02x08 - Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance

[bunniefuu]

[Colleen] Your physical training
is nearly complete.

The final step
is controlling your emotions.

[grunting]

[Colleen] Davos is your blind spot.

And he has two fists where you had one.

He knows you're coming
and that all it takes to end this fight...

is landing one blow.

He thinks he has you at a disadvantage.

Let him believe it.

[Davos] With practice comes mastery.

[all] With practice comes mastery!

He'll make the first move.

- [Davos] With mastery comes knowledge.
- [all] With mastery comes knowledge!

[Colleen] Keep control. Keep centered.

Let him wear himself out.

- [Davos] With knowledge comes strength.
- [all] With knowledge comes strength!

[Davos] If someone stands against you,

strike them down as the falcon would,
without mercy or hesitation.

Keep your eyes open. Read him.

He's all ego and overconfidence.
Do not be the same.

- Huh!
- [grunting]

Be relentless.
Look for a weakness to exploit.

[grunts]

Strike to k*ll.
Follow each att*ck with another.

That's enough for now.

No.

Rain down destruction.

Let's go again.

[theme music playing]

[Colleen] Albert and his crew
are getting the word out.

And Sam has volunteers
from Bayard doing the same.

Sounds like you're going viral, sensei.

You don't have to call me that
when we're not training.

Your strength and agility
are almost back to normal.

It's pretty amazing.

Yeah, well...
this thing is state-of-the-art.

It's not the brace. It's you.

Learning to compensate
and adjust in such a short time.

That's mostly down to you.

We still need Misty
to get the cops on board,

because without them,
we can't get the bowl or Davos.

And as good as you've been looking,
the hardest part is yet to come.

Your technique with that
doesn't feel like Hand.

My grandfather taught me. Before Bakuto.

When my mother d*ed and my father
sent me to live with my grandparents.

How long did you stay with him?

That's his katana, right?

Yeah.

He was the one who taught me Bushido.

He was always so serious about my training
and I never understood why.

I'd ask him, and he would just...
throw me a riddle.

"The frog trapped in the well
does not understand the sea."

He used to send me out on these missions.

"Find three songbirds, a perfect plum,
track a tanuki until it went to ground."

Sounds like fun.

More an object lesson.
To observe the world around me.

"A warrior must always remember
what they're fighting for."

Hmm.

Only thing we fought for in K'un-Lun
was the power of the Iron Fist.

And now?

Everything. You, this city, Davos.

Physically, you're ready.

But facing Davos will be
just as emotional as it is physical.

Davos is my blind spot.

Everything that's happened between us,
it's... it's got my wires crossed.

Then we'll uncross them.

The challenge now
will be to think and choose,

not just feel and react.

[computer beeping]

It's the tip line.

Hello? You've seen something?

On East Broadway and Clinton,
headed uptown. Thank you. We're on it.

Car that matches Chen Wu's.
Could be Davos on the move.

I have to warn whoever he's after.
That's Hatchet territory, right?

Could be going after James Wong.

Used to run numbers for the Hatchets
out of his apartment on Clinton.

Get your stuff. You're coming with me.

This is another test, isn't it?

Call it field training.

Time to remember what we're fighting for.

Apartment B.

I made some calls.

We're about to reel in the big fish.

If it's all the same,
I'd like to lend a hand with this one.

Are you sure this is the place?

Yeah. Trust me. B.

You've helped me dispose of dozens
of your former enemies.

But you betrayed an equal number
of your former allies.

I will never trust you.

[knocking at door]

[Liu] You can't be here.

Ms. Wing. Mr. Rand. This is unexpected.

No time to explain. Davos is coming.

God, no. He'll rip us to pieces.

Coward. Grab a w*apon.
Stand beside me. Let him come.

You don't stand a chance.

We're not here to fight him.

- We're here to get you out.
- Back door.

[crashing]

Danny! Danny, this is the test.

- [breathing heavily]
- [Colleen] Don't react.

Show me you can think and choose.
Control your emotions.

Danny.

Right. Think and choose.

[vessel shatters]

- You got a car?
- Yeah. This way. This way.

[Chen] Hey!

Well, this is an embarrassment of riches.

- Mr. Ho's man.
- Chen Wu.

Get Mrs. Yang out of here.
I'll handle this.

- Love the new look.
- Let's see if I can give you the same.

[both grunting]

Colleen! Jump in!

- How did they know we were coming?
- Don't ask me. Who let 'em get away?

[groans]

If you're playing both ends
against the middle, I swear...

Those two took my eye!
And you'd do worse if I crossed you.

Then how? How?!

That's my car.

[Walker] God damn it.

