Guilty! The accessory to murder trial of Joe Robertson has come to an end and the verdict is guilty. The comes to the shock of everyone in the courtroom. The judge explains that Joe is guilty as he did not report a murder committed by Tombstone two decades earlier. The judge decides to speed up sentencing to the following morning, despite protests from Joe's lawyer. In the viewing audience are all of Joe's friends and colleagues, including Peter Parker and his wife Mary Jane. Mary Jane can't understand how Joe could have been found guilty. Peter explains that 20 years earlier, Robertson witnessed Tombstone kill a man and was forced to keep silent. However, when Tombstone came to New York City, Joe was compelled to report the crime after Tombstone nearly crippled him and threatened his family. Ultimately, Spider-Man defeated Tombstone and turned him over to the authorities. As Joe is being put in handcuffs, his wife Martha breaks down, unable to accept the fact that Joe is going to jail. This heartbreaking scene is photographed by Nick Katzenberg, a trashy tabloid photographer recently hired by the Daily Bugle. This angers Randy Robertson and the two almost come to blows, had Peter not gotten between the pair. However, the struggle leads to Katzenberg's camera getting smashed on the ground. Before the situation can escalate any further, the judge orders the courtroom cleared.
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