I don’t know how you see this, but that plane (panel 1) looks like it’s about to make the kind of landing that winds up on the late news. At the same time, it’s a pretty dodgy looking airport and runway. If I was to guess, based on panel 3 and having no other context, I’d think I was looking at an illustration of a giant flood washing away some small town as a boat pushes through the debris.

Okay, let’s get back to the story … it’s here, someplace. I think. An undercover agent for the federal Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) was apparently stoned or drunk and has allowed a certain nature reporter to work with him investigating a suspicious reptile company in Nashville. It’s the same company that sold Robbie Shaw those potentially invasive miniature Blue Diamond Shrimp.  So, Mark is flying into town to get a piece of the investigative action. This should be instructive.