Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 169

The house itself, stucco to match the outside walls, was a two-story mansion under a red terra cotta roof. The front doors were huge, recessed under an entranceway between two giant pillars that were holding up a balcony above it, no doubt the two French doors just off the balcony leading to the master bedroom. My house in the Hollywood Hills was nothing to sneeze at, and this joint made mine look like a beach shack.

I'd spent enough time playing amateur real estate agent and had to turn my attention to doing some surveillance of the property instead...