The Cone Of Silence
By Rob Morris
Hello 86, my friend
We have a case for you again
Because a person died quite oddly
They left a message when trying to flee
Mister Siegfried may be up to his old tricks
Max, make the fix
But please don't use the Cone Of Silence
You will need allies for this trip
At the lab you'll get equipped
Weapons of power and velocity
A watch to confirm name and identity
Bring 99 but not Larabee
Fang not Hymie
And please don't request the Cone Of Silence
You'll face great peril that's in store
And you will love it all the more
Use your shoe-phone to keep in touch
Call us in if things get too much
CONTROL is counting on you all
So please don't fall
And, No, we won't use the Cone Of Silence!
Max, we've been over this a lot
The Cone it fails just like a shot
We can't hear ourselves while it's down
We end up looking just like clowns
But 86 would not accede to my moan
And so we used the Cone Of Silence
And the strike team they went forth
At first to South instead of North
99 sounded the all clear
Then the UN just disappeared
And Max he said "Sorry about that Chief"
They caught the thief
I cried inside the Cone – Of Silence.