Jake Randolph in "The Littlest Client" Pt. 148

"My name is Ian O'Sullivan and I'm the proprietor of this fine establishment. Now, what can I help you with?"

He had a grin that spread across his face like a barbed-wire fence. You know, the kind of fence that won't obstruct the view but could do some serious damage if you try to cross it without extreme caution.

But I didn't have time for caution.

"I need to see Duncan Gallagher," I said, without a grin.

The countenance of his face changed to a man who'd just had a rabid hedgehog stuffed down the front of his trousers...