2.8 Guilty as Sin

Plot Summary
At the entrance of the hole, Matt and Elektra are ambushed by ninjas, and they get overwhelmed with Elektra getting stabbed by a poisonous weapon. Stick jumps in the fight to save both Matt and Elektra. After arriving to Matt's home, Stick administers painful treatment to remove the toxins from Elektra. Stick explains the story of the Hand who are raising the Yaminote as part of war to kill everyone.

Meanwhile at the trial, Colonel Ray Schoonover shares about a mission where Frank had saved his lives and the soldiers' lives. Their next witness is Andrew Lee who explains the bullet wound from the Central Park massacre has caused extreme emotional disturbance.

Later, Karen visits Matt's house with Stick opening the door for her. Karen finds out Matt is with Elektra and angrily tells him about their strategy for the trial. In the trial, Matt asks Frank to share his story of the day his family was massacred, but when Frank will not comply, Matt decides to take a different route which provokes Frank into a violent outburst which destroys his defense.

That night, Elektra gets into an argument with Stick over how Matt can change her. Stick comments that they are soft and that she cannot change who she is. After Stick leaves, a ninja surveys the area. Matt arrives home to find Elektra saying he's the only who believe she is good in the world, and she apologizes for causing him to lose the case and Karen. Matt tells Elektra that he didn't lose her.