mackenzie living mostly on the plane - September 30, 2016 to March 18, 2017.
↑In Echoes, Kate Bishop says that she broke her arm swinging on her family's chandelier. Bishop started her training to be active on May 10, 2012 (see 2012 references), so it likely occurred after then. This also would have occurred before she went to college and stopped living in the penthouse. In Ronin, Yelena Belova says that Bishop is a senior, so her freshman year would have started in September 2021. Bishop breaking her arm can therefore be approximated to the middle of these dates, January 4, 2017.
↑In Revelations, Theo Nelson says that "a few months" after the Nelson's Meats suppliers stopped taking orders on September 24, 2016 (see 2016 references), Red Lion National Bank reached out. Taking this to mean approximately 3.5 months, Red Lion reaching out can be approximated to January 5, 2017.
↑In The One Who Got Away, Jake is shown to be roughly the same age as he is in October 2020 (see 2020 references) and when he killed the man. Sean Kuling's age-playing range at the time of filming was 25-40 years old. Using this, it can be approximated that Jake killed the man while he was still within this range. It can therefore be approximately calculated that Jake killed the man on January 18, 2017.
↑In Scar Tissue, it is said that Billy Russo "was in a coma for 6 weeks". He entered his coma on Friday, December 16, 2016 (see 2016 references), so him waking can be taken to be around an exact 6 weeks later, Friday, January 27, 2017, or more generally the 6th week after, Sunday, January 22-Saturday, January 28, 2017, therefore approximating with the middle of the week, Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Overall, it can be estimated that he woke on Thursday, January 26, 2017.
↑In AKA Three Lives and Counting, on May 27, 2017 (see other references), it is said that the "marine biologists have been in the Pacific Ocean for nearly 4 months". This would suggest approximately 3.8-3.9 months ago. Using approximately 3.85 months prior would give February 1, 2017.
In First Light, security footage of Tyrone stealing the car radio says "2007-04-18". This does not match as any February, though is closest to February 2007.
In Call/Response, a poster is up at the Wild Red Hawks for an event on "Friday, Jan. 30". January 30th was a Friday in 2015, though it could just be a much older poster left up for commemorative reasons.
The total evidence for a February 2008 accident and February 2016 present events:
In First Light, security footage of Tyrone stealing the car radio says "2007-04-18". This does not match as any February, though it would make most sense in-universe for it to be February 2008, with the camera clock set back several months by accident due to something like a reset.
In Suicide Sprints, Adina Johnson's vision shows the "missing" dates of her children as being "6/6/08". The closest February is 2008, and this would make sense, for her to still be very anxious about a second child dying 4 months later, and the 6/6/08 actually being the date of her anxiety rather than the date of Billy's death.
In Call/Response, Shadow Selves, and Rabbit Hold, it is shown in obituaries that Billy Johnson was born on "August 1, 1990" and died aged "17", with another obituary in Princeton Offense also saying he was 17. If he were born in August 1990, the February where he was 17 would have been 2008.
In Princeton Offense, Peter Scarborough's Wikipedia page says, "In 2009, after supervising the Roxxon cleanup effort in New Orleans following an oil rig explosion, Scarborough transitioned to a consulting position." This could potentially work with the accident being February 2008, with cleanup in 2008 and then Scarborough moving on in early 2009.
Jeph Loeb's statement as mentioned.
Emma Lahana says this is O'Reilly's first case in New Orleans. Nandi Tyler says in Luke Cage: Season 2, Episode 8 - If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right, set in August 2017, that O'Reilly has moved to New Orleans. In Ghost Stories, O'Reilly mentions events involving superheroes with her friend Misty Knight in New York, meaning it is after Luke Cage: Season 1 in December 2015. If she moved in February 2016, this fits within this range, though it is implied that O'Reilly left during Knight's time away from the force, which would not work with February 2016 since her time off begins in May 2016.
In First Light, a taxi is shown with a "11 17" registration sticker, meaning it should be between November 2015 and November 2017.
In Funhouse Mirrors, Stan Bartlett's license plate says "18". This means that if he just renewed it in the last several weeks, it could be February 2016, with an expiry date in early 2018.
The total evidence for a February 2009 accident and February 2017 present events:
In First Light, Nathan Bowen's work ID is valid from "30MAR08" to "29MAR10".
In Suicide Sprints, Adina Johnson's vision shows Tyrone's date of birth as "8/19/00", although Billy's says "02" which is definitely not his real year of birth, so it can be taken that this is not reliable either. In Call/Response, Season 1, Episode 4, Tyrone say, "My parents look at me like a liar and a thief ever since I was 8. They don't trust me. Not really. You know, ever since that night." If his birthday is indeed August 19, 2000, then the February where he was 8 would be February 2009.
Peter Scarborough's Wikipedia page, as mentioned above, supports 2009 more than it does 2008.
In Princeton Offense, the oil rig schematics are shown to have been on "9/10/2008", suggesting the accident was after September 10, 2008.
Jeph Loeb's statement as mentioned.
As mentioned, Emma Lahana says this is O'Reilly's first case in New Orleans and O'Reilly is still in New York in December 2015 but in New Orleans by August 2017. If she moved in February 2017, this is the only February that fits perfectly since it implied that O'Reilly left during Knight's time away from the force, which began in May 2016.
The "11 17" taxi registration sticker as mentioned.
As mentioned, there is an (unreliable) August 2000 date of birth given for Tyrone in Suicide Sprints. In the same episode, Tyrone mentions that he has known Father Delgado for 3 years, which would suggests he is in February of junior year, meaning he was born 16.4-17.4 years ago, so since it is an August and date of birth and currently February, he would be 16.5. 16.5 years after August 2000 gives February 2017.
In Call/Response, a magazine says, "Currently chairs a committee in 2017."
Stan Bartlett's license plate as mentioned says "18", which means it is between 2016 and 2018.
In Colony Collapse, on Mardi Gras, Scarborough references the surname Rand being a name that means you are known to be rich currently, implying Season 1, Episode 10: The Rands are referred to, suggesting Danny Rand is back in the world. Mardi Gras in 2016 was February 6th, before Danny Rand has returned, so it does not fit with 2016, but would make it February 2017 or 2018.
The basketball state finals occur days before Mardi Gras. The basketball state finals in Louisiana tend to be early March, and 2017 is the year where Mardi Gras is as close as possible to this, on February 28th.
The total evidence for a February 2010 accident and February 2018 present events:
Nathan Bowen's work ID as mentioned.
The oil rig schematic revisions as mentioned.
In First Light, "Lush Life" by Leo Islo plays in-universe. This song was put online on March 27, 2017, so the only possible February is 2018.
In First Light, "Right Now" by Vindata plays in-universe. This song was put online on February 22, 2017. This is just 12 days too late to fit with February 2017, so the only possible February is 2018.
Tyrone has a "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 1st Saturday in May - May 6, 2017" leaflet as mentioned, which could work with 2018 if you assume he just left it up for several months after.
