Matt Murdoch falls in love with a tragic figure who has been programmed by the Kingpin to destroy his alter-ego, Daredevil. Worse yet, the assassin, Echo, can absorb every move and detail of Daredevil's fighting style to turn his own strengths against him. Collects issues 9-15.

Matt Murdock dwells in a world of eternal darkness, forever shut off from the visual world by a blinding childhood accident. Maya Lopez suffers from a sense-depriving condition all her own: deafness that shrouds her in silence. Two individuals dealt unlucky hands, they have both transcended their disabilities in ways that defy reality. He is Daredevil - and she is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer - a man that the Kingpin fingers as Daredevil! Can Matt clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? Acclaimed writer/painter David Mack and artist Joe Quesada weave a tale of dangerous liaisons and forbidden romance that will change the Man Without Fear forever. COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1998) 9-15