The King In Yellow Summary

George Millar apologizes to one of his hotel's clients over the phone, then hangs up and calls after the house detective, Steve Grayce. Someone is on the eighth floor causing trouble by putting a music show on with several friends. The offender's name is Leopardi. Steve goes up to the eighth floor and confronts them. One of them is a girl, whom Steve grabs and runs away with down the hall. He unlocks a room and lets her go once they are inside. There is another girl already on the bed inside the room. Steve asks her how they knew Leopardi was going to be present in the hotel, but they don't answer and demand that he leaves. The blonde, who he carried back to the room, throws a mirror at him. He leaves, and hears trombone...