Farewell My Lovely

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00:01:56 'This spring was the first I felt
00:02:02 'Maybe it was the rotten weather
00:02:05 'or the rotten cases I'd had -
00:02:09 'and then their wives
00:02:14 'Or maybe it was just the plain fact
00:02:19 'The only real pleasure
00:02:22 'was following Joe DiMaggio
00:02:26 'Well, it's the middle of July now
00:02:32 'In the spring, I wasn't holed up in
00:02:46 Hello.
00:02:48 Let me have Richmond 4421, please.
00:02:55 Lieutenant Nulty, please.
00:03:00 Nulty!
00:03:02 I'm at the Casa Marina, room 502.
00:03:06 Is Moose there?
00:03:09 Come alone.
00:03:10 - I asked if Moose was there.
00:03:28 Two more murders.
00:03:31 Do you know where Marlowe is?
00:03:33 Casa Marina.
00:03:36 That's not a good idea.
00:03:38 Now, you understand why
00:03:42 Yes, Commissioner.
00:03:44 Good.
00:03:59 Wait here.
00:04:01 - How long?
00:04:04 (Police siren )
00:04:09 (Knocking)
00:04:12 - Yeah?
00:04:14 - With or without the dwarfs?
00:04:17 Come on in.
00:04:25 Malloy with you?
00:04:27 Relax. There's nowhere
00:04:31 This case has busted wide open
00:04:35 - I wanna tell you...
00:04:37 You gonna listen or aren't you?
00:04:42 Sit down!
00:04:53 I was working on a $25-a-day breeze,
00:04:55 looking for a 15-year-old runaway
00:04:58 an honours student, majoring in men.
00:05:01 She had all ''A's'',
00:05:05 She had only one other interest -
00:05:09 # It seems to me
00:05:14 # It's from an old familiar score
00:05:18 # I know it well...
00:05:25 # It's funny how a theme
00:05:33 # A dream...#
00:05:34 You know, you remind me of Harry.
00:05:37 You're very much like Harry.
00:05:43 I used to dance
00:05:46 I may not be the most
00:05:49 but I could make a man as happy...
00:05:51 Really upset when it ended,
00:05:55 - What did you say your name was?
00:06:06 My parents sent you, didn't they?
00:06:10 Look, do you want to dance your way
00:06:16 Makes no difference to me.
00:06:27 (Tram bells)
00:06:31 (Music continues in distance )
00:06:39 Do you realise
00:06:42 to drive here
00:06:45 Can't you settle that on the way?
00:06:47 There's the matter of $25
00:06:51 Pay him, Charles.
00:06:54 I don't accept tips
00:06:57 Pets, yes -
00:07:00 Thank you.
00:07:01 Get in the car.
00:07:06 (Thump and groan )
00:07:12 Next time she runs away,
00:07:16 (Deep sigh)
00:07:17 'I was tryin' to stabilise
00:07:20 'when this guy the size of the
00:07:25 What are you, a cop?
00:07:28 No, I'm your fairy godmother.
00:07:30 'I started to walk away...'
00:07:32 Private dick, huh?
00:07:34 'when a hand I could have sat in
00:07:39 What's your name?
00:07:41 Marlowe, what's yours?
00:07:43 - Moose Malloy.
00:07:54 'He didn't bat an eye.
00:07:58 I want you to work for me.
00:08:00 You want me to find the guys
00:08:05 I want you to find my Velma.
00:08:10 She ain't wrote in six.
00:08:12 Where the hell have you been
00:08:16 In the can.
00:08:18 The Great Bend bank robbery?
00:08:21 Eighty grand?
00:08:23 I did it solo.
00:08:25 Ain't that somethin'?
00:08:28 Yeah.
00:08:29 I want you to find my Velma.
00:08:32 Look, man,
00:08:36 - She'll have a reason.
00:08:39 Why the hell
00:08:42 Maybe we ought to go to Florian's.
00:08:48 What was she like...
00:08:52 Cute.
00:08:55 Cute as lace pants.
00:08:58 That's somethin' to go on.
00:09:04 'He walked me slowly across half
00:09:10 (Chatter in street)
00:09:14 (Man ) Hello, Momma, how you doin'?
00:09:16 (Woman ) You the last
00:09:22 This is a coloured neighbourhood now
00:09:27 Let's you and me go up.
00:09:31 They might know something
00:09:34 How the hell would they know
00:09:39 Let's you and me go on up, huh?
00:09:42 OK, but leave off carryin' me.
00:09:46 I go to the bathroom by myself
00:09:54 (Man ) Uh-oh, look who's here.
00:09:57 (Moody blues )
00:10:00 (Indistinct chatter)
00:10:04 A shine palace.
00:10:09 (Man ) 52 years old and ain't never
00:10:15 What did I do this time?
00:10:18 I'm looking for a white girl
00:10:22 Hey, Henry.
00:10:29 No white boys here, brother.
00:10:32 I'm looking for Velma.
00:10:34 Velma, you says? No Velma here.
00:10:40 Just scram, white boy. Just scram.
00:10:44 Velma used to work here.
00:10:46 Velma USED to work here.
00:10:50 (Group laugh) Send him home, Henry.
00:10:52 You shouldn't laugh.
00:10:55 Maybe I should do this.
00:10:58 (Woman shrieks )
00:11:03 (Excited chatter)
00:11:08 (Piano starts )
00:11:19 Well...looks like
00:11:24 of spending that eighty grand
00:11:27 Now, you goin' to tell me
00:11:32 Mr Montgomery is in the back.
00:11:47 Can I speak to you a minute,
00:11:53 - What's that?
