Ray Nadeem

Special Agent Rahul "Ray" Nadeem was an FBI agent whose attempts to provide a comfortable life for his family led to him to taking on the case of Wilson Fisk, supplying Fisk with all of his demands in exchange for damning evidence on other crime syndicates. However, as Nadeem's investigations had led him to looking into Benjamin Poindexter's true connection with Fisk, he then discovered that Fisk had already taken over much of the FBI, and forced Nadeem to become an unwilling pawn. In an effort to bring down Fisk's criminal empire, Nadeem joined forces with Matt Murdock, Karen Page and Foggy Nelson to testify in court. However, after that attempt failed, Nadeem recorded a confession online before allowing Poindexter to kill him.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
====Neighborhood Problems====
Ray Nadeem was born and raised in New York City in an Indian-American family. As a child, Nadeem was a neighbor of Jack Kem, known by everyone from their block as Jiggy. Kem proved to be a very generous man who supported a lot of his neighbors what made Nadeem see him as his personal hero. However, much to Nadeem's disappointment, Kem turned out to be a criminal who used his neighbors to cover his crimes.Daredevil: 3.07: Aftermath
====FBI Agent====
Many years later, Nadeem fell in love with a woman named Seema. With Seema's father's blessing, they married and gave birth to a child named Sami Nadeem.Daredevil: 3.12: One Last Shot In order to provide for his family, Nadeem joined the FBI New York Crime Division as a Special Agent and was stationed under Tammy Hattley's direct commands. Due to his service within the FBI, Nadeem and his family befriended several agents, such as Benjamin Poindexter.Daredevil: 3.02: Please
====Saanvi's Diagnosis====
Much to his horror, Ray was informed by his brother Nihar that his wife Saanvi was diagnosed with cancer. Unfortunately, Saanvi's health coverage was denied for unknown reasons and they had no money to pay for medical treatment. Ray financially supported his brother what eventually buried his family in debt. For several months, Ray requested for a promotion at the FBI, but for some reason, his performance reviews kept being deferred by Tammy Hattley.Daredevil: 3.01: Resurrection
===Drowning the Sorrows===
====Sami's Birthday====
At Sami's birthday party, Seema told him that their red card was declined, but drowned his worry to keep Sami happy. His son came to the kitchen and joked about his cooking talents, to which Nadeem showed him the "skimming" technique to make sandwiches. Back to the topic, Ray asked in Hindi if Seema used the right red card, but she told him that she used every other one. Trying to calm her, Ray told she that they had already faced something like this.
With everyone in the family at the table to celebrate a toast, Nadeem summoned them all to told his speech for Saanvi Nadeem's treatment, highlighting how institutions denied her insurency. After toasting, Nadeem was hugged by Nihar thanking him for the speech. Nadeem responded how he only had to sign a couple of checks, that all the work was from Saanvi and Nahir.
At night, Nadeem found Sami outside playing alone. Nadeem approached to his son to find out what was happening to him while his family was preparing the candles. His son responds that he doesn't want anything, which worries Nadeem. Asking him, his son told that he could not go to his friend's house, especially with the fact that his friend had a bowling alley. Nadeem, trying to encourage Sami, promised that they would have a pool by the summer and that he will be the one who organizes the parties, joking that he is going to throw him off a trampoline by that time.
Nadeem sent his son home and Seema then asked rhetorically if he was seriously planning to build a swimming pool, declining it. Seema told that she could get a second job, but Nadeem refused clarifying that they already had this conversation. While she didn't see a solution, Nadeem told her that he will solve it.
====Deferred Reviews====
Next day, Nadeem opened his secure box to grab his gun, taking a big breath. Nadeem went to his job, preparing himself to talk with Tammy Hattley about his performance review moved up, in hopes of getting a promotion and raise. 
At her office, Nadeem told his situation but Hattley turned down his request telling him that it was a challenge and something that they can't move. Nadeem counterargued that his performance review were delayed two months, adding that they are denying the opportunities for advancement that he legitimately gained and addressing Hattley directly. Hattley agreed with him, but arguing that it was to protect him. Confused, Nadeem asked rhetorically, to which Hattley counterargued with his FICO score. Justifying himself, Nadeem told her about his sister-in-law situation, to which Hattley complains but Nadeem interrupts her about the fact that his salary has not increased in 3 years. Hattley told him that he is a good agent, but she can't promoted him without first fixing his finances.
Changing the subject, Nadeem was informed by Hattley that he got selected in Wilson Fisk case. Ironically, Nadeem pretended being happy about the news, to which Hattley understood his sarcasm and stated that the case was trash due to Fisk ineffectiveness. Hattley tried to encourage him, to which Nadeem had no choice but to accept. At Ryker's Island Fisk's interrogation room, Nadeem introduced himself and try to formally ask for his help, but he brokes the role and asked Fisk to go straight to the part where he tells him to fuck off. With Vanessa Marianna facing criminal charges, Fisk tries to give him a hint about his case, which Nadeem took it as a threat. Fisk recounted his situation with Marianna, what left Nadeem asking him what he was implying, being responded with Fisk wanting to make a deal. Nadeem then got from Fisk the location of the Albanian Syndicate.
====Taking Down Mother Teresa====
With Wilson Fisk's information, Nadeem took down the Albanian Syndicate, their leader, Mother Teresa, as well as his one and two. He returned to the office and shook hands with a colleague, being proud of himself. He realized that Fisk was valuable.
===Protecting Wilson Fisk===
====Fisk Detail ====
Following the success of the raid, Nadeem was compliment by Wellers, then listed off all of the other corrupt individuals he had arrested following Wilson Fisk's tip-offs, which had also included New York City's deputy mayor, as well as two judges and a district police captain. He noted that Burgos would access all their computers to find out just how far the corruption had really gone. Wellers noted how they had Wilson Fisk to thank for all this following his statement in Ryker's Island, to which He noted that Fisk would continue giving them "gifts".
Nadeem was filling out the paperwork on the arrests of the Albanian Syndicate, as Wellers threw a vegetable sub for him. Wellers noted that Nadeem would not want to actually eat the sub, commenting that Ramsey and Arinori were both in Tammy Hattley's office in order to get the promotion that Nadeem had earned. As Nadeem questioned what they were doing, Wellers noted that since their raid had worked, the other agents were all now looking to be put in charge of the Fisk detail from this point onwards. Hearing this, Nadeem stormed out to speak with Tammy Hattley directly.
