- "I know you're scared. But I'm here to help you."
- ―Masked Man to Boy[src]
The Rescue of the Kidnapped Boy was a mission undertaken by the Masked Man to rescue a young boy from the Russian Mafia.
Background[]
- "They kidnapped a boy."
"Who did?"
"The Russians. [...] Two days ago, they pulled a kid out of the back of a van. Beat his father while he watched." - ―Masked Man and Claire Temple[src]
Making an alliance with Wilson Fisk and his organization, Vladimir and Anatoly Ranskahov provided their services for the drug and human trafficking operations. Several Russian Mafia members with Turk Barrett were preparing the group of young women for shipping at the pier, unaware that the Masked Man was planning to disrupt their operation. Despite being outnumbered, the man in the mask confronted the criminals and beat them all up, before liberating the kidnapped women.
The Ranskahov brothers reported to their partners about the incident at the docks, saying that the masked vigilante liberated the women there were going to sell. James Wesley was concerned, noting that Wilson Fisk will be displeased at the fact that the vigilante was disrupting their business, and ordered the Ranskahovs to deal with it at soon as possible. In an attempt to use the vigilante's principles against him, the Russian Mafia kidnapped a young boy from the streets, brutally beating his father, to set up a trap for the vigilante.[4]
Rescue[]
- "Where is he?"
"Underneath Troika Restaurant. Eleventh and 44th. They'll be waiting for you. If you're lucky, they'll kill you before they start in on the boy." - ―Masked Man and Semyon[src]
For two days, the man in the mask was tracking down the Russian Mafia to rescue the kid, however, he ended up being ambushed at the warehouse and brutally beaten. Severely injured, the Masked Man barely escape his attackers and was forced to hide inside a dumpster, where he was found by Santino who told Claire Temple about him. Temple nursed the Masked Man back to health as much as she could, but he told her that hospitals were not an option, since the Russians were after him. The Masked Man reluctantly explained that the Russian Mafia kidnapped a boy to lure him into a trap, as he was disrupting their trafficking business.
On their end, the Russian Maifa sent Semyon to find the Masked Man and inform the others, so they could finish the vigilante. Semyon approached Temple, introducing himself as the NYPD detective, saying that the Masked Man was involved in an armed robbery, but Temple replied that she did not see anything suspicious. Semyon did not believe him and called his allies on the way out of the apartment, however, the Masked Man hit him with a fire extinguisher before he could tell the others about Temple.
The Masked Man then brought Semyon to a rooftop and forced him to tell where the Russian Mafia hid the boy, even resorting to torture. Semyon told the Masked Man that he was taken to a Troika Restaurant, but added that the mobsters will be waiting for him, before the Masked Man dumped Semyon into the same dumpster he was hiding in. The Masked Man then warned Temple that she must get out of her apartment and hide somewhere safe, before he headed to the restaurant to confront the Russian Mafia. Despite his injuries, the Masked Man fought nine mobsters in a basement hallway and emerged victorious, successfully rescuing the kidnapped boy.[5]
Aftermath[]
As the man in the mask was posing a considerable threat to the Russian Mafia's business, Vladimir and Anatoly Ranskahov visited a comatose Semyon at Metro-General Hospital. Vladimir injected Semyon with a shot of epinephrine to jumpstart his heart, so he could be able to talk, being aware that it would kill him. Semyon woke up and managed to tell Vladimir and Anatoly about his altercation with the vigilante and mentioned Claire Temple who was with him. He then told Vladimir the address of Temple's apartment in his last breath, before his heart stopped.
A group of Russian Mafia members were sent to Temple's apartment where they beaten and threatened Santino, forcing him to tell that Temple had moved into another apartment. They found Temple and abducted her, although she managed to contact the masked vigilante in an attempt to call for help. Temple was brought to the Veles Taxi repair shop, however, the Masked Man managed to track down the mobsters and beat them up, rescuing Temple.[8]
References[]
- ↑ Jessica Jones: 1.13: AKA Smile
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.10: The Man in the Box
- ↑ Daredevil: 3.11: Reunion
- ↑ Daredevil: 1.01: Into the Ring
- ↑ Daredevil: 1.02: Cut Man
- ↑ Translates from Russian to: "Did you see anything? Semyon? Anything that could help us find him."
- ↑ Translates from Russian to: "There was a woman..."
- ↑ Daredevil: 1.04: In the Blood