00:11:56 That's illegal. Besides,
00:12:00 (Gunshot)
00:12:07 All I wanted to know
00:12:11 He tried to tell me with this.
00:12:19 Jesus! You've had a busy day.
00:12:21 It's a good thing you don't
00:12:26 - I want you to find my Velma.
00:12:30 Meanwhile...ah,
00:12:34 Because the cops might think
00:12:37 You got somethin' there.
00:12:40 - I'm in the telephone book.
00:12:54 - Help me find my Velma, huh?
00:13:02 Hey, ah...Malloy?
00:13:04 This Velma. She got a last name?
00:13:08 Valento. Velma Valento.
00:13:10 Velma Valento.
00:13:16 'The fifty bucks felt snug
00:13:20 'The joint had emptied out,
00:13:22 'so I called you, Nulty,
00:13:26 'Mr Montgomery didn't seem to mind.'
00:13:37 Right here, fellas.
00:13:40 Big, black and dead.
00:13:48 35 minutes.
00:13:52 Lucky it wasn't somethin' serious.
00:13:54 Don't worry about it Marlowe.
00:13:58 No space in the papers,
00:14:01 Your picture will be in the papers -
00:14:04 front, sideways, back, numbers,
00:14:09 No sweat.
00:14:12 The guy that killed him
00:14:16 Yeah, that's right.
00:14:17 When he gets in touch, tell him come
00:14:23 Oh, he can write, can't he?
00:14:25 Oh, yeah...he might be a little shy.
00:14:27 For that kind of a killing
00:14:33 We gotta follow procedure or I get
00:14:37 Eleanor Roosevelt.
00:14:40 'I couldn't find any Florian
00:14:44 'but I had a vague hunch about
00:14:49 'I sparred with the night clerk
00:14:52 'but it was like tryin' to open
00:14:57 'Abraham Lincoln's picture
00:14:59 I'm looking for anybody that knows
00:15:03 Florians?
00:15:06 There's a man, played in the band,
00:15:13 Is there an elevator around here?
00:15:16 - If it is, I ain't seen it.
00:15:22 'The corridor gave me the willies.
00:15:25 'It was the kind of place
00:15:30 'alone and broke.'
00:15:34 Who is it?
00:15:35 My name is Philip Marlowe.
00:15:39 I'm not with the City,
00:15:42 I'm not with any collection agency.
00:15:45 I'm looking for a...Florian. You
00:15:57 Come in.
00:16:01 Thank you.
00:16:04 - Please, sit down.
00:16:06 The clerk tells me you used to have
00:16:12 Yeah. Tommy Ray and the Sunrays.
00:16:14 I had a couple of records.
00:16:18 - What you play?
00:16:22 This, um...Florian,
00:16:25 Mike.
00:16:27 - Know where I can find him?
00:16:32 Was he married?
00:16:33 Could be.
00:16:35 Know where she lives?
00:16:37 What's in it for you?
00:16:39 - A job.
00:16:41 A fellow's tryin' to find
00:16:45 Remember her? She worked there too.
00:16:47 I didn't know they had names.
00:16:49 This, um...Mrs Florian
00:16:54 Jessie.
00:17:00 You...ah, don't know
00:17:04 Couple of bucks in it.
00:17:08 Well, if it comes back to you...
00:17:12 You never know.
00:17:14 So long.
00:17:18 (Opens door)
00:17:23 Mister! Mister!
00:17:26 - Hey mister, my daddy wants you.
00:17:30 - Are you a policeman?
00:17:33 - No. I'm a baseball player.
00:17:43 'Tommy Ray said she was listed under
00:17:48 'Turned out she was living
00:17:52 'with a dried-out brown lawn.
00:17:55 'He told me a pint of bourbon
00:17:59 'I wondered if I should add it
00:18:09 (Dance-hall music)
00:18:19 (Buzzer)
00:18:24 Hello. Anybody home?
00:18:32 Mrs Florian?
00:18:34 Jessie Florian?
00:18:40 Tommy Ray says you are.
00:18:43 That a fact? You got a name?
00:18:46 Oh.
00:18:48 Marlowe.
00:18:50 I'm a, ah...private detective.
00:18:53 Can't be about Mike, he was put
00:18:58 I feel like a fly out here.
00:19:02 Come on in.
00:19:15 I didn't have time
00:19:19 (Music stops )
00:19:21 All the company I got.
00:19:23 At least it doesn't give you
00:19:26 Yeah. (Sniffs )
00:19:28 Well, Philip Marlowe,
00:19:31 Come in.
00:19:37 Tommy Ray still living
00:19:40 with that nigger he married
00:19:43 Yeah, same place.
00:19:45 Just about ruined him
00:19:49 He come to Mike's funeral.
00:19:53 I'm looking for a girl.
00:20:00 A hot day, huh? Funny, when I'm
00:20:06 It just so happens I, ah...
00:20:09 Ooh! Careful mister.
00:20:11 Don't want to be dropping
00:20:15 Why don't you, ah...step out
00:20:19 - Take a load off your feet.
00:20:23 Velma. You know,
00:20:27 - Oh, yeah?
00:20:29 Did a...song and dance act.
00:20:37 That's how I met Mike.
00:20:41 He had a nice place
00:20:44 I sure miss the business.
00:20:50 Anyway...
00:20:51 Jessie Harry.
00:20:54 That was my, ah... That was my name.
00:20:59 I was good.
00:21:05 Had an agent and everything.
00:21:09 Hmm.
00:21:15 Did you ever catch my act?
00:21:18 No, I don't believe I ever did.
