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As I said, the counterman is in on it and the chauffeur, too. Itâs a good thing Sam didnât take too long in the bathroom or he wouldnât have seen her. So, what happens next? He doesnât have backup.
What awaits for Briar at the top of these stairs isnât likely to be a âluxury apartmentâ ANd I definitely wonât have a âspinach salad bowlâ
I still say the deli has been there awhile. Some time ago, I bet, the Apparatus bought the building and added the apartment in case someone would need it. They wouldnât do all this just to bump off Rose. Notice the keypad next to the door in panel 3. That would take time to install and program and not something theyâd do once and then remove.
I bet thereâs no âspinach salad bowlâ on the menu.
What can Sam do? He can report in that heâs seen Rose and that Tracy and some cops should come over to arrest her. So thereâs no suspicion, Sam could order a drink or dessert as if heâs changed his mind about leaving, and wait in the deli and make sure Rose doesnât leave. Or worse. Maybe while heâs waiting, heâll hear a shot and then go into action.
Nice special looking access door and stairs. Too bad Rose isnât packing heat so that she can open the door and then stand way back while bullets fly before returning fire. So, does Sam rush her and salad bowl boy or call Tracy and they go both go up and recover an injured or âclippedâ Rose ?
Do my eyes fool me or has JK taken to robbing the cradle ? I swear that was Rose back before she went sour.
Upstairs the âspiderâ waits for itâs âflyâ ! Hope Sam can save her, and if he does maybe she will give info about the Apparatus to Tracy and company!
Great, anyone who walks in off the street and asks for a spinach salad bowl gets shown the stairway to a gang leader. (I.e. her lieutenants report to her, but it the counterman wasnât even shown a picture of Briar he wonât know what her lieutenants look like either. So, on a diet? Hey, meet a mob boss.) This makes even less sense than one entrance off a public street.
1-MAHALO:Why when you pay at the counter does somebody think we would come out here and buss tables??? Dumb ba*tard!
2-DRIVER: I hope I can count on you for a good ratingâŚand if so, please rate me right away before anything should befall you, heaven forbid. And if you werenât satisfied, hold off on that rating for 10 minutes or soâŚ
3-SAM: Whoa. Bean Smoothies donât stay with a guy for longâŚhello!
MAHALO: So when youâre not with a âJohnâ, you have to maintain our product inventory making sure we always have at least 3 Cali Wraps and 3 Bean Smoothies available â one for me, one for you and one for the total daily customer count we typically have.
SAM:Wait till I tell Tracy that I saw Briar Rose and that sheâs apparently doing undercover reporting at a deli!
Sam takes the counterman outâŚ.however Briar Rose closes the door behind her and runs upstairs where the âstaffâ has a âwelcome home partyâ planned. NextâŚthe late Briar Rose. HmmâŚdoes the staff have an escape plan?
DOUBLEUP IS UP THERE,BUT HE REFUSES TO GO THROUGH WITH THE HIT.
Thereâs a slight dilemma as to what to do with Doubleup,who started out as a murderer but has becomeâunexpectedly popularâ.
One solution is to have HIM go into witness protectionand out of the public eye.Refusing to carry out an Apparatus contract would be his âway outâ.
The beginning of the end for Briar Rose, either one way or another. Either the âstaffâ upstairs snuff her, or Sam Catchem saves her life but arrests her (not sure of the charge: maybe obstruction of justice?)âŚ.
Big weekend shootout? Or series of missed opportunities?
Neil Wick over 3 years ago
Good morningâ˘, everyone!
As I said, the counterman is in on it and the chauffeur, too. Itâs a good thing Sam didnât take too long in the bathroom or he wouldnât have seen her. So, what happens next? He doesnât have backup.
AnyFace over 3 years ago
Brian Premium Member over 3 years ago
âIâve already sent five people up there. You having a party?â
Ashmael over 3 years ago
What awaits for Briar at the top of these stairs isnât likely to be a âluxury apartmentâ ANd I definitely wonât have a âspinach salad bowlâ
Judge Magney over 3 years ago
Because the criminal masterminds of the Apparatus never considered a disguise. And why would poor little Ms Rose even consider hair dye?
Black76Manta over 3 years ago
Have a nice day?, yeah right, A nice day in her way to jail!
Jab Jr 1957 over 3 years ago
I still say the deli has been there awhile. Some time ago, I bet, the Apparatus bought the building and added the apartment in case someone would need it. They wouldnât do all this just to bump off Rose. Notice the keypad next to the door in panel 3. That would take time to install and program and not something theyâd do once and then remove.
I bet thereâs no âspinach salad bowlâ on the menu.
What can Sam do? He can report in that heâs seen Rose and that Tracy and some cops should come over to arrest her. So thereâs no suspicion, Sam could order a drink or dessert as if heâs changed his mind about leaving, and wait in the deli and make sure Rose doesnât leave. Or worse. Maybe while heâs waiting, heâll hear a shot and then go into action.
