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"I'll get this into the right hands."
"No... You can't, you can't take it to the police. You can't trust anyone!"
"Then we tell everyone."
Masked Man and Karen Page[src]

The Attack on Karen Page was a failed attempt by James Wesley to silence Karen Page before she could expose Wilson Fisk.

Background[]

"I am telling you we met at the bar, we had a few drinks, and I don't know what happened after that. It wasn't me, please, please you have to believe me. I didn't kill him."
Karen Page[src]

Wilson Fisk founded the Union Allied Construction in order to take over numerous rebuilding project in New York City due to the destruction caused by the Battle of New York. Fisk used the company to rebuild the city as a part of his gentrification project, while also using it as a façade for his illegal activities. However, Karen Page accidentally discovered a file for pension fund, noticing that the amount of money was way too big and found it suspicious. She tried talking with McClintock but he dismissed her suspicions, saying it was only theoretical.

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Karen Page gets arrested by the NYPD

Regardless, Page made a copy of the file and hid it at her apartment, she tried talking with Daniel Fisher about that, but Fisk and James Wesley found out about that. Wesley ordered Rance to get rid of them and obtain a file, but since he was not able to find it, Rance murdered Fisher and framed Page. The NYPD officers broke into the apartment and arrested Page, who claimed that she did not kill Fisher, so she was approached by Nelson and Murdock who agreed to represent her in court. Wesley then coerced Clyde Farnum into assassinating Page and making it look suicide, but Page survived the attack and Nelson and Murdock forced the police to release her.[4]

Attack[]

"She can stay with me. Just for tonight, until we figure something out. I'll keep you safe, Karen."
Matt Murdock to Karen Page[src]

Karen Page told Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock about the embezzlement at Union Allied Construction, and they decided that it was too dangerous for her to go back to her apartment. Murdock brought Page to his own apartment, but Page sneaked out at night and returned to her apartment to retrieve a flash drive with a pension file. However, Rance was waiting for her there and immediately attacked Page, obtaining the flash drive from her. Rance then prepared to murder Page, however, he was attaacked by the Masked Man who pushed him out to the street.

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The Masked Man attacks Rance

The masked man and Rance then engaged in a duel and although Rance was a dangeroud opponent, the Masked Man was able to use his heightened senses to predict when the attacks were coming and fight back. The Masked Man eventually defeated the assassin, wrapping a chain around his neck and knocking him out with a final kick in front of the shocked Page. Page warned the vigilante that they cannot rust the New York City Police Department, since they were too corrupt, but the Masked Man replied that they will tell truth to everyone. The Masked Man left unconscious Rance and a flash drive with the evidence against Union Allied outside of the New York Bulletin.[4]

Aftermath[]

"Rance was a professional. How was he subdued?"
"I'm looking into it. What about the girl? Should I make the appropriate arrangements for her, along with the others?"
"No. Everything she knows is already in the papers."
Wilson Fisk and James Wesley[src]

With the information provided by the Masked Man, New York Bulletin published a front-page article, exposing the Union Allied Construction's illicit activities, while Rance was arrested. Wilson Fisk and James Wesley then proceeded to cover their tracks by liquidating Union Allied, having Leland Owlsley to cover the financial trail, while also having Rance, Clyde Farnum and McClintock killed. Wesley asked Fisk should he make similar arrangement for Karen Page, but Fisk decided not to, since everything she knew was already in papers. Fisk, however, took interest in Nelson and Murdock and ordered Wesley to keep an eye on their small law firm, thinking that they might be of use.[4]

References[]

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