Adding a comment just because it deserves one. A lot of people in the USA are trying to make money the quick and easy way, usually its also dangerous. When people know they are about to make a danger move, they usually want a drink. Silent partner (in American Film especially) usually means a shady dealer or hitman, and is usually indicative of (because nobody spoke) a double cross. In this case, the man is double-crossed by his visitor. Looking for someone he could trust implies that there are very few that he can trust, so most likely at a motel in hiding.
This is a very common thing you see in the news, people think they can make it big by selling guns or drugs on the street (because they see others doing it, or they see it in movies), then others think they can make it big by not paying for them and turning 100% profit. In these cases, usually that means killing the middleman. Drugs (Especially Speed) cloud your judgement and cause you to get tunnel vision, only seeing the ends, not the means. An unmade bed means this guy didn't sleep, so he was probably on speed or some other Upper (which is probably why he wanted a drink, so he could come down a bit).
Adding a comment just because it deserves one. A lot of people in the USA are trying to make money the quick and easy way, usually its also dangerous. When people know they are about to make a danger move, they usually want a drink. Silent partner (in American Film especially) usually means a shady dealer or hitman, and is usually indicative of (because nobody spoke) a double cross. In this case, the man is double-crossed by his visitor. Looking for someone he could trust implies that there are very few that he can trust, so most likely at a motel in hiding.
This is a very common thing you see in the news, people think they can make it big by selling guns or drugs on the street (because they see others doing it, or they see it in movies), then others think they can make it big by not paying for them and turning 100% profit. In these cases, usually that means killing the middleman. Drugs (Especially Speed) cloud your judgement and cause you to get tunnel vision, only seeing the ends, not the means. An unmade bed means this guy didn't sleep, so he was probably on speed or some other Upper (which is probably why he wanted a drink, so he could come down a bit).