Spider-Man is drawn into the shadowy world of corporate extortionists Executive Services, Inc. and their chief enforcer, the murderous Headhunter, when Headhunter crushes his camera at a news gathering event. It seems ESI helps executives turn around their companies - except that its real goal is to take control of those companies, which it does by the tricky terms of their contracts. And with Headhunter collecting the executives' heads, literally! His unique style of traps and combat nearly overcomes Spider-Man, save for Spidey's unique spider sense!