This is the best strand for some time. Dilbert has to cave and rescue the Veep. Then the Veep humiliates Dilbert. It's the natural order of things.
Oh, and why oh why can't we have a decent sharing facility. Ideally a small version of the entire strip we are sharing, or if you have some objection to that, just the first panel. Please.
For Dilbert it's the old devil on one shoulder angel on the other. I don't know what's in store but I think the next strip should involve Dilbert and Alice's debate. It would be like the door keeper bit in the Scottish Tragedy as far as timing and pacing goes.