That night, while Spade was sleeping, he received a phone call. It was the police telling him that Archer was murdered. Spade got up, made and lit a cigarette, and went to the scene.

Spade got there and got the facts. Archer was found in an alley, probably shot at close range, with a British-made Webley revolver. Spade observed how Archer's gun was in his ho

When Iva left, Spade took a taxi to where Miss Wonderly was staying. She had left but left a forwarding address. Spade went to the new address and found Miss Wonderly. She confessed that her real name was Brigid O'Shaughnessy. Spade send he didn't believe anything she had told him. He asked for the facts. Brigid would only tell him that her and Thursby were partners in on something she couldn't reveal and that she feared he would portray her. She also said that Thursby was carrying a British-made Webley that night.

When Spade returned to his office, a gangster, Joel Cairo, was waiting to ask about the connection between the two murders. He confessed his interest was more than mere curiosity; it seemed that Cairo was searching for a missing black metallic falcon and that, in some way, Thursby had been connected with the falcon's disappearance. Cairo was prepared to pav five thousand dollars for the statuette's return. Spade told him that when lie could get his hands on the bird, Cairo would be contacted.

I think that Spade is referring that Brigid is a liar and a sneek and she will never change and that she is not trust worthy. No matter what she says and what she wants.

I feel this story is referring to the way the characters are. That they are what they are and they won't change. The man left to live his life in a different direction and ended up living a similar one.

Morning came, and Spade, after a brief absence, finally brought out the prized falcon, collecting from Gutman ten one-thousand dollar bills. To make sure the falcon was genuine, Gutman scratched away some of the enamel; it proved to be a lead fake. Gutman hurriedly reclaimed the money he had brought and, followed by the other men, ran out of the apartment.

As the night wore on, Spade suggested that Gutman turn over Wilber to the cops. Gutman hesitated at first, but Spade warned he would not turn over the falcon unless they could produce a "fall guy." Gutman finally consented to make Wilber the "fall guy", and before the Wilber could retaliate, Sam took his guns hi

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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)