<Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Murdock and Natchios defeat the Yakuza assailants . Natchios believes that the Yakuza are up to something big in New York, and Murdock reluctantly agrees to continue helping her when she promises to leave the city once they are done . Murdock, Nelson, and Page are visited by the public defender on the Punisher case, who reveals that Reyes intends to link Castle to other Dogs of Hell murders outside of New York, making the death penalty an option . Murdock and Page convince Nelson that they should be helping Castle themselves, to protect him from Reyes and learn what really happened to him and his family . While Murdock and Natchios attend a Roxxon gala and steal a valuable Yakuza ledger, Page reveals to Castle what she has learned of his past, eventually earning his cooperation . However, in front of Reyes and the judge, Castle refuses a plea deal that would give him life in prison and instead pleads not guilty . An angered Reyes has the trial fast tracked, with The People v. Frank Castle set to begin within a week . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Semper Fidelis" </Td> <Td> Ken Girotti </Td> <Td> Luke Kalteux </Td> <Td> March 18, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Because of his dealings with Natchios, Murdock is late for Castle's trial, and Nelson steps in for the opening statement . Unable to use a PTSD defense from Castle's time at war--Castle believes it would be disrespectful to real PTSD - suffering war veterans--Nelson instead focuses on Castle's family being failed by the justice system . Murdock works with Page in preparing to cross-examine the chief medical examiner, who likely doctored the Castle family death certificates for Reyes, but before he can do so in court the man confesses; he had been tortured the night before into revealing the truth . Murdock realizes that Natchios had overheard him and Page and attempted to' help', and reveals his involvement with her to Nelson . With the examiner's testimony now invalid, Nelson's relationship with Murdock fractures . Murdock confronts Natchios, who agrees to stay away from the trial, before joining her in searching an abandoned building site from which the Yakuza ledger revealed shipments of dirt . Inside they find a giant hole . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Guilty as Sin" </Td> <Td> Michael Uppendahl </Td> <Td> Whit Anderson </Td> <Td> March 18, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 18) </Td> </Tr>

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