In Suicide Sprints, Adina Johnson has the book Grief Cottage, which was released August 2017, so the only possible February is 2018.
As mentioned, there is an (unreliable) August 2000 date of birth given for Tyrone in Suicide Sprints. In Rabbit Hold, it is shown on a poster and stated that Tyrone is "18". The October where he would be 18 would be October 2018, making Season 1 February 2018.
In Princeton Offense, O'Reilly looks at narcotics arrest files that she describes as being from "about 8 years ago", and the files on screen are from "02/18/2010", suggesting this is February 2018.
In Princeton Offense, news stories from "hours ago" are real life news stories from September 2017. This does not work for any February, though if it has to suggest one it would be February 2018, because at least those stories have happened by then.
Stan Bartlett's license plate as mentioned says "18", which works so long as the plate was registered between February and December 2016.
In Ghost Stories, Tyrone's phone says "Thursday, October 5". October 5th was a Thursday in 2017, and was the day of filming. This does not work for any February, though if it has to suggest one it would be February 2018, because it is more likely if the phone has the wrong date that it would be a past date, not a future one, if the phone was accidentally reset or something similar.
Scarborough's reference to the Rands as mentioned.
In Alignment Chart, an obituary for Kenneth Fuchs says, "Fuchs, aged 32, passed away on February 11, 2018."
Overall, when weighing up the value of each piece of evidence and the specificity and making compromises, February 2009/2017 comes out as the strongest option.
↑Based on Susan Gallagher's age during the filming of Loki and working backward from the setting of Lamentis, the Lamentian homesteader can be taken to have been born in February 2017.
↑ 47.047.147.2In Shadow Selves, on a Sunday (see other references), it is shown that "242 days ago", Mayhem crawled out of the lake - the final scene from Colony Collapse. The events of Colony Collapse otherwise end on March 1, 2017 (see other references), and this scene is implied to be shortly after this. Given that 242 days after March 1, 2017 is a Sunday (October 29, 2017), it can simply be taken that the Mayhem scene was the night of March 1, 2017.
↑The Ghost Rider Found Cell Phone Footage video was released 16 days prior to The Ghost. It is not a fully in-universe video such as the WHiH Newsfront videos, released through their own channel, but is released as a promo through the Marvel channel with an out-of-universe promo ending, and thus is not released on the matching in-universe date. 16 days prior to The Ghost in the timeline is March 2, 2017.
↑In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem visited O'Reilly "240 days ago" before October 29, 2017 (see other references), making it March 3, 2017.
↑In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem went to the SRO Hotel "236 days ago" before October 29, 2017 (see other references), making it March 7, 2017.
↑ 56.056.156.2In Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor says on the reasoned date of October 22, 2025 (see 2025 references) that it has been “eight years, seven months, and six days” since he and Jane Foster broke up, placing the break-up on March 16, 2017. Thor and Foster got together in the Thor: The Dark World credits scene on November 17, 2013. During Thor: Love and Thunder, a montage is shown of activities Foster and Thor did while together, including attending a Halloween party and a shot of Jane on a magazine dated to “September / October” (so published September 1st). Placing the Halloween scene on October 31, 2014 and the magazines on September 1, 2015, the closest Halloween and September 1st to where these scenes would be placed in a simple even distribution, the rest of the events can be evenly distributed throughout Thor and Foster's relationship.
↑ 57.0057.0157.0257.0357.0457.0557.0657.0757.0857.0957.1057.1157.1257.1357.1457.1557.1657.1757.1857.1957.2057.2157.2257.2357.2457.2557.2657.2757.2857.2957.3057.3157.3257.3357.3457.3557.3657.3757.3857.3957.4057.4157.4257.4357.4457.4557.4657.4757.4857.4957.5057.5157.5257.53In The Ghost, the 2016-17 Scottish League Cup Final is shown. In real life, this final was on Sunday, November 27, 2016. However, due to the April 17, 2017 hard date from Wake Up (see other references), and this being no more than a month earlier, plus the minimum of "a few months" following the Vienna bombing in June 2016 before Mace takes over (as said in The Patriot) followed by "6 months" of Coulson and Mackenzie on the Zephyr One (Wake Up), this cannot be the same date in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It can be assumed because the teams in the final are different as well, that it did indeed occur on a different date. It would occur on a Sunday, meaning the end of Uprising would be a Thursday, with little time between Uprising and Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire, which is dated to April 3rd. This means the Thursday is the 23rd or the 30th. In real life, the 2016-17 season was the first time the Scottish League Cup Final was in November, with it always having been March previously. If, for whatever reason, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the March date continued into the 2016-17 season, the pattern of dates would put the final on Sunday, March 19, 2017 (meaning the Thursday 23rd), which aligns nicely with both the April date and the "few months" + "6 months" since June 2016.
↑In No Good Deed, a couple state, on October 24, 2017 (see other references), that they booked their Presidential Hotel room "months ago". This could refer to any time from late 2016 to August 2017, but a calculation would suggest they booked around roughly March 26, 2017.
↑In A New Napkin, Felix Manning states, on October 31, 2017 (see other references), that Fisk has been "planning the ceremony for months". This could refer to any time from late 2016 to early September 2017, but a calculation would suggest he began planning around roughly March 29, 2017.
↑ 70.070.170.270.370.470.570.670.770.8In AKA Start at the Beginning, there are 3 events (Jones and Walker meet at night, Jones meets with potential clients, Hogarth gets an award) prior to the main events of Jessica Jones: Season 2 beginning on April 28, 2017 (see other references), with each gap undefined, other than that they are shortly before the main events of the season. However, Jones is watching a film on a roof as she and Walker used to do, and Jones says that the man who projects them is "still here, first Friday every month", implying that day is the first Friday of the month, so presumably Friday, April 7, 2017. Therefore, the remaining two scenes can be approximated by evenly distributing between the 7th and the 28th - April 14th and 21st respectively.
↑ 72.072.172.272.3In AKA Freak Accident, on May 2, 2017 (see other references), it is shown that Robert Coleman commented on the Trish Talk site 21 days ago, so April 11, 2017, someone complained on the Trish Talk site about the talk of superheroes 20 days ago, so April 12, 2017, Coleman made some web searches 5 days ago, so April 27, 2017, and Coleman commented again on the Trish Talk site 3 days ago, so April 29, 2017.
↑In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem visited Delgado "200 days ago" before October 30, 2017 (see other references), making it April 13, 2017.
↑ 82.082.1In Reunion, a prologue shows Destiny Gonzalez being taken in by the Church of Gibborim, before cutting to "six months later", when the rest of the season begins on October 13, 2017. This therefore means the prologue is approximately April 13, 2017.
↑In No Good Deed, Karen Page says on October 24, 2017 (see other references) that Fisk bought the Presidential Hotel "6 months ago". This could refer to a near-exact 6 months (around April 24, 2017) or a more general "October 2017 - April 2017 = 6 months" (so approximating with mid-April, April 15/16, 2017). Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation gives the buy as approximately April 21, 2017.
