The mysterious sunglassed one reveling in his ill-gotten gain, the strip flips back to the Tracy home, where Tess and Dick are just about to relax in the glow of the Christmas tree with a well-deserved cup of cocoa and crack open their presents. Unfortunately, this idyllic scene only lasts about one second as Dick gets an unexpected phone call from the chief (who apparently has no family, or through some sort of mistake in the schedule has found herself working on Christmas) who seems to be reluctant to leave the station, and has decided that it's time for Tracy to get back to work (even though he had just finished working that circus caper) and gives him another case. Yep, guess who gets to investigate not only the stolen Stradivarius, but also the attack on Phil Harmonic (who now really, really wants to kill his son). Apparently, news of the Tracy's quiet night at the symphony has become common knowledge, and since he was already there once tonight, I guess the Chief decided that Tracy was the one most qualified to take on the case. (That's what you get for trying to culture yourself.) Meanwhile, the missing son of Phil Harmonic is back on the street, his only friend a briefcase full of money (and folks, I think the kid is going to be all right), but before we can learn too much, we switch back to the edge of town, or rather, the southern edge of town and the mysterious man in the sunglasses, who finally lets us know just what he's up to. So that's it? That's the plan? Really? You're going to electrify the Stradivarius? Can you even really do that? I sure hope that you've practiced on a lower quality instrument first. You mess that violin up and you just can't go to the store and get another one (believe me, I've tried).
Meanwhile, still smarting from the phone call, Dick has to break the news to Tess that he has to leave for another case and that the presents beneath the tree will just have to go unopened. (Maybe they'll have time to crack them open by Valentine's Day.) Tess does not look too pleased by this latest turn of events so Tracy grabs his coat and makes a bee line for the door, saying something about how the case will make the department look good, and unfortunately for the Tracys, making the police look good means that he has to get to work, even though it's his day off and he had pretty much just finished that whole circus nonsense and was looking forward to a quiet night at home. (So far it hasn't been too successful. If you ever manage to get one, let me know how it works out for you there Dick.) As Tracy heads out the door, Phil Harmonic's son hits the streets and places a call to the mysterious Bruce (Campbell?) and starts making plans for the future of the band. Good thing he's got all of that money. Making yourselves look
and sound good doesn't come cheap. (That, and he might have to hire a few bodyguards to protect himself from his father.)
The mysterious sunglassed one reveling in his ill-gotten gain, the strip flips back to the Tracy home, where Tess and Dick are just about to relax in the glow of the Christmas tree with a well-deserved cup of cocoa and crack open their presents. Unfortunately, this idyllic scene only lasts about one second as Dick gets an unexpected phone call from the chief (who apparently has no family, or through some sort of mistake in the schedule has found herself working on Christmas) who seems to be reluctant to leave the station, and has decided that it's time for Tracy to get back to work (even though he had just finished working that circus caper) and gives him another case. Yep, guess who gets to investigate not only the stolen Stradivarius, but also the attack on Phil Harmonic (who now really, really wants to kill his son). Apparently, news of the Tracy's quiet night at the symphony has become common knowledge, and since he was already there once tonight, I guess the Chief decided that Tracy was the one most qualified to take on the case. (That's what you get for trying to culture yourself.) Meanwhile, the missing son of Phil Harmonic is back on the street, his only friend a briefcase full of money (and folks, I think the kid is going to be all right), but before we can learn too much, we switch back to the edge of town, or rather, the southern edge of town and the mysterious man in the sunglasses, who finally lets us know just what he's up to. So that's it? That's the plan? Really? You're going to electrify the Stradivarius? Can you even really do that? I sure hope that you've practiced on a lower quality instrument first. You mess that violin up and you just can't go to the store and get another one (believe me, I've tried).
Meanwhile, still smarting from the phone call, Dick has to break the news to Tess that he has to leave for another case and that the presents beneath the tree will just have to go unopened. (Maybe they'll have time to crack them open by Valentine's Day.) Tess does not look too pleased by this latest turn of events so Tracy grabs his coat and makes a bee line for the door, saying something about how the case will make the department look good, and unfortunately for the Tracys, making the police look good means that he has to get to work, even though it's his day off and he had pretty much just finished that whole circus nonsense and was looking forward to a quiet night at home. (So far it hasn't been too successful. If you ever manage to get one, let me know how it works out for you there Dick.) As Tracy heads out the door, Phil Harmonic's son hits the streets and places a call to the mysterious Bruce (Campbell?) and starts making plans for the future of the band. Good thing he's got all of that money. Making yourselves look and sound good doesn't come cheap. (That, and he might have to hire a few bodyguards to protect himself from his father.)
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