- "It ain't how you hit the mat..."
"It's how you get up." - ―Matt Murdock and Jack Murdock
Cut Man is the second episode of the first season of the television series Daredevil.
Synopsis[]
Murdock makes a near-fatal error while trying to save a kidnapped boy, and finds an unlikely ally when he needs saving himself.
Plot[]
In 1994, young Matt Murdock lives with his father, a boxer named Battlin' Jack Murdock, who does not win a lot of fights but makes enough money for the two of them as his fights are rigged. After being blinded in an accident, Matt tries to adjust to his new life, and his new enhanced hearing allows him to hear Jack talking to Roscoe Sweeney. Sweeney convinces Jack to lose a fight to Carl Creel and although he tries to refuse, Jack decides to accept after being told that the money would be beneficial for Matt's future.
On the night of the fight, Jack decides to go against the deal, so that Matt would for once be able to hear the crowd cheering for his father. He places a huge bet on himself, asking to have the money under Matt's name, and calls Matt's mother, telling her to take care of their son. Jack wins the fight against Creel, which results in a furious Sweeney having Jack murdered. Following the fight, Matt makes his way to the crime scene and finds his father's dead body.
In the present, the Masked Man attempts to rescue the boy, kidnapped by the Russian Mafia, but ends up being beaten and thrown into a dumpster. He is found by Santino, who tells Claire Temple, asking to help the vigilante. Temple brings the Masked Man to her apartment, unmasking him and discovering that he is blind. After a quick check-up, Temple tries to call 911, but the masked man stops her, saying that the Russian Mafia will come after him to finish the job. Being aware of the Masked Man helping people around Hell's Kitchen, Temple believes him and treats his wounds and a collapsed lung.
Meanwhile, Karen Page cleans up the office when she hears Foggy Nelson singing to himself, unaware of her presence. They go to a bar and get drunk to ease Page's fears about New York City. They go to Murdock's apartment and cause a ruckus which awakens his neighbor. As they leave, Page says they should go home, but Nelson protests.
A man, who introduces himself as the Detective Foster, comes to Temple's apartment and asks her about the masked man, calling him a robber and a murderer. Temple lies that she did not see him around but the masked man overhears him and realizes that he is actually a member of the Russian Mafia and is calling the others, as he saw through Temple's lies. The masked man knocks "Foster" with an extinguisher and brings him to the roof for interrogation, demanding to tell where the boy was taken.
"Foster" mocks the man in the mask that even if he kills him, someone else will replace him in the cycle of crime in New York City. The Masked Man then proceeds to torture "Foster", forcing him to reveal that the boy is being held at the Troika Restaurant. He then throws "Foster" into the dumpster and tells Temple to relocate, since the Russian Mafia might target her because of him. Temple is concerned that the Masked Man might have enjoyed inflicting pain to people but promises that she will be in touch if he needs her. The Masked Man then comes to the restaurant and after a fight in the hallway, he defeats the thugs and rescues the boy.
Cast[]
| For the full credits, see Cut Man Credits |
Starring[]
- Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Masked Man
- Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
- Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson
- Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple
Guest Starring[]
- Peter Gerety as Sammy Silke
- John Patrick Hayden as Jack Murdock
- Skylar Gaertner as Young Matt Murdock
- Alex Falberg as Semyon
- Moisés Acevedo as Santino
- Kevin Nagle as Roscoe Sweeney
- Susan Varon as Josie
- Dean Neistat as Ray Peters
- Erick Abbate as Boy
- William Mercado as Second Cop
Uncredited[]
- Ralph Cashen as Clint Peterson
- Unknown Actor as Tom Belkin
- Unknown Actor as Rob Donohue
- Unknown Actor as Fran
- Unknown Actor as Ed (voice)
- Unknown Actress as Maggie Grace (voice)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- Earth
- North America
- United States
- New York
- New York City
- Claire Temple's Apartment
- Nelson and Murdock Law Office
- Josie's Bar
- Matt Murdock's Apartment
- Troika Restaurant
- Jack Murdock's House (flashback)
- Fogwell's Gym (flashback)
- Metro-General Hospital (flashback)
- Karen Page's Apartment (mentioned)
- Saint Agnes Orphanage (mentioned)
- Apartment 412 (mentioned)
- New York City
- Oklahoma (mentioned)
- New York
- United States
- Japan (mentioned)
- Okinawa (mentioned)
- Ireland (poster)
- North America
Events[]
- Rescue of the Kidnapped Boy
- Rand Enterprises Truck Crash (flashback)
- Creel vs Murdock (flashback)
- Assassination of Jack Murdock (flashback)
- Murder of Daniel Fisher (mentioned)
- Attack on Karen Page (mentioned)
- Battle of Okinawa (indirectly mentioned)
Items[]
- O'Harren's Scotch Whisky (flashback)
Vehicles[]
To be added
Sentient Species[]
Creatures[]
- Cats
- Eels (mentioned)
- Bluefin Tuna (mentioned)
- Sturgeon (mentioned)
Organizations[]
- Nelson and Murdock
- Russian Mafia
- New York City Police Department (flashback)
- Italian Mob (mentioned)
- Kitchen Hellions (mentioned)
- New York Mets (mentioned)
- M&R Credit Union (mentioned)
Mentioned Characters[]
- Price
- Canero
- Morris
- Mike
- Carl Creel
- Daniel Fisher
- Rance
- Foggy Nelson's Cousin
- Mira Donohue
- Lloyd Wagner
- Featured Boxers
- "Winky" Stenzel
- "The Bull" Burrell
- "The Dish" Petrie
- "Soldier" Pokaski
- "Milkman" Moyes
- "Scrappy" Lin
- M. Ramirez
- L. Kalteux
- M. Leitner
- R. Little
- C. Zatta
- R. Gage
- R. Galagher
- Wright
- S. Malansky
- S. Globerson
- Weeks
- Barton
- "Spaghetti" Salvatore
- "The Master" Jortner
- Ellison
- Zirlin
- "Big Man" Little
- "The Flash" Hardenburg
- "The Bounty" O'Brien
- "Beast" Chory
- Chavez
- Banks
- Lacey
- Shevchenko
- Chibnall
- Degraff
- Knue
- Cabrera
- Varrone
- Thurgood Marshall
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Swim | Surfer Blood |
|
| No Matter What You're Told | Broken Bells |
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| The Pirates of Penzance: 1. Pour, Oh Pour the Pirate Sherry | D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, George Cook, Isidore Godfrey & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
|
| Battlin' Jack Murdock | John Paesano |
|
| Hallway Fight | John Paesano |
|
Trivia[]
- This episode was dedicated to the memory of the late stuntman Carlos Lopez.
- The posters in Fogwell's Gym feature references to some of the writers that worked on Daredevil, such as Joe Pokaski, Douglas Petrie, Luke Kalteux and Marco Ramirez.
