Sunday, March 6, 2011

Doyle in Charge

Rose and Mal go on a belated honeymoon leaving Jake in charge of the private detecting business, making sure Christian doesn't relapse, and the management/care of Tinny and Des. To manage these responsibilities to their fullest Jake decides to move back into the Doyle family home for the period of Mal and Rose's absence. In a somewhat creepy move, Jake decides that he will use Mal and Rose's room as his own during his stay.

Almost immediately Jake faces power struggles as Tinny and Des push challenge the newly imposed chain of command. Jake is able to win their loyalty by giving them important roles in the firms current case, an investigation into the proper treatment of teen drug addicts at the children's hospital. Sadly, this drug connection bring Christian into contact with addiction and drug culture and forces a relapse.

Jake's life just keeps getting more complicated. Before Mal and Rose's return he somehow has to solve the mystery and figure out why things are going well for the teens in question and find a way to break Christian of his addiction and remove traces of his relapse. Talk about a less than relaxing week at the top.

When Mal and Rose finally make it back Jake is pleased to relinquish his claim to the top spot in the Doyle hierarchy.

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