Daredevil (2015) s03e13 Episode Script

After the attack at the Bulletin and the horrible tragedy at the Clinton Church, what will it take before people realize that Wilson Fisk was set up by Daredevil? People are beginning to realize Fisk was the victim of a smear campaign.
Daredevil was the one behind it all.
And what about Daredevil's apologists like Blake Tower and Karen Page? - She should be in jail.
- We have breaking news that Fisk has invited many of New York's most powerful figures to the Presidential Hotel for some kind of surprise announcement.
Oh.
Kidnapping me will get you nothing.
- What is Fisk planning? - Planning? I scouted his hotel.
Extra security.
Preparations for some big event.
What is it? What Fisk will do to me is infinitely worse Things are about to get very bad for you.
What is Fisk planning? Do you mind if I come in? Marriage? He's been planning the ceremony for months.
He's gonna charm the press and the public and make Hell's Kitchen love him again.
- Do I look that nervous? - Yes, a little, but it's charming.
I never knew that I could feel this way until the day that we met.
I didn't think that I was capable, that there would be someone that I would care for more than my own life.
That her happiness would be more important than anything else.
And then a terrifying thought occurred to me that perhaps my feelings were a trick.
The self-deception of a vain man.
That the only reason why I love you is because of the way I see my reflection in your eyes.
That thought, it fills me with dread.
The fear that that I don't deserve you and that I am broken.
Don't you understand we're all broken? The point is to find the person whose broken pieces fit with yours.
You're gonna tell me everything.
I wanna know where everyone is gonna be.
Anyone who could stop me.
Stop you? From killing Fisk.
He controls all of the FBI agents who are guarding him.
The hotel is a fortress.
Is that a no? - You'll never get to him.
- Sounds like a no.
I can give you something better! I'm listening.
I witnessed Ms.
Marianna order the murder of Agent Nadeem.
And Fisk ordered many.
Agent Winn.
Julie Barnes! I could testify! I know about Winn and Nadeem.
Who's Julie Barnes? The rose.
I think.
Tell me again how you ended up dangling off a building? I tripped.
Get him out of here.
I thought "ambulance chaser" was a figure of speech.
Not one of your best burns, Detective.
I'm not in the mood to be clever today.
Yeah, me neither.
We had him, Foggy.
We were this goddamn close.
I know.
Instead of locking up that bald asshole, I had to tell Mrs.
Nadeem she'd never see her husband again.
How did that happen? I don't know.
Listen.
Something's been brought to my attention.
As an officer of the court, I'm compelled to report it.
I have reason to believe that someone's gonna try to murder Wilson Fisk today.
Someone, huh? About what time is this going down? I wanna have some popcorn ready.
Need I remind you of your obligation to protect and serve? Stick your obligation up your ass, Nelson.
If Fisk disappears, all his bullshit goes with him.
And the FBI agents on his payroll just fold back into the mix.
Including the one who shot Ray.
Don't think of it as protecting Fisk.
Think of it as protecting the case we can build against the shitbags who helped him.
Once we get them, they'll turn faster than old milk.
Still, with Fisk gone, we'll get 'em eventually.
Brett, please.
This certain someone we're talking about he's angry.
But I know he'll do the right thing if I can just slow him down.
Give him time to think.
I'll beef up the perimeter around the hotel.
- But I'm sending in my C team.
- Thank you.
I'm talking rookies and retirees.
After the body of Supervisory Special Agent Winn was found in the Hudson, search divers also recovered the murder weapon.
The registered service sidearm of fellow FBI agent Ray Nadeem.
When agents went to take Nadeem into custody, he drew a weapon to resist arrest and forced his fellow agents to kill him in self-defense.
Sadly, we may never know what kind of mental instability drove Ray Nadeem to commit this senseless act.
But our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of all the agents who have been impacted by these events.
Press is calling me a liar.
FBI is calling Ray mentally unstable.
Ray's grand jury testimony is sealed, so Fisk is just throwing up smokescreens until people forget and move on.
Yeah? Well, unless Matt figures out some way to stop him, he's going to get away with it.
With all of it.
You mean unless Matt kills him.
Shouldn't have warned Mahoney.
If the police have Fisk surrounded, maybe Matt won't be able to go through with it.
- Or maybe he'll get arrested.
Or worse.
- Karen Look, I'm not saying that I want him to kill Fisk.
I don't want that.
