Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for May 16, 2014

What to do? What to do??!

Good morning everyone…

“The weed of crime bears bitter fruit!” — old jungle saying.

Good morning to all especially Venus!

Just ask Tracy for help and you will live….maybe.

yep

I’m betting Angus will be taken out courtesy of the Blackhearts if he gets too high maintenance

He just needs to realize he’s got enough on Angus to put Angus away for life, too.

When you get right down to it, he and Angus are stuck in the classic prisoner’s dilemma, but Angus has more to lose. Not a healthy place to be if you’re Clark.

And to think, a couple weeks ago, Angus seemed like such a nice guy! Menacing looking, but willing to forgive Kolossal’s debt and a builder of ships in bottles!.Wonder where his mom went wrong?.What a bum steer. Or is it, a cat’s steer?.And speaking about cat’s steers, once again, Moon Maid, who looked to play a leading role in this story, has once again ridden into the sunset..Prematurely?

Clark needs to come clean and turn state’s evidence on Angus

You’re right. Staying above ground would seem to involve coming clean to the good folks at the MCU. Most criminals in Dick Tracy turn violent and/or take flight when cornered. Will Clark prove wiser?.While I am always pleased to see more of Mysta, it does seem that her role in this tale ended when Tracy whisked her away from the gruesome remains of Kolossal. What a colossal mess that was..Still, we may be graced with another visit to the set of The Moon Maid. As for Vera, he is best served in small doses and I had my fill. I would be pleased to see another one of his J. Straightedge Trustworthy strips. Maybe we will find some as bonus material in the long-awaited volume two of Calling Dick Tracy! (he said, tapping his foot impatiently).

Running to the MCU is about his only hope, And it’s a mighty slim one, at that.

Maybe Jim Dandy to the Rescue? For those who do not know Jim Dandy to the Rescue is an old rock and roll song.

Looks to me like a mash-up between the Shadow and the Phantom. Morning VB!

Clark’s best option (if you can call it good) is to fess up, help nail them, and get a plea deal for less time in the slammer. He needs to nail the plea deal down first, though.

Yes, he could, Jeffy! For two days now, I’ve been suggesting Brazil to you! You can afford a plane ticket, can’t you?

Two words “States Evidence”

Aw heck, Clark. Just ‘fess up to Tracy. He’s gone soft these days. He’ll find some way to ignore your involvement.

Help!

He. He! (in Bandar tongue).

In case there was any doubt, Angus is now very clearly the main bad guy in this story, although certainly not the only one I don’t suppose Rosato has actually been murdered, although I don’t think Angus would hesitate to kill him. Angus is actually getting pretty anxious, too. It’s not just Clark that’s having an anxiety attack.

I was not able to access the Internet yesterday afternoon but I want to add that you know Angus is in a panic when he hires anyone at arm’s length to do his dirty work for him. As we’ve seen with his two visits to Kolossal Studios, he tends to be rather “hands on” when it comes to dealing with problems. It’s against his nature to leave enforcement to someone else.

As for Mysta Chimera, I really wonder if the studio will continue operating without Mr. Kolossal there. I’m afraid that the production may just close down completely.

Hmmm…life in prison or death. Decisions, decisions…

Pack your bags and head for Mexico is what you should do Jeff! Take as much cash with you as you can too!

I don’t think Jeff Clark should be talking to himself out loud in his office. Sam may have left behind a listening device of some kind.