History Recap / Daredevil2015S1E4InTheBlood

** In the episode's beginning Claire brings up body armor to Matt, who responds that it would be too bulky and slow him down. At the end of the episode, we see that it makes up at least some of Fisk's bulk.

* GreasySpoon: Karen has her meetings with Urich at the Square Diner. This is an actual business, not one invented for the series.

* HeWhoMustNotBeNamed:
** Fisk's name is supposed to be taboo. Unlike before, Vladimir doesn't care and powers through when Wesley tries to interrupt him:
--->'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' ''[curses in Russian]'' Tell Mr. Fisk--\\
'''James Wesley:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis We don't. Say. His name.]]\\
'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' Tell '''''MR. FISK''''' that if he wants a pound of flesh, he can come here and carve it himself.
** After Wesley leaves, Vladimir is incensed that Anatoly is accepting of Fisk's privacy. He speculates that Fisk doesn't want anyone referring to him by name "because it would betray that he's just a man."
* MomentKiller: Although Fisk is inexperienced at dating, Vanessa finds herself enjoying his company until Anatoly bursts in only to get stopped by Fisk's bodyguards, which she suddenly realises are ''posing as the majority of the restaurant guests''.

-->'''Wilson Fisk:''' ''[to Wesley]'' Tell Mr. Potter that I'll need a new suit.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Ben hints that Karen did some questionable things in her past before she came to New York, which might be used to discredit her.

* DamselOutOfDistress: While the Russians are trying to shoot Daredevil, Claire frees herself from her own bonds only to be grabbed as a hostage by the last man standing. After Matt breaks his gunhand, Claire knocks him out [[LaserGuidedKarma with the baseball bat he was beating her with.]]

Matt then visits Claire, currently hiding out in a co-worker's apartment, so she can patch up his wounds. They trade dialogue about Matt's actions and the role it plays in both lives; Matt insists Claire stay hidden until the Russians aren't out for her while rebuking her requests of getting body armor, claiming it to be a hindrance to his movement. The conversation continues as the pair exchange phone numbers and Matt sheds a bit more light about the organized crime ring, searching for someone who may be able to give him a lead on Fisk before carrying it out.

Early that morning, Wesley visits Vladimir and Anatoly at a garage where taxis like Anatoly's getaway vehicle are being repurposed with new logos. He hands them paperwork officially transferring Prohazska's assets over to them. However, Wesley informs the brothers that Fisk is also unhappy at how the Ranskahovs are continuing to fall short on their payments due to the masked vigilante; even Nobu and Madame Gao's patience is starting to grow thin. Though Vladimir is quick to turn down Fisk's offer of assistance (not helped by Wesley's tone unintentionally making the offer come off more like a demand), Wesley leaves it on the table for he and Anatoly to discuss. The brothers, rather than bow down to Fisk, instead choose to reach out to their network for help.

Anatoly and Vladimir enter the hospital under the guise of visitors to find one of their contacts in critical condition; Semyon, the Russian that Matt threw off the roof of Claire's apartment. As they prepare to wake Semyon from his coma, the brothers reflect on their past in Utkin; Anatoly in particular remembers promising never to lose what they once had in Moscow, but states that he and Vladimir had lost sight of that goal and lost touch with each other. Vladimir replies by assuring Anatoly that they'll reclaim that prestige together, waking Semyon afterward by injecting a spike of adrenaline into his heart. After removing Semyon's breathing tube, he tells the Ranskahovs of Claire, and in turn, they call in another one of their enforcers, Sergei...

...who is next seen barging into Claire's apartment, accompanied by some of his men. Though they find nothing, Santino soon appears in front of the doorway, attracting the mobsters' attention.

Claire's night of tending to her co-worker's pet cat is disturbed by nearby noises; after checking, she spots a woman going past the hallway, and pays it no mind as she carries on with her night, unaware of a figure glancing at her from outside her curtained windows. Meanwhile, Foggy and Matt are leaving the 15th Precinct after having bailed out a drunken electrician who nearly burned down his house. Foggy is regaling Matt [[HereWeGoAgain once more]] with the story of how his mother wanted him to join the family's butcher shop instead of go off to be a lawyer. He also asks Matt if he has doubts about starting Nelson & Murdock, and their former internship at Landman & Zack could've gotten them better offerings. The conversation is cut short by Matt answering his burner phone, to the sound of Claire screaming as she's dragged away by Sergei and his men. As Foggy hails a taxi to go back to the office, Matt races back to Claire's temporary abode, but finds it empty.

