Recaps

Henry discovered that someone had deliberately sabotaged Bruce Banner’s experiment, and he and Betty Ross went to the institute’s monitoring room to look for evidence. They found the surveillance equipment there, but the console was locked with a screen saver password.

• Henry examined the computer’s command histories and file timestamps, finding a disguised batch executable that would trigger the nanomicrobe dispersal and gamma-ray functions during a self-check.
• Betty Ross blamed her father, but Henry cautioned that they had evidence of sabotage, not proof of who was responsible.
• Henry suggested checking surveillance footage, and Betty Ross led him to the institute’s monitoring room.
• Henry preserved the suspicious file as evidence and shut down the computer before leaving with Betty Ross.
• Henry turned on the monitoring-room console, which displayed a password prompt.

Henry and Betty Ross reviewed surveillance footage to investigate the altered laboratory files and identified the janitor as a possible suspect. Henry warned Betty not to confront him alone and questioned whether the janitor was really connected to her father.

• Henry unlocked the surveillance computer with a simple password and found that footage from the laboratory work area had been crudely deleted.
• Henry displayed recordings from the same period, and Betty noticed that the only person who appeared was the janitor.
• Betty suspected the janitor had been sent by her father and said she planned to get his address and question him at home.
• Henry cautioned Betty that an older man still in the military would likely hold too high a position to be sent undercover as a janitor.
• Henry suggested the janitor might have been hired by someone outside the military and warned Betty that confronting him could put her in danger.

Henry used the institute’s computers to investigate the night-shift janitor and discovered that Nicholas Andrew was using a false identity. His Social Security records identified him as David Banner, leaving Betty Ross stunned and questioning whether the information was genuine.

• Betty Ross told Henry she suspected the janitor might be connected to her father, but she lacked evidence to confront him.
• Henry offered to investigate the janitor’s identity and went with Betty Ross to use an internet-connected computer.
• Henry accessed the university’s personnel database, and Betty Ross identified the night-shift janitor as Nicholas Andrew from his hiring photograph.
• Henry checked Nicholas Andrew’s Social Security number and found that the records and identification pointed to the name David Banner.
• Betty Ross asked Henry whether he was sure the information about David Banner was real.

Henry uncovered evidence that the janitor was Bruce Banner’s father and had a bitter history with Major Thaddeus Ross, leaving Betty Ross aware of the danger surrounding the laboratory sabotage. Worried Betty might confront the killer, Henry sent drones to track her and prepared equipment for possible intervention.

• Henry told Betty Ross that the janitor had murdered his wife, Edith Banner, and that Major Thaddeus Ross had reported him and helped arrest him.
• Betty realized her father was connected to the janitor and planned to visit Bruce Banner in the hospital the next morning.
• Henry warned Betty that the janitor’s gamma-radiation sabotage suggested he was willing to kill, then left the laboratory with her.
• Henry returned to Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory and decided against using a mech, instead sending Black Super’s gear and Sparrow Spy Drones toward California.
• Henry used a satellite to search for Betty Ross by her license plate and dispatched the drones to follow her toward San Francisco.

Henry drove home in his RV camper with Kitty, keeping the disturbing photos from their recent adventures private. On the interstate, Jack Reacher intercepted him on General Ross’s behalf to ask questions about Banner Laboratory.

• Henry developed the photos Quicksilver, Skye, and the others had taken and made an extra set to keep them from being destroyed.
• Henry drove along the interstate in his RV camper, enjoying the music and empty road while yielding to faster traffic.
• A military Humvee passed Henry, then slowed and blocked his RV with help from a second vehicle.
• Soldiers asked Henry to come with them, but he refused, reminding them that the military had no authority to arrest him on American soil.
• Jack Reacher emerged and stopped the soldiers from drawing their guns, explaining that General Ross had sent him to ask Henry about Banner Laboratory.
• Henry greeted Jack Reacher and complained that other people’s incompetence was not his responsibility.

