Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 78

We transferred from the delivery van into my Pontiac Bonneville quickly. I cranked up and peeled out of the alley like a greased lightning bolt stuck in the backside of a cheetah being pursued by a swarm of angry bees. A car rounded the corner of Pico and Alvarado practically on two wheels. I got a glimpse of the inside of the car, which looked like Charlie Chan's family reunion.

I headed toward State Street, where the General Hospital was located. I wanted to get Blaze checked in, but had to lose the flying moo goo gai pan brothers first...