Nadeem approached again to ask to continue working with Fisk so he could continue using him as a criminal informant. Nadeem hoped Fisk could help the FBI capture every criminal organization on the East Coast. He argued that dozens of agents tried questioning Fisk before, to no avail. Hattley only agreed under the condition that Fisk keeps helping them for years, otherwise they would both be in trouble.
Nadeem returned to Ryker's Island to find Fisk has been stabbed. Fisk said it was because word has gotten out, guards and inmates know about his cooperation with the FBI. Nadeem tells him he will continue to cooperate, and Fisk replies he can't do so if he is dead. They decide to let Fisk out of prison and into a more private cell, a penthouse, much to the community's disbelief. Nadeem argued with Blake Tower about letting Fisk do this. He argued that New York City was safer that night because of Fisk despite feeling sick saying that. Tower eventually allowed it.
En route to the safe house, they were attacked by the Albanians. Nadeem and other agents were either unconscious or injured. When he woke up, he learned Benjamin Poindexter saved everyone. Nadeem and the others rushed Fisk into his penthouse. Fisk pleaded for them to make sure Vanessa Marianna was safe. Nadeem told Poindexter to talk with Hattley and then return as soon as possible.
In the penthouse, Fisk complained about almost being killed, causing Nadeem to snap. He grabbed Fisk's chest, pulling him close, and telling him that good men died that night just for him.Daredevil: 3.03: No Good Deed
====Interviewed by Karen Page====
Outside of the penthouse, there were riots over Wilson Fisk's release. Nadeem called his Seema telling her he is okay and he also told her to give Sami a hug for him. He was then approached by journalist, Karen Page, who asked why he released Fisk. Nadeem told her that Fisk was not released and he was still a prisoner. Page brought up that he was a prisoner in a penthouse which Nadeem claimed to be seized by a Wall Street prick. Page rhetorically asked what he was having for dinner, naming many fancy foods. Nadeem simply told her that press area was on the other side of the building.
As Nadeem walked away, Page brought up that Fisk was convicted of five twenty year sentences and he was not getting justice. Nadeem walked back over naming agents Jennings, Garcia, Foster, Leighton, and Torres who lost their lives transporting Fisk. He told her to write about them because they were good people. Later, he went to the hospital where Tammy Hattley told him that Andrews could have his liver saved. Nadeem blamed himself for the injured and dead, but Hattley said it was her call. Suddenly, Seema arrived and the two hugged.
====Seema's Worries====
Ray was filing reports when Seema Nadeem went to see him. He apologized saying he was going to be at work all week. He asked to see Sami, but Seema said they had to go to her sister's house. Ray asked why and she said that Sami was staying with them because Sami could not sleep while worrying about Ray. Seema then brought Ray to the side talking about how worried she was over Ray. She then kissed him before leaving. Soon after, Ray was informed by Tammy Hattley and Winn that Benjamin Poindexter was under investigation for how Poindexter handled the attack on Wilson Fisk. Ray walked in and Hattley asked Poindexter to step out. Ray met him, warning him about what was happening. Ray then thanked Poindexter because without him, Sami would not have a father.
He talked with Hattley later and asked for advice. He wanted to lay it out on Sami, telling him the danger, but Hattley cautioned him against it as she did the same thing with her daughter, who was so scared she would not leave Hattley's side.Daredevil: 3.04: Blindsided
==== Interrogating Karen Page====
Nadeem met with Fisk for more information. Fisk claimed Matt Murdock as one of his criminal accomplices. The FBI raided Murdock's apartment only to find wet clothes on the floor. They then tracked down Karen Page, who stopped on the street and reached for her gun. When they revealed they were FBI, she told them she had a weapon in her purse and a concealed carry permit. She believed they were onto her for another crime, but they brought her to Matt's apartment.
Nadeem said he asked the agents to bring her there, and proceeded to question her about her recent knowledge on Matt, including his whereabouts, why she was paying his bills, and why she didn't file a missing persons report despite his disappearance. She explained he was a friend and thought he would return, surprised at seeing the wet clothes on the floor. Nadeem, under the impression that the firm was corrupt and working for Fisk, asked when they first started doing so. Karen said they never worked for him, because they never knowingly did so. Nadeem questioned her about the John Healy case, and Karen said that was the only case they took on, under pressure from James Wesley and it was before they knew of Fisk's crimes.
Unbeknownst to both of them, this was exactly what Fisk wanted when he hired Nelson and Murdock – to be able to implicate them if needed, while they had a previously clean background. Karen amended her answer to say they never knowingly worked for Fisk, as they were hired through someone else. Sensing where this was going and not wanting to lead the FBI to find Wesley, she said it was just some executive. Unfortunately, Nadeem had a picture of Wesley on hand, and asked if it was him. She played it off, saying she thought it was, and Nadeem said he was just trying to put the pieces together.
Turning things around, Karen gave him more pieces for him to consider: Felix Manning, Red Lion National Bank, and Vancorp. Nadeem said he didn't follow, and she suggested that instead of letting Fisk use him and the FBI to retaliate against innocent lawyers for putting him in prison, Nadeem could look into how Fisk, by laundering money through Red Lion and being the owner of Vancorp, just bought the Presidential Hotel – the place he was currently kept in. Karen told Nadeem that Fisk was just using him, and asked if she was under arrest. After he answered no, she said she was done answering the wrong questions, and left the apartment.Daredevil: 3.05: The Perfect Game
====Interrogating Foggy Nelson====
Nadeem went to Nelson's Meats and talked to Foggy Nelson. He asked for six subs before showing his FBI badge. In the other room, Nadeem asked Nelson if he saw Matt Murdock at all. Nelson said two nights ago at Josie's Bar and they talked about their friendship. Nadeem then asked if Nelson willingly gave his ID to Murdock. Nelson looked shocked, saying no, and asking why he would do that. Nadeem said that Murdock broke into a prison with it. Nadeem told his theory to Nelson: Murdock was a lawyer by day and criminal by night. He then threatened Nelson and Karen Page with aiding and abetting. Nelson asked what crimes Murdock has committed. Nadeem told him nothing yet, so Nelson brought him out the door.
