Strip 525 -- First Seen: 2010-09-10
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The Transcript For This Page

Panel 1
Really an inset to Panel 2, which is a large flashback panel
 
Reggie: Man, did that Merry Petzger ever excoriate me.
 
Panel 2
Flashback panel: At the King's Court, Merry Petzger is yelling at Reggie. Merry is about average height for a woman, trim and fit but not voluptuous – a bit small-breated, dark wavy hair, round face with a small, receeding chin. Not unattractive but not a beauty queen either. Let's put them just outside the door to Reggie's office, with the 'Make A Joyful Noise' wording over the doorway.

Caption (Reggie): The next day she showed up at King's Court and read me the riot act.
Merry: You don't know how to run an anarchy!

Panel 3
Back to the present, the round corner booth at Callahan's: Reggie continues speaking.

Reggie: She's a big fan of Xeer, the 'customary law' of Somalia. To the exclusion of all else.
Reggie: Most arbitrators – myself included – use aspects of Xeer, plus appropriate elements from other systems. Whatever works.
 
Panel 4
Looking past Callahan at Bert.
 
Callahan: So what about these rats?
Bert: Neither Ernie nor I were willing to just cut these guys loose.


 Panel 5
Show both Ernie and Bert in this shot, plus one or two others.
 
Bert: The next time they get frisky they might end up with somebody dead.
Ernie: Besides, the low-lives owe Reggie for the destroyed mining equipment and the trash job they did on Little Toot.
Panel 6
Medium shot of the brothers. Ernie is making a 'quotes' gesture with one hand, with his other hand on his drink.
                       
Bert: At Petzger's urging, we've contracted with a disinterested arbitrator – Pablo Rosenberg – to hear the case and render a judgment.
Ernie: And, coincidentally, Rosenberg has asked Merry to represent these, uh, putative pirates.
 
Panel 7
Medium shot of Callahan, about to take a sip of his own drink as he speaks.   
Callahan: Asking her to put her convictions where her mouth is.
Callahan: This should be interesting.