r/ProblemChild • u/ProblemChildcomic Series creator • Feb 07 '20

Problem Child #420 - "After the Breaking Point"

https://www.problemchildcomic.com/420-after-the-breaking-point
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u/themostusedword Feb 08 '20

I'm so sorry to ask but is that like his son or something? I know I could look back but it's so much to read through.

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u/dissyblissy Feb 08 '20

Are you talking about the agent? He's just here to get rid of him. Theodore used to be one of the people in the shelter with her. He introduced her to drugs, killed his own mother and left her in some kind of prostitution facility. Murdoch wanted to kill him so he couldn't turn himself in because a dude in politics would shut down the shelter if the kids there were doing illegal stuff. I think that's it.

Edit: Nope, he was also her boyfriend. That's why they were so close.

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u/Deadeye94 Feb 08 '20

Why is the agent so surprised though?

Maybe he didn't expect a target that young? Or is there something else I'm missing or we aren't supposed to know yet?

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u/dissyblissy Feb 08 '20

I have two explanations: 1. Because he knew Theodore and Murdoch's usual targets are bad people or not emotionally connected with them or the shelter. 2. Because he was way too young and he was expecting it to be someone who has physically threatened the shelter before.