Chapter 16 | Page 22a: Deal with the Devil

🕵️‍♂️ The Mole, the Minotaur, and the Midnight Call…

The hunt for the mole at Evil Inc’s Fairmount Branch finally paid off. After weeks of sabotage, suspicion, and one extremely unlucky detour into an Ernest Hemingway novel, Cassie Cruz has managed to clear her name and restore order among the staff.

But just as things were starting to settle, a new twist drops in like a thunderclap.

This week’s comic reveals the secret player pulling strings from the shadows — Mr. Prentice, business manager of Justice Ltd.

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Transcript

[Panel 1: Exterior view of a building labeled "LEGIONNAIRES HALL"]
Caption: Meanwhile at the Justice Ltd headquarters.
Mr. Prentice, business manager of Justice Ltd.: What do you have for me?

[Panel 2: Mr. Prentice walks through a darkened office space.]
Woman (from phone): Nothing. Nothing right now.

[Panel 3: Mr. Prentice stands at a desk, looking at his phone.]
Mr. Prentice: That’s unacceptable. We had a deal!

[Panel 4: Close-up of Mr. Prentice angrily holding the phone.]
Woman (from phone): I did what you told me to do!

[Panel 5: Mr. Prentice gestures angrily, holding the phone.]
Mr. Prentice: Half of those tips were false flags!

[Panel 6: Mr. Prentice looks distressed at the phone.]
Woman (from phone): I didn’t know — couldn’t have known!

[Panel 7: Close-up of Mr. Prentice holding the phone, showing the woman’s face on screen.]
Mr. Prentice: If you want to see your handsome Bullman again, you’ll deliver as promised.

[Panel 8: Mr. Prentice holds the phone close, showing the woman’s face more clearly.]
Mr. Prentice: If not, I’ll assume you’ve outlived your usefulness — and I’ll inform my associates accordingly.