Richard Dodge was Joel Quarter’s ‘little brother’, and before this, for Joel’s sake, Richard had been loudly stating his lowly opinion of Alex, treating him as just a small-time bodyguard with no proper background, and someone who Richard could insult at will.

Moreover, once he knew that not only had Alex hooked up with Phoebe but that Cheryl had also been added to the picture and the three of them had a blast together, there was extreme envy, jealousy, and unstable emotions in Richard’s heart.