This is Mahoney heading into the 15th Precinct with Frank Castle.
In an ambulance?
I'm in an ambulance, but that wasn't the important part.
I got Frank Castle.
Why are you in an ambulance, Mahoney?
Jeez.
Things got a little unconventional. Just have the welcoming committee ready.
-We should be there in less than ten. -Copy that.
Shit like stealing an ambulance and kidnapping...
might just be Tuesday to you, but this ain't me, man.
I think you're doing great.
Oh, thank you very much. So glad to have your seal of approval.
And how come you're so calm, huh?
I'm taking you to jail forever.
It's gonna be what it's gonna be, Mahoney.
Tell you the truth,
I'd mostly just like to get some sleep.
God damn it!
-Hey! Watch the road.
I'm a simple man, you know?
I got you, now I'm locking you up.
I don't give a shit about whatever unholy deals were made
between you and Madani, Russo, Homeland, the goddamn Illuminati, whatever.
-What? -Just stop and talk to me.
We got nothing to talk about, Madani. You lied to me. For the last time.
I had my reasons.
Yeah, and you can tell me all about 'em when I come and arrest you.
Plan on that for later today, by the way.
About time.
Are you hit?
Mahoney! Hey, I need a key for these cuffs!
Hell no! Ain't gonna happen, Frank.
-Damn it! I need a key for these cuffs! -No! No!
-Shit!
Homeland Security!
God... damn it.
Shit.
Frank.
You're gonna be all right. You hear me?
Help's on the way.
You're gonna be all right.
God damn.
Shit. Shit.
God...
God damn it.
Okay.
Shit.
Frank!
Son of a bitch. Come on.
Come on. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Come on.
That's it. Here we go.
That's it. Come on. I got you.
Let's go. Come on.
Come on.
I got you.
Come on. I got you.
Come on.
That's it.
Here we go.
Gotta go.
You can't leave, Frank.
You can't leave. You can't leave, Frank.
I can't let you just walk away, Frank.
Frank!
Well, you do what you gotta do.
According to the detective I spoke to,
the unknown assailant rammed the ambulance,
forcing it from the bridge before escaping.
At this point,
we don't know if this man was trying to free Frank Castle or assassin--
Were you gonna... tell me?
I didn't...
It doesn't matter.
What doesn't?
That Frank escaped, or that you wanted to hide it from me?
What
I really wasn't thinking at all.
Hmm. You're always thinking.
This doesn't change anything.
Okay. So why try to keep it from me?
Because...
he just... He never ends. He keeps on coming and that scares me.
The man is... relentless.
He's got nothing else.
And I do?
That your point?
Don't do that. Wait...
You're punishing me for what?
Just one minute not wanting that man to ruin everything?
And now you're acting cold,
and I can't tell if that's because you're pissed off at me or...
you're getting ready to go after him.
I'm going to get our paperwork.
Okay?
Just like we planned.
You can leave this alone?
Listen, the way that I have felt since I've been done with him...
just to stay here with you, I've never felt that.
I've never felt that...
happy.
So I figure that you're right.
Once you cut that cancer out...
you don't let it back in.
Promise me you'll be back?
Won't be long.
Hey. Are you okay?
Yeah. I'm all right.
It's amazing no one got killed.
I'd be barbecue right now if it wasn't for Castle.
Came back and pulled me out.
Then I pulled my gun on him, and he just, uh... walked away.
-He could have just let me burn. -No, Mahoney.
No, he couldn't, in the same way that you couldn't shoot him in the back.
Why did you help him?
In the hospital. You had to know it would end your career.
I was planning on coming after you hard.
I know how you feel.
You're in the middle of this, this...
insanity, and you're trying to find some sense.
But here's what I can tell you. Frank is not a criminal.
He is not a hero either. He is just... He's Frank.
And what am I supposed to do with that, Madani?
You're not supposed to do anything with it.
I'm just telling you how it is.
-Okay, now get some... Get some rest.
Excuse me.
Hi, Dr. Dumont.
Dinah, hey, is everything okay?
With you, I mean?
I saw the news, that you were involved.
Maybe Frank hurt you.
Uh, no, I'm not on his list. Don't worry.
Do you know where he might be
I...
What if he comes after me?
Could he do that?
If he thought maybe...
I knew where Billy was or...
This whole thing is just too much, isn't it?
And what about Billy? Has he...
