03x12 - Chapter XII: The Spot

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I'm sorry Dr. Ohn, but your
interdimensional portal research

is simply too dangerous to continue.

Please, Mr. Stark. Reconsider.

Interdimensional technology
has been my, my life's work.

I am truly sorry.

We'll find some new
project for you to work on.

I don't think so,
Mr. Moneybags Stark.

You're not gonna stick me on some
bathroom tissue improvement team.

I've got bigger fish to fry.

Dr. Ohn I presume.

Please, step inside and avail yourself
of the simple comfort of my automobile.

Oh uh, thank you,
but I don't usually...

Doctor. Where is your
scientific curiosity.

I have a proposition I do
not think you can refuse.

Good heavens, all this for me?

I, I don't understand.

I am fascinated by your
time dilation portals.

I believe there's a lot of money to
be made with this new technology.

Uh, yes of course, money.

Now, tell me doctor.

Have we a bargain?

- Doctor?
- Dr. Ohn.

Hello. I'm Dr. Sylvia Lopez.

Dr. Lopez recently joined
my team of scientists.

She too was seeking greater
rewards for her efforts.

She wants to work with you.

Well Ohn, what do you say?

You accept the position?

Hello.

I will take that as a 'yes'.

You certainly gave a man,
a little man,

enough big toys to play with.

That little man is going
to makes me invincible.

Imagine.

With these interdimensional portals,

the world will be at my mercy.

And as an added pleasure,

I will be able to eliminate the
biggest threat to my organization.

Spider-Man.

You know, I can hardly believe
you're the real Peter Parker.

For the last month,
you've been so attentive.

Paying attention to you isn't the
hardest thing in the world to do.

Especially when a certain web
head doesn't come between us.

It's been so quiet lately.

I barely had to fire a web.

Take that, you ugly monster.

That is not a monster,
it's a goblin.

And I think he's kind of cute.

Really?

Felicia, you never
cease to intrigue me.

A winner.

Oh marvellous.

I hoped we might be able
to get through one day

without some kind of
spider coming between us.

Jason, I'm sorry.

I can't help feeling the
way I do about Spider-Man.

Neither can I.

Well, at least he hasn't been making
any unscheduled appearances

in your life lately.

No, he hasn't.

Maybe it's time I start appreciating
somebody a little more reliable.

- Ready, Sylvia?
- Ready.

It's working. You're brilliant.

Yes. I am rather, aren't I?

Don't get too close.

Don't worry, it's perfectly safe.

I'd stake my reputation on it.

Jonathan!

What on earth?

Stark promised to end these
interdimensional research.

So if he isn't behind this, who is?

Peter, look.

Peter? He's run off again.

Where am I?

Spider-Man, help!

Who the heck is that?

Gotta snag him with my... no!

Get these things off me.

How did I get here?

It will take me an hour to
web back to the carnival.

Mary Jane will think I
abandoned her again.

A great month as Peter Parker
screwed up in 5 minutes as Spider-Man.

And no one can explain where these
mysterious holes are coming from.

Jonathan!

I did it. I made it back.

What, what happened to you?

Well, I'm not sure exactly.

When I was trapped
between dimensions,

I somehow became a magnet
for these loose portals.

I was terrified, until I realized

that I could control the
portals with my mind.

Watch this.

- Incredible.
- Wait, there's more.

I can be here.

Or here, or here,
before you can blink.

Jonathan, that's amazing.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

You see, I think possibly,
that is well...

I've grown quite fond of you over
the last several weeks, Sylvia.

Oh Jonathan, I... I...

Uh, I nearly forgot.

There are still no explanations
for this bizzare phenomenon,

but New York has been thrown into a
panic by these miniature black holes.

What have I done?

Gotta repair the damage I've
cause before somebody's hurt.

Come on now, let's
have no more of that.

Can't leave you alone
for five seconds, can I.

Well, that seems to be the lot.

Dr. Lopez, you are
being surprisingly vague.

I need more information.

That is the bargain you've
made with the Kingpin.