[Mary over recording] Hi. It's me.

Now, I know that you must be pretty angry.

All that missed time.

It's no accident.

I have done everything I can
to keep you away.

Pills to keep me calm,
an open faucet to mimic rain.

I think I'm changing,
which means you must be, too.

I heard about what you're planning
to do with our future, Walker, and...

I had to say something.
So I hope you hear me.

Hear this.

Your friend Joy came round, and she said
she wanted you to protect her,

which made me remember all the times
that you have protected me.

Back in Green Bay... In Sokovia.

You got us out of that hole,
so thank you for that.

[rewinds] In Sokovia...

- [Walker gasps]
- Easy, soldier.

You're okay.

You're safe now.

Can you tell me your name?

Walker.

Sergeant First Class Mary Walker.

We've been looking for you
for a long time. [whistles]

How long?

How did you find me?

[soldier ] A lot of chatter
from these coordinates.

Someone lit it up. Was that you?

No.

What happened here?

I don't know.

They came to get me.

I was in the hole.

And I think...

No, I know that they
were going to k*ll me.

And then I don't know what happened.

You got us out of that hole, so thank you.

You got us out of that hole, so thank...

[Ryhno] With practice comes mastery.

[all] With practice comes mastery!

[Ryhno] With mastery comes knowledge.

[all] With mastery comes knowledge!

[Ryhno] With knowledge comes strength.

[all] With knowledge comes strength!

[all grunting]

[Ryhno] Now switch.

Switch sides. Ten sets on each side.

[panting] What the...

What the hell? Back off!

[Crank] What? That's what
we came here for. To fight.

That's bullshit. Why're we learning
to kick each other's asses?

- With mastery comes strength.
- That's not how it goes, dumbass.

Start over. Gimme ten sets.

Nah. I gotta take a piss.

[door opens]

Where do you think you're going?

Hmm?

You think what's going on
in there is hard?

Having Davos train you, care for you?

Try ending up on his bad side.

The surest way onto his list
is to leave here.

Or have one of these.

Why are you giving me the ?
You're his lady, ain't you?

[scoffs] That's both sexist
and simplistic. How quaint.

Look, do what you want, all right?

But if I were you,

I would get back in there,
put a smile on my face,

and get with the program.

Davos is just so proud of all of you.

Let's not ruin his day.

Unless you're dead set on su1c1de.

She's been here
since you dropped her off last night.

And the others arrived a few hours later.

[Colleen] Liu, I recognize.

Are those guys Hatchet soldiers?

Some. Those three are Tigers, though.

Maybe they're
finally working through peace.

Or another kind of w*r.

Whatever this is,
Bayard can't be involved.

We'll handle it.

We need to talk.

A familiar refrain.
Usually preceding disaster.

The peace you wanted has been achieved.

It's a pretty heavily armed
version of peace.

All that was needed was a common enemy.

You're planning to retaliate
against Davos.

He'll slaughter you. All of you.

Not if we slaughter him first.

[Sherry] I'm grateful
you came when you did.

And I know you've saved lives.

But he k*lled my husband and many others...

[Colleen] We have a plan.

We're gonna make a move on Davos
as soon as we're ready.

- And it will be soon.
- We're ready now.

If you go in after Davos...
how many more people will be hurt?

k*lled?

People are already being k*lled.

Just hear us out, please.

My husband had many faults,
but he always learned from his mistakes.

In that way,
I'm trying to be more like him.

[grunting]

Joy? What are you doing?

I was looking for you.

Why did you come here, Joy?

- I just told you.
- No, not here, this room.

Here with me.

Because I want to change.
I want to be a better person.

But you were afraid of me.
And then you weren't.

What changed your mind?

[chuckles] Does it really matter?

It matters greatly.
It's something I need to understand.

Why would you trust me if you fear me?

If you were afraid... why join me?

Because you need me as much as I need you.

Take a walk with me.

He's always listening.

This was a Rand purchase,
so I've seen the blueprints of this place.

Over there, they were gonna wall off
a -square-foot lobby.

Average apartment
was going to be , square feet.

The lobby is a glorified powder room.

You're wondering where I'm going
with this. Or what a powder room is.

The former.

The people who designed this place,
they knew something important.

First impressions don't mean a thing.

First time I met you, for example.
Beside the point.

Get to yours.

Look, at your core, you are a good man.
A noble one, even.

You push yourself
harder than anyone I've ever met.

So I can get past the lobby,

because I know the apartment has a view

that I will wake to every day
and feel glad to be alive.

I accept the methods
because I understand the man.

Have you seen these?

A k*ller. That's how they see me.

