..It sounds like a bankruptcy proceeding." The master of ceremonies asks Godfrey to stand up on a platform to speak.After identifying his "permanent" address as "City Dump 32, East River, Sutton Place" and having his whiskers pulled o demonstrate their authenticity - to Irene""s victorious delight, Godfrey delivers a short speech that denounces the posh gathering:My purpose in coming here tonight was two-fold: firstly, I wanted to aid this young lady.] Anna exudes a fatalistically-romantic attraction for Harry:Holly: You were in love with him, weren""t you?Anna: I don""t know.Both tales were adapted from Raymond Chandler""s 1940 hard-boiled novel - a superb, complex, shadowy, wisting film noir of murder, corruption, blackmail, double-cross and double identity, with witty dialogue and cynical, descriptive, terse and evocative voice-over narration, wisecracks, and highly-quotable one-liners.He has to investigate by himself (as a very skillful policeman) and find the real thief who is imitating his crimes." Claggett boasts about his winning luck: "He""ll need more than a rabbit""s foot to catch up with me.I""m more than likely to own this whole she-bang before the night""s over.Then you""ll be working for me, Frenchy." She offers sandwiches and hot coffee o the players in the upstairs cardroom as they gamble during the next deal: "It""s all or nothing, I always say.