02x08 - Accomplices

[bunniefuu]

[DOOR CLOSING]

Lasers. How original!

[NAILS SCRATCHING]

[MACHINE BEEPING]

AUTOMATED VOICE:

Identity confirmed.

Menken, comma, Donald.

[SWITCH FLIPPING]HAMMERHEAD:

Trust me, kid.

You don't want

no part of this.

Wow. Sorry. I had no idea

Tombstone was bidding.

No harm, no foul, kitten.

But this little

chew toy is strictly

for the big dogs.

So scat,

cat.

Now, gentlemen,

shall we get down

to business?

Livin' on the edge

Fighting crime

Spinning webs

Swingin' from

the highest ledge

He could leap

above our heads

Villains on the rise

And the city's victimized

Looking up

with no surprise

Arriving

in the speed of time

Spectacular

Spectacular Spider-Man

Spectacular

Spectacular Spider-Man

Spectacular

Spectacular

Spectacular Spider-Man

Spectacular

Spectacular Spider-Man

DONALD: Our final bidder

should arrive soon.

Wait a minute, Menken.

You said this was

a closed auction.

Nothing's closed to

Silvio Manfredi's daughter.

You should know that

by now, Hamster.

Huh. Little Sable,

all grown up.

Hmm. A girl grows up

fast in this company.

Yeah. Welcome to

the freak show.

Gentlemen and lady,

you know why we're here.

Shall we open the

bidding at $500,000?

It'll make such a

nice homecoming

gift for my father.

Six hundred. Seven hundred.

HAMMERHEAD: Eight hundred. SABLE: Nine hundred.

HAMMERHEAD: A mil. SABLE: One-point-five.

HAMMERHEAD: Two. Two million dollars

and one cent!

Fifty million.

Why drag this out?

Mr. Kingsley,

I'm afraid your bid

exceeds the amount

deposited in your

bidding account.

DONALD: In fact,

it exceeds everyone's.

I'll transfer the balance

when the bank opens

in the morning.

We'll do the same. Yeah.

Then we'll resume

tomorrow night.

Someone needs

to watch your back.

That's why all

our officers have

partners in the field.

For example, if Mr. Thompson

and Mr. Parker shared

a squad car

Couldn't I have

a police dog instead?

You know, for the

extra IQ points?

Wisecracks don't

save lives, Pete.

As I'm sure you know.

[BELL RINGING]

Sorry, Hobie.

Hold that thought.

Dude! Is that

an OsCorp Oz-Berry?

GPS, Internet,

holographic display.

This is a prototype.

It's not even on

the market yet!

Yeah, your dad

gave it to me.

To keep track

of me, I guess.

It's a mentor-mentee

thing. I never use it.

It's cool, Pete.

I'm used to it.

Petey! Italian or French?

Uh, Spanish, actually.

Next period.

Hello? For our

dinner tonight?

Oh, man.

I promised Mr. Foswell

I'd stop by the Bugle

after school.

But I'm sure

I'll be done in time

to pick you up.

Say, 7:00? Ish?You'll be late.

But if you actually

show up this time,

I'll consider it a victory.

JAMESON: No, no, no,

and furthermore, no!

But boss, Silvio

Silvermane Manfredi is getting

out of prison this month.

And the auction's how he's

taking his criminal empire

back from the Big Man!

Foswell, you've got

Silvermane on the brain.

I'm not risking

another dime on

this crazy story.

[GRUNTING] Guy wins

a Pulitzer for his Silvermane

expose 12 years ago,

and all he's gotten

since is lazy.

Uh, Mr. Foswell?

I couldn't help overhearing,

you know, at Jonah volume.

You wanted some

photos for your

Silvermane-Big Man story?

Not sure there

is a story anymore.

PETER: Not sure

there is one, either.

But if the Big Man's

involved, I want in.

Maybe pictures would change

the jolly one's mind.

Hey, what gives?

I wanna bid

for my boss.

I think not.

Your mystery employer

withdrew all the money

from his bidding account.

Beat it, small fry.

PETER: Hey, I know that guy.

Or Spidey does, anyway.

Hey, Pete. Thanks

for meeting me.

PETER: Does everyone

have a secret identity?

DONALD: I believe

Mr. Kingsley's last

bid was 50 million.

Fifty-one million.

HAMMERHEAD: Fifty-two. KINGSLEY: Fifty-five.

[CHUCKLES] Patch planted

a bug on Menken.

[CHUCKLES] That's great,

Mr. Foswell. But why

do we care?

Silvio Manfredi ran

this town until the Feds

put him away.

And the Big Man took over.

But now that

Silvermane's getting out,

there'll be a g*ng w*r

for control of the city.

Silvermane's old guard versus

the Big Man's status quo,

versus Doc Ock's new breed

of weirdoes in costumes!

So what are they

all bidding on? The keys to the city.

The specs to mass-produce

an army of Rhino-armored

supermercenaries.

PETER: Startin' to see

why we care.

A hundred mil.

Top that, princess.

One-twenty-five. One-fifty!

KINGSLEY:

Five hundred million.

DONALD: I have

$500 million bid.

Going once, twice

[GAVEL BANGS] Sold, to Roderick Kingsley.

Doesn't this Kingsley guy

own a perfume company?

I mean, how does he fit in?

[GRUNTS] Don't know. Shh!

DONALD: Mr. Kingsley,

you may claim the jump drive

with the specs

in one hour

at a Tribeca warehouse.

116 Hudson Street.

I should go now.

You know, score a prime-time

spot to snap some pics.

Okay, kid, but

keep your distance.

I'm calling in the cops

and don't want you

caught in the crossfire.

