In the middle of the struggle, Spider-Man is tagged by the Scorpion's stinger, causing him a great deal of pain. While Spider-Man is busy fending off his foe, Marla rushes off to try and get some help. The villain has come because he warned Marla not to go to the press about Jonah's kidnapping. As he takes the note, the wall-crawler's spider-sense begins going off warning him of the arrival of the Scorpion, who has returned to the scene of the crime. She gives him a piece of evidence that she did not give to the police, a warning sent to her husband telling him to end investigations into Rand/Meachum. There he is caught by Jonah's wife Marla Madison, who, instead of blaming Spider-Man for her husband's kidnapping asks for his help. Quickly changing into Spider-Man, Ben goes to the Daily Bugle to look for clues in Jonah's office that the police may have missed. This live broadcast is caught by Ben Reilly at the Daily Grind, who thinks Cage is crazy for taking the Scorpion on alone and rushes out to see what he can do to help. In front of the live television cameras, Cage reiterates that he is as strong as Spider-Man and as mean as the Hulk and has what it takes to take down the Scorpion. When Ken Ellis questions Luke Cage's ability to stop the Scorpion, Cage takes offense to this. It's in the middle of this press conference that Ben Urich gets a call back from the police lab who have determined that the Scorpion has kidnapped J. Soon, Luke Cage is at a press conference at the Daily Bugle, confirming that he has been hired by the newspaper to find their missing publisher. That's when a fateful call comes in offering Luke Cage a job. However, Luke turns down the offer, intending to be his own man and using his powers to help those in need. When Colleen offers him the position in Knightwing Restorations now that Misty is working for Nelson, Murdock, and Sharpe. Griffith, Colleen Wing, Misty Knight, and Toby - a homeless man who frequently helped Luke on cases over the years. Going up to the Gem's office he discovers a surprise party has been put together for him by his friends D.W.

Meanwhile, in Time Square, Luke Cage returns to the Gem Theater, where his career as a 'Hero for Hire' all began. Urich questions if the police are going to be able to do anything, Joe points out that they have nowhere else to go. That's when they are informed that Jonah's wife, Marla Madison, as well as the authorities and both are on the way. Ben Urich offers the theory that Jonah has been kidnapped in order to scare the Bugle from continuing their investigation into Rand/Meachum, although Joe can't believe this unless they have evidence. When a photographer tries to gain access to Jonah's office to take photos, he is stopped by Joe Robertson, who informs his staff that nobody is going into Jonah's office until Jonah is back safe and sound. When Jameson calls him Gargan again, the Scorpion stings him for the first time, warning him that there will be more if he continues to call him by his former name.ДЄt that moment, at the Daily Bugle, the newsroom is swarming with rumors about who captured J. Suddenly afraid for his life, Jonah tries to bargain with the Scorpion, however, no amount of money can top what his current employers are giving him for this job. A single sting will cause agony, a second will cause paralysis and death within 24 hours, a third sting will kill instantly. The Scorpion explains that he has new poison in his stinger. Jonah Jameson prisoner, and when the newspaper publisher calls the villain by his real name, the lunatic loses his temper insisting that MacDonald Gargan is dead and that there is only the Scorpion left. Ravencroft Institute, Westchester County (Mentioned).Jason Quartermaster (Only appearance dies).

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