Jack Reacher invited Henry Brown to meet General Thaddeus Ross and ask about the Banner Laboratory accident. Henry agreed to go, but Kitty’s roar frightened the soldiers, so Henry drove while Reacher rode beside him.

• Henry realized General Thaddeus Ross likely wanted information about the Banner Laboratory accident involving his daughter, Betty Ross.
• Jack Reacher offered to take Henry to meet the general, and Henry agreed after Reacher explained that he understood a brother’s concern.
• A soldier tried to drive Henry’s rented RV, but Kitty roared from inside and sent him tumbling out.
• Jack Reacher took charge of the escort, but Henry insisted on driving the RV himself with Reacher in the passenger seat.
• Reacher asked whether Kitty had bitten people before after Henry said the tiger did not eat people.

Henry and Jack Reacher traveled to a desert military base after General Ross summoned Henry, while Reacher suspected the invitation had a deeper purpose. At the base, Henry noticed a vast underground facility but was taken to the recreation room to wait for Ross.

• Henry and Reacher discussed why General Ross had summoned Henry, and Reacher warned that the request seemed suspicious.
• Henry explained that the accident during Doctor Otto Octavius's Artificial Sun experiment had burned away his hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes.
• Henry and Reacher caught up on their lives and joked about Tony Stark while avoiding confidential subjects in case they were being monitored.
• Henry detected a large underground base beneath the desert facility, but soldiers escorted him to the surface recreation room instead.
• Reacher sent the soldiers to notify General Ross and offered Henry a drink while praising the base's food and Ross's troops.

Henry Brown met with General Ross, who questioned him about David Banner and the gamma radiation accident at the Banner Laboratory. Henry recounted what he knew but rejected Ross’s unsupported theory that Bruce Banner and his father had planned the accident.

• Henry Brown and Jack Reacher waited at the recreation hall, talked about CSI, and ate dinner while Henry arranged raw meat for Kitty.
• General Ross arrived with a group of officers, greeted Henry, and asked him about David Banner and the laboratory accident.
• Henry explained how Betty Ross’s investigation had led to records identifying David Banner as Bruce Banner’s father.
• Henry described the gamma apparatus malfunction and how Bruce Banner took a massive dose of radiation while shielding the others.
• General Ross suggested that Bruce and David might have planned the accident, but Henry said he had no evidence for that theory.

Henry resisted General Ross's pressure to testify against Dr. Banner and rejected an offer to join the military. He left the officers with a blunt explanation that his wealth and independence made enlistment pointless.

• Henry told General Ross he barely knew Dr. Banner and would only describe what he had witnessed, then challenged the general's threat over alleged hacking.
• Henry argued that hacking skills alone were not a crime and claimed he knew no hacking techniques when General Ross asked him to prove he was a top hacker.
• General Ross offered Henry a senior reserve position, but Henry refused and joked that military ranks would make him miserable.
• A young officer accused Henry of lacking patriotic dedication, and Henry asked whether the officer would enlist if he were wealthy.
• Henry revealed his eight-figure assets and explained that he had no reason to join the military, leaving the young officer embarrassed.

Henry spoke with General Ross at the military base, then learned Bruce Banner had transformed into the Hulk and overwhelmed a team sent to detain him. Henry gave Jack Reacher a ride toward Phoenix City, where Reacher talked about leaving the military and traveling across the country.

• General Ross praised Henry’s abilities, but Henry said he preferred a comfortable private life to putting his talents to work.
• An officer reported that Bruce Banner had become the Hulk and defeated the team sent to place him under protection, leaving Glenn Talbot badly injured.
• General Ross left to handle the emergency and told Henry he could depart the base freely; he also praised Jack Reacher for his help.
• Henry and Jack Reacher left the base together, and Reacher asked Henry for a ride to the Phoenix City airport.
• Henry reminded Reacher that his watch could send a distress signal and that his offer to help remained in effect.
• Jack Reacher said he had considered leaving the military and described his wish to travel wherever the road took him.

