The suspense builds as drama unfolds. It looks like a very tense moment for everyone. Frankly, I’m on tenterhooks, as I think you are! Will Sam bend to Pavel’s implied threats against his family, or will he . . . oops, sorry! I was viewing Judge Parker. Let me get over to Mark Trail . . . ah, here we are. Oh . . .

Relocate a wildebeest? Does Mark think the cops are going to carry it to South Africa!? Wait. Is Mark concerned about proving corruption of an elected official or indulging in some animal rescue? And what happened to his overriding concern for the safety of all people in the world? Poor Mark, he is plagued by competing transactional priorities.

Art Dept:

I’ve noticed before that Thursdays can feature some of the most questionable art, especially human figures. (Commenter Daniel P. spotted my calendar gaff (this, being Friday, not Thursday), making my “Thursday bad art day” hypothesis obviously invalid. This mistake likely came from my habit of writing most of my posts the night before.)

The figure of Mark in panel 2 is one of the most awkwardly depicted figures I’ve seen outside of grade school. In panel 3, Mark must have shrunk, or Rex’s car turned into a giant SUV. Finally, how come all of Rivera’s cops look more like mall security?