Rescue of Howard Stark

The Rescue of Howard Stark was the mission carried by Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis in order to save Howard Stark from Otto Mink's men.
==Background==
When returning from a holiday trip in Monaco, Howard Stark learned that his inventions and weapons, notably the document on the explosive, nitramene, were stolen from his mansion. He had discovered that someone had cut a hole into the vault, and had put his plans for S.H.I.E.L.D. on hold due to the controversy. The United States Congress and Senator Webster held hearings for Stark to see if he was a traitor to America due to some weapons being found overseas.
At a congressional hearing, Stark attempted to defend himself in front of Webster, answering all questions honestly. His attempt to defend herself fell upon deaf ears since America believed he sold them to the Russian Army. Knowing that he was being framed and is unable to convince the government of his innocence, Stark decided to leave America and head overseas to Europe. Before leaving the states, Stark called upon his close friend and Strategic Scientific Reserve agent Peggy Carter to find the weapons and the document on Nitramene before it could be sold to the black market. Due to Stark not showing up to the hearings, he was labeled a traitorous fugitive, and put on the SSR's most wanted list.Agent Carter: 1.01: Now is Not the End
==Rescue==
Upon returning to Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis from the train car, Otto Mink's henchman ordered his butler to raise the money to $150,000 instead of $50,000, due to the smuggler becoming greedy. Carter then attacked one of Mink's men who was throwing a ball. While Jarvis was negotiating, Carter took down two more of Mink's men. When Jarvis finally offered an additional $50,000 dollars, he press a button on Howard Stark's breifcase, that caused the breifcase to release a gas when opened. When Mink's men opened the breifcase and gassed themselves, one was incapacitated and the other was knocked out by Carter.Agent Carter 1.04: The Blitzkrieg Button
Having taken down all of Otto Mink's men, Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis made their way to the railway car where Howard Stark was being held. They opened the car to find Stark playing billiards. While Carter and Jarvis were talking with Stark, one of Mink's men suck up behind Carter and Jarvis, and Stark picked up the que ball from the billiard table and threw it at the man, hitting him square in the face and knocking him out.
==Aftermath==
Returning to Howard Stark's home, the trio saw the SSR having staked out his home, and decided to hide in the Griffith Hotel for safety. Otto Mink's men returned to him with the money, but told him stories of Stark's butler being aided with a woman named Peggy Carter. Mink knew they were lying due to the story changing, and shot them with his automatic pistol. No longer caring for the money, Mink decided to kill both Stark and Carter, and learned who the latter was.
Mink learned the location she and Stark were hiding, and decided to wait for the two to show up at the hotel to assassinate them. That afternoon, Mink stumbled into a young woman who asked him if he was lost. Mink ordered the woman to return to her room, and when she refused, he threatened her with his pistol. Unbeknownst to Mink, the woman was an undercover Soviet spy going under the alias Dorothy "Dottie" Underwood, and she asked to take his weapon. Mink was killed afterward by having his neck snapped by the spy. Underwood hid his body in her room underneath her bed, collected his pistol, and presumably disposed of his corpse.
==References==
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