Ron Updyke is Carl Kolchak's co-worker.
Biography[]
Updyke is a San Francisco native, having moved to Chicago at some point and joined INS. He hails from a family of dog breeders, and possesses an intimate knowledge about dogs and their anatomy.
Carl Kolchak nicknames him "Up Tight", and he has a prissy, preppy, priggish image. In contrast to Kolchak, he can't stand the sight of blood or dead bodies, and cries or faints at the sight of them. Updyke spends much of his time hob knobbing and ingratiating himself with Chicago’s elite, and writing puff pieces. Updyke is a sychopant, who often sucks up to his boss Tony Vincenzo. He and Kolchak are rivals, often pranking and insulting each other. However, Updyke gets along swimmingly with Emily Cowles. A running gag is that Updyke will randomly reveal his hidden knowledge on a random subject, usually one that Vincenzo and Kolchak are arguing over.