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Tracy jumped to his feet after gathering his wits!
āThat explosion came from the back of the theater!ā he quickly surmised.
āEveryone leave in an orderly pace!ā he shouted out loud to the crowd as they were running panicky to the exits.
āPop Pop, I canāt find Crystal! She left a few minutes before the explosion!ā
Tracy looked down to see Honeymoon with a frightened look on her face.
āDonāt worry Honeymoon, sheās probably already out of the theater. Go outside, Iām sure youāll find her!ā
Tracy waited until Honeymoon got outside before heading back towards the explosion sight. Arriving at the Theaters main office he saw that a small explosive was used to blow open the front door.
āThe money!ā Tracy blurted out, realizing that the ticket money was being kept inside the office.
āItās gone, itās all gone! Some dirty Pig on Wheels took off with my money!ā
As Tracy, feeling distraught and angry began hitting the wall he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
āCome with me!ā
Turning around he saw it was Bleeder standing in front of him.
āYou did this!ā Tracy shouted as he started to run towards the bookie.
He stopped in his tracks however, when Bleeder pulled out his gun.
āCome with meā, Bleeder said, āDoctor Fix wants to talk to you!ā
Hooray, we arenāt finished with the last storyline after all! There is still a chance to get some of our unanswered questions answered and loose ends tied up now.
Sorry Iām late. I had to do some emergency surgery on my mattress.
Anyway, itās good to see lying Art Dekko back again. Even Tracy doesnāt believe his story that ā99ā made him do it, but itās pretty hard to prove one way or the other. Heās blaming ā99ā for the shooting, but Iām not entirely convinced she was behind it.
I read on the Times web site tonite that researchers recently discovered actual handwritten documents by Leonardo da Vinci documenting his calculations & experiments in the field of gravity centuries ahead of Newton & Einstein. Hmmmā¦ Maybe Art Dekko didnāt get where he is by running just one da Vinci scam at a time.
They have a picture from the Cuban Police Officer since she probably works for Fidel Castro here to take down the American way of Life while living in the Banana Republic of Miami !!!
If it was an attempt on Artās life it could help his defense. But, as Tracy pointed out, how can Dekko know it wasnāt Tracy who was the target? (Tracyās had a lot of guys & gals try and kill him over the decades.) And, as everyone and a dog named Sandy pointed out, where did the picture of 99 come from?
It doesnāt look like Tracy is buying Dekkoās sob story (or the bridge for that matter). The only one he hasnāt tried to throw under the bus so far is Sue Reelā¦ so far. Since his M.O. is to point his bony fingers at everyone else, he will probably put it on her tomorrow. Hopefully (for Sueās sake) she told Tracy the whole story when he visited the shop prior to coming back with Lee to pick them up. Iām glad boboscar and Neil were right and weāre getting some resolution to the story.
Mr. āNever wrongā Neil has convinced me that the picture of agent 99 isnāt on the MCU weird monitor but a flashback picture to help remind us senile readers who she is.
GET THE TAR AND FEATHERS READY,,,
Itās a terrible job by Shelley
Itās very confusing.
Why not do this;
Fartman: "By this 99 woman (see 1/23/23 strip) who forced me,,,
Whoā¦who is his strange Monkey Boy? Itās like Iāve seen him at some distant point in time. He seems vaguely familiar, but I just canāt place him. New Look Sam?
Iām sure that Tracy is thinking ātell me another one Dekko,ā while listening to him try to push the blame on everybody else. The old āSome other Dude was to blameā game.