↑In Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance, on October 25, 2017 (see other references), Colleen Wing says the cage was shut down "about 6 months ago". 6 months prior can be seen as almost exactly 6 months prior, approximately April 25, 2017, or more generally "October - 6 months = April", so using mid-April, April 15/16, 2017, as an approximation. Putting more weight in the specific than general, a weighted calculation gives the shutdown as approximately April 22, 2017.
↑ 92.092.192.292.392.492.592.692.7Resurrection spans 17 months, from May 9, 2016 (see 2016 references) to October 23, 2017 (see other references). With it being difficult to stretch the events of the episode over these 17 months, it would help for Murdock waking from his coma to be as late as realistically possible to minimize the stretching of the scenes after. When Murdock wakes, it is said that he was comatose for "several weeks". With him falling unconscious on May 10, 2016, realistically, the latest it should be is the end of June, with early July leaning more toward "2 months", so June 30, 2016 can be used. By the time of Benjamin Donovan visiting Wilson Fisk in prison, it is less than a month from October 23, 2017, as Fitz finds out about the troubles with Vanessa Marianna when Donovan visits and then at his next meeting with the FBI wants to make a deal because of it, and the meetings are said to be monthly. So, with it already being a big stretch to have the events span 17 months, the Donovan scene should be as early as possible to minimize the stretching for all scenes up to then, so around September 24, 2017. The scene before, of Murdock moving into the laundry room, is shown to be the same day as Fisk being visited in prison, so September 24, 2017. Therefore, the scene of the orphans visiting Murdock and Page and Nelson discussing Murdock's apartment should be distributed between June 30, 2016 and September 24, 2017, so November 27, 2016 and April 27, 2017 respectively. The scene of Grace taking Lantom to see Murdock training is therefore between September 25, 2017 evening and October 22, 2017 daytime, so around October 9, 2017.
The scene with Nichelle, a little later in the month, would work as being 3 months until Nichelle's master's in August.
It is just over 3 days since the Empire State Building was shown lit up green - the building was lit up green on the night of May 1st for mental health awareness, and this is now the night of May 4th-5th (early hours of the 5th).
It is a Thursday-Friday night, matching with it being a "school night" and the next morning being a Trish Talk day, with Trish Talk being a "weekday" show.
It works with the weather, starting colder but, by Episode 4 - AKA God Help the Hobo, becoming hot.
So, the season firmly begins in April 2017, with the majority set in May 2017, and the "5/5/2017" date matching the evidence nicely. This means that the main events of the season, from Trish Walker talking to Ian up to Alisa Jones' death, transpire from April 28, 2017 to May 30, 2017.
↑ 109.0109.1109.2109.3109.4109.5In Rewind, Fitz is arrested, which is dated to May 12th, and then questioned again the following day, the 13th. 5 scenes then transpire, before the 6th scene, where Fitz is shown drawing his 17th monkey on the cell wall, indicating his 17th day in the cell. This means it is May 29th. Distributing the scenes between the 13th and 29th, the 1st scene would be around the 16th. Fitz is watching a soccer game with a team in light blue and black, so it would make sense for this to be the Manchester City vs. West Bromwich Albion game on May 16, 2017. The 2nd scene, Fitz eating, by distribution would place on May 18th. The 3rd scene would be the 21st, and this is with a soccer game on in the background. This matches, as Fitz is a Manchester United fan, and they played Crystal Palace on May 21, 2017. The 4th scene, where he turns on his lamp, by distribution would place on May 24th, and the 5th, where he does crunches, then places on May 26th.
↑In AKA Pray for My Patsy, Frankie tells Jeri Hogarth on May 29, 2017 (see other references) that Shane Ryback was "in here yesterday", meaning it was May 28, 2017.
↑In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker is shown to have received a science award at the "Sophomore Level." Spider-Man: Homecoming shows Parker's sophomore year to be the 2016-2017 school year, so Parker would have been presented this award at the end of the year, June 2017.
↑ 122.0122.1122.2122.3122.4122.5In Rewind, Fitz draws his 17th monkey face on his 17th morning of incarceration, May 29th. 1 scene then transpires before the scene where Fitz is shown with 28th monkey on the cell wall, indicating his 28th day in the cell - although it works out as the 29th day, before he has drawn the 29th face (see other references). This means it is June 10th. Distributing the scenes between May 29th and June 10th, the scene would be around June 4th. Fitz is watching a soccer game, getting angry. No team of interest to Fitz played between May 29th and June 9th in the real world, but the Champions League final was on June 3, 2017. Whether he is simply passionate about the game, or Manchester United got to the Champions League final in the MCU, either way, June 3rd works well.
↑In AKA Shark in the Bathtub, Monster in the Bed, Oscar Arocho says on May 23, 2017 (see other references), "We have a custody hearing in 2 weeks." Exactly 2 weeks on would be Tuesday, June 6, 2017, but it could be more generally meaning "Week commencing Monday, May 22, 2017 + 2 weeks = week commencing Monday, June 5, 2017", so anywhere between Monday, June 5, 2017 and Sunday, June 11, 2017 - approximately Thursday, June 8, 2017. Putting more weight in the specific "2 weeks", it can be calculated that the hearing was approximately June 7, 2017.
↑ 125.00125.01125.02125.03125.04125.05125.06125.07125.08125.09125.10125.11125.12125.13125.14125.15125.16125.17125.18125.19125.20125.21125.22125.23In AKA You're Welcome, flashbacks are shown of Trish Walker's life in the time since Jessica Jones: Season 3. These pick up on the final day of AKA Playland, so June 7, 2017 (see other references), and cover the year through to April 30, 2018 (see 2018 references). By the time Walker is looking up heroic deeds in New York, there are three new articles referring to it being summer, and that Alisa Jones' death is still recent news. Allowing some time for Walker's training (though not too long given she is shown to improve fast), ensuring it is summer, but while keeping Alisa Jones' death recent, her searching can be approximated to June 27, 2017, with the scenes up to that point distributed between June 7th and June 27th. When Walker visits a costume store, the store has Halloween-based decoration. It is unclear whether the store is simply advertising that one of its usages is for Halloween costumes, or is decorated for Halloween. Given that the scene could feasibly be set around Halloween anyway, it may be taken to be Halloween season to comfortably fit in case the store is indeed dressed for that time. It could comfortably fit anywhere in the week preceding Halloween, so a rough estimate can be taken as October 28, 2017. The preceding scenes, with Walker's mother and the phone theft, therefore, are between June 27, 2017 and October 28, 2017. It is implied that it is still not too long after Alisa Jones' death, but is more importantly what inspires Walker to get a costume, so should be closer to October 28th. It may be approximated to October 17, 2017. When Walker wakes after spending the night with Adrian, the weather is said to be "below freezing" for the week and "21°" (Fahrenheit) at "9:24AM", which would suggest it is around January 15, 2018, with her sleeping with him on January 14th. This is where the news reports on Brandt being let go, so fits with Costa saying in AKA I Have No Spleen, in May 2018 (see 2018 references), that they have been "trying to pin down [Brandt] for months", referring either to this January 2018 event or some time before. Distributing the previous three sets of events between October 28, 2017 and January 14, 2018, Walker being served and visiting Hogarth would be around November 16-17, 2017 (assuming consecutive days), her mother visiting around December 7, 2017, and Reid Pearson around December 26, 2017 (shifting to December 27, 2017 to avoid the main Christmas period). Finally, there are two scenes before January 15, 2018 and April 27, 2018 (see 2018 references). If you were to distribute these, the first scene, of Walker and Grace, would be in February 2018. However, it is stated to be "spring". While some consider March 1st the start of spring, the first official day of spring in 2018 was March 20th, so this should ideally be no earlier than March 20, 2018. To be as close as possible to evenly spacing the two scenes (and fitting with the fact that Walker gives advice for starting afresh with spring, as if it were the start of spring), March 20, 2018 may be taken. This matches Walker saying in AKA The Perfect Burger, on April 29, 2018, that she has been tracking Brandt "for weeks", referring to around this time. Approximating her email draft as halfway between March 20, 2018 and April 27, 2018, that scene may be dated to April 8, 2018. By April 27, 2018, the episode catches up with the events of AKA The Perfect Burger, so events do not need special dating.
