As Peter questions if he and Mary Jane should marry, a man known as the Prowler comes looking for him.
This episode provides examples of:
- Anti-Climactic Unmasking: Prowler takes his mask off and is disappointed that Peter doesn't recognize him as Hobie Brown. Justified, he and Mary Jane were being robbed and, as Spider-Man, he's put much more memorable criminals in prison.
- Bait-and-Switch: When the Prowler attacks Peter in his new apartment, he tells he knows all about Peter and Spider-Man, making it seem like he figured out Peter's identity. Right after the commercial break, Prowler says he knows... that they're partners and Spidey sets him up to take photos to split the cash.
- Big Bad Wannabe: Hobie Brown dreamed of being a big man with power and unwilling to go straight. Instead, he lacks the cunningness he needs, and he's not the one who built his suit as he did in the comics, so he's just a pawn for the Kingpin. This is the wake-up call he needs to end his ambitions.
- Exact Words: Hobie Brown is only willing to accept Kingpin's "gift" for saving his son if he promises no strings attached. Later, Fisk reveals he's made sure the suit will shock him if he doesn't do what he says, along with a self-destruct if Prowler takes too long. Prowler reminds him "no strings", only for Fist to say the best puppeteers don't use strings.
- Sure, Let's Go with That: Peter goes along with Prowler's belief that he and Spider-Man scam the Bugle with the photos and split the cash.