Success. I've got holes in my
pocket right where they belong.

Jonathan, Fisk just
called from his car.

He's on his way.

We've got to tell him what's happen.

Do we? I wonder.

All my life, I've been kowtowing to
money grabbing fatheads like Fisk.

Please Sylvia, we must
keep my secret for now.

So, I take it your experiment
was a success.

Yes and no.

It has yet to be perfected.

I want that technology,
and I want it soon.

- Do I make myself clear?
- Crystal.

Safety first though.

Wouldn't want to have an arm loped
off by an unstable portal, would we?

Do your work and do it quickly.

Well, that went well.

Jonathan, you have to tell him.

What else can you do?

Plenty.

First, we must put
this where he can't get

his money-grubbing
little fingers on it.

Then we'll set up a
laboratory of our own.

All we need is a little capital.

And that's no problem.
Not for...

...tada, The Spot.

What did you find out, Dr. Connors?

Your hunch was correct.

Those spots were actually
time dilation portals,

similar to the ones Stark created.

They share some properties
with black holes.

They absorb radio waves,
for example.

They lack the super gravity
of their big brothers.

Stark has issued a public statement
saying he's not to blame.

Aye, it's a fascinating puzzle.

Fascinating and deadly.

Maybe what Doc Connors said
about radio waves being absorbed

could be the answer I'm looking for.

Hey MJ, Liz. Wait up.

Mary Jane, let me explain.

Liz, you may tell Mr. Parker

that I think he should
permanently disappear.

Because we don't have
anything left to talk about.

- Peter, Mary Jane says...
- I heard.

MJ, please. Mary Jane.

- Happy to see me, friend?
- Harry?

Oh, you do remember.

I thought you'd might have
put me out of your mind

when you stole MJ away from me.

Thanks a lot, pal.

Listen. Harry I...

Listen.

This is just not my day.

Maybe Spider-Man
will have better luck.

A bank robbery.
On Sunday afternoon?

What kind of nut would break
into a bank in broad daylight?

Oh, that kind of nut.

How the heck did he get in there?

Shouldn't you be the mascot at
the fire station or something?

Did that hurt?

Sorry, I'm in something of a hurry.

Bit of a goof, setting
off those alarms eh.

Uh yeah.

Say I hate to interrupt, but

are you planning on stealing that
really big pile of money there?

Uh yes. Rather.

And how exactly were you
planning on doing that, Mr. uh...

Call me The Spot.

And I was planning on doing this.

You're the wacko behind
those time dilation portals.

There's no need for all this.

I'm not a criminal.

I just need a little capital
for my research.

Those portals are too dangerous.

You've got to stop using them.

Nonsense.

Oh boy, not this again.

Forgive me.
I usually abhor violence.

Oh, please.

Well, that does look
like a sticky situation.

Let me give you a hand.

Or actually a foot.

Got you. There.

Even though this guy is trouble,

I'm gonna have a hard
time taking him seriously.

But he is serious.
A scientist in fact.

It's time I started thinking
like a scientist too.

If I adapt my tracker to
broadcast at radio frequencies

and zero in on wherever there
are gaps in the wave pattern,

any gaps would indicate a portal.

And wherever there is a portal,
The Spot won't be far away.

What are we doing here, Jason?

I have to do a little shopping.

Oh my, it's beautiful.

It's for you.

Felicia, will you marry me?

Oh Jason, oh, you're so sweet.

It's just that I...

What a beautiful store.

Nice setting for a robbery.

Now, let's get down to business.

A distortion.

Right here.

Oh Miss, I know this
seems frightfully rude

but the fact is, your ring
looks very expensive.

Get away from her, freak.

It appears you need
a lesson in manners.

You the one who needs a lesson.

Spider-Man!

What are you,
some kind of masochist?

Maybe I need spot remover.

- Are you hurt?
- Felicia?

No, I'm okay.

But I've got to go after that creep.

- Spider-Man, wait.
- What is it?

I haven't seen your in weeks.

