(ron goulart) not part of the system, kind of a loner.mm, you've got a nice build for a private detective. it gets me around. (ron goulart) you can't bribe him. you can't corrupt him. you can't even seduce him in many cases. (woman) you don't mind my sizing you up a little? most of us are ex-cops. i was fired by the d.a. this private eye could take you anywhere. down in the ghetto, into the underworld. you could go to haunts of the rich and famous. he gave you access to almost any level of society. (man's thoughts) it was a nice little front yard, cozy. only you'd need a compass to go to the mailbox. the house was all right, too, but not buckingham palace. i had to wait while she sold me to the old folks. it was like waiting to buy a crypt in a mausoleum. (woman) mr. marlow. (ron goulart) one thing about the private eye is he usually never got hurt. so he could take you into all these places that you were curious about and yet get out of it alive. well, you have two groups, then they cross back and forth. you have hammett and chandler who