Hawkeye season 1 recap.
Episode 1.
In 2012, during the Battle of New York, a young Kate Bishop witnesses Clint Barton battling
the Chitauri and aspires to become a hero like him after he inadvertently saves her
life.
In the present, Barton spends time with his children in New York for Christmas.
Meanwhile, Bishop attends a charity auction gala with her mother Eleanor and learns that
her mother is engaged to Jack Duquesne.
Underneath the gala, Bishop stumbles onto a black market auction featuring items recovered
from the remains of the Avengers Compound, finding Duquesne and his uncle Armand III
among the attendees.
The auction is interrupted by the Tracksuit Mafia, who attempt to recover a watch among
the items.
As Duquesne steals Barton's Ronin sword, Bishop recovers Barton's Ronin suit and defeats the
mafia members while wearing it.
After rescuing a stray dog she later names "Lucky the Pizza Dog", she escapes to her
apartment before tracking down Armand to investigate further, but discovers that Armand has been
murdered in his home and is cornered by the Tracksuit Mafia after fleeing the crime scene.
Barton, who saw a news report of the Ronin's return, rescues Bishop from the gangsters.
In Episode 2.
Bishop takes Barton back to her apartment, but they are attacked by the Tracksuit Mafia
and forced to evacuate, leaving the Ronin suit behind.
After relocating to the apartment of Bishop's vacationing aunt, Barton sends his children
back home, promising to rejoin them by Christmas Day.
He escorts Bishop to her workplace, then recovers the Ronin suit from FDNY member Grills at
a LARP event.
Later, Bishop fails to convince Eleanor of Duquesne's involvement in Armand's death.
After challenging Duquesne to a fencing duel, she tries to contact Barton, not knowing that
he has allowed himself to be captured by the Tracksuit Mafia.
She tracks down Barton's location, but ends up being captured herself, and the gang informs
their boss, Maya Lopez of what happened.
In Episode 3.
Lopez interrogates Barton and Bishop about Ronin, who killed her father years prior.
Barton manages to free himself and fend off the Tracksuit Mafia, though Lopez breaks his
hearing aid in the process.
After Bishop is freed, the pair escape using Barton's trick arrows and get his hearing
aid fixed.
While moving to another location, Lopez's lieutenant Kazi advises her not to get into
trouble with her "uncle".
Intending to learn more about the Tracksuit Mafia as well as Duquesne, Bishop convinces
Barton to infiltrate Eleanor's penthouse and use her company account to access Bishop Security's
criminal database.
However, Bishop is locked out of the system while attempting to bypass security while
Barton encounters Duquesne, who threatens him with Ronin's sword.
In Episode 4.
Barton defuses the situation after Eleanor and Duquesne recognize him as an Avenger.
Eleanor asks him to keep Bishop out of his investigation and later contacts an unknown
person to inform them of the situation.
With the help of his wife Laura, Barton secretly recovers his sword and discovers that Duquesne
is the CEO of Sloan Limited, a shell corporation that launders money for the Tracksuit Mafia,
while Bishop deduces that Barton was Ronin.
Barton locates Kazi and asks him to talk Lopez out of her vendetta against Ronin while Bishop
enlists a group of LARPers in retrieving Barton's trick arrows.
Afterwards, Laura informs Barton that the watch the Tracksuit Mafia stole is sending
out tracking signals from an apartment building.
Barton and Bishop go to retrieve it, but find it in Lopez's apartment, where she also keeps
notes on Barton and his family.
Lopez attacks Bishop while Barton is ambushed by a masked assassin.
A fight ensues between the four combatants, with Bishop injuring Lopez, forcing her to
retreat, while Barton unmasks his assailant, Yelena Belova, who also escapes.
Barton decides that he cannot keep putting Bishop in danger and breaks off their partnership.
Episode 5.
In 2018, Belova and fellow Black Widow Sonya, who have been helping deprogrammed Black Widows,
reunite with another former Widow, Ana, and Belova becomes a victim of the Blip.
In the present, Bishop returns to Eleanor's house and tells her about Duquesne's shell
corporation, leading Eleanor to call the NYPD and have him arrested.
Bishop returns to her apartment, where she finds Belova waiting for her before the latter
reveals her past and mission to kill Barton.
Meanwhile, after recovering at Grills' apartment, Barton dons the Ronin suit and confronts Lopez
at the auto shop where he killed her father.
During the fight, he unmasks himself and attempts to convince her to let go of her vendetta
and leave his family alone.
He reveals that an informant working for Lopez's boss wanted her father dead, but Lopez initially
disbelieves him.
Bishop arrives to help Barton escape, while Lopez becomes suspicious of Kazi, who was
absent on the night of her father's death.
The next day, Belova texts Bishop, revealing that she was hired by Eleanor to kill Barton
and that Eleanor is working with Lopez's "uncle", whom Barton identifies as Kingpin.
Finale Episode.
As Eleanor meets with Kingpin to break off their partnership, Barton and Bishop watch
a recording of them and learn that Eleanor killed Armand and framed Duquesne.
On Christmas Eve, Barton and Bishop attend Eleanor's holiday party, where Bishop confronts
her mother and learns her father owed money to Kingpin, leading to Eleanor working with
him.
Kazi attempts to assassinate Eleanor on Kingpin's orders, but targets Barton instead.
Barton enlists help from Grills, the LARPers, and Duquesne to evacuate the party before
rejoining Bishop to defeat the Tracksuit Mafia.
After Lopez incapacitates Kazi, Bishop attempts to look for Eleanor while Barton is confronted
by Belova, who demands the truth of Natasha Romanoff's death.
They fight, but he reminds her of his friendship with Romanoff and her sacrifice to save the
entire universe.
Belova spares him and leaves.
Kingpin tries to stop Eleanor from escaping, but Bishop arrives and incapacitates him with
Barton's trick arrows.
Afterwards, Eleanor is arrested by the police for Armand's murder.
Kingpin escapes, but is confronted by Lopez as a gunshot is heard.
The next day, Barton returns to his family with Bishop and Lucky, returns the watch to
Laura, and burns the Ronin suit.