Frank Castle, Matt and others in “Unfinished Business”

Frank Castle

I'll tell you what I think, Red.

Matt

Tell me. Tell me what you think.

Frank

I don't think you came here for my help. See, I think you want my permission. You wanna get your hands on somebody, huh? You wanna hurt 'em. Maybe you're a little bit scared. A little scared about what that means.

Matt

That's an interesting take, I like it. But ah, yeah, no. Sorry, buddy. Way off on that one.

Frank

So full of shit, Counselor, so full of shit. You're guilty.

Matt

Excuse me?

Frank

Yeah. That guilt, that shame, that's my home, Red. I mean, I can see it on you, I can smell it on you, it's all over you.

Frank

Yeah, you come at me with that horseshit about saving lives. How 'bout that friend of yours, you save his life? You lost him, didn't you, Red?

Matt

It's not about him.

Frank

Then say his name.

Matt

It's not about him. It's not about him.

Frank

Ah, for Christ's sake, say his name! Say his name, you coward, say his name! It's not about him? You hate yourself! It's eating you up because you ain't done a goddamn thing about it! So--

Matt

Ah, goddamn it. Goddamn you. Sorry. I apologize.

Frank

What are you sorry for? First honest thing you did, Red.

Matt

It's not about him.

Frank

No.

Matt

Okay?

Frank

It's all about him. He talks to you, doesn't he? You hear his voice. You do, don't you? Every time I stop moving, I still hear my little boy. I see him. And I hear his voice -- He says "Get 'em, Daddy. Every last single one of 'em, get 'em." That's why I do what I do. That's why it's eating at you. That's why it's eating at you, because you know you didn't do a goddamn thing, and it's gonna keep eating at you. It's gonna keep eating and eating and eating, there's no getting away with it, you understand?

Matt

I ran him down.

Frank

Oh, for Christ's sake.

Matt

I did what I had to do, and I let the system take care of the rest.

Frank

Oh, you and your goddamn sys-- You and your goddamn system! Christ! So what now?! Every day, Bullseye goes to the chow hole, eats his slop, you know he gets to breathe the same air that you breathe. You feel good about that?

Matt

HE GOT LIFE!

Frank

How 'bout ol' Foggy? Did he get life?

Matt

Foggy... He was the... kindest, purest soul I ever met. And guys like you and me? We can work a lifetime and never measure up to his decency. Goodbye, Frank.