00:21:21 (Starts humming)
00:21:29 # I'm blue all day Monday
00:21:33 # Thinkin' of you Sunday
00:21:37 (Hums again )
00:21:38 # That's one day when I'm with you
00:21:42 # It seems like I cried
00:21:48 # I died all day Wednesday
00:21:50 # Oh, my, how I long for you
00:21:54 (Sniffling)
00:21:55 # And then comes Thursday...#
00:22:05 I was good, honest I was.
00:22:08 I'm sure you were.
00:22:11 Better than Velma. Maybe not as
00:22:17 It's funny,
00:22:18 she was the only tramp
00:22:22 that he didn't use like a mattress.
00:22:25 Oh? How come?
00:22:27 I guess he was afraid. She had this
00:22:31 Built like a beer truck -
00:22:37 Hmm...I get it.
00:22:41 He's out of the can
00:22:45 You, ah...wouldn't have any idea
00:22:53 But I can find out.
00:22:55 If I like a guy,
00:23:02 How about another drink?
00:23:04 Sure.
00:23:06 This stuff dies painless with me.
00:23:10 You wouldn't happen to have a
00:23:15 But Tommy Ray must have one.
00:23:17 He didn't even know her name.
00:23:20 Why would he say that?
00:23:22 What was the name
00:23:25 Crescent.
00:23:30 (Dials phone number)
00:23:35 Tommy Ray, please.
00:23:38 Tommy! Jessie Florian.
00:23:42 Oh, it's OK, it's OK. He's here.
00:23:45 'It took her nearly ten minutes
00:23:52 'Then I went back to Ray's hotel
00:23:56 'that he'd held out on me.'
00:23:59 Andrew, got that picture?
00:24:15 'I figured there were plenty
00:24:18 'who'd passed through Hollywood
00:24:21 'Most of them had taken those pants
00:24:26 'A friend who ran a club gave me an
00:24:32 (Agent) Cute little redhead.
00:24:36 I never forget a face.
00:24:40 And generous with 'em.
00:24:43 But it's not a Velma.
00:24:45 It's a...
00:24:47 Linda! Linda...Gilbert.
00:24:52 What happened to her?
00:24:54 Did a couple of Busby Berkeley
00:24:59 But I really mean...ah, nuts.
00:25:02 Where is she?
00:25:04 Camarillo.
00:25:07 May I?
00:25:25 'Changing her name to Linda Gilbert
00:25:29 'or keep her out of an asylum.
00:25:32 'When I saw her I knew why
00:25:37 'She wasn't getting in touch
00:25:43 'I'd found Velma in only two days.
00:25:48 'He'd now hit in 33 straight games.
00:25:51 'Nine away from the consecutive
00:25:54 Hi, Mr Marlowe.
00:25:56 Kiss your five bucks goodbye,
00:25:58 Di Maggio's going all the way.
00:26:00 We'll see. He's got nine more games
00:26:05 I know what pressure is, Mr Marlowe.
00:26:10 So you better watch
00:26:14 - What about this Hitler?
00:26:17 - He invaded Russia.
00:26:20 It's a lot easier
00:26:26 Read all about it.
00:26:32 'I was thinking
00:26:35 'with my bank account
00:26:38 'when I smelled my next client.'
00:26:42 You're Philip Marlowe,
00:26:44 Check.
00:26:51 (Sniffs )
00:26:54 Come on in.
00:27:00 You've been recommended to me
00:27:02 as someone who can be trusted
00:27:07 I'd like to discuss a matter.
00:27:11 Sit down.
00:27:14 Well, what's the problem?
00:27:16 It's a...very slight matter.
00:27:17 I'm meeting some men tonight
00:27:22 Do you carry a gun?
00:27:24 - Sometimes.
00:27:26 I'd probably be better off going
00:27:32 And I'll be carrying a...
00:27:36 Yours?
00:27:37 No. I'm acting for a friend.
00:27:40 You want your hand holding?
00:27:43 I don't like your manner.
00:27:45 I get a lot of complaints
00:27:51 I have to confess that...I picked
00:27:56 Well, why didn't you take
00:28:00 Or any that come before me?
00:28:02 I liked your name best.
00:28:07 (Sighs ) OK, go ahead.
00:28:10 Have you heard of Fei Tsui jade?
00:28:12 - No.
00:28:17 A few nights ago, a friend
00:28:21 and she was held up.
00:28:24 - What's it worth?
00:28:31 What's the plan?
00:28:32 Go where I'm told,
00:28:36 and receive the necklace back.
00:28:38 How much?
00:28:39 $15,000, that's why I decided
00:28:43 And I'm willing to pay you
00:28:47 Now, wait a minute,
00:28:49 You want to go off
00:28:53 There's only one problem.
00:28:57 By now this thing's
00:29:00 There's not much likelihood
00:29:03 as long as you play ball.
00:29:05 But I don't think they'll like
00:29:09 one of us might get hurt.
00:29:12 Not much I can do, Mr Marriott.
00:29:14 However, I will take your $100
00:29:19 I'll carry the shopping money.
00:29:21 That means you'll come.
00:29:23 What the hell,
00:29:26 Speaking of names, this friend
00:29:30 I'd prefer not to mention it.
00:29:32 - Meet me at Beach Road at eight.
00:29:36 At eight, then.
00:29:38 Hey!
00:29:39 I like your name too.
00:29:54 Been judging a flower show
00:29:57 That the winning daffodil
00:30:00 I'd a hunch you'd be around,
00:30:03 You said Malloy would come see me
00:30:07 Just pretend you're a detective
00:30:11 Can we talk alone?