↑In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Shang-Chi is shown wearing a shirt which says "SYLMAR EAGLES" on the front and "CLASS OF '17" on the back. It can therefore be taken that he graduated from Sylmar Charter High School, which had their 2017 graduation ceremony on June 9, 2017.
↑ 128.0128.1128.2In Rewind, Fitz is shown to have 28 monkey faces on his wall when he listens to soccer and looks at his wall, the timings from the night of May 12th, and works on a formula (these scenes are not separate, due to the same soccer game playing out across the shots). While 28 monkey faces would suggest it is the 28th day after May 12th, June 9th, Fitz is not shown actually drawing the 28th face, so it is possible that it is the 29th day, before he has drawn the 29th face. This allows the scene to be June 10, 2017, the day of the Scotland vs. England World Cup qualifier, which he would be interested in. 1 scene then transpires, before the scene where Fitz does push-ups and is estimated to have 45 monkeys on his wall (see other references), making it June 26th. The scene in between, where he eats and looks at Simmons' file, would place halfway between June 10th and 26th, on June 18th.
↑ 130.0130.1130.2130.3130.4130.5In Rewind, the first time Fitz asks for his letter to be sent is reasoned as June 3, 2017 (see other references). By the time Lance Hunter arrives on November 25, 2017 (see other references), Fitz says, "They printed my letters in the last six issues of Ballbaster Hooligan," meaning his letters were featured in the issues released in June through November inclusively. Considering the minimum total time needed for Fitz's letter to be analyzed, sent to the U.K., received, edited into the publication of that month's magazine, and then the magazine to be published, with him giving it over on June 3rd, the issue released in June cannot have been released any earlier than June 13th. Considering he has already received the issue released in November by November 25th, the earliest it could have been released to have made it to the U.S.A. by the 24th is November 21st. Considering a magazine for the following month is usually released in the final third of the month before, it can be taken that the fanzine would not have released much earlier than November 21st - perhaps November 20th, to be certain that it made it to Fitz by the 24th on government-priority shipping. This would mean that the fanzine is likely released on the penultimate Monday of each month, and Fitz receives each issue about 4 days later.
In June 2017, this was Monday 19th, so he receives it on the 23rd. In July 2017, Monday 24th, so he receives it on the 28th. In August 2017, Monday 21st, so he receives it on the 25th. In September 2017, Monday 18th, so he receives it on the 22nd. In October 2017, Monday 23rd, so he receives it on the 27th. In November 2017, Monday 20th, so he receives it on the 24th.
↑ 131.0131.1131.2131.3131.4131.5131.6In Rewind, after the scene where Fitz has 28 monkey faces on his wall (reasoned as June 10th), a scene transpires where Fitz eats and looks at Simmons' file. The next scene then shows him doing push-ups. This is followed by a scene where he scrunches up a piece of work, followed by another push-up scene. He then gets angry about a free kick, and then there is a final push-up scene, before the scene with his 49th monkey face, on June 30th. Last time the monkeys were shown, they were in rows of 4 (incomplete row), 7 | (line on the wall) 7, 7, 3 (incomplete row). In all 3 push-up scenes, it now appears that the 4th row above the line on the wall is 6 (incomplete row). This would suggest that it is 6, 7, 7, 7 | 7, 7, 3-7. It is unknown whether Fitz has added to that bottom row we previously saw incomplete or just left it as an incomplete row of 3. The scene after, with the 49th monkey face, shows that the bottom row has indeed been filled out, so he must have filled it at some point over this time. By distribution, we can approximate that ((1 - 0.5) ÷ 3) × 4 = roughly 1 of the missing 4 has been filled out in the 1st scene, ((2 - 0.5) ÷ 3) × 4 = 2 have been filled out in the 2nd, and ((3 - 0.5) ÷ 3) × 4 = roughly 3 in the 3rd scene. This would mean there is approximately a total of 45, 46, and 47 monkeys respectively in the 3 push-up scenes, thus making them approximately June 26th, 27th, and 28th.
There are very few soccer games on in late June, so it is hard to believe that there were games on consecutive days. Therefore, the game playing in the scene before the push-ups on the 27th and the game playing in the scene after the push-ups on the 27th has to be assumed to be the same game, with Fitz muting or turning it off in the middle for push-ups. Therefore, these scenes are either side of the push-ups on the 27th. There isn't an obvious match that it could be which he is watching, but it can be assumed that the soccer schedule between seasons in the MCU is not identical to the real world.
↑ 133.0133.1In The Other Thing, Marcus Benson says on June 28, 2019 (see 2019 references) that his husband Tom's car crash was "2 years back". This could be taken to refer to a near exact 2 years, around June 28, 2017, or a more general "2019 - 2017 = 2", so just 2017 (approximating with mid-2017). Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation suggests the crash was around June 29, 2017. Marcus says the ventilator was turned off "after a few days", again saying "days" in From the Ashes, so this can be approximated to July 3, 2017.
↑ 135.0135.1135.2In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem used Wyatt's computer "122 days ago" before October 30, 2017 (see other references), making it June 30, 2017.
↑In Partners, Am I Right?, Clint Barton says to Kazi Kazimierczak, "Look, you've been working under William Lopez as a lieutenant for, what, for four years? And now under Maya for a few more years." This implies that Kazimierczak had been working under William Lopez for four years prior to his death on the reasoned date of July 10, 2021 (see 2021 references). This could refer to an exact four years, so July 10, 2017, or simply during the calendar year of 2017, so approximately July 2, 2017. A weighted calculation, placing greater weight on the more specific, places Kazimierczak joining the Tracksuit Mafia on July 7, 2017.
