:17:00
Who's the girl?
:17:05
Her name's Crystal Ling.
:17:08
Let me tell you something,
Hammett,
:17:10
I never heard of any Chink girl
called Crystal Ling.
:17:13
If you're half smart,
you never heard of her.
:17:15
And if your fancy friend
with a velvet collar
:17:17
is half as smart as you are, which
will make him only one-quarter smart,
:17:20
he never heard of her either.
:17:21
Well, that's a "lay off" speech
if I ever heard one.
:17:25
Go home and type, Hammett.
:17:27
Samuel, that ain't bad advice.
:17:59
- What's up?
- How you doing?
:18:03
Say, you're Dashiell Hammett,
aren't you?
:18:08
- That's what my birth certificate says.
- I'm a big admirer of yours.
:18:12
- I'm a writer too.
- Oh, really?
:18:14
Newspaperman. Salt, Gary Salt.
:18:18
I really liked Dead Yellow Women...
:18:20
Yeah, I guess you're
just following me around in this alley
:18:22
- to get my autograph, right?
- Oh, well, no. Actually, well,
:18:26
the fact is
the fella who was with you there...
:18:29
- You mean Jimmy Ryan?
- Well, that's it, Mr. Hammett.
:18:32
- What do you want with him?
- I have something for him.
:18:35
Oh, really? That's interesting.
:18:38
Well, he's probably over at Cookies'.
Come on, I'll introduce you.
:18:43
Well, yeah.
Gee, thanks, Mr. Hammett.
:18:46
Where's the next pickup?
:18:50
Come on, Salt.
:18:52
I won't let him hurt you.