1) the secretary already confirmed Hickman set the fire
2) if Hickman was going to set a fire youd think he would have dismissed the secretary early so he wouldn’t have witnesses, heck he went so far as to close the blinds so nobody would see, so that makes no sense
3) if the fire was set in the vault, I don’t see how it spread so quickly AND managed to decimate the entire building… the vaults are extra reinforced so as to not permit anyone to break into them.. it would have taken a much LARGER blaze to do this much damage
4) aren’t most vaults OUTSIDE the president’s offices in the majority of banks? why would this one have a vault IN his office?
5) if the secretary SAW him set the blaze… then where was SHE when he set it? if MUST have walked past her with the garbage barrel and a match to get into the vault for her to see him set it
6) If she saw him set it, then the door to the vault would have to have been open.. I dunno bout YOU, but if it was ME.. I woulda slammed the vault door shut
7) Unless Hickman didn’t really care about his employees and their deaths, setting a fire in the vault of a crowded bank in the morning would certainly have killed everyone inside.. NONE of the employees copuld have been implicated in the embezzlement that hickman was taking part in, so taking the chance of having so many witnesses/casualties makes no sense. no matter HOW distraught he may have been, in cases like these, the person only wants to ‘eliminate’ themselves
8) No mention of Blackjack being apprehended at all in the paper.. did Tracy let him walk AGAIN!?!?!?!
9) If he DIDNT let him walk, expect to see Fritz Ann come to ‘collect her prize’ sometime this week
10) Who knew that the savings and loan was so close to those train tracks.. cuz I sure hear that train whistle a-blowin’!
Loving the use of all the paper newspapers. Even in this time period, paper still has it’s ‘presence’ although I will agree there is great advantages of e-newspapers. No waste, cheaper.
Lizz looks even better than Gould ever drew her too. :)
It does seem the consensus of the community that this story had more holes in it than Swiss cheese, from small details like those mysterious noises to big ones, like the fact banks don’t hold mortgages or pension funds, they securitize them. Here’s hoping the next story up is a home run that I know Mike is capable of producing.
Today’s strip is all “up close and personal,” with Lizz and Sam reading newspapers and commenting while bookending Tracy reading the news on a computer screen. Lizz looks to the facts; Tracy considers the motive; Sam critiques the coverage and alone implies that there is probably a significant “Blackjack angle” to the extended coverage (hence, the “field day” aspect: “Bank robber rescues potential victims from fire”; “Will Tracy let his fanboy ‘walk’?”; “Why was the fire set?”; etc.). We should hear more tomorrow, possibly from other sources (Mayor Armstrong, Chief Patton, a judge, Wendy Wichel, etc.)….
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 7 years ago
Good morning guys!
AnyFace over 7 years ago
Coda?
Or might there yet be a reveal …?pearlsbs over 7 years ago
The bank manager didn’t know there were security cameras?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
And now for the reveal starting today. The info down load to us.
blunebottle over 7 years ago
This is it? Nothing else being revealed today? Tune in next week.
granitewhite over 7 years ago
If Blackjack likes getting paid for taking money from unscrupulous banks, he should go straight and become a financial-law compliance inspector!
Pequod over 7 years ago
Hickman set the fire but it is Lizz who brings the heat. Paper newspapers…I like it!
tsull2121 over 7 years ago
a few things are wrong here..
1) the secretary already confirmed Hickman set the fire
2) if Hickman was going to set a fire youd think he would have dismissed the secretary early so he wouldn’t have witnesses, heck he went so far as to close the blinds so nobody would see, so that makes no sense
3) if the fire was set in the vault, I don’t see how it spread so quickly AND managed to decimate the entire building… the vaults are extra reinforced so as to not permit anyone to break into them.. it would have taken a much LARGER blaze to do this much damage
4) aren’t most vaults OUTSIDE the president’s offices in the majority of banks? why would this one have a vault IN his office?
5) if the secretary SAW him set the blaze… then where was SHE when he set it? if MUST have walked past her with the garbage barrel and a match to get into the vault for her to see him set it
6) If she saw him set it, then the door to the vault would have to have been open.. I dunno bout YOU, but if it was ME.. I woulda slammed the vault door shut
7) Unless Hickman didn’t really care about his employees and their deaths, setting a fire in the vault of a crowded bank in the morning would certainly have killed everyone inside.. NONE of the employees copuld have been implicated in the embezzlement that hickman was taking part in, so taking the chance of having so many witnesses/casualties makes no sense. no matter HOW distraught he may have been, in cases like these, the person only wants to ‘eliminate’ themselves
8) No mention of Blackjack being apprehended at all in the paper.. did Tracy let him walk AGAIN!?!?!?!
9) If he DIDNT let him walk, expect to see Fritz Ann come to ‘collect her prize’ sometime this week
10) Who knew that the savings and loan was so close to those train tracks.. cuz I sure hear that train whistle a-blowin’!
kantuck-nadie over 7 years ago
Loving the use of all the paper newspapers. Even in this time period, paper still has it’s ‘presence’ although I will agree there is great advantages of e-newspapers. No waste, cheaper.
Lizz looks even better than Gould ever drew her too. :)
William Bednar Premium Member over 7 years ago
Why do I get the feeling that Mr. Hickman will get away with it?
ssledge over 7 years ago
It’s never been explained what the strange noises were in the Plenty house.
Morrow Cummings over 7 years ago
Hickman just might qualify for the Darwin Award of the Decade in this strip. Either that, or Mike Curtis has never set foot inside a bank!
BreathlessMahoney77 over 7 years ago
It does seem the consensus of the community that this story had more holes in it than Swiss cheese, from small details like those mysterious noises to big ones, like the fact banks don’t hold mortgages or pension funds, they securitize them. Here’s hoping the next story up is a home run that I know Mike is capable of producing.
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
Today’s strip is all “up close and personal,” with Lizz and Sam reading newspapers and commenting while bookending Tracy reading the news on a computer screen. Lizz looks to the facts; Tracy considers the motive; Sam critiques the coverage and alone implies that there is probably a significant “Blackjack angle” to the extended coverage (hence, the “field day” aspect: “Bank robber rescues potential victims from fire”; “Will Tracy let his fanboy ‘walk’?”; “Why was the fire set?”; etc.). We should hear more tomorrow, possibly from other sources (Mayor Armstrong, Chief Patton, a judge, Wendy Wichel, etc.)….