↑ 138.0138.1138.2In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem killed Bradford "113 days ago" before October 30, 2017 (see other references), making it July 9, 2017.
↑In Power Broker, Wilfred Nagel says that while working for the CIA, he managed to figure out the compounds needed to recreate the Super Soldier Serum "after much labor," implying that a long time has passed since his recruitment in March 2014 (see 2014 references). In The Patriot, it is revealed that the government was in need of a serum to create a superpowered individual, specifically Jeffrey Mace, so they relied on an altered version of Calvin Zabo's Formula. The use of Calvin Zabo's Formula, which led Zabo to insanity, rather than the Super Soldier Serum implies that when Project Patriot was started on August 29, 2016 (see 2016 references), Nagel had not yet found the necessary compounds. Nagel goes on to say that he was unable to perfect his serum because he was a victim of Thanos' Snap on May 31, 2018 (see 2018 references). Using Project Patriot's beginning as the minimum and the Snap as the maximum, Nagel would have discovered the compounds on approximately July 15, 2017.
↑ 141.0141.1In Shadow Selves, it is shown that Mayhem visited Delgado for the second time "102 days ago" before October 30, 2017 (see other references), making it July 20, 2017.
↑ 142.0142.1142.2142.3142.4142.5In Rewind, Fitz is shown drawing his 49th monkey face in his cell, meaning it is 49 days since he was incarcerated, making it June 30th. 5 scenes then transpire, before the 6th scene, where Fitz is shown receiving the latest issue of Ballbaster Hooligan, and then the 7th being Fitz's 197th monkey face, making it November 25th. Distributing between June 30th and November 25th would give the 6th scene as being roughly November 4th. Fitz receives Ballblaster Hooligan in October on the 27th and in November on the 24th (see other references). October 27th is the closer of the two to November 4th, so this is the date used - the fifth issue he has received, not the sixth - which matches with the fact that he appears to have approximately 4 other issues on his desk when he throws the new one.
If the other 5 scenes before were then distributed evenly between June 30th and October 27th, it would give August 9th for the 2nd scene, which includes a soccer game. The closest game which Manchester United, Fitz's team, played, was on August 8th against Real Madrid, so this date can be used.
Finally, the 1st scene is placed halfway between June 30th and August 8th, on July 20th, and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th scenes are then distributed between August 8th and October 27th, giving August 28th, September 17th, and October 7th.
↑In No Good Deed, Karen Page says on October 23, 2017 (see other references) that she has not had a home-cooked meal in "3 months". This could refer to a near-exact 3 months (around July 23, 2017) or a more general "October 2017 - July 2017 = 3 months" (so approximating with mid-July, July 16, 2017). Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation gives the buy as approximately July 21, 2017.
↑ 144.0144.1In Scar Tissue, a flashback is shown of Krista Dumont working with Billy Russo. She says, "You're only 6 months into your recovery." With him waking from his coma on January 26, 2017 (see other references), it can be taken to be around an exact 6 months later, so around July 26, 2017, or more generally "July - January = 6 months" so any point in July, approximated by July 16, 2017. Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation would place this around July 23, 2017. A second flashback seems to be about a week later, so can be estimated to July 30, 2017.
↑In Shadow Selves, Mina Hess says on October 29, 2017 (see other references), "The maze is similar to one Subject 11 already knows, and has been working on the last 3 months." This could refer to a near exact 3 months, around July 29, 2017, or more generally "October 2017 - 3 months = July 2017" (approximated by mid-July 2017). Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation would place the start of working on the maze around July 25, 2017.
↑In The Great Escape, at the Wizard board meeting on February 18, 2018 (see 2018 references), there is a reference to "the third quarter issue with wave device battery drainage". This would refer to the third quarter of 2017, July-September 2017, therefore roughly August 2017.
↑In The Hollow of His Hand, Connor Powell says he received three commendations over his fifteen years as a police officer. His file in Excessive Force establishes the start of this time as being June 15, 2005, confirming that Powell was a victim of the Snap. Distributing throughout the time Powell spent alive and in the police force, these commendations can be taken to have been presented on July 1, 2009, July 16, 2013, and August 1, 2017.
↑In Target: Iron Fist, on October 8, 2017 (see other references), Walker says she has been tracking Danny Rand for "60 days", so since August 9, 2017.
↑ 156.0156.1In Soul Brother #1, on August 18, 2017 (see other references), recent New York Bulletin front pages are shown with the headlines Lordy! and Protest Turned Brofest. Lordy! is on top of the pile, so can be assumed to be that day's paper, and Protest Turned Brofest is seemingly the one underneath, so can be assumed as the paper from the day before.
↑In the Doctor Strange post-credits scene, when Mordo visits Pangborn, he says, "I've been away for many months now." Mordo left the Masters of the Mystic Arts the morning of January 19, 2017 (see other references). Therefore, it has been absolute minimum 3 months, which is earliest April 1st, minimum possible 4 months, which is earliest May 1st, and minimum realistic 5 months, which is earliest June 1st. Overall, by weighted average, the earliest it can be is May 14th. It has been maximum realistic 9 months, which is latest just under 9.5 months, November 2nd, maximum possible 10 months, which is latest just under 10.5 months, December 3rd, and absolute latest the end of the 11th month after, December 31st. Overall, by weighted average, the latest it can be is November 20th. So overall, the middle of the average earliest and average latest gives August 17, 2017, as the approximate date. For more details on the calculation, see here.
↑last week with a busted tail light and a gram of weed.
↑In The Main Ingredient, it is said on September 3, 2017 (see other references) that the system was installed "2 weeks ago". This would suggest approximately August 20, 2017. However, it may more roughly just mean "this week is the week of September 3–9, 2017, 2 weeks ago was the week of August 20–26, 2017", so any time in that week (using midweek as an approximation). Putting more weight in the specific date than just the week, a weighted calculation gives roughly August 21, 2017 for when they installed the system.
↑In Vikingtown Sound, Lia Dewan says on November 1, 2017 (see other references), "I've been watching you for weeks now," meaning the Bowens' meetings began "weeks" ago. At the earliest, this would be around early-to-mid-August 2017. Given Tyrone Johnson refers in October 2017 (see other references), in Restless Energy, to a meeting "last month", the latest is late September 2017. Overall, the first meeting can be approximated to early September 2017. In Restless Energy, Tandy and Melissa Bowen's therapy group meetings are implied to be weekly (Dewan says "See you next week") and one is strongly implied to be the day after Tandy vandalizes Jeremy's house, which is said to be "Friday". So, the meetings are likely held weekly, on Saturdays. The first meeting can therefore be approximated to Saturday, September 2, 2017.
↑In Morning of the Mindstorm, on the evening of October 20, 2017 (see other references), Bethany says she has been pregnant for "6 weeks, 3 days, and 14 hours", so since September 5, 2017.
