Cage recognizes him as an old friend, Willis Stryker.

Knight goes to arrest Cage, but is stopped by Diamondback who has also found them. Unbeknownst to them, it was planted by Shades. Mark Bailey reminds Knight that the police recently found gloves with Cage's DNA at the crime scene. Temple tells her the truth which makes Knight realize there's an alibi. Knight arrives at the clinic that Cage and Temple are at. Mariah Dillard then publicly announces Cage as the murderer which Knight doesn't believe. Candace Miller tells her that Cage killed Cornell Stokes. Meanwhile, Misty Knight arrives at the murder scene. However, he runs away when the police arrive. Claire Temple tries to take Cage to the hospital and Diamondback follows. Luke Cage walks through the streets when he is suddenly shot by a man named Diamondback using a Judas Bullet. The heated argument between them eventually leads to enraged Dillard murdering Stokes, so Shades helps her to pin the crime on Cage. Meanwhile, Dillard's political career faces a downfall because of Stokes' involvement. Cage considers leaving but Temple convinces him to stay and fight. After Shades tells him everything about Cage's past, Stokes threatens to expose him, forcing him to consider leaving Harlem. However, due to Scarfe's evidence not being credible, the police sets Stokes free. After being chased by Stokes' men, Scarfe dies but not before the evidence against Stokes makes its way to the police, leading to Stokes' arrest. Cage and Claire Temple attempt to save Scarfe as he was the only one who could expose Stokes' criminal empire. Scarfe's attempts to extort Stokes out of money results in him being shot and asking Cage for help. The war reaches its peak when Stokes arranges a meeting with Scarfe to retrieve his guns from the police lockup. Stokes then orders his men to raid numerous businesses across Harlem, while saying to people that all of that is Cage's fault, which forces Cage to fight back.

Stokes concluded that Cage had started a war against him, so he demolishes the restaurant with Cage inside, although he survives the attack. Meanwhile, Scarfe who was on Stokes' payroll, murders Diaz before he could testify against him. Cage manages to find him and goes to set a meeting with Stokes, so they could negotiate Diaz's safety, however, Tone attacks the barbershop to retrieve the money, killing Pop in the process.ĭeeply angered by Pop's death, Cage decides to retaliate by raiding Stokes' money stash, leaving him without $7,000,000. After Smith's death, Pop asks Cage to find Diaz in Harlem, so they could save him from Stokes. Being under pressure of his cousin Mariah Dillard, whose political projects depended on money from the deal with Colon, Stokes orders his men to find Smith and Diaz. They ambush Stokes' men during the major weapons deal with Domingo Colon and steal the money and Smith kills Chapman, however he manages to inform Stokes about the robbery before dying.Īs Stokes' weapons were confiscated by NYPD, Misty Knight and Rafael Scarfe start their investigation. Shameek Smith, Dante Chapman and Chico Diaz plan a robbery of Cottonmouth, one of the most powerful crime lords of Harlem. But he is soon pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city-forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.Īfter the altercation with Jessica Jones and Kilgrave, Luke Cage leaves Hell's Kitchen and moves to Harlem where he works as both janitor at Pop's Barber Shop and a dishwasher at the Harlem's Paradise nightclub. After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern-day Harlem, New York City.

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