Jim receives a down payment from Istivan, and mentions that he needs to break into one more facility to get the parts for the completed weapon. The media dub the thief 'The Human Armory'. He is caught on the way out by both the police and Batman, but manages to evade both with an arsenal of sophisticated, but non-lethal, weapons. Istivan mentions a large payment for his work.ĭrawing on his experience with Special Forces, Jim dons a combat suit and a mask and infiltrates Wayne-Powers to steal the specs. Jim says he'd have to break into Wayne-Powers and steal the design specs. He is becoming desperate when he has coffee with an old acquaintance, Istivan Hegedesh, who mentions that his company has secret, in other words illegal, dealings with a certain foreign country which would be very interested in a prototype weapon Jim was working on, a sonic beam emitter capable of blasting through steel. After several days of looking, however, he is still no closer to finding a new job.

Jim tells his family not to worry: he's the best there is in the business. Jared's mother, Lorraine, remarks on the extravagance, but Jim says that nothing is too good for his family.Ī short time later, Jim is told he's being laid off apparently, Paxton Powers is eliminating his division, light weapons manufacture, and merging it with another.

The crowning touch is his stepfather's present, a new car. Terry, Dana, and Max attend Jared's birthday party.

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