What if it's the only way? It's, uh It's not murder if it's self-defense, right? Technically, plotting to kill someone is the exact legal opposite of self-defense.
You know what I mean.
I get it.
Our best shot at taking down Fisk died with Nadeem.
But yesterday was also a good day because Matt came back to us.
The real Matt.
Yeah, for, like, a minute maybe.
Eventually, he'll come to his senses.
Matt's Matt because he believes that everyone deserves a shot at redemption.
Except Fisk.
Everyone.
It's a Catholic thing.
That's why he doesn't kill people.
If he crosses that line Matt will never be able to forgive himself.
And being around us will just remind him of who he was and what he's done.
- Yeah, we'd really lose him, wouldn't we? - Forever, this time.
Hello? Yes.
Can I ask why? Uh, no need.
I know where you are.
What? What is it? The FBI wants me to come in.
It's Fisk.
- Yeah.
It might be.
- Might be? Foggy, you're not going down there.
I have a life.
I'm not prepared to become a wanted fugitive.
Wait, wait, wait.
No, just wait.
What if it's a trap and you don't walk out again? Huh? Can you run that downstairs? Mr.
Nelson.
Special Agent Poindexter.
You just won me 50 bucks.
Some of the guys were betting you wouldn't show.
I'm always available to help the FBI, Agent Poindexter.
In fact please smile.
There.
Posted to my campaign web page and the tens of thousands of police officers that know that I'm here.
With you.
Helping.
Relax, Mr.
Nelson.
You're not in any danger.
You'll be very useful when you're the next district attorney.
Why am I here? - 'Cause Ray Nadeem was a friend of yours.
- A client.
Sad, the way it all turned out.
Even though he's dead, I can't answer any questions that would violate privilege.
I'm not asking you to.
Follow me.
Thank you for coming, Mr.
Nelson.
Mrs.
Nadeem.
What are you doing here? I came to apologize.
To apologize? I asked them to call you, because you were Ray's lawyer.
And I want to fully cooperate with the investigation of my husband.
What Ray did is How could a man I loved with all my heart the father of my son, turn out to be such a monster? It wasn't your fault, Seema.
Ray fooled a lot of people.
Nobody here blames you or Sami.
You're still part of the FBI family.
We'll give you the room.
Take all the time you need.
Suck it up.
I'm only doing this because I have to.
- How's Sami? - He's okay.
With my sister.
I haven't told him yet.
- When did you get here? - I came as soon as I saw the news.
I didn't want to believe it, but I know I needed to hear the truth.
I'm so sorry.
That must have been an incredible shock.
It was.
But I decided it was the right thing for me to come in and to cooperate.
That was smart.
Totally the right thing to do.
I was hoping you could help me figure out how I can help the FBI.
And whether or not Ray's life insurance policy will still pay.
Otherwise, Sami and I have nothing to live on.
How will we survive? I'll help you figure it out, Mrs.
Nadeem.
Whatever I can do to help you and Sami get through this.
What do you want? I'm coming for you, Dex.
And my suit.
Where's Felix? You'll find out soon enough.
I've got some free time now.
Why don't we meet up? I have a question.
Did you enjoy the feeling you got when you killed those birdies? Is that why you're still killing? Birdies? The ones you killed with rocks.
I bet it felt good at first, right? Then it's never the same after that.
What do you think Dr.
Mercer would say if she could see you now? Can you hang on a second? I need a tissue for all the tears I'm crying over my shitty childhood.
Have you heard from your friend Julie lately? You wanna talk to Dr.
Mercer, asshole? Keep talking.
What do you think she'd say if she knew about the innocent people you killed? I bet she'd be disappointed, Dex.
If she were still alive.
If you If you hurt Julie Fisk had her killed.
He killed Julie, so he could replace her as your North Star.
You should stick to beating on people in alleys, because you're not going to get in my head.
You don't have to believe me.
Then again, you may wanna ask how I got Manning's phone.
Don't know.
Don't care.
Julie wouldn't approve of you killing people, Dex.
Stop saying her name.
You said you got some free time? You may wanna check out 16 Canal Place.
Why? If you're showing this to Sami, I need you to stop the video now.
For everyone else My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give is the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth and should be considered my dying declaration.
I'm guilty of a number of criminal acts, and I was in no way acting alone.
Wilson Fisk coerced me and a number of fellow FBI agents into aiding and abetting a criminal conspiracy to extort protection money from New York crime organizations.