↑In The Fury of Iron Fist, it is said on the morning of October 3, 2017 (see other references) that Frank Choi's furniture store has been closed for "a few weeks". Taking "few" to mean approximately 3-4, closing the store can be taken to be approximately 3½ weeks earlier, so around September 8, 2017 evening.
↑In Restless Energy, on October 20, 2017 (see other references), Tyrone Johnson says he saw Bowen cutting an axle after one of her meetings "last month". This technically simply refers to September 2017 (which can be approximated with mid-September), though could be taken to simply be a quick way of saying "a month ago", so around September 20, 2017. Putting more weight on the true meaning, a weighted calculation would suggest around September 17, 2017. In Restless Energy, Tandy and Melissa Bowen's therapy group meetings are implied to be weekly (Dewan says "See you next week") and one is strongly implied to be the day after Tandy vandalizes Jeremy's house, which is said to be "Friday". So, the meetings are likely held weekly, on Saturdays. The closest Saturday to September 17, 2017 is Saturday, September 16, 2017, so the event can be approximated to then.
↑In No Good Deed, Jason Ellison says on October 23, 2017 (see other references) that he has not had a home-cooked meal in "about a month". This could refer to a near-exact month (around September 23, 2017) or a more general "October 2017 - September 2017 = 1 months" (so approximating with mid-September, September 15/16, 2017). Putting more weight on the more specific, a weighted calculation gives the buy as approximately September 21, 2017.
↑In The Fury of Iron Fist, Rand says on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 (see other references) that he put one of Colleen Wing's dresses in the dryer "last week". The week prior would have been Sunday, September 24, 2017-Saturday, September 30, 2017, so using the mid-point as an approximation, it can be taken that he put the dress in the dryer around Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
↑In The City's Not for Burning, Ward Meachum says to Joy on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 (see other references), "My new assistant's been badgering your new assistant for a week." 1 week prior would have been Wednesday, September 27, 2017.
↑In Mother's Little Helpers, it is said that Keith Spivey began working at Saint Teresa Center for Mental Health "three years" prior to October 14, 2020 (see 2020 references). This could refer to an exact three years, more broadly within October 2017, or even more broadly within 2017. A weighted calculation, putting more weight on the more specific, places the beginning of Spivey's work on September 27, 2017.
↑In The Oregon Examiner newspaper, it is said that the pilot voiced concern about flight control "three years ago." The newspaper was published on October 18, 2020 (see 2020 references), so this can refer to an exact three years, October 18, 2017, more broadly within October 2017, or more broadly within 2017. A weighted calculation, putting more weight on the more specific, places the pilot raising concerns on September 29, 2017.
↑In Cheat The Gallows, a poster is shown on Thursday, October 12, 2017 (see other references) that auditions for The Pirates of Penzance are "this week", meaning they were between Monday, October 9, 2017 and Friday, October 13, 2017, so can be approximated to Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
↑ 190.00190.01190.02190.03190.04190.05190.06190.07190.08190.09190.10190.11190.12In Cheat The Gallows, when Alex Wilder jumps back to 2017, Chase Stein says, "He's gone back to the day before we discovered our parents in the basement," and the 2017 Molly Hernandez says, "I've got dance class audition tomorrow." With the day of the audition and them discover their parents being October 13, 2017 (see other references), this must be October 12, 2017.
↑ 191.00191.01191.02191.03191.04191.05191.06191.07191.08191.09191.10191.11191.12191.13191.14191.15191.16191.17191.18191.19191.20191.21191.22191.23The end of Restless Energy, the beginning of the main events of Cloak & Dagger: Season 2, is dated to Saturday, October 28, 2017 (see other references). In Restless Energy, Tandy and Melissa Bowen's therapy group meetings are implied to be weekly (Lia says "See you next week") and one is strongly implied to be the day after Tandy vandalizes Jeremy's house, which is said to be "Friday". So, the meetings are likely held weekly, on Saturdays. This makes Tandy's vandalism the previous Friday, Friday, October 20, 2017, and the meeting following it Saturday, October 21, 2017. Furthermore, it would make the previous meeting in the episode Saturday, October 14, 2017. The beginning of the episode is implied to be shortly before this. However, Friday, October 13, 2017 does not make absolute sense, as Tandy has ballet, and Tandy is lying to her mother later in the episode when she says she has an extra ballet class on a "Friday". So, her ballet classes should not be Fridays, implying the beginning of the episode should in fact be another day earlier, dating it to Thursday, October 12, 2017. The events of Restless Energy therefore span October 12–28, 2017.
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There potentially exists some evidence for Runaways: Season 1 taking place in December 2017. In Rewind, Frank Dean opens Leslie Dean's laptop and looks at her calendar, and the days of the week largely align with December 2017, with the laptop being open to Friday the 8th. Additionally, in Doomsday, it is shown that Atlas Academy is hosting a "non-holiday-specific season dance," which could possibly be interpreted as being a December Christmas dance and the school is trying to avoid associating itself with a religious holiday. However, the calendar is inconsistent with itself and unreliable, as it shows that the month ends with "26, 27, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31" and the next month begins with "1, 2, 3, 4, 29." The previous month is also shown to have 31 days, which would not work with December 2017, as November 2017 had only 30 days. Thus, the calendar should not hold much weight, and should only affect which calendar days the season occurs during. Additionally, when the Runaways later attend the school dance, it is shown to have generic black and gold decorations and is never implied to be festive or winter themed whatsoever, meaning the dance should not have an effect on the season's placement and does not mean the season has to take place in December.
A majority of the evidence presented in the show suggests that the season takes place in October 2017. In Reunion, Molly Hernandez tries out for the dance squad (which is stated by Gert Yorkes to be a stand-in for cheerleading), and in Refraction, the dance season is shown to be in swing. In real life, varsity cheer season runs from October to May, suggesting this is October. Additionally, also in Reunion, Chase Stein has recently taken a Spanish "midterm" test and tries to get his grade changed. This could mean it is either halfway through the school year, so sometime between December or February, or could mean it is halfway through the semester, so around October. In Rewind, Stein, who is a senior (see 2000s references), says, "In another year, I'll be off to college," suggesting it is toward the beginning of the school year, which would support the midterm being taken halfway through the current semester, so October, as opposed to halfway through the school year. In the background, posters for a college fair, which also appear in Cheat The Gallows, can be seen on the wall. College fairs are most often in the fall and spring, and, with this being late 2017, would fit well with the season occurring during October, especially since this is before November 1st, which is the most common early decision deadline for colleges. Similarly, in Refraction, Stein says, "Guess we'll have a hell of a personal essay for our college applications," further suggesting this is ideally before November 1st. In Season 1 episodes Destiny and Doomsday and Season 2 episodes Rock Bottom and Last Rites, the events surrounding the deaths of Gene and Alice Hernandez are shown and stated as being "ten years ago." Not only does this mean that the first season is early enough in the year so that both seasons can occur during the same year, but, with Gene and Alice's deaths occurring no later than June 2007 (see 2000s references), it also means that the first season should be early in the school year so that their deaths are as close to ten years beforehand as possible, which both fit better with October 2017 than later in 2017. In several different episodes, the weather in the first season is shown and stated to be warm enough so that, in Destiny, the Runaways and several others are able to go to the beach, and later, Vaughn Kaye states, "Wearing [my bracelet] in the warm weather always triggers my eczema." In Los Angeles, October is generally fairly warm, fitting better than later in 2017. Finally, in Cheat The Gallows, although there is a poster for an upcoming Spring Break trip and a poster for an event on May 10th, there are posters for a book fair and a pancake breakfast fundraiser with October dates listed, ideally putting this around that time. A poster for an upcoming pep rally, which are most commonly held during the fall for football season, can also be seen, fitting well with October. Thus, with an abundance of evidence suggesting an October 2017 setting for Season 1, the days of the week on Leslie's calendar can be slightly discounted, with it being possible that they are incorrect due to the inclusion of three extra 29ths, and the non-holiday-specific seasonal dance can be taken for its word.
