Parker Episode 3: Shadows

Shadows is the third episode of the first season of the television series Marvel's Spider-Man: Parker. The third episode features Peter tracking his Uncle Ben's killer, and learning the startling truth about his mistakes.

Summary
The episode begins with Peter laying in his bed, crying. He thinks back to Arachne, and he sees her dying again and again. Her face transforms before his eyes, taking the form of his Uncle Ben.

"Where's Peter?" Uncle Ben mutters. "Did he leave us? Does he not love us? Help me, Peter."

Peter awakens from his dream, sweating. He calms his nerves before crawling out of bed and tinkering with his drone Tesla. His eyes wander to and old photo of him on Uncle Ben's lap. Peter clutches Tesla's hull and tosses it aside in a feat of fury. Tears stream down his face. Aunt May enters the room and embraces her nephew.

The next day in school, it is revealed that Peter's teacher, Mr. Morbius, has disappeared. Peter, Mary Jane, Alex, Gwen, and Harry decide to launch their own investigation after finding a note in Morbius's room.

The note reads "For the eyes of my tech group only... everything that is about to go wrong is because of Oscorp. Their files are on my computer - hand over what you find to the police."

The students do exactly that. Gwen is a master hacker - she breaks into the teacher's files in the blink of an eye. The Oscorp files contain all sorts of information: abandoned projects, station locations, but most importantly a list of missing people being used as test subjects.

Just as requested, the group hands their findings over to the police, specifically Gwen's dad, Captain George Stacy. As he sits in the police department's computer room, Captain Stacy is confronted by Norman Osborn, who threatens to kill Gwen if the files are made public. Stacy deletes the files in a panic, allowing Norman to leave with an easy heart. The businessman grins as he exits the room.

After learning of the captain's failure, Peter decides to take the matter into his own hands. Dressed in a homemade suit, Peter constructs his very own web-shooters, and swings over to Oscorp Tower. Once there, Peter interrogates Osborn, learning of his bribery and the threats he made towards Gwen. Peter screams in fury before throwing Norman down an elevator shaft... seemingly to his death.

Meanwhile, Aunt May struggles to deal with her husband's death and her nephew's uncanny behavior. While grocery shopping, May encounters a strange little girl stealing candy bars. May grabs the girl by the arm.

"Who are you?" she asks.

The girl's voice is hoarse and loud. "Let go of me!"

The girl breaks free of the hold and runs away, her white hair blowing in the wind.

Peter makes an anonymous call to the NYPD, informing them of the secret files and the threatening of Gwen's life. Captain Stacy thanks him for his help before asking again for a name.

Peter thinks for a moment. "I think I'd rather remain a mystery, if you don't mind."

Stacy hangs up the phone and returns to work, ordering an ambulance to retrieve Norman Osborn's body. Little do they know what is to come... they don't know that Oscorp is always one step ahead.