I got caught up watching my house get a new set of shingles, gutters, etc., thanks to last year’s hail. Now, I’m catching up on today’s strip.

If this covert investigation is supposed to be taking place at nighttime, I wonder why everything is so easy to see? Did they pick a night with a full moon? Well, simply choosing a darker color palette is not enough! Here is how it actually looks in the daily newspaper:

Oooh, what darkness! A lot of cross-hatching would have helped the intended effect.

Anyway, I don’t think Diane Daggers (Rivera) quite grasps the meaning of undercover. Sneaking into a building might be done under cover of night, but Diane and Mark are not pretending to be employees. I do have a quibble with their nighttime sneak attire, especially Diane’s sunglasses, which can’t be very helpful at night. Still, I hope they have a way to avoid guards, sensors, and possible guard dogs.

Do we blame the influence of James Bond movies for those sarcastic one-liners from Mark? That might account for the cynical expression on the great horned owl.