With the prerelease demo of Star Wars: Battlefront being made first available on October 8, 2015, this means that the season begins at least around mid-October 2017, as Amy and Alex are shown playing the game at least two days before her death. In Rewind, when Frank goes through Leslie's calendar, the date is opened to the 8th, which is listed as "Today" above the date. However, Frank clicks through several more dates, including the 9th, 11th, 12th, and 13th, all with "Today" unchanging. This means "Today" does not necessarily have to be the 8th, with it being possible that Leslie simply last used her laptop on the 8th, and that Frank could be looking through Leslie's schedule over the past few days to figure out why she's so busy. This is supported in Fifteen when Karolina says, upon finding the laptop, "[Leslie] usually has it with her, but she's been distracted lately," meaning Leslie has not used her laptop in a while. This does, however, mean Rewind, and thus Reunion, would have to fall on or around October 13, in order for Frank's inspection to make sense. Both of these episodes are stated to occur on a Friday, as in Fifteen, Gert says that she passed out fliers for her club on "Friday," which occurred during Reunion, and Brandon says to Chase, referring to when Chase punched him in Reunion, "All weekend, no apology?" This fits perfectly with Friday, October 13, 2017. Following this, based on Brandon's dialogue, Fifteen would occur on the following Monday, so Monday, October 16, 2017. In Kingdom, which occurs on the same day, Leslie says that the gala shown in Metamorphosis is "a few days away." When Metamorphosis picks, the characters act as if the previous events of Fifteen and Kingdom were very recent, so it can taken that this is only two days later, so Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Refraction then appears to be the next day, as Nico Minoru confronts Robert about the revelation that he was cheating with Janet Stein, which was brought to her attention at the end of Metamorphosis, and the Runaways discuss the events of Metamorphosis at school that day, meaning this would be Thursday, October 19, 2017. Tsunami takes place later that day, and Doomsday picks up the following day, so Friday, October 20, 2017, fitting perfectly with the dance later that night being shown on posters for the event to be "Friday 7-11 PM." Hostile picks up the same night and spans two more days following this, meaning the season ends on the evening of Sunday, October 22, 2017. Although in Doomsday Jonah says "[Your children have] been lying to you for weeks," and, "They've been conspiring against you for weeks," and Alex saying in the same episode, "Look, I know that it's been a shitty couple of weeks," all suggesting the season spans at least two weeks, these references must be disregarded, as each episode is presented as being in the immediate aftermath of the last, and there is no possible allotment of time that could be inserted between episodes to make these statements possible. It must be taken that Jonah is either ill informed or is referring to the amount of time since the lead up to the sacrifice, and that the days leading up to Reunion must have been bad for the Runaways as well, possibly due to the anniversary of Amy's death.
↑ 193.00193.01193.02193.03193.04193.05193.06193.07193.08193.09193.10193.11193.12193.13193.14193.15193.16193.17193.18193.19193.20193.21193.22193.23193.24193.25In Destiny, there are several references throughout the episode that make it clear that it takes place over 1 day, and that it is the day after Reunion and Rewind. Leslie Dean says, "It was so great seeing all you kids together again last night," Stacey Yorkes says, "The nightmares I had after last night, Dale!", Molly Hernandez says, "Um, last night in your house... I went some place I shouldn't have," Robert Minoru says, "I mean, never mind last night," and when Karolina Dean asks if Vaughn Kaye has seen Destiny Gonzalez, he says, "Not since yesterday afternoon." With Reunion and Rewind being Friday, October 13, 2017 (see other references), this means Destiny is set on Saturday, October 14, 2017.
↑ 195.0195.1In the opening of Fifteen, the group call Nico Minoru to tell her the news about Destiny Gonzalez, and Gert Yorkes asks, "Have you been under a rock all night?" This implies that this is the same night as Destiny, so Saturday, October 14, 2017. However, the Runaways are all wearing different clothing than they were in said episode, and Nico Minoru later refers to this video call as having occurred "last night" when at school on Monday, October 16, 2017 (see other references). This means that there must be a time jump of a day following the end of Destiny, and that this scene occurs on the night of Sunday, October 15, 2017.
↑ 197.0197.1In Resurrection, it is said on Sunday, October 22, 2017 (see other references) that Seema Nadeem paid her and Ray's red Visa "last week", and that one of their friend Nadia's literacy tutors quit "last week". This would refer to the week of Sunday, October 15, 2017-Saturday, October 21, 2017, so can be approximated with Wednesday, October 18, 2017. However, it may also be used more loosely to refer to "about a week ago", so around October 15, 2017. Putting more weight in the exact meaning, a weighted calculation gives approximately October 17, 2017.
↑In No Good Deed, Karen Page says, "A week ago, he tells his family that he regrets the sale and announces his intention to buy the hotel back," and Ellison responds, "And 2 days later, Kazemi gets attacked." This implies he was attacked 5 days ago, with Ellison knowing that the attack was 2 days after the event she was referring to just from it being said to be "a week ago". However, the attack is definitively only 2 days prior to the discussion, so it must be taken that Ellison in fact knows when Kazemi made this statement, to then know that it was 2 days before the attack - and Page is rounding up to "a week" from just 4 days.
↑In Blue Note, on November 3, 2017 (see other references), Tyrone Johnson and Solomon look at an article by Karen Page. During this part of the timeline, Page is embroiled in the events of Daredevil: Season 3. So, assuming the article is as recent as possible before she is caught up in those events, it can be approximated to October 23, 2017.
↑In Rewind, Fitz has written a letter to the editor of the fictional fanzine Ballblaster Hooligan, for Liverpool fans, in which he refers to the manager having "arrived 3 years ago". In the real world, Jürgen Klopp took over in October 2015, which would suggest that this is now 2018. However, there is a wealth of evidence placing the end of Season 4 in May 2017, and this is less than 6 months (later in the episode it is said to have been 6 months) after. The episode Rewind itself confirms that the episode is set in 2017, cutting to "2091", "74 years later". It can be assumed that either they are referring to it being the 3rd soccer season since he took over or simply that the Liverpool managers were different/at different times in the MCU.
