Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 26, 2015

My grief runs too deep, the pain must remainmy loves are all gone, my world is totally changedForever my darling, my heart, my soulThe reaper has taken, and mocks me with woeRevenge is my joy, my only reliefSweet hatred brings peace, if only so briefCompanions in loss, united in painForever you’ll never, feel ever the same.

Can almost feel sorry for Sprocket. Getting a conscience?

You are loosing it, Mrs Flattop!

Finish this sentence:

“Two people can keep a secret …”

For those who didn’t think Stiletta would admit that she’s planning a kidnapping, it seems that she has no problem advertising the fact!

Neil Wick said, 1 minute ago

@avenger09

My grief runs too deep, the pain must remain …

I like it a lot. Did you actually write that or are you quoting from elsewhere?

.All mine Neil. I try to do something different. Thanks and thanks CP.

Judging by panel 2, murdering innocent babies is definitely not within Sprocket’s “okay list.”

Sprocket is looking distressed. Where is this conversation going?

In all fairness…..murdering the baby isn’t explicitly on the table….more like kidnaping….

Wonder if Sprocket can throw those film canisters as far and as fast as Stiletta throws her blades.

Conversely, wonder if a phone tip from Vitamin to Tracy will lead to a pair of bled-out Nitrates.

Whatever Stiletta is planning, she’ll have to deal with Sprocket! Hacking adult people to pieces and feeding them to hyenas is ok, but she draws the line on babies, apparently

Good poem, Stilldamatt! You are getting better by the day! But, don’t quit your 9-to-5 quite yet!

AnyFace, I think you nailed it….. Sprocket is next to get aerated! Lena to the rescue!

I am NOT going to say what I was going to say aboutAvenger09. Too many of you will be angry with meand want to do away with me! BYE!!

U think Sprocket might warn Tracy?

I think Sprocket’s conscience has been growing for a while. A few weeks ago she suggested that the money Stiletta was paying for the car would allow them to go straight. Silver immediately brushed that idea aside. One could wonder if Stiletta doesn’t do the Nitrates in, if she might try to tip off DT?

Stiletta’s remark and/or the sight of that dagger in panel 2 appears to have disturbed Sprocket. If she responds, I hope Lena’s nearby.

In panel two, Sprocket looks more like she is growling than cringing. She may be ready to attack Stiletta.

Sprocket’s being too nosy and Stilletta’s telling too much.

Sprocket’s being too nosy and Stilletta’s telling too much.

Uh, hello? “Right to remain silent?” You might want to take advantage…

A, B or C, which do you prefer?

what i wanna know is WHY is sprocket kneeling in front of stiletta?

Also… aside from “tooting her own horn”.. what is the reason for stiletta sticking around the theater anyway? She exchanged the cash for the car and she should be out of there by now. its not like silver was going to give her anything else, she got what she came for so why not just leave?

methings silver is playing a bigger partin this scheme and sprocket is gonna end up taking the fall.. but NOT before she alerts tracy to stiletta’s scheme!

IF Stiletta is successful in kidnapping Trey, who wants to wager if FRANKENMINDY becomes involved in the rescue? After all, Trey IS honeymoon’s half brother

Looks like Sprocket’s about to get the point. Hmm…I guess VB & Rikki are snuggled up somewhere waiting for the snow to stop.

*methinks silver is playing a bigger part in this scheme (thats what i INTENDED to write, but you can see exactly what ended up getting posted lol)

My take might be Stiletta wants to kidnap Tracy 3.0 and raise him as her own, with a desire to kill Tracy one day… That would make an interesting future scenario, ya think?

Good morning everyone.______________________@avenger09: A looks like a night scene. B looks like a day scene, and C looks like a twilight scene. I chose A because to me the colors make Stilleta appear more menacing.______________________I have 5-1/2" of snow out front. It should be fun to watch my 2 rescue dogs play in it. Stay warm and safe people and pets.

The unusual placement of the film cans surrounding Stiletta make me wonder if they might contain secret hidden cameras which are now recording Stiletta’s plan.

A boneheaded con man like Silver might believe he could use it to extort or blackmail her. He obviously doesn’t know who or what he is dealing with.

What is the worst thing you can do to a person? Steal their child and raise it as your own.That was a major part of the plot in Mask of Zorro – the first movie, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

stop talkin’ and start chalkin’

Good morning guys!

Stiletta continues to spill her plan all over the Nitrate sister. And Sprocket’s body language suggests that she does not approve. Is Sprocket clever enough to hold her tongue and avoid a stiletto to the heart? If so, she can rain on Stiletta’s parade later….

Look out Sprocket or you’ll end up like Blowtop..

The film cannister would make a good shield for a thrown knife. And we have previously been shown that Sprocket can handle them easily.

In panel 2, is it revulsion over a kidnapping, or fear of a sharp knife? For Sprocket, Stilleta’s reputation (or notoriety) precedes her, so she must tread very lightly.

Blowtop’s demise at Stilleta’s hands was just recent, so Sprocket doesn’t know (yet), but yeah, perhaps a conscience growing inside?

Addendum to my post, and I ask the DT experts: How many knives does Stilletta carry? A couple are latched to her thighs and hips, two small ones in her hair, one she is playing (or showing off to Sprocket) in her hands…I don’t reckon she gets cut up herself a lot?

cpalmeresq Neil Wick Jonathan K. Gweedo Morrow unclescrooge davidf42 NightShade09 tsull2121 VistaBill; Thanks for all your comments, they’re appreciated. (Special Thank you to Neil, timmy & NS09!)

.And of course a Super-Dee- Duper THANK YOU to RWM for NOT commenting! LOL!!!!

Well, we already know what happens to people who object to Stilletta’s plans for Tracy. (Roses are red, Violets are blue, Blowtop got stabbed, and Sprocket makes two) But I can really see Silver coming back in the room just in time to thwart that from happening, too.

And I’d think of course she’d want to kill the baby instead of Tracy……leaving him with the same mental anguish she feels. Funny how she forgets if Flattop hadn’t shown up on his own with a contract to kill Dick, none of this would have happened…….

@avenger09: what is the count for A, B and C? Which of the three won out?

Hold it, Avenger! The total vote isn’t in…… we have here a misplaced ballot box from the Naperville Cemetery. Rahm Emmanuel found it!

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