Chapter Summaries

At Taran Industries, Ivan used a Magic Crystal reactor to power a massive charging chamber and emerge in the Fighter, a suit of armor resembling the Destroyer. After the chamber exploded and wrecked the laboratory, Ivan and Orlov inspected the armor together.

• Orlov entered the laboratory and learned that Ivan considered himself John Wick’s employee, not Orlov’s.
• Ivan activated his new reactor with a Magic Crystal, overwhelming the charging chamber with energy.
• Ivan and Orlov fled to a blast shelter as the chamber shattered and exploded, damaging the laboratory and company building.
• Orlov encountered Ivan wearing silver armor, and the Fighter pierced and sliced through the blast shelter with an energy beam.
• Ivan stepped out of the Fighter and showed Orlov the armor, prompting Orlov to ask whether Ivan had any leather shoes that needed cleaning.

John and Ivan tested Ivan’s Fighter Armor, whose unusual reactor could unleash powerful energy, while John offered to add a magic-restoring rune under one condition. At the hospital, House met Dr. Wu and Helen Cho, who hoped Mr. Wick would invest in her Regeneration Cradle technology.

• John promised compensation and benefits to Taran Industries employees injured when Ivan’s armor test damaged the building, then arranged for Ivan to test the armor elsewhere.
• Ivan showed John the Fighter Armor’s flight, energy beam, electric whips, and other weapons during tests in New Jersey.
• John suspected the reactor’s unusual energy came from magic and offered to carve a rune to restore it, provided Ivan did not use the upgraded crystal when fighting Stark.
• John imagined a future in which the armor could use magic and Apparition, while Orlov discovered that Ivan and the armor had vanished from the laboratory.
• House asked about Shaun Murphy before meeting Dr. Wu and Helen Cho, who sought investment for her Regeneration Cradle technology.
• Dr. Wu told House he hoped Mr. Wick would invest in Helen Cho’s invention.

John posted a job listing for an assistant, met Tony Stark to exchange a USB drive and discuss their clean-energy research, and warned him to upgrade his Armor. A blonde woman accepted an assignment to stay by John Wick’s side, with permission to kill if necessary and a warning not to look into his eyes.

• John supervised the installation of new equipment in Taran Industries’ underground laboratory while the company reinforced the building and repaired the damage.
• At a Miami beach vacation, Orlov urged John to hire an assistant, and John agreed he needed professional help.
• On the drive back to New York, John posted an assistant job listing and told Ferdinand to take him to Stark Industries for his appointment with Tony.
• Tony gave John a USB drive, and they compared their progress in clean-energy research before John warned Tony to upgrade his Armor.
• A blonde woman accepted orders to stay by John Wick’s side, use her judgment about his requests, and kill if the assignment required it; her superior warned her not to look into John’s eyes.

John hired Hattie Shaw as his assistant and collected laboratory equipment from Tony Stark, while Hattie and Pepper Potts clashed over their past connections to Tony. John converted Dad's underground garage into a laboratory and left Tony uneasy about Hattie's presence.

• John put away Tony's artificial intelligence and ordered equipment from Tony to build a laboratory.
• John hired Hattie Shaw, whose résumé impressed him, and she began work as his assistant.
• Hattie and Pepper Potts exchanged tense greetings at Stark Tower over Hattie's past interactions with Tony.
• Tony agreed to give John the laboratory equipment after John teased him about his romantic history with Hattie.
• John converted Dad's underground garage into a laboratory, tipped Tony, and gave Hattie a raise after she flustered Tony.

John Wick bought Shang-Chi’s apartment building and offered to halve Shang-Chi’s rent if he tutored Peter. The boys became friends after John destroyed Ned’s LEGO model, leaving them to rebuild it together.

• Shang-Chi returned home and learned that John Wick had bought his apartment building.
• John offered to halve Shang-Chi’s rent if he tutored Peter, and Shang-Chi accepted.
• John brought Shang-Chi to May’s home and introduced him as a potential tutor and friend for Peter.
• Peter returned with Ned and a completed LEGO model, which John knocked apart while giving Ned unsolicited advice.
• Shang-Chi, Peter, and Ned rebuilt the model together and quickly became friends, united by their dislike of John.

