In
the days following the apparent death of Wonder Man, Cindy Knutz slowly
convinces herself he’s coming back…for her. Looking out of the window, the
curtain holing her rips and she falls—but Simon Williams is there to catch
her…and confess his love for her. They kiss…and Cindy wakes up….
Cindy
attends a meeting of the Wonder Man Fan Club and, as Bernie isn’t there, she is
sked to describe the battle with the Kree where Wonder Man lost his life. She
does so but reveals she is certain he is coming back, an attitude that confuses
the other fans….
The
media covers the hero’s death: sometime girlfriend Ginger Beach refuses to
comment, Beast honors his good friend, fans gather at Simon’s home,
Scarlet Witch addresses his fans. Cindy visits Bernie, who is wearing her red contacts
permanently and wallowing in food and reruns of Simon’s movies. Cindy brings
the news that two members of the Fan Club have been invited to Simon’s memorial
and the Club decided it should be Cindy and Bernie. Cindy predicts that Simon
will make a dramatic return at the service; Bernie gives Cindy her prized
possession, an autographed lobby card and says, “All I wanna be is where he
is….”
Cindy
arrives at the memorial service and, walking in, she is stunned at all of the
superheroes in attendance. Iron Man welcomes her and shows her to a seat beside
Nick Fury. She sees Wanda arrive in mourning as though she doesn’t know Simon
is about to make his comeback…and then she puts together Bernie’s absence and
her last words…. Cindy dashes out of the service and takes a cab to Bernie’s apartment,
arriving just in time to rush her to the hospital after her suicide attempt….
Cindy
visits Bernie in the hospital, assuring her she didn’t miss anything at the
memorial service. Later at night, Cindy goes to the cemetery and sits by the
monument placed in Simon’s memory; she tells Simon they should see so much of
one another, she has to get on with her life so she leaves Simon’s red shades
on the stone and departs….