:07:02
How good. Then your story
is autobiographical.
:07:04
You were writing
about yourself.
:07:06
You don't
really want to buy my story,
:07:09
do you,
miss fromsett?
:07:10
I was about
to offer you $200 for it.
:07:12
Oh, no,
you weren't.
:07:13
Why don't you
quit being cute, miss fromsett?
:07:15
The real reason
you had me up here
:07:17
is because
you're looking for a smooth operator
:07:19
who keeps
his mouth shut,
:07:21
and when you read
the story,
:07:23
you said, "yeah,
that's my boy.
:07:24
He's dumb,
he's brave, and he's cheap." am i right?
:07:28
Well, i... i was
about to offer you a commission
:07:31
on a rather delicate
and confidential matter.
:07:32
Then why didn't you
pick up the telephone and call me
:07:35
instead of all
this mickey mouse about a story?
:07:38
What i want you
to do is this-
:07:40
i want you to find
mr. Kingsby's wife
:07:43
without his knowing
you're looking for her.
:07:45
She's run off
with another man.
:07:47
She's a vicious woman,
a liar, a cheat, and a thief.
:07:51
She may even
end up in the hands of the police.
:07:55
He's had 10 years-
:07:56
pardon me
if i'm nosey, miss fromsett.
:07:58
What makes this any
of your business?
:08:00
I handle all of
mr. Kingsby's affairs.
:08:03
He wishes to divorce her.
:08:04
She must be found
before she can be served with the papers.
:08:08
Nice job
you have here.
:08:10
You think i'm pretty
cold-blooded about this, don't you?
:08:13
I'd have used
a shorter word.
:08:15
I don't like
your manner.
:08:17
I'm not selling it.
:08:18
I'm not selling
the story either to you.
:08:19
I'm not
selling anything. I have an allergy
:08:21
against getting
mixed up with tricky females
:08:23
who want
to knock off the boss' wife
:08:25
and marry him
for themselves.
:08:27
People don't
talk to me like that.
:08:29
Maybe that's
what's the matter with you-
:08:30
somebody should
talk to you like that sometimes.
:08:35
I'm leaving for the day,
adrienne. Is there anything i can do?
:08:39
Come in, derrie.
I'd like you to meet phillip marlowe.
:08:42
Mr. Marlowe and i
have been having a little talk
:08:45
about a story
he sent in.
:08:47
This is mr. Derrace kingsby,
president of our company.
:08:50
Marlowe: Hi.
:08:50
It's always nice
to see one of our writers.
:08:52
Up to this point, derrie,
mr. Marlowe isn't one of our writers.
:08:56
He has just violently
and indignantly
:08:58
turned down an offer
of $200 for his story.