Looks like everybody got safely home from their respective hunts. The bat in the foreground, on the other hand, is probably looking for that bat house Mark hammered together in Sunday’s installment.

Pushing past the standard panel 3 pun, where do we go from here? This could be the end of Rusty’s mini-adventure and a possible segue into an actual paying assignment for Mark. He has been between jobs for some time, but as a freelance reporter it’s to be expected. I wonder if he wrote up his fishing trip/train corruption adventure to sell to one of his regular magazines. This week could also be a good opportunity for Rivera to keep Cherry’s story fresh in our minds by having her tell Mark and Rusty what’s been going on.