They don't understand that all of this

is a necessary component
of what will be a great rebirth.

Show them more. It's a sales thing.
The way you brand yourself.

I don't understand.

You want to make the city a better place,
but you're k*lling people.

It's mixed messages.

Be the change you wanna present,

and the people of this city
will see you as you want them to.

Show them how you will better their lives.

Show them the man that I see.

The man I respect.

And all of this goes away.

The city must be purged.

But maybe the righteous should be given
a chance to see me as you do.

I apologize for doubting you.

[Walker] I need you to help me
understand this, Dr. Edmonds.

I did not k*ll those men.

I wanted to.

After what they did to me,
they deserved it.

They deserved worse.

But I didn't do it.

And in the video, my alter, she thanks me
for getting her out of there.

But I had nothing to do with it.

A video left by your alter
troubled you enough to seek me out.

Is this a common occurrence?

[mutters]

You know, sometimes I send her messages.

This is the first time
she's ever reached out to me.

Has something changed
in your environment to spark this?

That's not the issue.
I need to find out what happened.

Because neither you or your alter
remember escaping captivity.

This special ops mission.
There were eight in your patrol.

Is it possible that one of them
was also held,

and ultimately escaped and freed you?

Four of them d*ed in the ambush,

and the other three
over the next year or so.

They made sure to show me the corpses.
What was left of them.

These Sokovians... they like knives.

So, no, it's not possible.

Is Mary the only other alter
you're aware of?

There's no one else.

You say that as if you're absolutely sure.

The soldiers that found you...
There must be a report of the incident.

- A m*llitary record, redacted.
- Mmm.

From the way you describe your alter,

it doesn't seem as though
she's capable of v*olence.

She's not.

I'd always assumed that she convinced
someone to help get her out of there,

and they had k*lled all those people.

But in the video she thanked me.

This happened years ago.
Why is it so present?

What about this... missing time
troubles you now?

I, uh... I have a place I could go.

Somewhere safe.

Where I could live some version of a life.

But I need to understand the variables.

With DID, the variables are many
and the answers few.

One option is treatment,
a path towards integration.

That process could bring some clarity.

How long would that take?

Well, hard to say it would work at all.
DID is full of question marks.

We would start with at least six months
of in-patient treatment.

Thank you for your time.

If there's a possibility your alter
is capable of that level of v*olence,

maybe you should stay.

For your own safety.

For your own safety...

maybe you should forget
that I was ever here.

Can I help you?

I need something that says,

"Sorry I'm the assh*le
that got you knocked up

and then fell off the wagon
in front of you."

What do you recommend?

- [exhales] Um...
- [Ward] You choose.

[cell phone vibrating]

[sighs] I'm somewhat occupied
at the moment.

I need you to do something for me.

- The hell does that mean?
- I don't have time for questions.

You told me to leave you alone.
Repeatedly.

Yes, I did. And now I need this.

Look. You know the factory in Jersey
you tried to buy for me?

Doesn't ring a bell.

Don't be a sh*t, Ward.

Yes, obviously I remember the factory.

Good. I need you to take it over for me.

[scoffs] I warned you
against over-leveraging.

Now that you've seen the light,

I have to pick up the tab
on some poison pill?

It's not a poison pill.
The Sofia Rios deal is solid. I just...

There are other matters
taking my attention.

So I'm moving on.

What does that mean?

I don't have time
to explain it all right now, okay?

What's up with you, Joy?

This has to do with the whole Davos thing?

Just do it, Ward.
I thought you wanted to mend fences.

I did.

You said you didn't.

Just forget it.
All right, I'll ask someone else.

No, I'll do it.

I just truly don't understand.

You don't need to.

The deed and the project charter
are in the credenza.

Spare keys are with the super.
I'll text you the alarm code.

It's $ . .

You can keep it.

Good luck.

Yeah.

My luck doesn't break that way.

Oh...

Mrs. Yang can't just box us out.
We saved her ass last night.

They're gonna end Davos or die trying.
Probably both.

I am over watching people
march to face their death

like it's a badge of honor.

It never ends.

[sighs] Look, Colleen, come here.

[Colleen sighs]

You're right.
We have a plan, and we're close.

Let's just get what we need
and get to Davos before they do.

- Colleen...
- And last night was impressive.

You... You kept your emotional distance.

Yeah.

That's what we need to talk about.

I wanted you to train me.

But it feels like we're being forced to
choose between ending Davos' thr*at, or...

or ending us.

Are they mutually exclusive?

I don't know.

- [sighs]
- But I know that I didn't want this.

Any of this.

And I'm fighting for what I believe in,
no matter the cost.

