Farewell, My Lovely Page #6

they're not wanted in.

You're like a slot machine, Marlowe.

You'll do anything for six bits.

What's his girl's name?

- Velma.

- Think they got to her?

- Could be.

- How?

Come on.

(Dancehall music)

(Music blares )

Jessie?

Jessie?

(Music stops )

(Nulty ) Jesus, what a way to live.

Maybe she beat it.

This is the kind of place

Jessie Florian beats it to, Nulty.

This is all she's got.

(Nulty ) Look at those neck bruises.

You look at 'em.

Jeez, what a way to die.

Marlowe.

Marlowe!

This card which you found

on Marriott's body.

It's the same one

I gave to Jessie Florian.

Then they knew each other.

Moose got in touch last night. He's

worried about Velma, wanted to talk.

- You get anything from him?

- Not much.

I figure they called Mrs Florian

after they missed killing Moose.

Who are they?

Whoever THEY are, they knew he'd go

to Mrs Florian's looking for Velma.

So they gave her a new radio,

a couple of bottles, she came cheap.

They asked her to call

when Moose showed up.

Only I showed up instead.

(Sighs ) But...

she made the call anyway.

They got Tommy Ray to give me

a phoney picture to keep me busy.

They got Velma to call Moose.

They might've been holding Velma

since Moose got out.

Why?

You don't think anybody else's voice

would've got Moose to that motel?.

That was the end

of Tommy Ray and Mrs Florian.

Probably Velma herself's

pushing up daisies now.

Why are you telling me all this?

Because I'm going out on that boat

with Malloy.

I don't think I'm coming back alive

without the cops.

If I went on that boat

I'd get busted.

At least you're honest about it.

An honest cop.

I'm supposed to bring you in!

If I let you go... If, Marlowe...

I'd be sticking my neck WAY out.

Thanks, Nulty, but that's not what I

need. What I need is another drink.

I need a lotta life insurance,

a home in the country!

I need a vacation! I'm tired!

Everything I touch turns to sh*t!

I've got a hat,

a coat and a gun, that's it.

We've known each other

a long time, Nulty.

You've got to let me go or Tommy

Ray's kid will haunt me for life

for letting them kill his old man.

He will, you know.

Does Burnette know you're coming?

Not unless you tell him.

Give me five minutes to start back

to town, then do anything you want.

Hey, Nulty,

- Thanks.

- Sure.

'I had Moose meet me

at a penny arcade outside the hotel.

'Then we went to meet Georgie

who'd got us a boat.'

I think I found a boat for you.

I didn't tell 'em anything,

Mr Marlowe.

Where's the boat, Georgie?

Out there.

Can you get us aboard the Lido?

The water taxis will take you.

I don't like taxis.

I'll take you

for a good enough reason.

How much is the reason?

$50, $10 extra

if you bleed in my boat.

See you later, Georgie.

Let's go.

'Marriott dead, Mrs Florian dead,

Tommy Ray dead, Francis Amthor dead.

'Only Burnette, with his $2,000

wish to see Moose, was left.

'The answer had to be on that boat.'

Turn around,

we're going on the boat.

Pull over, Hank. Stop the car.

(Rolfe ) Are you crazy?

Seven people are dead, Rolfe, SEVEN!

And the police are driving away.

You're talkin' about Burnette's

boat, we gotta tell him.

- Marlowe's not worth...

- Not worth what?

Missing our weekly pick-up?

Who would you turn back for?

Your father, mother, wife or kids?

Or is Brunette the only one?

Look, I'm outta here. You've got

a little too much religion for me.

Anybody else want to get out?

Don't try to warn anyone. If you do

and we get out of this, you're dead.

Come on, Hank. Turn on that siren.

This is a police car.

(Siren and squeal of tyres )

What are you doing down here?

(Jazz plays in distance )

(Groans )

Ahh!

You gonna take us to Burnette now?

Burnette's in San Diego.

Whoa!

Now would you take us?

OK, put me down, I'll take you.

(Jazz plays )

Tell him to open the door.

Hey, boss, it's me, Nick, open up.

Boss?

Are you in there, boss?

No. I fell overboard.

It's me, Nicky!

It's important.

What's so important?

Ahh!

Just keep the body

where we can see it, Burnette.

You want to see me?

What do you have in mind, Burnette?

You gonna run Moose for Mayor?

Or tell him why you tried to drill

him after he spoke to Velma?

- You know where Velma is?

- I don't know any Velma.

I'd stop lyin'.

Keep away from me, Marlowe.

You'd better start talkin', fast.

You can come out now, Mrs Grayle,

you're missing all the fun.

Helen, come on out.

Come on out, Helen.

(Door)

Hi, babe. Long time no see.

(Sighs ) You're looking great, babe.

Hello, Moose.

Well, hooray (!)

Now it all makes sense, everything.

Velma from the gutter,

whore from Amthor's.

Take away his gun,

honey, and we can go.

(Marlowe ) Don't you understand?

Prostitute marries

millionaire judge.

Knows nothing about her background,

not even that she was in a robbery

and let her boyfriend take the rap.

I've got the eighty thousand,

Moose, just like I said.

She's lying, Moose. She and Burnette

cooked up the whole thing.

Only two other people knew who she

had married, Amthor and Marriott.

They're both dead.

Amthor told Burnette

one of her girls married a judge,

that was enough.

Everything was hunky-dory,

Moose, till now.

Take his gun, honey.

After they'd missed

killing you on the street...

Hold it right there, Moose.

They sent me and Marriott

on some cock-and-bull story

and killed him

because they were afraid he'd crack.

Shut him up, Moose.

He's making it all up.

Moose, even a band leader

for Christ's sake,

a friend of hers, he got wiped out!

Don't you see, Moose?

She's using everybody!

(Gunshots )

Why?

OK, dragon-lady, who's next?

(Knocking)

Hey, boss, are you in there?

(Knocking)

It's me, Mickey and the boys.

We're out here!

You OK, boss?

You'll never get off

this boat alive.

Hold it, police!

Open up, Marlowe. It's me, Nulty.

'Moose never would've hurt her.

'It didn't matter to him

she hadn't written in six years.

'It didn't matter that she turned

him in for a reward.

'The big lug loved her.

'And if he was still alive,

'it wouldn't matter that she'd

pumped three bullets into him.

'What a world.'

(Nulty knocking) Come on, Marlowe,

open up, it's me, Snow White.

Let him in.

(Door)

You're a hero, Nulty. Headlines.

This is no misdemeanour,

like a coloured killing.

You'll probably wind up

being Commissioner.

What happened?

Let him tell you, I'm too tired.

'Bagby and Smith,

'a couple of run-of-the-mill

pitchers, stopped DiMaggio.

'Maybe they had a little extra last

night. Like Nulty had tonight.

'I had two grand inside my breast

pocket that needed a home.

'And I knew just the place.'

by European Captioning Institute.

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