well, wasnāt I mistaken in thinking this arc was finished and that we would never see 99 againā¦ I was about as wrong as the populace in choosing to move a rump to 1600 a few short years agoā¦ (and that was an analogy, NOT a statement, so chill, lolā¦)
and I realize that Iāve been harsh in critiquing Mike, but todayās installment has REALLY got me interested in seeing a frantic Art trying to explain about an individual who he honestly canāt even proves existsā¦ itāll be interesting to see if and how MCU will be able to uncover that there WAS a mystery person involved, much like whether or not there was a second shooter at Dealey Plaza all those years agoā¦ (that was ANOTHER analogy, by by the way, so REMAIN in that chilled stateā¦ lolā¦)
and vengey above is correctā¦ how IS MCU able to have an image of 99?ā¦ it CANāT be that accurate from a descript that Art may have given of herā¦ and we havenāt seen Junior about to sketch up a likeness, so THAT explain wonāt wash, along with any āoff-panelā nonsenseā¦
but Tracy HAS to realize that with the way Art is so frantic and insistent that he WAS shot at, there MAY be something to to Artās whiningā¦ and even though Art IS manufacturing up a doctored version of the relationship between him and 99, the fact of her existence still remainsā¦ and it also shows that Art is still thinking how to somehow worm his way outā¦ so this SHOULD be interesting and I really AM hoping for an intelligent and logical resolution where Mike can redeem himself with a satisfying ending and shut my mouth when it comes to his scriptworkā¦ (see?ā¦ no denigrating description of his craftwork, for onceā¦ I CAN be and AM a nice guy, really, LOLā¦) I really DO hope so, as I believe that if Mike can dig in deep and bring back up to the surface what made him great a few years back, then itās true that lightning CAN strike twice, miracles CAN happen and wishes DO come trueā¦
1-ART:YOU failed to Serve and Protect! Iām bringing you up on charges, Tracy!
2-DT: OK but I get to go first with mine. Then you can revel in the slap on the wrist I get every day of your 20 to life sentence.
3-ART: You got me wrong, Tracy! Iām not one to revel in the misfortune of others! Why I was distraught when I learned that Kripto had spear-gunned to death Paul, my forgeā¦Ummm. Maybe Iāve said to much? Oh. Wait. 99 told me all that.
OOOOOH! Art Dekko is applying some spin to the situation! I figure heās going to have to produce some evidence of 99, somehowā¦ or else I donāt think theyāre going to believe his fib!
Boo hoo! Poor little weasel! Surely, Tracy will not fall for that āblame it all on the mysterious 99ā crapload!
But this does almost open another arc entirely, the saga of āāAgent 99," whom weāve seen so little of, learned even less of, yet need to bring to Tracyville justice if we are going to get the Dekko case truly resolved! She is the agent of change, as it were, for this whole story, a veritable dea ex machina.
How will Tracy track her down, when even the natural-born liar, Art Dekko, knows so very little about her?
This could be entertaining, or it could be a mess of massive proportionsā¦.
Is Art working from a script or is his āexplaining being made up word for word. Probably will be off strip whether what is said here passes muster in court.
As they walked out the back exit, Tracy wasnāt worried that Bleeder would shoot him in the back.
āNot his styleā, he reasoned to himself.
Tracy had never been able to discover the identity of Doctor Fix, and he was unsure what would come from this encounter. Doctor Fix had the reputation as a ruthless, cold blooded āFixerā of any sort of problem.
āWhy does he want to meet me?ā, Tracy pondered.
Bleeder, leading Tracy to a closed bodega motioned for Tracy to enter the store.
āGo inside, Iāll be out here so donāt get any ideas about running out!ā
Tracy, complying to Bleederās orders walked into the darken store, only to be momentary blinded by a bright light in his face. Then he heard a very familiar voice.
" Hi, Chief detective Tracy!"
Turning around, Tracyās square jaw almost dropped to the floor when he saw who it was.
āUgly Crystal, what are you doing here???ā
āMaking sure that you understand exactly what youāre going to do for us!ā
Tracy was stunned! Could this ugly, stupid brat actually be Doctor Fix?
Tracy, feeling his rage coming to the surface, turned towards Crystal.
āUgly Crystal, I knew you werenāt the innocent, poor little niece of a madman! Youāre going to pay for thisā!
āDonāt call my uncle Bribery that, heās a genius and a great man!ā
Tracy laughed out loud, āNot so great that he couldnāt get caught by me and sent to jail for a very, very long time!ā!
Crystal grinned widely while almost hissing; āDonāt think those four walls are stopping him from ruling this city. Heās still in total control with his wishes being carried out by folk like me, his sweet, shy niece!ā
āDonāt you mean a devious niece, better known as Doctor Fix?ā Tracy sarcastically said.
Crystal laughed out loud with a surprised look on her face.
āYou think Iām Doctor Fix? I underestimated how dumb you are. Of course Iām not Doctor Fix, Iām just a loving niece delivering messages!ā
Tracy eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth.
āWell then, if youāre not Doctor Fix then I donāt need to take anymore of this Lady GaGa from you, do I?ā
Tracy began to walk towards where a smiling Crystal was standing, but before he finish his second step, Tracy froze upon hearing the sound of a shotgun being cocked.
