History Recap / Daredevil2015S1E4InTheBlood

Matt then visits Claire, currently hiding out in a co-worker's apartment, so she can patch up his wounds. They trade dialogue about Matt's actions and the role it plays in both lives; Matt insists Claire lay low until the Russians aren't out for her while rebuking her requests of getting body armor, claiming it to be a hindrance to his movement. The conversation continues as the pair exchange phone numbers and Matt sheds a bit more light about the organized crime ring, searching for someone who may be able to give him a lead on Fisk before carrying it out.

Early that morning, Wesley visits Vladimir and Anatoly at a garage where taxis like Anatoly's getaway vehicle are being repurposed with new decals. He hands them paperwork officially transferring Prohazska's assets over to them. However, Wesley informs the brothers that Fisk is also unhappy at how the Ranskahovs are continuing to fall short on their payments due to the masked vigilante; even Nobu and Madame Gao's patience is starting to grow thin. Though Vladimir is quick to turn down Fisk's offer of assistance (not helped by Wesley's tone unintentionally making the offer come off more like a demand), Wesley leaves it on the table for he and Anatoly to discuss. The brothers, rather than bow down to Fisk, instead choose to reach out to their network for help.

Karen meets with Ben at a diner in Tribeca to talk about the Union Allied case. While initially skeptical of the information Karen has provided him with, Ben takes her word, but addresses another angle of the story: with the exception of Karen, everyone involved in the case has been killed off, like someone is covering their tracks. Thus, he advises Karen to stop trying to look deeper into the case, especially considering that her past activities make her unlikely to be taken seriously. When Karen calls him out on what she considers his lack of courage, citing past corruption scandals that he exposed, she asks what happened to the Ben of the past; he responds that he's become older since then, and a lot smarter in how he covers the big stories, leaving the diner without giving her a chance to respond.

...who is next seen barging into Claire's apartment, accompanied by several henchmen. Though they find nothing, Santino soon appears in front of the doorway, attracting the mobsters' attention.

Wesley briefs Fisk on the situation with the Ranskahovs. Right now, he believes Anatoly is more willing to cooperate with the rest of the crime ring. Fisk is certain the Russians will be handled, as will the masked man, before the car stops at its destination. Fisk requests Wesley stay in the car and, after thanking him for his help, leaves to enter Vanessa's art gallery.

Claire's night of tending to her co-worker's pet cat is disturbed by nearby noises; after checking, she spots a woman going past the hallway, and pays it no mind as she carries on with her night, unaware of a figure glancing at her from outside her curtained windows. Meanwhile, Foggy and Matt are leaving the 15th Precinct after having bailed out a drunken electrician who nearly burned down his house. Foggy is regaling Matt [[HereWeGoAgain once more]] with the story of how his mother wanted him to join the family's butcher shop instead of go off to be a lawyer. He also asks Matt if he's having second thoughts about starting Nelson & Murdock, and their former internship at Landman & Zack could've gotten them better offerings. The conversation is cut short by Matt answering his burner phone, to the sound of Claire screaming as she's dragged away by Sergei and his men. As Foggy hails a taxi to go back to the office, Matt races back to Claire's temporary abode, but finds it empty.

Karen spends her evening at an auction house where Union Allied assets such as phones, computers and fax machines are being auctioned off. She sketches the outlines of some potentially suspicious bidders, like the individual who buys up a bunch of Union Allied computers and phone equipment. She runs in to Ben, who advises her to bid on some of the smaller lots to keep her cover intact. He leaves just as quietly as he arrives.

Fisk and Vanessa's date takes place at a new upscale restaurant. Fisk pours his heart out to Vanessa, how Hell's Kitchen is a part of him, his dreams of making it a better place; a scene contrasted by the Russians attempting to extract information on the masked man from Claire, but to her aid comes Matt himself. Matt proceeds to kill the power, and takes down Sergei's men one at a time, before Sergei takes Claire hostage. This ends poorly for him, as Matt disarms Sergei and breaks his arm.

As Karen informs Foggy of her winning some office equipment at the auction, and Foggy also begins to tell her the butcher story, Matt patches up Claire's injuries in his apartment. During the ensuing conversation, Matt begins to express his doubts that he's actually making a difference in the city. Claire assures him that despite how scared she is about the predicament, Matt can quell those fears and truly make the city a better place, and in turn, Claire learns his real name.

In the aftermath of Anatoly disturbing the date, Vanessa seems to have her perception of Fisk shattered, unsure of if she can trust him, unsure of how she feels towards him as he walks her home. In the car, meanwhile, Wesley shares a talk with Anatoly, wherein he expresses he wanted to make amends with Fisk despite the Russians' past mistakes. When they come to a stop in a deserted lot by the eastern landing of the Queensboro Bridge, Wesley shares some ominous words with Anatoly before he gets a phone call. He hangs up, and Anatoly asks if that was Fisk. Wesley confirms that it was, and [[DeadlyEuphemism he wants to have a word with Anatoly]].

A split second later, Anatoly's door opens. Fisk reaches in and rips Anatoly from his seat, the two getting involved in fisticuffs. Anatoly is repeatedly pummeled by Fisk, consumed by sheer wrath, before tossing him aside. As Anatoly lies prone on the pavement, he pulls out a switchblade, and slashes at Fisk's chest...only for the blade to get caught on the inner protective lining of the suit. Fisk grabs Anatoly, slams him against the side of the car, and disarms him, in the process breaking Anatoly's right arm.

Fisk headbutts Anatoly and resumes attacking him, viciously beating him into the pavement, Wesley quietly listening to the commotion. Desperately, Anatoly tries to crawl back to the car, but can only utter defiantly to Wesley before Fisk knocks him out. Fisk then maneuvers Anatoly's body, positions his head in the door well, and begins smashing the door against it repeatedly. Wesley barely flinches, as Fisk smashes Anatoly's skull in, his brain falling to the pavement, until the head is reduced to a bloodied stump. Seething with fury, Fisk catches his breath. As Wesley supplies Fisk with a handkerchief to wipe Anatoly's blood off his face, Fisk takes notice of the damage to his suit, and asks Wesley to inform Melvin Potter to tailor a new suit and also send Anatoly's remains to Vladimir as a message.

* BatterUp: The Russians threaten to take a bat to Claire if she doesn't give them information on Daredevil. Matt shows up in time, and Claire uses the bat to take out the last thug.

* BlatantLies: Karen makes up a story about buying new office equipment to explain to Foggy why she was at the auction, as opposed to following the Union Allied money trail.

* BrokenPedestal: Karen's view of Ben as a crusading reporter is obviously shattered by his more cynical approach and lack of interest in attacking the Union Allied piece head-on. She changes her view once she realizes he's taken up the story--he just didn't want to involve her.