Pepper texted Jessica Jones. After all, Tony had been the one to hire the girl for an investigation last time, while Pepper handled the payment. She also knew about the purple-haired girl's past and knew she was Peter's classmate.
She explained the situation in broad terms, but phrases like "ugly fat Black auntie" sounded far too unpleasant, so the text simply used the term "african-american agent."
Unbeknownst to her, Jessica was entertaining guests at the time: a blind lawyer and his girlfriend. They wanted to investigate something related to underground fossils in New York.
The girl was so shocked upon learning that Peter had suffered such cruel treatment that she muttered it aloud. The blind lawyer's ears twitched, and he memorized the vague sentence.
"Miss Detective, we'll be leaving now. Here's the deposit."
The blind man took out some cash and had his fiery girlfriend place it on the table. The two quickly left.
Jessica's mind was no longer on them. She hesitated over whether to tell Gwen and the others, but they were only acquaintances at best. If she said anything, those little bitches would definitely think she was spreading rumors, and she would only bring trouble upon herself.
So she decided to ask Peter himself what had happened.
However, the lawyer did not idle after leaving. Walking down the crowded street, he told his girlfriend, "Elektra, take my phone and text Frank. Have him ask Nick Fury why he did this. How could he seduce Spider-Man? That's going too far."
Elektra did not suspect a thing. Her hearing was nowhere near as sharp as Daredevil's, so she took out the phone, composed the text, and sent it.
When Punisher received the message, he was recovering from his injuries in his Safehouse. After yet another battle with Kingpin's men,