During out last episode the evil villain Disque-co had vanished, and taken the exhumed corpse of Minnesota Fats with him, leaving Dick Phoenix clueless as to how he was going to locate them, and what he might do if he did.
We find our hapless hero sitting at the bar in the Ninth Street Poolroom, nursing a Scotch and soda, and talking to Joe, the bartender.
"You say he just disappeared? As into thin air?"
"Yep. One second he was right there in front of me, and the next second, poof, he was gone. Damnedest thing I've ever seen."
"You don't suppose you may have had a few too many at the time, do you Dick? You know sometimes......"
"Come on Joe, I was sober as a Judge. I know what I saw."
Two stools down sat a tall, thin fellow, smoking a cigarette. The collar of his overcoat was turned up, and his hat was pulled down low, hiding his features. He seemed to be very much interested in what Dick and Joe had been talking about. As Joe left for another customer he stood, threw a couple of dollars onto the bar, and walked over to were Dick was sitting.
"Pardon me, but I'm afraid I couldn't help overhearing your conversion just now. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Professor Otto Jagermeister. I teach at the local university. There's something very important I'd like to discuss with you."
"What? Oh, yeah......uh, some other time, okay Doc? I'm kinda busy right now."
"Please, Mister Phoenix. It's about that disappearance you mentioned. The one with a man, and a corpse."
"What about it?"
"Mr. Phoenix, have you ever heard of a Klingon cloaking device?"
............Stay tuned.
We find our hapless hero sitting at the bar in the Ninth Street Poolroom, nursing a Scotch and soda, and talking to Joe, the bartender.
"You say he just disappeared? As into thin air?"
"Yep. One second he was right there in front of me, and the next second, poof, he was gone. Damnedest thing I've ever seen."
"You don't suppose you may have had a few too many at the time, do you Dick? You know sometimes......"
"Come on Joe, I was sober as a Judge. I know what I saw."
Two stools down sat a tall, thin fellow, smoking a cigarette. The collar of his overcoat was turned up, and his hat was pulled down low, hiding his features. He seemed to be very much interested in what Dick and Joe had been talking about. As Joe left for another customer he stood, threw a couple of dollars onto the bar, and walked over to were Dick was sitting.
"Pardon me, but I'm afraid I couldn't help overhearing your conversion just now. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Professor Otto Jagermeister. I teach at the local university. There's something very important I'd like to discuss with you."
"What? Oh, yeah......uh, some other time, okay Doc? I'm kinda busy right now."
"Please, Mister Phoenix. It's about that disappearance you mentioned. The one with a man, and a corpse."
"What about it?"
"Mr. Phoenix, have you ever heard of a Klingon cloaking device?"
............Stay tuned.