Do you have any leads?
What are you gonna do?
The investigation is still going on,
so I can't really talk... Are you okay, Krista?
Yes, yes, I'll be fine.
It's just...
this hell never ends, does it?
You know what? Don't worry. I think Billy's long gone by now.
I'll tell you what. I'll...
I'll keep you posted if anything happens with either Castle or Billy.
Just to give you a peace of mind, you know?
I'd appreciate that.
It's O'Rourke.
O-R-O-U-R-K-E. Badge number five-two-zero-six.
Yeah, I'm looking for an address.
-Afternoon, ma'am. -Good afternoon.
Uh, can I help, Officer?
Just take whatever you want.
Yeah, that's how it works for you, huh?
"Just take whatever you want"?
Kill anyone who gets in the way, huh?
Who are you
That's what you're gonna do.
Pretend that you don't know who I am.
Huh
Whatever you think, I don't know you.
This all seems like such a... Such a terrible mistake!
"Mistake," huh?
What about those kids in Chicago
How about that sheriff's station you shot up?
Dead Russians That ring a bell?
Dead kids? I am a US Senator. If you think a crime has been committed--
Let me tell you something. I ain't falling for your act.
That asshole that works for you, he just shot up a highway, coming after me.
You know, the only reason you're breathing right now,
you're gonna help me find him.
Get your ass up. Get your ass up.
Who the hell are you?
Are you expecting trouble?
Around here, there's no telling who's gonna come through your front door, right?
You don't look too good yourself, friend.
It has been a testing day.
Have a seat.
If you go for that shotgun, I'm gonna put a bullet in your kneecap, okay?
And trust me, that doesn't feel too good.
How do you know Dinah Madani?
I mean, how do you think I know her?
She comes here from time to time.
Even cops need a little booty call every now and then, right?
-Oh, yeah? -Mmm.
I think you're lying.
Man, what do you want?
I don't have much, but if you see something that'll help, just take it.
Castle and the girl.
Who?
I have no quarrel with you,
but I also have very little time.
So, if they're your friends,
and you're thinking of showing them loyalty, of protecting them,
it would be better if you didn't.
Still, I don't know anything about any Castle or girl.
Like Peter, you deny this man.
You know, there was a time not so long ago,
I would have judged you before even sitting down with you,
before speaking with you.
Just a glance, and I would have seen you as unclean, a dishonest man.
Less than human.
It was a brutal life. I've put that behind me.
But here, now, I can see you clearly, without hate.
And while I admire your bravery...
I do not believe you.
This is not a place where people live. This is a place where people hide.
And while I respect what you're doing, protecting a friend--
Curtis! Curtis!
Curtis, we got him out. He's...
Run!
You could have all run.
Taken this shit and gone.
But here you are.
Yeah, all five of us, Billy.
What went down, that was messed up.
We should have just killed Castle.
What
We were always on borrowed time, man.
It was always gonna end up this way.
He killed a lot of our friends, and escaped.
Yeah.
So it's just not you and him now.
We owe him some payback.
And with this, we could finish him.
They say he's hurt, on the run.
I say we hunt him down.
We owe that to the others.
Look, I get it. Okay? I do.
But killing Frank Castle... that won't bring them back.
And now... And now, you all have something to lose.
You're gonna let Castle slide?
That's bullshit.
A lot of people died because of Frank.
And that's...
Well, that's on me.
But I won't let another one of you die
or spend your life in a cage because of him.
So I suggest that you take your shit and you go,
and you find something that's worth more.
There's one each.
New names.
New lives.
My gift to you.
Where you going?
It's not where I'm going.
It's who I'm going with.
It's been an honor, boys.
No.
No, no, no.
Curtis.
-Hey, hey, hey. Come on. Come on.
-Are you all right? -Shit.
-Where is she? -Amy.
Where is she, Curt -Amy. Amy...
-The preacher-looking guy-- -He was here, Curtis
-And then she-- -Did he take her?
She showed up, and I grabbed him, and she ran.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. She ran? -She ran.
-God damn it!
God damn it!
Where'd she go -
God damn it.
All right. All right.
You got your phone?
Come on, kid.
-Come on. -She ran.
Where's it...
Hey. Hey.
Damn it, Frank.
Get your ass out.
-Come on. Get your...
Who the hell is that?
-It's David Schultz. -US Senator Schultz?