00:30:14 I feel I should be
00:30:17 I don't have to take
00:30:21 Wait outside. Come on, wait outside!
00:30:25 And don't steal the doorknobs.
00:30:27 I need Malloy. I gotta bring him in.
00:30:32 What happens if you don't?
00:30:36 Why do you care about him?
00:30:38 Since King Kong, I've been a sucker
00:30:43 I'll nail you
00:30:45 Aiding what? You've got a dead
00:30:50 Who tried to kill Malloy?
00:30:51 We're working on it.
00:30:53 Who's in charge, Billy Rolfe?
00:30:55 What's that mean?
00:30:56 Malloy's girl is in the booby hatch.
00:31:00 An ex-con kills a coloured fella in
00:31:06 Suddenly you want to get him.
00:31:10 I don't expect that crooked
00:31:15 We're police
00:31:18 We could take your license.
00:31:20 I'll tie a string around my finger.
00:31:23 Oh, jeez, Marlowe.
00:31:25 Call me when he gets in touch.
00:31:38 'I started to think of ways
00:31:43 'but none of them were any good.
00:31:46 'I forced myself to think
00:31:49 'And I knew one thing: as soon as
00:31:55 'you'd better take one along
00:32:06 'I was having some Chinese food when
00:32:14 You found my Velma yet?
00:32:16 Yeah, I found her.
00:32:20 Where is she?
00:32:24 Moose, I'm sorry,
00:32:27 She's dead?
00:32:30 She might as well be.
00:32:32 and she ain't coming out.
00:32:34 - You're lying.
00:32:38 It's somebody else.
00:32:43 It's Velma.
00:32:45 I told you it was somebody else.
00:32:50 You mean that's not her?
00:32:53 No more funny stuff, huh?
00:32:55 Hey Moose, wait a minute...
00:33:16 'Why had Tommy Ray given me a phoney
00:33:21 He ain't been here all day.
00:33:35 Is my daddy comin' back?
00:33:54 'I was bailing out
00:33:57 'but I couldn't get that kid's face
00:34:02 'I stopped twice to find out
00:34:06 'He hadn't.'
00:34:31 Here's your fee
00:34:35 Right.
00:34:37 We're to make the exchange at the
00:34:42 OK.
00:34:44 You hop in the back.
00:34:48 They may be watching all the way.
00:34:51 This car sticks out like spats
00:35:16 Well, there's the barrier.
00:35:21 Aren't they here?
00:35:23 Shh! Get down. Keep quiet.
00:35:26 Looks like a try-out
00:35:30 That can't be.
00:35:31 - I'm going to take a look around.
00:35:35 Don't you want your $100's worth?
00:35:37 - They said stay near the car.
00:35:49 (Rolling waves )
00:35:54 (Thump )
00:36:23 (Thump )
00:37:08 (Rolfe ) Why'd he come to you?
00:37:10 He got my name
00:37:13 - Think we believe that?
00:37:16 They're free with bubble gum.
00:37:18 You left your car on Beach Road?
00:37:20 Why was it at Marriott's?
00:37:22 - Obviously somebody drove it there.
00:37:27 I bought Defence Bonds.
00:37:29 Let's start again, huh?
00:37:31 Why don't I make it easy on us
00:37:36 This fairy hired me to exchange
00:37:40 We drove to the woods,
00:37:43 drove to his place, walked 15 miles
00:37:48 and called the police.
00:37:49 - We could book you now.
00:37:52 What do you THINK happened?
00:37:55 Marriott wanted the money and
00:37:59 (Rolfe ) Yeah, then killed himself.
00:38:02 He had an accomplice who was to
00:38:07 Instead, he killed Marriott,
00:38:08 not me, cos he figured
00:38:13 It fits the facts.
00:38:15 It's a theory, anyway.
00:38:16 Lieutenant,
00:38:19 Bring him in my office.
00:38:38 You're in over your head
00:38:41 Maybe so. If I am, what are you
00:38:47 I don't think I can, Marlowe.
00:38:51 You can go now. We'll find out more
00:38:56 And forget about Malloy.
00:38:58 What do you mean?
00:39:00 He's lammed to Mexico.
00:39:02 - Who says?
00:39:04 Well, now...
00:39:06 I said lay off the case!
00:39:09 That's a little more like it.
00:39:11 Right on the line. No more
00:39:16 How come Nulty? Why?
00:39:19 Get outta here, Marlowe.
00:39:22 'It didn't matter you were going to
00:39:27 'I still had a job to do.
00:39:30 'Marriott hired me to protect him,
00:39:33 'As far as I was concerned,
00:39:38 'Most of the fences I knew
00:39:40 'wanted to smell my breath
00:39:44 'but one sent me
00:39:54 (Speaks Chinese )
00:40:07 Yes?
00:40:10 Fei Tsui jade.
00:40:12 - You got?
00:40:14 I no got. I want.
00:40:17 - Everybody want.
00:40:19 Only big collector got.
00:40:22 - Who?
00:40:27 Baxter Wilson Grayle?
00:40:30 He got.
00:40:34 Thanks.
00:40:43 'Judge Baxter Wilson Grayle,
00:40:46 'the most powerful political figure
00:40:51 'His butler kept saying
00:40:54 'until I said I was the last person
00:40:59 'The house wasn't much, it was
00:41:03 'and had fewer windows
00:41:20 Mr Marlowe. Come this way, please.
00:41:22 Thank you.
00:41:25 Hello, Mr Marlowe.
00:41:27 Hello.
00:41:45 'Her hair was the colour of gold
00:41:48 'She had a full set of curves which
00:41:54 'She was giving me the kinda look
00:42:00 This is my husband,
00:42:03 Please sit down, Mr Marlowe.