No, Iām not Doctor Fix, but he is!"
To be Continued
(I know, Iām trying to finish the story but I figure I owe it to my 3 fans not pull a Mike and leave them dangling!(calm down Firebug!))
Brian Premium Member about 2 years ago
āArt Dekko didnāt get where he is by not throwing someone else under the bus!ā
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Guess I was wrong, the Fartman story continues, unfortunately!
How can the MCU have a picture of agent 99?
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Was there a contractual obligation to waste a whole week on a repeat miniscule mystery?
Ashmael about 2 years ago
Art is a skilled liar but he wonāt fool Tracy
boboscar about 2 years ago
Yes!!!! I knew weād pick up with Art Dekko and hear more of 99!
Well, I donāt know it, but I wanted it and predicted it, and I was right!
I love this story.
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Tracy Meets Doctor Fix
Chapter Seven
Tracy jumped to his feet after gathering his wits!
āThat explosion came from the back of the theater!ā he quickly surmised.
āEveryone leave in an orderly pace!ā he shouted out loud to the crowd as they were running panicky to the exits.
āPop Pop, I canāt find Crystal! She left a few minutes before the explosion!ā
Tracy looked down to see Honeymoon with a frightened look on her face.
āDonāt worry Honeymoon, sheās probably already out of the theater. Go outside, Iām sure youāll find her!ā
Tracy waited until Honeymoon got outside before heading back towards the explosion sight. Arriving at the Theaters main office he saw that a small explosive was used to blow open the front door.
āThe money!ā Tracy blurted out, realizing that the ticket money was being kept inside the office.
āItās gone, itās all gone! Some dirty Pig on Wheels took off with my money!ā
As Tracy, feeling distraught and angry began hitting the wall he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
āCome with me!ā
Turning around he saw it was Bleeder standing in front of him.
āYou did this!ā Tracy shouted as he started to run towards the bookie.
He stopped in his tracks however, when Bleeder pulled out his gun.
āCome with meā, Bleeder said, āDoctor Fix wants to talk to you!ā
To be continued
(and finished)
avenger09 about 2 years ago
1:17 est,,, WHEREāS NEIL???
sugordon about 2 years ago
Hooray, we arenāt finished with the last storyline after all! There is still a chance to get some of our unanswered questions answered and loose ends tied up now.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 2 years ago
Good morningā¢, weasely confessors with an angle !
I feel so sorry for the blighter but a call to Mr. Kleen can get him out on bail where he will promptly skip.
Nice that we WILL get story concluded after all. :-)
Neil Wick about 2 years ago
Good morningā¢, all!
Sorry Iām late. I had to do some emergency surgery on my mattress.
Anyway, itās good to see lying Art Dekko back again. Even Tracy doesnāt believe his story that ā99ā made him do it, but itās pretty hard to prove one way or the other. Heās blaming ā99ā for the shooting, but Iām not entirely convinced she was behind it.
BreathlessMahoney77 about 2 years ago
I read on the Times web site tonite that researchers recently discovered actual handwritten documents by Leonardo da Vinci documenting his calculations & experiments in the field of gravity centuries ahead of Newton & Einstein. Hmmmā¦ Maybe Art Dekko didnāt get where he is by running just one da Vinci scam at a time.
Sporteric11 about 2 years ago
They have a picture from the Cuban Police Officer since she probably works for Fidel Castro here to take down the American way of Life while living in the Banana Republic of Miami !!!
The Reader Premium Member about 2 years ago
I find it hard to believe that an Agent for Control would do that!
TwilightFaze about 2 years ago
Art tells a good story. Too bad Tracyās the one interviewing or heād have a shot of getting away with it.
LawrenceS about 2 years ago
If it was an attempt on Artās life it could help his defense. But, as Tracy pointed out, how can Dekko know it wasnāt Tracy who was the target? (Tracyās had a lot of guys & gals try and kill him over the decades.) And, as everyone and a dog named Sandy pointed out, where did the picture of 99 come from?
crobinson019 about 2 years ago
Iāll say itā¦99 Looks like Lizz in disguiseā¦
kantuck-nadie about 2 years ago
Hmmā¦Deko is stitching a story together that /sounds/ convincing, howeverā¦
iggyman about 2 years ago
Poor baby! Not!
cmerb about 2 years ago
Great images , Shelley is back and what a relief this is : ) I wonder what ever happened to that " sexy " " 99 " woman ?
