Left Jacobi's house at 2:35 A.M. He knows nothing about any attempt to discredit Dr. Manhattan. He has simply been used. By whom? Russians seem obvious choice: Manhattan and Comedian both key military figures. But Comedian referred to an island. Artists and writers living on it. Doesn't fit. Can't concentrate.

Too tired. No sleep since Saturday. Walked home past trashcans stuffed with rumors of war, weighing factors, bodies, motives...waiting for a flash of enlightenment in all this blood and thunder.