Daredevil season 1 line confusion (season 1 episode 7)

Unsure what comptroller means in this context. How would bribing a comptroller work if they manage internal financial affairs

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CaptHayfever2025-09-22 16:30

Fisk's project was likely also getting some city funding, as many such construction projects do, both legitimate & illegitimate. The comptroller would need to be bribed to not look too closely into what exactly the project was doing with the money.

(And the "straight greens" bit is a golf metaphor.)

PokeyBee2025-09-22 16:35

The conversation was between Nobu and Leland about the docks, I’m not sure if you’re thinking of the same thing cause I didn’t know fisks construction was involved

magpye19832025-09-22 20:50

I took it as a traffic metaphor. Straight greens meaning all green lights, no reds. Or in construction terms no stoppages.

CaptHayfever2025-09-22 20:56

That makes sense too. :)

PokeyBee2025-09-23 06:23

Sorry to ask again but this clip doesn’t seem to have much relevance to fisks construction, I might be missing something. Could you explain

CaptHayfever2025-09-23 07:04

I mis-remembered. This is actually about Nobu shipping in a "Black Sky". Leland doesn't know what that is, but he does know that *some* kind of illicit shipment is coming in, because he understands what the the details of Nobu's request mean. Comptrollers would still be involved in allocating funds for using the city's port resources.

That said, Fisk's construction is about building a cover site for the Hand to dig under the city, & Nobu's shipment is related to that as well.

PokeyBee2025-09-23 07:35

Oh okay. What would port resources would this refer to? Like the facility itself? I thought private companies would be able to revive and send shipments without the need for government resources

CaptHayfever2025-09-23 07:42

Probably the facility itself, yeah. Plus the bribery to make sure the people who normally *should* be there *won't* be there.

PokeyBee2025-09-23 09:06

So the idea is that since the comptrollers allocate the funds towards the upkeep of the facility, you would need to bribe them to have them look the other way for illegal activities occurring on the dock? Cause I couldn’t imagine they would provide funding to people to use their resources

CaptHayfever2025-09-23 09:22

Right.

SubhasTheJanitor2025-09-22 16:42

A comptroller is a government official who is like a managing accountant. So in this context, they’re talking about bribing this person so they can speed the process up and get the project up and running. Plus they need the city police to not look too closely at their illegal operation so they need to bribe to keep the area clear.

“Straight greens” probably means all green lights (so no stopping at red lights) to make this get done quickly.

PokeyBee2025-09-22 16:44

I’m unsure as to what the project would be if it’s just bribing police to stay away from a certain area, but that makes sense for the most part

doopdoopderp2025-09-22 17:53

How far into all the Defenders shows are you? The docks are just part of the major project that is revealed later and in The Defenders show that takes place in between seasons 2 and 3 of DD.

DecoyOne2025-09-22 17:12

Bribing officials to not look into (mild spoilers, in case you’re not there) >!the construction site in the Defenders show. It’s what loops the Hand into Fisk’s network!<.

TelephoneCertain53442025-09-22 21:20

He was bribing officials to not look into his construction project

PokeyBee2025-09-23 00:38

Construction wasn’t mentioned at all in this clip and it was Leland talking to Nobu, I’m unsure how that’s connected. Could you please explain