INT. DAILY BUGLE - MAIN FLOOR
The room is still abuzz from all the action. Robbie, though,
is in his own little world. He approaches his desk and flops
down, leaning back and letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
JONAH (O.S.)
You! Intern! Get in here!
Robbie's head snaps up.
INT. DAILY BUGLE - JONAH'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER
Robbie enters and shuts the door. Jonah stands in front of
his desk. A TV has been placed atop a filing cabinet.
JONAH
You got a fetish for this freak?
Robbie stares at him, baffled.
ROBBIE
I don't...
JONAH
You've been his cheerleader all
night long! To be honest, it's a
little scary.
ROBBIE
I'm not...
JONAH
This is journalism, son. You've got
to learn to be objective and stop
playing favorites or you'll never
get anywhere in this line of work.
ROBBIE
No offense, Jonah, but that's the
last thing I'd expect to hear out
of your mouth. What do you have
against Spider-Man, anyway?
JONAH
He's a mutant. A freak. This is why
I got out of the tabloid business,
and then this guy shows up and even
the real news looks like tabloid
garbage! It's disgusting.
ROBBIE
He protects people, Jonah. What do
you have against a hero?
JONAH
He's not a hero, he's a freak. A
glory hound. If he was so worried
about saving people, why the hell
didn't he turn himself in, huh? A
lot of people got hurt tonight,
maybe even died. It's his fault.
(beat)
Hero, my ass.
Robbie sighs. This is going nowhere. He heads for the door,
but stops just short of the exit, looking back at Jonah.
ROBBIE
You're wrong about him.
Robbie exits, leaving a perturbed Jonah.
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
EXT. GWEN'S HOUSE - DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Gwen and Eddie walk up the driveway, looking every bit as
exhausted as they are. The front door opens as JOHN and
BRIDGET MARSHALL rush out.
BRIDGET
Gwen! Oh, thank God!
Bridget runs up to Gwen and hugs her tight.
BRIDGET
We were so scared.
John approaches, looking relieved, but also angry.
JOHN
What were you thinking?! You could
have been killed!
EDDIE
Hey, it's not her fault. I was...
JOHN
Be quiet.
Gwen looks up at him, shocked.
BRIDGET
John, maybe we should talk about
this before you get...
John shakes his head.
JOHN
Gwen, since you've come to live
with us, we've tried to be open and
free with you. We've let you do
what you want, we've let you go
where you want. We never wanted to
keep you on a leash, but this has
to stop. You're our responsibility,
and that means from here on out,
there will be some rules.
Gwen rolls her eyes.
JOHN
I'm not finished!
Gwen freezes.
EDDIE
This really is my fault, I
convinced her to go. The whole
thing, it was my idea.
John turns to Eddie.
JOHN
I'll talk to you in a minute.
Gwen jumps in front of him.
GWEN
Hey, don't! Not him!
Eddie pulls her aside.
EDDIE
No, it's okay. He's right.
GWEN
You're not my father! You won't
ever be, so don't try to act like
it! I never wanted to come here!
John is clearly taken back by this.
BRIDGET
Gwen, we were worried about you!
JOHN
You're grounded.
Gwen glares at him.
GWEN
Shove it!
She breaks past them, storms into the house and slams the
door behind her. John turns to Eddie.
EDDIE
Guys, I am so sorry. Don't blame
her for this. It was my idea. She
didn't even want to go.
JOHN
Maybe, but she knows better, and so
do you.
Eddie nods somberly.
EDDIE
Yeah, I know.
John sighs, calming down a bit.
JOHN
Are you okay?
EDDIE
I'll be fine. Gwen's got a cut over
her eye you should get checked out.
JOHN
I saw. We'll handle it.
EDDIE
(after a beat)
You know, she didn't mean it. What
she said before. She didn't.
JOHN
Yeah, she did, but it's fine.
She'll calm down eventually.
Bridget places a hand on Eddie's shoulder.
BRIDGET
You're a good kid, you know that?
You've been good for her.
EDDIE
Don't feel so good right now.
BRIDGET
Just give it some time. And hey, if
you want, you can...
(looks to John)
Come and see her? While she's
grounded, I mean.
JOHN
As long as you stick to the house.
No more adventures in the city.
Eddie grins.
EDDIE
I think I can handle that.
John pats him on the shoulder.
JOHN
Come on, I'll give you a ride.
They head for the SUV. Before getting in, Eddie looks up at
the house and spots Gwen looking out her window. He smiles
sadly and waves before getting into the SUV.
Off a dejected Gwen, through the window:
FADE TO:
EXT. QUEENS - FORREST HILLS
Spider-Man jumps from roof to roof.
SPIDER-MAN
Aunt May is going to lock me in the
basement after this. I'll be like
that guy from that movie.
He stops on one house and leaps into:
EXT. PARKER HOME - BACKYARD
He pulls his mask off, then notices that the living room
light is still on. He sighs.
PETER
Wonderful.
He crawls up the side of the house, to his bedroom window.
INT. PARKER HOME - LIVING ROOM
May and Mary Jane watch the news, as the aftermath of the
riots are being reported. Still, they're visibly distracted.
MAY
The times we live in.
MARY JANE
Pretty crazy, huh?
May looks up at the clock. It reads: 2:33 am
MAY
(sighs)
Where are you, Peter?
MARY JANE
I just wish Gwen would answer her
phone. He has to be there with...
There's a loud THUMP from upstairs. Both look up, startled.