00:42:05 Mix Mr Marlowe a drink, Nelson.
00:42:07 Yes, ma'am.
00:42:10 - You're not what I expected.
00:42:14 The last person to see poor Lindsay,
00:42:19 - If you know what I mean.
00:42:24 He had to ransom a Fei Tsui jade
00:42:32 - Thank you.
00:42:38 I'm a private detective.
00:42:39 I understand you, ah...collect
00:42:43 I have a very fine collection,
00:42:47 (Marlowe ) He said
00:42:52 I wonder what he had in mind.
00:42:56 We only have one necklace.
00:42:58 - Oh, priceless?
00:43:04 You don't have to bother with this,
00:43:09 I think I will go lie down a while.
00:43:14 Glad to have met you,
00:43:17 Thank you, sir.
00:43:21 Mr Grayle hasn't been feeling well
00:43:29 Hell, I like drinking.
00:43:34 Was he an old friend, Mr Marriott?
00:43:36 Sort of.
00:43:40 He accompanied me places.
00:43:47 Well, Lindsay had to tell me
00:43:52 You're a very good-looking man
00:43:57 Well, I hope
00:44:01 Poor Lin.
00:44:03 He was rather a heel,
00:44:08 - Did you trust him?
00:44:13 Why?
00:44:15 I don't know, I trust some people.
00:44:18 I trust you.
00:44:20 Why don't you come here
00:44:25 I've been thinking about that
00:44:27 Ever since you first
00:44:31 These damn things
00:44:37 Do you do this sort of thing often?
00:44:40 No, I'm usually pretty busy...
00:44:42 at the monastery, praying
00:44:47 How long did you know Marriott?
00:44:49 Oh, years. I liked him.
00:44:53 I'd like to know who killed him.
00:44:56 Would you find out?
00:44:59 I'll pay you, of course. A lot.
00:45:02 - A lot?
00:45:04 Marriott lived like he had a lot. He
00:45:10 You're a little old-fashioned,
00:45:16 Your name's Phil, isn't it?
00:45:18 Philip, what's yours?
00:45:20 Helen, kiss me.
00:45:30 (Door opens )
00:45:40 Who was that?
00:45:42 - That was Mr Grayle.
00:45:45 I'm trying to.
00:45:46 He understands.
00:45:49 I know, he tires easily.
00:45:51 I tell you, it's all right.
00:45:55 You'd never know from the muscle
00:45:59 That kind of muscle
00:46:03 - Where can I call you?
00:46:08 - What's wrong?
00:46:11 Oh, jeez, you are old-fashioned,
00:46:16 From the waist up.
00:46:30 'After I'd parked my car
00:46:34 'I realised
00:46:37 'The Yankees were in Washington
00:46:41 'DiMaggio would break the record
00:46:45 'I couldn't wait
00:46:51 Howdy.
00:46:53 Howdy.
00:46:56 'I thought I recognised the smile,
00:46:58 'but I knew there was nothing
00:47:21 'This phone kept ringing.
00:47:25 'I prayed someone would answer it.
00:47:27 'I didn't realise
00:47:49 Where you want him?
00:47:50 Sit him down, sit him over there.
00:47:57 'I'd once seen a photo of Francis
00:48:01 'And there she was...in the flesh.'
00:48:04 Hey. Did I deliver, huh?
00:48:10 Go on, honey.
00:48:19 OK, girls.
00:48:35 Nice to meet you, Mr Marlowe.
00:48:40 Nice to have a night out
00:48:43 Please, don't smoke, Mr Marlowe.
00:48:54 Honey, go on to your room.
00:49:00 I just wanna speak to Moose Malloy.
00:49:09 I told you. I don't like smoke.
00:49:13 Who told you to get up?
00:49:21 I think you're a very stupid person.
00:49:24 You look stupid,
00:49:28 and you're on a stupid case.
00:49:30 I get it, I'm stupid.
00:49:46 You shouldn't have done that,
00:50:04 (Evil cackling)
00:50:15 (Cackling echoes )
00:50:35 'The room was full of smoke.
00:50:37 'The smoke hung straight up
00:50:41 'Straight up and down like a curtain
00:50:45 'It didn't dissolve, didn't float
00:50:49 'It was a grey web,
00:50:53 'I wondered how they'd got them
00:50:57 '''OK, Marlowe'', I said. ''You're
00:51:04 '''190 pounds stripped
00:51:07 '''Hard muscles and no glass jaw.
00:51:11 '''You've been sat down twice.
00:51:13 '''You've been shot full of hop
00:51:16 '''until you're as crazy
00:51:18 '''Now what does all that amount to?
00:51:22 '''Now let's see you do something
00:51:33 'I crawled along the floor,
00:51:36 '''How the hell
00:51:41 'I sensed somebody else in the room.
00:51:54 'I wished it was part
00:51:59 'It was Tommy Ray.
00:52:08 'I was torn between
00:52:11 'and wanting to lie down on the bed.
00:52:14 'It was a lovely bed.
00:52:18 'It was the most
00:52:21 'They'd got it from Carole Lombard.
00:52:28 'I was still fighting it,
00:52:32 'Then some footsteps I heard
00:52:36 'I had to get back into bed,
00:52:40 'I decided to play dead. I didn't
00:52:47 (Keys rattle )
00:52:54 Come on, hillbilly, rise and shine.
00:52:57 Come on, Amthor wants you.
00:53:06 Hey, you ain't croaked, are you?
00:53:19 'If I had any sense, I would've
00:53:24 'But sometimes I'm short on sense.
