| Jeff Angel |
Sprite Gallery |
- "Grow up... Like I haven't heard that before. You sound just like him, you know? That makes me so mad! Stop treating me like I'm stupid! I'm not a kid! Don't pretend to know one single thing about me!"
- — Jeff to Kyle Hyde
Jeff Damon, alias Jeff Angel, is a major character in Hotel Dusk: Room 215. He is one of the residents in Hotel Dusk, occupying Room 213 (Trust). He brings Mila Evans to the hotel after picking her up as a hitchhiker, but loses interest in her after learning that she is mute.
Appearance[]
Jeff is a late teen with blond hair, fair skin and light blue eyes. He is seen wearing a white t-shirt with red trim on the collar and sleeve ends, blue jeans tied in a belt with gray and white shoes. Jeff's hair goes down to his neck with a minor fringe directed to the right side.
Personality[]
Jeff has a strong complex towards his father who he views as scum and resents to the point of wanting to harm his reputation. He doesn't take kindly when people correct or belittle him, mentioning that "Kyle sounds the same like [him]" referring to his father. Neither he seems interested on talking with people as he shows to be indifferent towards Kyle's initial accusations.
Despite his controversial actions, Jeff still has a layer of childish innocence around him, being only nineteen. Jeff shows manners of being a little childish, including referring to his father as "daddy" ("poppa" alternatively).
Jeff appears to be a rebellious, mischievous teen with an aloof attitude, and can appear rather cocky and arrogant at times. In actuality, Jeff can be interpreted as a lost, misguided and confused young man in dire need of a role model and emotional support; he is ultimately a good-hearted young man deep down. He shows signs of parental neglect and believes "nobody understands him". He does show kindness, such as when he drove Mila to the hotel when she asked. Once Kyle repents Jeff and tells him that he should try being more independent, Jeff is shown to be learning from his mistakes and changing for the better. He apologizes to Kyle for trying to make him a suspect in his family drama. Kyle also has a bit of sympathy for Jeff, commenting his situation is "Sad in a pitiful sort of way. Another father-and-son story gone wrong. It did convince me of one thing though: people do stupid things. But when you ask them, they always got a reason."
Background[]
Jeff and his father.
His father, Larry Damon, is a defense attorney, considered one of the best around. Larry seemed to specialize in defending organized crime. Jeff considers his father to be an arrogant scumbag who thinks he's always right about everything doesn't trust anyone but himself, not even his own family.
In 1979, Jeff overheard conversations between his father and some of the men from the criminal group Nile. Jeff became disgusted by his father's dirty money and wanted to put a scare in him. He broke into his dad's safe, stole $20,000 and his gun, and hit the road, stealing his father's car. When Jeff later saw the news about the incident, he realized his father knew Jeff was the culprit and still called the police.
Jeff, upset and unsure what to do, ran into Mila on the side of the road. She was holding a brochure about the hotel in her hands, so he decided to go and brought her along with him. He checked into the hotel under the name of Jeff Angel.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215[]
He decided to stash the money in the toilet in Kyle Hyde's room, threw the gun in the laundry room's linen cart, and then told Dunning Smith that someone had stolen his stuff. He was hoping Dunning would call the police, see the holes in Jeff's story and then arrest him. He wanted to embarrass his father and then reveal his mob connections.
Kyle interrogating Jeff.
Kyle discovered the cash in his toilet and realized something fishy was going on. He heard Jeff complaining to Dunning right after finding the money and realized that too little time had passed for Jeff to know he was robbed. Kyle also read the story of the robbery in the paper and found the gun in the laundry room. Kyle used Louie's help to get into Jeff's room, where he found a duplicate key to Room 215 and a student ID with Jeff's real name. Kyle used all these things to confront Jeff and learn the truth.
When he discovered Jeff's plan to go to the press about his father, Kyle pointed out that doing so would likely get Jeff and his father killed by Nile. He told Jeff the way to get his dad to change was to change himself first.
After Hotel Dusk[]
In Martin Summer's article, it is mentioned Jeff reconciled with his father and their relationship transformed, and Jeff opened a small lawyer's office in Manhattan independently from his father. Larry came to Manhattan to visit Jeff.
Interrogation answers[]
- Five pieces of evidence are required before the interrogation can progress:
- Pistol (found at the bottom of the laundry hamper in the laundry room)
- Duplicate Room 215 Key (found in Jeff's bag in his room)
- Jeff's Student ID (found in Jeff's coat pocket in his room)
- Stack of Cash (found in Room 215's toilet bowl)
- Lobby Newspaper (found in lobby)
- Why hide cash in my room?
- You had to hide the cash.
- You wanted trouble. (correct)
- I know about the gun.
- You felt the heat!
- You wanted it found. (correct)
- Your real name is...
- Jeff Angel
- Jeff Damon (correct)
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