History Recap / Daredevil2015S2E4PennyAndDime

As Frank takes cover, he repeats to himself, "[[SurvivalMantra One batch, two batch, penny and dime]]," the title as the book we saw Karen looking at earlier. Matt then appears, and takes out the men who were shooting at Frank. Working together, Matt and Frank overpower the rest of Finn's henchmen, though Matt has to stop Frank from killing a few of them.

** The first twelve minutes are dedicated to grieving, as we are treated before the credits to Cooley and the other surviving Kitchen Irish holding a wake for the comrades they lost to Frank's hit in episode 1. After the credits, we have Matt, Karen and Foggy attending Grotto's funeral.

* RearWindowInvestigation: Karen sneaks into Frank Castle's house, obtaining a photo of Frank with his family at the carousel. She then narrowly avoids being noticed when a van pulls up in the front of the house driven by a couple of guys in suits.

Simultaneously, Brett is wrapping up forensics at the bar that Finn's gang had shook down earlier looking for information on the Punisher. As his partner steps out, Brett hears a crash in the backroom. He draws his gun, enters the backroom, and finds Matt in the back. Brett is reluctant to share anything with Daredevil, saying that just because he helped the NYPD catch Fisk doesn't make them allies--and anyway, Brett considers him part of the criminal problem. Between Daredevil effectively beating up criminals and the Punisher just shooting them, no one in the Kitchen respects the NYPD anymore. Asked if this was the Punisher's work, Brett reluctantly tells Matt that the Irish have put a bounty out on the Punisher and innocent people all over Hell's Kitchen have been attacked as a result. Matt leaves, though not after reminding Brett that he's on the same side.

Karen arrives at a suburban house in a taxicab. We see from a shot of the mailbox that this is Frank's residence. Careful to avoid being seen, she sneaks around and breaks in through the back door. Simultaneously, Matt arrives at the Central Park carousel, where Rory is still hanging on to life. Matt grabs him by the arm and gets him to reveal where the rest of his crew have taken Frank.

Karen searches Frank's house, using her smartphone as a flashlight. She panics when she accidentally bumps into a toy, making a noise. Noticing a container full of toys, she takes a yellow plastic flashlight out and turns it on. Karen then notices a pair of discarded sneakers on the stairs and makes her way up to the second floor, not knowing that she's tripped a silent alarm. On the second floor, Karen enters what appears to be a child's bedroom, full of paintings, several figurines, and a couple of toys. Her attention is drawn in particular to a book on a table called ''One Batch, Two Batch, [[TitleDrop Penny and Dime]]''. She flips through a few pages, but her attention is then drawn to what's on the mantle above the fireplace: a shrine to Frank's military career. On it, Karen finds photos of Frank with his comrades, and cases containing medals he received for his actions in combat.

In the tunnels, Matt takes another group of Finn's men. Two of Finn's men drive out to the van. When they open the back doors, they find the briefcase containing the money. All of the money is there, the henchman in question reports back to Finn, but then he notices something else in the case. Suddenly, a bomb planted in the briefcase explodes, destroying the van and killing both men instantly. Finn hangs up, preparing to kill Frank, and that's when Frank makes his move: he uses the piece of blade to slice at the guard, grabs the guard's gun, and shoots Finn a couple times in the back. Frank shoots the guard in the head with his pistol. He then picks up a shotgun and advances on Finn, killing one of Finn's men as he does so. Frank backs Finn into a corner, points the shotgun at his head, and asks him who was responsible for the death of his family. Finn says, "[[DefiantToTheEnd Who cares!]]" Frank promptly fires his shotgun, blowing off the left side of Finn's face. A shootout erupts between Frank and a couple of the remaining men, and he's shot in the shoulder while seeking cover behind a coffin lid.

As Frank takes cover, he repeats to himself, "[[SurvivalMantra One batch, two batch, penny and dime]]," the exact same title as the book we saw Karen looking at earlier. Matt then appears, and takes out the men who were shooting at Frank. Working together, Matt and Frank overpower the rest of Finn's henchmen, though Matt has to stop Frank from killing a few of them.

Back at Frank's house, Karen is interrupted by the sound of a van slowly driving past on the street and hides so as not to be noticed. Once the van is out of sight, she notices a photo of Frank, with his wife, son, and daughter, posing at the carousel we saw Frank sitting at earlier. Karen barely has time to study the photo when the same van suddenly parks in front of the house, and several men in suits climb out. She hastily stashes the photograph in her purse and exits out the back door.

