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The Naked Beat

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I knew Jade Chen would have the evidence here. She would've kept it under wraps. She probably bumped off the photographer that took the pictures and shot the film footage and whoever developed it all. One thing is certain about blackmailers: they want to keep the evidence a secret every bit as much as the one being blackmailed. Because once the truth gets out there, their hold on the victim is gone.

I checked behind pictures, felt for secret panels in the walls, but kept coming up blank. It was clear the evidence was in another part of the house...

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