taps a button on the table, unpausing the footage And here’s the grand finale.

...a framework for the registration and deployment of all enhanced individuals. The Avengers will no longer be a private organization. You’ll operate only when and where the United Nations Security Council deems it necessary.

The world owes the Avengers an unpayable debt. But while a great many see you as heroes, there are some who would prefer the word "vigilantes."

quietly And what word would you use, Mr. Secretary?

lets out a long, controlled breath “Accountable” is the word he’s looking for. It’s the word on everyone’s mind after Lagos.

It was a clean mission until it wasn’t. These things happen.

“These things” being Crossbones trying to detonate a biological weapon in a crowded market? We stopped him. We contained the blast.

voice barely a whisper Not all of it.

I have run 14,000,605 simulations of the Lagos intervention. In 12,893,112 of them, the collateral damage and loss of civilian life was significantly reduced with prior intelligence and coordinated oversight.

See? Even the walking computer agrees. This isn’t about punishment. It’s about a system. A safety net.

Our own judgment has been good enough so far.

leans forward, his eyes intense Is it? Really? Because I’m looking at a list of names, Steve. I’m looking at a kid from Queens who just wanted to help his aunt pay the rent. Where was our judgment for him?

The world is demanding we sign. All of us. So. What do you think?