INT. PARKER HOME - PETER'S ROOM
Peter stuffs his costume under his bed, and struggles into a
t-shirt. He begins to hear footsteps approaching.
PETER
Jeez!
PAN TO the bedroom door as it opens.
May and Mary Jane step in. PAN BACK and Peter is gone.
EXT. PARKER HOME - CONTINUOUS
Peter hangs onto the side of the house, his shirt half on and
pants unbuttoned. He drops down and removes his shirt. He
throws it on the ground and stomps on it a few times.
He picks it up and studies the now filthy shirt.
INT. PARKER HOME - OUTSIDE PETER'S ROOM
May slowly shuts the bedroom door.
MAY
I could have sworn I heard...
(beat, sighs)
Wishful thinking, I suppose.
The sound of the front door opening and closing can be heard
downstairs. They both react and bolt down the stairs.
INT. PARKER HOME - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Mary Jane is the first down the stairs. She stops cold as she
sees Peter. He's dirty, covered in grime and has a severely
bruised face. May soon follows. She gasps.
MAY
Oh my God, Peter!
She hurries to him and hugs him tight.
PETER
It looks worse than it feels.
MARY JANE
You look like ground beef!
Peter shrugs.
PETER
On second thought, that about
covers it.
MAY
Where were you?!
Peter sighs.
PETER
I went to see Robbie at the Bugle.
I was on my way home, and I figured
it'd be cool to check out the
protests, and well... things got
crazy, and I kinda got... stuck.
May releases and looks at him with tears in her eyes.
PETER
I'm really, really sorry. I should
have told you, I know. I...
May suddenly becomes stern.
MAY
You're grounded. For a week.
(beat)
No, a month. Two months.
PETER
Two?
May closes her eyes tight.
MAY
Just don't ever scare me like that
again! I've been up worrying about
you all night! Mary Jane was sweet
enough to come keep me company,
otherwise I might have gone crazy.
Peter drops his head, nods.
PETER
I won't.
MAY
I'll get you some ointment.
She exits. Mary Jane looks Peter over.
MARY JANE
The protests?
PETER
Not one of my brighter ideas.
She hugs him.
MARY JANE
Silly tiger.
PETER
Sorry if I scared you.
MARY JANE
I've only been having a heart
attack for the last six hours.
PETER
Sorry.
Peter looks at the clock, not having realized the time.
PETER
No wonder Aunt May's pissed.
MARY JANE
Yeah, I'd better head home myself.
I just apologized to my dad. I
don't need another talking to.
PETER
I have a feeling I'm in line for
one myself.
He flops down onto the couch.
MARY JANE
Have you seen Gwen and Eddie? We
saw them on TV at the protests, but
Gwen's not answering her phone.
PETER
I saw them. I don't think they saw
me. There was... a lot going on.
MARY JANE
Yeah.
(then)
I'm gonna go see about that
ointment. You look like you've been
in a fight with a cactus.
Peter chuckles at this remark. Mary Jane exits.
PETER
Close enough.
Peter tilts his head back, and closes his eyes. A moment
later, Mary Jane returns, along with May.
MAY
Peter, you may want to...
They stop. Peter is already fast asleep.
Off their smiles:
FADE TO:
INT. S.H.I.E.L.D. - FURY'S OFFICE
Fury sits alone in the dark, the light from the stars and the
moon beaming in through the windows.
After a moment the door opens and Trest enters. He drops a
folder onto Fury's desk.
TREST
Couple of no name revolutionaries.
We've transferred them to the ward.
Fury nods.
FURY
How was the kid?
TREST
Amazing. He was... amazing.
Fury nods, but his mind seems to be elsewhere.
TREST
Something wrong, Colonel?
Fury turns to Trest and stands up. He walks beside the desk,
his finger tip gliding across it.
FURY
Our boy is a product of
Renaissance.
Trest reacts.
TREST
You're kidding? Osborn created him?
FURY
It seems Osborn has a working
formula and doesn't even know it.
Not only that, but the only
specimen is a sixteen year old kid
who doesn't have a clue what it is
he's stepped into.
Fury turns back to the window, folds his hands behind his
back. Trest is still taking the information in.
TREST
Where do we go from here?
FURY
We're going to find out how he
works. What makes him tick. I've
got the lab analyzing his blood
sample as we speak.
TREST
What about Osborn? This is a
serious security breach.
FURY
We'll keep an eye on Osborn. He
doesn't know what he has, and until
we do, there's no sense in rattling
any cages. We'll bring the kid in,
run some tests, and figure out how
he managed to stumble into this.
One we figure it out, then we'll
deal with Osborn.
Trest nods.
TREST
Does the General know?
FURY
I'm meeting him first thing in the
morning. Something tells me he
won't be pleased with me.
TREST
Permission to speak freely?
FURY
Always.
TREST
We got the job done. It may not
have been as clean as we had hoped,
but we did it. If the General has
something to say about that, he can
say it to all of us.
FURY
I appreciate that, Major.
TREST
There's just one thing I don't get.
(beat)
After all that... you just let him
go?
Fury smirks.
FURY
He's got a life. A family, friends.
He's just a kid, and whether we
like it or not, we're responsible
for what he's become.
(beat)
Besides, you saw it first hand,
he's not a threat. If anything,
he's an asset out there.
Trest nods, and seems to understand.
TREST
I see.
(salutes)
Colonel.
FURY
Dismissed.
Trest exits. Fury turns back and faces the sea.
FURY
Such a good kid, too...
Off Fury's stoic expression:
FADE TO BLACK.
END OF SHOW
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