Karen spends her night at an auction house where Union Allied assets such as phones, computers and fax machines are being auctioned off. She sketches the outlines of some potentially suspicious bidders, like the individual who buys up a bunch of Union Allied computers and phone equipment. She runs in to Ben, who advises her to bid on some of the smaller lots to keep her cover intact. He leaves just as quietly as he arrives.

With that, Fisk continues his beatdown of Anatoly, viciously beating him into the pavement, Wesley quietly listening to the commotion. Desperately, Anatoly tries to crawl back to the car, but can only utter defiantly to Wesley before Fisk knocks him out. Fisk then maneuvers Anatoly's body, positions his head in the door well, and begins smashing the door against it repeatedly. Wesley barely flinches, as Fisk smashes Anatoly's skull in, his brain falling to the pavement, until the head is reduced to nothing, and the rest of the body goes limp. Seething with fury, Fisk catches his breath. As Wesley supplies Fisk with a handkerchief to wipe Anatoly's blood off his face, Fisk takes notice of the damage to his suit, and asks Wesley to inform Melvin Potter to tailor a new suit and also send Anatoly's remains to Vladimir as a message.

->'''Claire:''' So what, you're just gonna go out there punching whoever you can, hoping to find somebody who knows this Fisk guy?\\
'''Matt:''' Well, apply enough pressure, someone will break... sooner or later.

Wesley visits Vladimir and Anatoly at a garage where taxis like Anatoly's getaway vehicle are being repurposed with new logos. He hands them paperwork officially transferring Prohazska's assets over to them. However, Wesley informs the brothers that Fisk is also unhappy at how the Ranskahovs are continuing to fall short on their payments due to the masked vigilante; even Nobu and Madame Gao's patience is starting to grow thin. Though Vladimir is quick to turn down Fisk's offer of assistance (not helped by Wesley's tone unintentionally making the offer come off more like a demand), Wesley leaves it on the table for he and Anatoly to discuss. The brothers, rather than bow down to Fisk, instead choose to reach out to their network for help.

Karen meets with Ben at a diner in Tribeca to talk about the Union Allied case. While initially skeptical at the facts Karen provides him with, Ben takes her word, but addresses another angle of the story: with the exception of Karen, everyone involved in the case has been killed off, like someone is covering their tracks. Thus, he advises Karen to stop trying to look deeper into the case, especially considering that her past activities make her unlikely to be taken seriously. When Karen calls him out on what she considers his lack of courage, citing past scandals that he exposed, she asks what happened to the Ben of the past; he responds that he's become older since then, and a lot smarter in how he covers the big stories, leaving the diner without giving her a chance to respond.

Wesley fills Fisk in on the situation with the Ranskahovs. Right now, he believes Anatoly is more willing to cooperate with the rest of the crime ring. Fisk is certain the Russians will be handled, as will the masked man, before the car stops at its destination. Fisk requests Wesley stay in the car and, after thanking him for his help, leaves to enter Vanessa's art gallery.

* AuctionOfEvil: Union Allied assets are being auctioned off through the usual auction houses. Karen drops in on one to see which shady faces are buying up the Union Allied lots, and at Ben's suggestion, bids on some of the smaller lots to avoid raising suspicion. She ends up buying some old office equipment to furnish Nelson & Murdoch's office.

'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' Tell '''''Mr. Fisk''''' that if he wants a pound of flesh, he can come here and carve it himself.

* OtherStockPhrases: Matt makes the obligatory "You should see the other guy" quip, only for Claire to reply that she has, as the criminals that Daredevil beat on turn up in her hospital.

'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' Tell ''Mr. Fisk'' that if he wants a pound of flesh, he can come here and carve it himself.

'''Ben Urich:''' Fished the guy that tipped me off out of that same river a month later. And that fella trying to clean up the Teacher's union? Moved out of state, after flyers went up saying he was a pedophile. They underestimated what people in power will do to stay there. I didn't think you'd make the same mistake after what happened to you.\\

* AuctionOfEvil: Union Allied assets are being auctioned off through the usual auction houses. Karen drops in on one to see which shady faces are buying up the Union Allied lots, and at Ben's suggestion, bids on some of the smaller lots to avoid raising suspicion.

