Throughout the 1880s and 1890s the Acre continued to attract gunmen, highway robbers, card sharps, con men, and shady ladies, who preyed on out-of-town and local sportsmen.

Fighting Joe Hooker, who had so many shady ladies following him that people called them Hooker's battalion-" "Thank you for the lecture, but that's quite enough.

The Red Rooster's décor is more rakish, as befits a former brothel, and the 16 clean college-casual rooms are named after shady ladies.

There was a Union gen- eral, lighting Joe Hooker, who had so many shady ladies following him that people called them Hooker's Battalion.

So you're the shady lady I've heard so much about.

One was kept in the safe and the other hidden in the bathroom, for the use of shady ladies in case they found themselves dealing with an unruly or hassling clients.

"A shady lady cannot be too fussy," declared Sara.

"She's what is known as a shady lady."

The Scarlet Room's décor had us nudging each other, winking and whispering "bordello"; a fit setting for a shady lady.

Prime suspect in the killings is a shady lady known as the Dragon Queen, but soon Chan's suspicions fall elsewhere.