PHANTOM: Ted West thinks P. has been sent by the drug smugglers. A commenter at jsonline thinks that the old guy may be the ghost of Ted West’s grandfather or the ghost of Phantom #19 (the P. who saved Ted West’s grandfather). The commenter bases his P. #19 posit on the dog’s resemblance to Devil, but my take is that P. would recognize his own grandfather. I think the BIG question is who is behind the drug smuggling and why was Ted West involved….??? JUDGE PARKER: So Thalia “just happens” to be a guest of a very wealthy person when this kidnap drama occurs…!!! We previously commented on K &R insurance. I’d like to bring the question of whether Thalia a U.S. citizen into the commentary. It seems to me that, whatever her citizenship, the state department of her country (and/or Ross’s country) should be involved at this point. I think Thalia’s distress is a con, but I also think we’re supposed to think it’s a con. MARY WORTH: @Arye – I agree. Today’s strip doesn’t move the story forward. REX MORGAN: I’m looking forward to getting back to a story with some adult drama.
PHANTOM: Ted West thinks P. has been sent by the drug smugglers. A commenter at jsonline thinks that the old guy may be the ghost of Ted West’s grandfather or the ghost of Phantom #19 (the P. who saved Ted West’s grandfather). The commenter bases his P. #19 posit on the dog’s resemblance to Devil, but my take is that P. would recognize his own grandfather. I think the BIG question is who is behind the drug smuggling and why was Ted West involved….??? JUDGE PARKER: So Thalia “just happens” to be a guest of a very wealthy person when this kidnap drama occurs…!!! We previously commented on K &R insurance. I’d like to bring the question of whether Thalia a U.S. citizen into the commentary. It seems to me that, whatever her citizenship, the state department of her country (and/or Ross’s country) should be involved at this point. I think Thalia’s distress is a con, but I also think we’re supposed to think it’s a con. MARY WORTH: @Arye – I agree. Today’s strip doesn’t move the story forward. REX MORGAN: I’m looking forward to getting back to a story with some adult drama.