Recaps

Foggy reflected on Matt and Elektra’s budding relationship while struggling to secure work for their law firm, and Miaomiao offered to help with money. The chapter ended when Miaomiao heard a commotion near Matt and called for her dad.

• Foggy recalled how Matt had noticed Elektra at a café, approached her, and fallen for her despite Foggy’s attempt to discourage him.
• Foggy explained Elektra’s privileged background to Karen and Miaomiao, who questioned why money and status should matter if two people liked each other.
• Wesley rejected Foggy’s pitch to Fisk Corporation with an insult, and Foggy admitted the firm was struggling to make enough money.
• Miaomiao offered to hire Foggy and pay him, but he said Matt would not accept money from her without reason.
• Miaomiao decided to call Bruce and Uncle Nini for help, then heard a commotion near Matt and called for her dad.

At Nicholas Natchios’s ball, Fisk’s threat prompts Natchios to take Elektra away, but Bullseye ambushes their car while Daredevil and Miaomiao try to intervene. The car explodes as Bullseye’s stolen baton flies toward Natchios, leaving Daredevil unable to tell where it is.

• Nicholas Natchios leaves the ball after Fisk threatens him through an ominous farewell, and Elektra insists on going with him.
• Matt sends Foggy, Karen, and Miaomiao home, but Miaomiao joins him as he follows Elektra and her father.
• Bullseye attacks Natchios’s limousine, killing its driver and bodyguard before the car crashes into a Daily Bugle delivery truck.
• Daredevil confronts Bullseye, who steals Daredevil’s baton during their fight.
• Miaomiao frees Elektra and Natchios from the wreck, then discovers the leaking gasoline just as Bullseye throws the stolen baton at Natchios.
• The car explodes, disrupting Daredevil’s hearing and leaving him unable to locate the baton.

After Bullseye’s attack made the world believe Nicholas Natchios had been murdered, Elektra learned that Miaomiao and Batman had helped fake his death to protect him. The group waited for Natchios to wake and reveal what he knew about Kingpin as Matt joined them.

• Bullseye’s attack left Nicholas Natchios gravely wounded, and Elektra fired at Daredevil before he fled.
• News outlets reported Natchios’s apparent murder and debated whether he was Kingpin and whether Daredevil was involved.
• Miaomiao told Elektra that Batman’s plan was to fake Natchios’s death so Kingpin and the hidden killers would lower their guard.
• Elektra agreed to the plan, and Miaomiao used her Illusion Song to make the assassination and death appear real.
• Elektra questioned whether her father was Kingpin and whether her mother’s death had truly been an accident.
• Matt visited Elektra and her recovering father, and Elektra thanked him and Miaomiao before recognizing him as Daredevil.

Elektra and Matt shared the painful memories that had shaped them, including Elektra’s mother’s murder and Matt’s childhood blindness. Matt explained how his father and heightened senses helped him overcome fear, leaving the two comforting each other over their pasts.

• Elektra recalled watching her mother get murdered and explained that the trauma led her to practice martial arts.
• Elektra blamed herself for being unable to protect her father and said Miaomiao had taken a blow meant for him.
• Matt comforted Elektra and told her about growing up poor in Hell’s Kitchen with his father, Jack Murdock.
• Matt described discovering that Jack collected debts for Fallon and running away before chemicals spilled into his eyes and blinded him.
• Matt recounted developing heightened senses, training with a blind old man, and learning to fight the bullies who had once tormented him.

Matt told Elektra about finding a rose beside his murdered father, and Miaomiao connected its scent to the night Nicholas Natchios was attacked. At Nicholas’s funeral, Miaomiao spotted Wilson Fisk placing a matching red rose on the grave, leaving them to wonder whether Kingpin was behind both killings.

• Matt recounted how his father won a boxing match for him before being murdered, with a rose left at the scene.
• Miaomiao revealed that Nicholas Natchios had carried the faint scent of a fresh rose when he was attacked.
• Elektra held Nicholas’s funeral and told Matt she wanted revenge, while rain hid her from Matt’s sight.
• Miaomiao smelled roses at the funeral, recognized Wilson Fisk, and watched him place a red rose on Nicholas’s grave.
• Matt said the rose alone was not reliable evidence, and Elektra questioned why Fisk would kill her father.

Natchios woke in the hospital and accepted Matt as someone who could protect Elektra after learning he was Daredevil. He revealed that Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, ordered the attempt on his life because Natchios had once helped him launder money and then tried to leave.

• Elektra and Matt greeted Natchios as he woke, and Miaomiao introduced herself as the person who had saved him.
• Natchios recognized Matt as Daredevil, and Elektra moved to shield him, but Natchios said he understood and approved of their relationship.
• Natchios asked Matt to look after Elektra, and Matt solemnly promised he would.
• Natchios identified Wilson Fisk as the man behind the attempt on his life.
• Natchios confessed that he had helped Kingpin launder money through his diplomatic position and had been attacked after trying to quit.