00:53:27 'All I could think of was
00:53:36 'It was an old house,
00:53:38 'built as they don't build them
00:53:41 'Fitting and proper
00:54:01 (Sobbing)
00:54:18 (Girl laughs )
00:54:36 Uh-huh. No, no.
00:54:38 That buzzer's no good tonight.
00:54:42 You've been a very sick man, sir.
00:54:45 I can't recommend you
00:54:48 I may look sick,
00:54:52 I'm in a rare mood tonight.
00:54:54 I can hear the banshees calling.
00:55:02 Whisky?
00:55:12 Nah, you first.
00:55:16 To your health, sir.
00:55:26 I had a nightmare.
00:55:28 Silly idea, I dreamt I was shot full
00:55:35 They knocked me on the head
00:55:37 and took me some place
00:55:41 I vaguely remember somebody
00:55:48 You were saying?
00:55:49 I made no remark.
00:55:50 What's so important about Malloy?
00:55:56 Why was Marriott killed?
00:56:01 What's the matter?
00:56:04 What the hell is it about Malloy?
00:56:08 Look, this is a gun.
00:56:10 (Laughs )
00:56:12 When you got a gun on you, you're
00:56:17 Not when you're
00:56:20 (Evil laugh)
00:56:23 What is it? What?
00:56:27 Johnny's with your Doris.
00:56:31 Wait a minute,
00:56:40 You goddamned tramp!
00:56:44 (Girl screams )
00:56:45 What have you done to me!
00:56:57 (Doris screaming)
00:57:03 (Girl) Move it, move it. Let's go!
00:57:22 'I had only one place to go, Nulty.
00:57:25 'And I prayed to God
00:57:29 (Knocking)
00:57:32 (Marlowe knocks ) Georgie!
00:57:39 Jeez!
00:57:41 You look like you went 10 rounds
00:57:46 - Did DiMaggio do it?
00:58:11 Thanks, Georgie.
00:58:28 Ha! Ha!
00:58:31 Thanks, Georgie.
00:58:32 So long, Mr Marlowe.
00:58:46 'I went back to my office
00:58:50 'after the toughest
00:58:53 'telling Tommy Ray's wife
00:58:56 'and the kid
00:58:59 'But DiMaggio was still going
00:59:04 'Would he hit safely in every game
00:59:08 'And why not? He was only 26 and
00:59:14 'He heard little boys cheer...
00:59:24 (Phone rings )
00:59:26 Hello.
00:59:28 It's me.
00:59:29 I began to think you'd won
00:59:34 Ha! What else were you thinking?
00:59:37 - Thinking about tonight.
00:59:40 The White Orchid. There's a
00:59:44 This is an election year.
00:59:46 I can't very well get out of it.
00:59:49 Why don't you meet me there
00:59:53 You're on. Nine o'clock. Bye.
01:00:04 (Slow cabaret music)
01:00:24 (Inaudible )
01:00:51 A bourbon on the rocks
01:00:58 You're right on time.
01:01:00 Your husband has a lot of friends.
01:01:02 Well, everyone in politics does...
01:01:10 What about Burnette?
01:01:14 Friend.
01:01:17 He owns this club.
01:01:19 - Do you know Laird?
01:01:21 A lot of us in the DA's office
01:01:26 - And the DA?
01:01:30 How did you meet?
01:01:31 He owns a top-rate gambling boat
01:01:35 I think Baxter helped him straighten
01:01:41 Mr Burnette would like a word with
01:01:47 Go on, Philip. I'll be back.
01:01:58 Nice to see you, Marlowe.
01:02:02 You're cute, too.
01:02:03 We go back a long way. To the time
01:02:08 - I still do.
01:02:11 All I do is run towns, elect judges
01:02:17 peddle dope,
01:02:20 Well, you're mixing with some
01:02:24 Well, yeah...
01:02:28 You're the first guy I've seen with
01:02:33 About that guy, Marriott,
01:02:37 She's the one who gambles,
01:02:40 OK, what's so important?
01:02:42 I need a little help. You ever
01:02:47 There's always one question.
01:02:49 Fine.
01:02:51 Two grand.
01:02:53 Two grand! What for?
01:02:55 I wanna talk to Moose Malloy.
01:02:58 Hah! I don't blame you.
01:03:03 What's the matter?
01:03:05 No. The police can't either.
01:03:09 That's how I know
01:03:12 I've only seen him twice.
01:03:14 That's more than anybody else.
01:03:16 Two thousand dollars?
01:03:22 If you're worried about his health,
01:03:26 How nice. As a mediator,
01:03:44 Buy yourself a new suit, Marlowe.
01:03:51 - Mrs Grayle.
01:03:54 I'll be on my boat.
01:03:56 - I'll see you...
01:04:11 Where to?
01:04:12 - To my place?
01:04:15 We've got everything
01:04:28 'She was incredibly beautiful.
01:04:32 'really something.
01:04:47 'I had no intention of letting Moose
01:04:51 'but there was something going on.
01:04:54 'Taking the money was
01:05:00 (Gunshot)
01:05:02 (Squealing tyres and another shot)
01:05:14 'Two close misses.
01:05:18 'Good enough to hit...
01:05:22 'Somebody put a show on for me.
01:05:25 'Why?
01:05:29 'My car was being fixed when
01:05:34 'It was Sunday and I'd been hanging
01:05:38 'I suggested we talk
01:05:42 'You can't pour bourbon
01:05:44 Thanks.
01:05:52 Where you been? I've been
01:05:57 I've been sick.
01:06:01 In a hospital?.
01:06:02 Yeah. Pet hospital.