A police siren becomes audible as Frank finishes speaking. Moments later, Brett drives up, accompanied by another officer. His partner covers Frank while an annoyed Brett slaps his handcuffs on Matt. But Matt then has an epiphany:

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' What?\\

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' Why?\\

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' Talk me out of filing a report--\\

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' Bullshit.\\

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' That's not how it happened.\\

Matt, Karen and Foggy convene at Josie's to watch the evening news report on Frank's arrest. Matt's advice has paid off, as Brett is being credited with the capture. Karen comments that the media's calling Frank a "cold-blooded psychopath" will make it hard for Reyes to spin herself as a hero. The three make a toast to Brett and to a safe Hell's Kitchen. While Foggy dismisses himself to get another round of drinks. Matt flirts with Karen, asking her about her brother, though she seems initially hesitant to bring him up.

As Matt and Foggy wait for Karen outside, [[ShipperOnDeck Foggy]] comments on Matt's flirting with Karen, warning that if he keeps it up, he might just find himself happy. Foggy then heads off, intending to sleep off the adrenaline of the past few days. Taking a glance at the downpour, [[RomanticRain Karen offers to walk Matt home]]. Matt immediately obliges. The two walk off into the rain, not caring about getting drenched. Outside Matt's building, Matt stops, [[RelationshipUpgrade takes a moment to brush raindrops off Karen's shoulder and face]], then suddenly cups her face and kisses her. As they break the kiss, Matt asks Karen if she'd like to go out to dinner with him tomorrow night, which she eagerly agrees to without hesitating. Returning to his apartment, Matt prepares to grab a beer from his fridge and relax, only to find a figure on the couch in his living room: [[WhamShot Elektra Natchios]].

* ChekhovsGun: Early in the episode we see Frank working on a bloody wound on his arm. He hasn't done anything recently to sustain a wound like that... Fired much later when he [[spoiler:pulls a ''razor blade'' out from ''under the skin of his forearm'' to free himself from the ropes the Irish have bound him with]].

'''Sgt. Brett Mahoney:''' You're on your own side.

** In the climax, they drive a power drill through Frank's foot to force him to tell them where their money is.

-->'''Frank:''' One Batch, Two Batch. Penny and Dime.

* MenInBlack: The ex-nurse who was in charge of a comatose Castle said he was often visited by men (and sometimes women) in suits with earpieces, who were apparently [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness in favor of having him taken off life support]]. Later another van of such types responds to the silent alarm in Castle's house, though it's a white van instead of the usual VanInBlack.

* DropTheHammer: Very narrowly subverted. Frank is about to put a claw hammer through an Irish mobster's skull, but Matt stops him.

A group of Kitchen Irish are at a wake for their associates [[Recap/Daredevil2015S2E1Bang that were killed in Frank Castle's machine gun attack]]. As everyone in attendance clinks glasses and drink a shot of whiskey, a new visitor shows up. This is Finn Cooley (Creator/TonyCurran), whose son Kelly was among the victims. He's just arrived on the first flight from Dublin. Finn walks over to the coffin containing his son's body and comments that he didn't want his kid to follow in his footsteps, but he insisted. One of his men, Seamus, approaches the grieving Finn and tells him that death is part of the business. This angers Finn, who promptly kills Seamus by [[EyeScream stabbing him through the left eye with an ice pick]]. The now-riled-up Finn tells the rest of his men that the Punisher stole $1.2 million from them, and he wants his money back.

Matt and Karen join Foggy at the Clinton Church to have a [[LonelyFuneral very private funeral]] for Grotto. In his eulogy, Father Lantom explains that Grotto was a deeply flawed individual. Every Sunday, he'd come to church to attempt to atone for his sins, donating whatever money he had on him, hoping for redemption that never came. After the service, Matt steps aside with Father Lantom, praising him for the fact that he chose to be blunt about Grotto; Father Lantom replies that they can't ignore Grotto's criminal past, lest they not learn from it. Matt asks Father Lantom for forgiveness for his failure to save Grotto; despite doing everything he possibly could, he still feels guilty. Father Lantom tells him that guilt is a motivator--if his guilt is still there, his job must not be done yet.

Matt, Karen and Foggy reconvene at the office, and Karen shows Matt and Foggy the evidence that Blake Tower slipped to her, in particular the x-ray of the Punisher's skull. The fact that he got shot in the head at some point suggests to her that there's something else going on. She's convinced that Reyes might have some personal investment in the Punisher case, like past misconduct she's trying to cover up. To Karen, their best shot at protecting the firm is to find the Punisher first. Foggy, who sees such a move as career (if not actual) suicide, is dragged away from their conversation by a phone call. Matt is more receptive to Karen's theory and even flirts with her. Matt is pulled away from his brief flirting session by Foggy. Foggy tells Matt about a client that has defaced an elevator in his building in response to not having working A/C or water, which they need to file before the end of the day. During this time, Karen slips out of the office. Matt and Foggy quickly realize that she made off with the Punisher files as well. Matt makes to go after her, but Foggy advises him to find the Punisher himself, before Karen does.

