Hobgoblin fires a finger blast but Spidey, playing possum, evades it. They fight until Spidey webs up Hobby’s eyepieces, forcing him to discard his mask and flee. After a failed search, Spidey is forced to borrow a quarter to call MJ at his apartment for clothes, as Bambi, Candi, and Randi are on the building’s roof. Meanwhile, Flash visits Sha Shan in the hospital, demanding an explanation as to why she was leaving him. She and the officer on guard throw him out. Enraged, he issues an unintentional challenge to Hobby through TV reporter Belinda Barkley, watched by Peter, MJ, Kingsley, Robbie, Betty, Lance and others. Elsewhere, the Fly escapes, vowing vengeance on Spidey but the Scourge of the Underworld kills him before he gets too far. Meanwhile, Spidey battles Hobby who leads him to a warehouse where he removes his cling ability with a mist. Spidey still gains the upper hand until a well-placed Hobby blast destroys a gas furnace. Spidey finds Hobby unconscious and unmasks him to reveal Flash Thompson. At Flash’s apartment, the police find Hobgoblin paraphernalia. Elsewhere, the real Hobgoblin gloats over framing Flash.