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Picking up from the last scene of the previous episode, Matt sits down with Jessica and introduces himself, revealing that he was sent by Foggy. He asks some basic questions, but Jessica refuses to answer. Matt comments that he is aware of Jessica's past activities, and what she did to Kilgrave, so it's in her best interests to be open and forthcoming with him, but she insists nothing happened, and Matt allows her to leave. As Jessica leaves, she calls Malcolm to ask what he told the detective that questioned him, unaware that Matt is listening to her. Aware of what Foggy has asked of him, Matt decides to follow her.

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Picking up from [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E2MeanRightHook the last scene of the previous episode, episode]], Matt sits down with Jessica and introduces himself, revealing that he was sent by Foggy. He asks some basic questions, but Jessica refuses to answer. Matt comments that he is aware of Jessica's past activities, and what she did to Kilgrave, so it's in her best interests to be open and forthcoming with him, but she insists nothing happened, and Matt allows her to leave. As Jessica leaves, she calls Malcolm to ask what he told the detective that questioned him, unaware that Matt is listening to her. Aware of what Foggy has asked of him, Matt decides to follow her.



Jessica interviews John Raymond's wife and daughter to get some answers, with no success. While not going into specifics, she reveals that she thinks John was being targeted. As she's leaving, Jessica gets the uneasy feeling that she's being followed. After a few minutes, she notices Matt shadowing her, hanging a few steps back. In an attempt to lose him, Jessica ducks into a storefront, taking advantage of the crowd of pedestrians, and causing Matt to lose track of her. He continues walking, only to quickly realize that Jessica has managed to turn the tables so that she is following him instead. Needing to make a quick getaway, he cuts through an alleyway and parkours up to a fire escape and disappears, not noticing as Jessica takes several pictures of him. Catching her breath, Jessica gets a phone call from Duncan and Dotter Designs regarding an appointment she made for that afternoon to talk to John's colleagues. Unbeknownst to her, Matt has found a new hiding place to listen in on her call.

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Jessica interviews John Raymond's wife and daughter to get some answers, with no success. While not going into specifics, she reveals that she thinks John was being targeted. As she's leaving, Jessica gets the uneasy feeling that she's being followed. After a few minutes, she notices Indeed, Matt is shadowing her, hanging a few steps back. In an attempt to lose him, Jessica ducks into a storefront, taking advantage of the crowd of pedestrians, and causing Matt to lose track of her. He continues walking, only to quickly realize that Jessica has managed to turn the tables so that she is following him instead. Needing to make a quick getaway, he cuts through an alleyway and parkours up to a fire escape and disappears, not noticing as Jessica takes several pictures of him. Catching her breath, Jessica gets a phone call from Duncan and Dotter Designs regarding an appointment she made for that afternoon to talk to John's colleagues. Unbeknownst to her, Matt has found a new hiding place to listen in on her call.
colleagues.



At Duncan and Dotter Designs, Jessica talks to one of John Raymond's colleagues, posing as a goofy blog owner looking for communal workspace. After some schmoozing, she gets the colleague to reveal that John recently designed a skyscraper in Hell's Kitchen: Midland Circle. Satisfied, Jessica waits for the colleague to leave before snapping some photographs on her phone to get the address.

Up in Harlem, Luke visits Cole's mother and gives her the lottery tickets. They reminisce a bit about Cole and his childhood. Apparently, Cole has a box of stuff on a shelf that's too high for Dolores to reach, and Luke realizes this might be where Cole is keeping his ill-gained money. Sure enough, when Luke looks at the box, he finds a roll of cash. Wrapped around the wad of cash is a valet stub...for Midland Circle Financial. Before Luke can dwell further, Dolores receives a phone call with some sad news: Cole has been murdered in jail, on orders from the Hand, for snitching to Luke.

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At Duncan and Dotter Designs, Jessica talks to one of John Raymond's colleagues, posing as a goofy blog owner looking for communal workspace. After some schmoozing, she gets the colleague to reveal that John recently designed a skyscraper in Hell's Kitchen: Midland Circle. Satisfied, Jessica waits for the colleague to leave before snapping some photographs on taking a few pictures with her phone to get the address.

Up in Harlem, Luke visits Cole's mother and gives her the lottery tickets. They reminisce a bit about Cole and his childhood. Apparently, Cole has a box of stuff on a shelf that's too high for Dolores to reach, and Luke realizes this might be where Cole is keeping his ill-gained money.ill-gotten gains. Sure enough, when Luke looks at the box, he finds a roll of cash. Wrapped around the wad of cash is a valet stub...for Midland Circle Financial. Before As Luke can dwell further, contemplates checking out this lead, Dolores receives a phone call with some sad devastating news: Cole has been murdered in jail, jail on orders from the Hand, Hand for snitching to Luke.
snitching.



In the meanwhile, the paths of our four heroes all merge on Midland Circle, a high-rise skyscraper on 44th Street located on what used to be [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E5WorldOnFire Elena Cardenas' tenement]]. Danny arrives first in a hired Rand company car, and dressed in a suit and tie to give the appearance that he's here on official business. He talks his way past the receptionist, saying he wants to meet the [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial. Danny is taken upstairs, and escorted by a secretary down a very stark white hallway to a board room. He announces to the board that he is planning to expose them and all of the criminal activities the Hand has been involved in. That is, until he's interrupted by the arrival of Alexandra, who appreciates his candor and isn't fazed by his arrival, and asks him to continue.

Jessica is the second to arrive...with Matt right behind her, having regained her tail. Knowing [[Recap/Daredevil2015S2E7SemperFidelis exactly what is going on at this address]], Matt accosts Jessica and warns her to leave the building immediately. Jessica gets exasperated at Matt's persistent tailing her and demands answers about what he's up to, especially as a blind man who can do parkour. When she lets slip that she's taken pictures of him, Matt abruptly smashes Jessica's camera.

Upstairs, Danny continues his monologue to Alexandra and the board, explaining how he plans to take them all down. Alexandra is nonplussed when Danny reveals he is the Iron Fist, and cautions Alexandra that she'll soon lose everything, just like he did. The meeting then abruptly turns hostile, as the secretary that escorted Danny in suddenly pulls a gun on him. Danny swiftly disarms her and takes her hostage. In the struggle, her gun goes off, a sound that Matt hears down in the lobby. As this is exactly the type of situation he was trying to avoid, Matt steals Jessica's scarf and ties it around his head to use as a mask, then makes his way towards the stairwell.

