[moovova]

The New York Times reporter, Ali Watkins, was draining Mr. Wolfe of...

...information.

[cgbg]

draining Mr. Wolfe of

I think there was a movie about this--but it appears Mr. Wolfe wasn't paying attention:

A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works. I first became aware of it, Mandrake, during the physical act of love... Yes, a profound sense of fatigue, a feeling of emptiness followed. Luckily I — I was able to interpret these feelings correctly. Loss of essence. I can assure you it has not recurred, Mandrake. Women, er, women sense my power, and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake...but I do deny them my essence.

:-)