After the destruction of episode 4, the Punisher gets started on Frank Castle's mission for vengeance against those who murdered his family.
The previous episode ended with Micro, deciding to "get his hands dirty" in spite of what his wife and Frank said, slammed the van of weapons into Madani's car. Frank, with his honor code, chose to pull Madani out, saving her life before the car exploded, but letting her learn his identity as he said to stay out of his way. Madani wakes up this episode to find herself bandaged and badly bruised, but headed to work anyway. Frank and Micro argue about the potential danger of Madani knowing Frank is alive, but she chooses to not tell anyone about her rescuer, except Sam Stein. Though Stein says he won't lie if asked in a Q&A about the thieves, he shows after his questioning that he chose to hold his tongue and give Madani time to find evidence. Madani turns to Karen Page, wondering about her relationship with Frank and how she survived being "kidnapped" by him. Karen refuses to budge on the idea that Frank is alive, saying she sees no point in talking about a dead man as though he lives, though she says she saw him as an honorable man with a sad, painful story. Karen arranges a meeting with Frank, and he confirms his involvement with the car and guns, and tells her his regret in not beginning a ghost life in the past, when he felt his family was safer without him. Though Karen asks when the punishing will stop, she still seems supportive of what Frank does, which is odd considering her extreme displeasure at Matt Murdock re-donning the Daredevil mask. Perhaps this is due to Frank's honest nature, but whatever the reason, Frank and Karen continue to have an enjoyable relationship that the writers don't take too far. Frank then heads to Micro's house to fix Sarah Lieberman's car, finding a continued friendship from daughter Leo, but cold, snide remarks from son Zach. A potential relationship continues to become a focus this episode, with Leo clearly pushing Sarah to see what a nice person "Pete" (Frank) is, and urging her to invite him to dinner as thanks. Though Frank accepts, Zach dislikes the idea, acting as the reverse to his sister as he is still clearly upset about his father's "death" and doesn't want his mom to move on. Zach could potentially come to like Frank over time, but for now he seems to be someone his family is accepting to take his father's place. Frank will, in all likelihood, keep the relationship to simple friendliness, both for personal reasons as well as because of his team-up with Micro. When Frank returns, Micro shows him the footage sent to him of the murdered Afghan police officer. Frank determines it was his religious teammate Gunner who filmed and leaked the torture, as he "always knew what they were doing was wrong." The two hope Gunner might know who Agent Orange really is, and we head to a CIA meeting where Orange, revealed as William Rawlins, is talking to recruits. Rawlins also receives an award for his services, with mentions of the injury which blinded his left eye, though this is a result of Frank's punch. Rawlins is offered a promotion as his superior is moving up, and he tells her that there are no skeletons in his closet that could cause them problems. This leads to a problematic situation for Frank, as Rawlins had previously listened in on Madani and Stein talking, and decides to kill Frank's former teammates. This leads to Frank heading to Gunner's cabin at the same time as Rawlins' men, leaving the two outnumbered and outgunned. Episode 5 exhibits the show's ability to effectively swap focuses between side stories and characters, with less attention now on Curtis and the other veterans this time. We also continue to get development with each of these, with Karen and Frank's relationship continuing as Frank also adjusts to Micro and develops a relationship with his family. While Micro is having to work hard to prove himself, future episodes will likely show Frank beginning to warm up to him in his own way.
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