I think someone made good use of the floor plan that Kitchen Brush got from The Pouch. Kitchen Brush never took advantage of that plan during the robbery attempt so it probably wasn’t meant for the $1.25M heist but for the fountain of youth. The Kitchen Brush episode was just a cover for the main event. Looks like it was a success… or maybe it wasn’t!
Tracy was right to suspect that someone was behind Kitchen Brush. Who could it be? The Octopus? Mr Bribery? The Dragon Lady?
It could even be the ghost of old Nicolas who doesn’t want the formula to fall into misuse. 8D
There’s also the possibility that an alchemist capable of developing an immortality serum might also be capable of using similar means to fake her own death.
What if Perenelle faked her own death and Bribery was in on the scheme. Remember the rose? It turns out that Doubleup was recommended by Bribery. Doubleup is asking for Tracy to make the death pronouncement official. Perenelle is revived after the burial and they leave with the money.
The only snag is that there are too many holes in this scenario and the ending is kind of murky. :)
Doubleup may be a crook, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s out of his depth. But probably not smart enough to kill his employer and make it look like someone else did.
Great twist that I don’t think any of us saw coming. As Ramon continued talking to her in Row 2, Panel 2 I quickly realized what that meant.
I recall the last time we saw her alive, when she expressed her plan to get out of the City ASAP once the auction was over. At the time I thought there were two possible reasons for this: 1) She really hated the City for some reason, or 2) There was something crooked about this auction and she was trying to leave before she could get caught. Today’s strip creates a third possibility:
3) She knew somebody in the City was trying to kill her.
Really doesn’t give much value to the elixir, does it? We already learned that it cannot provide regenerative properties, and it’s obvious now that it does not provide invulnerability either.
Monte Cristo Sandwich. “A quick and easy sandwich with ham, turkey and swiss slices, dipped in an egg/milk mixture and fried to a golden brown. A hot alternative to the usual lunch or snack. Try it with berry jam on the side.” – Allrecipes.com
Another interesting turn of events! Deadly. We’re reminded that surprises are fun and it is wise to not complain about the ending of a story that is not, in fact, over.
Thanks to Vista Bill, Gweedo, Neil Wick, 22ph, Night-Gaunt49, DSnerker, Interventor, Willy Carlson007, Chris Sherlock, JPuzzleWhiz and Ray Toler for the kind words. Very much appreciated.
I can’t wait for the Coroner’s report. When he gets to the line where it says “age of deceased”, what’s he gonna put down? Her death might throw cold water on the formula’s hammer price as far as warranty goes.
The formula keeps you from aging, so presumably if you take care not to have accidents, you would be immortal. HOWEVER, since she did lose an eye, it seems possible that she COULD be killed.
This is a really interesting story. There are so many variables and possibilities that I can’t even figure what seems the most plausible. I didn’t think I missed this but did they ever give any explanation of how Brush is still alive? Tracy didn’t seem surprised at all which is odd considering his death seemed definite. My assumption is that it’s the real Brush who got away before the blast but apparently someone else was in the area and took the explosion. Is this the last we see of him for awhile?
“What a revolting development this turned out to be!”
I don’t think any of us was expecting that Perenelle would be found dead.
If we choose to believe in the Elixir of Life/serum/potion/whatever-you-may-call-it, then it follows that Perenelle did not die a natural death (she couldn’t). Whence it follows that Murder Most Foul has been done. This of course, assuming she really is dead fish dead.
DoubleUp is surprisingly smart to have Ramon call for Dick Tracy Dick Tracy! (It appears to me that he is not faking here.) But who could have done the nefarious deed, and how? We need not only Tracy but also the Medical Examiner and the CSI squad!
Pequod almost 8 years ago
New day dawns at the Siam. Ramon pulls back the curtain
Time keeps rushing right along, tomorrow never certain.
Good morning my dear mistress, your breakfast is now served
Those who wished to steal your cash did get what they deserved.
Bidders shall soon gather. For immortality they’d pay
Imitate the sun. Rise and shine. What doth my mistress say?
Doubleup! Please Doubleup! Dear mistress won’t awake
Now we need a miracle, I never would forsake
The Queen of life who’s lived so long, now silent in her bed
It cannot be, this thing I see, dear Flammel is now dead!
avenger09 almost 8 years ago
Sometimes in the middle of the night
When there’s a tremendous absence of light
Death surprises us with an unexpected turn
Things don’t always go according to plan
And we find ourselves longing for the simple and bland
All the time wondering what we’ll eventually learn
Shock and grief come with the turf
Feelings turn blue like a sad Papa Smurf
And the call is sent we need our own Charlie Chan
The common goal to learn the facts
Unite many foes to play give and take back
Is this the start of a different type of clan?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 8 years ago
Good morning fellow DT fans!
Doesn’t say much for the serum.
DaJellyBelly almost 8 years ago
Who is the person criminals call when they need help? DICK TRACY, DICK TRACY!!
Can't Sleep almost 8 years ago
Whoa! Two twists I didn’t expect! Flammel is murdered – and it’s Doubleup who says to “call Dick Tracy! Dick Tracy!” (Lovin’ this story!)
Rod Gonzalez almost 8 years ago
Flammel is now dead.
Doubleup sends for Tracy.
A mystery now.
Can't Sleep almost 8 years ago
Oh, yeah – and a really interesting Hall of Fame, too!
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
That was unexpected.
Well, sort of …
… a few of us had recognized the set-up for A Locked Room Mystery.
22ph almost 8 years ago
Whodunit?
I think someone made good use of the floor plan that Kitchen Brush got from The Pouch. Kitchen Brush never took advantage of that plan during the robbery attempt so it probably wasn’t meant for the $1.25M heist but for the fountain of youth. The Kitchen Brush episode was just a cover for the main event. Looks like it was a success… or maybe it wasn’t!
