"They should be," says Parker with a frown. "I'll try again."

He does--or starts to, anyway. Before he gets halfway through the secret knock, a muffled voice can be heard: "Enough! Enough! I'm coming!"

The door opens to reveal a swarthy, barrel-chested old man. "So, this is the little troublemaker, eh?" he says with a sharp look at Tyler. His voice is gravelly and has a heavy Greek accent.