I gotta hand it to you, Fisk.
You know how to put on a show.
Agents Arinori, Johnson, Markham, Mockter, O'Connor and Ramsey all took part and continue to act as Fisk's operatives under the orders of our boss, Special Agent in Charge Tammy Hattley.
There may be others.
I can't be sure.
But I personally witnessed SAC Hattley murder Agent Winn in her kitchen, using my handgun.
No! And then witnessed Fisk's aide, Felix Manning, remove the body and use this crime and threats against my family to blackmail me into cooperating with Fisk.
I'm not making any excuses, because I aided and abetted the worst crime of them all.
I personally drove Special Agent Ben Poindexter to the Clinton Church dressed in a fake Daredevil suit.
I knew at this point that Poindexter was the killer who attacked the Bulletin, and I knew he was going to do something horrible at the church.
But I let it happen anyway.
So I'm guilty of aiding and abetting the murder of Father Paul Lantom.
I'm ashamed of what I've done.
But that doesn't change the fact that I and everyone I just named are guilty as hell.
Seems you need to get this video to my attorneys.
And don't try and run.
Go to the FBI and pretend like you don't know anything about any of this.
Tell them I'm a monster.
It's the only way that you and Sami can get through this.
I'm sorry, baby.
I will always love you.
God.
He knew he was gonna die.
Okay, so maybe it won't hold up in court.
But if we put this out there, it'll make Fisk's life a living hell.
Actually, a dying declaration is exempt from the hearsay rule.
What? The court says that a person who believes that they're dying is has less incentive to lie.
Therefore, anything they say is You're telling me this is admissible in court? Every damn word.
It's the silver bullet to take down Fisk.
Shit.
The world has to know.
The world and Matt.
When I find you Like I said, Fisk killed her and we both know it.
- You did this.
- Think, Dex.
Who got Julie the job in the hotel? Who had you followed when you were stalking her? It was all Fisk.
You let him turn you into a murderer.
You think he's gonna let Julie get in the way? Why are you telling me this? 'Cause Fisk wants to get married tonight.
And I don't think he deserves a life of happily ever after.
Wonder what the bride's gonna wear.
Ladies and gentlemen, please have your invitations in hand as you go through the metal detector.
Who does Fisk think he is? Summoning us here with no notice.
Well, he's the only one who can.
Well, he's really starting to piss me off.
Oh, relax.
Here, have some champagne.
You'll live longer.
- This is what we're running? - Mmm-hmm.
Well, it's official.
Yesterday sucked.
Yes, it did.
But today is gonna make it all worth it.
- What's this? - Look.
My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give Parking's on 53rd.
We're staging the motorcade Jesus.
Hey there, Lim.
Dex? That's Agent Lim.
He's one of the good ones.
- What in the hell - Do yourself a favor.
Walk away.
to be a loving and faithful husband, in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live? Wilson? Wilson? I Repeat the question.
Do you? I do.
- And you? - I do.
Then you may.
we are so glad you could come and celebrate with us tonight.
It is my honor and privilege to present to you for the first time Mr.
and Mrs.
Wilson Fisk.
- Hi.
- Beautiful ceremony, Vanessa.
Thank you for coming.
That was a bold move to sit me next to the prosecutor who tried to send me away.
I told him to hold my purse.
That must have been very satisfying for you.
It was.
My tax dollars at work.
You never disappoint.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to invite the bride and groom to the floor for the first dance.
I believe that's our cue.
My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI, and under federal law, I swear that the testimony I'm about to give Everyone's looking at us.
They're staring.
of criminal acts, and I was in no way acting alone.
Wilson Fisk coerced me My name is Special Agent Ray Nadeem of the FBI What's happening? to extort protection money from New York crime organizations.
Agents Arinori Ladies and gentlemen, this next one's a favorite, so grab your dance partner and head to the floor.
You'll handle it, Wilson.
Like you handle everything.
Show them that none of it matters.
Agents down.
Repeat, agents down.
Daredevil is en route to the ballroom.
Sir, there's trouble.
Agents are down.
We're under attack.
I'd like to make a toast.
It's Daredevil.
Julie and I wish you the absolute best.
Hold your fire! - How did this happen? - Dex knows our security protocols.
That video of Agent Nadeem is a threat to us.
I'll discredit his testimony and take care of everything.
- I will handle it.
- Wilson.
