After reuniting last
issue, Daredevil and Stick hole up in the basement of Matt’s brownstone, where
Matt hopes Stick can help him get back his lost radar. Stick purports that
Matt’s issues are more psychological than physical, revealing that everyone has
a similar radar, they’ve just let it decay over the years due to using their
sight. Stick has set up a target for Matt to hit with an arrow, which Matt has
been unable to hit after three days at it already. As Matt nocks another arrow,
he suddenly witnesses a bright light, noting that he can actually see it! He
hallucinates being a child again and his father telling him to study hard so he
can make something of himself in ways he never did. He gets literally chained
to some books, and ridiculed by the other children, thinking he’s just full of
himself. Matt misses another shot and realizes it was just a hallucination, one
which has fueled his deep-set anger, which Stick states is just another
obstacle he must overcome.
Meanwhile, after not
having heard from Matt for days, a bored Heather Glenn calls up her old
boyfriend Rico for a night on the town. At the Daily Bugle, Ben Urich is called
in by J. Jonah Jameson to discuss an article Ben wrote on upcoming mayoral
candidate Randolph Cherryh. Ben’s article links Cherryh to organized crime,
which Jameson points out could get them in hot water if he decides to sue.
Despite this, Jameson decides to run the article anyway, telling Urich to make
absolutely sure of his facts. Two more days go by and Matt is no closer to
hitting the target. He suffers another hallucination, this time reliving the
accident that took his sight. He once again pushes the old man out of the way
of the truck and is blinded by the radioactive materials, this time lashing out
with anger and resentment at the old man.
Meanwhile, Cherryh meets
with the Kingpin over Urich’s article, revealing that the Kingpin has been
setting Cherryh up to be the next mayor, to have in his pocket. Cherryh accuses
someone in Fisk’s operation of talking, and Kingpin puts him in his place,
assuring that he’ll handle the Bugle. Elsewhere, Foggy and Becky look around
their destroyed office, when they get a call from Jameson seeking Nelson and
Murdock for legal representation. Two more days go by and Matt continues to
struggle. He experiences another hallucination, this time of his father. Jack
tells Matt how disappointed he is in him, how he turned out just how he didn’t
want. Jack is then killed once again, this time by an arrow fired by a large
demonic creature; the literal manifestation of Matt’s anger and hatred.
Foggy and Becky meet with
Jameson, who explains that Randolph Cherryh is suing the Bugle for everything
they have because of their article. Jameson wants Foggy and Matt to defend
them, and Foggy agrees on the condition that they be paid upfront, to help in
their acquisition of a new office. Jameson is not pleased with the terms.
Meanwhile, Matt literally battles his demons, hitting against the demon over
and over to little effect. Backed into a corner, Matt surrenders his anger,
which gives him the strength to plunge an arrow right into the demon’s head,
simultaneously hitting the target in reality. He hits several more bullseyes,
feeling his radar returning to him, attaining literal and metaphorical clarity.
Stick has one last test though, and shoots an arrow at Matt’s back, stating
that Matt will either get his radar back or die. Matt is able to deflect the
arrow, proving his radar has really returned.
Meanwhile, the Kingpin is
shown video footage of Elektra’s triumph over the Hand from the previous couple
issues. Impressed, Fisk orders his men to find her…