The Mimic
Issue 20

Against a background story of drug dealing in Central Park, Mr. Shepherd meets with Benito Medici, son of Augustus, the leader of the Trust. Benito is the heir apparent to his father's position, but is reluctant to accept the responsibility.

The members of the Trust are not happy that Graves is alive. Shepherd failed in his mission to destroy the Minutemen. The two men discuss Graves' motives. Benito suggests cutting Graves off from 'the game', no guns, no bullets. Shepherd thinks this will cause a war, and suggests waiting for Graves to show his hand.

The conversation continues in similar vein. We learn that the ultra-violent sadist Lono is less dangerous than "that fucker Burns", but that even they were not the most deadly of the Minutemen. Benito suspects Shepherd of some duplicity over Atlantic City and the events since Graves has been revealed to be alive. Maybe this is because Shepherd was once a Minuteman himself before being 'retired'. The conversation concludes with the suggestion that as graves always operates by a strict moral code, perhaps the Trust can use this against him. Maybe Graves' methods will prove to be his undoing.

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