Alexandra tells Danny that she's crossed paths with previous Iron Fists, but unlike his predecessors, she's not going to kill him, but capture him. Furthermore, there's no use trying to use the secretary as a hostage, for the "board members" are more hired henchmen who are armed with collapsible batons. Realizing he is woefully outnumbered, Danny throws the secretary aside and engages Alexandra's henchmen. He manages to disarm and knock down most of the first wave of men, only for a second team to show up and try shooting him with tranquilizer pistols. He is able to disarm most of the second team, before the fighters from the first team manage to get a second wind and dogpile on him, pinning him down.

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In the meanwhile, the paths of our four heroes all merge on Midland Circle, a high-rise skyscraper on at 44th Street located on and 11th Avenue, the former site of what used to be [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E5WorldOnFire Elena Cardenas' tenement]].tenement until]] [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E9SpeakOfTheDevil Wilson Fisk had her killed]]. Danny arrives first in a hired Rand company car, and dressed in a suit and tie to give the appearance that he's here on official business. He talks his way past the receptionist, saying he wants to meet the [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial.[=CEOs=], and they're expecting him. Danny is taken upstairs, and escorted by a secretary down a very stark white hallway to a board room. He announces to the board members that he is planning to expose them and all of the criminal activities the Hand has been involved in. That is, until he's His meeting is interrupted by the arrival of Alexandra, who appreciates his candor and isn't fazed by his arrival, and asks him to continue.

Jessica is the second to arrive...with Matt right behind her, having regained her tail. Knowing her. [[Recap/Daredevil2015S2E7SemperFidelis Knowing exactly what is going on at this address]], Matt accosts drags Jessica aside and warns her to leave the building immediately. Jessica gets exasperated at Matt's persistent tailing her and demands answers about what he's up to, especially as a blind man who can do parkour. and why he's following her around. When she lets slip that she's taken pictures of him, him parkouring, Matt abruptly smashes Jessica's camera.

Upstairs, Danny continues his monologue to Alexandra and the board, explaining how he plans to take them all down. Alexandra is nonplussed when Danny reveals he is the Iron Fist, and cautions Alexandra that she'll soon lose everything, just like he did. The meeting then abruptly turns hostile, as the secretary that escorted Danny in suddenly abruptly pulls a gun on him. Danny swiftly disarms her and takes her hostage. In the struggle, her gun goes off, a sound that which is heard by Matt hears down in the lobby. As this is exactly the type of situation he was trying to avoid, Matt steals Jessica's scarf and ties it around his head to use as a mask, then makes his way towards the stairwell.

Alexandra tells Danny that she's crossed paths with previous Iron Fists, but unlike his predecessors, she's not going to kill him, but capture him. Furthermore, there's no use trying to use the secretary as a hostage, for the "board members" are more hired henchmen who are armed with collapsible batons. Realizing he is woefully outnumbered, Danny throws the secretary aside and engages Alexandra's henchmen. He manages to disarm and knock down most of the first wave of men, henchmen, only for a second team to show up and try shooting him with tranquilizer pistols. He is able to disarm most of the second team, before the fighters from the first team manage to get a second wind and dogpile on him, pinning him down.



Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke and Jessica are surprised to see each other, but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra from [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E1TheHWord their]] [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E2MeanRightHook prior encounters]] with her. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra in a one on one fight. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra's heartbeat and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas and prepares to finish Matt off, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.

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Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke and Jessica are surprised to see each other, other for the first time since [[Recap/JessicaJones2015S1E12AKATakeABloodyNumber she shot him]], but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds Moments later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra from [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E1TheHWord their]] [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E2MeanRightHook prior encounters]] encounters with her.her]]. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting engage the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra in a one on one fight. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra's heartbeat and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas and prepares to finish impale Matt off, with it, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's the blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.



* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Danny and Luke argue about the ethics of leaving Cole to the police. Danny argues that he was assisting the Hand and that good intentions don't excuse anything, while Luke says that he was providing for his family and was desperate, and that bottom-level grunts like Cole are less accountable for their actions when they may not even know who exactly is pulling strings.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Danny and Luke argue about the ethics of leaving Cole to the police. Danny argues that he Cole was assisting the Hand and that good intentions don't excuse anything, while Luke says that he was providing for his family and was desperate, and that bottom-level grunts like Cole are less accountable for their actions when they may not even know who exactly is pulling strings.



* CameBackWrong: Combined with CameBackStrong for Elektra, as she is more powerful than ever after her resurrection, but awakes in an almost feral state, having to learn how to speak again and not remembering anything from her old life. Later in the episode, Matt's reaction to her approach implies that his senses don't even register her as ''human'' anymore.

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* CameBackWrong: Combined with CameBackStrong for Elektra, as she is more powerful than ever after her resurrection, but awakes in an almost feral state, having to learn how to speak again and not remembering anything from her old life. Later in When she approaches the episode, heroes towards the end of the hallway fight, she doesn't even seem to register to Matt's reaction to her approach implies that his senses don't even register her heightened as ''human'' anymore.anymore (although he does eventually recognize her heartbeat after she's overpowered him).



'''Jessica Jones:''' Bad news. We gotta go.

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'''Jessica Jones:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Bad news. We gotta go.]]



** Danny's entrance to Midland Circle is very akin to his first attempt to enter Rand Enterprises. This time, though, he's dressed appropriately and more confident.

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** Danny's entrance to Midland Circle is very akin to [[Recap/IronFist2017S1E1SnowGivesWay his first attempt to enter Rand Enterprises.Enterprises]]. This time, though, he's dressed appropriately and more confident.



* ContrivedCoincidence: Danny, Luke and Jessica all individually discover around the same time that Midland Circle is where they should go, and Matt was just following Jessica. They also all happen to pick the same moment to go there and investigate further, thus leading to their first meeting. Somewhat justified, since Alexandra's illness is forcing them to proceed with less discretion than they typically use.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: Danny, Luke and Jessica all individually discover around the same time that Midland Circle is where they should go, and Matt was is just following Jessica. They also all happen to pick the same moment to go there and investigate further, thus leading to their first meeting. Somewhat justified, since Alexandra's illness is forcing them to proceed with less discretion than they typically use.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Wakizashi, good choice. They won't know what's coming until it's too late." [[spoiler:Elektra later kills Alexandra with her wakizashi.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Alexandra compliments Elektra's choice of weapons. "Wakizashi, good choice. They won't know what's coming until it's too late." [[spoiler:Elektra later kills Alexandra with her wakizashi.]]



