In a flashback prologue,
having left Matt some time ago, Elektra trudges through an oppressive snowy
wind. She attempts to climb an impossible cliff wall she learned about from her
sensei. Try as she might, her drive is not enough and she ends up falling from
the cliff. She is found by the members of the Chaste and she decides she wants
to train with them. After training with the Chaste for a year, Stick realizes
that Elektra still has too much rage and hate in her heart and he kicks her
out. Elektra returns to her sensei who bids her to find a new path for her
life. Elektra instead feels she needs to prove herself to Stick and plans to do
so by infiltrating the Hand to take them apart from within. She is soon found
and recruited by The Hand who subject her to a test before she can join their
ranks. She jumps down into a pit and quickly kills a mystery opponent, only to
realize when the pit is illuminated that she just unwittingly killed her former
sensei! Elektra feels sorrow and shock, as she begins the dark path she has
chosen.
In the present, Stone
explains to Daredevil that Elektra served the Hand for awhile before striking
out on her own, though her time with the Hand did indeed corrupt her, as Stick
feared. Now, Daredevil and Stone head to prevent the Hand from absconding with
Elektra’s body, finding them with her already dug up. The Hand spring their
trap, revealing more of their numbers lying in wait and the two find themselves
surrounded. Daredevil and Stone spring a trap of their own, as Black Widow
throws down several tear gas grenades from high in a tree. Daredevil suddenly
hears a helicopter arriving, with Stone just barely too slow to prevent it
getting away with Elektra’s body. Elsewhere, a lone hitman sneaks his way into
the Kingpin’s office, killing several guards in the process. Kingpin quickly
subdues the man and learns he’s working for Injun Joe, another of the mob
bosses, before killing him. This lets Fisk know that a mutiny is in the works,
as he ponders how best to deal with this situation.
Back at the cemetery,
Daredevil sets out to get help in locating the Hand’s hideout, leaving a
worried Natasha and Stone. Nastasha is worried about Matt in general while
Stone fears that Matt’s love for Elektra may prevent him from doing what needs
to be done. Daredevil meets with the Kingpin to ask for his help in finding the
Hand. Fisk agrees, as long as Daredevil helps him in return by taking out those
who would wish to dethrone him. Soon enough, Daredevil finds himself outside
Injun Joe’s hideout, casually knocking out Turk before he heads in. Daredevil
takes out Fisk’s competition and is rewarded with the address Fisk found for
the Hand’s whereabouts, an abandoned church.
At said church, the Hand
begin the process to resurrect Elektra before they’re interrupted by the
arrival of Daredevil and Stone. Stone sets fire to the church to disorient the
Hand, while Black Widow deals with the Hand archers waiting in the rafters, taking
an arrow in the shoulder in the process. Daredevil and Stone approach Elektra’s
body when Daredevil hears a heartbeat coming from her for just a moment! Stone
becomes occupied with the Hand, pleading for Daredevil to help him while
Daredevil tries to use the Chaste’s technique to restore Elektra! Daredevil
tries to heed Stick’s words and move energy back into Elektra’s body but ends
up collapsing from the strain, simply not knowing how it’s done. When all seems
lost, Daredevil, Stone, and Black Widow are saved by a group of the Kingpin’s
men! They drag Daredevil and Black Widow outside leaving Stone inside to
dispose of Elektra’s body for good. However, just as he’s about to finish it,
Stone realizes that in trying to revive Elektra, Matt somehow purified her! He
realizes Elektra is now clean, and he has grown weary…
Outside, Kingpin
confronts a confused Daredevil about why he saved him. Fisk points out that in
taking out Injun Joe, Daredevil has proven himself a common enemy that Fisk can
use to maintain order against. He also points out that when in desperate need of
help, Daredevil came to him rather than the police, proving that they need each
other, in a strange way. He drives off and Daredevil and Black Widow realize
Stone isn’t there. They run back into the burning building to find both Stone
and Elektra gone. Daredevil makes his own conclusions, while Natasha finds Stone’s
empty outfit and throws it in the fire, deigning not to tell Matt. Epilogue: a
lone figure attempts once more to scale a cliff wall long thought impossible.
Though the climb is long and taxing, the figure makes it to the top. The figure
removes their jacket, revealing Elektra, alive and well once more, ready to
take hold of her new destiny!