====Promotion====
Benjamin Poindexter was thrown under the bus just like Nadeem anticipated. He met with Poindexter after he was suspended and said everything was going to be okay. However, he did not look Poindexter in the eyes, showing that he was unsure. Nadeem assured Poindexter that he made an effort to talk good about him in his report.
Nadeem was then met by Foggy Nelson who gave him the sandwiches he ordered and then told Nadeem that Matt Murdock will turn himself in. Nadeem said that was great, but there was a catch. Murdock would do so if Nadeem would hear the testimony of Jasper Evans. Later, Nadeem walked into Tammy Hattley's office in order to tell her the news, but was surprised to hear that the Wilson Fisk case fixed his credit score and he was being promoted. However, Nadeem was more worried about the fact that Evans was missing from prison meaning that Nelson was telling the truth. Hattley believed it was a bluff.Daredevil: 3.06: The Devil You Know
====New York Bulletin Attack====
Nadeem arrived at the New York Bulletin to meet with Matt Murdock only to find people evacuating and screaming. He ran in and up the stairs. At the entrance he found Daredevil. Nadeem warned him to stand down. Nadeem was forced to shoot, but did no damage to the armor. Daredevil plowed through them on his way out. Nadeem ran into the office yelling for everyone to put their hands up. However, he only found dead bodies. He walked over to Karen Page who was crying. She looked to her left. Nadeem did the same and saw a dead Jasper Evans. He walked over, realizing it was not a bluff. He then told his officers that it was Daredevil's doing.
====Realization====
Nadeem exchanged arguments with Karen Page and Foggy Nelson about how Daredevil could possibly know Page. The two argued that it was not Daredevil, but Nadeem did not fall for it.
Nadeem met with the warden of Ryker's to find out how Jasper Evans could be killed at the Bulletin despite the paperwork saying he was locked up in solitary for stabbing Fisk. Nadeem showed him Evans' picture, cited his crimes, and noted that he was supposed to serve a year in solitary confinement for shanking Fisk. How could he be in the hole and get killed in a newspaper office at the same time? Riggle lied, saying a pencil-pusher let him out by mistake. Nadeem, sensing he was not getting anywhere, told Riggle he was not trying to get Riggle in trouble. He was trying to figure out how Evans was let out, and who wanted him dead. Riggle asked for his lawyer instead of answering Nadeem.
Talking to Tammy Hattley, Nadeem told her that Jasper Evans was set to confess Fisk staged his own shanking in exchange for releasing Evans from prison. Not only did the warden not dispute it, he had lawyered up. Hattley said Evans might've been telling the truth, so they needed to kick this up the chain to the Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC). Nadeem said without all the facts, they didn't have much to tell him, but Hattley's rebuttal was that there was a good chance they were being manipulated by Fisk (see quote). Nadeem asked for two days to get the facts straight, a chance to figure out if it's true. He said that if they were played by Fisk, they could bury him together.
Nadeem visited Wilson Fisk at the penthouse in the hotel. Fisk was previously in his secret basement room hidden by his wardrobes, but with the cameras on the FBI agents and the entrances to his room, he knew Nadeem was approaching and pretended to be in bed. When Fisk offers to help, Nadeem told him the story of Jiggy, saying he has seen his kind of help before. He questioned Fisk about Evans, and instead of answering, Fisk said his desperation diminishes him. Nadeem left the penthouse, but not before glancing at the security cameras.
In his driveway, Nadeem talked on the phone with someone from Ryker's, asking for footage from the security cameras so he can see exactly what happened when Fisk got shanked. He offered to pay for them, but the person hung up.
====Meeting Daredevil ====
That same night, Ray's family threw him a party to celebrate his promotion. Ray talked to Seema who was still worried and claimed he was lying to her about being safe. He finally admitted to not wanting to screw up the relationship and that he was worried. He asked how he could fix it and Seema said to tell him the truth. When Ray is sent downstairs to get more drinks, he encountered a man dressed in black, who claimed he was the "Real Daredevil." Daredevil said he was not there to fight. He claimed to have heard Ray confront "Daredevil" at the Bulletin and tried to stop him, but almost got killed in the process. Ray hypothetically asked that if he believed Daredevil, then what information did he have? Matt revealed that the man who attacked the Bulletin was in the FBI.
====Investigating Poindexter====
With Daredevil's voice still ringing in his ears, Nadeem started looking into his fellow agents. He came across Benjamin Poindexter's file, thinking of his voice greeting Karen Page the night the Bulletin was attacked, and found two suspicious instances. Those two things were Poindexter turning off the cameras in Wilson Fisk's penthouse prison to talk to him. Suspicions arose as Nadeem set out to meet Daredevil again. After making Daredevil promise not to hurt him, Nadeem revealed that the possible impostor was agent Poindexter. He explained their plan to investigate Benjamin Poindexter's Apartment.
Daredevil and Nadeem sneaked into the apartment to look for clues. Daredevil caught scent of the suit to confirm Poindexter was the impostor, but unfortunately the suit was gone and all other evidence was circumstantial. They listened to therapy tapes from Poindexter's childhood, but before they could discuss what to do, Poindexter came back to the apartment. Hearing Daredevil and Nadeem arguing inside, Poindexter grabs small glass pillars from a nearby light and enters the apartment to find the headphones on the table. The pair narrowly escaped to the apartment upstairs, while Poindexter, armed with his gun and sniper scope, shot at Nadeem by ricocheting the bullets off metal bars of a fire escape from the building across his apartment. Nadeem was hit and thought the shots came from across the alley, but Daredevil quickly realized they ricocheted from downstairs. By using a mirror to make Poindexter think it was Daredevil, Nadeem took the opportunity to escape as Poindexter reloaded his gun. Nadeem exited through the stairwell, hiding from the approaching police. He checked on his injury in his car and called his boss to discuss Poindexter.Daredevil: 3.08: Upstairs/Downstairs
===Kingpin's Enforcer===
====Forced into Subordination====
Nadeem and Supervisory Special Agent Winn approached Tammy Hattley at her house to record, on tape, Nadeem's information on Wilson Fisk's current criminal activities. This included his manipulation of the FBI and the corruption of Benjamin Poindexter. When asked why he would think Poindexter was the perpetrator at the attack at the Bulletin, Nadeem showed them his wound and claimed that Poindexter shot him. He encouraged the to start an internal investigation into Fisk and Poindexter, taking full responsibility. Hattley placed him on administrative leave, confiscating his badge and gun.
