Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 17

Rebecca approached me, "Jake? Is he...?"

"Dead?" I asked. "As the proverbial doornail."

"What happened?" she asked wide-eyed.

"They won't know for sure until an autopsy is performed, but heroin was a major contributing factor."

Her eyes widened again, "Heroin?"

I saw the journalistic wheels turning in her mind.

"Hold on there, eager beaver, you have a story to focus on. About the Beatniks...remember?"

"Yeah, but there is obviously some sort of connection. I mean, the drummer was a Beatnik, was he not?"

I ignored the question as I got her coat from the rack and took her home...