Act 1, Scene 19

Two very Secret Service types, complete with suits and shades, sit on either side of J. Jonah Jameson. He looks a little irked by their presence. On the other side of his desk an official-looking man is giving him a stern lecture.

SECRET SERVICE MAN: Please understand Mr. Jameson that any further infringements of national security will result in the severest penalties you can imagine. The President was only willing to overlook the incident on this occasion because of the intervention of some…mutual friends of yours.

Jameson smirks at this in a self-satisfied way

JAMESON: Can I get back to watching my son now?

SECRET SERVICE MAN: As long as you agree to abide by the strict conditions we have set out-

JAMESON: I agree! Now get the hell out of my office!

They leave. Jameson waits until they've gone then waves for everyone to come in and crowd around the viewscreen as before. .

JAMESON: I can't believe I pay my taxes for those bozos.

ROBBIE: Oh that reminds me. Cayman Islands on line three.

JAMESON: Let them sweat!

He switches on the viewscreen. It shows the shuttle's interior. John Jameson is piloting, his face screwed up with concentration. An interior window in the main picture – labelled 'PUBLIC FEED' – shows the shuttle drawing incredibly close to the asteroid.

JOHN JAMESON: Matching the asteroid's spin, Houston. Catching a little buffeting from micro-meteorites. Let's hope that fancy shield of yours holds up.

HOUSTON: Roger that, Praetor. We show shield stresses at 40. You've got plenty to spare.

JOHN JAMESON: Beginning final descent.

We see Jonah Jameson's nails digging into his desk. A little of his all-encompassing bluster falls away and we get a glimpse of a very anxious father. This is going to be pretty damn dangerous, and Jonah knows it.

Unnoticed by Jonah (but not by Robbie), Peter Parker slips into the room. He's carrying a small white envelope and looks a little nervous. Upon seeing the video feed, however, his scientific curiosity overruns all other emotions. He stands beside Robbie and they speak in whispers lest they attract Jonah's wrath.

PETER: Isn't the interior shuttle feed usually classified?

ROBBIE: Usually. Jonah pulled some strings…well, snapped some strings. What's that (the envelope) about? Looks official.

PETER: I got a job with the Sentinel.

ROBBIE: It's a good paper. I like their editorials.

They're veering close to Spiderman territory again. Peter glances across and they share another look.

JOHN JAMESON: Two hundred feet. Looking good, Houston.

CHANG: Getting some odd readings off this rock. It's not your typical asteroid, that's for sure.

HOUSTON: Roger, Praetor. Keep her steady – we show shield stresses at 52.

Abruptly the world freezes, all except for Peter Parker, who widens his eyes. His spider-sense is going off, and it's screaming for attention. He casts his eyes about the room to find the source of the danger but cannot…and it's only when he looks outside through the windows that he sees it. A small object, the size and shape of an orange, sailing through the air toward the window. Time resumes at normal rate.

PETER: BOMB!

The windows blow in. Thankfully everyone had been assembled around the viewscreen at the far side of the office, so while everyone is blown off their feet, no-one is seriously injured.

Jonah Jameson is the first to stagger to his feet. He looks out of the new hole in his office wall, dazed, just in time to see the Green Goblin float into view on his glider.

JAMESON: YOU!

GOBLIN: Spread the word, Jonah! The Goblin's back, better than ever! And if Spiderman-

As he says the word, a red and blue figure slams into him from above, and both vanish from view. Jonah runs to the edge of the hole and looks down at the two falling bodies struggling.

We join them in mid-plummet. Spiderman headbutts the Goblin and lands two blows to his midriff.

SPIDERMAN: Someone call?

With a roar of rage the Goblin throws him off and steadies the glider. Spiderman webs effortlessly to the nearest rooftop. The Goblin produces more and more of the little bombs and leans the stationary glider forward until at some unseen command it kicks into gear and shoots toward Spiderman.

GOBLIN: Miss me, webhead?!

He tosses the first two bombs. Spiderman leaps high into the air as the explosions flower beneath him. He webs the nearest skyscraper and swings off, running along the side of the building (we see a quick flash of the office workers inside seeing this and running to the windows).