This is another lesson, isn't it?

Think and choose. [exhales]

So, what do we do now?

When Mrs. Yang said she was gonna
mount an att*ck and k*ll your brother,

what was your first reaction?

Stop her by whatever means necessary.

Punch your way out of the problem. Okay.

And last night,
when Davos was right there,

what did you wanna do?

Stop him. Save him from crossing deeper
until he was too far gone.

Okay, but you didn't.

I've seen what happens
when I go with my instincts.

I wanna do this the right way.

You've crossed the Rubicon, Danny.

The training worked.

One last test.

I need to see all this in action.

So, what,
we just wait for Davos to make a move?

Well, you remember those cage fights
I used to go to...

when I was working through my anger?

That's where I'm gonna take you.

[Walker] You're not supposed to be here.

Me?

What is this?

- A setup?
- No.

Where'd you get the keys to this place?

I'm asking the questions here.
You're in my sister's apartment.

I was looking for her.

What happened to you?

[exhales]

I tried to punch someone.

Joy's not here. Thanks for playing.

I was gonna ask her a favor.
But, actually, you'll do.

I'm gonna say this differently.
Time to go.

You and Joy have access
to the same Rand database,

which is how you pulled the file on me
for Danny and the cop, yes?

What I do and how I do it
are none of your business.

Do you want me to call the police?

Do you want your teeth
ripped out of your mouth?

No. I don't.
No one wants their teeth pulled out.

There's a part in my m*llitary history
that's been redacted.

I need to find out what's under the black.

[Ward] Mmm.

Even if I wanted to help you, and I don't,
I can't pull non-redacted DOJ files.

[Walker] You can't,
but you can pay someone who can.

[Ward] Can't do it today.

Agreed to do Joy a favor,
so my card is already punched.

- Joy asked you for help?
- Up is down. Left is right.

[Walker] That's exactly
why I need this file.

[softly] sh*t.

I can get you your file,
but I'm gonna need something in trade.

You just said you couldn't.

Do you want it or not?

Joy is with Davos.
She's worried she might not get out.

She told you that?

No. But I think I understand
why she asked me to do this for her now.

Our mother, before she d*ed, ran an NGO.

Renewable energy
for third-world countries.

Joy's business venture
is about solar cells.

- What does that have to do with Davos?
- Nothing.

But Joy knows that I'd be the best bet
to keep the project alive if...

She doesn't come out of there alive.

If I get you your file,
will you help me get to her?

Get her away from him
if that's what needs to happen?

Make sure she's safe?

She is not safe
as long as he is breathing.

I've told her as much.

The only answer, when it comes to Davos,
is a final one.

Then we bury a b*llet in his brain.

[Davos] Gather your things. We're leaving.

[Chen] We're bringing them with us?

Where are we taking them?
Some kind of field trip?

I am bringing them with me.
You're arranging transportation.

Heard Shifu. Get ready to go.

[BB] Hey, man, I'm not feeling well.

You don't wanna be
on the wrong side of this.

I'm telling you, man.
I ate something weird.

My stomach doesn't feel right.

I can't go.

- [BB grunts and coughs]
- [Ryhno] I'mma deal with you later.

Bring him to the dark room.

Hurry up!

Come on.

[metal clanking]

- You want outta here?
- [BB] What do you think?

You know what they'll do to you
if they find you're gone, right?

I don't plan on sticking around
to find out.

All right, I'll let you out.

But I need your help.

There's something I have to find.

It's a very old bowl made of copper.
Have you seen it?

A bowl? Lady...

It can take his power away.
We don't have long to find it.

Are you gonna help me
or should I lock you back in here?

I want you to go right home. No detours.

- [Davos] Your name is Henry Yip?
- That's right.

I'll pay if you want. Tigers are gone.

I don't want your money.

You're the one
that has been k*lling the Triads.

I am.

Go inside. Now.

We're ashamed of the way
we treated you and your staff.

Please accept our apology.

Good.

I will be providing protection
from this day forward.

There will be no charge.

All that I ask in return...

is be a good man.

Seek justice. Reject corruption.

Do you have a problem?

No, I just...

want to stay out of all of this.

I've learned from my mistakes.

You don't believe I'm a good man?

No, I do. It's just...
I don't want to take sides.

You're still in league
with the Golden Tigers.

No, I never was.

You reject my offer
to cling to your old ways.

Support criminals instead of justice.

I've never been part of any Tigers or...

[groaning]

He was part of the cancer
that's rotting this city.

Nah. He was telling the truth.
He's not a Tiger, never was.

We're out. BB was right. This...
This is some messed-up...

We must end the battle
before it has begun.