[BEEPS]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[ENGINE HISSING]

Step out of the limo

with your hands up!

PETER: Well, that's a relief.

Maybe I'll make my date

with Liz after all.

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING] Or not.

[ALL COUGHING]

[GRUNTING]

[GRUNTS]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[GASPS]

Sable Manfredi?

[GRUNTS]

Call me Silver Sable.

Now, I believe you have

something for my father?

[STAMMERING] We paid

for this fair and

And all this time I thought

they called you Hammerhead

'cause you had

a thing for sharks.

Steel-plated.

[GROANS]

I said it before,

and I'll say it again.

Don't mess with the big dogs.

SABLE: For me?

You shouldn't have.

I didn't.

Some things never change.

Get me out of here!

[GRUNTS] [TIRES SQUEALING]

Not me. The box!

Although I'm tempted

to let you two take

each other out,

and don't get me

started on the

entertainment value

of a kick line

of Rhinos at Radio City,

I'm thinking we keep

this tech under wraps.

PETER: At least Doc Ock

decided not to play.

Indeed, I thought

you'd want to know.

[GRUNTS]

Still usin'

the same dirty tricks?

Oh, I have new ones, too.

[SABLE GRUNTING]

HAMMERHEAD:

You're good, princess.

I had a good teacher.

[EXCLAIMING]

And that's why I

broke up with you.

I could never get anything

through your thick skull.

Way my skull remembers it,

I dumped you.

Whoa, whoa.

You two dated?

Ew. He keeps getting

in the way.

How about we partner up

one last time to delete him

from the equation.

Finally, something

we can agree on.

Whoa, Hammy, what'd

you see in her?

[GRUNTS]We had a lot in common.

Like hating spiders.

So glad I could bring

you two kids together.

[BOTH STRAINING] [ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

Empty?BOTH: Empty?

Kingsley. He tricked us! He tricked you. Took the gizmo

and handed you an empty box!

Sorry, gotta swing!

And there goes my story.

Bait and switch.

Sometimes, the classics really

are the best. [CHUCKLING]

[GASPS] You.

The one and only. And I plan

on keepin' it that way.

Hate to horn in,

but [GRUNTS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Hey!

Oh! Oh, I got the thing

on the thing.

What do I win? You!

I win me?

That makes no sense.

[GROWLING]

[PHONE BEEPS] I need the police.

New York will belong

to Silvermane! To the Big Man!

Good. Let them hug

it out. I've got bigger,

uglier problems.

Whoa! Oh, this is gonna hurt.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Sorry about your

ride, Hamster.

But you shouldn't have

taken my drive. [GRUNTS]

My drive. I mean,

the Big Man's drive.

[IMPACT, GRUNTING] No one's drive!

No more Rhinos!

[ROCKET FIRING]

Don't you just hate

being interrupted?

[GROANS]

So, needle-nose,

just to be clear,

you want to destroy

the specs, too?

Yeah. I don't need

no competition.

[SIGHS] I know

I'll regret this, but,

you wanna partner up

to destroy it?

[LAUGHING]

Okay. But first we

get 'em down here.

[GRUNTS]

Not big on subtle, huh?

[GRUNTS]

I want that drive!

Get the point?

Look, if we're gonna work

together, you've gotta

get better material.

[GRUNTS]

Wow, they really

have issues. Yeah. Wanna get in there?

Hey, I'm a professional pest.

[SCREAMS]

Nice one, partner.

Sorry, I'm dismembering

our partnership.

[RUMBLING]

What? No high-fives?

No "kumbayas"?

I'm shocked.

Shocked, I tell you!

[GROWLING]

Daddy was so

right to fire you.

That's what I get

for taking pity on

the boss's daughter.

[GROWLING] [RUMBLING]

[ENGINE STARTING]

Missed again.

Not aimin' at you.

Aw, man, tell me

I did not just fall

for a gag I once

used on Shocker.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[STRAINING]

[COUGHING]

[GROANS]

[GRUNTING]

Got the idea

from Miss Manfredi.

Figured if it worked

on me, it'd work on

mindless over there.

Good call. Thanks.

Hey, never hurts

to have someone

watch your back.

Leastways, that's

what I tell my students.

Those are some

lucky students.

DONALD: I'm sorry,

Mr. Kingsley. We gave

you the merchandise.

Securing it was your

concern. No refunds.

[BUTTON BEEPING] [PHONE DIALING]

[RINGING] NORMAN: Yes.

Everything went exactly

as you planned.

So no one knows you gave

Kingsley a fake drive

in the first place?

DONALD: No, sir.

You have half a

billion dollars

in an unmarked account

to use as you see fit.

Plus the original

to resell later

[BUTTON BEEPS] Or use yourself.

Very good. [HANGS UP]

PETER: Liz,

I am so, so sorry.

But I can show you

pictures to prove I

was helping Mr. Foswell.

I'm not mad. Okay, sure,

it's too late to go out,

but at least you

showed this time.

I kind of don't deserve you.

You kind of don't.

But we'll work on that.

[SIGHS] Wow,

Gwen is so cool.

I mean Liz. Liz!

JAMESON: Enough with

the g*ng w*r already!

Auction this,

jump drive that.

No one cares!

Police report says

the web-head teamed

up with Rhino!

Rogue Spidey.

That's our lead story!

They're the same story!

Got your pictures, partner.

Rhino and Spidey fighting

Hammerhead and Silver Sable

to destroy the jump drive

and prevent a g*ng w*r.

They were? They did?

Foswell, where's that story?

[MUMBLING]

What do ya want,

another Pulitzer?

I got breaking news

to publish. Out, out, out!