1) While out crime-busting and stopping some robbery or another, Steve accidentally kills one of the guys involved (maybe he gets in the way of an arrow, something like that).
2) Police clear him of any wrong doing, but this doesn't change what happened. More issues for Steve to have to deal with, more time with Samson. A civil suit from the criminal's family crops up.
3) In the meantime, a newer, more brutal vigilante starts showing up on the streets of NYC at night, badly brutalizing and possibly even killing some criminals.
3-a) This new vigilante encounters Jack/Guardian, who finds something oddly familiar about him.
4) Steve, as time goes on, complains of greater tiredness, even though he's apparently sleeping the night, thanks to his meds.
5) The new vigilante/killer is apprehended by the police and unmasked, revealing it to be Steve. He's arrested and put on trial.
6) Steve, of course, has no memories of any of the goings on that were happening. He's puzzled, angry, and confused.
7) Bail denied, the trial moves swiftly and largely against him (perhaps a little bit too well against him...)
7-a) possible jailhouse antics with any imprisoned super-villains
8) Just prior to sentencing, a robot breaks Steve out of prison and drags him off to a super-villain lair.
9) Egghead II, of the Masters of Evil (and operating independently of them on this one), has been the mastermind behind most of this affair. While the original accidental killing was just that, an accident, he saw it as an opportunity for vengeance against the son of the man who killed his father. He arranged to have Steve's sleeping pills drugged with certain psychoactive chemicals purchased from the criminal underworld, bribed judges and court officials, the whole shebang. And now he's going to kill him.
10) At which point, the Avengers (and more than likely Anya, and hey, let's get Jack involved here too), arrive to kick his ass sixteen ways to Sunday, having tracked Steve down via a GPS unit installed in his arm. The whole kit and kaboodle have a show down with Eggy and his robots, beating him soundly and either capturing him or he gets away, depending on how he's needed for future plots/if anyone else has immediate use for him.
11) This provides enough evidence to clear Steve, but the psychological scars remain...
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