Knightman Premium Member about 2 years ago
Oh, Oh what a spinner of tales!!!
markwillman4 about 2 years ago
Good morning, fellow bridge sellers!
It doesnāt look like Tracy is buying Dekkoās sob story (or the bridge for that matter). The only one he hasnāt tried to throw under the bus so far is Sue Reelā¦ so far. Since his M.O. is to point his bony fingers at everyone else, he will probably put it on her tomorrow. Hopefully (for Sueās sake) she told Tracy the whole story when he visited the shop prior to coming back with Lee to pick them up. Iām glad boboscar and Neil were right and weāre getting some resolution to the story.
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Mr. āNever wrongā Neil has convinced me that the picture of agent 99 isnāt on the MCU weird monitor but a flashback picture to help remind us senile readers who she is.
GET THE TAR AND FEATHERS READY,,,
Itās a terrible job by Shelley
Itās very confusing.
Why not do this;
Fartman: "By this 99 woman (see 1/23/23 strip) who forced me,,,
Much cleaner and clearer.
Wichita1.0 about 2 years ago
Whoā¦who is his strange Monkey Boy? Itās like Iāve seen him at some distant point in time. He seems vaguely familiar, but I just canāt place him. New Look Sam?
WilliamVollmer about 2 years ago
Iām sure that Tracy is thinking ātell me another one Dekko,ā while listening to him try to push the blame on everybody else. The old āSome other Dude was to blameā game.
Don Bagert Premium Member about 2 years ago
Art Dekko didnāt get where he was by telling the truth.
Don Bagert Premium Member about 2 years ago
DEKKO: My lawyer will be asking for a write of habeas corpus ā I was waiting in this room for over a week waiting to be interviewed!
tsull2121 about 2 years ago
hereā¦for any of you who donāt have the link to my Tracy storiesā¦here it is
https://thedicktracycrimestoppers.createaforum.com/general-discussion/trouble-in-paradise-
firestrike1 about 2 years ago
well, wasnāt I mistaken in thinking this arc was finished and that we would never see 99 againā¦ I was about as wrong as the populace in choosing to move a rump to 1600 a few short years agoā¦ (and that was an analogy, NOT a statement, so chill, lolā¦)
and I realize that Iāve been harsh in critiquing Mike, but todayās installment has REALLY got me interested in seeing a frantic Art trying to explain about an individual who he honestly canāt even proves existsā¦ itāll be interesting to see if and how MCU will be able to uncover that there WAS a mystery person involved, much like whether or not there was a second shooter at Dealey Plaza all those years agoā¦ (that was ANOTHER analogy, by by the way, so REMAIN in that chilled stateā¦ lolā¦)
and vengey above is correctā¦ how IS MCU able to have an image of 99?ā¦ it CANāT be that accurate from a descript that Art may have given of herā¦ and we havenāt seen Junior about to sketch up a likeness, so THAT explain wonāt wash, along with any āoff-panelā nonsenseā¦
but Tracy HAS to realize that with the way Art is so frantic and insistent that he WAS shot at, there MAY be something to to Artās whiningā¦ and even though Art IS manufacturing up a doctored version of the relationship between him and 99, the fact of her existence still remainsā¦ and it also shows that Art is still thinking how to somehow worm his way outā¦ so this SHOULD be interesting and I really AM hoping for an intelligent and logical resolution where Mike can redeem himself with a satisfying ending and shut my mouth when it comes to his scriptworkā¦ (see?ā¦ no denigrating description of his craftwork, for onceā¦ I CAN be and AM a nice guy, really, LOLā¦) I really DO hope so, as I believe that if Mike can dig in deep and bring back up to the surface what made him great a few years back, then itās true that lightning CAN strike twice, miracles CAN happen and wishes DO come trueā¦
Gent about 2 years ago
99 eh. So when did she defect to KAOS?
tsull2121 about 2 years ago
Chapter 6 of āTrouble In Paradiseā is up on my Dick Tracy message boardā¦the link is up above if youāre interested
Another Take about 2 years ago
HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF! I knew Mike was just yanking the chain of us complainers.
Another Take about 2 years ago
1-ART: YOU failed to Serve and Protect! Iām bringing you up on charges, Tracy!
2-DT: OK but I get to go first with mine. Then you can revel in the slap on the wrist I get every day of your 20 to life sentence.