01:06:12 Hey, take it easy on me, will you?
01:06:24 Your friend, ah...Tommy Ray...
01:06:32 What?! My God!
01:06:36 Why?
01:06:37 You know...he gave me
01:06:42 I been in touch with Velma.
01:06:44 How'd you find her?
01:06:47 Through the grapevine.
01:06:48 Sure it was her?
01:06:50 Honey, I never forget a voice.
01:06:52 OK, the next time you talk...
01:06:55 She won't talk to no one but Moose.
01:06:58 I'd like to talk to him.
01:07:01 What'll I tell her?
01:07:03 (Sighs ) She call every day?
01:07:06 Same time?
01:07:08 Don't let on to the Moose
01:07:13 No, no. Look...
01:07:16 the next time he gets in touch,
01:07:21 So she can call him direct, right?
01:07:25 - Don't go so soon.
01:07:29 Let me have a rain check.
01:07:35 'I was followed for the next couple
01:07:40 'I knew I was safe
01:07:44 'As long as he breathed,
01:07:46 Hey, Georgie. Keep an eye on that
01:08:01 (Ringing, door slams )
01:08:04 - Hello?
01:08:08 Remember(? ) Yeah, somewhat(!)
01:08:11 Where you been hiding?
01:08:13 Where nobody found me.
01:08:14 Those are the best places.
01:08:19 You found my Velma?
01:08:21 Almost... She'll only talk to you.
01:08:26 Where?
01:08:27 I could come to you.
01:08:29 I wouldn't like that.
01:08:31 Well... OK, I'll think of something.
01:08:33 Listen, how well do you know
01:08:37 Never heard of him.
01:08:39 How about Baxter Wilson Grayle?
01:08:41 - How many people is that?
01:08:44 I never heard of him.
01:08:46 I just thought of a place.
01:08:49 'I called Mrs Florian,
01:08:51 'now it was up to Velma.
01:08:53 'I had lots of questions for Moose,
01:08:59 Why don't she call?.
01:09:03 How the hell do I know?
01:09:06 You said my Velma would call.
01:09:09 I've been slapped, scratched,
01:09:11 drugged and shot at
01:09:14 so quit tryin' to make a milkshake
01:09:18 Stop it!
01:09:20 (Phone )
01:09:28 Hello?
01:09:30 'It only took a second
01:09:33 'you could see the seven years
01:09:37 Hiya, babe.
01:09:40 (Sighs ) It's been a long time.
01:09:47 15 minutes.
01:09:53 I got it.
01:09:57 Yeah.
01:10:08 Here.
01:10:11 Pay me back when you can.
01:10:13 Come on, I'll drop you off.
01:10:16 Thanks.
01:10:18 See you later, Georgie.
01:10:20 So long, Mr Marlowe.
01:10:29 'It was one of those
01:10:32 'something between
01:10:36 'I felt like seeing Velma myself,
01:10:38 'but this was
01:10:42 'and three would be a crowd.
01:11:02 'If ever anything didn't belong...
01:11:05 'that car in the alley was it.'
01:11:10 (Marlowe ) Moose! Get down!
01:11:29 Phew!
01:11:31 'I'd hit them, but I didn't know
01:11:36 'But that didn't stop Moose.
01:11:51 You were set up, Moose.
01:11:55 She said she'd be here.
01:11:57 Who's tryin' to get to you, Moose?
01:12:01 Was there somebody else
01:12:03 Are they tryin' to shut you up,
01:12:06 They must have my Velma somewhere.
01:12:09 Who? Moose, tell me, WHO?
01:12:12 'He showed his appreciation
01:12:33 Supposed to call me
01:12:37 The Commissioner told me
01:12:39 Don't be such a wise-ass. We could
01:12:44 Recognise him?
01:12:45 No, why don't you ask Marlowe?
01:12:48 I bet there's not a state
01:12:51 You're like a slot machine, Marlowe.
01:12:56 What's his girl's name?
01:12:57 - Velma.
01:13:00 - Could be.
01:13:04 Come on.
01:13:11 (Dancehall music)
01:13:21 (Music blares )
01:13:25 Jessie?
01:13:37 Jessie?
01:14:06 (Music stops )
01:14:44 (Nulty ) Jesus, what a way to live.
01:14:47 Maybe she beat it.
01:14:50 This is the kind of place
01:14:55 This is all she's got.
01:15:24 (Nulty ) Look at those neck bruises.
01:15:26 You look at 'em.
01:15:30 Jeez, what a way to die.
01:16:06 Marlowe.
01:16:09 Marlowe!
01:16:22 This card which you found
01:16:25 It's the same one
01:16:28 Then they knew each other.
01:16:30 Moose got in touch last night. He's
01:16:35 - You get anything from him?
01:16:39 I figure they called Mrs Florian
01:16:43 Who are they?
01:16:44 Whoever THEY are, they knew he'd go
01:16:49 So they gave her a new radio,
01:16:54 They asked her to call
01:16:57 Only I showed up instead.
01:16:59 (Sighs ) But...
01:17:06 They got Tommy Ray to give me
01:17:11 They got Velma to call Moose.
01:17:13 They might've been holding Velma
01:17:16 Why?
01:17:18 You don't think anybody else's voice
01:17:23 That was the end
01:17:26 Probably Velma herself's
01:17:30 Why are you telling me all this?
01:17:32 Because I'm going out on that boat
01:17:35 I don't think I'm coming back alive
01:17:39 If I went on that boat
01:17:42 At least you're honest about it.
01:17:45 I'm supposed to bring you in!
01:17:50 I'd be sticking my neck WAY out.
