Jake Randolph in "Requiem For A Stripper" Pt. 42

I stepped in and took off my hat.

"Don't get comfortable, Randolph. You ain't gonna be here long," Ari said as he went to a buzzer over by the cash register.

After a few seconds Whistling Eddie emerged from the backroom.

"What is it, Ari? I got a good crap game go...," he stopped as he saw me.

"Perfect. Just what I need. A two-bit gumshoe coming in here to try and threaten me into coughing up some information."

Why did everyone have such a negative reaction to seeing me? Harrigan, now Whistling Eddie.

Was I contagious or something?