Henry dropped Jack Reacher at a Phoenix City airport, where Reacher caught a commercial flight to Washington, and then continued back to New York. Henry no longer worried about the information he had shared with Betty Ross and General Ross, but remembered that David Banner would soon send dogs after Betty.

• Henry arranged for Jack Reacher to catch a flight from Phoenix City to Washington.
• Henry left Reacher and resumed his journey to New York.
• Henry decided General Ross and Betty Ross were responsible for what they did with the information he had revealed.
• Henry recalled that David Banner would send dogs to kill Betty Ross on the day Glenn Talbot was seriously injured.
• Henry remembered that Bruce Banner would transform into Hulk and rush to rescue Betty.

Henry’s peaceful RV journey toward New York was interrupted by an alarm signaling a destructive intrusion at one of his bases. He hurried to Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory and discovered that Hulk was the intruder.

• Henry drove his RV east, enjoying the open road and the sunsets with Kitty and his tiger.
• An invasion alarm sounded on Henry’s watch, indicating that someone had broken into one of his bases.
• Henry judged Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory to be the likeliest target and left the RV looking occupied before flying to California.
• Henry reached Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory and found Hulk inside.

Hulk crashed into Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory while escaping a military base, then attacked Henry, who fought back as Black Super. General Thaddeus Ross’s helicopters opened fire on Black Super, but Hulk remained the immediate threat as he launched another attack.

• Hulk broke through the hollow rock above Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory and fell inside, while Henry spotted RAH-66 Comanche helicopters approaching.
• Hulk grew larger and punched at Henry, who dodged with the Speed Force and struck him through the laboratory’s roof and into the surrounding rocks.
• Henry changed into Black Super and intercepted Hulk as he tried to dig free, punching and throwing him into a mountain wall.
• Four RAH-66 Comanches fired on Black Super, while General Thaddeus Ross directed the attack from a Black Hawk helicopter.
• Hulk climbed out of the mountain wall, roared at Black Super, and launched himself toward him like a cannonball.

Black Super tried to contain Hulk while avoiding making him stronger, but used the U.S. military’s tank assault to keep the fight going. Hulk crippled a tank and tore off its turret, leaving Black Super’s escape blocked as the crews watched Hulk face him.

• Black Super repeatedly dodged and threw Hulk, noting that each attack made Hulk grow stronger and that Hulk seemed able to track him.
• General Thaddeus Ross sent twelve M1 Abrams tanks to the battlefield, and they fired on Hulk and Black Super.
• Black Super caught shells aimed at him and redirected them into Hulk while using throws to maneuver Hulk around the tank formation.
• Hulk grew larger under the bombardment and attacked a nearby tank, bending its cannon and disabling it.
• Hulk tore off a tank turret and hurled it into Black Super’s path, while the tank crews saw Hulk standing with his back to them and his eyes fixed on Black Super.

Black Super tried to escape Hulk by carrying him high into the atmosphere, but Hulk refused to release his grip. The chapter left Black Super still flying upward with Hulk clinging to his leg.

• A soldier fired a handgun at Hulk, drawing his attention back to the tank crews, and Hulk hurled a tank toward Black Super.
• Black Super caught the tank and softened its landing, but the crew members were tossed around and passed out.
• An M1 Abrams tank fired at Hulk, who barely stepped back before grabbing its cannon and throwing the tank at Black Super.
• Black Super punched Hulk down, but Hulk grabbed his foot and began smashing him.
• Black Super flew upward at supersonic speed with Hulk clinging to his leg, carrying him beyond the atmosphere while Hulk remained conscious enough to hold on.

Henry prepared to leave after Hulk destroyed his laboratory, and he decided to study the six Evil Spirit Animatronic heads before destroying them. After the military recovered Hulk, Henry wondered whether David Banner had manipulated Hulk into targeting him.

