Maryland

Maryland is a state located in the northeastern region of the United States of America.

Gamma Incident
General Thaddeus Ross, military overseer of a research project denominated Bio-Tech Force Enhancement Project, offered Bruce Banner to take him to a military laboratory in Maryland, in order to test the results the project had on him.

There Banner was exposed to a high dose of Gamma Radiation that, instead of killing him, induced a series of transformations into a giant, green-skinned humanoid. However, he refused Ross' conditions, and became a fugitive of the United States Armed Forces.

Andrews Air Force Base
Nick Fury travelled to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to have a meeting with General Thaddeus Ross regarding Ross' unathorized access to S.H.I.E.L.D. database.

However, Ross assured Fury that the World Security Council gave him clearance for using the database, as Fury was not the only one trusted with the safety of the world, as Ross considered himself the sword to Fury's shield, as Ross battled enemies on the battlefield while Fury was safe behind a wall protecting secrets. Ross commented his new embracement of advanced science in modern warfare and the breakthroughs he managed to obtain while Fury was busy looking for antiquated weapons.

Fury suggested to pull Emil Blonsky off the field immediately as he was dangerous, and Ross had rushed into things he didn't fully understand, but Ross refused, saying he didn't take orders from Fury, leaving to catch Bruce Banner.

Fury called to one of his subordinates to obtain the location of Banner and send the information to agent Natasha Romanoff in order to arrive as soon as possible.

Visit to Doctor Streiten
Phil Coulson traveled to Bethesda to confront Doctor Streiten about the doctor's role in Coulson's resurrection. Coulson waited for Streiten in the back seat of his car until Streiten left his home and entered the car.

Coulson revealed he learnt that his recovery in Tahiti was not true, and demanded to know what they did to him. Streiten revealed that Coulson was dead for days following the Battle of New York, but Nick Fury ordered a team of scientists to use unethical procedures to resurrect him.

Streiten also told him that he was brought in during the seventh operation, keeping him conscious to monitor his brain activity, but the extreme pain and the neurological damage he endured made Coulson to beg for his own death. In order to restore him to his former self and recover his will to live, they rewrote the memories of the procedure and replaced them with memories of a recovery in the island of Tahiti.

However, as Streiten apologized for what he did to him, Coulson simply left the car.

Skye's Treatment
Phil Coulson and his team intended to use some of the procedures used on Coulson to resurrect him, in order to save Skye, critically injured after being shot by Ian Quinn.

Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons were ordered to study the Clearance Level 10 file regarding Coulson's death and recovery to learn about the actual procedures used, and choose one that could save Skye upon arriving to Bethesda, the location where Coulson was supposedly treated after his death.

On route, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters sent Agents John Garrett and Antoine Triplett to ensure that Ian Quinn was taken to the Fridge for interrogation. However, Garrett was able to convince Headquarters that he was able to interrogate Quinn on the Bus as it continued flying to Bethesda in order to save Skye's life.

Fitz and Simmons tried to contact Dr. Streiten, knowing that he was one of the responsibles of the procedures, but the crew of the trauma center in Bethesda informed them that Streiten had gone off the grid, and the personnel and facilities that appeared in the file didn't existed, at least in Bethesda. Simmons informed Coulson of her discovery, and ordered her and Fitz to figure out the actual location where he was treated.

Nick Fury's Operation
Nick Fury was taken to a hospital in Bethesda to be operated following an attack in the streets of Washington, D.C. and an assassination attempt in Steve Rogers' apartment, where he was shot three times by a mercenary.

Natasha Romanoff arrived at the hospital and entered the observation room where Rogers was already watching watched a team of surgeons, including Dr. Fine and his colleague, operated on Fury to save his life. Romanoff asked about Fury's status, and then she inquired about the shooter. Rogers revealed he was fras and strong, and he had a metal arm. As Maria Hill joined them in the room, Romanoff asked her about the bullets used by the assassin, that were untraceable, and Romanoff correctly guessed they were Soviet made.

Rogers, Romanoff and Hill watched how Fury's stated quickly deteriorated, as his pulse was dropping. Brock Rumlow and Jasper Sitwell also entered the room as the doctors prepared to use a defibrillator on Fury to make his heart beat again. Romanoff, in shock, plead Fury not to leave and do that to her.

