No wonder Cherry feels bad. She knows that spending time with Mark is certain to lead to chaos.

Ah, Mark. You want to ensure that when Rusty goes to Washington D.C., he learns about how our government works and the importance of the rule of law we live under. Yes, that legal and ethical code of conduct you seem to break with increasing regularity and indifference, while condemning others for doing so. But wait, you say, “They break the law in order to harm others or to enrich themselves!” Sure. You only skirt the letter of the law or break it to stop them from harming others or enriching themselves. I get it. You are a descendant of the Monkey Wrench Gang.

The actions of an environmental justice vigilante are not always clear or defensible. But that’s the calling you answered, Mark. Your mandate has expanded beyond writing stories about fish poachers, forest fires, cave chases with bank robbers, and human-traffickers chasing you through a cave. It now includes combating NFT fraud; exposing environmental damage involving railroads and politicians; manhandling guys working out their job complaints by breaking electronics and leaving the debris in the forest; and navigating a house filled with free-roaming lions so you could then rescue a person stuck in yet another cave. It is truly a darker world you now work in, Mark Trail.