01:17:53 Thanks, Nulty, but that's not what I
01:17:58 I need a lotta life insurance,
01:18:01 I need a vacation! I'm tired!
01:18:06 I've got a hat,
01:18:09 We've known each other
01:18:12 You've got to let me go or Tommy
01:18:18 for letting them kill his old man.
01:18:20 He will, you know.
01:18:22 Does Burnette know you're coming?
01:18:24 Not unless you tell him.
01:18:29 Give me five minutes to start back
01:18:35 Hey, Nulty,
01:18:38 - Thanks.
01:18:47 'I had Moose meet me
01:18:52 'Then we went to meet Georgie
01:18:56 I think I found a boat for you.
01:19:03 I didn't tell 'em anything,
01:19:08 Where's the boat, Georgie?
01:19:09 Out there.
01:19:22 Can you get us aboard the Lido?
01:19:24 The water taxis will take you.
01:19:27 I don't like taxis.
01:19:28 I'll take you
01:19:31 How much is the reason?
01:19:32 $50, $10 extra
01:19:39 25?
01:19:43 See you later, Georgie.
01:19:45 Let's go.
01:20:16 'Marriott dead, Mrs Florian dead,
01:20:21 'Only Burnette, with his $2,000
01:20:26 'The answer had to be on that boat.'
01:20:39 Turn around,
01:20:42 Pull over, Hank. Stop the car.
01:20:44 (Rolfe ) Are you crazy?
01:20:46 Seven people are dead, Rolfe, SEVEN!
01:20:51 You're talkin' about Burnette's
01:20:54 - Marlowe's not worth...
01:20:57 Missing our weekly pick-up?
01:21:01 Your father, mother, wife or kids?
01:21:06 Look, I'm outta here. You've got
01:21:15 Anybody else want to get out?
01:21:22 Don't try to warn anyone. If you do
01:21:30 Come on, Hank. Turn on that siren.
01:21:35 (Siren and squeal of tyres )
01:22:12 What are you doing down here?
01:22:33 (Jazz plays in distance )
01:22:56 (Groans )
01:23:00 Ahh!
01:23:05 You gonna take us to Burnette now?
01:23:07 Burnette's in San Diego.
01:23:09 Whoa!
01:23:11 Now would you take us?
01:23:13 OK, put me down, I'll take you.
01:23:20 (Jazz plays )
01:23:51 Tell him to open the door.
01:23:53 Hey, boss, it's me, Nick, open up.
01:23:57 Boss?
01:23:59 Are you in there, boss?
01:24:01 No. I fell overboard.
01:24:04 It's me, Nicky!
01:24:06 It's important.
01:24:08 What's so important?
01:24:10 Ahh!
01:24:19 Just keep the body
01:24:23 You want to see me?
01:24:24 What do you have in mind, Burnette?
01:24:29 Or tell him why you tried to drill
01:24:34 - You know where Velma is?
01:24:37 I'd stop lyin'.
01:24:39 Keep away from me, Marlowe.
01:24:41 You'd better start talkin', fast.
01:24:48 You can come out now, Mrs Grayle,
01:24:54 Helen, come on out.
01:24:57 Come on out, Helen.
01:25:01 (Door)
01:25:10 Hi, babe. Long time no see.
01:25:21 (Sighs ) You're looking great, babe.
01:25:24 Hello, Moose.
01:25:27 Well, hooray (!)
01:25:29 Now it all makes sense, everything.
01:25:32 Velma from the gutter,
01:25:35 Take away his gun,
01:25:38 (Marlowe ) Don't you understand?
01:25:40 Prostitute marries
01:25:42 Knows nothing about her background,
01:25:47 and let her boyfriend take the rap.
01:25:50 I've got the eighty thousand,
01:25:53 She's lying, Moose. She and Burnette
01:25:58 Only two other people knew who she
01:26:02 They're both dead.
01:26:03 Amthor told Burnette
01:26:07 that was enough.
01:26:08 Everything was hunky-dory,
01:26:10 Take his gun, honey.
01:26:12 After they'd missed
01:26:15 Hold it right there, Moose.
01:26:17 They sent me and Marriott
01:26:21 and killed him
01:26:25 Shut him up, Moose.
01:26:28 Moose, even a band leader
01:26:31 a friend of hers, he got wiped out!
01:26:34 Don't you see, Moose?
01:26:42 (Gunshots )
01:26:47 Why?
01:26:53 OK, dragon-lady, who's next?
01:26:57 (Knocking)
01:26:58 Hey, boss, are you in there?
01:27:07 (Knocking)
01:27:13 It's me, Mickey and the boys.
01:27:18 You OK, boss?
01:27:20 You'll never get off
01:27:23 Hold it, police!
01:27:39 Open up, Marlowe. It's me, Nulty.
01:27:41 'Moose never would've hurt her.
01:27:43 'It didn't matter to him
01:27:47 'It didn't matter that she turned
01:27:51 'The big lug loved her.
01:27:53 'And if he was still alive,
01:27:56 'it wouldn't matter that she'd
01:28:00 'What a world.'
01:28:01 (Nulty knocking) Come on, Marlowe,
01:28:07 Let him in.
01:28:13 (Door)
01:28:16 You're a hero, Nulty. Headlines.
01:28:18 This is no misdemeanour,
01:28:21 You'll probably wind up
01:28:23 What happened?
01:28:25 Let him tell you, I'm too tired.
01:29:01 'Bagby and Smith,
01:29:03 'a couple of run-of-the-mill
01:29:07 'Maybe they had a little extra last
01:29:15 'I had two grand inside my breast
01:29:20 'And I knew just the place.'
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