Before they could decide what to do next, Hattley murdered Winn with Nadeem's gun, but she called out for him to put down the gun – for show, so the recording would make it sound like Nadeem was the one who shot Winn. Felix Manning then came in and collected the gun and recording. The gun had Nadeem's fingerprints and the falsified recording. Hattley and Manning then made sure Nadeem understood the gravity of the situation. He realized that Hattley was corrupted by Fisk ,making her reveal that Nadeem now worked for Fisk as well.
Poindexter visited Nadeem at his house, lying under the preface of wanting to try Seema's cooking. They went out back to talk, where Nadeem says that Poindexter's issue is with him and not his family. Poindexter agreed, upset that he was convinced Nadeem had his back while actually investigating him. Poindexter implied that he would kill Nadeem, but Fisk wanted him alive. Poindexter told him that Fisk wanted Daredevil, but Nadeem claimed not to know who or where he was. Poindexter then realized Nadeem was bleeding and told him to go change as they were spending the day together.
At the office, Poindexter made Nadeem call Daredevil to tell him that Fisk was doing something, although he did not know what. He told him that he would call when he knew, and to be ready, setting a trap. Nadeem watched as Poindexter was reinstated by Hattley and was brought in to a meeting with other corrupted FBI agents, including Arinori. They told Nadeem not to say Fisk's name and to refer to him as the Kingpin. The meeting was to plan for an aggressive arrest of all the influential criminals that Kingpin has listed.Daredevil: 3.09: Revelations
====Kingpin's Mission====
As the plan was put in motion, Nadeem and Benjamin Poindexter led the group of the FBI agents to arrest John Hammer. The agents stormed his workshop where Poindexter brutally beat Hammer before apprehending him, to Nadeem's horror. Driving to Everett Starr's residence, Poindexter arrested Starr on the spot while Nadeem was suspicious of his actions as he handcuffs Starr. They then arrived at the charity ceremony hosted by Rosalie Carbone, but Nadeem stopped Poindexter and went to arrest Carbone himself. He whispered to Carbone that she should go with them and Carbone chose not to resist.
Returning to Presidential Hotel, Nadeem joined Tammy Hattley in the elevator as they were heading to Wilson Fisk's suite. Nadeem asked Hattley how she joined with Fisk and murdered Winn, but she replied that it was the only way to save Nadeem from death, as he should not investigate Poindexter in the first place. Nadeem was confident that they could still defeat Fisk, but Hattley explained that he manipulated Nadeem for over a year, taking away Saanvi Nadeem's health insurance and making Nadeem being desperate for a promotion, which brought him to Fisk's case.
Despite Nadeem being shocked, he still argued with Hattley, stating that she could contact the Homeland Security or the NYPD and testify against Fisk. However, she informed Nadeem that is impossible, as Fisk had her one of her children killed. He made it look like an accident and threatened to murder her daughter. She divorced her husband to keep him safe, telling Nadeem to think of his own family and obey. As they entered Fisk's suite, he ordered Nadeem to remove his ankle monitor, which humiliated him and then headed to the Red Fish Blue Restaurant where the criminal bosses were waiting.
==== Deal with the Crime Syndicates====
As they arrived at the Red Fish Blue Restaurant, Kingpin ordered Nadeem to contact Daredevil and lure him into the trap. Nadeem called Daredevil, telling him that Fisk organized a criminal meeting and sent him the address, hoping that Daredevil will understand that this was a trap. Nadeem joined the FBI agents inside the restaurant where they were guarding Rosalie Carbone, Everett Starr, and John Hammer, as well as Latimer Zyl and Sophia Carter.
While Nadeem was standing beside them, Fisk offered the bosses his protection from federal prosecutions. However, Starr dismissed his offer, so Benjamin Poindexter murdered him. Poindexter then noticed Daredevil is not there and confronted Nadeem, but he denied it, saying that he said exactly what Poindexter told him to do. Fisk then commanded Nadeem and Poindexter to leave the restaurant, as Daredevil avoided the trap. Nadeem and Poindexter then escorted Fisk out of the restaurant but did not head to the Presidential Hotel, as Fisk had another issue to deal with it.
===Exposing Kingpin's Federal Corruption===
====Betraying Kingpin====
Carrying out Kingpin's orders, Nadeem drove Benjamin Poindexter to the Clinton Church where he was supposed to assassinate Karen Page, while wearing his copy of Daredevil's Suit. Nadeem was worried about what was going to happen, but Poindexter did not tell him the plan.Daredevil: 3.10: Karen While waiting at the car and listening to the police broadcasts about numerous casualties at the church, horrified, Nadeem asked Poindexter what happened at the church. Poindexter only told him to get to the church and assume the command of the NYPD at the scene. Poindexter added that Daredevil is being prosecuted as the federal fugitive, so the church must be locked down in order for him and Page to not escape. Nadeem angrily told him that it was supposed to the end but Poindexter replied that it is not the end until Daredevil and Page are dead.Daredevil: 3.11: Reunion
Nadeem and Poindexter headed to the crime scene where the NYPD, led by Strieber were investigating the attack. They informed Strieber that Daredevil is their suspect. Nadeem assumed the command of the investigation and Strieber informed him that there are still civilians at the church, so the church is on lockdown until the ESU arrives. Nadeem was approached by Maggie Grace who claimed that she saw Daredevil leaving the church before they arrived but Poindexter, knowing it was himself she saw, lied and told Strieber that he saw Daredevil returned to the church. Nadeem then spoke to Strieber about Daredevil and his suspected accomplices, including Karen Page.
Once ESU arrived, Nadeem and Poindexter entered the church to search for suspects, where Nadeem asked Poindexter what he intends to do if they find Daredevil. Poindexter ignored the question but once Nadeem said that he did not sign up for this, Poindexter said that it was not true, since Nadeem allowed Fisk to manipulate him. The ESU officers informed Nadeem that the church hall was clear, so Nadeem ordered to search the living quarters. Nadeem and Poindexter approached Grace who was praying for Paul Lantom who was killed by Poindexter, and requested an access to the church grounds, as Nadeem expressed his condolences for her loss. Grace walked them to the basement but the officers failed to find anyone there, so Nadeem asked Grace about the rectory. Grace told them that there was a door to the roof, so Nadeem and the others followed her out of the basement.