* HallwayFight: The classic Netflix Marvel hallway fight comes in. It starts in the boardroom as Danny confronts Alexandra and after taking out a dozen fighters armed with tranquilizer guns, is eventually overpowered by a second wave. He is about to be captured when Luke suddenly bursts down the doors and they fight their way out. They burst out into the nearby hallway just as Matt and Jessica arrive. After an awkward exchange as Luke and Jessica recognize each other, they find themselves pinned down with Elektra approaching on one side and a bunch of goons coming from the elevator side. Luke, Jessica and Danny handle the henchmen while Matt finds himself dealing with Elektra one-on-one.

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* HallwayFight: The classic Netflix Marvel hallway fight comes in. It starts in the boardroom as Danny confronts Alexandra and after her henchmen. After taking out a dozen fighters armed with tranquilizer guns, he is eventually overpowered by a second wave. He is about to be captured when Luke suddenly bursts down the doors and they fight their way out. They burst out into the nearby hallway just as Matt and Jessica arrive. After an awkward exchange as Luke and Jessica recognize each other, they find themselves pinned down with Elektra approaching on one side and a bunch of goons coming from the elevator side. Luke, Jessica and Danny handle the henchmen while Matt finds himself dealing with Elektra one-on-one.



-->'''Danny:''' So punching is okay now?\\
'''Luke:''' It's complicated.

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-->'''Danny:''' -->'''Danny Rand:''' So punching is okay now?\\
'''Luke:''' '''Luke Cage:''' It's complicated.



'''Jessica Jones:''' Bad news. We gotta go. ''[turns around to the elevator and sees another squad of henchmen coming around the corner to block them off from that direction]'' Uh-oh!
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We finally get a good look at the circumstances surrounding Elektra and that sarcophagus at the end of ''Daredevil'' season 2.

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'''Jessica Jones:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Bad news. We gotta go. ]] ''[turns around to the elevator and sees another squad of henchmen coming around the corner to block them off from that direction]'' Uh-oh!
[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Uh-oh!]]
* OnceMoreWithClarity: We finally get a good look at the circumstances surrounding [[Recap/Daredevil2015S2E13AColdDayInHellsKitchen Elektra and that sarcophagus at the end of ''Daredevil'' season 2.sarcophagus]].



* Really700YearsOld: Alexandra slips up and refers to Istanbul as Constantinople.

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* Really700YearsOld: Alexandra slips up and refers to [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Istanbul as Constantinople.Constantinople]].



* StandardFemaleGrabArea: When Matt grabs Jessica like this, she threatens to "punch you so hard you'll see."
* TemptingFate: When Danny asks to see the executive board of Midland Circle Financial, the receptionist asks if they're expecting him. Danny just smirks and says, "Not like this." Turns out they are and are more than ready for him.

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* StandardFemaleGrabArea: When Matt grabs Jessica by the arm to drag her aside as she enters Midland Circle.
-->'''Jessica Jones:''' MURDOCK! What-\\
'''Matt Murdock:''' We need to leave, now.\\
'''Jessica Jones:''' If you grab me
like this, she threatens to "punch that again, I'll punch you so hard you'll see."
see!
* TemptingFate: When Danny asks to see the executive board of Midland Circle Financial, the receptionist asks if they're expecting him. Danny just smirks and says, "Not like this." Turns out they are expecting him as the Iron Fist, and are more than ready for him.



-->'''Stick:''' A shame. I grew to like that part.

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-->'''Stick:''' --->'''Stick:''' A shame. I grew to like that part.



** We see Luke, Danny and Jessica all learning about Midland Circle at the exact same time. Luke learns it from looking at a box of Cole's stuff and finding a Midland Circle parking slip wrapped around a roll of cash from Cole's mysterious job. Danny learns it when he and Colleen look up all the financial information about the money that the Hand was moving through Rand. Jessica learns it while talking with one of Raymond's partners at Duncan & Dotter Design and get him to reveal that Midland Circle was one of Raymond's latest designed skyscrapers. Matt then learns about Midland Circle by following Jessica there.

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** We see Matt, Luke, Danny Danny, and Jessica all learning about Midland Circle at the exact same time. time.
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Luke learns it from looking at a box of Cole's stuff and finding a Midland Circle parking slip wrapped around a roll of cash from Cole's mysterious job. job.
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Danny learns it when he and Colleen look up all the financial information about the money that the Hand was moving laundering through Rand. Rand.
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Jessica learns it while talking with one of Raymond's partners at Duncan & Dotter Design and get him to reveal that Midland Circle was one of Raymond's latest designed skyscrapers. skyscrapers.
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Matt then learns about Midland Circle by following Jessica there.

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The episode opens in a flashback. Alexandra is shown eating at a Turkish restaurant. She praises the restauranteur, saying that his wife's ethnic dish is better than they made it in Constantinople, and he corrects her that it's known as Istanbul, now. Partway through her meal, the mysterious White Hat, real name Sowande, enters the restaurant and informs Alexandra that they have acquired the Black Sky.

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The episode opens in a flashback. flashback, set shortly after the events of ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'' season 2. Alexandra is shown seen eating at a Turkish restaurant. She praises the restauranteur, saying that his wife's ethnic dish is better than they made it in Constantinople, and he corrects her that it's known as Istanbul, now. Partway through her meal, the mysterious White Hat, real name Sowande, enters the restaurant and informs Alexandra that they have acquired the Black Sky.



Luke returns to Claire's apartment and puts an ice pack to his face to dull the pain from where Danny punched him. He uneasily tells Claire about watching Cole get arrested. Claire's curiosity is piqued when Luke reveals he got punched by some skinny white kid with a glowing fist, and immediately picks up the phone, telling Luke "there's someone that you need to meet." The next morning, Claire drags Luke down to Colleen's dojo so he and Danny can be properly introduced to each other. Luke is incredulous at most of what Danny reveals, especially the Hand's ability to revive the dead. They make some small praises of what the other has done, but they come to blows when it comes to what Danny had been doing, roughing up Cole. Luke argues that Danny was too hard on Cole, who is a bottom-feeder that probably doesn't know what his bosses' ulterior motives are, and Danny can be doing much more going after the leadership with his privilege and status as a billionaire. Danny thinks there's no reasonable excuse for Cole's actions. The conversation ends with Luke storming out.

