Black Widow sits in a Paris café,
waiting to contact Weeping Lion’s agent. She is spotted and recognized by
various Lion agents but they don’t recognize the man approaching her. The Lion
understands and merely says, “Keep me informed….”
Natasha spots Agent Elder and, taking him
for Dmitri, Lion’s courier, suggests they move away from the café as they are
being tailed by a SHIELD Agent. They walk through the streets, Natasha talking
about the need for secrecy when she hands the package over. They enter a
parking garage—and then Elder is shot by a sniper across the way. Nat pushes
him behind cover, revealing that she knew he was a SHIELD Agent and was trying
to keep him safe. A gas bomb goes off. She breaks into a car, using a key
device to start the vehicle and take off with the wounded Elder. [Weeping
Lion’s agents report their failures to their boss and he is not pleased,
strangling one of his minions with his bare hands.] There is a frantic car
chase around the garage, the enemy shooting at them but Elder doesn’t have a
gun. Cornered, Nat smashes the car over the edge, firing a cable to hook on the
roof and falling onto one of the floors, dragging Elder along. Two of the
Lion’s men seize Elder, and boast of their leader’s power, demanding Nat turn
over the files. Elder pleads with her to prove she is still on his side and
walk away. Instead she hands the files to the bad guys who says she didn’t want
to give up the files so she is on Elder’s side. To which Elder replies, “If we
can’t have it, no one can” and he detonates a grenade, the fiery blast killing
the three men, hurling Natasha against a parked car, and destroying the files….
At his lair, the Weeping Lion
states that, as Black Widow failed to turn over the information, breaking their
deal, he will now reveal her darkest secret which will be quite devastating to
many, starting with Tony Stark….
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