Buck

Buck cuts the figure of a sharp old-school regular. A diamond-patterned gray vest sits over a light brown plaid shirt, and he tops the look with a dark gray fedora, adding a tie, a necklace, black trousers, and matching shoes. His hair is gray and his eyes are dark.

His inner life stays mostly offscreen, but he matches his partner's sharp eye for the music world and the acts worth seeing.

Arriving with Peggy Landsford, Buck checks his weapon at the entrance of Anastasia's club and is walked in by Gren. Gren seats the couple at table eight, dead center up front, a spot Peggy relishes since the Markmans had wanted it too, only for Gren to favor her pair. Before they settle in, Peggy asks whether Rita Liontene is playing that night, and Gren stays deliberately vague, claiming she is not booked. When Peggy points out that the singer is on the planet, Buck adds that Rita likes to take the stage after dark. Gren neither confirms nor denies it, simply suggesting they order another bottle, a tease that pleases the two before he steps away. The moment plays out in Venus Pop.