This story really isn't connected to anything. It gave us a bit of the past of Mayor Hundred's. Back when he was the Great Machine. And is also gave us a bit of the past of New York City. At the same time, it looks to the future, because Mayor Hundred has decided that should it come the time for him to step down, or resign his office, that he would like Wylie to run for the position. This would give him some relief knowing that the great city of New York would be in fair and just hands. I guess it's a little selfish on his part. But, really, he is looking out for the citizenry. The thought comes from a good place. Anyways, as he's talking to Wylie he sees the presence of an African-American ghost. They surmise that it has something to do with the slaves that they buried in a place of honor in New York, but they don't really understand the connection. All he knows is that the gentleman has a swirled tattoo on his chest. Wylie does some digging and finds that there was another gentleman that had that symbol on his casket. They didn't make the connection between him and the slaves, so he wasn't buried at the same sight. The Mayor and Wylie rectify that situation, and the sightings stop. With all that being said, what we really got her was a little insight in to the Mayor's character. When he first started he had good intentions, but his mind was still clouded with the misinterpretations and stereotypes of a man from a different culture. This story shows how he has grown and moved past those clouded thoughts. Now, later in his career, with his personal growth, he truly walks the talk. Brian K Vaughan is an incredible writer. He really gets you to think about things in a way that makes sense. Things that you may not want to think about. And I'm always amazed by Tony Harris' pencils. This has been an incredible book since it's inception, and it continues to set the high-water mark for others to reach.
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