So what if instead of being late for court, Matt tries his damndest to get there on time, even resorting to parkouring just to get there. And he does, arriving minutes before he's due to present his opening statement.
He manages not to screw up, gives one hell of an opening that wows the crowd, Foggy and Karen are relieved, the jury looks to be on their side. And then he punctuates his last sentence by collapsing and bleeding out on the floor due to reopening wounds and stressing his injuries on the way over.
+ Matt claims it's from a mugging on the way there and the media decide to blow it out of proportion (If the Punisher was on the streets, would crimes like these still be happening? Did Nelson and Murdock arrange this to garner sympathy? Are anti-Punisher advocates or criminals trying to assassinate the partners of the law firm?) + Foggy berating Matt for being so careless + Karen finally confronting Matt and not letting him leave her sight because Foggy and Karen needs him right now and she doesn't care if he's an alcoholic or in some fight club he needs to do his job.
Matt collapses during Court
He manages not to screw up, gives one hell of an opening that wows the crowd, Foggy and Karen are relieved, the jury looks to be on their side. And then he punctuates his last sentence by collapsing and bleeding out on the floor due to reopening wounds and stressing his injuries on the way over.
+ Matt claims it's from a mugging on the way there and the media decide to blow it out of proportion (If the Punisher was on the streets, would crimes like these still be happening? Did Nelson and Murdock arrange this to garner sympathy? Are anti-Punisher advocates or criminals trying to assassinate the partners of the law firm?)
+ Foggy berating Matt for being so careless
+ Karen finally confronting Matt and not letting him leave her sight because Foggy and Karen needs him right now and she doesn't care if he's an alcoholic or in some fight club he needs to do his job.