History Recap / Daredevil2015S1E6Condemned

On the street, Ben begins to think something's fishy as Blake and Hoffman don't seem to be engaged in any form of hostage negotiation. The exasperated Blake approaches Ben to tell him off, but Ben refuses to back down, demanding more answers. At that exact moment, the ESU sniper opens fire. His first bullet hits Blake in the chest, puncturing his right lung. As Hoffman runs to Blake's side, another uniformed cop nearby is shot in the neck, and a third officer standing near the ESU truck is shot in the head, before the sniper forced to retreat out of sight as a police helicopter passes overhead. Ben and Hoffman rush to Blake's aid, with Ben being the unlucky one left to apply pressure to Blake's bullet wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding while Hoffman runs to find a paramedic.

With the sniper retreating, Fisk tells Matt over the radio that they won't be speaking again, and cuts the communication. He then has Wesley send a tape to the media outlets of Matt beating up the cops who killed Sergei.

Seeing the newscasts of the shooting, Claire calls Matt and demands answers. Matt is briefly distracted as he picks up the sound of police radios. Outside, the ESU team is assembled and are preparing to breach the building. Knowing he doesn't have much time, Matt makes a heartfelt goodbye to Claire before hanging up. Moments later, the ESU team breaches one entry point with a battering ram and begin sweeping the building. Matt begins pulling on a manhole cover, hoping to escape into the underground tunnels, but the cover fails to budge, at least, until Vladimir pitches in and helps him.

** The Russian in the warehouse that Blake kills.
** The two cops shot by the ESU sniper to cover up Blake's shooting. Officer Penske is hit in the neck, while another officer standing by the ESU truck is shot in the head.

Picking up from where the last episode left off, a group of three police officers, led by Officer Corbin, have cornered Matt as he's beating down on Vladimir and Sergei. Pistols drawn, Corbin's partners advance on Matt and handcuff him. As they're about to take him away, Corbin orders the others to execute the two Russians. Realizing these three are more corrupt cops working for Fisk, Matt attacks the officers and beats them all unconscious. During the struggle, one of the officers hits Vladimir in the leg while trying to shoot Matt. Matt then grabs Vladimir and runs off. Moments later, Officer Corbin regains consciousness, and sees Sergei still breathing. Regaining his footing, he picks up his pistol and shoots Sergei in the head, killing him instantly, then calls in a "shots fired" call over the air.

At the ''Bulletin'' offices, Ben Urich is busy putting together a map tying the recent criminal activities together. He's interrupted by a commotion going on outside. Ellison informs the writing staff about the explosions and begins assigning reporters to cover the story. Ben realizes what's really going on when Ellison reports the locations of the explosions, as he knows that those are where the Russians maintain their various bases of operations.

Word of the masked man and Vladimir's escape gets back to Fisk as he and Wesley are driven through the area. They posit that the Devil is trying to get Vladimir to talk to him about Fisk. Wesley also remarks that they may have to deal with Detective Blake, due to Matt beating him senseless and getting the addresses for the sweep off Blake's phone. Fisk tells him that they'll hold off on that matter.

Unfortunately for Matt, Vladimir's screams are heard by a rookie patrol officer, Officer Sullivan, as he walks past the building on foot patrol. Sullivan enters the building, and upon hearing Matt hastily hanging up on Claire, he calls in a 10-10 (potential criminal activity) to dispatch. Anticipating trouble, he draws his gun and flashlight and advances up the stairs to the second floor.

Reaching the second floor, Sullivan enters the area where Matt had been. He finds nothing there but an unconscious Vladimir lying on the ground. He raises his gun and orders Vladimir to show his hands. Matt then suddenly appears and overpowers Sullivan. After disarming Sullivan of his gun, Matt asks him who he works for. Sullivan admits that he's only been on the job for two months. Having firmly established that this cop is not one who works for Fisk, Matt tells him to call the dispatcher and report a false alarm. Sullivan asks if Matt will let him leave, to which Matt replies, "Eventually." Sullivan takes his radio and reports in, and promptly shouts his location into the speaker. Matt quickly knocks Sullivan out, but it's too late to prevent the dispatcher from sending out a 10-13 (officer needs assistance) to other units...including Blake and Hoffman.

