:38:11
On clear days, Mr. Marlowe, you can see
the ships in the harbor at San Pedro.
:38:18
I trust you brought your crystal ball.
:38:26
I don't get it.
:38:27
You mean there are some things
you do not understand?
:38:30
I've always credited the private detective
with a high degree of omniscience.
:38:34
Or is that only true in rental fiction?
:38:37
I'd like you to ask him now.
:38:38
- Don't be impatient.
- Ask me what?
:38:41
- Can't you do your own asking?
- Take it easy, big boy.
:38:43
The boss wants a nice, quiet talk
with your friend.
:38:52
I believe you wanted to discuss
my relationship with the police.
:38:56
I usually come in through the front door,
big as life.
:39:00
I merely wanted to take you
on the wing, so to speak.
:39:02
An old psychological trick.
It helps us get closer to the real man.
:39:06
Where did you pick up Malloy?
:39:09
My dear Mr. Marlowe...
:39:11
I notice in you an unpleasant tendency
toward abrupt transitions.
:39:15
A characteristic of your generation.
:39:17
In this case, I must ask you
to follow some sort of logical progression.
:39:20
Now, about the police...
:39:23
Maybe they got something on you
or they're trying to get it.
:39:26
I didn't expect you to tell me which.
I was just baiting you.
:39:29
It's an old psychological trick, grandpa.
:39:33
What's your racket?
:39:36
I am in a very sensitive profession.
:39:39
I am a quack.
:39:42
Which is to say, I'm ahead of my time
in the field of psychic treatment.
:39:45
Naturally, certain elements
would like to show me in a bad light.
:39:48
It's entirely possible
they have discussed me with the police.
:39:52
That is it.
:39:54
Sorry if I've upset your theories about me,
which must be more elaborate, but...
:39:58
My theory's pretty simple.
It goes like this: