Writer: John Arcudi
At the Limbo tavern Man-Killer, Delilah, Mac Gargan, and Daniel Axum are talking about Spider-man. Man-Killer tries to convince Daniel to team up with all of them against Spider-man, since attacking him together will give them a better chance than if they did it alone. Man-Killer tells Daniel that Trueno is a con man and ultimately Daniel is undecided if he will join the team.
Daniel thinks about what Man-Killer had to say about Trueno as he reminisces about his fight with Spider-man fours years ago. He becomes angry that he had to spend three years in prison and destroys a newspaper box in a rage.
Later at the gym Daniel asks Man-Killer where the team is going to meet up. She tells him and is happy that he's going to go through with it. Lydia meets up with him apologizing for the other day. She asks him if he can go with her to Atlantic City this weekend. Daniel says he can't do it since it's his weekend to see his boy. While Man-Killer is training at the gym, Trueno informs her that she has to meet with her lawyer about her trial being delayed. Man-Killer isn't thrilled thinking that Trueno is going to get her to do plenty of fights before her trial is completed.
Daniel goes to call his mother and then stops himself. Having second thoughts he calls again. He tells his mother to look after his boy Benny this weekend since something has come up. His mother becomes upset with him wondering what he is up to but agrees to watch the boy. Lydia hears this and tells Trueno that there is trouble.
In Manhattan, Man-Killer finds out from her lawyer that her case has been dismissed. While back at the gym Trueno tells Daniel that there is an important meeting this Saturday that's mandatory. Trueno and Daniel get into a big argument about the meeting and his future. Daniel leaves the building having no intention of making the meeting knowing what Trueno has done in the past.
Upon leaving Daniel sees the former regional champ Armadillo in the alley. Going to the grocery store Daniel buys some food and gives it to Armadillo as they talk about the underground fighting league. Man-Killer arrives back from Manhattan to tell Daniel that she won't be with the team to fight Spider-man, Daniel tells her the same thing.
Saturday night, Daniel goes home to be with his boy Benny. Man-Killer has some drinks with Trueno over the case being dismissed. Scorpion and Delilah end up webbed to flag pole having been defeated by Spider-man.
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