The police swarm the area and set up a perimeter around the building, with Blake and Hoffman assuming command of the scene. That Sullivan has told dispatch that he's trapped with a masked man and wounded civilian leads Blake to be certain that Vladimir is inside. Hoffman is about to call Wesley to relay the information when they are interrupted by Ben's arrival. Ben is somewhat incredulous to see Blake and Hoffman on the street rather than on desk duty for killing Piotr earlier that day. The two detectives, though caught off guard, manage to provide enough vague answers to satisfy Ben, then Hoffman calls Wesley to inform him of the change in plans.

Inside the building, Matt handcuffs Sullivan to a column, binds his mouth with duct tape, and disassembles his gun. He tries to ask Vladimir for more info on Fisk. Vladimir chides Matt for thinking he's any different from Fisk. Matt warns Vladimir that with the number of cops in Fisk's pocket, he may not leave the building alive. Vladimir begins talking, mentioning Wesley's visit to him and Anatoly at the garage. He also mentions Fisk's connections to Madame Gao and the corrupt cops and politicians. He skirts around mentioning Owlsley as the accountant who handled the money, allowing Matt to lean in close enough for Vladimir to attack him by surprise. In the struggle, the two end up falling through the floorboards, temporarily knocking them out.

Picking up from where the last episode left off, a group of police officers, led by Officer Corbin, have cornered Matt as he's beating down on Vladimir and Sergei. Pistols drawn, they advance on Matt and handcuff him. As they're about to take him away, one of the officers asks Corbin what they're to do with the other two in the alley. Corbin tells them to kill the two Russians and leave no witnesses. Matt, now realizing these are corrupt cops working for Fisk, promptly attacks and overpowers all three officers. During the struggle, an errant police bullet hits Vladimir in the leg. Matt then grabs Vladimir and runs off. Moments later, Officer Corbin recovers, and sees Sergei still breathing. Regaining his footing, he picks up his pistol and shoots Sergei in the head, killing him instantly, then calls in a "shots fired" call over the air.

Matt, meanwhile, takes the wounded Vladimir to the second floor of an abandoned building elsewhere in Hell's Kitchen, narrowly avoiding the police. Vladimir is still mad at Matt (thinking that he killed Anatoly on Fisk's orders), as Matt tries to reason with him that Fisk wants him dead. He quickly fades out of consciousness.

Meanwhile, Foggy and Karen have brought the wounded Mrs. Cardenas to the hospital, with Karen using a towel to stifle bleeding from Mrs. Cardenas' scalp. They hand her off to Claire Temple, who begins administering treatment. Only as Foggy is about to call Matt to check in on him do they find that Foggy took some shrapnel from the blast and has bled significantly (the bleeding hidden by his suit jacket). While Claire is stitching up Mrs. Cardenas, she receives a cell phone call from Matt. Matt assures her that the bombings were Fisk's work, not his. He asks her to guide him through stabilizing Vladimir. She warns him that it's not as easy as it looks in the movies. Claire is more outraged that she's being asked to help him save one of the men who ordered her kidnapping.

Matt looks around the floor, looking for something to use. He notices an old roadside emergency kit with flares. Claire instructs him to put a flare directly to the bullet wound to cauterize it. Matt lights the flare and directly applies it to Vladimir's skin. Vladimir recovers and begins screaming in agonizing pain. Matt attempts to silence him by covering his mouth with his right hand while holding the flare in his left.

