Having just escaped from the prison in Guantanamo Bay,
Matt Murdock walks along on the Cuban side of the fence. He is pursued by an
American helicopter which opens fire on him. Their sensors show only half a
body so they depart, their job done. Matt climbs out of the hole he partially
buried himself in and continues on his way. Yelena Belova pulls up beside him
in a jeep and offers him a ride, supplying some one-sided comical banter. She
explains that her sources have kept her up to date on these matters and that
she has spoken recently with Black Widow...
…who is now a captive in the medical facility in Darien Gap,
Panama, under the watch of Dr. Ochoa. Kestrel and Martin Ferris arrive and,
left alone to work out their resentment, abuse Natasha. Kestrel pushes Ferris
out so she can take her revenge against Natasha for killing her partner, Max
Hunter. After a beating, Nat tells Kestrel that Max and Kestrel herself deserve
what happens to them. Kestrel claims to have Sally Anne Carter prisoner but Nat
knows she’s lying since if she did have Sally, she would already have produced
her—and ends with a vow to kill Kestrel. Kestrel leaves and orders Ochoa to
have his men search the area for Sally…
…who is in the woods with a bound Bobby Campano who is
begging her to release him so they can escape. Sally insists on waiting for
Natasha. Suddenly, Sally is seized from behind….
Natasha is injected with a powerful hallucinogen. Her mind
fills with images of falling into a giant eye, being embraced by a corpse-like
Red Guardian, seeing stuffed animals in her crib transform into monsters, then
she turns into a spider before she fights off the chemical’s effects. She
shouts, “Is that all you’ve got?” Kestrel says no and they bring in Sally Anne
Carter….