Jake Randolph in "The Eternal Night" Pt. 25

I laid there in my bed, Roxie sleeping beside me, with my hands behind my head. I was staring up at the ceiling fan slowly twirling itself to death. I wasn't really keen on resurrecting Jake Randolph, Private Detective, even briefly.

But what was I really afraid of? That I wouldn't like it... or that I would? My decision to retire as a detective was not a rash one. I gave it a lot of thought and a lot of soul searching. But even though I had enjoyed a more leisurely life I felt like I wasn't really being me...