Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 178

The front door went flying open and I heard a voice say, "Get back, punk!"

Alex began backing up toward the drawing room doors as Skip, Marilyn and Jade Chen appeared in the doorway. The dark figure began walking from the front doors toward the drawing room. Who the hell could that be? A disgruntled customer from Jade Chen's whorehouse? A hype with a bad taste in his mouth from some of her poison? I thought I was done swinging at curve balls. But I had just gotten thrown another one.

The figure stepped into the light. It was Jeffrey!