As this issue opens, Mal encounters a group of Peelers
exacting tribute from some street urchins on Regina.
"Peeler" is a British slang term for "police officer",
derived from the name of Sir Robert Peel who, as Home
Secretary of the UK appointed in 1822, got the Metropolitan
Police Act of 1829 passed by Parliament, allowing the
appointment of paid police officers answerable to the
public, replacing the unpaid constables that were appointed
by local justices of the peace.
Regina is a world that
previously appeared in
"The Train Job".
On page 14, Mal meets up with
Agent Manahatta on Ares.
Ares is one of the moons of Boros, first seen in
"Small 'Verse".
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