We see more evidence that Peach has taken Olive’s presentation and evidence to heart. But I’d have demanded to go to the dump for verification.

Still, once Olive and Cherry brought home the evidence, the end to this little adventure came about pretty quickly. There could still be something of an epilog, but we’d have to wait a few weeks while Mark’s madcap hog-hunting adventure continues. And by then, we’d all have forgotten what happened here, meaning Rivera would have to use the entire week to catch us up and cue the ending. Well, another week would be worth it if Rivera used that time for Peach to point out dubious sections of the contract to Holly, giving us a chance to see how she responds to every “What about this clause?”

By the way, did you notice that Rusty seems to have disappeared from the story? Last seen on December 25^th, I’m guessing he’s back home unwrapping the matching scarf-and-socks set his Grandpa Happy sent him.

Art Dept. A couple of things I like today:  Holly’s face in panel 1 looks correctly articulated to fit the angle of the smartphone. Not always easy to pull off, at least when hand-drawing it. Olive’s pose in the same panel, with crossed arms and tilted head, actually looks natural for once. Too many times the background figures seem to be posed as if they are in a police lineup or a window display.