I should have never let Dex get that close to you.
Be angry later.
Be smart now.
Listen to me.
We need to run.
You didn't make a mistake marrying me.
I know that.
But now, be smart.
For both of us.
Please don't.
Reports of Daredevil attacking the hotel continue to circulate.
Meanwhile, more and more police are arriving at the scene.
ESU, you have one job: Find and stop Daredevil.
The rest of you, we don't know which FBI agents - Fisk has in his pocket, so - Sure hope this wasn't Matt.
You came back.
Police are on their way up.
Can you shut down the elevators? - Why? - So nobody stops me.
It's over.
Run.
- What about you? - Keep it, please.
I'll meet you downstairs.
Go! Stop.
Stop it, please! I will never stop hunting Karen Page or Foggy Nelson.
I will tell the world who you really are.
Wilson.
Vanessa, please go.
Please! You You want me to kill you.
No prison can keep me.
You know that.
- Come on, kill me! - No! God knows I want to, but you don't get to destroy who I am.
You will go back to prison, and you will live the rest of your miserable life in a cage, knowing you'll never have Vanessa, that this city rejected you.
It beat you.
I beat you! You'll keep my secret, and you won't harm Karen Page or Foggy Nelson or anyone else.
Because if you do, I will go after your wife.
And I will prove Vanessa ordered the murder of Agent Ray Nadeem, and like her husband, she'll spend the rest of her life in a cell.
I failed you.
I failed you.
No.
Everything that I tried to build for us Vanessa today was the happiest day of my life.
All I wanted was you.
Please.
If I agree to your demands, then you leave my wife alone.
You leave Vanessa free! If you keep your word.
Then, it's a deal.
Wilson Fisk, you are under arrest.
I can't move.
He isn't the real Daredevil.
How do you know? Because he is.
He's alive.
Thank God.
Please, give me a moment to say goodbye to my wife.
- Did you give one to Ray Nadeem? - Please.
Please! Matt should be here.
Well, I'm pretty sure he is.
Last time we spoke, I confronted Father Lantom.
I was angry.
I'd change that if I could.
If God allowed that, there'd be no future.
- Just people endlessly rewriting the past.
- Yeah.
I think he was trying to tell me that for a long time.
His last words were, "Forgive us.
" Do you think that's possible? He told me something, years ago, when this happened, that I never forgot.
See, I was pretty angry at God and bitter towards his world.
How could a loving God blind me? Why? Anyway, he told me God's plan is like a beautiful tapestry.
And the tragedy of being human is that we only get to see it from the back.
With all the ragged threads and the muddy colors.
And we only get a hint at the true beauty that would be revealed if we could see the whole pattern on the other side as God does.
Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about it recently, 'cause I realize I've made some bad choices and hurt people that I love without meaning to.
You don't always know when you start down a false path.
No, you don't.
And that's my point.
I realize that if my life had turned out any differently, that I would never have become Daredevil.
And although people have died on my watch, people who shouldn't have, there are countless others that have lived.
So, maybe it is all part of God's plan.
Maybe my life has been exactly as it had to be.
You have a generous heart, Matthew.
To see the good in so much pain.
Not always.
In fact, Father Lantom used to help me with that.
Help me see the errors of my ways.
I could use someone else to help me with that now once in a while.
I'm a nun, Matthew.
Helping is what I was called to do.
Feels like half of Hell's Kitchen is here today to say goodbye to Father Paul Lantom.
Seems fair.
He certainly welcomed everyone here, Catholic or not.
And he expected those of us who were to, uh, look for ways to do good in our community.
Not even the kids got out of that requirement.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers his "suggestion" that we give some of our First Communion money to the poor box.
And that was his way.
To think of the community, and the, uh and the individuals in it.
To think in terms of, "What can I give?" He gave his life, right here in this church, protecting others.
Standing up to a man who used fear as a tool to set neighbors against one another.
If Father Lantom had an enemy, I would say it was fear.
For me, personally, he spent many years trying to get me to face my own fears.
To understand how they enslaved me, how they divided me from the people that I love.
He counseled me to transcend my fears, to be brave enough to forgive and see the possibilities of being a man without fear.
That was his legacy.
And now it's up to all of us to, uh, live up to it.
That was nice, what you said.
Yeah, it wasn't just him, you know.
It was you, too.
You helped me see the truth about myself.
Ouch.
That had to hurt.
