:26:01
A necklace. 60 beads
of about six carats each.
:26:05
- Worth how much?
- That's difficult to say.
:26:08
The Chinese government
had a somewhat larger necklace...
:26:12
which once brought as much as $125,000.
:26:17
You were about to ask, Mr. Marlowe,
why I should be so reckless...
:26:21
as to go out in the evening
wearing an irreplaceable necklace.
:26:26
Something like that.
:26:29
It's unanswerable. I shouldn't have.
:26:31
I never should have worn it out.
:26:34
Where was the stickup?
:26:36
If you'll excuse me,
I'm feeling a little tired.
:26:40
But Mrs. Grayle will tell you
anything else you want to know.
:26:44
Goodbye, sir.
:26:50
We're naturally anxious
to locate the necklace, Mr. Marlowe.
:26:53
I only hope it can be managed
without any publicity.
:26:56
Yeah. So do I.
:26:59
Let's dispense
with the polite drinking, shall we?
:27:03
- Would you mind...
- No. Not at all.
:27:06
I didn't think
there were enough murders these days...
:27:09
to make detecting very attractive
to a young man.
:27:12
I stir up trouble on the side.
:27:15
How much money
was in Marriott's envelope?
:27:17
$8,000.
:27:18
- Cheap at the price.
- Dirt cheap.
:27:20
We guessed
they didn't know its real value.
:27:24
Who knew you'd be wearing the necklace
this particular night?
:27:27
My maid, perhaps,
but she's had a hundred chances.
:27:30
- Besides, I trust her.
- Why?
:27:32
I don't know. I trust some people.
:27:35
- I trust you.
- Did you trust Marriott?
:27:38
Not in some things. In others, yes.
There are degrees.
:27:43
I thought detectives were heavy drinkers.
:27:46
Some of them are.
:27:48
Some of them just encourage
other people to drink.
:27:51
- Shall I tell you about the holdup?
- It might help.
:27:54
Lin and I had been out dancing.
He was bringing me home.
:27:57
- Where were you stopped?
- Near here.
:27:59
Does it matter a lot?