As Matt arrives at home, he hears glasses quivering and steps coming from the kitchen. He quickly ducks down and slowly steps towards the kitchen.
Matt: [deep in his thoughts] "Man, 6 feet, got a… *tilts his head* bow on his back"
Clint: "Matt, it's me. No need to sneak around"
Matt stands up, recognising his voice. He walks towards him with haste. While doing so, he sees glimpses of his past with Clint. Elektra, being shot by Clint, an arrow straight through her hear, and MJ being tortured with various tools like hammers, corkscrews, arrows, the list goes on and on.
Matt: [pressing him against the fridge] "What the fuck are you doing here Clint. You really got nerves ha."
Clint: [putting his hands up] "I'm not here to bring up the old times. You know I'm a changed man now."
Matt grabs a wine glass and shatters it.
Matt: [pressing it against Clints throat] "Oh yeah? Guess Elektra couldn't see that happen, or MJ, could they?
Clint: [his eyes watering and voice breaking] "Please Matt, you know I didn't want to do it."
Matt: [now pressing him against the kitchen counter with his voice breaking to] "I don't care about your excuses. You killed them, you killed them all! I promised Elektra, if I ever see you again, I'll kill you.
Clint: [tears flooding down his face] "Please, I've got children now. I'm a changed man. I PROMISE YOU!"
Out of nowhere Matt gets dragged to the ground by a woman. She bashes into him, not holding back. Matt catches her violent punch and turns her around into a full mount, now bashing into her. Clint quickly grabs Matt by his waist, dragging him away from her, but he catches a straight to the nose. He turns back to her, but she pulls out a bow in an instant and aims it at Matt.
Clint: [holding on to his bloody and broken nose] "Kate, put the bow down. NOW!"
Kate: [tightening her grip] "He tried to kill you and held glass against your throat! What do you mean "put the bow down"!"
Matt: [breathing heavily] "You don't know who he is and what he's capable of. He… he took someone away from me."
Kate: [slowly loosening her grip] "Well if he did, it was probably necessary… *locks eyes with Clint*right?
Clint takes a deep breath and rests his arms on his hip, looking away from Kate.
Clint: [guilt in his eyes and starting to tear up] "Yeah…yeah I did, and it was not necessary. Please… *points his hands on the green couch, in the living room* sit!"
All three sit down on the couch, with a cold tension in the air.
Kate: [awkwardly laughing] "What's going on Clint, *puts her hands on Clints balled fist you can tell me anything."
Clint: [takes a deep breath] "Kate, when I started being Hawkeye, 5 years ago, I wasn't… I didn't do the things, I do today."
Kate: [looking very confused, tilting her head] "What do you mean?
Kate looks at Matt, his arms tensely gripping his neck.
Clint: [looking defeated] "Kate, there's so much you don't know, and I'll let you ask questions on the way back, but right now, please just listen."
Kate nods, her face a mix of concern and determination.
Clint: "I started off as a marine, but not as a soldier, rather… a weapon. A weapon they'd sent, whenever they want someone killed. I always thought these people did something worth killing them like murder, rape, but… but that wasn't the case. Most of the people I killed, were people having dirt on the US and army. *looks at Matt* In Hindsight, I would've done so much differently, trust me Matt.
Kate: [holing her hair tightly] "What did you do, Clint?
Clint: [tears up] "Ahm… I got a contract; the last one I've ever took. The name was 'Elektra Nachos', she was 23 years old and lived in Hell's Kitchen at a certain address I don't remember."
Matt: [holding his head up, interrupting Clint] "312 West 43rd Street, Apartment 12."
Clint: [looking at Matt in sadness, his voice cracking] "Yeah, right. So, I went… there and watched every move of hers for days, picking the best time to… assassinate her. At the day I picked, she had a date with Matt. They were friends, since childhood and at the time… lovers. As I saw her, looking through the window, at her apartment… I took the shot."
Kate cannot believe it. She gasps, holding her mouth with her hands, betrayal in her eyes. She leans forward.
Kate: [in her thoughts] "What… That… No, it can't be. He… killed.
Kate stands up aggressively, looking at Clint in betrayal. She pulls her bow and throws it on the table.
Kate: [eyes flooded by tears, thinking back on her time with him] "I thought, I knew you."
She walks towards the door with heavy steps, slamming the door shut as she leaves.
Clint: [his voice trembling] "She'll be back… She just needs time."
Matt: [his voice filled with anger] "Time? You think time can fix this?"
Clint doesn't respond, washing his tears away and sinking further and further into the couch.
Clint: [putting his hands on his shins, making himself smaller] "Look, I know I can't fix… what I did, but I'm really trying man. The Blip… it changed me. I lost my family, most of my frie-"
Matt: [stands up and aggressively points his finger at him, screaming at him] "No, you don't get to make excuses. You stole EVERYTHING from me. 'The Blip'… really… The Blip is your excuse for killing MORE THEN A DOZEN PEOPLE CLINT. PLEASE, LISTEN TO YOURSELF!"
Clint: [blinking repeatedly] "No, I didn't ma-"
Matt: [bawling his fist] "Yes you fucking did Clint… Now leave.
Clint opens his mouth, trying to defend himself.
Matt: [waving his finger] "No, OUT I SAID."
Clint stands up, trying to not look at Matt. He stomps away in defeat, cracking his fingers. Before leaving, he reaches into his purple bag, pulling out a file, 'Classified' written all over it. He throws it over to him, with Matt catching it. Matt opens it, noticing it's in Braile.
Clint: [lowering his tone, sounding scared] "He's Back, Matt"
He leaves the premise, the sound of the closing door echoing through the hall. Matt starts reading the file, getting more and more destressed after each sentence. The sentence that finally broke him "Wilson Fisk was released at the 31st of December, without any parole." It's the 5th of May