Meanwhile, Jessica interviews John Raymond's wife and daughter to get some answers, with no success. While not going into specifics, she reveals that she thinks John was targeted. As she's leaving, Jessica gets the uneasy feeling that she's being followed. After a few minutes, she notices Matt shadowing her, hanging a few steps back. In an attempt to lose him, Jessica ducks into a storefront, taking advantage of the crowd of pedestrians, and causing Matt to lose track of her. He continues walking, only to quickly realize that Jessica has managed to turn the tables so that she is following him instead. Needing to make a quick getaway, he cuts through an alleyway and parkours up to a fire escape and disappears, not noticing as Jessica takes several pictures of him. Catching her breath, Jessica gets a phone call from Duncan and Dotter Designs regarding an appointment she made for that afternoon to talk to John's colleagues. Unbeknownst to her, Matt has found a new hiding place to listen in on her call.

Luke visits Cole at the jail, and asks him if he knows anything about the Hand beyond the muscle work he's been doing. But Cole is reluctant to talk, saying the Hand have eyes and ears everywhere and will kill him for speaking to Luke. He asks Luke to hand his mother some scratch lottery tickets, tearfully apologizing as he's led away by guards.

Danny and Colleen pay a visit to Rand Enterprises and stop by a property clerk. Danny thinks he can find the leaders of the Hand by tracing their money. A quick search on the computer leads Danny to learn that the Hand moved a lot of money through Rand to a single location: Midland Circle Financial in Midtown. Danny deduces that this must be where the Hand's base of operations are decided. Contemplating his options, he decides that he will need to pay them a visit, and fly solo.

At Duncan and Dotter Designs, Jessica talks to one of John Raymond's colleagues, posing as a goofy blog owner looking for communal workspace. After some schmoozing, she gets the colleague to reveal that John recently designed a skyscraper in Hell's Kitchen: Midland Circle. Satisfied, Jessica waits for the colleague to leave before snapping some photographs on her phone to get an address.

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Luke returns to At Claire's apartment and apartment, Luke puts an ice pack to his face to dull the pain from where Danny punched him. He uneasily tells Claire about watching Cole get arrested. Claire's curiosity is piqued when Luke reveals he got punched by some skinny white kid with a glowing fist, and immediately picks up the phone, telling Luke "there's someone that you need to meet." The next morning, Claire drags Luke down to Colleen's dojo so he the Chikara Dojo and Danny can be properly introduced introduces him to each other. Danny and Colleen. Luke is incredulous at most of what Danny reveals, especially the Hand's ability to revive resurrect the dead. They make some small praises of what the other has done, but they come to blows when it comes to what Danny had been doing, roughing up Cole. Luke argues that Danny was too hard on Cole, who is a bottom-feeder that probably doesn't know what his bosses' ulterior motives are, and Danny can be doing much more going after the leadership with by using his privilege and status as a billionaire.billionaire to directly confront the Hand's leadership head-on. Danny thinks there's no reasonable excuse for Cole's actions. The conversation ends with Luke storming out.

Meanwhile, Jessica interviews John Raymond's wife and daughter to get some answers, with no success. While not going into specifics, she reveals that she thinks John was being targeted. As she's leaving, Jessica gets the uneasy feeling that she's being followed. After a few minutes, she notices Matt shadowing her, hanging a few steps back. In an attempt to lose him, Jessica ducks into a storefront, taking advantage of the crowd of pedestrians, and causing Matt to lose track of her. He continues walking, only to quickly realize that Jessica has managed to turn the tables so that she is following him instead. Needing to make a quick getaway, he cuts through an alleyway and parkours up to a fire escape and disappears, not noticing as Jessica takes several pictures of him. Catching her breath, Jessica gets a phone call from Duncan and Dotter Designs regarding an appointment she made for that afternoon to talk to John's colleagues. Unbeknownst to her, Matt has found a new hiding place to listen in on her call.

Luke visits Cole at the jail, and asks him if he knows anything about the Hand beyond the muscle work he's been doing. But Cole is reluctant to talk, saying the Hand have eyes and ears everywhere and will kill him for speaking to Luke. He asks Luke to hand his mother some scratch lottery tickets, tearfully apologizing as he's led away by guards.

the guards return him to his cell.

Danny and Colleen pay a visit to Rand Enterprises and stop by a property clerk. Danny thinks he can find the leaders of the Hand by tracing their money. A quick search on the computer leads Danny to learn that the Hand moved laundered a lot of money through Rand to a single location: Midland Circle Financial in Midtown.Hell's Kitchen. Danny deduces that this must be where the Hand's base of operations are decided. Contemplating his options, he decides that he will need to pay them a visit, and fly solo.

At Duncan and Dotter Designs, Jessica talks to one of John Raymond's colleagues, posing as a goofy blog owner looking for communal workspace. After some schmoozing, she gets the colleague to reveal that John recently designed a skyscraper in Hell's Kitchen: Midland Circle. Satisfied, Jessica waits for the colleague to leave before snapping some photographs on her phone to get an the address.



In the meanwhile, the paths of our four heroes all merge on Midland Circle, a high-rise skyscraper on 44th Street located on what used to be the site of Elena Cardenas' tenement. Danny arrives in a hired Rand company car, and dressed in a suit and tie to give the appearance that he's here on official business. He talks his way past the receptionist, saying he wants to meet the [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial. Danny is taken upstairs, and escorted by a secretary down a very stark white hallway to a board room. He announces to the board that he is planning to expose them and all of the activities the Hand has been involved in. That is, until he's interrupted by the arrival of Alexandra, who appreciates his candor and isn't fazed by his arrival, and asks him to continue.

Jessica is the second to arrive. Matt is right behind her, having regained her tail. As she enters the lobby, she doesn't notice Matt entering through a side door until he suddenly grabs her by the arm, drags her aside, and warns her to leave the building immediately. Jessica gets exasperated at Matt's persistent tailing her and demands answers about what he's up to, especially as a blind man who can do parkour. When she lets slip that she's taken pictures of him, Matt abruptly smashes Jessica's camera.

