In the Whistler episode titled Shakedown, we meet Jackie Mills, an attractive young woman who is at a crossroads in her life. Tired of her mundane existence as a piano player at the club Chanticleer, she is approached by Paul Jessen, a man with a dubious plan that could change her fortunes. Paul proposes a scheme involving a priceless watch owned by Benjamin J. Lindquist, a wealthy man who is both respectable and vulnerable to scandal. Jackie is hesitant but intrigued, caught between her desire for a better life and the dangerous implications of Paul's proposal.