• Henry surveyed the damage Hulk had caused to his laboratory and regretted keeping Hulk around.
• Henry resolved to study the six Evil Spirit Animatronic heads, which had been influencing their surroundings and trying to regain bodies.
• Henry saw through satellite footage that the military had recovered Hulk and concluded that Bruce Banner would eventually escape.
• Henry considered whether David Banner had been behind Hulk's attack on him.

Alexei Shostakov met Natasha Romanoff in a Brooklyn factory district and tried to convince her that the Red Room and her family had not been fully lost. Natasha rejected his claims and refused to accept Yelena as her sister, leaving Alexei pleading for a chance to reunite their family.

• Alexei followed coded marks to a deserted factory district, where Natasha Romanoff confronted him at gunpoint.
• Natasha fired as Alexei turned, but the bullet only grazed his scalp, and he recognized her as Natasha.
• Alexei told Natasha he had searched for her, Melina, and Yelena, and argued that the Red Room might still exist and Yelena might still need rescuing.
• Natasha said she had destroyed the Red Room and killed General Dreykov, then insisted she had no sister and that their family had been only a cover for a mission.
• Alexei apologized for abandoning them and asked Natasha to help find their family, but she mocked his idea of starting over.

Alexei Shostakov confronted Natasha Romanoff, who rejected his claims of regret and demanded to know who his accomplice was. After Natasha escaped, Alexei decided to keep searching for Yelena and left with Cassandra, Thena, and the others.

• Natasha accused Alexei of working for someone and seeking control of the Red Room, while he insisted that he wanted to make amends and live peacefully.
• Alexei withheld information, warning that some truths could endanger S.H.I.E.L.D., and reflected on the power of the Mecha pilots who attacked Alkali Lake Base.
• Natasha demanded the identity of Alexei's accomplice, then fired her pistol and escaped while he took cover.
• Alexei chose not to pursue Natasha and instead resolved to return to Europe to search for Yelena.
• Cassandra, Thena, and the others met Alexei, who said cooperation with S.H.I.E.L.D. was optional and that he only wanted them to lower their weapons.

After learning that the U.S. military had used a nuclear weapon against Hulk, Henry returned to New York and escaped the women gathered around Kitty. He then went to his Tribeca apartment building and found that its first floor had become an aromatherapy shop called Emporium.

• S.H.I.E.L.D. did not openly pursue Alexei Shostakov after he returned to Budapest.
• Henry learned that a Peace Bomb had struck a California wilderness area, leaving a crater where a mountain lake had been.
• Henry returned to New York and watched Kitty get surrounded by Catherine Hepburn, Skye, Gwen Stacy, and Lorna Dane.
• Henry used returning the RV as an excuse to leave, then drove to his Tribeca apartment building with equipment from Sheep Cave Valley Laboratory.
• Henry discovered that a shop called Emporium had opened in the building's former management-office space.

Henry learned that Wanda Maximoff had rented part of the apartment building’s first floor and opened a shop filled with magical goods. Wanda claimed a door she had made in the building led to the Chaos Dimension, and Henry went to inspect it.

• Imani Talia Ferro explained that the twelfth-floor tenant’s younger sister had rented part of the first floor and that the space had passed fire-safety checks.
• Henry heard that Wanda’s shop had been renovated and opened in just three days, then entered and found Wanda waiting inside.
• Wanda joked that Henry was her first customer and explained that wherever she was counted as the border of the Chaos Dimension.
• Wanda pointed out a door she claimed led to the Chaos Dimension, and Henry went to see what lay beyond it.

Henry and Wanda Maximoff examined a doorway that showed the Chaos Dimension, and Wanda explained her role in guarding the boundary between it and Earth. Henry’s attempts to enter failed even though Wanda could reach through, leaving both of them confused about the barrier.

