Mary Worth 3118

That's twice you've told Estelle that she's selfish. Maybe you ought to say it once more because, you know, three times a charm.

Mary Worth 3117

Don't sound so desperate, Arthur Z. It's not very attractive.

Mary Worth 3116

Overeager isn't the exact word I was thinking.

And a special thank you to all you overeager readers who sent me large sums yesterday. I love you dearly, my pets. If you send me another large sum, I may even be able to come visit!

Mary Worth 3115

Wait... IS Arthur real? Is it unreasonable to think that Estelle could be imagining this whole thing? Is she schizophrenic? Perhaps all the email exchanges and phone calls have just been created in her own malfunctioning mind. If that's the case, where has she been sending her money? I better go check my PayPal account. By the way, you can send your money to my PayPal account, too. I can't promise I'll come visit, but I will send a nice thank you note.

Mary Worth 3114

Menopause has been very kind to Estelle. Puberty was hell.

Mary Worth 3113

It's time for a little sting operation, I'd say. If this story doesn't end with Arthur Z hanging for dear life from the open hatch door of an airborne Cessna 152, then Mary's doing something wrong.

Mary Worth 3112

I admire Arthur Z's commitment to the long con. It's always a risk to hit your mark twice. She might start to think something's up. Or worse, Toby might start to think. Period.

Mary Worth 3111

I admire Arthur Z for playing this through the endgame. Unfortunately for him, Detective Toby Cameron, P.I., is on the case now, and this gives her one more opportunity to do Research.

Mary Worth 3110

Holy chickpeas, woman! Does cooking international cuisine mean buying frozen falafel to you? Arthur Z will be unimpressed!

Mary Worth 3109

And that means cleaning up cat hair and getting rid of the litter box. Libby, you get to be an outdoors cat.