Karen Paige, Matt Murdock's former secretary and the woman he loved, had become a junkie. She had gotten so desperate she sold out Matt's identity to get her next fix. This info, of course, found its way into the Kingpin's hands. Slowly and methodically, Kingpin tortured Daredevil by stripping away his life outside the mask piece by piece. Eventually, he lost his law practice and his home, pushing Matt closer to the edge. Having enough Matt went to see the Kingpin with a taste for blood. But the belief in justice he held to so dearly for so long won him over, ruling out the possibility of killing Wilson Fisk. However, Matt was still going to hurt Fisk as much as the fat man had hurt him, despite that resolution. But unfortunately for him in his current state of mind he was easily taken down by the Kingpin and an "accidental" death was arranged for Matt. Matt escaped and began his slow climb back to sanity. But, with one decision all that could change...and somewhere, it did!
