He says that he'd forgotten what it was like to do things to make others
happy, but inwardly he couldn't have - that's why he was having those
nightmares, why he was finding it harder and harder to lie. He might have
fancied himself a Perry Mason with an attitude, but his inner self finally got
fed up and rebelled.
Darlene looks so nubile and cute in the fifth panel. Hokumm definitely has
a worthy task to practice for.