While the FBI still had no clues about Daredevil's whereabouts, Nadeem was approached by Brett Mahoney who was taking over the investigation from the NYPD's side. Nadeem promised to share all updates with him but Mahoney told him that he had suspicions of the whole situation, since witnesses testified that Daredevil was trying to kill Page, while the FBI claimed her to be his accomplice. Nadeem brushed him off, saying that it was more complicated and the NYPD is not aware of all the details but promised to keep him posted. Nadeem then told Poindexter that they will not find Daredevil and Page, so the FBI has to let the NYPD forensics to examine the scene but Poindexter was strongly against failing Kingpin and convinced Nadeem to continue.
Afterwards, Nadeem tries to question Grace about the suspects and where they could be, but Grace noticed dishonesty in Nadeem's words. Grace then suddenly asked Nadeem does he considers himself a moral person to which Nadeem replies that he, at least, tries to be. Grace then let Nadeem know that she was aware that Poindexter was behind the attack that claimed Lantom's life and asked Nadeem if he truly wants Page to be found. While Nadeem was still thinking about Grace's words, the NYPD brought in the dogs to search the basement but Grace had the nun to tell Poindexter that Daredevil was spotted at the Saint Agnes Orphanage. Poindexter led the police officers to the orphanage, while Nadeem got back to the church hall and joined the FBI agents and forensics.
Suddenly, Nadeem noticed saw Foggy Nelson at the church and asked him what was he doing there, to which Nelson replied that he needed to stall for some time. After Nadeem noticed that he was looking at Grace, Nelson stated that he came to represent his client and suddenly, Page appeared at the hall. Before Nadeem could react, Nelson informed him that Page surrendered to the NYPD and Mahoney arrived to apprehend her. Poindexter was angered at Mahoney's decision and although Nadeem insisted that she was a federal suspect, Mahoney stated that since Page was a suspected accomplice for murder, she was under the police's jurisdiction.
Nadeem tried to de-escalate the tension between Mahoney and Poindexter, afraid that Poindexter could lose control and went to speak with Mahoney in private. Nadeem then quietly told Mahoney that Page will die if the FBI takes her into custody, so Mahoney needed to take her away from them, which Mahoney agreed to. While the NYPD took Page into custody, Nadeem stopped frustrated Poindexter, saying that he would not be able to kill her at the church anyway. Poindexter only told Nadeem that he seriously messed up, as Kingpin is not the kind of person to tolerate such mistakes, leaving Nadeem to fear for his family.
====Allying with Daredevil====
Since he betrayed Kingpin by allowing the NYPD to take Karen Page away, Nadeem rushed back to his house, knowing that he would send someone for his family. Returning home, Nadeem saw a broken vase and assuming the worst, he pulled out his gun and went to find his family. Fortunately, Nadeem found Seema and Sami in the bathroom, completely unharmed, to his great relief. Nadeem told Seema and Sami that they have to go away as far as they could to hide from Fisk. Despite Seema being scared, Nadeem told her that there is no time and they need to go.
Arming himself with a gun, Nadeem walked his family downstairs. He spotted movement outside of his house and assumed that Fisk already sent his men for them. Nadeem managed to gun down one of the mercenaries who broke into the house and told terrified Seema to take Sami and hide in the bathroom. Alone against the hostiles, Nadeem killed several mercenaries. However, he still was outnumbered by them, and on top of that, his ammo was not enough for a gunfight.
Suddenly, Daredevil appeared at Nadeem's house and engaged in a fight with the mercenaries, defeating almost all of them. One mercenary held Daredevil at gunpoint, but when he tried to shoot, his weapon was empty. This allowed Nadeem to knock him out before he turned to Daredevil. Nadeem aimed his gun at Daredevil, afraid that he came to take his revenge for selling Daredevil out to Fisk, although Daredevil claimed he came to help. Daredevil tried to convince him he wanted to help him save his family, but Nadeem replied that he cannot trust anybody. Daredevil understood his situation and decided to take his mask off, revealing his true identity as Matt Murdock, saying that he owes Nadeem for saving Page from the FBI.
Since Daredevil chose to reveal his identity to him, Nadeem accepted his offer for help. Brett Mahoney brought both Nadeem and Seema to his mother's apartment where they could hide from Fisk. Nadeem thanked Mahoney for his help, then noticed that Seema was extremely anxious and mad at him. When Mahoney left the room, Seema lashed out at Nadeem, saying that his lies got them in that situation, despite Nadeem's attempts to justify his actions. Nadeem then completely admitted his guilt and promised Seema that he would fix it, whatever it takes. Disheartened, she replied that his words have no meaning at that point.
====Preparations to the Statement====
Since Nadeem decided to testify against Kingpin and expose his criminal conspiracy, Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson decided to represent him as his attorneys. Nelson attempted to strike a deal with Blake Tower and went to speak with him, while Murdock brought Nadeem to the Fogwell's Gym, which they were using as their temporary law office. Murdock calmed Nadeem, saying that nobody knows about the place apart from them, so they were safe from Kingpin. Nadeem talked to Karen Page and apologized to her for not listening to her warnings about Fisk and his criminal conspiracy. Page replied that she did not want to discuss it, but since Nadeem saved her from Benjamin Poindexter and the FBI agents, she admitted that they are on the same side.
Murdock then considered what to do with Nadeem's family, noting that witness protection was not an option since Fisk reached the FBI and probably could reach the United States Marshals Service. Page suggested to hide them outside of the United States of America with some relatives and Nadeem suggested hiding them in Bihar with his brother-in-law. Nadeem also noticed that the FBI would trace their bank account, but Murdock assured him that they pay for transportation themselves. Nadeem thanked Murdock for his generosity, although admitting that he did not deserve it, considering everything he did.
Page admitted that Nadeem made a lot of mistakes but it did not have to define who he was, much to Nadeem's relief. As they were waiting for Tower, Murdock asked Nadeem if he was ready to testify and Nadeem replied he would do anything to return to the right side of the line again. However, he was confronted by Murdock who reminded him that he still allowed Fisk to commit his crimes, and Nadeem insisted that he got Saanvi Nadeem's health insurance canceled and left his family with bills to pay. 
