bellowed Mayor Roverdile, pausing for dramatic emphasis while surveying the large crowd assembled before him at around 2:15 p.m. in the city square. “Whether by land or by sea,” he repeated, this time in a near-reverential whisper. “We will spare no expense, leave no corner unsearched, and not quit until the vile, cowardly perpetrators of this misdeed are brought forward to justice!!” The crowd clapped enthusiastically. “JUSTICE!” a man yelled. “THE GALLOWS!” opined another. Soon a tumultuous chorus of punishments for the perpetrators was being recommended loudly by the insatiable mob. “We have captured one malefactor and killed another who tried to escape. Your heroic police are to thank for this tremendous progress we have made thus far!” “HANG HIM!!” cried a man. “All in good time,” promised the mayor. “But we must first learn who his accomplices are and, most importantly, who the ringleaders are!” “FIND THE RINGLEADERS!” shouted another man.
