
It was Memorial Day when TB left off with the Les/Cayla/Susan triangle, and after a summer of time-travel and PTSD-afflicted dating (but ironically, no Summer), he picks it up again. The top-right panel is quite well-drawn, and portends much drama. Taken by itself, there are many ways one can go with it: is Cayla driving past Montoni’s when she happens to spy Susan walking in? Or is she parked outside, lying in wait? In the next panel we learn that both ladies have been summoned to the pizzeria by Les, “The Man”. Of course, Susan has made it a point to arrive first.
Note the ladies’ astonished expressions in the penultimate panel at Les’ un-ironic use of the phrase “long and hard”.