That night, Frank is sitting on a park bench by a carousel in Central Park, staring blankly out into space as if lost in thought. He soon finds himself surrounded by a group of Finn's men. Frank proceeds to attack Rory, the leader of Finn's crew, grabs his gun and holds him hostage, but not before Rory is able to inject a syringe containing anesthetics into Frank's neck. Using Rory as a human shield, Frank opens fire, killing the group of henchmen surrounding him and wounding Rory. Just as he begins to relax, Finn and a couple more men show up, telling him he's surrounded. Frank's vision blurs as Rory's anesthetic take effect. Finn's remaining men proceed to knock Frank down with tasers, which render him unconscious.

Simultaneously, Brett is wrapping up forensics at a bar that Finn's gang had shook down earlier looking for information on the Punisher. As his partner steps out, Brett hears a crash in the backroom. He draws his gun, enters the backroom, and finds Matt in the back. Brett is reluctant to share anything with Daredevil, saying that just because he helped the NYPD catch Fisk doesn't make them allies--and anyway, Brett considers him part of the criminal problem. Between Daredevil effectively beating up criminals and the Punisher just shooting them, no one in the Kitchen respects the NYPD anymore. Asked if this was the Punisher's work, Brett reluctantly tells Matt that the Irish have put a bounty out on the Punisher and innocent people all over Hell's Kitchen have been attacked as a result. Matt leaves, though not after reminding Brett that he's on the same side.

Karen arrives at a suburban house in a taxicab. We see from a shot of the mailbox that this is Frank Castle's residence. Careful to avoid being seen, she sneaks around and breaks in through the back door. Simultaneously, Matt arrives at the Central Park carousel, where Rory is still hanging on to life. Matt grabs him by the arm and gets him to reveal where the rest of his crew have taken Frank.

Back at the catacombs, Matt shows up and overpowers a couple of Finn's guards. The drill having failed to work, Finn has his men bring in Max, the dog Frank had taken from them, and threaten to have him killed if Frank doesn't give up the money. The sound of Finn starting up the drill gets Frank to tell them that he's left the money in his van at 48th Street and 10th Avenue. Finn leaves the room, calling his men to inform them of the money location. What they don't see is Frank opening up the cut he made in his arm earlier to dig out a small razor blade he had inserted there, and using it to cut his bonds.

In the tunnels, Matt overpowers another group of Finn's men. Two of Finn's men drive out to the van. When they open the back doors, they find the briefcase containing the money. All of the money is there, the henchman in question reports back to Finn, but then he notices something else in the case. Suddenly, a bomb planted in the briefcase explodes, destroying the van and killing both men instantly. Finn hangs up, preparing to kill Frank, and that's when Frank makes his move: he uses the piece of blade to slice at the guard, grabs the guard's gun, and shoots Finn a couple times in the back. Frank shoots the guard in the head with his pistol. He then picks up a shotgun and advances on Finn, killing one of Finn's men as he does so. Frank backs Finn into a corner, points the shotgun at his head, and asks him who was responsible for the death of his family. Finn says, "[[DefiantToTheEnd Who cares!]]" Frank promptly fires his shotgun, blowing off the left side of Finn's face. A shootout erupts between Frank and a couple of the remaining men, and he's shot in the shoulder while seeking cover behind a coffin lid.

The scene changes to Josie's Bar a few hours later, as Matt, Karen and Foggy watch the evening news report on Frank Castle's arrest. Matt's advice has paid off, as Brett is being credited with the capture. Karen comments that the media's calling Frank a "cold-blooded psychopath" will make it hard for Reyes to spin herself as a hero. The three make a toast to Brett and to a safe Hell's Kitchen. Foggy dismisses himself to get another round of drinks. Now alone, Matt flirts with Karen, asking her about her brother, though she seems initially hesitant to bring him up.

-->'''Matt Murdock:''' Hey. You okay?
-->'''Karen Page:''' ''[after a beat]'' Yeah.
-->'''Matt Murdock:''' ''[grins widely]''
-->'''Karen Page:''' ''[laughs nervously]'' Okay, that wasn't convincing, was it? Ummm...''[runs a hand through her hair]'' I don't know. I just uh...days like today remind me how precious life can be, y'know?

* TrojanPrisoner: Frank allows himself to be capturedso he could escape and kill the remainder of the Kitchen Irish.

