02x10 - Gangland

[bunniefuu]

[GRUNTING]

This is the Big Man's turf!

It was Silvermane's first,

and he's taking it back.

[SIGHS] I just wanted flowers

for my date with Liz tonight.

It's like the bad guys know

when I'm in a hurry.

The city's a powder-keg with

Tombstone, Silvermane,

and even Doc Ock each vying to

turn New York into his own

personal criminal empire.

Oh, Liz's flowers!

Oh, maybe Tombie

would write me a note

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

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[SIGHS]

Hey, Har.[GASPS] Oh, Pete,

ninja much?

[CHUCKLES]

Sorry. Where's Gwen?

MJ insisted on bringing her.

Gentlemen,

may I present

Gwen Stacy.

Hi.

Wow, babe,

you look great!

Gwen You look

Like an angel

Thanks, Peter.

That was sweet.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Michael, don't run!

[GRUMBLING] But Joan,

honeybunch, darling

It's not too late

to catch the Knicks. Why?

Because it's Valentine's Day,

and you're giving me

romantic or else.

[UNDER HIS BREATH]

What's so romantic about

a bunch of yodeling yokels?

What's that, dear? Nothing, sweetums.

[ORCHESTRA WARMING UP]

[DOOR OPENS]

Doctor Octopus, I presume.

Indeed. But where is

our third party?

SABLE: Silvio Manfredi

has arrived.

[TAPPING]

[ORCHESTRA PLAYS]

[TENOR STARTS SINGING OPERA]

We can begin.

See, boss,

it's good you brung me.

You need me

watching your back.

Just don't give me

or my back

cause to regret

your inclusion.

To the Valentine's

Day Massa

Mmm. Summit.

[JAZZ BAND PLAYING]

Wow, uh, everything

looks Great.

And it's free.

Helps to be the owner's

daughter.

Wow, what a surprise!

Romantic minds

think alike, eh?

Why don't all us

homies sit together?

Ah! You expect us

to sit with them?

I don't think so

Please, Sal. Stay.

Fine. Scoot over!

[EVERYONE GRUMBLES]

Don't touch me. FLASH: Come on,

stop complaining.

This is fun.

Patch? What are you

I I needed the scratch.

Fine.

But stay inconspicuous.

Sure, sure.

Uh, sir,

someone left this for you.

Oops!

Clumsy me. Yo, Parker,

help me pick this up, amigo.

Okay, Parker,

here's the deal.

You need to make sure

I don't say nothing to make

Sha Shan think I'm stupid.

Uh, dude Ship sailed.

Shut up.

She likes smartness.

That and, like,

integrity and stuff.

So if I say something dumb,

you kick me or something.

For you, pal Anytime.

Weren't you picking up

the silverware?

Why? You wanna eat off

dirty forks Ow!

[MAN SINGING]

Look, Big Man,

here's the bottom line.

The Manfredi family's ruled

New York for decades.

You are not taking

what is mine.

You old school types

always make things personal.

But a criminal empire

should be run like a business.

Not a business,

a science.

You both think so small,

fighting over scraps

like rats.

Given such confidence,

Doctor, I wonder why you

bothered calling this summit?

But I didn't call it.

This relic did.

What's the game here?

You called the summit

yourself, Tombstone!

Bet we could

settle this easy.

Oh, yeah?

How would that go?

[MAN SINGING OPERA]

[GLASS SHATTERS]

Sable!

[GRUNTS]

Treachery!

Your plan worked,

boss! Take them!

What?

[GRUNTS]

[GLASS BREAKING]

[MAN SINGING]

Will you

stop squirming?

Oh, it's this

furshlugginer seat.

It's built for hamsters.

[LOUDLY] Zip it!

People are trying to hear!

[SYMPHONIC MUSIC PLAYING]

You and I will have words.

[MOANS]

Yah!

[MAN CONTINUES SINGING OPERA]

[CRASHING]

Now, we make this personal.

All goes well,

them three mooks

take each other out,

and Hammerhead's

the new Big Man.

Mmm Wonder who I got

to thank for them posies?

Come on, come on

Oh, hello? Robbie!

