Talk:The Scarlet Band

I read this one in A&OP in three sittings at the Barnes and Noble cafe. I have to say that the "mystery" should not have required a Holmes analog to solve. Even after deliberately forgetting the spoilers I'd picked up from here (which I managed to do surprisingly well, if I do say so myself) I saw the solution coming from a mile away. I mean, that was a really transparent conspiracy, even without any evidence (and notice none was featured). I guess if you were antipathetic toward the HUD you might possibly be relied upon to see what you wanted to see, but if they were going to bring in an objective observer, they should have done a lot more obfuscation than they had. Apparently Atlantean law enforcement is even worse than the Atlantean military. There they just give command to the person who is least qualified, and thus least likely to succeed, and hope they'll beat the odds. The law enforcement is so careful to keep competent people from joining up to begin with that there's not even anyone who realizes how much more they don't know. Turtle Fan 23:05, January 5, 2011 (UTC)