• Henry found a brick wall behind the doorway, but Wanda opened it to reveal a volcanic world in the Chaos Dimension.
• Wanda explained that the doorway served as a controlled weak point in Kamar-Taj’s protective barrier and that she guarded it.
• Henry suspected Wanda’s Chaos Magic helped keep the dimension from pushing through the boundary while she remained at her post.
• Henry tried to step through the doorway and hit a brick wall, although Wanda could extend her hand into the other dimension.
• Wanda’s hand was knocked back when Henry tried to pass through again, and neither of them understood why.

Henry visited Wanda Maximoff’s newly opened shop, where she tried to keep him from leaving and coax him into helping her business. He stayed to discuss her magically infused perfumes, then learned that some fragrance ingredients came from unpleasant sources.

• Henry tried to leave Wanda’s shop, but the front door turned black and Wanda stopped him, saying he should help bring her business good luck.
• Henry rejected Wanda’s flirtatious attempt to bargain for rent and asked her to introduce the shop’s goods.
• Wanda recommended lavender essential oil for Catherine Hepburn, and Henry described Hepburn’s habit of using Roman chamomile candles.
• Henry recognized scents in Wanda’s magical perfume, and the two discussed fragrance ingredients and their uses.
• Henry regretted learning that perfumes could contain materials such as feces, urine, and animal remains.

Henry gave away Wanda’s scented products, then continued designing Machine Horse forms and developing a protective mech for Gwen Stacy with the help of two intelligent Amazon Spiders. The spiders agreed to serve as its control core, while Henry’s work on the remaining mechs continued.

• Henry gave scented candles and essential oils to his friends, and Thena visited Wanda’s Emporium after learning where the gifts came from.
• Catherine Hepburn favored Wanda’s Quiet Fragrance, while Gwen Stacy received a gift and continued visiting Catherine’s home to pet the tabby cat.
• Henry discussed custom Machine Horse forms: Quicksilver chose a flying surfboard, Cassandra added wings to her Isu Eagle Mech, Gilgamesh chose a hovering platform and cloak-like armor, and Thena chose an antenna form.
• Henry found that the two Amazon Spiders could communicate through woven words, share awareness of their surroundings, and perform remarkable computations.
• Henry decided to use the spiders as the control core of a transformable mech to protect Gwen, and they agreed to help him.

Henry developed two spider-brain Support Mechs as an initial step toward a multifunctional Spider Armor for Gwen Stacy, while keeping them isolated from his systems because he distrusted the spiders’ collective consciousness. Happy Hogan then arrived to take Henry to Stark Industries’ research and development center at Tony Stark’s request, inviting Ms. Hepburn as well.

• Henry planned a Spider Armor that could protect Gwen Stacy, transform for transportation, and combine into a combat-capable Spider-Mech.
• Henry built two stealthy hovering Support Mechs for Little Red and Little Blue, and kept their network separate from his own systems.
• Henry considered safety mechanisms for the armor while sitting in Central Park with Ms. Hepburn and Kitty.
• Happy Hogan told Henry that Tony Stark wanted to discuss something serious at Stark Industries’ research and development center.
• Ms. Hepburn was invited to come along, leaving Henry and her wondering what Tony wanted.

Henry accompanied Catherine Hepburn to Stark Industries' research center after Tony Stark summoned him. There, he found Tony speaking with Otto Octavius beside an Arc Reactor Prototype, and wondered what Tony wanted from him.

• Henry, Catherine Hepburn, and Kitty rode with Happy Hogan to Stark Industries' research center while teasing Tony Stark about his car.
• Henry learned that Otto Octavius had accepted a plea bargain and received a 645-year sentence, though his mechanical tentacles meant he required specialized confinement.
• Henry arrived at the research center and saw Tony Stark talking with Otto Octavius.
• Henry noticed the Arc Reactor Prototype was making Kitty uneasy and wondered why Tony had summoned him.