Determined to keep “Steve Rogers” dead and start a new secret identity, Cap avoids Avengers Mansion, going to SHIELD instead. There he learns that Sharon, believing him dead, has decided to attack AIM at “Target Area M” without reinforcements. When Sharon confronts the AIM agents, one of them activates the Walking Stiletto robot. Soon after, Cap and Rick arrive and help Sharon defeat the agents. Cap decapitates the Walking Stiletto with his shield. Sharon is overjoyed to see Cap alive but cannot accede to his request that she resign from SHIELD. Later, Cap dons a brown wig and nose putty. Disguised, he tries to rent a hotel room but, without luggage or ID, is turned down repeatedly. He finally gets a room in a rundown hotel where the Red Skull suddenly appears, holding the Cosmic Cube.