Well, maybe one of these days, I'll forgive you, too.
Before my funeral, I hope.
I'm glad you told me, Karen.
About Wesley and your brother.
Yeah.
Well, uh I couldn't live with that lie forever.
We're all just trying to do more good than harm.
And I'd say you're ahead on that score.
I was starting to like the idea of being married to the DA.
Pretty sure Blake Tower's not married.
Yeah, he'll have to get by without me.
You, on the other hand, are in luck.
The firm will be thrilled to have you back.
The thing is, Marci I'm not sure I want that anymore.
I was afraid you were going to say something like that.
You're not mad? We'll talk about it later.
But do I really have to watch you drive your campaign off a cliff? Nah.
I got that part covered.
that Wilson Fisk is a malignant tumor.
Well, the State of New York isn't going to make the same mistake.
Everyone knows his game now.
Fisk won't manipulate the system again.
Excuse me, Mr.
Tower.
Mr.
Nelson.
I wanted you to be the first to hear that I'm officially dropping out of the race for district attorney.
The way you stood up to Wilson Fisk was an inspiration to us all.
I'm gonna be voting for you.
Thank you.
- Hey there, Matty! - Uncle Timmy.
- How are those briefs doing? - Still stapled together.
Attaboy.
Of course, we're gonna have to buy sunscreen by the bucket.
Better than that rock salt.
Enough with the snow and ice.
We're getting out of here.
I can't believe you're finally doing it.
Guess I'll have to get used to the idea of Christmas in Tampa.
Yikes! Like I'd miss the grandkids at Christmas.
- Speaking of which - Hold that thought.
I need to talk to Theo for a minute.
- You know she ain't giving up.
- You don't have to, either.
Me? I don't even have a girlfriend.
I mean on this place.
Tower's taking down Red Lion Bank.
You talked to him? He's not going to prosecute a sweet old couple who got screwed by Fisk.
You, though What about me? If you pay back the loan they won't file criminal charges.
That's some fancy lawyering, Foggy.
You're really saving my ass.
Eh.
Who wanted to be DA anyway? You're too good-looking for that job.
Ow! So, what are you gonna do now? Drink these.
Good plan.
Is that a whiskey neat? - For medicinal purposes.
- Mmm-hmm.
You want me to get you your own? Oh, this one tastes fine.
- Give Matt his drink back.
- Yes.
So, I guess you guys heard, Special Agent in Charge Hattley flipped.
- She corroborated Ray's dying declaration.
- I did hear.
Hmm.
So, the FBI is getting an enema, and Fisk is - still breathing.
- Yep.
Still breathing.
Headed to prison.
Again.
Not exactly what I had in mind.
You trust that he'll keep his word? I mean, I trust that he loves Vanessa.
Long as she's free, he should stay away.
- And if she gets hit by a bus tomorrow? - Yeah.
Well, then we'll cross that bridge.
So, how long you gonna stick around? Actually, I was thinking about moving back into my apartment.
Really? Well, seeing as the bills are paid, I might as well.
Okay, so hold on.
You're going to move - back into Matt Murdock's apartment? - Yeah, yeah.
I just figured he has a healthier life-work balance.
Hmm? And actual friends.
Doesn't have a job, though.
He's kind of a mooch.
Semi-decent lawyer, though.
Ooh "Semi-decent"? Ouch.
You do break the law.
A lot.
And often.
Objection.
Sustained.
I have a crazy idea.
I need a new napkin.
- Okay.
Well, he's writing something.
- Apparently.
What? Oh, he just wrote all of our names, didn't he? How can you know that? - 'Cause I was thinking the same thing.
- Okay.
Okay, guys, I'm not a lawyer.
You're one hell of an investigator.
Yeah, and way more stable than Jessica Jones.
All right, so what? What does that mean? We go back to helping people out of a crappy office, getting paid in chickens? I think Theo would let us work out of here, to start.
At least we'd have a place to sell the chickens.
So what do you think? Why the hell not? To Nelson, Murdock & Page.
- Page, Murdock & Nelson.
- Hang on a minute.
That actually has a nice ring to it.
Doctor, if this fails, he'll be permanently paralyzed.
T8 and T9 are falling apart.
Even using cadaver material, reconstruction is hopeless.
I disagree.
The Cogmium steel reinforcing framework is Can't replace pulverized vertebrae, Dr.
Oyama.
The patient knew the risks.
We continue.