Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 48

Rebecca and I went to our usual table and had some coffee while a couple of the new people to the café sat on the stage, one playing bongos and the other playing a flute. It was mellow and really kind of nice.

"Rebecca," I said quietly, as the music wasn't very loud. "Do you know anything about Chinatown?"

She shook her head as she kept looking at the stage, seemingly mesmerized by the Beatnik Pied Piper and his bongo playing companion.

"Not much," she said softly.

"I need to locate a madam that operates there. Her name's Jade Chen."