Yo, Osborn!

Nice remodel on Gwen Ow!

So, you two enjoying

your un-date?

BOTH: Undoubtedly.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]Hello?

Robbie? Look,

I'm sorry, but I'm on a

Wait, who's fighting?

Right. On my way.

Petey, it's Valentine's Day!

Doesn't the Buglehave

any other photographers?

Not for this assignment

Parker,

what are you doing?

Look, sorry, Flash,

you're on your own.

Liz, I'll try to

come back soon.

Sorry, Gwen.

[MAN SINGING]

[JAMESON SNORING]

[MUFFLED CRASH] What's that?

Shush.

Oh, uh, sorry, sorry,

picklepuss.

I got to investigate.

Could be news.

Oh!

We were all betrayed.

By Hammerhead.

Hammerhead is a stooge.

He doesn't blink

without orders.

Indeed, your denial

lacks sincerity.

[BEEPING]

[ENERGY BLAST]

[GLASS BREAKING]

Whoa

Whoa! And I thought

I was just making

an excuse!

[g*n CLICKING]

[GRUNTS]

Et tu,Octopus?

[CHUCKLES] What can I say?

An opportunity is

an opportunity, Silvermane.

SPIDER-MAN:

Oh, so that's Silvermane!

Wow. A three-way battle

to declare New York's

biggest jerk.

Where do I start?

Perhaps with your

demise, arachnid!

[GROANING]

Hey, picklepuss!

This is heavier

than it looks, so

[STAMMERS]

Move, kids!

Can't trust that blasted

web-head to save us!

Oh, real nice.

[EXPLOSIONS]

Aw, man!

[GRUNTS]

[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

[PEOPLE SCREAM]

[GRUNTS]

[SIREN SQUEALING]

Cordon off the area! Priority

one is protecting civilians!

Call me a relic.

[SPEED-DIALS]Call Blackie Gaxton.

Gaxton. [LOUD FEEDBACK]

[CHUCKLES] Hey, Blackie.

HARRY: I just don't get Pete.

What kind of guy abandons

his girl on Valentine's?

That's not fair, Harry.

You know he needs

the Bugleto help his aunt.

How are your snails?

When you told me to try

the escargot,

I thought you'd escar-went,

but Ow!

What was that for?

I dunno. But Parker

was doing it,

and it looked like fun.

[LAUGHS]

A romantic rose

for your lady?

I'll take

your whole basket.

Wow! Thank you.

Now he knows

how to treat a lady!

So this is the Spider-Man

that's given Tombstone and

Octopus so much trouble.

As yet

I'm unimpressed.

Well, you haven't

seen me juggle

bowling ba*ls

while drinking

a glass of water.

SPIDER-MAN:

I've gotta start making

that stuff stronger.

[GRUNTS]

Octopus calling Kraven!

Do you read?

[FEEDBACK SCREECHING] [GROANS]

[BEEPING]

[ENERGY BLAST]

[GRUNTS]

They are so not makin'

old folks like they used to.

[GRUNTS]

DOC BROMWELL: Excellent, May.

You're fit as a fiddle.

That's what

I keep telling Peter.

It's sweet of you to

make this house call

so I can give him

the official word.

Oh, my pleasure.

But, you know, I'm surprised

you're home alone

on Valentine's Day.

[LAUGHS] Oh, well,

what would I be doing?

And Peter's "hanging"

with his friends

You will pay the price

for your constant

interference, arachnid!

You know, I'm kinda broke.

How 'bout you pay tonight,

and I'll owe you one?

[SPIDER-MAN MOANING]

[GRUNTS] Two of my biggest

enemies and this Jurassic jerk

are taking each other out,

and I'm trying to

stop them why?

[SCREAMS]

Oh, right. Public safety.

Robbie? Robbie?

[FEEDBACK] Confounded static!

Robbie?

[GRUNTING]

This is the cause

of our troubles.

We can rule

Manhattan together

or divide it

at our leisure

As soon as we

dispose of this pest!

[GRUNTING]

Please tell me

the fat lady's not singing.

