MJ says “no” to Pete’s proposal, adding that she has to visit her sister, Gayle, in Pittsburgh. As Peter helps her to her cab, a van unleashes a new Spider-Slayer that smashes its way into MJ’s apartment, finding no one. Back at his lab, Smythe extracts himself from his Slayer. Wheelchair-bound after his last MJ & Spidey encounter (ASM Ann #19, ’85), he sends out flying spy-eyes and locates the web-slinger. Meanwhile, MJ arrives at her sister’s house, meets her nephews, and learns Gayle is in jail. When MJ visits, Gayle rejects her. Smythe attacks and overpowers Spidey, spraying him with a tracer chemical, at a construction site, but a bulldozer operator rescues him and Smythe fl ees. In Pittsburgh, MJ returns to her sister’s house to fi nd someone waiting for her. As Smythe tracks Spidey via his tracer gas, MJ calls Peter, asking him to join her. He goes to Kennedy Airport, followed by Smythe, who misses Pete’s Pittsburgh plane but buys a ticket for next morning’s flight.