Spiderman launches himself from the building. The Goblin throws another bomb. Spiderman twists his body to avoid it and webs it as it shoots past him. Now with the bomb at the end of a webline, he twirls the webline around himself and slings it back at the Goblin, who presses a button on his wrist. The bomb explodes prematurely, blowing Spiderman backward and through the building's windows, office workers scattering aside just in time.

Spiderman gets to his feet and checks his mask is still on. When he realises it is, he breathes a sigh of relief.

SPIDERMAN: Not this time.

OFFICE WORKER #1: Get him, Spidey!

The others chime their agreement. Spiderman sprints to the window and is gone in a flash. Everyone crowds around to watch him swing toward the Goblin. Everyone except a small man at the back, who taps his watch pointedly.

SMALL MAN: Excuse me, people? Can we get some focus back?

For a wonder, everyone does as he says, wandering away from the window and grumbling to themselves. The small man wanders over to the broken windows and shakes his head.

SMALL MAN: (disgustedly) New York…

We go back to the ongoing battle. Spiderman wrestles the Goblin from his glider. The two combatants fall fifty feet onto a rooftop where, after only the briefest of respites recovering from the fall, the fight begins again. The following dialogue takes place between blows, kicks, punches and general free-for-all.

SPIDERMAN: Why did you do it, Harry?

GOBLIN: You took away everything I had. But now look at me…strong, like my father.

SPIDERMAN: Insane like him too?

GOBLIN: He couldn't control it. I can.

SPIDERMAN: No you can't. Not forever. Listen to me, Harry. Come with me to the labs. Dr. Connors can…

GOBLIN: Aren't you listening to me?

Behind Spiderman, the glider rises into the air. Its front prongs spring out.

GOBLIN: I want you dead. And when you are, I'm going to look after MJ and Aunt May. I'm going to be the one they turn to, because you'll be dead!

Peter's spider-sense sounds. Just as his father did in the final gambit, Harry has triggered the glider to run Spiderman through, back to front. Just as he did then, Spiderman manages to somersault over it as it heads straight for Harry-

-who holds out a hand and stops it before it can stab him. It does not seem to cause him much effort.

GOBLIN: Besides, I've already seen Dr. Connors.

He jumps on the glider and moves off to a reasonable distance, before producing a much larger bomb. We see that below him is a small park crammed with people.

GOBLIN: Tell MJ I said hi!

SPIDERMAN: HARRY, NO!

He drops the bomb. Spiderman dives to the edge and plummets after it, managing to get his hands around it-

-as it delivers a massive electric shock to his system. He writhes in agony and the pain forces him to let go. He barely manages to snake a webline and arrest his fall before he would have slammed into the pavement. Meanwhile the bomb lands amidst the throngs of park-dwellers…bounces once…twice…it flashes with activity…

…and dies.

We hear the maniacal laughter of the Goblin from far above. Spiderman gets to his feet and looks up, but the Goblin is long gone.

SPIDERMAN: No spider sense…I should have known. Damn it!

He leaps into the air. The park's population stands around looking a little dazed and confused as to why Spiderman just landed amongst them. One small boy approaches the bomb, but before he can get there it's snaked in a webline. Spiderman dangles it at a safe height high above their heads.

SPIDERMAN: Didn't your mother tell you never to play with bombs?

He webs off.

MAN: (ultra enthusiastic)Go get him, Spidey! Wooo!

There is an embarrassed silence from the people around him. The man lowers his raised arms and attempts to walk away as casually as possible.

We stay on Spiderman swinging through New York and hear his thoughts.

SPIDERMAN: I tried to protect him. Don't tell Harry. Don't tell Harry. And I didn't. I never thought he'd follow his father…but he has. What do I do? I know who the Goblin is, but he knows who I am too. If the world knows who Spiderman is, then MJ and Aunt May are in danger.

We flashback to the dialogue from Act 1, Scene 9 – 'if you hurt MJ I'll kill you' 'is that a threat from Spiderman or from Peter Parker' 'both'.

SPIDERMAN: Am I ready to kill my best friend?