Strangers in Paradise (1994-1996)

A flight from Canada lands in Houston, returning a noticeably thinner Katchoo to her friends. She finds a changed Francine, now heavier and nursing a broken arm. The reunion is tense, shadowed by the two-month absence Katchoo left unexplained. Her arrival is immediately noted by a private detective, who reports directly to the enigmatic Darcy Parker. In a memory, a younger Katchoo receives instruction in the back of a limousine, learning the precise etiquette of high-society companionship from a woman named Emma. The past’s polished lessons now contrast sharply with the complicated reality waiting at the airport gate.