Yeah, he keeps telling me that.
Jesus, Frank.
Ow!
Shut up.
Look at me, asshole.
I do not have time for your bullshit, you understand me?
I'm looking for your man.
He took a kid, David, and she is very important to me.
I need to get her back.
I don't know what you're talking about.
That right?
You don't know what I'm talking about, huh?
Okay.
The whole goddamn thing's about you.
See, I know why you sent him.
This is all about you, David.
Hey...
think of everybody who died here, that blood...
That blood that's on your hands.
How about that?
You know what that's about, David Do you?
See, I know what your secret is, David. I know all about it.
Now, here's what you need to know.
I swear to you, if something happens to that kid,
I'm gonna kill you.
Are you gonna blackmail me?
Don't do that.
Don't you play stupid with me.
For God's sake! You burst into my home, you punch me in the face,
you keep yelling about murders and... and some man and then some girl,
and I don't know what the hell all this is!
I don't!
Please.
I'm scared.
Okay?
You're... you're... you're terrifying.
And this... this... I guess this was always gonna happen,
but I promise you that I don't know... I don't know what you're talking about.
You know something, David?
Russians, they, uh... they paid for these photos. Then...
But then somebody found out, and... everybody involved, they got killed.
Who could have done that?
Maybe someone with power, someone with pull, right?
Someone with no mercy.
Thing is, you sit there in front of me, you say you got no idea who did it.
But, see, here's the thing. I think you know exactly who it is.
Right?
Right, David?
No. No. No. No, they... they wouldn't.
They did.
Oh, God.
How many dead?
Too many.
I swear to you, I am not part of this.
I would never do... this.
All right.
I think it's time to call Mommy and Daddy.
In the name of Jesus Christ...
who suffered for you...
in the name of the Holy Spirit, who was poured out...
And may your home be in Heaven...
with God the Father and the Son and...
and the Holy Spirit...
And all the angels.
-Hey. -Dinah. Is everything okay?
Yeah. You sounded a little strange on the phone before.
-I just thought I'd see how you are. -Oh, I guess I must have.
Um... it's nothing.
I just, I watched the news, and I got a little overwhelmed.
Ah.
Even I'm not immune to a good old-fashioned panic attack.
Well, doctors make the worst patients, huh?
-Oh. Are you gonna ask me in? -Oh, of course. Come on in.
Are you going somewhere?
Yeah. Yeah, I thought why stay here freaking out
when I could go somewhere and wait till this is all over?
Got you. Makes sense. I mean, I wish I could do the same.
Do you
No. No, you know what? You're right. I...
Probably not.
We've just got to play it out now, right?
Tea?
Sure.
Uh, there was one thing.
When I went to visit Castle in the hospital, Russo called him.
He wanted to gloat.
And he said something funny.
He said to Frank he was his own devil now.
Yeah...
Yeah, it, um...
I mean, it struck me because it was the same thing you said to me the other night.
I'm very fond of a quote.
Afraid I'm guilty of repeating myself. I use it often with my patients.
-And there I was thinking I was special.
Irises! Peonies! Lilies! Roses!
If it grows, I've got it!
What'll it be, buddy
I don't know.
Something blue?
Dutch irises. That's it.
Right over here.
Ten bucks.
Keep it.
Thank you, Mr. Blue!
Now, that's my kind of customer.
When we talked about, uh, Castle and Russo the other night...
men like that...
what stayed with me is...
"What kind of a woman lets them in?"
Women like me.
-You can't blame-- -I hate him, Krista.
I hate him so goddamn much.
Do you want to know another secret?
But this really has to stay between us.
Right after Russo escaped...
I brought Castle back here to find him and to kill him.
I risked everything I'd worked for, everything I stood for,
because I hate him so much.
I actively condoned a murder.
Now, I am a smart, strong woman. Why would I do something like that?
Dinah, I don't know if I have the answer to that.
No, I wasn't expecting one.
But I... I do wonder...
these broken birds of yours, your patients,
have you ever saved one?
I'd like to think so.
But not your father.
Excuse me?
Terrible thing that happened to you.
You investigated me?
More of a background check. Force of habit.
It was a long time ago.
Still.
Can you excuse me a minute?
Sure.
I'll make the tea.
Oh, my God.
No, don't. Stay back. Stay back.
No.
Oh, my goodness. Oh, God.