Marlowe Page #3

Describe the girl.

You want a lot for your

bread. -Grant Hicks's bread.

Wide felt black hat with a

black patent leather band.

Dark glasses.

Black coat and black patent

leather buttons and trimming.

White gloves.

Height 5'6"-5'6-1/2".

Built like a model.

Don't waste it.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Okay, relax a bit.

Hi. How are you. Hello.

Thank you. You're

right, you're right.

Can you get me the name and

address with this license?

Sure, I'll be through

in half an hour.

Julie, tonight I couldn't lead

a kindergarten marching band.

What if I lead, you follow?

Good night, girls.

And then we apply the

colour along the part.

And notice how I

help it with my thumb.

See?

Good morning, Chuck.

-Hold it a minute, girls.

Good morning, Philip.

-Good morning, all.

Special delivery for you.

Alvarado Hotel. Really, Philip.

Hey... -Do you like?

Yeah!

Another day another

dollar. Let me go.

Benson Camera Shop.

Good morning, this is Grant Hicks.

Order ready on claim

A1654? -Hold on sir.

Marlowe. -I figured

it would be a girl.

Why? -Mr. Hicks?

-Why? -Yes, I'm Hicks.

Your order's ready,

sir. -Who's Mr. Hicks?

It's something I've been working on.

Why'd you say it had to be a girl?

Are you kidding?

-I'm sorry, I'm on another line.

Should I call you back? -I

need the information now.

Sir, are you speaking to me?

-Yes, I will be in before noon.

That'll be fine. -I

have to be back by one.

How's 12? -I can't make it.

-You can't make it. -We close at six.

No, I will be there to

pick them up before noon.

How? -I'll be here. -Goodbye.

-Don't hang up yet! Hello? -Honey,

I'm sorry, I can't make it

for lunch, but who's the girl?

Mavis Wald.

The Mavis Wald?

My luck.

What's the address?

2720 Nelson Avenue. I hope

they pitch you off the balcony.

Goodbye.

Your change, Mr. Hicks.

I'll tell you what we'll

do. Keep the change...

... and mail the photos

to me at this address.

Alright Mr. Hicks.

It's Marlowe.

-Alright, Mr. Marlowe.

I have some stills for Ms. Wald.

You can leave them

with me. -No, not these.

I'll phone, wait a minute.

It's the ones we shot at the

Alvarado Hotel last night.

Okay.

Yes, ma'am.

Sir, you can go right up.

Penthouse.

Hi. -Mavis Wald?

She's busy making panic calls.

You really shook her. What's up?

I am the father of her triplets.

Do you have a name?

It wouldn't do anything for you.

Sugar? -Yes, please.

I am Dolores, with an "o".

Dolores Gonzales.

Is that Spanish for pain?

You've picked a

nice place to suffer.

You jumped to that conclusion,

but it's Mavis's pad, not mine.

Which makes you?

Something you don't see every day.

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