Spider-Man has been brainwashed by Doc Ock and to make matters worse he doesn't remember that he is a superhero. Maria decides to enlist Mousie, a taxi driver who has been saved by Spider-Man from a thug. When Maria and Mousie try to go to the Daily Bugle to explain about Spider-Man being brainwashed by Doc Ock, but Jameson starts to defame Spider-Man even further, much to Maria and Mousie's anger. Knowing that the police or the Daily Bugle won't help them, Mousie enlists her fellow cab drivers to help save Spider-Man from Doc Ock and they succeed with their plan. Mousie and Maria free Spider-Man from his brainwashing by reminding him that he is still a hero. Maria is able to defeat Doc Ock by controlling his Octobot and he is arrested by the police, while Spider-Man is exonerated for the medical lab incident. Spider-Man takes Maria back to her room and he reveals his identity to her. Maria is delighted to know that her idol is Peter and she promises to keep his identity a secret. Spider-Man starts to develop a newfound sense of hope within himself before swinging away.
—dawsonpersi