Natchios feared Kingpin would target Elektra after Matt revealed that Kingpin killed an informant and threatened the families of those who crossed him. Miaomiao rejected fleeing and proposed confronting Kingpin, leaving Matt reluctant to call on her powerful father and uncle.

• Matt told Elektra and Natchios that Lisa Tazio had been killed after learning about Kingpin, and that Duncan Jackson had been framed for her murder.
• Matt revealed that a police officer had warned him Kingpin would target the families of anyone who betrayed him, and Natchios urged Elektra to flee.
• Elektra refused to leave her wounded father, insisting they should escape together or stay together.
• Miaomiao argued that fleeing would not solve the problem and said they should face Kingpin and Bullseye instead.
• Miaomiao said she came from Gotham City and could call her father and Uncle Nini for help, but Matt suggested they handle the situation themselves.

Matt warned Miaomiao not to involve her family in the fight against Kingpin, and she agreed while seeking Natasha’s intelligence on Bullseye. Natasha explained that Bullseye was a deadly assassin who would pursue anyone who dodged one of his attacks, leaving Matt in grave danger.

• Matt persuaded Miaomiao not to call her father or Uncle Nini, and promised to avoid getting seriously hurt while they planned how to deal with Kingpin.
• Miaomiao called Natasha to ask about Bullseye, whom Kingpin might send after Elektra.
• Natasha described Bullseye’s identity, lethal throwing accuracy, and brutal methods, then warned that Elektra was in serious danger.
• Miaomiao revealed that an uncle had dodged Bullseye’s dart, and Natasha warned that Bullseye would hold a grudge against him to the death.

Bullseye manipulated Elektra into attacking Daredevil, and she discovered that the masked hero was Matt only after stabbing him. Elektra then confronted Bullseye while Matt lay badly wounded and unable to help.

• Bullseye met with Fisk, vowed to make Daredevil afraid, and was told to target Elektra first.
• Bullseye used bats to overwhelm Daredevil’s hearing, allowing Elektra to ambush him and attack over her father’s death.
• Daredevil tried to explain that Bullseye had killed Elektra’s father, but Elektra refused to listen and stabbed him through the chest.
• Elektra removed Daredevil’s mask, recognized Matt, and realized she had wounded the man she loved.
• Bullseye taunted Elektra from a neighboring rooftop, and she charged him with lethal intent while Matt lay helpless below.

Elektra was overwhelmed by Bullseye until Miaomiao and Daredevil revealed that her apparent defeat and Daredevil’s injury had been staged to trap him. With Bullseye surrounded, Miaomiao demanded that he cooperate as a witness or face her claws.

• Elektra attacked Bullseye, but he exploited her inexperience, wounded her weapon hand, and drove her into a corner.
• Bullseye cut Elektra’s throat with a playing card and prepared to kill her with her fallen sai.
• Miaomiao appeared and distracted Bullseye while Daredevil rose behind him, revealing that his chest wound had been an act.
• Elektra got up unharmed, and Bullseye realized the three had staged the fight to capture him.
• Miaomiao offered Bullseye a chance to cooperate as a prosecution witness, then threatened to scratch him.

Miaomiao and Elektra helped Daredevil defeat Bullseye and learned that Fisk had hired him to kill Natchios and Elektra. After Elektra threw Bullseye from the rooftop, Fisk prepared to face Daredevil alone at his headquarters.

• Bullseye exploited Daredevil's sensitivity to loud sounds and attacked, but Miaomiao absorbed his darts without injury.
• Miaomiao crippled Bullseye's hands, and he confessed that Fisk had hired him to kill Natchios and Elektra.
• Elektra threw Bullseye from the rooftop, leaving his survival to chance as police arrived below.
• Wesley told Fisk that Bullseye had failed, and Fisk predicted Daredevil would come to his headquarters.
• Fisk sent the guards away, removed his suit jacket, and waited by the window for Daredevil.

Daredevil and Miaomiao entered Fisk's empty tower, where Fisk awaited Daredevil for a one-on-one fight. Daredevil refused Miaomiao's help, and the battle began with Fisk proving far stronger.

• Daredevil and Miaomiao reached the top floor, where Fisk waited alone in the hall.
• Daredevil attacked Fisk with his baton, but Fisk caught it and dragged him to the floor.
• Miaomiao tried to intervene, but Daredevil insisted that the fight was between him and Fisk.
• Fisk mocked Daredevil for bringing Miaomiao, and Daredevil warned him not to touch her.
• Daredevil landed a flurry of punches, but Fisk barely reacted before striking Daredevil in the midsection.