3-ART: You got me wrong, Tracy! Iām not one to revel in the misfortune of others! Why I was distraught when I learned that Kripto had spear-gunned to death Paul, my forgeā¦Ummm. Maybe Iāve said to much? Oh. Wait. 99 told me all that.
Whew! That was close!
adekii about 2 years ago
OOOOOH! Art Dekko is applying some spin to the situation! I figure heās going to have to produce some evidence of 99, somehowā¦ or else I donāt think theyāre going to believe his fib!
Eric S about 2 years ago
this guy keeps monkeying up the story.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 years ago
He deserve an Oscar for this.
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
Boo hoo! Poor little weasel! Surely, Tracy will not fall for that āblame it all on the mysterious 99ā crapload!
But this does almost open another arc entirely, the saga of āāAgent 99," whom weāve seen so little of, learned even less of, yet need to bring to Tracyville justice if we are going to get the Dekko case truly resolved! She is the agent of change, as it were, for this whole story, a veritable dea ex machina.
How will Tracy track her down, when even the natural-born liar, Art Dekko, knows so very little about her?
This could be entertaining, or it could be a mess of massive proportionsā¦.
IvanB.Cohen about 2 years ago
Is Art working from a script or is his āexplaining being made up word for word. Probably will be off strip whether what is said here passes muster in court.
IvanB.Cohen about 2 years ago
Hmmā¦did Art Dekko get to where he is by not having a lawyer on retainer and a bail bond company on speed dial?
Binky about 2 years ago
PAH-LEASE Monkey-boy! Such a liar.,.but Art Decko didnāt get where he is by telling the truth! ĀÆ\( Ķ Ā° ĶŹ Ā°Ķ )/ĀÆ
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
Art Dekko is back himself,the old liar
And the last thing he stole was the log for their fire
āNearlyā doesnāt count,except in horseshoes.
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
Not mentioned is if Dekko is on parole,if so heās probably violated it multiple times.
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Tracy Meets Doctor Fix
Chapter 8As they walked out the back exit, Tracy wasnāt worried that Bleeder would shoot him in the back.
āNot his styleā, he reasoned to himself.
Tracy had never been able to discover the identity of Doctor Fix, and he was unsure what would come from this encounter. Doctor Fix had the reputation as a ruthless, cold blooded āFixerā of any sort of problem.
āWhy does he want to meet me?ā, Tracy pondered.
Bleeder, leading Tracy to a closed bodega motioned for Tracy to enter the store.
āGo inside, Iāll be out here so donāt get any ideas about running out!ā
Tracy, complying to Bleederās orders walked into the darken store, only to be momentary blinded by a bright light in his face. Then he heard a very familiar voice.
" Hi, Chief detective Tracy!"
Turning around, Tracyās square jaw almost dropped to the floor when he saw who it was.
āUgly Crystal, what are you doing here???ā
āMaking sure that you understand exactly what youāre going to do for us!ā
Tracy was stunned! Could this ugly, stupid brat actually be Doctor Fix?
To be continued (and finished -Hallelujah!))
avenger09 about 2 years ago
Tracy, feeling his rage coming to the surface, turned towards Crystal.
āUgly Crystal, I knew you werenāt the innocent, poor little niece of a madman! Youāre going to pay for thisā!
āDonāt call my uncle Bribery that, heās a genius and a great man!ā
Tracy laughed out loud, āNot so great that he couldnāt get caught by me and sent to jail for a very, very long time!ā!
Crystal grinned widely while almost hissing; āDonāt think those four walls are stopping him from ruling this city. Heās still in total control with his wishes being carried out by folk like me, his sweet, shy niece!ā
āDonāt you mean a devious niece, better known as Doctor Fix?ā Tracy sarcastically said.
Crystal laughed out loud with a surprised look on her face.
āYou think Iām Doctor Fix? I underestimated how dumb you are. Of course Iām not Doctor Fix, Iām just a loving niece delivering messages!ā
Tracy eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth.
āWell then, if youāre not Doctor Fix then I donāt need to take anymore of this Lady GaGa from you, do I?ā
Tracy began to walk towards where a smiling Crystal was standing, but before he finish his second step, Tracy froze upon hearing the sound of a shotgun being cocked.
No, Iām not Doctor Fix, but he is!"
To be Continued
(I know, Iām trying to finish the story but I figure I owe it to my 3 fans not pull a Mike and leave them dangling!(calm down Firebug!))