12. The Dark at the End of the Tunnel

Stick regrets never being able to "tame" Natchios, who always had an affinity for murder, and is trying to rectify that mistake. It was also shown that he killed his colleague Star to protect Elektra. Daredevil stops the two from killing each other, but the Hand arrive and kidnap Stick. The police believe that Castle is dead, and Page reluctantly agrees; rather than dropping her investigation into Castle, which she was going to write an exposé on for the New York Bulletin, Page decides to write a profile to show the public that there was more to Castle than just the Punisher.

She interviews Castle's Marine commander Ray Schoonover, but realizes that he is the Blacksmith. Castle arrives and murders Schoonover despite Page's pleas. Daredevil and Natchios find Stick, with Natchios still bent on killing him. However, they are confronted by Yoshioka, who reveals that Natchios' killer instincts are because she is the Black Sky, a mythical weapon worshiped by the Hand. Natchios considers accepting the Hand's fealty, but Daredevil convinces her to choose her own destiny, and she instead helps Stick escape.