Unfortunately, Vladimir's screams attract the attention of a rookie police officer, Officer Sullivan, walking past the building on foot patrol. He enters the building to investigate the noise. Matt is tipped off to Sullivan's presence when he hears a door open. Matt hastily hangs up the phone. Hearing a voice prompts Officer Sullivan to call in a 10-10 (potential criminal activity) to dispatch. Anticipating trouble, he draws his gun and flashlight and advances up the stairs to the second floor.

Reaching the second floor, Officer Sullivan enters the area where Matt had been. He finds nothing there but an unconscious Vladimir lying on the ground. He raises his gun and orders Vladimir to show his hands. Matt then suddenly appears and overpowers Sullivan. After taking Sullivan's gun away, Matt asks him who he works for. Sullivan admits that he's only been on the job for two months. Sullivan having established he's not in Fisk's pocket, Matt tells him to call the dispatcher and report this as a false alarm. Sullivan asks if Matt will let him leave, to which Matt replies, "Eventually." Sullivan takes his radio and reports in, and promptly shouts his location into the speaker. Matt quickly knocks Sullivan out, but it's too late to prevent the dispatcher from sending out a 10-13 (officer needs assistance) to other units...including Blake and Hoffman.

The police swarm the area and set up a perimeter around the building. Blake and Hoffman assume command of the scene. That Sullivan has told dispatch that he's trapped with a masked man and wounded civilian leads Blake to be certain that Vladimir is inside. Hoffman is about to call Wesley to relay the information when they are interrupted by Ben's arrival. Ben is somewhat incredulous to see Blake and Hoffman on the street rather than on desk duty for killing Piotr earlier that day. The two detectives, though caught off guard, manage to provide enough vague answers to satisfy Ben, then call Wesley to inform him of the change in plans.

In the car, Wesley relays the news to Fisk. He warns that they need to be careful to make sure Ben doesn't see anything suspicious going on.

Inside the building, Matt handcuffs Officer Sullivan to a column, binds his mouth with duct tape, and disassembles his gun. He tries to ask Vladimir for more info on Fisk. Vladimir chides Matt for thinking he's any different from Fisk. Matt warns Vladimir that with the number of cops in Fisk's pocket, he may not leave the building alive. Vladimir begins talking, mentioning Wesley's visit to him and Anatoly at the garage. He also mentions Fisk's connections to Madame Gao and the corrupt cops and politicians. He skirts around mentioning Owlsley as the accountant who handled the money, allowing Matt to lean in close enough for Vladimir to attack him by surprise. In the struggle, the two end up falling through the floorboards, temporarily knocking them out.

Outside, media vans begin to converge on the scene. Blake and Hoffman make dry quips to Ben about him being irrelevant compared to the TV reporters.

Elsewhere, Fisk's convoy makes a stop at a precinct so that Wesley can pick up a police radio. As Wesley gets back in the car, he informs Fisk that the [[SWATTeam Emergency Service Unit]] team is en route, and Blake and Hoffman are clearing a channel for Fisk.

While the two are conversing, one ESU officer breaks away from the rest of the team, and goes to the rooftop of a building across the street from where Matt and Vladimir are holed up. He takes off the [=M4A1=] rifle slung over his shoulder, unzips his backpack, and begins assembling a Nemesis Arms Vanquish rifle stashed inside. When the sniper is given the go-ahead from Wesley, he sets his rifle down on the edge of the roof and scans the assembled cops, looking for an easy target.

On the street, Ben begins to think something's fishy as Blake and Hoffman don't seem to be engaged in any form of hostage negotiation. The exasperated Blake approaches Ben to tell him off, but Ben refuses to back down, demanding more answers. At that exact moment, the ESU sniper opens fire. His first bullet hits Blake in the chest, puncturing his right lung. As Hoffman rushes to Blake's side, the sniper shoots a nearby uniformed cop in the neck, and another one in the head, before he's forced to retreat out of sight as a police helicopter passes overhead. Ben and Hoffman rush to Blake's aid, with Ben being the unlucky one left to apply pressure to Blake's bullet wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding while Hoffman seeks out a paramedic.

