original_post:_4/25/2001________ HAHA! what a twist! So the page is a little long, and in retrospect I should have spread the happenings of this comic into two strips. Alli reveals that she is indeed the one that stole the pages, but fooled Vargas into thinking she still had them. This also assumes that Vargas didn't open the envelope until now. It's a lot to assume, but Tommy appearing gives him a nice hero moment. I wanted this story to really be about solidifying Tommy and Alli as friends. Even though Vargas wasn't a very strong villain, it set up enough of a start for him to be a presence later on.