Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 128

I saw a twinkle in his eye, "What is it? Tell me, I want to help you..."

I put my hands up, "Whoa! Slow down there, hot rod. Now I told you to leave this to me. I have the experience to deal with this. And hell, I may not even come out of this on the north side of the ground. Don't take this the wrong way, but you would only slow me down. This situation is fluid, and if I'm not able to go with the flow of the tide I'll drown. I hope you understand me, Jeffrey."