Daredevil fought Fisk through the office, where Fisk overpowered him and revealed that he had killed Matt Murdock’s father and girlfriend as part of his business. Matt used the building’s water pipes to gain an advantage, then struck at Fisk’s knee joints.

• Fisk battered Daredevil and threw him into the floor and window while Miaomiao watched anxiously.
• Fisk ripped off Daredevil’s mask, recognized Matt Murdock, and admitted that Jack Murdock and Matt’s girlfriend had died because of his business.
• Matt sensed the water pipes in the hall and broke one with his baton, drenching Fisk with a torrent.
• Matt used the water to map Fisk’s movements and slipped behind him as Fisk charged.
• Matt aimed a full-force strike at Fisk’s knee joints.

Matt defeated Fisk but spared his life, only for Fisk to take Miaomiao hostage and demand that Matt break his own hand. Miaomiao freed herself and slammed Fisk onto the floor, leaving him incapacitated.

• Matt broke Fisk's knee and chose not to kill him, saying he had no right to take a life.
• Miaomiao ran to check on Matt, but Fisk grabbed her by the neck and threatened to kill her.
• Fisk demanded that Matt break his own hand or watch Miaomiao die.
• Miaomiao seized Fisk's arm, dislocated his joint, and threw him onto the floor.
• Fisk lay in the water from a broken pipe, unable to move as he tried to understand what had happened.

Matt faced Fisk’s threat to expose his identity without fear as police arrived to arrest Fisk as Kingpin. After leaving with Miaomiao, Matt listened as Fisk was taken away and honored his father with a red rose.

• Fisk told Matt that police were coming and threatened to expose him as Daredevil, but Matt said he was no longer afraid.
• Matt told Fisk he would be waiting for him and dropped the Crystal Cane, declaring that justice had been served.
• Matt took Miaomiao’s hand and left before the police arrived.
• Matt listened from a rooftop as the police arrested Fisk and dropped a red rose in memory of his father.

Ben Urich discovered that Matt Murdock was Daredevil but chose to delete his exposé and keep Matt’s identity secret. Meanwhile, Foggy and Karen were stunned to find Miaomiao sitting with Bruce Wayne, who looked almost exactly like Matt.

• Foggy and Karen decoded Lisa Tazio’s note as “8-9 WOW,” connecting her murder to Wilson Fisk’s assistant Wesley Owen Welch.
• Urich combined the clues and persuaded Chief Nick to get Wesley to testify against Fisk, leading to Fisk’s arrest.
• Urich wrote an article identifying Matt as Daredevil, then deleted it to protect Matt and Hell’s Kitchen.
• Urich quietly urged Daredevil onward, and Matt nodded before leaping back into the night.
• Foggy and Karen reacted in disbelief when they saw Miaomiao with Bruce Wayne, whose features closely resembled Matt’s.

Bruce Wayne visited Nelson & Murdock Law Firm to thank the staff for caring for Miaomiao and offered to fund the firm. The chapter left Matt and Foggy considering Bruce’s no-strings investment to support their legal aid work.

• Foggy and Karen were shocked by Bruce Wayne’s arrival and how much he resembled Matt.
• Bruce introduced Miaomiao as his daughter, clearing up Foggy and Karen’s assumption that she was Matt’s child.
• Matt reminded Foggy that he had always said Miaomiao was not his daughter, while Foggy regretted missing a chance to work with Wayne Enterprises.
• Bruce offered to fund Nelson & Murdock Law Firm quarterly without interfering in its cases or principles.
• Foggy urged Matt to accept Bruce’s investment.

Matt accepted Bruce Wayne’s funding for his law firm, trusting Batman’s commitment to justice. When Miaomiao offered to restore Matt’s sight, he learned that seeing again might cost him the enhanced senses he relied on as Daredevil, and he chose to remain blind.

• Matt agreed to Bruce Wayne’s investment after deciding Bruce would not use the funding to influence the firm’s work.
• Miaomiao privately told Matt she could restore his sight, and he struggled to believe it was possible after years of blindness.
• Bruce, Matt, and Miaomiao returned to Tony’s house, where Elektra learned that Wayne Enterprises might be able to restore Matt’s vision.
• Bruce warned Matt that regaining his sight could erase his enhanced hearing and perception.
• Matt refused Miaomiao’s offer, telling Elektra that protecting Hell’s Kitchen mattered more to him than seeing again.

Miaomiao comforted Matt and helped him accept medical support, then returned to Avengers Tower with Bruce, where Tony welcomed her and argued with Bruce over their public reputations. The chapter ended with Tony losing their popularity debate and demanding to know whose side the others were on.