Seeing the newscasts of the shooting, Claire calls Matt and demands answers. Matt is briefly distracted as he picks up the sound of police radios. Outside, the ESU team is assembled and are preparing to breach the building. Knowing he doesn't have much time, Matt makes a heartfelt goodbye to Claire before hanging up. Moments later, the ESU team breaches one entry point with a battering ram and enters the building. Matt begins pulling on a manhole cover, hoping to escape into the underground tunnels, but the cover fails to budge, at least, until Vladimir pitches in and helps him.

Matt and Vladimir manage to escape down a ladder into access tunnels underneath the building. It isn't long before another ESU team catches wind of the duo, but Matt is able to overpower all of them. Vladimir grabs one of the officers' rifles, telling Matt that this is as far as he goes. Before Matt leaves, Vladimir gives him one crucial clue: Fisk's money launderer is Leland Owlsley. He then raises his acquired rifle and aims it in the direction of the approaching reinforcements. The episode ends with Matt power-walking down another tunnel while the gunfire from Vladimir's last stand echoes in the distance.

** Blake, Hoffman, and Corbin are shown killing Russian goons who survived the bombings.

* NonActionBigBad: Fisk is able to do quite a lot of damage calling all the shots from his car, with Wesley relaying orders from Fisk to the cops in their pocket.

'''Officer Sullivan:''' No, I'm fine! '''[[BigNo NO!]]''' ''[The ESU officer produces a small knife and stabs him through the neck]''

* YouJustToldMe: When Fisk tries to get Matt to kill Vladimir, Matt responds that it only proves that Vladimir must have important information on Fisk, inadvertently tipping off Fisk that Vladimir hasn't told him anything yet.

* YouJustToldMe: When Fisk tries to get Matt to kill Vladimir, responds that it only proves that Vladimir must have important information on Fisk, inadvertently tipping off Fisk that Vladimir hasn't told him anything yet.

At the ''Bulletin'' offices, Ben Urich is busy putting together a map tying the recent criminal activities together. He's interrupted by a commotion going on outside. Mitchell Ellison informs the writing staff about the explosions and begins assigning reporters to cover the story. Ben realizes that the explosions were terrorist attacks when he learns the addresses, knowing that they're controlled by the Russians.

Meanwhile, Blake and Hoffman lead the sweep of one of the explosion sites, looking for survivors. They find one trapped under a pile of rubble. Blake tortures the man for information on Vladimir's whereabouts by applying pressure to the cinder blocks pinning his leg down. The henchman begs for Blake to kill him. Blake sighs, raises his pistol, and shoots the henchman in the head. He then gives orders to the other corrupt cops to do the same thing to any other survivors.

Meanwhile, Foggy and Karen have brought the wounded Mrs. Cardenas to the hospital, with Karen using a towel to stifle bleeding from Mrs. Cardenas' scalp. They hand her off to Claire Temple, who begins administering treatment. Only as Foggy is about to call Matt to check in on him do they find that Foggy took some shrapnel from the blast and has bled significantly (the bleeding hidden by his suit jacket). While Claire is stitching up Mrs. Cardenas, she receives a cell phone call from Matt. Matt assures her that the bombings were Wilson Fisk's work, not his. He asks her to guide him through stabilizing Vladimir. She warns him that it's not as easy as it looks in the movies. Claire is more outraged that she's being asked to help him save one of the men responsible for her kidnapping.

Police swarm the area and converge on the building. Blake and Hoffman assume commnand and establish a perimeter. That Sullivan has told dispatch that he's trapped with a masked man and wounded civilian leads Blake to be certain that Vladimir is inside. Hoffman is about to call Wesley to relay the information when they are interrupted by Ben's arrival. Urich is somewhat incredulous to see Blake and Hoffman on the street rather than parked on desk duty after their killing of Piotr in the interrogation room. The two detectives, though caught off guard, manage to provide enough vague answers to satisfy Ben, then call Wesley to inform him of the change in plans.