Tracy was right to suspect that someone was behind Kitchen Brush. Who could it be? The Octopus? Mr Bribery? The Dragon Lady?
It could even be the ghost of old Nicolas who doesn’t want the formula to fall into misuse. 8D
fredville almost 8 years ago
Dead? Or putting on an exhibition?
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
There’s also the possibility that an alchemist capable of developing an immortality serum might also be capable of using similar means to fake her own death.
22ph almost 8 years ago
What if Perenelle faked her own death and Bribery was in on the scheme. Remember the rose? It turns out that Doubleup was recommended by Bribery. Doubleup is asking for Tracy to make the death pronouncement official. Perenelle is revived after the burial and they leave with the money.
The only snag is that there are too many holes in this scenario and the ending is kind of murky. :)
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 8 years ago
DUN DUN DUNNNNN!
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 8 years ago
What is?! A fiend calling for Dick Tracy?!
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Looks like Doubleup actually reformed.
Who killed her? Bribery? I did not see this coming at all.
Beppo10983 almost 8 years ago
Since she’s not going to eat it, can I have her Monte Cristo?
SKJAM! Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Doubleup may be a crook, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s out of his depth. But probably not smart enough to kill his employer and make it look like someone else did.
jrankin1959 almost 8 years ago
“Go Call Dick Tracy! Dick Tracy! Now pardon me while I was my mouth out with soap. With soap.”
boboscar almost 8 years ago
Great twist that I don’t think any of us saw coming. As Ramon continued talking to her in Row 2, Panel 2 I quickly realized what that meant.
I recall the last time we saw her alive, when she expressed her plan to get out of the City ASAP once the auction was over. At the time I thought there were two possible reasons for this: 1) She really hated the City for some reason, or 2) There was something crooked about this auction and she was trying to leave before she could get caught. Today’s strip creates a third possibility:
3) She knew somebody in the City was trying to kill her.
toahero almost 8 years ago
Called it!
kantuck-nadie almost 8 years ago
Well, that was quite the twist.
tdc1969a almost 8 years ago
Really doesn’t give much value to the elixir, does it? We already learned that it cannot provide regenerative properties, and it’s obvious now that it does not provide invulnerability either.
bluegirl285 almost 8 years ago
Yet another unexpected twist… Bummer!
Mostly Water Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Monte Cristo Sandwich. “A quick and easy sandwich with ham, turkey and swiss slices, dipped in an egg/milk mixture and fried to a golden brown. A hot alternative to the usual lunch or snack. Try it with berry jam on the side.” – Allrecipes.com
Pequod almost 8 years ago
Another interesting turn of events! Deadly. We’re reminded that surprises are fun and it is wise to not complain about the ending of a story that is not, in fact, over.
Thanks to Vista Bill, Gweedo, Neil Wick, 22ph, Night-Gaunt49, DSnerker, Interventor, Willy Carlson007, Chris Sherlock, JPuzzleWhiz and Ray Toler for the kind words. Very much appreciated.
Durak Premium Member almost 8 years ago
This is truly an amazing story, wow!
I Go Pogo almost 8 years ago
Whoa Nelly Bell!
Morrow Cummings almost 8 years ago
I can’t wait for the Coroner’s report. When he gets to the line where it says “age of deceased”, what’s he gonna put down? Her death might throw cold water on the formula’s hammer price as far as warranty goes.
roberta.forbes.pyle almost 8 years ago
The formula keeps you from aging, so presumably if you take care not to have accidents, you would be immortal. HOWEVER, since she did lose an eye, it seems possible that she COULD be killed.
patroman almost 8 years ago
So much for my theory that Perenelle is really P’Gell. (Mea culpa!) so who killed her?
Jerryjohn52 almost 8 years ago
This is a really interesting story. There are so many variables and possibilities that I can’t even figure what seems the most plausible. I didn’t think I missed this but did they ever give any explanation of how Brush is still alive? Tracy didn’t seem surprised at all which is odd considering his death seemed definite. My assumption is that it’s the real Brush who got away before the blast but apparently someone else was in the area and took the explosion. Is this the last we see of him for awhile?
Don Bagert Premium Member almost 8 years ago
[Early morning, a few minutes after the strip above occurs.]
VOICE OVER WRIST RADIO: Calling Dick Tracy! Calling Dick Tracy!
TRACY (annoyed, having been woken up by the voice): You don’t have to say it twice. Who are you, Doubleup?
VOICE: Well, sir, it’s funny that you mention him…
jonahhex1 almost 8 years ago
Well, that’s wild hearing Doubleup of all people requesting Dick Tracy to the scene of a unattended (and probably criminally induced) death.
And it would appear that formula isn’t all it was cracked up to be since the supposedly immortal user turned to be all too mortal after all.
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
“What a revolting development this turned out to be!”
I don’t think any of us was expecting that Perenelle would be found dead.
If we choose to believe in the Elixir of Life/serum/potion/whatever-you-may-call-it, then it follows that Perenelle did not die a natural death (she couldn’t). Whence it follows that Murder Most Foul has been done. This of course, assuming she really is dead fish dead.
DoubleUp is surprisingly smart to have Ramon call for Dick Tracy Dick Tracy! (It appears to me that he is not faking here.) But who could have done the nefarious deed, and how? We need not only Tracy but also the Medical Examiner and the CSI squad!
This is a delicious turn of storytelling!
JPuzzleWhiz almost 8 years ago
Maybe they should consult Viola Davis?
JPuzzleWhiz almost 8 years ago
Or Jessica Fletcher?