Strike like a falcon does.
Without mercy...

Or hesitation.

- Yeah?
- [Crank] Mmm-hmm.

Is there anyone else who doubts the change
we're working to bring here?

[all] No, Shifu.

- [Davos screams]
- No, Shifu!

Good.

- [Danny] We early?
- [Colleen] Try late.

They shut this place down
about six months ago.

- [Danny] Why did you bring me here?
- [Colleen] To fight.

Oh, come on, Colleen.
I'm not gonna fight you.

Don't question me.
You're getting ready to face Davos.

A few rounds with a bruiser
won't prep you for that.

He knows how to push your buttons.

So do I.

I don't wanna hurt you.

That's good. You don't want
to hurt Davos either, right?

Kumite, a point match.
You grab a ribbon, you score a point.

Opponent steps out of bounds,
you score a point.

- First one to three wins.
- And if I win?

I'll know you're ready.

I'll know you can control your emotions
when you face him.

- Are you sure it's even in here?
- It has to be. He'd keep it close.

Hey, look. Under here.

- Oh. Look.
- All right. Let me see it.

[door opens]

[whispers] Oh, sh*t. They're back.

I'll slow them.

This is our window.

If the bowl is in there,

you take it to the Chikara Dojo
on Monroe.

Yeah, I know. Colleen's spot.

Yes. You tell her
Danny will know what to do with it.

I'll cover for you as long as I can.
Just make it look like we weren't here.

[Joy] How'd it go?

I should never have listened to you.
You misled me.

What do you mean? Hey.

Um...

Hey. I'm a part of this, aren't I?

Don't shut me out.
What do you think I did?

It may not be purposeful, Joy...

but you think you can solve a problem
with the careful application of lies,

half-truths and handshakes.

I've realized that there is only one way

to solve the problems
that plague this city.

So, what? You're just done?

You don't care
if people hear your message?

You presuppose that there are
more than deaf ears to hear it.

Like unruly children,
I must bring this city to heel.

See, there's a reason why, Joy,
they b*at us in K'un-Lun.

To break us down and make us submit.

And it was then that we could
see the truth, accept the lesson,

not... not just in our minds...

but in our blood.

You're not half as clever
as you think you are.

I'm sorry? [chuckles]

Said the scorpion to the snake.

It's a parable.

Huh.

Well, tell it at a party
and make some friends. Hmm?

I'm nothing like you.

Sure you are.

A survivor.

I survived him.
And I'll survive what comes next.

So if you try to muscle me out...

Three points. That's all you need.

[grunting]

Contact, huh?

[exhales] Point for me. One-zero.

Two-zero.

[panting] Do not react.

Think.

Choose.

That would be nice.
Maybe flashcards would help you remember.

You think Davos loses his cool
when he uses the Fist?

The one he took from you,
that he's using to clean up Chinatown

I know what you're trying to do,
but I passed all your tests.

I'm taking the Fist back.

[shouts]

Do what with it? Cause more chaos?
Break up more parleys?

The Fist almost consumed you.

Imagine what it's doing to him.
How it's changing him.

And all of this could've been prevented
if you'd just kept your balance.

Nice. [exhales] Two-one.

But the way you got there,
that's what we need to get you past.

You put yourself and everyone else
in danger when you react to your emotions.

How am I to control my emotions
when you're in my face?

That's the point. It's why we're here.

[panting] You love Davos. You love me.

I'm asking you to separate yourself
from that and show me you can fight.

Two-two.

You're frustrated, angry.

I get it.

I used to come here and fight
until I couldn't see straight.

So what changed?

I remembered what I was fighting for.

What are you fighting for?

[Colleen] I pushed too hard too fast.

[Danny] No, it's not that.

Something just clicked.

Growing up, I had everything.

Money, love, a future.

When it got ripped away from me, I...
I didn't know how to process it.

I reacted. I found a mission.
Become the Iron Fist.

Mission kept you alive, Danny.

It did.

But at some point, I was just repeating
the cycle that K'un-Lun taught me.

You asked me to remember
what I was fighting for.

Truth is...

it isn't Matt Murdock's mission,
or our neighborhood.

It isn't Davos.

It's not even you, Colleen.

All I've been fighting for
is the power of the Iron Fist.

The heart of the dragon.
I can feel it calling me.

And because of that,

it will always make me a danger
to the people I care about the most.

Physically, I'm ready to face Davos.

We can stop him.

But when he's subdued
and we perform the ceremony...

I can't take the power back.

If we take the power out of Davos...
it has to go somewhere.

Someone has to hold the Fist.

I know.

I think it should be you.

[dramatic music playing]