Upstairs, Danny continues his monologue to Alexandra and the board, explaining how he plans to take them all down. Alexandra is nonplussed when Danny reveals he is the Iron Fist, and cautions Alexandra that she'll soon lose everything, just like he did. The meeting then abruptly turns hostile, as the secretary that escorted Danny in suddenly pulls a gun on him. Danny swiftly disarms her and uses her as a human shield. In the struggle, her gun goes off, a sound which Matt hears down in the lobby. As this is exactly the type of situation he was trying to avoid, Matt steals Jessica's scarf and ties it around his head to use as a mask, then makes his way towards the stairwell. Upstairs, Alexandra tells Danny that she's crossed paths with previous Iron Fists, but unlike his predecessors, she's not going to kill him, but capture him, and there's no use trying to use the secretary as a hostage. On cue, every board member rises and brandish collapsible batons. Realizing he is woefully outnumbered, Danny throws the secretary aside and engages Alexandra's henchmen. He manages to disarm and knock down most of the first wave of men, only for a second team to show up and try shooting him with tranquilizer pistols. He is able to disarm most of the second team, before the fighters from the first team manage to get a second wind and dogpile on him, pinning him to the table.

As Danny is being overwhelmed, he frantically tries to summon the Iron Fist to break free. He gets a reprieve when Luke abruptly crashes through the entry doors. The surprise gives Danny an opening to toss one of the henchmen towards Luke, and free himself from the other henchmen who are distracted by the new arrival. Luke then shields Danny and they take down two more henchmen who enter firing automatic rifles at them, before they find themselves surrounded by teams of armed henchmen from both entrance points into the room.

Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke is stunned to see Jessica there, but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt stops them, as he senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra one-on-one. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas preparing to finish Matt off, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.

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In the meanwhile, the paths of our four heroes all merge on Midland Circle, a high-rise skyscraper on 44th Street located on what used to be the site of [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E5WorldOnFire Elena Cardenas' tenement. tenement]]. Danny arrives first in a hired Rand company car, and dressed in a suit and tie to give the appearance that he's here on official business. He talks his way past the receptionist, saying he wants to meet the [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial. Danny is taken upstairs, and escorted by a secretary down a very stark white hallway to a board room. He announces to the board that he is planning to expose them and all of the criminal activities the Hand has been involved in. That is, until he's interrupted by the arrival of Alexandra, who appreciates his candor and isn't fazed by his arrival, and asks him to continue.

Jessica is the second to arrive. arrive...with Matt is right behind her, having regained her tail. As she enters the lobby, she doesn't notice Knowing [[Recap/Daredevil2015S2E7SemperFidelis exactly what is going on at this address]], Matt entering through a side door until he suddenly grabs her by the arm, drags her aside, accosts Jessica and warns her to leave the building immediately. Jessica gets exasperated at Matt's persistent tailing her and demands answers about what he's up to, especially as a blind man who can do parkour. When she lets slip that she's taken pictures of him, Matt abruptly smashes Jessica's camera.

Upstairs, Danny continues his monologue to Alexandra and the board, explaining how he plans to take them all down. Alexandra is nonplussed when Danny reveals he is the Iron Fist, and cautions Alexandra that she'll soon lose everything, just like he did. The meeting then abruptly turns hostile, as the secretary that escorted Danny in suddenly pulls a gun on him. Danny swiftly disarms her and uses takes her as a human shield. hostage. In the struggle, her gun goes off, a sound which that Matt hears down in the lobby. As this is exactly the type of situation he was trying to avoid, Matt steals Jessica's scarf and ties it around his head to use as a mask, then makes his way towards the stairwell. Upstairs,

Alexandra tells Danny that she's crossed paths with previous Iron Fists, but unlike his predecessors, she's not going to kill him, but capture him, and him. Furthermore, there's no use trying to use the secretary as a hostage. On cue, every board member rises and brandish hostage, for the "board members" are more hired henchmen who are armed with collapsible batons. Realizing he is woefully outnumbered, Danny throws the secretary aside and engages Alexandra's henchmen. He manages to disarm and knock down most of the first wave of men, only for a second team to show up and try shooting him with tranquilizer pistols. He is able to disarm most of the second team, before the fighters from the first team manage to get a second wind and dogpile on him, pinning him to the table.

down.

As Danny is being overwhelmed, he frantically tries to summon the Iron Fist to break free. He gets a reprieve when Luke abruptly crashes through kicks down the entry doors. The surprise gives Danny an opening to toss one of the henchmen towards Luke, and free himself from the other henchmen who are distracted by the new arrival. Luke then shields Danny and they take down two more henchmen who enter firing automatic rifles at them, before they find themselves surrounded by teams of armed henchmen from both entrance points into the room.

Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke is stunned to see and Jessica there, are surprised to see each other, but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt stops them, as he senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra.Elektra from [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E1TheHWord their]] [[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E2MeanRightHook prior encounters]] with her. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra one-on-one.in a one on one fight. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra Elektra's heartbeat and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas preparing and prepares to finish Matt off, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.



** A couple of the ninjas that Elektra kills as part of the final test visibly lose limbs
** Stick slices off his right hand to escape Alexandra and Elektra.

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** A couple of the ninjas that Elektra kills as part of the final test visibly lose limbs
limbs.
** Stick slices cuts off his right hand to escape Alexandra and Elektra.



* BadassInANiceSuit: All board members of Midland Circle are trained Hand warriors dressed in expensive and elegant suits.

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* BadassInANiceSuit: All of the board members of Midland Circle are trained Hand warriors dressed in expensive and elegant suits.



-->'''Matt:''' Wait. There's someone else coming. Something else.
-->''Elektra rounds the corner.''
-->'''Matt:''' What is it?
-->'''Jessica:''' [[OhCrap Oh shit.]]

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-->'''Matt:''' -->'''Matt Murdock:''' Wait. There's someone else coming. Something else.
-->''Elektra
else.\\
''[Elektra
rounds the corner.''
-->'''Matt:'''
corner and brandishes her katanas]''\\
'''Matt Murdock:'''
What is it?
-->'''Jessica:'''
it?\\
'''Jessica Jones:'''
[[OhCrap Oh shit.]]]]\\
'''Luke Cage:''' Oh, who's that?\\
'''Jessica Jones:''' Bad news. We gotta go.



