Daredevil: Born Again

This is a terrorist attack.

Orchestrated and executed by the vigilante of Hell's Kitchen.

I can't go with you.

No, I know. I...

- I didn't come to get you. - Fucking great minds, huh?

He's gonna prosecute you and humiliate you,

and make everyone cheer for it.

- That means there'll be cameras. - Exactly.

Can you tell me about those scars?

I got these in a firefight

with Daredevil and Frank Castle.

- Was the defendant there? - I was told she drove the getaway vehicle.

You were told? What else did Officer Powell tell you?

Did he tell you to kill Hector Ayala?

You wanted one good deed, right?

You know I can't make any promises.

Where is she?

She's not coming.

Where, Daniel?

How long till you're on the floor with a gun pointed at your head?

Miss McDuffie?

- Anything? - Nope. No answer again.

Shit.

Is everything all right, Miss McDuffie?

Will Mr. Murdock be joining us today?

We're fine, Your Honor. Please don't wait on us.

Uh, Matt is tied up, but he should be along shortly.

God damn it, Jessica.

Oh, knock it off.

And you're not even that bad.

That's easy for you to say. I'm not built like you.

You've never tried childbirth.

- You good? - Yeah, I'm fine. I'm-- I'll be fine.

Just need some...

medication, some rest.

Maybe a total knee replacement.

You came back, huh?

Thought you were done with Fisk. With New York.

This shit has gotten so far outta hand.

I know.

Can you stop him?

Not alone.

Well, that was kind of the idea.

I don't think he's gonna kill Karen.

At least, not until he gets me in his sights.

Which is exactly where I need to be.

Buck.

Sir.

Did Daniel deliver Miss Urich as promised?

No.

I think I'm only now understanding

the responsibility of someone who's elected by millions...

chosen... by millions of New Yorkers.

I hear the whispers.

They think that my grief has clouded my judgment. Do you believe that?

No, sir.

It seems Murdock has survived the night.

You really wanna do this?

I will make arrangements.

Thank you, Buck.

Her demeanor is combative.

She exhibits the classic hallmarks of antisocial personality disorder.

Antisocial personality disorder.

What we used to refer to as a sociopath?

Exactly.

Miss Page continues to unravel.

In our interview last night, she demonstrated hostility, duplicity--

Objection. It's prejudicial.

Sidesteps any objective diagnosis with conjecture.

Mr. Hochberg, you know better.

Mr. Murdock, are you okay?

I am outstanding. Thank you, Your Honor.

Mr. Hochberg, please continue.

- Sorry I'm late. - Late?

I thought you were dead.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.

- Just got shot in the leg. - Dr. Glenn...

I was wondering if you would read to us a passage

from your latest book, Men in Masks.

"The Psychology of Vigilantes."

Especially interested in Chapter 2, page 35.

Of course.

"The vigilante's mask does not hide his public face,

"in fact, it reveals his private face.

"The real mask is the one that he wears in his public life.

"The dutiful boyfriend, the responsible boss...

"the loyal son."

Thank you so much. No further questions.

Your witness.

So, let me get this straight.

You said, "The real mask is the face the vigilante wears in public," right?

The son, the boss, the boyfriend... Maybe even the clinical professional?

Is that a question?

Dr. Glenn, did you strike Miss Page during your evaluation last night?

- Objection. - Absolutely not.

- Sustained. - No further questions.

Actually, I have a question.

Dr. Glenn, does... does a vigilante need a mask?

- How do you mean, specifically? - In your professional opinion,

would my client qualify as a vigilante if she never cultivated an alter ego?

- Or, as you call it, a mask? - Sure.

She didn't need a mask.

She hid behind Daredevil's.

In the same way that you're hiding behind the Fisk administration.

- Objection. - Sustained.

I see. Thank you. No further questions.

The court is recessed for lunch.

When we return,

the defense can call its first witness.

Mmm-hmm.

And the prosecution has no objections?

Oh, far from it, Your Honors.

We welcome Mr. Murdock's self-sabotage.

- I'll allow it. - Thank you, Your Honor.

Call your witness.

The defense calls Mayor Wilson Fisk.

Raise your right hand.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

I do.

State your full name.

Wilson Grant Fisk.

You know, when I was a boy...

I was taught to find the biggest man, and...

bring him down.

But as I grew, I realized that no man stands as tall

as this courthouse,

these institutions.

That was lovely, Mr. Mayor.

Thank you for joining us today.

Not at all. I consider it my civic duty, and I welcome the opportunity

to see my Safer Streets Initiative in action, to see justice prevail.

I was a little surprised you, uh, showed up.

I could say the same for you.

Thank you. I'll live.

Argh!

God!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Poseur.

The Safer Streets Initiative was born out of necessity.

It was created to save lives, lives destroyed by vigilante violence.

It's too late for Foggy Nelson. It's...

too late for Muse's victims, for Officer Saunders.

And, uh, my wife, Vanessa.

But we can bring these criminals, like Karen Page and Daredevil, to justice.

People we lost deserve that.

People of New York...

deserve that.

I'm sorry, was that an answer or a speech, Mr. Mayor?

You asked me why I enacted the Safer Streets Initiative.

You, of all people, should know. You were there.

Ah, I see. Yes.

When Bullseye took a shot at you--

Actually, you called me a hero that night, didn't you?

Objection. Can we have a little relevance, please?

Sustained. Get to the point, Counselor.

My point is that, as the mayor stated before,

the statute that my client is being charged under

was supposedly created to protect the city from criminal vigilantes.

- Is that a fair assessment, Mr. Mayor? - It is.

And are the streets safer?

Statistics say they are, yes.

But there is still lawlessness...

Of course.

I mean, some might say, rounding people up

and throwing them into detention without due process is lawless.

Objection. Immaterial. Invites conjecture.

Sustained.

- Your Honor, I'll rephrase. - Thank you.

Mr. Mayor, your policies, as harsh as they may be,

did not prevent a criminal from taking a shot at you

and, ultimately, murdering your wife.

An assassin, actually, who I believe was once in your employ.

Objection. This is contemptible, even for Counselor Murdock.

Sustained. This kitchen sink approach is getting tedious.

Your Honor, there is a point to all this.

Please remember what my colleague asked at the beginning of this trial.

"What is a vigilante? What is a criminal?"

Please.

You really wanna do this, Mr. Murdock?

Oh, absolutely, sir.

Karen Page is charged with, among many other crimes,

aiding Daredevil in the sinking of the Northern Star,

resulting in the death of its crew.

Mister Fisk, were you aware that the Northern Star

is smuggling illegal arms into New York City via the free port

that is owned by the Fisk Industries Trust?

Objection. Assumes evidence not on the record.

Sustained.

Yeah.

Mr. Mayor, did Daredevil sink the Northern Star?

The evidence says yes.

No, it doesn't. The evidence does not suggest that.

The only thing that's been presented is testimony from Officer Powell,

who is in your employ, who takes his orders from you.

It is the allegation of the District Attorney,

who, guess what, is in your employ, takes his orders from you.

- Objection. - Overruled.

Your Honor, at this point, I would like to