[SINGING]

Hold him still,

and I'll finish

what the both of you

Stop, fool! Let go!

Thanks, Tombie.

Just don't expect roses.

Best field trip ever.

Sorry, Doctor.

Too many witnesses.

L. Thompson Lincoln

can't be seen

collaborating with

supervillains

and gangsters.

Then L. Thompson Lincoln

is weak!

[GRUNTING]

You're all weak!

I'm confused. Do you

wanna fight or dance?

[PLAYING JAZZ MUSIC]

If your knee's

bothering you,

we can just Talk.

No, we'll dance!

We'll dance!

Flash, stop.

You don't have to be

afraid to open your

mouth around me.

I like you

for who you are.

An honest guy,

who stands up

for what's right.

Then dance with me.

'Cause honestly

I can't think of anything

I'd rather do.

[LAUGHS] Come on, Sis,

dance with us.

And be a third wheel

on the most romantic night

of the year?

Romantic? Please.

It's a commercial holiday

created by florists

and greeting card companies.

Nothing

romantic about it.

Yes! Yes, I will!

[GIGGLES]

[CHEERING]

Okay, maybe

a little romantic.

[GRUNTING]

Can't see!

But I don't need

my sight to finish this!

Oh, great.

A hood with focus.

[STRAINING]

That sound

Hydraulic servos

are powering this armor!

No hydraulics, no power!

[GASPS]

No! No!

This cannot happen to

Silvio Manfredi!

Sable, Sable.

Do you read me?[FEEDBACK DRONING]

Sable to Silvermane.

Daddy, do you copy?

[STATIC HISSING]

Spill, Hamster!

How have you blocked

our com?

Blocked your com?

Uh Well,

wouldn't you like to know!

Don't you turn

your back on me!

My fatherDaddy's out of the picture,

princess.

So be nice.

Oh, I know it's not sporting,

but who am I to balk

at playing the scavenger?

The law

of the jungle prevails.

SPIDER-MAN: Newsflash, Doc.

Not a lot of octopi

in the jungle!

Don't go anywhere.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[SPIDER-MAN CLEARS THROAT]

[GROANS]

[SCREAMING]

[GRUNTS]

[MAN SINGING OPERA]

[MOANS]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

No witnesses down here.

[GROANS]

[STRAINING]

I assume you remember

our last physical encounter.

Painfully.

But I told you then.

I don't look

the other way.

[OPERA CONTINUES]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[RADIO CHATTER]

[GRUNTS]

SPIDER-MAN:

Captain George Stacy,

meet L. Thompson Lincoln,

alias Tombstone,

alias the Big Man of crime.

Mr. Lincoln,

you're under arrest.

JAMESON: Confound it, Stacy,

I'll give you six seconds

to arrest Spider-Man

for assaulting

this upstanding citizen!

Everyone here saw

Lincoln save that ungrateful

web-head's life!

Boss! J.J.

[WHISPERING]

What? What? [GROWLING]

Never mind.

Jonah Jameson,

you abandoned me.

Joan, if I'm not elsewhere

in 0.2 seconds,

I'm stroking out!

You're fired.

Expect your

severance package soon.

Thanks. I'm sure this can't

be what you had planned

for Valentine's Day.

Oh, Valentine's Day!

You're not seeing her.

Look, Mark,

I didn't want to go,

but I need that job.

You think this is about

your job? Liz gets the job.

Then what is it

Two words, Gwen Stacy.

Liz saw how you

looked at her,

how you apologized

to her for leaving.

My sister's not going

to be your second choice.

She's too good for that.

She's too good for you.

Something wrong, son?

Did you see the paper?

Tombstone made bail!

Lincoln may be free,

but the world knows

he's the Big Man.

Sixteen different

government agencies

now have him

under surveillance.

His operation is crippled.

We'll get him eventually.

Oh. Well Good.

Here's the real problem.

You've created

a power vacuum

in the criminal universe.

And nature

abhors a vacuum.

Hammerhead never showed

this kind of initiative.

I should have known

you were behind this.

Guilty, guilty.

And oh, so very guilty.

Of being the new

Big Man of crime!

[CACKLING]