** Much like when he followed Karen back to her apartment when she went to retrieve the Union Allied flashdrive, Matt deliberately doesn't call Jessica on a lie so that he can follow her to an actual lead.
** Matt's tailing Jessica is very reminiscent of an early scene in ''Daredevil'' season 1 where he tails James Wesley from Nelson & Murdock back to Wilson Fisk's convoy of Cadillacs.

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** Much like when [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E1IntoTheRing he followed Karen back to her apartment apartment]] when she went to retrieve the Union Allied flashdrive, Matt deliberately doesn't call Jessica out on a lie so that he can follow her to an actual lead.
** Matt's tailing Jessica is very reminiscent of an early scene in ''Daredevil'' season 1 where he tails [[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E3RabbitInASnowstorm him following James Wesley from Nelson & Murdock back to Wilson Fisk's convoy of Cadillacs.Cadillacs]].



** Danny's entrance to Midland Circle is very akin to the first episode of his show and his attempt to enter Rand Enterprises. This time, though, he's dressed appropriately and more confident.
--->'''Receptionist:''' Name, please.
--->'''Danny Rand:''' Daniel Rand of Rand Enterprises.
--->'''Receptionist:''' Here to see?
--->'''Danny Rand:''' The [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial.
--->'''Receptionist:''' Are they expecting you?
--->'''Danny Rand:''' ''[chuckles softly]'' Not like this...

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** Danny's entrance to Midland Circle is very akin to the his first episode of his show and his attempt to enter Rand Enterprises. This time, though, he's dressed appropriately and more confident.
--->'''Receptionist:''' Name, please.
--->'''Danny
please.\\
'''Danny
Rand:''' Daniel Rand of Rand Enterprises.
--->'''Receptionist:'''
Enterprises.\\
'''Receptionist:'''
Here to see?
--->'''Danny
see?\\
'''Danny
Rand:''' The [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial.
--->'''Receptionist:'''
Financial.\\
'''Receptionist:'''
Are they expecting you?
--->'''Danny
you?\\
'''Danny
Rand:''' ''[chuckles softly]'' Not like this...



-->'''Danny Rand:''' So punching's okay now?
-->'''Luke Cage:''' It's complicated...

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-->'''Danny Rand:''' So punching's okay now?
-->'''Luke
now?\\
'''Luke
Cage:''' It's complicated...



'''Jessica Jones:''' Oh shit. \\

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'''Jessica Jones:''' Oh shit.shit... \\



** Earlier, Claire realises the man Luke fought was Danny Rand, [[WomenAreWiser so gets them together to sought things out]]. Things don't work out so well, though at least they don't come to blows again.

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** Earlier, Claire realises the man Luke fought was Danny Rand, realizes from Luke's words that he got into a fight with Danny, [[WomenAreWiser so gets them together to sought things out]]. Things don't work out so well, though at least they don't come to blows again.

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-->'''Receptionist:''' Name, please.
-->'''Danny Rand:''' Daniel Rand of Rand Enterprises.
-->'''Receptionist:''' Here to see?
-->'''Danny Rand:''' The [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial.
-->'''Receptionist:''' Are they expecting you?
-->'''Danny Rand:''' ''[chuckles softly]'' Not like this...

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-->'''Receptionist:''' --->'''Receptionist:''' Name, please.
-->'''Danny --->'''Danny Rand:''' Daniel Rand of Rand Enterprises.
-->'''Receptionist:''' --->'''Receptionist:''' Here to see?
-->'''Danny --->'''Danny Rand:''' The [=CEOs=] of Midland Circle Financial.
-->'''Receptionist:''' --->'''Receptionist:''' Are they expecting you?
-->'''Danny --->'''Danny Rand:''' ''[chuckles softly]'' Not like this...


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* TemptingFate: When Danny asks to see the executive board of Midland Circle Financial, the receptionist asks if they're expecting him. Danny just smirks and says, "Not like this." Turns out they are and are more than ready for him.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: When a mindless Elektra attacks her after waking up, Alexandra easily subdues her.


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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: When a mindless Elektra attacks her after waking up, Alexandra easily subdues her.
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* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a [[CheapCostume makeshift mask]] out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way up the staircase. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.

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* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a [[CheapCostume makeshift mask]] out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way [[StairsAreFaster up the staircase.staircase]]. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: All board members of Midland Circle are trained Hand warriors dressed in expensive and elegant suits

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* BadassInANiceSuit: All board members of Midland Circle are trained Hand warriors dressed in expensive and elegant suitssuits.



** The final test of Elektra's training. With Alexandra watching, a group of ten ninjas surround an unarmed and defenseless Elektra, and unsheath their katanas. The room then suddenly goes dark, we hear the sounds of fighting as Alexandra listens impassively. A few seconds later, the lights come back on, and all ten ninjas are lying dead around Elektra's feet as she drops two katanas she managed to grab from one of them.

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** The [[DeadlyGraduation final test test]] of Elektra's training. With Alexandra watching, a group of ten ninjas surround an unarmed and defenseless Elektra, and unsheath their katanas. The room then suddenly goes dark, we hear the sounds of fighting as Alexandra listens impassively. A few seconds later, the lights come back on, and all ten ninjas are lying dead around Elektra's feet as she drops two katanas she managed to grab from one of them.
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* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to defeat a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed. When the lights come back on, she's holding a pair of bloody katanas and all the ninjas are dead.

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* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, staff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to defeat a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed. When the lights come back on, she's holding a pair of bloody katanas and all the ninjas are dead.
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* AdultFear: Cole is murdered in jail for speaking to Luke, and Luke learns of this due to Dolores getting the bad news over the phone while he's looking through Cole's possessions
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* FiveFiveFive: Subverted. An address is mentioned as 555 Edgecombe Street.

