Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 21, 2022

Good morning™, everyone!

The old “may I use the restroom” trick. I don’t trust it a bit.

B.O. has another new name for Tracy, as it should be.

“Why yes, I always bring my owl into the bathroom with me. Don’t you?”

what ARE you up to, Memory?… he can’t be planning to escape, he’d never make it… getting rid of some possible evidence against him?… or has his kidneys started to quiver from the presence of Dick and he really DOES need to go?…LOL…

Hahaha, the ol’ “I have to go to the bathroom” ploy! And Mr. M will make it fast all right, right out the back door!

I sense a spin-off coming …. B.O. Plenty, Attorney at Law! Defender of the downtrodden, advocate for the underdog! Move over, Perry Mason!

We got a runner!!! :D

Good morning™, weak bladders !

He wont run but I bet he leaves something behind to be retrieved later which means ‘supper with the Plentys’.

B.O. is abject of something, all right. Abject sensibilities.

I’m sure he will whiz right along.

So the question is… Will the window be big enough for him to get through?

Going to get the gun planted behind the old toilet water tank.

In panel 2, the owl seems to agree with Mr. Memory’s comment LOL

don’t tell me, memory goes out the window and tracy and sam just stand there like numb nuts

“I don’t know Sam, he’s been in there an hour. Do you think he’s ok?”

In real life he would have never been allowed to go to the restroom alone. I hope Tracy has guards posted outside but then Memory may have another escape route up his sleeve

there’s a way out isn’t there… typical bad guy who’s obviously guilty trick. maybe someone will be waiting for him in his escape route. :)

When Tracy gets thinks worked out the Plentys are going to become owl-sitters. He’ll probably become part of the act.

Oldest dodge in the book.

OFF TOPIC: Ya’ KNOW, I’m clearly not all that bright. I’m contributing a bit of writing to a LUPIN III project. I knew in advance that they wanted ‘slice of life’ material. WELL in advance.

Wellll, last night my right foot locked up painfully, so after plunging it into, soothing boiling water to loosen it up a tad, I turned in early for a night of diabolical torment, popped a few LUPIN soundtracks on the mp3 player (I have 27 so far), and came up with a story called THE GOLDEN TIGER, which was a heist story involving ‘Benjamin Franklin’ flying a kit in the French countryside, a mechanical mask mounted on the outer wall of a castle, counterfeit spring water, and a few other bits and pieces.

Worked it out completely before I wafted off to a dream world filed with tax accountants wielding pitchforks and the simmering flames of cut-rate Chinese buffet cuisine (yes, I have weird dreams).

Then come morning, I reread the e-mail I’d received yesterday, and I’m back to Square 1.3.

“NO! Come with us NOW! We have a nice, roomy ARREST room!”

Tracy is a past master of the ‘make them hold it’ method of getting a confession.

Uh-oh! I sense a clever ploy in the offing. Tune in tomorrow for FLUSH TO FREEDOM!

I sense the ol’ may I use the bathroom first trick is happening.

…he’ll use it all right: to make a fast getaway via some sliding panel that will admit his considerable bulk and give him access to the outside world…….

Now, you know what’s going to happen, right?

At the risk of stating the obvious, Memory will try to make a break for it (or is that too obvious?)

What is Mr. Memory fixing to hide in the restroom so he can pick it up when the police release him?

1-B.O.: You ain’t gotta call fer an appointment. I’ve just accepted the position of Mr. Memries Personal Assistant. MEMORY: What?

2-DT: Then make the appointment be RIGHT NOW. Let’s go downtown, Memory. I have the questions I want to ask right here – but they can only be asked downtown for some reason.

MEMORY: Might I study them a moment while I’m using the facilities? It’s customary for students to study before a quiz after all…and I gotta pee like a Russian Racehorse.

DT: Sure but make it quick.

3-B.O.: It won’t be too quick. His outhouse is way out back…

Sound of car starting …Huh? I never thought it was fer enuff to drive to though.

SAM: Well, Tracy did tell him to make it quick. I guess driving should shave some time from the effort.

DT: Yes. That’s thoughtful of him.

MOVIE QUOTE:

LARRY:“Oh,boy!! We’re going around the world on our wits!”

MOE:“You won’t get past the front door!”

THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE—1963

Reserve place for Walter in “Headquarters Menagerie”.ANd what becameof the Scottie Dog belonging to the “Riddler Wanna Be”?

Well,SOMETHING’S gonna happen.try to remember Sunny Dell ACRES IS THE SIZE OF A POSTAGE STAMP.

I’m amazed they ever found room for Sparkle&Wingy.

Those guys would only make it half-way anyway

Go with him Sam!

Pucker Puss story,1976 Gould.

“Lizz’s niece wins the Photo-Legs contest”???WHAT niece?Lizz had a sister,killed by Joe Period;but no mention she ever had children.

And no mention of any other sisters she was “separated at the orphanage” from.

Better follow him in.

tablet in the bathroom to delete any other traces electronically I assume

Does Mr. Memory’s rest room come equipped with some kind of escape hatch/secret panel/hidden exit?

Sam should keep a close eye or ear on him whilst he’s in there, lest he be out of there tout suite! I think that this is Memory’s plan, that he and Walter should escape somehow involving his “rest stop”!

And B.O. should not be so quick to call Memory “friend” when he as yet barely knows him (one auto lift, one gifted meal); it could turn into something very bad for him and Gertie if Memory turns on the Plenty family….