* TitleDrop: Twice. First done visually in a children's book that Karen finds in Frank Castle's house. It's done verbally by Frank himself as he is trying escape the Kitchen Irish.

* CrusadingWidower: This episode reveals that Frank Castle is one, just like he is in the comics.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Finn seems to have some sort of disorder. He's prone to sudden bursts of violence and takes unidentified pills afterwards. Then again, it might be something purely physical like a heart condition where he needs to be careful about getting worked up. Or it could be some drug that he's addicted to that has a calming effect.

* StunGuns: How Finn's men are able to subdue Frank at the carousel.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Finn promises Frank a quick end if he does as he's told, and spares Frank's dog when he finally agrees to do so.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Finn and the Irish mobsters drive a power drill through Frank's foot to force him to tell them where their money is.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Finn turns up at his son's funeral, stabs an underling through the eye with an ice pick before popping pills for his nerves, turns over a filled coffin, and shrieks that he wants his money back. All of this establishes him as psychotic, cruel, unhinged and greedy.

* TheIrishMob: The Kitchen Irish are back, with a vengeance.

* RealityEnsues:
** The Kitchen Irish show what happens when a vigilante stops playing: it motivates powerful (and angry/scared) people to start finding answers no matter how many heads (or elbows or any other body parts) have to be bashed or shot to get them.
** As prepared as Frank was when planting bait to lure the Kitchen Irish to him, he still would've died trying to escape the catacombs had Matt not shown up to rescue him.

* FamousLastWords: When Frank asks who was responsible for his family's death, this is all Finn has to say before having his brain plastered on the walls.
-->'''Finn:''' ''[[DefiantToTheEnd Who cares?]]''

* PetTheDog: Quite literally, as Frank has adopted Max, the dog he took from the massacre, and tries to keep from harm. He only gives up the money when the gang threatens Max, but even then has anticipated this, by planting a bomb in the briefcase containing the money.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Finn replies to Frank asking who killed his family, his response is "Who cares?" He might just be saying so as one last middle finger to him though.

* ContinuityNod: During their brief flirting at the office, Matt mentions, "[Compassion is] a good quality, Karen. The stuff of saints." Karen replies, "Yeah, well, I'm no saint," subtly referring to her killing James Wesley.

Matt and Karen join Foggy at Matt's church to have a [[LonelyFuneral very private funeral]] for Grotto. In his eulogy, Father Lantom explains that Grotto was a deeply flawed individual. Every Sunday, he'd come to church to attempt to atone for his sins, donating whatever money he had on him, hoping for redemption that never came. After the service, Matt steps aside with Father Lantom, praising him for the fact that he chose to be blunt about Grotto; Father Lantom replies that they can't ignore Grotto's criminal past, lest they not learn from it. Matt asks Father Lantom for forgiveness for his failure to save Grotto; despite doing everything he possibly could, he still feels guilty. Father Lantom tells him that guilt is a motivator--if his guilt is still there, his job must not be done yet.

Matt, Karen and Foggy return to the office, and Karen shows Matt and Foggy the evidence that Blake Tower slipped to her, in particular the x-ray of the Punisher's skull. The fact that he got shot in the head at some point suggests to her that there's something else going on. She's convinced that Reyes might have some personal investment in the Punisher case, like past misconduct she's trying to cover up. To Karen, their best shot at protecting the firm is to find the Punisher first. Foggy, who sees such a move as career (if not actual) suicide, is dragged away from their conversation by a phone call. Matt is more receptive to Karen's theory and even flirts with her. Matt is pulled away from his brief flirting session by Foggy. Foggy tells Matt about a client that has defaced an elevator in his building in response to not having working A/C or water, which they need to file before the end of the day. During this time, Karen slips out of the office. Matt and Foggy quickly realize that she made off with the Punisher files as well. Matt makes to go after her, but Foggy advises him to find the Punisher himself, before Karen does.

Matt leaves the office, changes into his Daredevil armor, and drops by Melvin Potter's workshop to check if his new helmet is ready. Though he's early, Melvin has indeed prepared a new cowling, this one made from a [[NighInvulnerable near-indestructible]] [[TechnologyPorn carbon-nanotube-based compound]]. He also has added some reinforced alloy gloves. Melvin offers to show off some new armor he's wearing under his work shirt for protection, but Matt politely declines.

* MeaningfulFuneral: Grotto's funeral reminds us that even though he was a criminal and a killer, he was still a human being with flaws. Furthermore, Father Lantom's words seem to leave an impression on Matt and on Karen as their searches for Frank go on.

** Matt is bathing in the afterglow of his FirstKiss with Karen, then suddenly realises Electra is [[TrespassingToTalk inside his apartment]].