The code meant that the assassin that Kingpin sent to kill Spider-Man failed, but was able to shoot one of Spider-Man’s family, which was Aunt May.
Interesting facet of Wilson Fisk’s personality that he reads classic Greek tragedies. If you’ll take a closer look at one of the books inside his cell, it’s The Old Man and the Sea.
From – Amazing Spider-man Vol. 1 #539
