Jupiter and Doctor Manhattan return to a devastated New York City and, after determining Veidt is responsible, they teleport to his base. Failing to kill Doctor Manhattan, Veidt shows a televised news report revealing the U.S. and the Soviet Union have united against their "common enemy": Doctor Manhattan. Although his allies agree to conceal the truth to preserve the new global peace, Rorschach refuses. Doctor Manhattan intervenes and complies with Rorschach's demand to kill him to keep him from revealing the truth.