The Skirmish at the Hudson Ferry Terminal was the final confrontation between Jessica Jones and Kilgrave.
Background[]
- "He left this here for you to find."
"Subtle, right? It's docked at the Hudson Ferry Terminal. I found the bills."
"And he wants you to go there."
"He must be feeling confident. At least now it'll end. One way or another." - ―Trish Walker and Jessica Jones[src]
Kilgrave was obsessed with amplifying his powers to be able to control Jessica Jones after he found out he couldn't anymore. He took his father and had him amplify his powers. Afterwards, he went to Delaney Hall to test it out and found he could control people through microphones. He then controlled Luke Cage to attack Jones, but Jones was forced to shoot Cage.[3]
Jones took Cage to a hospital, but quickly realized that was dangerous. She then escaped with the help of Claire Temple. She met with Trish Walker later and they made a pact for Jones to say something she would never say so that Walker knew it was her. Meanwhile, Kilgrave contacted Jones and told her to meet him at Hudson Ferry Terminal.[2]
Skirmish[]
- "Obviously, you have a plan. Otherwise, you'd have jumped over them all and I'd be dead, so do share."
"I wanted you to make them stop." - ―Kilgrave and Jessica Jones[src]
Jessica Jones met with Trish Walker and they both went to the Hudson Ferry Terminal where Kilgrave tried to use his powers to control her. As it turned out, it was Walker in a disguise, Jones was hiding out up top. Kilgrave ordered some police officers to shoot down Jones. As Kilgrave made his way to the yacht, he used a group of innocent people to block her path.
Kilgrave ordered the people to kill each other, forcing Jones and Walker to try to protect them. Kilgrave roared at everyone to stop, which they do, including Jones, which briefly caused purple veins to appear on his face. Kilgrave briefly believed that Jones is faking, but she claimed that she wanted him to stop the people from hurting each other. To mock Jones, Kilgrave ordered the person she loves, Walker, to come over to him and claimed that he had chosen the wrong sister to love, promising he would rape her continually for the rest of her life and make her his slave while she died inside. Kilgrave promised that if either of them ever saw Jones again, he would make Walker cut her own throat. He then forced Walker to kiss him passionately.
Seeing that Jones has still not moved from her spot, Kilgrave became convinced that his powers could control Jones again. Delighted, Kilgrave approached her and promised Jones that after a while she would love him like he loves her and ordered her to smile. She obeyed instantly. Overcome with joy, Kilgrave ordered her to tell him she loves him. Jones said the words, but to Walker. Jones then grabbed Kilgrave by the face to prevent him from speaking and snapped his neck, killing him instantly, and dropping his body to the ground.[2]
Aftermath[]
- "Jessica Jones didn't ask for this. She didn't go looking for it. This monster found her."
"She killed a man with her bare hands, Jeri. And it's not the first death she's been linked to."
"Now we have witnesses. All of whom will testify that he forced them to try to kill each other." - ―Jeri Hogarth and Samantha Reyes[src]
Jessica Jones was taken under arrest, but thanks to Jeri Hogarth's defense against District Attorney Samantha Reyes, Jones was set free and reunited with Trish Walker. In her apartment, Jones encountered Malcolm Ducasse and was overwhelmed with various requests by people to use her powers to help her. Jones deleted the voicemails, citing to herself that maybe if the people believed she was a hero due to her actions, she could fool herself into thinking so as well.[2]