- "You can't fight a war on two fronts. We deal with Billy Russo first, and everything else comes after."
"You want your lives back. I get it. So I'm gonna find Bill and I'm gonna end it. I'm gonna do it my way." - ―Curtis Hoyle and Frank Castle
Nakazat is the sixth episode of the second season of the television series The Punisher.
Synopsis[]
Amy (formerly Rachel) develops photographs that point to a conspiracy. Russo reads his own report. Madani's story about Russo comes under fire.
Plot[]
Frank Castle and Amy Bendix visits Clive's Photo Studio to develop photographs of David Schultz that Fiona and her crew took in Chicago. After a brief confrontation with Clive, Bendix successfully develops photographs before Castle burns the place down.
Since Billy Russo knows where he lives, Curtis Hoyle books a hotel suite where he spends his time with Delia Robinson, making the excuse of his neighborhood having a rodent problem. Leaving Robinson in the suite, Hoyle returns to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church where he organizes a free feast for homeless people. Also, he supports Jimbo, giving him glasses and suggesting him to get a job.
Russo returns to Krista Dumont's Apartment where Krista Dumont asks him why he eavesdropped on her therapy session with Jake Nelson. She then questions where Russo was last night, and he answers that he was drinking with Nelson. Worrying that the way that Russo chose to deal with his issues is self-destructive, she asks him to stay at the apartment. Russo is defiant, so she tells him to not get caught if he does go out.
Possessing the photographs, Castle and Bendix go to find Nikolai Poloznev — the man who paid the Russian Mafia to make it. Returning to the trailer, Bendix suggests that she needs a gun for self-defense. However, Castle states that she is not ready to use it and trains her how to unarm the enemy. Castle claims that she needs to be ready to use the gun against any enemy in front of her.
While Dumont left the apartment, Russo finds her medical notes about the therapy sessions. Russo then leaves the house and finds Hoyle, confronting him at a parking lot. Russo comments that he was told that he shot Hoyle back in the day. Although he is unable to remember, he claims to be sorry. He also says that he will not return into custody and then demands him to tell what happened to his face and memory. However, Hoyle refuses to reveal to Russo who did it, so Russo leaves him, claiming that he was never intending on hurting Hoyle.
Dinah Madani is visited by Brett Mahoney at her apartment to discuss Russo's case. Mahoney informs her that he knows that the confrontation at the Central Park was three-sides, and he questions her about the third person. Although Madani dismisses Mahoney's suspicions, he says that he learned from the teenage hostages that Russo was attacked by a man in the skull vest, confirming that Madani was lying to the NYPD all along.
Arriving at the New York Academy of Medicine, Bendix poses herself as a waitress and shows Poloznev the photographs of Schultz that he paid for. Poloznev then orders his bodyguards to chase Bendix while he goes to his car to leave the Academy. However, while Bendix gets rid of Poloznev's bodyguards, Poloznev himself is kidnapped by Castle.
After breakfast at the cafe, Madani finds herself followed by John Pilgrim. Pilgrim informs her that he knows about her connections with Castle and asks her to tell him where Castle and Bendix are, in exchange for keeping her secret. Taking the picture of Pilgrim, Madani takes all the dishes from the cafe and orders Wendy to identify him using the DNA samples.
Castle drives Poloznev outside of the town, demanding him to explain everything about the photographs and occurred murders. Poloznev informs Castle about Anderson and Eliza Schultz, parents of David and CEOs of Testament Industries. As the Shultzes' plan was to support their son's political campaign, Poloznev planned to blackmail them with the photographs. Previously intending to kill Poloznev, Castle decides to spare him after he talks about his daughter. Castle demands Poloznev to take his family and leave the United States of America.
Russo joined Nelson, Jimbo, José, and Bobby in McFeeney's for a drink. Later, Jimbo asks Russo and the others to help him, as his car was being towed away. Russo leads all veterans to split and intercept the tow truck to reclaim Jimbo's car. After brutally beating the driver, Russo tells Jimbo to drive away from New York City to Texas. As he leaves, Bobby suggests that a team like theirs could rob a bank that Russo decides to consider. However, New York City Police Department apprehends Jimbo before he could get far, so he tells Hoyle about Russo's involvement at the police station.
Together with his bodyguards, Poloznev prepares to leave the country, like Castle demanded him to do. However, Pilgrim ambushes him in the elevator and kills him.
Mahoney visits Dumont with an official request to hand all her data about Russo. Dumont decides not to tell Mahoney that Russo is in her house. They have a brief talk about the chance for redemption, and he leaves. After Mahoney left, Russo confronts Dumont about her attempts to control Russo and the situation between them. Losing his temper, Russo attacks Dumont. Dumont stabs his hand with a pen, but suddenly, they share a kiss.
Hoyle arranges a meeting with Madani and Castle at the church to consider their situation. Hoyle informs them that Russo is hanging with a group of veterans and is completely out of control, so people can die because of him. Despite the situation with Pilgrim, Hoyle convinces Castle that Russo is the priority target and that they need to deal with him as soon as possible. Castle agrees with him, claiming that he is going to deal with Russo by his methods.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/Punisher
- Ben Barnes as Billy Russo/Jigsaw
- Amber Rose Revah as Dinah Madani
- Jason R. Moore as Curtis Hoyle
- Josh Stewart as John Pilgrim
- Floriana Lima as Krista Dumont
- Giorgia Whigham as Amy Bendix
Guest Stars:
- Royce Johnson as Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney
- Jordan Dean as Jake Nelson
- Manny Urena as Jimbo
- Samuel Gomez as José
- Charles Brice as Bobby
- Dikran Tulaine as Nikolai Poloznev
- Daniel Frith as Clive
- Tabitha Holbert as Delia Robinson
- Kara Young as Wendy
- Decater James as Veteran
- Chris Barnes as Tow Truck Driver
- Todd Alan Crain as David Schultz (uncredited)
- Lucy Marinelli as Natalia Polozneva (uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- New York City, New York
- Ohio (mentioned)
- Texas (mentioned)
Events[]
- Schultz Conspiracy
- Jigsaw's Crime Spree
- Attack on Curtis Hoyle (mentioned)
- Duel at the Central Park Carousel (mentioned)
Items[]
- Jigsaw's Mask
- Punisher's Vest (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
To be added
Organizations[]
- United States Department of Homeland Security
- New York City Police Department
- Jigsaw's Crew
- New York Veteran Support Group
- Borough Institute of Mental Health
- Testament Industries (mentioned)
- United States Congress (mentioned)
- Fiona's Crew (mentioned)
- United States Marine Corps (mentioned)
Mentioned[]
- Uncle Teddy
- Lisa Castle
- Rebecca Pilgrim (picture)
- Michael Pilgrim (picture)
- Lemuel Pilgrim (picture)
- Carl
- Hayley
- Kazan
- Anderson Schultz
- Eliza Schultz
- David Schultz
- Vladimir Putin
Music[]
To be added
Trivia[]
- "Nakazat" ("Наказать") translates from Russian to "To punish."
- Amy Bendix gains entry to Clive's Photo Studio for herself and Frank Castle by clicking her red heels together, mimicking the ruby slippers worn by Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz.
