Black and white comic page in rubber hose cartoon style. A housefly detective walks down a quiet city sidewalk, deep in conflicted thought. His inner monologue questions his role in a case: “Did all I could? Maybe. Maybe if I had been faster... better aim... Is it really my problem?” “The cops are on the case. They’re wrong, but they’re on it. No one asked me to get involved. I’m not even getting paid.” In the next panel, he kicks open his office door with a “THUNK,” Final panel: he’s at his office desk, urgently calling on a rotary phone: “Operator! Get me Sergeant Hartley at police HQ.” The scene signals a turning point in the detective’s moral decision. Insect detective noir comic

Black and white comic page in rubber hose cartoon style. A housefly detective walks down a quiet city sidewalk, deep in conflicted thought. His inner monologue questions his role in a case: “Did all I could? Maybe. Maybe if I had been faster... better aim... Is it really my problem?” “The cops are on the case. They’re wrong, but they’re on it. No one asked me to get involved. I’m not even getting paid.” In the next panel, he kicks open his office door with a “THUNK,” Final panel: he’s at his office desk, urgently calling on a rotary phone: “Operator! Get me Sergeant Hartley at police HQ.” The scene signals a turning point in the detective’s moral decision. Insect detective noir comic

Transcript

Transcript – The Buzz of Mystery Book 1, Page 10

Panel 1:
(The detective walks down a quiet city sidewalk, head lowered, deep in thought. A street scene unfolds behind him. His inner dialogue unfolds in overlapping thought bubbles.)

Did all I could? Maybe.

Maybe if I had been faster.

Maybe if I had better aim.

Is it really my problem?

The cops are on the case. They're wrong, but they're on it.

No one asked me to get involved.

I'm not even getting paid.

So maybe...

Panel 2:
(The detective kicks his office door open with a heavy “THUNK,” stopping mid-stride, with his coat and jacket in hand.

Panel 3:
(Inside his office, the detective sits at his desk, gripping a rotary telephone receiver with urgency. A desk lamp and hat rack are visible.)

Detective:
"Operator! Get me Sergeant Hartley at Police HQ."

Book 1 Page 10
Posted on July 11, 2025 by Cole C.

Chip finds himself in a moral quandary. He doesn't have to wade any deeper into this mess, but...how can he resist?