Murdock still claimed that Nadeem had other ways, instead of backing Fisk's play and he still did nothing when Fisk was murdering people. Nadeem finally admitted that he took Fisk's bait, as he wanted to prove to his son that he was more than just an FBI agent. Instead, he lost everything he had and now would do anything to take it back. Murdock accepted his words and advised Nadeem to tell the same to Tower, so they could help him.
====Deal with the District Attorney====
Entering Fogwell's Gym, Tower, accompanied by Foggy Nelson, asked Nadeem if he trusts Nelson and Matt Murdock as they had their own agenda in that case. Nadeem assured him that he trusts his lawyers. Nadeem then informed Tower about all crimes committed by Wilson Fisk during his sentence, as well as his manipulation of the FBI. Nelson and Murdock offered Tower an official statement in exchange for full immunity, but the DA insisted that Nadeem is a federal law enforcement officer who looked the other way while Class A felonies and homicides were committed.
Despite Murdock's objections, Tower told them that Nadeem has to spend five years in jail on each count, to which Murdock and Nelson did not accept. Murdock then told Tower to leave, but Nadeem stopped him and admitted that Tower was right about what he did and accepted his conditions, as it was the only way to stop Fisk and save his family. Nadeem then called Sami, leaving him a message about what bad things he might hear about his father, and assured him that he did not do them. However, he did nothing to prevent them which made him responsible. Nadeem told Sami that the only thing he cares about is Sami's safety.
====Targeted by Kingpin====
As Foggy Nelson and Blake Tower stayed to deal with some legal issues, Nadeem and Matt Murdock headed to the Supreme Court Building. Instead of a police car, they got in an inconspicuous van, while the NYPD convoy organized a decoy to distract Kingpin's attention. While they were driving to the courthouse, Nadeem questioned Murdock about his vigilante life. He noted that his mistakes cost him his entire life, while Murdock is able to live two lives. Murdock answered that his mistakes almost resulted in the death of Nelson and Karen Page but they still chose to be friends with him.
En route to the courthouse, the van got caught in traffic and Murdock and Nadeem took cover before the van was shot up by Felix Manning's mercenaries. As their driver was killed, Murdock told Nadeem to shoot back and instructed him about the hostiles' positions, so Nadeem was able to shoot them blind. Nadeem then left the van to fight against the mercenaries, and one of them got him from behind and prepared to kill him. Nadeem was saved by Murdock once again, knocking the mercenary out and instructed Nadeem to do what he says to get to the courthouse in safety. Nadeem agreed to follow Murdock, who used his enhanced senses to inform Nadeem about the mercenaries' positions.
With Murdock's pointers, Nadeem managed to kill several mercenaries on their way. Murdock then informed Nadeem that he found a way out, so they moved through the mercenaries, fighting them. Nadeem successfully killed more hostiles, before Murdock instructed him to get to the bus where Murdock played a simple blind man and lured the mercenaries inside the bus. They got inside where they were ambushed by Nadeem and Murdock. Nadeem had a problem in close combat with a mercenary before Murdock helped him out. With all mercenaries taken down, Nadeem spotted the empty taxi and drove to the courthouse with Murdock.
====Testifying Against Fisk====
Nadeem and Matt Murdock arrived at the New York State Supreme Court Building just in time for a trial before a grand jury. Murdock informed Foggy Nelson and Karen Page that Kingpin knew Nadeem was going to testify and sent a kill squad to eliminate him. Blake Tower asked Nadeem if he was able to testify to what they had planned, and Nadeem answered positively. Nelson explained to Nadeem that he would be taken for arrangement after his statement and then they would bail him out. Nadeem asked them about his wife and Page said that she and Sami would depart to New Delhi to hide from Fisk.
Nadeem sincerely thanked his attorneys for their help, and Murdock encouraged him to take down Fisk for good. Nadeem told the jury everything about Fisk's criminal conspiracy and corruption within the FBI, and Tower noticed that he was quite convincing. Murdock further confirmed it, hearing Nadeem through the wall (which Nadeem said was creepy) and said that his son would be proud of him. However, while Nadeem spoke with Nelson, Murdock overheard the jury deliberating and realized Fisk got to them. Under threat, the jurors elected not to indict Fisk.
Frustrated, Nadeem felt sick and went to the bathroom where Murdock and Nelson tried to comfort him. Nelson encouraged Nadeem they could fix it, but Murdock was not as optimistic and went to speak with Tower about their situation. Nadeem understood that Fisk was unstoppable and his family was never going to be safe, despite Nelson's attempts to calm him. Nadeem apologized to Nelson before knocking him out with the punch to the face so he could escape the courthouse. As their attempt to take down Fisk ultimately failed, Nadeem realized that he needed to go to extremes to protect his family and took a taxi to his home.
====A Dying Declaration====
Returning to his house, Nadeem took a look at his family pictures with Seema and Sami, feeling guilty for what his family went through because of him. Nadeem then took his phone to record his last message for his family, knowing that Kingpin will get rid of him to cover his tracks. Nadeem spoke to Seema, reminding her of their wedding vows, as well as Sami, describing how much his son meant to him.
As he recorded his message for Sami, Nadeem decided to go against Fisk one last time and record his dying declaration about Fisk's criminal conspiracy. Nadeem stated that he was guilty of a number of criminal acts, as well as his fellow FBI agents, such as Arinori, Johnson, Mockta, Ramsey, Markham, O'Connor, and Tammy Hattley who was responsible for Winn's death. Noting that he had no excuse for his actions, Nadeem also revealed that Fisk had Felix Manning as his assistant and Benjamin Poindexter who impersonated Daredevil to incriminate him, murdering Paul Lantom and several New York Bulletin employees.
Nadeem claimed that he knew what was going to happen but still let it happen which makes him guilty for all of Fisk's crimes, but all other agents on Fisk's payroll must be punished as well. Nadeem told Seema to take the footage to his attorneys and instead of run and hide, cooperate with the FBI, as it was the only way for her and Sami to get through this. Nadeem finished the recording and left the footage for Seema, waiting for Fisk's next move.Daredevil: 3.13: A New Napkin
====Murdered by Poindexter====
Recording his declaration, Nadeem grabbed a bottle of beer and went to the backyard of his house where he was waiting for whoever Kingpin sent for him. Finally, Nadeem spotted Benjamin Poindexter who told him to go inside the house for a proper talk, while holding him at a gunpoint. Poindexter's lie was too unconvincing for Nadeem, so he easily guessed that Poindexter simply wanted to kill him inside the house where it would be more private.