- Are you avoiding me?
- Avoiding you?

Look Felicia, I thought
I made this clear.

We can't let there be
anything between us.

My life is just too dangerous.

And I care too much for
you to jeopardize yours.

I'm sorry.

So am I.

Sylvia, I'm back.

Sylvia?

And you say Dr. Ohn
controls this power at will?

Yes, he needs no machine.

Fascinating.

We must find a way to
duplicate his powers in others.

Understood, Kingpin.

- No.
- Jonathan?

You've betrayed me to Fisk.

Why?

He's a powerful crime lord,
known as the Kingpin.

He owns me, Jonathan.

I care for you too much to watch
you try to take him on and fail.

But Sylvia, don't you understand?

I can take him on.

I won't fail.

Mr. Fisk, I'm here to terminate
our contracts with you.

You were saying?

Your stooges are
nothing to me, Fisk.

You have no power.

I am the new Kingpin.

I very much doubt that, Ohn.

The Kingpin always
holds the trump card.

Sylvia.

You will do exactly as I say.

I don't think I have to tell you
what happens to her if you fail.

Another time dilation hole.

It's got to be Ohn.

Bingo.

That's odd, he just standing there.

Ah. He said you would come if I
stayed in one place long enough.

I'm sorry.

- Sorry? For what?
- For this.

Talk about being in a tight spot.

Got you.

Wait a minute.
Those holes are two-way street.

Gotta trust my spider sense.

Now!

Well, that hit the spot.

- She's doomed.
- Who's doomed?

Listen, it's clear you're no k*ller.

What's going on?
Maybe I can help.

Ohn, you have done it.

You defeated Spider-Man.

Now for a little unveiling.

The reports of my demise
were greatly exaggerated.

You will wish they were not.

I have waited for
this for some time.

What do you have in mind?
A pie eating contest?

Approximately two percent
of my body mass is fat.

Allow me to show you what 350
lbs of muscle is capable of.

You blundering fool!

You've destroyed us all.

That baffoon left one
of his portals open.

If it keeps growing, it can
pull the entire Earth into it

starting with New York.

Can you close it, Ohn?

No, it's too big, too powerful.

Wait, I know this technology.

It should theoretically be possible for
you to use your original equipment

to boost your power.

Spider-Man is a scientist?

Even if that does work, we'll need
to get much closer to the portal.

I can't affect it from so far away.

Gentlemen, perhaps I can
be of some assistance.

Why would you help them?

There is no profit to be made
in the destruction of the planet.

It is very bad for the business.

We're in position.

Think you're up to this?

I haven't the foggiest,

but it's my mess,
I better clean it up.

Let her rip!

It's no use.
I need more power.

What are you doing?

I'm channelling the
ship's power into him.

It might do the trick.

It's working.
I'm forcing it close.

- What's wrong?
- The portal stops shrinking.

The ship's power isn't enough.

- Ohn!
- Jonathan!

Leave me be.

My abilities increase
exponentially in the vortex.

I don't understand.

I can close the hole, from inside.

- Sylvia, I'm sorry. I must.
- I won't let you go.

I love you!

Poor Ohn. Poor Sylvia.

They sacrificed everything to
repair the damage they caused.

Well, at least in the end
those two had each other.

Maybe making
sacrifices isn't so bad

as long as you're
with the one you love.

Maybe it's time I made a
big sacifice for Mary Jane

and stop being Spider-Man.

Hey tiger, we need to talk.

Mary Jane.

You know it can be a real
strain on your relationship

to have your boyfriend run off
when big trouble starts brewing.

I know and I think I've just
decided not to do it again, ever.

No way, handsome.

That... that's your job.

I guess I have to try to keep
little details like that in mind.

Especially since I love you.

The Kingpin of the crime. Indeed.

He had that awesome
power in his possession,

and he let it slipped
through his fingers.

The fool.

Don't worry, you shall
be handsomely paid.

I like having a spy in the
Kingpin's organization.

I will possess that dimensional
portal technology

and when I do...