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Originally appeared in Femme Noir: The Dark City Diaries, Issue #1
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PAGE TWENTY-ONE
PANEL 1. A bit later as a couple of uniformed cops lead him away out of the alley to a patrol car. Noir stands talking to Riley.
RILEY: YOU'RE SAYING HE CONFESSED TO THE DEWEY MURDER?
NOIR: YES. AND HE'LL CONFESS AGAIN, WHEN YOU GET HIM DOWNTOWN. LORETTA LUNA IS INNOCENT.
PANEL 2. Medium close-up on Riley and Noir.
RILEY: AND JUST WHO ARE YOU, LADY? WHAT BUSINESS OF IT IS YOURS?
NOIR: I'M JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN, LIEUTENANT.
PANEL 3. Medium close-up on Riley as he turns his head to watch the guy being put into a police car in the background.
RILEY: WELL FROM NOW ON, LADY, STAY OUT OF…
PANEL 4. Large panel. Wide angle on the alley as Riley turns back, to find Femme Noir is gone.
RILEY: …POLICE BUSINESS.
RILEY: WHAT THE –?
RILEY: WHERE DID SHE GO?
PANEL 5. Back in the narrator's office as he leans back in his chair, smoking, looking at his typewriter.
CAPTION: "YES IT COULD BE THE SINGER. THE LORETTA LUNA CASE OCCURRED JUST AS OUR MYSTERIOUS LADY OF THE NIGHT MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCES…
PANEL 6. He holds up the picture of Laurel Lye.
CAPTION: BUT THEN THERE'S THE REPORTER…
PANEL 1. A bit later as a couple of uniformed cops lead him away out of the alley to a patrol car. Noir stands talking to Riley.
RILEY: YOU'RE SAYING HE CONFESSED TO THE DEWEY MURDER?
NOIR: YES. AND HE'LL CONFESS AGAIN, WHEN YOU GET HIM DOWNTOWN. LORETTA LUNA IS INNOCENT.
PANEL 2. Medium close-up on Riley and Noir.
RILEY: AND JUST WHO ARE YOU, LADY? WHAT BUSINESS OF IT IS YOURS?
NOIR: I'M JUST A CONCERNED CITIZEN, LIEUTENANT.
PANEL 3. Medium close-up on Riley as he turns his head to watch the guy being put into a police car in the background.
RILEY: WELL FROM NOW ON, LADY, STAY OUT OF…
PANEL 4. Large panel. Wide angle on the alley as Riley turns back, to find Femme Noir is gone.
RILEY: …POLICE BUSINESS.
RILEY: WHAT THE –?
RILEY: WHERE DID SHE GO?
PANEL 5. Back in the narrator's office as he leans back in his chair, smoking, looking at his typewriter.
CAPTION: "YES IT COULD BE THE SINGER. THE LORETTA LUNA CASE OCCURRED JUST AS OUR MYSTERIOUS LADY OF THE NIGHT MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCES…
PANEL 6. He holds up the picture of Laurel Lye.
CAPTION: BUT THEN THERE'S THE REPORTER…
Glad strip is rolling again! Great story, fantastically detailed art work, like the two views of the police detective in the second panel – and love your cars!