* LaughingMad: Claire's ominous laugh when Matt kills the power.

'''Ben Urich:''' Farnum? He's dead. Ate the barrel of his gun in his basement. And your old boss [=McClintock=]? Overdosed on pills or some such. You seeing a pattern here, Miss Page?\\

* ExactWords: Ben tries to discourage Karen from investigating Union Allied. Later, after he runs into her at the auction and tells her she's putting herself in danger. Later, at the diner:
-->'''Karen:''' I thought you weren't interested.\\
'''Ben:''' I said you should move on. Never said anything about me.

* SoundEffectBleep: A BoundAndGagged Clarie can be heard shouting at her captors to "Fuck off!" as [[PunkInTheTrunk she's pulled from the trunk]], but the gag makes the words somewhat muffled.

'''Ben Urich:''' She met the worst fate: married beneath her to a workaholic who never appreciated her.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

Karen meets with Ben at a diner in Tribeca to talk about the Union Allied case. While initially skeptical at the facts Karen provides him with, Ben takes her word, but addresses another angle of the question: with the exception of Karen, everyone involved in the case has been killed off, like someone is covering their tracks. Thus, he advises Karen to stop trying to look deeper into the case, especially considering that her past activities make her unlikely to be taken seriously. When Karen calls him out on what she considers his lack of courage, citing past scandals that he exposed, she asks what happened to the Ben of the past; he responds that he's become older since then, and a lot smarter in how he covers the big stories, leaving the diner without giving her a chance to respond.

'''James Wesley:''' Hmm, that's because we've been talking behind your back, about how the Russians can't seem to handle ''one'' man running around in a mask. I mean, if he had [[Characters/MCUIronMan an iron suit]] or [[Characters/MCUThor a magic hammer]], ''maybe'' that would explain why you keep getting your asses handed to you.

'''Karen Page:''' ...Then why isn't anyone looking into this?

* DarkAndTroubledPast: During the first diner conversation, Ben Urich makes clear he knows about what Karen did in [[spoiler:Fagan Corners]] before she came to New York.

* GunsDoNotWorkThatWay: After Matt cuts the power to the taxi garage when he goes to rescue Claire, the henchmen unload their guns on the taxis they believe he's hiding behind without leaving so much as a mark on the cars. In reality, the only place to safely hide behind your average automobile is the engine compartment. Concealment does not equal cover, and bullets have a tendency to go all the way through, unless the vehicle has some serious armor plating that realistically wouldn't be on a taxi that size.

* BeneathTheMask: We see both sides of Wilson Fisk--the lonely man who tries to form a genuine relationship with Vanessa, and the brutal crime kingpin who can beat someone to death just for embarressing him.

'''James Wesley:''' Hmm, that's because we've been talking behind your back, about how the Russians can't seem to handle ''one'' man running around in a mask. I mean, if he had [[Film/IronMan an iron suit]] or [[Film/{{Thor}} a magic hammer]], ''maybe'' that would explain why you keep getting your asses handed to you.

* ContinuityNod: Wesley tells the Russians he could understand their difficulties if they were dealing with someone who had [[Film/IronMan an iron suit]] or [[Film/{{Thor}} a magic hammer]].

Karen meets with Ben at a diner in Tribeca to talk about the Union Allied case. While initially skeptical at the facts Karen provides him with, Ben takes her word, but addresses another angle of the question: with the exception of Karen, everyone involved in the case has been killed off, like someone is covering their tracks. Thus, he advises Karen to stop trying to look deeper into the case. When Karen calls him out on what she considers his lack of courage, citing past scandals that he exposed, she asks what happened to the Ben of the pass; he responds that he's become older since then, older and less stupid, leaving the diner without giving her a chance to respond.

Inside one of the Ranskahovs' taxis is Claire, trapped in the trunk; Sergei and his comrade are driving her to the garage. The taxi arrives at the Ranskahovs' garage, where the Russians take Claire from the trunk. During this time, Matt has found a distraught Santino, but after calming him down, he learns that the Russians took Claire and left in a Veles taxi.

