Daredevil comes across a
bunch of guys looting some paintings. He takes them out in his unique way until
they’re begging to surrender. One of the guys says something that hits
Daredevil hard. He claims he can tell that Daredevil has trapped himself in this
life, and that he’ll never truly be free of it, since without Daredevil, he has
nothing. Daredevil leaves the guys for the cops and ponders the man’s words,
not wanting to ever go too far over the edge again. He’s trying to build a new
life for himself, from the ashes of his old one, and determines not to let
Daredevil consume too much of his life. After reminiscing about his origin,
Daredevil heads to Josie’s looking for someone to hit. Elsewhere, Mr. Hyde is
in the process of robbing an armored car. He takes out all of the guards and
begins to escape with his loot, when a new squadron wielding SHIELD weapons
arrives to deal with him. Hyde ducks around a corner and takes his serum to
return to his human guise, but discovers it’s having no effect! Stuck as Hyde,
he’s forced to contend with the new squadron before escaping, albeit without
his loot.
Back at his laboratory,
Mr. Hyde determines that his prolonged stints staying as Hyde has caused his
genetic code to change so much that his human side may cease to exist! He works
tirelessly on his serum to try and make a new version, wanting the choice of
existing as either a monster or a man! Not far away outside, Daredevil tracks
down Hyde after hearing of his earlier heist, pinpointing his exact location
with his senses. Daredevil perches outside Hyde’s skylight as Hyde finally
discovers a serum that will work! However, he realizes that this serum will make the
change irreversible, and he’ll be stuck as a human forever! Deciding that it’s
worth it, he’s about to drink his potion, when Daredevil comes crashing in.
Daredevil’s arrival makes Hyde realize he has too many enemies and thanks
Daredevil for saving him from making a terrible mistake!
Hyde attacks Daredevil
who fights back as best he can. Their battle destroys most of the room, until
Daredevil gets knocked out of the window. Daredevil saves himself from his fall
but pretends to be hurt in order to get Hyde to follow him. He leads Hyde to a
nearby courthouse and shuts off the lights. Hyde continues to destroy
everything in his path and with his rage at a maximum, Daredevil heads for the
final part of his plan. Daredevil leads Hyde down into the subway and with him
too angry to think straight, Daredevil is able to snag Hyde with his billy club
and trick him into electrocuting himself on the subway’s third rail! With Hyde
defeated, Daredevil thinks about how only being Daredevil would leave
him just as much a monster as Hyde! Later, Matt meets up with Karen for a
stroll, when they’re approached by a guy named Stinky McQuade. Matt recognizes
him as one of the kids who used to pick on him when he was young, and McQuade
admits that Matt inspired him to make something of himself. He apologizes for
his past behavior and tells Matt it was never personal, leaving Matt to ponder
his impact with Karen.
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