Act 3, Scene 32

Next morning. Peter walks up to the Sentinel's building. Lynas is outside, and has ditched his usual sharp suit in favour of a casual shirt. He's sitting on the sidewalk staring out into traffic. Peter notices as he approaches the building that it's closed.

LYNAS: Pete! Over here.

Pete wanders over to join Lynas.

PETER: What's going on? Aren't we running today?

LYNAS: We're finished, Pete. Shareholders passed a vote of no confidence in me at an emergency meeting last night. Me not showing up didn't help. We've been sold off.

PETER: What? But the press conference yesterday...

LYNAS: You know the Bugle has almost doubled its readership numbers over the past few days? New owner wants to relaunch following 'the Jameson blueprint for success'.

PETER: What about you?

LYNAS: I'll be alright. (dryly)Multi-millionaires have a way of bouncing back from these things, you know.

PETER: Mind if I ask something?

LYNAS: Go for it.

PETER: Did you give me job because I was really that good, or because I was Spiderman?

LYNAS: If you have to ask that, I'm not going to answer it.

PETER: Great. Riddles. Love those.

Lynas offers Peter his hand, and Peter shakes it.

PETER: See you around I guess.

LYNAS: Bet on it.

Peter turns and begins walking away, casting a last longing look up at the window to what was, briefly but memorably, his office. Lynas calls after him.

LYNAS: What will you do?

PETER: Get a job...