Ben and Karen regroup at the diner, where Ben advises Karen that, if she still wishes to look into the Union Allied case, she should plan her actions with much more care from now on, starting with signing the Union Allied contract. Meanwhile, the Ranskahovs return to the garage and, seeing their men laying on the ground, Anatoly decides to make good on Wesley's offer and ask Fisk for help; albeit begrudgingly, Vladimir lets him go. Fisk, in the midst of his date, has the chance to share his favorite childhood dessert--zuppa inglese--with Vanessa. The dinner is interrupted by Anatoly who, despite Wesley's warnings, storms through Fisk's bodyguards to tell Fisk that he agrees to his offer. Fisk quickly escorts Vanessa out while telling Wesley to put Anatoly in a car to be taken to an undetermined location.

A split second later, Anatoly's door opens. Before he can react, Fisk reaches in and rips Anatoly from his seat, the two getting involved in fisticuffs. Anatoly is repeatedly pummeled by Fisk, consumed by sheer wrath. Anatoly eventually gets an opening, pulls a switchblade, and slashes at Fisk, to no avail as Fisk's suits have an inner mesh lining. Fisk grabs Anatoly, slams him against the side of the car, and disarms him, in the process breaking Anatoly's arm.

With that, Fisk continues his beatdown of Anatoly, viciously beating him into the pavement, Wesley quietly listening to the commotion. Desperately, Anatoly tries to crawl back to the car, but can only utter defiantly to Wesley before Fisk knocks him out. Fisk then maneuvers Anatoly's body, positions his head in the door well, and begins smashing the door against it repeatedly. Wesley barely flinches, as Fisk smashes Anatoly's skull in, his brain falling to the pavement, until the head is reduced to nothing, and the rest of the body goes limp. Seething with fury, Fisk catches his breath. Wesley notices the gash in Fisk's suit from Anatoly's knif. As Fisk wipes Anatoly's blood off his face, he asks Wesley to inform Melvin Potter to tailor a new suit and also send Anatoly's remains to Vladimir as a message.

A split second later, Anatoly's door opens. Before he can react, Fisk reaches in and rips Anatoly from his seat, the two getting involved in fisticuffs. Anatoly is repeatedly pummeled by Fisk, consumed by sheer wrath, and even with a switchblade can Anatoly do no harm to the armor-clad boss, who promptly pins Anatoly against the side of the car, disarms him, and breaks his arm.

With that, Fisk continues his beatdown of Anatoly, viciously beating him into the pavement, Wesley quietly listening to the commotion. Desperately, Anatoly tries to crawl back to the car, but can only utter defiantly to Wesley before Fisk knocks him out. Fisk then maneuvers Anatoly's body, positions his head in the door well, and begins smashing the door against it repeatedly. Wesley barely flinches, as Fisk smashes Anatoly's skull in, his brain falling to the pavement, until he finally destroys Anatoly's skull, and the rest of the body goes limp. Seething with fury, Fisk catches his breath. Wesley notices the gash in Fisk's suit from Anatoly's knife, revealing the body armor underneath. As Fisk wipes Anatoly's blood off his face, he asks Wesley to inform Melvin Potter to tailor a new suit and also send Anatoly's remains to Vladimir as a message.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A BoundAndGagged Clarie can be heard shouting at her captors to "Fuck off!" as [[PunkInTheTrunk she's pulled from the trunk]], but the gag makes the words somewhat muffled.

* BrokenPedestal: Karen's view of Ben as a crusading reporter is obviously shattered by his more cynical approach and lack of interest in attacking the Union Allied piece head-on.

* TheScottishTrope:
** Fisk's name is supposed to be taboo. Unlike before, Vladimir doesn't care and powers through when Wesley tries to interrupt him:
--->'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' ''[curses in Russian]'' Tell Mr. Fisk--\\
'''James Wesley:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis We don't. Say. His name.]]\\
'''Vladimir Ranskahov:''' Tell ''Mr. Fisk'' that if he wants a pound of flesh, he can come here and carve it himself.
** After Wesley leaves, Vladimir is incensed that Anatoly is accepting of Fisk's privacy. He speculates that Fisk doesn't want anyone referring to him by name "because it would betray that he's just a man."

* DarkAndTroubledPast: During the first diner conversation, Ben Urich makes clear he knows about what Karen did in Fagan Corners before she came to New York.