The information is relayed to Wesley, who reports the news to Fisk. Wesley warns that they need to be careful to make sure Ben doesn't see anything suspicious going on.

Elsewhere, Fisk's convoy makes a stop at a precinct so that Wesley can pick up a police radio. As Wesley gets back in the car, he informs Fisk that the [[SWATTeam Emergency Service Unit]] is en route, and Blake and Hoffman are clearing a channel for Fisk.

Matt senses the ESU team's arrival. He begins seeking a way out, but is interrupted when he hears Fisk's voice asking to speak with him. Underneath some rubble, Matt finds Officer Sullivan's radio and starts a dialogue with Fisk. Fisk uses the conversation to dig into his admiration for what Matt is trying to do, even though it clashes with Fisk's own plans. Not that Matt believes a word that comes out of Fisk's mouth.

While the two are conversing, one ESU officer breaks away from the rest of the team, and goes to the rooftop of a building overlooking the police perimeter. He takes off the [=M4A1=] rifle slung over his shoulder, unzips his backpack, and begins assembling a Nemesis Arms Vanquish rifle stashed inside. When the sniper is given the go-ahead from Fisk, he sets his rifle down on the edge of the roof and scans the assembled cops, looking for an easy target.

On the street, Ben begins to think something's fishy as Blake and Hoffman don't seem to be engaged in any form of hostage negotiation. The exasperated Blake approaches Ben to tell him off, but Ben refuses to back down, demanding more answers. At that exact moment, the ESU sniper opens fire. His first bullet hits Blake in the chest, puncturing his right lung. As Hoffman rushes to Blake's side, the sniper kills two more police officers, before he's forced to retreat out of sight as a police helicopter passes overhead. Ben and Hoffman rush to Blake's aid, with Ben being the unlucky one left to apply pressure to Blake's bullet wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

With the sniper retreating, Fisk tells Matt over the radio that they won't be speaking again, and cuts communication. He then has Wesley send a tape to the media outlets of Matt beating on the cops who killed Sergei.

Seeing the newscasts of the shooting, Claire calls Matt and demands answers. Matt is briefly distracted as he picks up the sound of police radios. Outside, the ESU team is assembled and preparing to breach the building. Knowing he doesn't have much time, Matt makes a heartfelt goodbye to Claire before hanging up. Moments later, the ESU team breaches one entry point with a battering ram and enters the building, guns drawn. Matt begins pulling on a manhole cover, hoping to escape into the underground tunnels, but the cover fails to budge, at least, until Vladimir pitches in and helps him.

One group of ESU officers advances up the stairs and enters the room where Officer Sullivan is tied up, and has regained consciousness. The lead ESU cop kneels down next to Officer Sullivan and reports into his radio, "[[PreemptiveDeclaration Officer Sullivan is dead. I say again, Officer Sullivan is dead.]]" Sullivan tries to scream, but the ESU officer promptly kills him by partially cutting his throat with a small knife.

Matt and Vladimir manage to escape down a ladder into access tunnels underneath the building. It isn't long before another ESU team catches wind of the duo, but Matt is able to overpower all of them. Vladimir grabs one of the officers' rifles, telling Matt that this is as far as he goes. Before Matt leaves, Vladimir gives him one crucial clue: the name of Fisk's money launderer Owlsley. He then raises his acquired rifle and aims it in the direction of the approaching reinforcements. The episode ends with Matt power-walking down another tunnel while the gunfire from Vladimir's last stand echoes in the background.

* BelatedInjuryRealization: Foggy only realises he's been injured in the bomb blast as well when Karen points out he's bleeding. "That explains the stabbing pain in my side."

* TheBigBoard: Urich tries to plot out the criminal conspiracy on the wall of his office, using playing cards, with the unknown kingpin represented by the King of Diamonds.

