"Daredevil" Recap: "Rabbit in a Snow Storm"

Written by Scotty

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Taking jobs based on your morals can be difficult in this day and age.  There are plenty of things that people or companies can do that you do not agree with, but at the same time, if they are paying you for your services, can you continue doing it?  I took a personality test recently that said I have a hard time working for an employer that does not share the same morals that I do, and it is absolutely correct.  Knowing that now, I am happy I have never wanted to be a lawyer, since it is not always up to the firm to pick their clients, it has to do with the money that is being offered.

Matt, Foggy and Karen are all surprised to hear a knock at their door and find a new source of revenue at their fingertips.  Not knowing anything about the man that they are dealing with, Wesley has offered them a retainer to keep working their hardest to keep the innocent walking around on the streets.  But Wesley seems to know too much about Karen’s past, and since there was not thing released in the press about her predicament, Matt becomes intrigued about what Wesley knows and who he really works for.  Talking to their next client, Matt and Foggy seem to have different opinions about what they are doing.  With their murder suspect John Healy knowing more about the law than most, Foggy wants to back away, even with the money, it does not seem right in his eyes.  Even though Matt feels the same way, he wants to know more about the man that hired the two to protect the man that executed another with a bowling ball.  As Healy is keeping his story straight about what happened that night, he will not divulge any information about the man that has paid for the lawyers and he wants the trail to be quick and painless.

Karen is still having a hard time coping with the loss of her co-worker in her apartment.  After the flash drive that she downloaded from Union Allied Construction made its way to the local newspaper, the company was quickly disbanded, but it is not dead.  Being called into a settlement meeting, Karen is presented with a cease and desist letter and if she is willing to sign it and stop talking about what she has seen, she will be given a lump sum of money, along with her life back.  Even though she feels like she has done nothing wrong and she exposed criminal activity at the company, she is being told that this is the only way out and for her to continue her life.  With people trying to kill her, Karen does not believe that what is happening is right and tries to talk to her co-workers widow, but she has already signed the letter.  With her remaining family in her best interests, the widow will not allow anyone to come between her and her late husband’s money.

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Ben Urich is working tirelessly to uncover something new that is happening in Hell’s Kitchen.  After meeting with his informant, Ben finds out that there is a new player that is making life very difficult for the Russians and wants to find out who it is.  Talking to his editor about the story, he is shot down since the last expose that he wrote did nothing for circulation.  Ben is fighting a losing battle, but that is not the only thing that is on his mind as he needs to find a way to keep his wife in the hospital while she is still recovering.  With his insurance wanting to kick her out and into a different facility, Ben is trying to pull every string he has to make sure is taken care of while she is on the mend.  

This is the first episode you actually get to see Matt and Foggy in a courtroom and they do not disappoint.  With Foggy’s charisma, he takes the opening statement while Matt sits back in the shadows and listens for anything that does not seem ordinary.  Hearing the watch of Wesley in the courtroom, Matt is also able to hear the fast heartbeat of one of the jurors and determine that she is being forced to do something against her will.  Confronting her handler, Matt is able to get her excused from the jury and give his final statement to get John Healy acquitted of the murder charges.  But Healy does not know who Matt is, much less what the blind lawyer does at night.

I am pleasantly impressed with how this episode was able to keep me intrigued, even while in the courtroom.  Usually the pace of a show dies off when there is no action, but this episode kept it rolling pretty well.  With more focus on who people are and what their moral fiber really is, Matt had to be put to the test, for the money, but also for information about who is the top man in the chain that is giving the orders.  I am really enjoying Wesley’s character in the series thus far.  Showing next to no emotions when talking business, you get to see him crack a smile when passing a couple kids at the bowling alley, I just thought that was fun.  I have been sucked into this series, not to just make a point, but because the story is playing consistently and I want to know who is going to be the real leader of Hell’s Kitchen when all is said and done.  Keep watching and see what unfolds.

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