Ashmael over 3 years ago
Nice Rose donâgo up those stairsThere lies an Apparatus lairYouâll desire you went to jailRather they sent you by mailAs a popsicle on a tray!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 3 years ago
Good morningâ˘, Dead girls walking !
Nice special looking access door and stairs. Too bad Rose isnât packing heat so that she can open the door and then stand way back while bullets fly before returning fire. So, does Sam rush her and salad bowl boy or call Tracy and they go both go up and recover an injured or âclippedâ Rose ?
Do my eyes fool me or has JK taken to robbing the cradle ? I swear that was Rose back before she went sour.
a-man2 over 3 years ago
What in the world is that little figure to the left of Samâs head in panel 3?
BigDaveGlass over 3 years ago
Better jail than the reception I suspect is waiting for her upstairs, please note the spinach referenceâŚ.
fredville over 3 years ago
Probably just a hit man waiting, though it wonât be Abner, lol
iggyman over 3 years ago
Upstairs the âspiderâ waits for itâs âflyâ ! Hope Sam can save her, and if he does maybe she will give info about the Apparatus to Tracy and company!
crobinson019 over 3 years ago
SoâŚif the only way in is through the Deli, how does one get in after hours? AndI say she gets shot at, then rescued by Sam
Civanfan over 3 years ago
âWow, youâre like the eighth person to order a âspinach salad bowlâ today. The Apparatus must really be cleaning house!â
ââŚPardon?â
âC-cleaning YOUR house, I mean. YourâŚyour hideout. Donât want a dirty hideout!â
LawrenceS over 3 years ago
Great, anyone who walks in off the street and asks for a spinach salad bowl gets shown the stairway to a gang leader. (I.e. her lieutenants report to her, but it the counterman wasnât even shown a picture of Briar he wonât know what her lieutenants look like either. So, on a diet? Hey, meet a mob boss.) This makes even less sense than one entrance off a public street.
cmerb over 3 years ago
Now what ?
Pequod over 3 years ago
A killer upstairs
If Briar Rose dares
Ascend to her new home.
A tarp of the floor
To catch all the gore
No longer shall she roam.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 3 years ago
If Sam is smart he will call Tracy for back upâŚâŚâŚI hope?
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 3 years ago
I really like the art work!
Another Take over 3 years ago
1-MAHALO: Why when you pay at the counter does somebody think we would come out here and buss tables??? Dumb ba*tard!
2-DRIVER: I hope I can count on you for a good ratingâŚand if so, please rate me right away before anything should befall you, heaven forbid. And if you werenât satisfied, hold off on that rating for 10 minutes or soâŚ
3-SAM: Whoa. Bean Smoothies donât stay with a guy for longâŚhello!
MAHALO: So when youâre not with a âJohnâ, you have to maintain our product inventory making sure we always have at least 3 Cali Wraps and 3 Bean Smoothies available â one for me, one for you and one for the total daily customer count we typically have.
SAM: Wait till I tell Tracy that I saw Briar Rose and that sheâs apparently doing undercover reporting at a deli!
CRUUNER over 3 years ago
The plot thickens~~
artsyguy65 over 3 years ago
Sam saw her near the bathroom? Ohhh⌠so thatâs what they mean by a âlookie looâ!!
rickmac1937 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Give Tracy a fast call Sam
IvanB.Cohen over 3 years ago
Sam takes the counterman outâŚ.however Briar Rose closes the door behind her and runs upstairs where the âstaffâ has a âwelcome home partyâ planned. NextâŚthe late Briar Rose. HmmâŚdoes the staff have an escape plan?
buckman-j over 3 years ago
Someone seriously asked"What is that figure by Samâs head"? Bathroom sign yo-yo, you should get out more. BTW, why no masks?
jim_pem over 3 years ago
Briar Rose is pretty angsty about the whole thing. Look at those clenched fists in panel 2.
198.23.5.11 over 3 years ago
Sam can take care of himself,except where Sleet is concerned. Itâs been a while since he heroically soloed.So thatâs what Iâm rooting for.
adekii over 3 years ago
Good style for far shot characters, minimized detail level but still immediately recognizable. Nice! I too wonder what Samsâ next move will be⌠!
198.23.5.11 over 3 years ago
POSSIBLE SCENARIO
DOUBLEUP IS UP THERE,BUT HE REFUSES TO GO THROUGH WITH THE HIT.
Thereâs a slight dilemma as to what to do with Doubleup,who started out as a murderer but has becomeâunexpectedly popularâ.
One solution is to have HIM go into witness protectionand out of the public eye.Refusing to carry out an Apparatus contract would be his âway outâ.
198.23.5.11 over 3 years ago
movie quoteâ-
âBoy,you donât look so goodâ
âHow am I supposed to look after hours laying in the sun with ants and lizards crawling all over me?â
William Bendix in âCRASHOUTâ(1955)
oakie817 over 3 years ago
who didnât see that coming?
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
The beginning of the end for Briar Rose, either one way or another. Either the âstaffâ upstairs snuff her, or Sam Catchem saves her life but arrests her (not sure of the charge: maybe obstruction of justice?)âŚ.
Big weekend shootout? Or series of missed opportunities?