BTW, question — what exactly goes on in those meetings? What is Matt overhearing besides snipes between Fisk and the Russians?
(I don't think the show was very clear on what TF is Fisk doing, actually??? We should probably figure out our answer to that question).
Ok.
Matt goes to his first meeting.
Then goes to more meetings.
He spends his other days in the office. Where Karen works.
He spends his nights with other slaves, esp. lower-tier, from Menial Tasks
(Juana tells him stories about her daughter in the night?)
Matt listens to Fisk's criminal dealings, learning more and more about his 'employer'
He listens to James and starts noticing things about him, like cracks in his power and all his inner reactions that are invisible to others but definitely make him stand out, he reacts differently to everyone else and he hides a lot
Someone spits James' slave status right in his face during meeting (Fisk may or may not be there). James is as collected as ever. Matt stands between them serving tea. He heard, James knows that he heard, Matt knows that James knows that he heard. Neither comments on it.
Karen finds the file, asks the manager, and shit goes down. Matt tries to defend her and/or take the blame. Possibly gets into a "physical commotion" (however minor) with a free person. Manager is pissed. He calls Weasley.
Weasley comes. Matt tries to cut out Karen from the blame, get himself punished and the spotlight off her. James sees right through him.
Matt tries to lie, manipulate, and finally threaten James with his slave status into protecting Karen. (Matt doesn't even know if anything would happen to Karen, at this point he's just spiraling). James is unimpressed.
Though when hinted threats start to come, he does say "Please leave us, Mr XXX," and the room is suddenly significantly colder and less safe.
James resolves the whole shit to his satisfaction within like, four sentences. Karen gives up the file, manager gets told of for making something out of nothing, and Matt gets told that he's "barely adequate" at threatening someone.
Everybody lives. For now.
I think Karen knows now about James' slave status. We might want to get rid of that. Or not. We'll see.
The manager doesn't, though, so that's good. Or seems not to, at least. We can have him overhear it.
The manager is pissed, and might want to do something about it. Not sure what yet.
PLOT - answer 6 (plot-points step by step, p.2)
Right. So Matt went to his first meeting.
BTW, question — what exactly goes on in those meetings? What is Matt overhearing besides snipes between Fisk and the Russians?
(I don't think the show was very clear on what TF is Fisk doing, actually??? We should probably figure out our answer to that question).
Ok.
Then goes to more meetings.
He spends his other days in the office. Where Karen works.
(Juana tells him stories about her daughter in the night?)
Matt listens to Fisk's criminal dealings, learning more and more about his 'employer'
He listens to James and starts noticing things about him, like cracks in his power and all his inner reactions that are invisible to others but definitely make him stand out, he reacts differently to everyone else and he hides a lot
Someone spits James' slave status right in his face during meeting (Fisk may or may not be there). James is as collected as ever. Matt stands between them serving tea. He heard, James knows that he heard, Matt knows that James knows that he heard. Neither comments on it.
Karen finds the file, asks the manager, and shit goes down. Matt tries to defend her and/or take the blame. Possibly gets into a "physical commotion" (however minor) with a free person. Manager is pissed. He calls Weasley.
Weasley comes. Matt tries to cut out Karen from the blame, get himself punished and the spotlight off her. James sees right through him.
Matt tries to lie, manipulate, and finally threaten James with his slave status into protecting Karen. (Matt doesn't even know if anything would happen to Karen, at this point he's just spiraling). James is unimpressed.
Though when hinted threats start to come, he does say "Please leave us, Mr XXX," and the room is suddenly significantly colder and less safe.
James resolves the whole shit to his satisfaction within like, four sentences. Karen gives up the file, manager gets told of for making something out of nothing, and Matt gets told that he's "barely adequate" at threatening someone.
Everybody lives. For now.
I think Karen knows now about James' slave status. We might want to get rid of that. Or not. We'll see.
The manager doesn't, though, so that's good. Or seems not to, at least. We can have him overhear it.
The manager is pissed, and might want to do something about it. Not sure what yet.