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Panel 1:
Rorschach continues to ask
question, trying to get at the heart of who it might be behind these killings
and attempted killings. He finishes with
the remark, “we have so few pointers,” while the miniature pyramid remains
prominent in the foreground – its pointed edges the pointers that Nite Owl and Rorschach need to find the killer.
Panel 4: Rorschach’s comment, “handled watchdogs
before,” refers back to the case that sent him over the edge, as seen in Chapter VI.
Panel 5: Rorschach’s remark that this case is a
“logic-problem [and] simply needs application of intelligence…” also refers to
Nite Owl’s puzzle in the foreground, as he tries to figure out the password for
Veidt’s computer files.
Panel 6: Rorschach’s comment that Veidt “could…have
provided answers…” is ironic, since he is the one behind it all and, therefore,
could have provided every single answer with precision.
Panel 7:
Rorschach names two more
riders, Death and War of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and mentions that
the other two, Famine and Pestilence, “…can’t be far behind…” indicating that
they are two riders approaching.
Panels 7-8: And here, on the computer screen, we get
another instance of the two riders motif,
as the computer asks if the user would like to add a “rider” to the password,
and Dan adds the Roman numeral for two.
Panel 8: Rorschach’s comment about mistrusting the
“fascination with…dead kings…” can also be seen as a commentary on Veidt, who
is fascinated by Rameses II (a dead king) and whom Rorschach dislikes.
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