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* FiveFiveFive: Subverted. An Cole gives his mother's address is mentioned as 555 Edgecombe Street.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Danny, Luke and Jessica all individually discover around the same time that Midland Circle is where they should go, and Matt was just following Jessica. They also all happen to pick the same moment to go there and investigate further, thus leading to their first meeting.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: Danny, Luke and Jessica all individually discover around the same time that Midland Circle is where they should go, and Matt was just following Jessica. They also all happen to pick the same moment to go there and investigate further, thus leading to their first meeting. Somewhat justified, since Alexandra's illness is forcing them to proceed with less discretion than they typically use.
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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Alexandra decides Elektra, after winning a fight, is ready. Up to Eleven: it's a troop of Hand armed with real weapons. Beyond the Impossible: She turns the lights off. Elektra wins.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: "Wakizashi, good choice. They won't know what's coming until it's too late." [[spoiler:Elektra later kills Alexandra with her wakizashi.]]

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* Actually700YearsOld: Alexandra slips up and refers to Istanbul as Constantinople.
-->'''Restaurateur:''' I think you mean "Istanbul"; "Constantinople", this is its ancient name.\\
'''Alexandra:''' Of course.


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'''Alexandra:''' Of course.
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* Actually700YearsOld: Alexandra slips up and refers to Istanbul as Constantinople.
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'''Alexandra:''' Of course.
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** When Luke and Danny first team up during the Midland Circle fight, Luke forms a HumanShield for Danny only to find themselves surrounded on both sides by armed gunmen. We then cut to Matt and Jessica who witness the aftermath when one of these gunmen is thrown through the wall into the corridor outside, presumably having dealt with the others.

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** When Luke and Danny first team up during the Midland Circle fight, Luke forms a HumanShield for Danny only to find themselves surrounded on both sides by armed gunmen. We then cut to Matt and Jessica who witness the aftermath when one of these gunmen is thrown through the wall into the corridor outside, our heroes presumably having dealt with the others.
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next episode Matt said she had no heartbeat


** When Luke and Danny first team up during the Midland Circle fight, Luke forms a HumanShield for Danny only to find themselves surrounded on both sides by armed gunmen. We then cut to Matt and Jessica who witness the aftermath when one of these gunmen is thrown through the wall into the corridor outside.

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** When Luke and Danny first team up during the Midland Circle fight, Luke forms a HumanShield for Danny only to find themselves surrounded on both sides by armed gunmen. We then cut to Matt and Jessica who witness the aftermath when one of these gunmen is thrown through the wall into the corridor outside.outside, presumably having dealt with the others.

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Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke is stunned to see Jessica there, but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt stops them, as he senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra one-on-one. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra's heartbeat and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas preparing to finish Matt off, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.

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Matt, meanwhile, runs up the stairs, emerging on the top floor at the same moment that Jessica emerges from the elevator. As they walk down the hall, Luke and Danny's fight bursts through the wall in front of them. Luke is stunned to see Jessica there, but there's no time to exchange pleasantries as she tries to ask Luke about Danny, and he in turn tries to ask her about Matt. Before they head to the elevator, Matt stops them, as he senses something very unusual coming towards them. Seconds later, Elektra comes around the corner, sporting her katanas. Jessica and Danny pale as they recognize Elektra. They begin retreating towards the elevator, only to find their way being blocked by more henchmen coming up the stairwell. Luke, Jessica and Danny begin fighting the henchmen, while Matt engages Elektra one-on-one. After an intense fight, Elektra manages to stun Matt with a timed kick that tosses him into a bookcase. As he lays there, prone, Matt recognizes Elektra's heartbeat Elektra and says her name, confused. Elektra pauses, thinking Matt's voice sounds familiar. As she picks up one of her katanas preparing to finish Matt off, Danny suddenly appears and uses the Iron Fist to shatter Elektra's blade and throw her backwards through a window. He then helps Matt to his feet, and the two hurry to join Luke and Jessica before escaping down the elevator.



* TheNoseKnows: It's implied that Matt is tracking Jessica by her scent, as he follows her trail perfectly.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: Even the Black Sky and Alexandra are terrified of this, inciting the latter's quest for immortality.

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* TheNoseKnows: It's implied that Matt is tracking Jessica by her scent, as he follows her trail perfectly.
perfectly. Presumably he recognises Elektra this way as well.
* TheNothingAfterDeath: Even the Black Sky and Alexandra are terrified of this, inciting inspiring the latter's quest for immortality.



* ThisCannotBe: Matt has such a reaction when he recognizes Elektra's heartbeat.

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* ThisCannotBe: Matt has such a reaction when he recognizes Elektra's heartbeat.Elektra.



* TooKinkyToTorture: Stick is disappointed that Alexandra won't torture him for information on Danny Rand's whereabouts.

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* TooKinkyToTorture: TooKinkyToTorture:
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Stick is disappointed that Alexandra won't torture him for information on Danny Rand's whereabouts.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Danny marches into the boardroom of Midland Circle and announces that he intends to take them down. Unfortunately it they're more than ready for him.

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* RefugeInAudacity: Danny marches into the boardroom of Midland Circle and announces that he intends to take them down. Unfortunately it turns out they're more than ready for him.him, and if the other Defenders hadn't turned up Danny would likely have been taken alive by the Hand.



* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.

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* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight defeat a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.unarmed. When the lights come back on, she's holding a pair of bloody katanas and all the ninjas are dead.

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* MythologyGag: Elektra now sports her comics costume. When offered weapons, she also briefly glances at her old sais but instead settles for katanas.

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
**
Elektra now sports her comics costume. When offered weapons, she also briefly glances at her old sais but instead settles for katanas.katanas.
** Luke Cage and Danny Rand being the first two Defenders to meet each other properly in Colleen's dojo is a reference to their team-up in the comics.
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* AmnesiacHero: Inverted with Elektra, who comes back from the dead with no memory. Alexandra tells her language will return, along with her instincts, but not her memories. Alexandra doesn't know yet that Elektra's memories are just suppressed.

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* AmnesiacHero: Inverted with Elektra, who comes back from the dead with no memory. Alexandra tells her language will return, along with her instincts, but not her memories. Alexandra doesn't know yet that Elektra's memories are just suppressed.
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* GreviousHarmWithABody: When Danny grabs the woman with the silenced pistol as a hostage, the other board members produce extendable batons and Alexandra informs him they'll have no problem going through her to get to him, so Danny just throws her into the nearest mook so he can have his hands free for fighting.

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* GreviousHarmWithABody: GrievousHarmWithABody: When Danny grabs the woman with the silenced pistol as a hostage, the other board members produce extendable batons and Alexandra informs him they'll have no problem going through her to get to him, so Danny just throws her into the nearest mook so he can have his hands free for fighting.



* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.

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* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.

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Acting like a reassuring mother, Alexandra gets Elektra up to speed, helping her regain the memory to speak. After some time, it's time for Elektra to be retrained in fighting. She initially thinks of using her old sais, but instead takes a bladed katana. With Alexandra watching, Elektra is put through basic sparring lessons. Her trainers start her with basic non-fatal weapons in one-on-one matches. Then she is taught how to fight multiple opponents. Then comes the real test: moving from non-fatal batons to knifeplay. Elektra demonstrates she's ready, as unarmed, she manages to in total darkness grab twin katanas and kill ten opponents in a matter of seconds. As a reward for passing the test, Alexandra gives Elektra a new armored suit for fighting.

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Acting like a reassuring mother, Alexandra gets Elektra up to speed, helping her regain the memory to speak. After some time, it's time for Elektra to be retrained in fighting. She initially thinks of using her old sais, but instead takes a bladed double-bladed katana. With Alexandra watching, Elektra is put through basic sparring lessons. Her trainers start her with basic non-fatal weapons in one-on-one matches. Then she is taught how to fight multiple opponents. Then comes the real test: moving from non-fatal batons to knifeplay. Elektra demonstrates she's ready, as unarmed, she manages to in total darkness grab twin katanas and kill ten opponents in a matter of seconds. As a reward for passing the test, Alexandra gives Elektra a new armored suit for fighting.



* IstanbulNotConstantinople: DiscussedTrope when Alexandra tells a Turkish restauranteur that his wife's ethnic dish is better than they made it in Constantinople. The man corrects her that it's known as Istanbul, now. It's another hint that like other Hand leaders she is OlderThanTheyLook.



* TheNothingAfterDeath: Even the Black Sky and Alexandra are terrified of this, inciting the latter's quest for immortality.



* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.

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* TrainingMontage: Elektra from using her twin swords to fight a GiantMook with a SimpleStaff, to to fighting more and more opponents until her DeadlyGraduation where she has to fight a roomful of katana-wielding ninjas in the dark while unarmed.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Lampshaded when even Danny gives a wry smile when telling Luke about the dragon thing, and Claire and Colleen admit it's pretty far out.


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* GreviousHarmWithABody: When Danny grabs the woman with the silenced pistol as a hostage, the other board members produce extendable batons and Alexandra informs him they'll have no problem going through her to get to him, so Danny just throws her into the nearest mook so he can have his hands free for fighting.


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* RefugeInAudacity: Danny marches into the boardroom of Midland Circle and announces that he intends to take them down. Unfortunately it they're more than ready for him.


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* StandardFemaleGrabArea: When Matt grabs Jessica like this, she threatens to "punch you so hard you'll see."


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* WorkingTheSameCase: We see Luke, Danny and Jessica all learning about Midland Circle at the exact same time. Luke learns it from looking at a box of Cole's stuff and finding a Midland Circle parking slip wrapped around a roll of cash from Cole's mysterious job. Danny learns it when he and Colleen look up all the financial information about the money that the Hand was moving through Rand. Jessica learns it while talking with one of Raymond's partners at Duncan & Dotter Design and get him to reveal that Midland Circle was one of Raymond's latest designed skyscrapers. Matt then learns about Midland Circle by following Jessica there.

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* WorkingTheSameCase: WomenAreWiser: Claire and Colleen try to get Luke and Danny to get past their TestosteronePoisoning.
* WorkingTheSameCase:
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We see Luke, Danny and Jessica all learning about Midland Circle at the exact same time. Luke learns it from looking at a box of Cole's stuff and finding a Midland Circle parking slip wrapped around a roll of cash from Cole's mysterious job. Danny learns it when he and Colleen look up all the financial information about the money that the Hand was moving through Rand. Jessica learns it while talking with one of Raymond's partners at Duncan & Dotter Design and get him to reveal that Midland Circle was one of Raymond's latest designed skyscrapers. Matt then learns about Midland Circle by following Jessica there.
** Earlier, Claire realises the man Luke fought was Danny Rand, [[WomenAreWiser so gets them together to sought things out]]. Things don't work out so well, though at least they don't come to blows again.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Cole is killed in prison for talking to Luke. Dolores lets out a gutwrenching wail at the news of his death.

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Cole is killed in prison for talking to Luke. Dolores lets out a gutwrenching wail at the news of his death.death, given that he was the last of her three children.
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** Matt mentions having read about the whole Kilgrave ordeal when Foggy debriefed him on Jessica, as a way of telling Jessica that he can only help her if she's fully open with him about what happened.

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** Matt mentions having read about the whole Kilgrave ordeal when Foggy debriefed briefed him on Jessica, as a way of telling Jessica that he can only help her if she's fully open with him about what happened.
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* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a [CheapCostume makeshift mask]] out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way up the staircase. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.

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* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a [CheapCostume [[CheapCostume makeshift mask]] out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way up the staircase. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.

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* BattleDiscretionShot: The final test of Elektra's training. With Alexandra watching, a group of ten ninjas surround an unarmed and defenseless Elektra, and unsheath their katanas. The room then suddenly goes dark, we hear the sounds of fighting as Alexandra listens impassively. A few seconds later, the lights come back on, and all ten ninjas are lying dead around Elektra's feet as she drops two katanas she managed to grab from one of them.

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* BattleDiscretionShot: BattleDiscretionShot:
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The final test of Elektra's training. With Alexandra watching, a group of ten ninjas surround an unarmed and defenseless Elektra, and unsheath their katanas. The room then suddenly goes dark, we hear the sounds of fighting as Alexandra listens impassively. A few seconds later, the lights come back on, and all ten ninjas are lying dead around Elektra's feet as she drops two katanas she managed to grab from one of them.them.
** When Luke and Danny first team up during the Midland Circle fight, Luke forms a HumanShield for Danny only to find themselves surrounded on both sides by armed gunmen. We then cut to Matt and Jessica who witness the aftermath when one of these gunmen is thrown through the wall into the corridor outside.



* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a makeshift mask out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way up the staircase. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.

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* BoringButPractical: When Matt hears guns firing, he makes a [CheapCostume makeshift mask mask]] out of Jessica's scarf and {{Le Parkour}}s his way up the staircase. Jessica just takes the elevator and makes it there at the same time as he does.

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