* CopKiller: Fisk decides that Detective Blake is a liability, so he pays a corrupt police sniper to shoot him. The sniper also kills two uniformed police officers to make it look like Blake was randomly targeted before being forced to retreat. The rest of the ESU team are also on his payroll, and murder Officer Sullivan before moving on to kill Vladimir.
* EarlyBirdCameo: The ESU sniper who takes out Blake is implied to be Daredevil's second arch-enemy Bullseye, from the fact that there appears to be an Ace of Spades in his backpack when he's assembling his rifle. However the character appears in Season Three as an FBI agent, so presumably this is either a MythologyGag or a version of the character who was never developed by the writers.

** The ESU team is so dirty they are willing to murder fellow officers who aren't on the take. One of their snipers goes to a rooftop and guns down Blake (for becoming a liability) and two other cops (to cover that fact). After that, the team storms the building to mount a "rescue" attempt on Officer Sullivan, and by "rescue," we mean "enter and kill him by partially cutting his throat". Matt however speculates they might [[ImpersonatingAnOfficer not actually be cops]].

** Matt's reaction when he hears Detective Blake's voice on the radio.

'''Officer Sullivan:''' No, I'm fine! NO! ''[The ESU officer produces a small knife and stabs him through the neck]''

* YouHaveFailedMe: Fisk has Blake shot because he let Matt get his phone, the phone with the Russians' addresses on it. The sniper also shoots two redshirt patrol cops to hide this fact.
* YouJustToldMe: When Fisk tries to get Matt to kill Vladmir, responds that it only proves that Vladmir must have important information on Fisk, inadvertently tipping off Fisk that Vladimir hasn't told him anything yet.

At the ''Bulletin'' offices, Ben Urich is busy putting together a map tying the recent criminal activities together. He's interrupted by a commotion going on outside. Mitchell Ellison informs the writing staff about the explosions and begins assigning reporters to cover the story. Urich realizes that the explosions were terrorist attacks when he learns the addresses, knowing that they're controlled by the Russians.

Unfortunately, Vladimir's screams attract the attention of a police officer, Officer Sullivan, walking past the building on foot patrol. He enters the building to investigate the noise. Matt is tipped off to Sullivan's presence when he hears a door open. Matt hastily hangs up the phone. Hearing a voice prompts Officer Sullivan to call in a 10-10 (potential criminal activity) to dispatch. Anticipating trouble, he draws his pistol and flashlight and advances up the stairs to the second floor.

Reaching the second floor, Officer Sullivan enters the area where Matt had been. He finds nothing there but an unconscious Vladimir lying on the ground. He raises his pistol and orders Vladimir to show his hands. Matt then suddenly appears and overpowers Officer Sullivan. After taking Sullivan's gun away, Matt asks him who he works for. Sullivan says he works for the City of New York, and has been on the job for only two months. Matt realizes that Sullivan is not a corrupt cop in Fisk's pocket. He tells Sullivan to call the dispatcher and report this as a false alarm. Sullivan asks if Matt will let him leave, to which Matt replies, "Eventually." Sullivan takes his radio and reports in, and promptly shouts his location into the speaker. Matt quickly knocks Sullivan out, but it's too late to prevent the dispatcher from sending out a 10-13 (officer needs assistance) to other units...including Blake and Hoffman.

Police swarm the area and converge on the building. Blake and Hoffman assume commnand and establish a perimeter. That Sullivan has told dispatch that he's trapped with a masked man and wounded civilian leads Blake to be certain that Vladimir is inside. Hoffman is about to call Wesley to relay the information when they are interrupted by the arrival of Ben Urich. Urich is somewhat incredulous to see Blake and Hoffman on the street rather than parked on desk duty after their killing of Piotr in the interrogation room. The two detectives, though caught off guard, manage to provide enough vague answers to satisfy Urich, then call Wesley to inform him of the change in plans.

The information is relayed to Wesley, who reports the news to Fisk. Wesley warns that they need to be careful to make sure Urich doesn't see anything suspicious going on.

