Okay so this time we open to Frank
just… ruminating about Billy Russo. Clearly, his old friend betraying him,
trying to kill him, and possibly being involved in the very conspiracy that
ended with the Castles’ being murdered shakes him to the very core. He spends
the night as part of a transient camp, thinking. Once he’s had his fill with that,
he heads back to the lair. At the same time, Russo is being interview about
Frank. He’s blatantly lying about everything, painting himself as an innocent bystander
that is dealing with his friend’s insanity like everyone else. This causes,
Madani, watching from Homeland, to toss her mug at the TV, destroying it. Well that
was just silly.
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| I honestly can't tell who looks worse right now. Shower David! |
Frank goes to get cleaned up, as he
is still coated in blood from the firefight last night. The bathroom is kind of
gross, and his right arm isn’t working quite right, so this might be an exercise
in futility. David joins him and takes over stitching Frank’s wounds. They chat
for a bit, but Frank reveals he’s furious that David for going to Madani without
him. David tries to placate his partner, but Frank is completely done with
working with David. So yeah, the dream team is breaking up. Sad. At the same
time, the Liebermans learn that their friend Pete Castiglioni is in fact Frank
Castle. No one takes it well.
With the law enforcement types,
Madani has Russo brought in for questioning. She flat out accuses him of
murdering Stein, but Russo is stone face during their little pissing contest. He
leaves when it’s clear Madani has nothing concrete. Later, she meets with her
boss, Rafael Hernandez. He’s… miffed that she pretty much told Russo they’re
onto him and got nothing back. They try and figure out how to best utilize the
Punisher and Micro to their advantage but can’t come up with concrete plans.
Rawlins meets up with his superior,
Deputy Director of the CIA Marian James. Rawlins tells her about Castle, the
off the books project in Kandahar, and that Frank knows about the… no two ways
about it, illegal stuff that went down there. She’s furious that he kept this sort
of thing from her, and that he’s gotten a bunch of men killed trying to take
Castle out. He convinces her, though, to give him access to CIA surveillance information
gathering gear to track him. Idiots.
Sarah and the Liebermans are prepping
for dinner when a cop arrives. He claims that the NYPD got a call from the Castle
tip line that he was spotted at their home. Sarah and Zack claim ignorance, but
the cop isn’t buying it. He acts really creepy, so Sarah tries to distract him
while Zack runs. They’re both caught, but Leo Lieberman was able to escape. She’d
been in her room answering a call when the cop stopped by.
At the lair, Frank is ready to make
his exit. He’s got a bunch of guns, his battle van, and a new skull emblem
bulletproof vest. He’s planning on busting down the doors to Rawlins place and
killing everyone he sees. David tries to talk him out of it, but Frank is done
talking… that is until he notices the lack of Lieberman’s on David’s monitors.
They go back over the footage and realize that the kidnapping happened when
they were fighting. Damn. But, they did see that Leo escape. Frank calls Leo
and tells her to ditch her battery and sim card, and then wait for a pick up at
a park she used to visit with David. Frank orders David to get his daughter, as
Frank will be busy… discouraging pursuit. The plan is for the two Lieberman’s
to wait at the green terminal for Frank. If he doesn’t meet them by midnight,
they’re to go meet Madani without him.
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| The Punsiher is Back! Oh, God, The Punisher is Back... |
Rafael and Madani call in DD James
and interview her. They let her know about what they know about Rawlins, Kandahar,
and all the illegal dealings that Rawlins has been doing. James remains stone faced
and leaves in a huff. Madani asks what they can do, and Rafael tells her that
they need to just wait and see what falls from the metaphorical tree.
Frank spends a few hours prepping
for invasion. He makes sure his weapons are loaded, that a few are stowed in a
dozen hidden places, and that a few traps are prepped. He’s ready to fight. Russo’s
goons invade the lair. And within a few minutes, Frank starts doing what he
does best. What follows is a pretty one-sided gun battle. Needless to say, it
ends with all of Russo’s goon’s dead, and with Frank being thoroughly peeved. He
steals the phone off one of the dead men and calls Russo. Basically, their
conversation equates to “I’m going to kill you,” “Not if I kill you first!”
Though they do reach an agreement of The Punisher and Micro turning themselves in
exchange for Sarah and Zack Lieberman.
Marian meets with Rawlins again, and
is furious with what he’s done. He tries to spin things again, claiming the new
plan is to let Russo take out their problems, and then they’ll lay the blame
for Kandahar and the heroin dealings on Russo. Marian isn’t having any of it.
She is disgusted with Rawlins and his actions, declaring that even if things go
as Rawlins wants, he has to resign and disappear. Turns out Marian is a woman
of principles, who’d have thunk it.
David and Leo, after having hugged
it out earlier, are waiting for Frank. They meet with Madani instead. Castle
arrives a moment later, revealing he was waiting for her to arrive before
stepping forward himself. Hooray, heroes unite.
I’ve been waiting for Frank to go
ape $%^@ on some folks. Watching the Punisher lay waste to fellow trained soldiers
is just so satisfying. I mean, he uses gun power filled light bulbs as distractions,
well placed weapons, and a grenade stuffed into a severed head to rub salt
in the wounds. And I have so been missing the Punisher logo. Frank just isn’t
the Punisher without his Skull logo. I wonder how things will shake down when
Madani finally interviews Frank about what had happened in Kandahar? I can’t
imagine it will go smoothly, but hopefully the Punisher will… Punish everyone
who deserves it. Also, I wonder if any of Russo’s guy will think to disable the
count down on David’s computer. Since, you know, I’m pretty sure that’s going
to release the data David stockpiled on Operation Cerberus to the web. It’d be
a pretty boring episode if the series gets tied up by David’s computers. Just saying.
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