Recovering from his wounds, Frank Castle is ready to get back into the action for episode 7: Crosshairs as he tries to identify Agent Orange.
At the end of the previous episode, viewers saw Castle's so-called friend Billy Russo getting in a car with William Rawlins (Agent Orange) after Castle failed to show for an overseas move. This episode begins with Lewis washing his hands after murdering O'Connor, and going home where is father confronts him, worrying for his and others' safety and making him take medication. Lewis, still confused and broken over everything happening to him, breaks down in the basement where he almost shoots himself. Frank and Micro plan to interrogate Morty Bennett, who Frank is certain knows Agent Orange's identity, and Frank wonders what he will do if faced with the need to kill a soldier. Billy Russo, having been revealed as an enemy, meets with Madani and tells her Frank never answered his message, and he soon heads out to meet with Rawlins and discuss the issue of Bennett. Madani, taking note of Russo joking that it's not like anyone's listening to her conversations, realizes Gunner died after she identified him, and comes to the conclusion her office is bugged. Back with Frank and Micro, a plan has come together to get in with Micro working surveillance as Bennett has a "date" with a dominatrix. With Micro's help, Frank navigates his way in and crashes through Bennett's door, and the dominatrix radios Russo, who is waiting nearby. Micro warns Frank of the incoming back-up, and Frank tells Bennett that if he screams, he'll die, before dropping a smoke grenade to give Micro time to clone Bennett's phone. The soldiers enter, equipped with laser sights, and Frank silently takes them out from within the smoke, until only the masked Russo is left. Once the cloning is finished, Frank, wounded from trading gunshots with Russo, leaps out a window and escapes via a tunnel, where he is forced to incapacitate a soldier with a shoulder shot. The excited tension is replaced with another kind as we head to Lewis and his father talking while watching a Muhammad Ali boxing match, and Lewis comes to think he needs to take matters into his own hands. Certain he needs to do something, Lewis goes to a hardware store and purchases the materials to make a bomb out of a pressure cooker. Bennett, meanwhile, rages at Rawlins and Russo for using him as bait, and claims Frank got nothing from him, so they decide he should retire and have Russo set up a new life for him. Frank and micro, with the coordinates of Bennett's phone, head to their location to find Rawlins, as Micro wonders what it will be like when he can go back to his family. Frank reassures Micro, but says it will be hard to go back to their lives and says he shouldn't mention the numerous cameras set up in the house. As Frank and Micro zero in on Rawlins' compound, Madani and Sam search her office for the bug and Russo takes Bennett to a hotel to begin his new life. This episode gives us a good look at how well Frank and Micro can work off each other, as well as how effective Frank is at stealth. The smoke scene showed from the beginning how much more menacing Frank is than a typical soldier, as he isn't at all fazed when told of the approaching forces. Once the soldiers have arrived, Frank shows off expert skill in taking down the soldiers without making sound, making him seem that much terrifying. We potentially have Frank and Micro out-thinking Rawlins and Russo for the time being, as nothing was suspected after determining Bennett had said nothing. Russo might be getting a little too prideful, as he is the reason Madani started to suspect her office had been bugged. Considering Madani seems naturally suspicious of things and lets few people get close, it's entirely possible she'll connect him with what's going on. In this case, Russo would have more to worry about, as he would have both the police and the Punisher coming after him. With Madani previously unsure of what to hink about Frank, and now the possibility of uncovering Russo's deception, maybe we'll see a meeting and possible team effort between Madani and Frank. Whatever happens, the climax of this episode set up multiple confrontations to come in the future, especially for Frank.
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