Poindexter told Nadeem he understood Ray was in a tough spot and that it must have been really hard for him, echoing back to the phrases Dex learned in therapy when he was practicing empathy. Nadeem then told Poindexter that, as soon as he was no longer useful to Fisk, he would be discarded too. Nadeem's words did not convince Poindexter but Nadeem insisted and tried to convince him to turn away from Fisk who manipulated Tammy Hattley and their colleagues within the FBI. Nadeem proposed for Poindexter to cut a deal with Blake Tower and testify against Fisk, as proper FBI agents.
However, Poindexter rejected Nadeem's offer and informed Nadeem that he was more than an FBI agent now, and he'd never felt more himself than in his whole life. Understanding that he would not be able to convince him, Nadeem told Poindexter that as long as he was alive his family is at risk, while Poindexter continued to try to get Nadeem to leave with him. Nadeem told Poindexter that whatever he needed to do he would do it where they stood. Nadeem then pulled a gun and attempted to shoot him, only to be shot and killed first by Poindexter who left his body in the hole meant for the pool.
===Legacy===
====Fisk's Incarceration====
Since Benjamin Poindexter successfully assassinated Nadeem, Kingpin ordered Tammy Hattley to change the narrative of events and keep his involvement from exposure. Hattley organized an official press conference and stated that Nadeem was charged with the murder of Winn, as his fingertips were found at his sidearm, and was killed by the FBI agents for resisting arrest.
Seema Nadeem found his dying declaration and went to the New York City FBI Office to cooperate with Hattley and Poindexter, as Nadeem instructed her. They contacted Foggy Nelson and Seema secretly gave him Nadeem's phone with his declaration. Knowing that Nadeem's testimony was admissible in court, Nelson and Karen Page realized that his declaration was able to take down Fisk. New York Bulletin uploaded Nadeem's confession online which allowed the NYPD to arrest Fisk and Poindexter as well as every single agent on his payroll. Hattley also corroborated with Nadeem's declaration which allowed NYPD and Blake Tower to incarcerate Fisk.
However, Nadeem's confession only succeeded in keeping Fisk incarcerated for a short time. Fisk eventually was able to use his remaining power and influence to get himself released from prison significantly earlier,Vincent D’onofrio Says Disney+ Hawkeye’s Kingpin Is The Same Villain From Netflix’s Daredevil thereby allowing him to recoup his empire and reaffirm himself as the kingpin of crime in New York City.Echo: 1.04: Taloa
== Personality==
Ray Nadeem was a man who was dedicated to giving his family a great life and an FBI agent who loved his job. Initially, he was quite similar to Brett Mahoney when investigating into Matt Murdock as well as pursuing Daredevil as well as the fact that they both had a distaste for Wilson Fisk due to his activities as Kingpin. Nadeem was also a highly skilled investigator, similar to Mahoney. Nadeem proved to be quite an ambitious federal agent, as he was desperate to be assigned a promotion to the Fisk case, which is why Nadeem was motivated to transfer Fisk from a prison to a luxury hotel just to protect Fisk from his criminal rivals in order to ensure that Fisk protected them. Nadeem was notably quite arrogant, as, when Fisk told him that Murdock was his criminal fixer, Nadeem willingly went to Foggy Nelson's campaign party for district attorneys to interrogate him in front of the guests of Nelson's partner, Murdock, being corrupt. This indicated that Nadeem was not concerned about how he prosecuted his suspects in front of the individuals close to them.
Despite being a federal law enforcement officer, Nadeem was willing to work with Daredevil, a vigilante and a federal fugitive, outside the law to investigate Benjamin Poindexter when Nadeem suspected him of attacking the New York Bulletin. Nadeem was still trying to give Poindexter the benefit of the doubt due to a special bond that the FBI agents had formed. Ultimately, Nadeem then realized that Daredevil was right about Poindexter being corrupt and feared that the FBI was being compromised by Fisk, who Nadeem firmly believed was engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
Nadeem loved his family deeply, as he would do anything to protect them. For instance, when Nadeem was informed by his brother Nihar Nadeem that he could not afford to treat Saanvi Nadeem for her cancer, Ray financially supported his brother, which eventually buried his family in debt. Fisk took advantage of this by having SAC Tammy Hattley murder Supervisory Agent Winn in cold blood using Nadeem's handgun in order to blackmail Nadeem into cooperating with the other agents who were corrupted by using his family as leverage. Even before that, Nadeem warned Fisk to never say the names of his wife and son when Nadeem went to interrogate him in the hotel room. To protect his family, as Blake Tower noted, Agent Nadeem was willing to look the other way when the FBI murdered people in front of him. Nadeem even willingly lured Daredevil into a trap despite knowing that Fisk would try to kill him there.
As time went on, Nadeem became increasingly disturbed by the murders Poindexter was committing and the fact that his coworkers were willing to ignore them. When Poindexter murdered an elderly mobster in front of him in cold blood, Nadeem wanted to check if the man was fine, only to find he was dead. After driving Poindexter to the Clinton Church, Nadeem became disturbed by the murders Poindexter committed there. Finally having enough of all the corruption in the FBI and of the murders, Nadeem disobeyed Fisk by having Karen Page, whom Fisk wanted to kill for murdering James Wesley, arrested by Brett Mahoney and the New York City Police Department rather than the FBI, knowing that his team would kill her before they reached HQ.
After Murdock helped Nadeem save his family as Daredevil, Murdock wanted to talk to him about when Hattley murdered Agent Winn, why Nadeem did not report this (after learning Hattley was blackmailed into working for Fisk due to the threats made against her daughter, Nadeem tried to convince Hattley to contact the NYPD or the United States Department of Homeland Security, only for Hattley to refuse. Nadeem could have followed his own advice by informing the NYPD or Homeland Security about what Hattley did to Winn and Fisk's takeover of the Bureau). Murdock also questioned Nadeem as to why he did not try to warn anyone at the church about what Poindexter was doing and why Nadeem did not say anything to the NYPD when he knew Poindexter murdered Father Paul Lantom. Nadeem refused to take responsibility for his actions and blamed Fisk for his mistakes even though Murdock knew otherwise. Finally, Nadeem broke, admitting that he did not want his son to see him as just some average federal employee. Nadeem then started expressing regrets for helping Fisk, as he could have helped take down Fisk sooner.
