Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 01, 2011

G’morning all…

Good morning Bill, and all the rest of you.

Once again, we have the tough as nails crimefighter doing his job….great stuff.

Very professional, Tracy, notifying Tellum’s boss (who is probably the closest thing to “family” Ted has).

Morning, all.

See Tarry, I told you Lizz’s orange coat would end up the infamous BROWN.I like the “real world” police work Tracy’s doing. Great writing Mike! Your thin blue line is showing.

Mr Schrecker might want to consider a lawyer for himself. Trying to get Tracy fired wasn’t an overly bright move, seems to me there might be some obstruction charges coming his way if he’s not careful.

I do like the art work. I like Liz, she reminds me of Betty Copper with out the ponytail..\\//_

In a throwback to an earlier time, in panel 3 Tracy’s handset appears to be wireless.

Is it odd that Tracy is calling Schrecker about Tellum’s bail, or am I being too picky? That call should be made by Tellum.

I’ve been saving the Staton-Curtis strips from the start. So far I have titled each storyline like this:

“Thor’s Hammer”“The Flakey Biscuits Flour Hour”“The Scarlet Sting”The Return of B.B. Eyes"

but with the quick transition to the last 4 weeks, I cant titile what we are reading now. Any suggestions?

@cockerham2:

Great idea. The old Harvey comics used to have dramatic titles, such as “The Case of the Interupted Honeymoon” and “The Strange Case of Shoulders”. I don’t know, you could call this “Ted Tellum’s Terror”, maybe.Since you are saving the strips, does that mean you are printing them out on paper? I’ve been printing each Sunday’s strip, but was very disappointed when they changed formats two weeks ago, to the landscape orientation – it makes the panels smaller, and they don’t fit as well on 8 1/2 × 11 – what if anything do you do about that? I’ve asked Go Comics about it, but, so far, no answer.

Given the number of pills and pill bottles on Tellum’s desk, he might be facing a felony. And I think it’s amazing that he didn’t overdose and kill himself.

Terry Plager_, please help. I can’t get any images to show up agaain. This is what I’m typing: Q/>

Terry, I can’t type what I’m trying to show you, it’doesn’t show up. Also how do I find the original source? Thanks.

I agree with Morrow. Tracy’s doing Tellum’s job here. Let Tellum make his bail call. That’s what the one-free-call tradition is about. If he doesn’t, then let him rot in jail until arraignment.

@scuttlebutt99What misconduct?It isn’t illegal entry if the door is open, anyone can come in (including cops and robbers). His pill bottles were in plain sight. He admitted to moving the corpses.And considering how terrified he’s been since the bodies appeared, he’d take off in a second – to avoid those “men with beards.”Tracy called Tellum’s boss as a courtesy – the boss went to Tracy about Tellum’s behavior, remember?

Scut,

Re your comments below:.The drug possession would probably be a misdemeanor . . . ".Probably. But they can probably be CHARGED as a felony to give the prosecutors bargaining room, or jack up the bail..“. . . and the Federal charge (if sustainable) is not under Bracy’s jurisdiction.”.Tracy’s FBI buddy, Jim Trailer, has already been depicted as being part of the investigation. Tracy’s just imparting ino. In any case, federal offenses are not outside the jurisdiction of local or state cops. State laws and local ordinances are outside the jusrisdiction of federal cops. In the federal system, it’s federal law enforcement, not local or state, that has limitations on what laws they can enforce..“Tellum is not a flight risk and his bail would be low, maybe even ROR.”.He’s got both local AND federal charges hanging fire, and either one might cause a judge to make the bail on the other high. And the federal charges involve terrorism..Moreover, he’s wealthy. He’s probably got access to international travel. And he’s emotionally erratic, which DOES make him a flight risk. If both the County State’s Attorney and the US Attorney push for high bail, or even remand, given those circumstances, it’s not really all that unlikely that one or the other would get it.

Scut,

Re your comments below:.“Unless it is possession with the intent to sell, it would in all likelihood be a misdemeanor. ".Intenet is established by amount. If it’s a high amount, it’s assumed that it’s for later sale rather than personal use. .“That’s if the charge isn’t dismissed entirely due to Bracy’s misconduct.”.In order for it to be dismissed due to Tracy’s misconduct, he’d have to be guilty of some misconduct. He wasn’t, so that shouldn’t be an issue..“Anyhoo, why is Bracy calling to arrange Tellum’s bail in the first place? Just to rub it into Tellum’s boss?”.Probably. He was the one who brought Tracy in to begin with then tried to pull the rug out when it led to Tellum’s arrest. I’d be miffed and looking for an opportunity for some righteous come-upance, too.. "Very unprofessional . . . ".Very human. And, even more importantly from a story-telling point of view, very viscerally satisfying to most of the audience.." . . . and in keeping with the cop-is-always-right mentality that pervades this strip.".In keeping with the pro-law enforcement mentality (which is substantially different than insisting that law enforcement is, in all cases, without defect or error) that was the foundational concept behind the strip from its very beginnings.

honest people are treated harsher than the lawless element gets a hand slap

whats next, MR CRIME going to get tellum on his staff, too?

He wasn’t in possession of illegal drugs, only empty bottles and his prescription. He might have been arrested for public intoxication, but even if his own office could be considered “public” that’s only a violation, not a crime. What the heck is this about a federal investigation?Moving the bodies is a serious matter, tampering with evidence, but he wasn’t arrested for that.A cop making his phone call for him could make sense, if Tracy is hoping to get some information out of Schrecker.-Cougar :{)

sigh….. if only this were a real policeman calling Rush Limbaugh’s producer………..