Outside, media vans begin to converge on the scene. Blake and Hoffman make dry quips to Urich about him being irrelevant compared to the TV reporters.

At the standoff, Urich's attention is drawn away as a dark black Grumman Step-Van screeches to a halt on the corner, and an ESU team piles out, all clad in helmets, goggles, body armor and carrying M4 rifles. Blake gives an order to the officers on scene to change to another radio channel and maintain radio discipline.

On the street, Urich begins to think something's fishy as Blake and Hoffman don't seem to be engaged in any form of hostage negotiation. The exasperated Blake approaches Urich to tell him off, but Urich refuses to back down, demanding more answers. At that exact moment, the ESU sniper opens fire. His first bullet hits Blake in the chest, puncturing his right lung and knocking him to the ground in front of Urich. Cops and civilians alike immediately scramble for cover. As Hoffman rushes to Blake, the sniper shoots and kills two uniformed police officers standing near Hoffman, before he's forced to retreat out of sight from a police helicopter. Hoffman and Urich rush to Blake's aid, with Urich being the unlucky one left to apply pressure to Blake's bullet wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

** The two cops shot by the ESU sniper to cover up Blake's shooting. Officer Penske is hit in the neck, while another officer standing by the ESU truck appears to be hit in the head (a frame-by-frame analysis shows blood spraying on the side of the truck).

* CopKiller: Officer Sullivan, a rookie with just six months on the job, stumbles upon Matt Murdock and a wounded Vladimir Ranskahov in an abandoned building. Despite Matt's efforts to talk him into leaving, Sullivan calls in a hostage situation, forcing Matt to knock him out and handcuff him to a pole. This ends up summoning numerous cops to the scene including Christian Blake and Carl Hoffman, a pair of corrupt detectives Matt and Foggy have dealt with, and who Matt just witnessed killing one of Vladimir's men in an interrogation room at the precinct. Blake has become a liability to Fisk as in between these incidents, Matt attacked Blake, broke his arm, and stole his cell phone, which contained the addresses of Vladimir's stashhouses. While Blake is trying to shoo away an increasingly suspicious Ben Urich, an ESU sniper in Fisk's employ suddenly opens fire on the cops, critically wounding Blake with a bullet to the chest and killing two uniformed cops nearby[[note]]The latter two cops are established to have been shot to cover up the fact that Blake specifically was being targeted[[/note]]. The ESU team that enters the abandoned building, meanwhile, kills Officer Sullivan by cutting his throat with a knife.

* HollywoodCB: Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk speak to each other using standard 2-way police radios - call and response. You never see or hear them actuate the call buttons. They speak as if they are talking on a phone.

-->'''ESU Officer:''' ''[into radio]'' Officer Sullivan is dead.
-->'''Officer Sullivan:''' ''[muffled]'' [[OhCrap HMM?!]]
-->'''ESU Officer:''' I say again, Officer Sullivan is dead.
-->'''Officer Sullivan:''' No, I'm fine! NO! ''[The ESU officer produces a small knife and stabs him through the neck]''

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Fisk successfully has planted evidence to suggest "the Devil of Hell's Kitchen" is behind the bombings, as well as the shootings of several cops.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Fisk unsurprisingly sees himself as similar to Matt, a lone man driven to save his city. Even Vladimir thinks [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he's heading down the same road.]]

* PetTheDog: Despite all Matt has done to hinder his business Fisk shows him respect and offers him a way to save himself(Granted he asks him to murder someone in return but it is pretry amazing he'd be willing to just forgive everything).

* NotSoDifferent: Fisk unsurprisingly sees himself as similar to Matt, a lone man driven to save his city. Even Vladimir thinks [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he's heading down the same road.]]

* NotSoDifferent: Fisk unsurprisingly sees himself as similar to Matt, and even Vladimir thinks [[HeWhoFightsMonsters he's heading down the same road.]]

* YouJustToldMe: Matt inadvertently tips off Fisk that Vladimir hasn't told him anything yet.