Nadeem became more selfless after Murdock interrogated him. When Blake Tower refused to give Nadeem immunity due to his involvement in the murders, Nadeem still agreed to be in prison after testifying against Fisk in order to protect his family and to take responsibility for his involvement. Nadeem lost faith in the system after Fisk blackmailed the jury into opposing Tower's motion for an indictment against Fisk and went to make a dying declaration knowing that Fisk was going to kill him. In the video, Nadeem expressed guilt for his actions and pleaded with his wife, knowing that Hattley would frame him for Winn's murder, to say that he murdered Winn and that he was a monster in order to protect her and their son. Nadeem's dying declaration would be used as evidence by the NYPD and Homeland Security to bring down Fisk and all the corrupted agents.
Nadeem was truly a noble man at his core. His death would be mourned by Seema Nadeem, Sami Nadeem, Murdock, Nelson, Page, and Mahoney.
== Abilities== 
*Expert Tactician: Nadeem was skilled at formulating plans, going to Tammy Hattley with an idea of using Wilson Fisk for intel. This allowed them to catch many criminals like the Albanian Syndicate and Mother Teresa. However, Fisk used this to exploit everyone in the FBI and make them work for him. When Nadeem found this out, he originally allowed himself to be coerced in order to save his family, but he eventually joined Daredevil's side and worked to stop Fisk. Knowing he would probably die due to his actions, Nadeem recorded a dying declaration, knowing it would be admissible in court as dying declarations are seen as something that the victim would not lie about. This was the driving force in not only putting Kingpin in jail, but also stopping Daredevil from killing Fisk.
*Expert Investigator: As an FBI agent, Nadeem was very good with his investigating skills, being able to trail Matt Murdock and find his home where he saw his clothes on the ground. When teaming up with Daredevil, Nadeem broke into Benjamin Poindexter's Apartment and looked through the place. He was able to find many pieces of evidence like audio recordings from a young Poindexter. He also attempted to get information from Karen Page and Foggy Nelson.
*Expert Combatant: Nadeem could protect himself well. While being chased, Nadeem went toe-to-tie with one of his assailants and was able to beat him. he also knocked out Foggy Nelson with one punch.
* Expert Marksman: As an FBI agent, Nadeem knew how to carry a gun and used it in his work. When men broke into Nadeem Residence, he armed himself with his gun and protected his family, shooting many enemies. He was also engaged in a shootout with Benjamin Poindexter as the two shot each other through an alley. He also used his gun while being chased and with Matt Murdock's guidance, was able to shoot enemies through the walls of his van.
*Bilingualism: Nadeem was fluent in his native Hindi, as well as English.
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
*: Nadeem carried this handgun as his standard sidearm. He carried it when he was deployed to arrest the Albanian Syndicate with the information provided by Wilson Fisk; to raid Matt Murdock's apartment, as Fisk had accused him of being a facilitator in his crimes; and when he searched for the man responsible for attacking the New York Bulletin Building dressed as Daredevil. He surrendered the gun to Tammy Hattley along with his badge when he informed her of Fisk's conspiracy, though Hattley used the gun to kill Winn instead and have leverage against him. Nadeem was given another service gun that he carried while he searched for Daredevil in the Clinton Church, and also in the attacks by Fisk's men that were chasing him, first in his house and then when he was being taken to the courthouse to testify against Fisk. Finally, he used the gun one last time to try to protect himself from Benjamin Poindexter when he was sent to kill him, but Poindexter was faster and killed him with a single shot to the head.
===Other Equipment===
*Bulletproof Vest: To be added
== Facilities==
*Nadeem Residence: Nadeem lived in the Nadeem Residence with his wife and child. It is located in New York City. The house was invaded by mercenaries sent by Wilson Fisk, but was saved by Daredevil. After confessing to his involvement in Kingpin's crimes, he headed into his backyard to talk to Benjamin Poindexter, who shot him in the head.
*New York City FBI Office': To be added
*Bess Mahoney's Apartment: To be added
==Relationships==
===Family===
*Nihar Nadeem - Brother
*Seema Nadeem - Wife
*Sami Nadeem - Son
*Saanvi Nadeem - Sister-in-Law
*Nav - Sister-in-Law
*Father-in-Law
*Cousin-in-Law
===Allies===
*FBI
**Winn † - Former Colleague
**J. Lim - Colleague
**Fremont - Colleague
**Alvarez - Colleague
**Pryor - Colleague
**Burgos - Colleague
**D. Slater - Colleague
**Garcia † - Former Colleague
**Jennings † - Former Colleague
**Foster † - Former Colleague
**Leighton † - Former Colleague
**Torres † - Former Colleague
**Andrews - Former Colleague
**Salazar
*Andrea Morales - Friend
*Blake Tower
*New York City Police Department
**Chris DiMolina
**Strieber
**Brett Mahoney
**Preston
**Plainsclothes Cop †
*Annie Wellers
*Nelson and Murdock
**Matt Murdock/Daredevil - Former Enemy and Lawyer
**Foggy Nelson - Lawyer
**Karen Page
*Maggie Grace
*Bess Mahoney
===Enemies===
*Jack Kem/Jiggy - Former Neighbor and Idol
*Wilson Fisk/Kingpin - Forced Superior
*Donovan and Partners
**Benjamin Donovan
**Nicholas Lee
*Albanian Syndicate
**Mother Teresa
*Benjamin Poindexter - Former Colleague, Former Friend and Killer
*Tammy Hattley - Former Superior
*Felix Manning
*Ramsey - Former Colleague
*Arinori † - Former Colleague
*Mockta † - Former Colleague
*Wellers † - Former Colleague
*O'Connor - Former Colleague
*Doyle - Former Colleague
*Markham † - Former Colleague
*Johnson - Former Colleague
*John Hammer
*Everett Starr †
*Carbone Crime Family
**Rosalie Carbone
*Latimer Zyl
*Sophia Carter
*Vanessa Marianna
==Appearances==
Appearance for Ray Nadeem
==Behind the Scenes==
*Neimah Djourabchi was a stunt double for Jay Ali in the role of Ray Nadeem.
==References==
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