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The Fifth Mask

Adventures of Philip Marlowe · September 8, 1950 · 29 min · 5,139 words

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Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road. No zoot travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave There's no other end, but they never learn From the pen of Raymond chamber outstanding author of crime fiction comes his most famous character in The adventures of Philip Marlow

Now with Gerald Moore starred as Philip Marlow. We bring you tonight's exciting story the fifth mask Brother am I glad to see you? You are Philip Marlow.

Er... yeah, yeah, I'm Marlow. Well, come on in. You're not exactly what I expected, Phil. No? Mm-mm. I didn't realize private detectives came in the deluxe edition. You'd like a drink, wouldn't you? Now, look, when you called me a few minutes ago to a strictly panicked because your life was in danger, Miss Barr.

Maybe you know Duke, Phil. Yeah, well, I'll give you, Ian. What's happened in the meantime? Happen? Nothing, why? And you seem pretty well balanced for somebody in the age of being a homicide statistic. I'm doing my best to hang on to myself, that's all.

Oh. But now that you're here, I can breathe again. You just sit down, won't you, over there? I'll fix the drink. Uh-huh. We're gonna get along fine, Phil, I can tell. Yeah, well, it could be.

There. Now we can be more comfortable. Your health is supposed to be the point, baby. You said a man threatened your life. Yes, a man named Fred Sears. A character I used to know. He was hurt in a hotel fire six months ago. Oh must have been his head He thinks he wants to kill me and he's come to town to do it

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