Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 118

He turned back with a stare that would've iced me if looks could kill. Then, all at once, the look was gone. He sat back down in the chair beside me.

"Not bribed. Blackmailed."

"Blackmailed? Over what?" I asked, not yet believing what I was hearing.

"Remember when Sarah and I separated? Remember how bad off I was?"

I remembered. There were many nights I had to throw him over my shoulder and carry him into his house, he was so drunk.

"Well, Jade Chen's place had just opened then. And I went there one night to check it out."