John had Dax tested for a lightweight, impact-resistant combat suit and encouraged him to use his destructive urges against criminals as a hero. Later, John met Robert at a restaurant, where Robert noticed an electrical worker enter and hinted that he had a small matter to handle.

• Hattie brought John documents about Hammer Industries and Taran Industries, and John decided to have new gear made for Dax.
• John took Dax to Taran Industries, where Dax demonstrated exceptional aim and throwing skills by testing a bulletproof vest.
• John ordered a custom combat suit for Dax and urged him to release his suppressed urges by becoming a hero who fought villains.
• Taran Industries tailors made Dax a blue, fitted suit with impact protection and concealed weapons, and John took Ferdinand's book to meet Robert.
• John gave Robert the promised book, and Robert's attention shifted to an electrical worker who entered the restaurant.

John and Dax confronted Pushkin’s men, while Dax embraced his Night Ghost identity. In Hell’s Kitchen, Night Ghost rescued women from traffickers by killing the gang members, leaving Matt unsettled and the new vigilante feared.

• Hattie recognized a suspicious man near the restaurant, while John timed seven seconds as Robert killed the disguised assassin inside.
• John confronted Teddy and his men, warning them to show restraint after Dax’s knife wounded the driver.
• John encouraged Dax to investigate Pushkin using his official authority, and Dax eagerly accepted.
• Matt hunted Russian human traffickers at the docks but was ambushed and overwhelmed by their numbers.
• Night Ghost killed the attackers, ignored Matt’s attempt to stop him, and freed the women trapped in a shipping container.

John combined magic and technology in his underground laboratory, upgrading and testing the Destroyer Armor while MOSS analyzed its capabilities. Hattie brought him military business, and John finished testing a Fighter Core that he expected Ivan to want.

• John installed the AI as MOSS, filled the Wick family's laboratory with magical equipment, and tested the Destroyer Armor’s spells and movements.
• John used Reparo to restore the laboratory after his experiments, then had MOSS analyze the armor’s capabilities.
• John spent half a month adding runes to the Destroyer Armor with MOSS’s help.
• Hattie brought John an agreement for Hammer Industries to supply weapons cases to the military and relayed General Ross’s interest in a Large Animal Capture Device.
• John recalled Orlov from his Miami vacation and examined the Fighter Core after MOSS confirmed that it emitted energy at a stable rate.

Ivan upgraded the First-Generation Fighter into a faster, more agile Second-Generation Fighter powered by Magic Crystals and fitted with weapon pods. After Ivan demonstrated its destructive power, Tony, under pressure from Ivan’s survival and his father’s feud with Vanko, decided to speak with John.

• Ivan designed three weapon pods for the Second-Generation Fighter, including an Air Force configuration carrying an Ex-Wife missile, and John required approval before it could be used.
• Ivan completed the Fighter’s upgrades, adding multiple Magic Crystal slots and improving its strength and agility.
• John recharged a Magic Crystal, and Ivan inserted it into the Fighter’s arm.
• Ivan tested the Fighter by firing an Energy Beam, using Electric Whips, accelerating with flames, and slicing a military tank in two.
• Tony continued researching upgrades while Pepper urged him to rest and reminded him that Christmas was coming.
• Tony picked up a Magic Crystal and decided to speak with John about making the conflict fair.

On Christmas Eve, John bought Peter a LEGO set and brought Shang-Chi along to May’s home to celebrate Christmas. After sharing stories about the Wizarding World with May, John watched her rush to save a roast chicken she had left burning in the oven.

• John bought Peter a difficult LEGO London Bridge set and headed to Queens, while a white-haired old man copied him and ended up needing an ambulance after waiting in the cold.
• John found Shang-Chi training at home, teased him about his distraction, and gave him cash to spend on workbooks before bringing him to May’s house.
• At midnight, John gave Peter the LEGO set, and Peter invited Shang-Chi to build it with him.
• John and May talked about Hogwarts and the Wizarding World, and May noticed how much John loved his former home.
• May asked why John did not return to the Wizarding World, but John said his vacation had only just begun before they realized her roast chicken was burning.

John spent Christmas with Tony and Hattie before agreeing to fund Helen Cho’s Regeneration Cradle research under terms that gave Taran Industries exclusive use of the technology. As 2012 began, John watched the Mandarin claim responsibility for a terrorist attack and wondered what Wenwu was planning.

• John returned to his dark house after Christmas with May, Peter, and Shang-Chi, then Tony arrived and discussed their competing new energy sources and armor.
• Hattie drove John to Taran Industries, where Helen Cho and Dr. Wu presented the Regeneration Cradle.
• John agreed to fund Helen Cho’s research lab in exchange for shares and exclusive Taran Industries access to the technology, and Helen agreed that Taran would fully support its development.
• John asked Helen whether her ancestors had siblings because she resembled his friend Nagini, but Helen did not know.
• As 2012 began, John watched the Mandarin claim responsibility for a terrorist attack and questioned what Wenwu was doing.

A suspicious bombing attributed to the Mandarin prompted Tony to investigate its links to an earlier attack on him. In Hell’s Kitchen, Matt confronted Dax, the Night Ghost, over his killings, but Dax escaped after badly injuring Matt.

• John questioned Wenwu’s promise of an explanation after news of the bombing and the Mandarin’s appearance spread panic across the United States.
• Tony asked JARVIS to search surveillance footage for clues connecting the bombing to the attack on him.
• Matt found Dax killing Bryce and accused him of terrorizing Hell’s Kitchen rather than serving justice.
• Dax fought Matt with throwing knives and powerful bouncy balls, injuring him before police sirens forced Dax to flee.
• Police officers identified Bryce as a recently released robber, and the police chief suspected Night Ghost had access to the Police Station’s system.

Dax told John that District Attorney Samantha Reyes was investigating the Wick family, while John helped Dax understand his role as a hero. At Taran Industries, Orlov revealed that Reyes was using the company’s dealings with a hotel to pressure him, and John said they could find help beyond his missing father.

• Dax told John that he had deleted FBI records to protect Robert and that Samantha Reyes was quietly investigating the Wick family.
• John healed Dax’s bruised arm and reassured him that the family he had saved had feared the killing, not him.
• Hattie told John that Reyes had investigated the company, and Orlov returned furious that she had found evidence of Taran Industries’ hotel dealings.
• Orlov threatened to deal with Reyes, but John pointed out that Hattie could hear his plan, and Orlov abandoned the idea of openly killing her.
• Orlov explained that the company’s transactions depended on an informal understanding with the government, and John said they could seek help from someone other than his father.

John tried to persuade General Ross to support him against District Attorney Reyes, but Ross refused to interfere. A week later, Reyes confronted John at the Wick home with alleged evidence against Taran Industries, and John claimed someone would vouch for him before calling on Fury.

• John offered General Ross Weapon Box designs and asked for support against District Attorney Reyes, but Ross said he could not interfere in local matters.
• John raised Hattie's salary to sixty thousand and teased Ferdinand about his salary and his brother's debt.
• A week later, Reyes visited John and used Taran Industries' Gray Ledger to threaten to shut down the company unless John did something for her.
• John rejected Reyes's evidence, argued that the weapons could have come from Stark Industries, and said someone would vouch for him.
• John called out to Fury as Reyes challenged him.

John Wick used Fury’s testimony to foil Reyes, then agreed to help S.H.I.E.L.D. in exchange for a suitable reward. At the hospital, Fury revealed he knew John was a wizard and asked him to wake the comatose Captain America, while John demanded the shield’s material as payment.

• Fury vouched for John, forcing Reyes to abandon his attempt to pressure him, and John offered the Black assistant support in a District Attorney campaign.
• Fury confronted John about the flying Golden Snitch, and John dismissed it as a miniature device powered by a rare battery.
• Fury asked John to save someone for S.H.I.E.L.D., and John agreed to help if Fury offered an equivalent reward.
• Fury drove John to the hospital, where John learned the request concerned the comatose Captain America.
• Fury confronted John with evidence of his magic and warned that he had violated the wizards’ agreement with Muggles.
• John rejected Fury’s terms, asked for Captain America’s shield as payment, and accepted its material when Fury refused to give up the shield.

