When we last left Speed, he'd been koshed into unconsciousness by one of Nick Del Borno's confederates for punching Nick Del Borno in the face, and was recuperating at the hut of what I hope is a "poor farmer" and not a "door farmer".
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| Pretty sure he's figured that out, Sr. Farmer; he IS a detective, after all. |
The kindly campesino then supplies Speed with the next piece of information he needs and gets a fiver for his trouble.
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| "Here's a little extra for not removing my obvious disguise." |
By the way, if you are wondering at what point we learn(ed) that Nick Del Borno runs the rival business to the victim's sugar plantation, just keep wondering because we are never actually told that directly. It's Speed Saunders, you just have to try to keep up, people.
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| I myself am wondering why a sugar planation owner lives at a Catholic Mission. The plantation must be doing terribly. And you wouldn't expect a Catholic Mission to put up with someone who raises cane. |
The Padre falls for Speed's Old Beggar Disguise and kindly takes him in.
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| BTW, I'm assuming that Speeds speaks flawless rural San José-accented Spanish to pull off this ruse. I mean, if he can fly a aeroplane while holding a map, why not? |
Padre seems really nice; gives him a job.
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| "I knew my Cordon Bleu Grand Diplôme would come in handy some day! I hope that one day my studies of goldfish are similarly utile!" |
Luckily for Speed, he doesn't have long to wait for his quarry to surface.
Last time, Nick Del Borno caught him off-guard. THIS time Speed has prepared.
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| "I mean, now that I've killed her *ahem* 'friend', it seems the only decent thing to do." |
And what Speed has prepared is SOUP. Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but JUSTICE is best served PIPING HOT.
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| "Hi, my name's Torgo and I'll be your server tonight... OF JUSTICE!" |
Then Speed socks Nick Del Borno in the face, which worked SO well for him last time.
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| I mean, he may be morally justified but the legalities of punching an un-indicted face after dosing it with hot soup are questionable. Even in San José. |
But then ... Judas reveals himself as, once again, Nick Del Borno has a confederate at hand!
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| Everbody run; the Homecoming Queen's got a gun. |
Padre turns out to be a Nick Del Borno flunky AND a poor knife-thrower!
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| Art. Who needs "The Night Watch" when there's Speed Saunders? |
Tomorrow: Padre refuses to sign Speed's timecard.
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Disguises don't work well when you talk to yourself.
The soup scene where dude says "Why you - Hey! That's hot!!!!" is more fun if you read it like Paris Hilton.
- HJF1
I assume part of Speed's power to warp reality in his immediate vicinity also provides translation services. Speed has any skill needed in a given circumstance, whether it be flying an aeroplane or reading goldfish. And to be clear, other people are now speaking English. They have to conform to Speed's reality – Speed doesn't bend to theirs. What is actually surprising is Boss Hogg's ... err, Nick's henchman actually managing to tag Speed with a bottle. I assume Speed's powers only work when he focuses his attention on something, but I'm not sure that's always true. Speed is a mystery.
"And you wouldn't expect a Catholic Mission to put up with someone who raises cane."
I LOL'd out loud at this.
Well played, sir. Well played.
Oh! The "Cane" line, I was going to mention it too. Well played Scipio! I don't think I would have been Abel to beat it.
- HJF1
Speed Saunders is always entertaining. But big points for the Julie Brown reference.
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