Despite the doctors' efforts, Fury was unresponsive and the machines shown his pulse was flatlining, and the doctors pronounced Fury's death at 1:03 A.M. Rogers turned away as Fury's death was pronounced, and looked down at the flash drive with the files retrieved in the Lemurian Star that Fury gave to him.

Rogers accompaniend Romanoff to a room where Fury's body was being held, where she barely contained her tears for Fury's death, until Hill arrived announcing she had to take him. Rogers approached Romanoff, who didn't respond but tenderly touched Fury's head before walking out without saying anything.

In the hallway, Romanoff angrily asked Rogers why was Fury in his apartment, but as he answered he didn't know, they were interrupted by Rumlow, who announced he was requested back at the Triskelion immediately. Romanoff told Rogers that he was a terrible liar before leaving him alone. As Rogers overheard that a full STRIKE team was going to escort him, he followed Fury's advice of not trusting anyone, and Rogers hid the flashdrive in a vending machine at the hospital before joining Rumlow and accompanying him.

Rogers returned to the hospital disguised in casual civilian clothes after leaving the Triskelion, now labelled as a S.H.I.E.L.D. fugitive. He tried to retrieve the flash drive from the vending machine but found that it was gone. Suddenly, Romanoff appeared him chewing gum from the vending machine, and Rogers angrily pushes her into another room to interrogate her.

Rogers asked her where the flash drive was, but she retaliated him asking where did he got it. Correctly guessing that Fury gave it to him, she asked the reason, though none of them knew what the flash drive contained. Rogers revealed that Fury hired Georges Batroc and his pirates, and Romanoff, though not knowing that, asserted that it made sense, as the Lemurian Star hid something and Fury needed a way in.

As Rogers was starting to get angry, Romanoff revealed that she knew the identity of Fury's killer, a misteryous mercenary referred to as the Winter Soldier, whose existence was denied by most of the intelligence community, as he was a ghost credited with over two dozen assassinations in the last fifty years.

Romanoff revealed she met once the Winter Soldier herself, while she was on a mission in 2009 to escort a nuclear engineer out of Iran, they were attacked near Odessa, and though she was covering the engineer, the Winter Soldier shot him through her, leaving her a scar on the side of her stomach. The bullet used was virtually identical to the ones used to kill Fury.

Romanoff said that it was futile to go after the Winter Soldier, as he is a ghost like Rogers said, and she already tried it before with no results. Showing that she had the flash drive, Rogers told her they were going to find out what that ghost wanted.

Falcon Harness
The last remaining EXO-7 Falcon mechanical harness was custodied in Fort Meade, behind three guarded gates and a twelve-inch steel wall, after being used in different mission by members of the in Afghanistan.

Sam Wilson offered his help to Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff to kidnap Jasper Sitwell, the agent they could link to the ongoing conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. due to his presence on the Lemurian Star. Wilson handed them a dossier about the mechanical harness he used in his missions with the military, including one that Romanoff recognized to apprehend Khalid Khandil.

Wilson revealed its location and conditions under it was custodied. Romanoff indicated that it shouldn't be a problem with a gesture, and she departed with Rogers to retrieve it, managing to infiltrate Fort Meade and steal the harness unharmed.

Project Insight
Ellicott City and other areas in Maryland were one of the intended targets of Project Insight, as many of its citizens were deemed a threat for HYDRA's plans. The Insight satellites marked numerous individuals as candidates in Ellicott City and the surrounding area. The city was not shot as Captain America and his allies were able to change the intended targets and stop HYDRA in time.

Recovery of Captain America
Steve Rogers was retrieved from the shores of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. where he was rescued from drowning by the Winter Soldier, following a battle between the two inside one of the Helicarriers.

Rogers, having been injured during the fight, was taken to same hospital in Bethesda where Nick Fury was operated, and he recovered in a heavily custodied room.

Sam Wilson visited Rogers while he was still unconscious, playing the same Marvin Gaye's song, "", he recommended Rogers the day they met.

Rogers regained consciousness, and repeated the quote they first exchanged while they were running on the streets of Washington, D.C.. Wilson looked at Rogers, and simply smiled to him.

A badly injured and disfigured Brock Rumlow was also taken to the hospital, having suffered burnings in his face and arms as he was trapped by the collision of the Helicarrier against the Triskelion, but the medical staff managed to save his life.

Trivia

 * Land of Maryland and Virginia was used to create Washington, D.C..