Marlowe Page #5

Take this back to

your leader, Mr. Wong.

Tell him you met the

last of a dying Dynasty...

... King of the fools.

Unassailably virtuous...

... invariably broke.

Okay.

Come on, everybody. Break

it up. Let me in there.

Termites, Lieutenant.

Want to come in, sit down?

We'd better go for a walk.

Why?

Because I say we'd

better take a walk. Right?

Well, let's take a walk.

This, uhh?

- Be my guest, Lieutenant.

Alright.

Ever read the Bay City paper?

All that rape and homicide?

There's an article in there

about a party named Klausen.

Ice pick case, Marlowe.

That's two in a row. A trend, maybe?

What did you hear from

that hotel cop, Hady?

We lack rapport.

Okay, let's get off Hady

and concentrate on you.

Hicks was dead when

you got there, right?

Well, as we trained detectives

say, he was terminal.

So he could hardly have taken

one of your visiting cards?

Stop trying to scare me.

-No, tell me about this.

You found my card on Hicks'

body? -That's your card isn't it?

Philip Marlowe,

Private Investigator.

We missed it the first time.

I gave him one of my cards to Hady.

We went upstairs while I called

you, he searched the body.

You figure that he could have...

... taken the money and put

my card on Hicks' body...

... while my back was turned?

Well, it's a possibility.

Would you know Sonny

Steelgrave if you saw him?

Yes, why?

Was he dark, late 30s...

... slick, something for the girls?

Still punching around

with that ice pick theory?

Trying to tie Steelgrave

into with Klausen and Hicks?

Does he get out in public

much? -No, not much.

Where does he go?

-He owns The Dancers.

Steelgrave sometimes takes

little chicken broads up there.

Marlowe. -Yes, Mr.

Marlowe, this way.

Mr. Marlowe... -What is this?

Compliments of Mr. Steelgrave.

Thank you.

Friends in high places.

Who is it? He rich?

He is. Even his tax

bracket is elevated.

Delicious.

Might say baroque.

To a late breakfast.

-I'll drink to that.

All my friends are

going to Lake Tropsure.

I see a trial balloon.

I'll make the coffee.

Mr. Marlowe, phone

call please. -Thank you.

Did you tell anyone

we were here? -No.

Well, that makes two of us.

It's just a way to get you alone.

I didn't come here

for the cherry jubilee.

Okay. But take care of yourself.

Winslow, you suckered

me out here, you devil.

Take the money

Marlowe. -Not a chance.

You can't refuse me this

time. -You watch me closely.

Can you remember the

alternative, Mr. Marlowe?

You're a paper tiger, Winslow.

You can't do anything in

your boss's restaurant.

Mr. Marlowe, I have my instructions.

That's what I'm

counting on, Winslow.

What are you going to do,

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