:05:00
Mr. Marlowe.
:05:01
Oh, mr. Marlowe.
:05:02
You're here about
some kind of a story, aren't you?
:05:05
Yeah. I got a letter
about it from somebody named a. Fromsett.
:05:10
I'm a. Fromsett.
Adrienne fromsett, to be precise.
:05:13
Won't you sit down?
:05:16
Thanks.
:05:17
Let me see.
I had your story-
:05:21
you still have it.
:05:21
It's underneath
the magazine there on the desk.
:05:24
Oh. Thank you.
:05:25
"If i should die
before i live"-
:05:29
that's a nice title-
:05:31
"by phillip marlowe"-
nice name.
:05:34
Tell me, mr. Marlowe,
have you done much writing before?
:05:37
That much.
:05:38
Really? You do very well
for a beginner.
:05:40
Well, it's based on
an authentic case.
:05:42
Is it really?
Of course, we get
:05:44
hundreds of authentic
cases submitted to us every week.
:05:47
Why don't you
print a few?
:05:49
They aren't all
as emotional as yours.
:05:53
Cigarette?
:05:55
Thanks.
:05:57
Light?
:06:00
Thank you.
:06:01
Besides, you see,
:06:03
people who write
usually don't know the facts,
:06:07
and people
who know the facts usually can't write.
:06:10
Authenticity
has very little to do with it.
:06:12
If people who read our
magazines knew the facts of life, mr. Marlowe,
:06:17
they wouldn't be reading
our magazines.
:06:20
Oh, mr. Marlowe.
:06:21
Yeah?
:06:23
Thank you.
Have you been marooned on a desert island,
:06:27
or do you just
find it difficult to concentrate?
:06:31
A little of both.
:06:32
Really?
In that case, i must be losing my touch.
:06:35
You see, editorial work
is so unglamorous. Sometimes-
:06:38
do you
run this business all by yourself?
:06:40
No. Mr. Derrace kingsby
is president of the company.
:06:44
I am his
principal assistant.
:06:47
Tell me, mr. Marlowe,
:06:48
are there really
detectives like the one in your story,
:06:52
who never lie, cheat,
or double-cross a client,
:06:56
who are loyal, honest,
never betray a confidence?
:06:59
Yeah, there are
a couple of dopes like that.