• Matt refused Miaomiao's offer to restore his sight, but accepted her pearl powder and Bruce's offer of confidential medical care.
• Miaomiao and Bruce returned to Avengers Tower after the Avengers destroyed a Hydra base, and Tony eagerly welcomed Miaomiao and ordered food.
• Miaomiao stopped Bruce from making coffee, and Doctor Banner and Natasha went to prepare it instead.
• Clint teased Miaomiao about Bruce's reputation, prompting Tony and Bruce to bicker over their wealth, looks, and popularity.
• Bruce revealed that his approval rating at a charity gala had exceeded Tony's by twelve percent, and Tony asked whose side the others were on.

Tony and Bruce teased Miaomiao into comparing their looks, but she praised each for different qualities and declared them evenly matched. Their banter stopped when a nervous young delivery boy arrived with Tony’s takeout, revealing his admiration for Tony.

• Tony asked Miaomiao to choose whether he or Bruce was more handsome, and she said Tony was dazzling while Bruce made her feel safe, making them evenly matched.
• Bruce teased Tony over Miaomiao’s answer, and Tony challenged him to compare their popularity at his upcoming tech launch and their charity fundraising.
• A nervous boy arrived at the doorway carrying Tony’s takeout, and Tony told him to bring it in and set it on the table.
• The boy arranged the food while repeatedly glancing at Tony with unmistakable admiration.

Tony Stark offered Peter Parker an autograph and revealed that he had been keeping an eye on him. He showed the Avengers footage of Peter acting as a masked hero, identifying him as Spider-Man.

• Tony offered Peter an autograph, and Peter excitedly asked him to sign his shirt.
• Tony signed Peter's shirt with Peter's name, surprising him because he had not introduced himself.
• Tony told Peter he had been keeping an eye on him, leaving Peter and the Avengers bewildered.
• Tony summoned J.A.R.V.I.S., who projected footage of a red-and-blue hero stopping a thief.
• Clint recognized the figure as a local hero, and Tony called him Spider-Kid before Clint corrected him: Spider-Man.

Tony confronted Peter with footage of him acting as Spider-Man, and Peter admitted his secret identity to the Avengers. As Peter explained that the heroes inspired him to help people, he noticed Bruce Wayne and Miaomiao among them.

• Tony showed Peter footage of him stopping a car and rejected Peter’s claim that it was fake.
• Peter admitted that he was Spider-Man but insisted on keeping his chosen name and said his aunt did not know.
• Tony questioned Peter about his webbing and wall-climbing, then examined his suit after Dum-E brought it to him.
• Steve reassured Peter that the Avengers were not his enemies, and Peter recognized the heroes around him, including Bruce Wayne and Miaomiao.
• Peter told the Avengers that their heroic deeds had inspired him to help people as Spider-Man.

Peter explained that his heightened senses overwhelmed him, and Miaomiao suggested finding him a teacher. Tony offered to help Peter control his abilities by upgrading his gear, then recognized that Peter already had the sense of responsibility at the heart of a hero.

• Peter explained that his senses had become hypersensitive, and Miaomiao suggested Superman or Daredevil could teach him to manage them.
• Bruce explained that Superman’s and Daredevil’s experiences would not fully suit Peter, while Tony insisted he was best qualified to help.
• Tony offered to overhaul Peter’s gear after learning Peter could not afford better materials.
• Tony asked what motivated Peter, and Peter said he believed failing to use his powers to stop harm would make him responsible for what happened.
• Steve praised Peter for already having the heart of a hero.

Peter explained that he wanted to use his powers to help ordinary people as New York’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Tony revealed that he had secretly monitored Peter and protected his identity, and he had come to respect the boy’s kindness and resolve.

• Peter told Tony that he wanted to help ordinary people with the small problems within his reach.
• Tony sat beside Peter and comforted him with a pat on the shoulder.
• Tony recalled that he and J.A.R.V.I.S. had tracked Spider-Man and quietly kept the government and dangerous groups from discovering Peter’s identity.
• Tony watched Peter risk his safety to help people and refuse to use his powers for personal gain despite hardship and public criticism.
• New Yorkers greeted and praised Spider-Man, while others insulted him, and Peter returned to the streets the next day to cheerfully greet them again.

Tony offered Peter a well-paid internship at Stark Industries so he could focus on learning and building instead of delivering food, but Peter hesitated because he wanted to support himself. Tony explained why he had chosen Peter personally and reassured him that he had the talent to succeed, leaving Peter to consider the offer.

• Tony offered Peter a Stark Industries internship paying three thousand dollars a month and told him to quit delivering food.
• Peter refused at first because he wanted to earn his own money and believed others might need the opportunity more.
• Tony explained that the internship was not charity and that he had personally chosen Peter for his abilities.
• Tony urged Peter to spend his time learning about technology rather than exhausting himself in a dead-end job.
• Peter asked whether he could really succeed, and Tony reassured him that he trusted his talent.