John struck a deal with Nick Fury for vibranium and adamantium before using the Wand to reach Steve Rogers, who was trapped in a long dream made from his memories. Steve realized he was asleep and might never wake, leaving his fate dependent on what he did next.

• John negotiated with Fury for one thousand grams of vibranium and adamantium in exchange for waking the unconscious man.
• Steve and Bucky recruited their comrades to return to battle, while Agent Carter invited Steve to dance after the war.
• John appeared in Steve’s bar and touched his forehead, easing his pain and shifting him into a memory of choosing his shield and equipment.
• John showed Steve that the familiar scenes were memories in a dream, and Steve recognized Carter’s words before she spoke them.
• John told Steve he was asleep, that his dream had lasted many years, and that he might never wake up.

Steve awakened from his memories of the bomber crash and entered the light, while John absorbed vibranium and learned that Kingpin might target him over the United Construction scandal. Masked assassins attacked John’s laboratory, where Hattie took them down.

• Steve told Peggy he loved her during the bomber’s final flight, and she promised to meet him at the Stork Club before the signal cut out.
• John guided Steve out of his memories, revealed his name, and watched Steve walk into the light; Steve later awoke in a 1940s hospital room.
• John absorbed vibranium into his right hand while Natasha warned him that Kingpin might retaliate for the United Construction scandal.
• Hattie brought John documents, then responded to an intruder alert by arming herself and entering the building.
• Hattie killed the masked assassins who had entered John’s laboratory.

After assassins targeted John Wick and Viggo Orlov, John learned Wilson Fisk had ordered the attacks and launched a retaliatory strike. Dax cornered Fisk during his date with Vanessa, and Fisk submitted by asking John to spare her.

• Hattie defeated the assassins at the Wick family home, and John used Veritaserum to make the survivors reveal that Wilson Fisk had sent them.
• John gave Hume thirteen gold coins to arrange the cleanup, then sent Orlov a recording identifying Fisk as the attacker.
• John told Orlov he had already made his move against Fisk.
• Dax attacked Fisk during his date with Vanessa, killed his bodyguards, and forced Fisk to answer John's call.
• John confronted Fisk by phone, and Fisk asked him to spare Vanessa.

Fisk escaped Dax’s attack and gathered allies at the Continental Hotel while John Wick and the Adjudicator moved toward a confrontation there. The chapter ended as everyone in the hotel turned toward the sound of approaching footsteps.

• Fisk lunged at Dax and was shot in the shoulder, while Vanessa blinded Dax with a fire extinguisher and helped Fisk escape.
• John ordered Dax not to pursue Fisk, and Hume arrived with a professional team.
• Fisk called Wesley, warned him to seek Madame Gao’s help, and drove away alone after finding his driver dead.
• Wesley met Madame Gao, who decided they needed to restore order and went with him to the Continental Hotel.
• John accepted a ride from Robert to the Continental Hotel, where Winston, Fisk, Madame Gao, and the female Adjudicator gathered to discuss the crisis.
• As the group waited for John, footsteps sounded at the hotel restaurant entrance, drawing everyone’s attention.

John Wick dismantled Wilson Fisk's criminal empire, forced Madame Gao to leave New York, and expelled Fisk from the Hotel System. Fisk was arrested by the police, though he remained defiant as he promised Wesley he would get out.

• Orlov and Danny raided United Company while Kingpin's businesses were attacked, and Dax gave the FBI evidence of Fisk's crimes and the Russians' cooperation.
• Matt, Fudge, and Peggy watched as John confronted Fisk, the female Adjudicator, and Winston at the hotel.
• John told Madame Gao to leave New York, and she departed after a mysterious illness weakened her.
• Wesley tried to shoot John, but Fisk took the gun and fired; John caught the bullet and declared Fisk expelled from the Hotel System.
• John left with Robert, and police arrested Fisk, who told Wesley to wait until he got out.