↑ 222.0222.1In Principia, Werner von Strucker says to Dr. Levi Van Kempen on Saturday, December 16, 2017 (see other references), "April, your daughter. Just turned 3 [...] 6 weeks ago, during our Tuesday session [...] your wife called [...] April had a fever, 103.2. All those kids at the parties, a lot of germs." This would have occurred on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, and the implication is that this would be the day after April's party, making that October 30, 2017.
↑In All the Comforts of Home, it is said in the morning of December 4, 2017 (see other references) that the beam "showed up a few weeks ago". This would suggest approximately 3½ weeks, placing its initiation around the evening of November 9, 2017.
↑In The Great Escape, Stacey Yorkes is able to get from Los Angeles to the cabin in a few hours, so it may be taken that Dale, Gert, and Old Lace, also driving, also managed to get there within hours. So, after leaving for it on November 16, 2018 (see other references), they may also be taken to have arrived then.
↑ 245.0245.1245.2245.3245.4In Rise and Shine, events with Hale and Talbot are shown to be "6 months ago" before May 18, 2018, so the flashbacks are reasoned to be around November 17th-18th, 2017.
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In Enter The Dreamland and Merry Meet Again, upon the group's return to the real world, it is said that they were in the Dark Dimension for "six months," making this now May 2018. In Merry Meet Again, Dale Yorkes says that it is now "Day 189 of living off the grid," making it either 188 or 189 days since the end of Season 2 (depending on whether or not Dale is counting inclusively), so either May 22, 2018 or May 23, 2018. As he says this, a calendar can be seen in the background, and, although the days of the week do not match May 2018, it can be seen that Yorkes has crossed off 22 days, making this the 23rd of the month, fitting perfectly with May 23, 2018. From here, the present day events continue until May 26, 2018.
In Merry Meet Again, Karolina Dean states, "We did miss a lot the last six months. Graduation, prom, summer jobs, making any plans for the future." Although this works nicely with them having missed prom and graduation, both of which would have happened in or around May, the mention of them missing "summer jobs" implies this is at the very end of the summer, so around August, rather than earlier. However, in The Broken Circle, Chase Stein tells Gert Yorkes that she hasn't missed the "late registration deadline" for entering into Smith College, presumably for the fall semester. The late registration deadline for most colleges is generally around late August, which, if this scene were to occur at the very end of summer, would only be days away. Yorkes expresses earlier in Merry Meet Again that she seeks to get a part-time job and a GED before entering college, which she would have significantly more time to accomplish if this were the beginning of summer rather than the end. In Cheat The Gallows, on what is stated to be the three-year anniversary of Gert Yorkes' death, Molly Hernandez is shown to be in her senior year during school time and is implied to be graduating soon, with one of her classmates telling her, "We're really gonna miss you when you graduate, Molly." This implies that this is around May 2021, with her senior graduation just around the corner, thus making Gert Yorkes' death May 2018, with graduation having just happened. Additionally, Dean has a schedule up for her "Summer 2022" semester of college. Although the year is incorrect, this reiterates that this is during the summer semester, which would have started in May, as opposed to the start of the fall semester, which would have started in August. Later, Julie implies that Dean's birthday in "February" was not that long ago, which fits better with May as opposed to August. Finally, and most importantly, the present day events of the season ending in May 2018 places the show just barely before Avengers: Infinity War, which would not only be very problematic for the setting of the season if it were to partially occur after the Snap, with the event never being addressed by any of the characters, but Jeph Loeb confirmed that the seasons released in the wake of Infinity War would mostly occur before the Snap (1, 2), which would almost certainly apply to this season. Thus, it can be assumed that Dean is referring to the Runaways having the missed the opportunity to apply for and get summer jobs, which occurs during the spring for most high schoolers.
In Devil's Torture Chamber, a letter is momentarily shown with a "July 25, 2019" date. Similar to Karolina Dean's "Summer 2022" timetable, which also operates off of the belief that the latter half of the season takes place in mid-2019, this may easily be discarded as an error, as this places the events of the entire show after the Snap, which is highly unlikely.
All the Comforts of Home being soon after the main events of Rewind on November 25–26, 2017, 197 days (as given by the number of monkey faces Fitz has drawn on his cell wall) after Fitz was incarcerated on May 12, 2017 and the day after.
In All the Comforts of Home, the events of Thor: Ragnarok are referenced as being recent, with Thor: Ragnarok taking place around November 2017.
In The Real Deal, Hale says, "This is the first time Ms. Johnson's been sighted in months," suggesting it is still 2017 and not yet the new year and working well as 7 months since their disappearance in May 2017.
A couple of weeks later, in Principia, Coulson jokes with Fitz asking if he comes bearing "tidings of comfort and joy", suggesting it is Christmas time.
A couple of weeks later, in Principia, a "12-17-2017" date is shown on Rodriguez's monitor.
↑In A Duel of Iron, on April 15, 2018 (see 2018 references) at 15:00 Eastern U.S. time (April 16, 2018 04:00 Hokkaido Japan), Ward Meachum refers to following the lead on Orson Randall "from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur", then "Jakarta". These events are therefore between the evening of October 27, 2017 (see other references) and April 15, 2018 15:00. Approximating by equally distributing them at ¼, ½, and ¾ through that period, Hong Kong can be estimated to December 9, 2017, Kuala Lumpur to January 20, 2018, and Jakarta to March 4, 2018.
↑ 264.00264.01264.02264.03264.04264.05264.06264.07264.08264.09The epilogue of Level Up takes place over a day as Johnson and Bowen prepare to leave New Orleans, then depart on a bus together. During the montage, a letter from Johnson to Delgado says, "Over the past nine months I have had a lot of time to think on the lessons you taught me," as he goes on to talk about staying at St. Theresa's Church. With him moving into the church on March 1, 2017 (see other references), this would suggest the letter was written around early December 2017, with this now only a few days later as Delgado moves in. In the final scene, reference is given to Destiny Gonzalez's body being found on a beach, which occurs on December 9, 2017 (see other references). Assuming at least approximately 3 days for Mayhem/O'Reilly to pick up on the story and pass on the information to Bowen, and Bowen and Johnson to then decide to go, prepare, and leave, then this should be at least around December 12, 2017. Given the letter would suggest early December ideally, this earliest possible December 12, 2017 date can be taken for the ending of Level Up.
↑In Never Meet Your Heroes, Eleanor Bishop says to Kate Bishop, "I still remember when you got your black belt at 15." With Kate's birth approximated to December 2002 (see 2000s references), it can be taken that she earned her black belt in either 2017 or 2018. Black belt candidates tend to be tested in June or December, meaning this happened in either December 2017 or June 2018. To avoid clashing with the date of the Snap, dated to May 31, 2018 (see 2018 references), it can be taken that she was tested in December 2017.
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