The Shipboard Confrontation

The Maltese Falcon

The contest aboard La Paloma reveals how Brigid’s attempt to control the bird collapses into a fragile escape and a deadly pursuit.

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The Arrival Identified The Arrival Identified from "The Maltese Falcon". The Arrival Identified A clue in print Spade reconstructs the torn shipping notice and finds that La Paloma has arrived from Hong Kong.

The Arrival Identified from "The Maltese Falcon". The Arrival Identified A clue in print Spade reconstructs the torn shipping notice and finds that La Paloma has arrived from Hong Kong.

The Arrival Identified A clue in print Spade reconstructs the torn shipping notice and finds that La Paloma has arrived from Hong Kong. Harbor attention redirected The arrival connects Brigid’s concealed plan to Captain Jacobi and gives Spade a route toward the ship, even before he knows precisely what it carried.

Brigid’s Meeting Brigid’s Meeting from "The Maltese Falcon". Brigid’s Meeting The principals gather Brigid meets Captain Jacobi aboard La Paloma. Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo, and Wilmer Cook also come to the ship.

Brigid’s Meeting from "The Maltese Falcon". Brigid’s Meeting The principals gather Brigid meets Captain Jacobi aboard La Paloma. Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo, and Wilmer Cook also come to the ship.

Brigid’s Meeting The principals gather Brigid meets Captain Jacobi aboard La Paloma. Casper Gutman, Joel Cairo, and Wilmer Cook also come to the ship. A pressured bargain The men press Brigid to surrender the falcon. Their discussions last for hours, making the captain’s cabin a temporary center of the wider struggle.

A Shot in the Cabin A Shot in the Cabin from "The Maltese Falcon". A Shot in the Cabin A warning sound A gunshot is heard in Captain Jacobi’s cabin during the gathering.

A Shot in the Cabin from "The Maltese Falcon". A Shot in the Cabin A warning sound A gunshot is heard in Captain Jacobi’s cabin during the gathering.

A Shot in the Cabin A warning sound A gunshot is heard in Captain Jacobi’s cabin during the gathering. The watchman hurries toward the scene but is told by Jacobi that everything is all right. An uncertain incident The crew reports only one shot and cannot explain exactly what happened. The sound signals that the negotiation has crossed into violence without clarifying who was struck.

The Boat Fire The Boat Fire from "The Maltese Falcon". The Boat Fire Damage discovered Fire is found in the hold of La Paloma after the shipboard meeting. The crew puts it out, but Captain Jacobi cannot be found.

The Boat Fire from "The Maltese Falcon". The Boat Fire Damage discovered Fire is found in the hold of La Paloma after the shipboard meeting. The crew puts it out, but Captain Jacobi cannot be found.

The Boat Fire Damage discovered Fire is found in the hold of La Paloma after the shipboard meeting. The crew puts it out, but Captain Jacobi cannot be found. A trail obscured The fire may have started through Wilmer’s carelessness, though nobody can establish the details. It adds another disruption to the effort to reconstruct the night’s events.

The Pursuit Reaches Shore The Pursuit Reaches Shore from "The Maltese Falcon". The Pursuit Reaches Shore Jacobi intercepted Wilmer finds Jacobi running through an alley with the wrapped bird and shoots him repeatedly.

The Pursuit Reaches Shore from "The Maltese Falcon". The Pursuit Reaches Shore Jacobi intercepted Wilmer finds Jacobi running through an alley with the wrapped bird and shoots him repeatedly.

The Pursuit Reaches Shore Jacobi intercepted Wilmer finds Jacobi running through an alley with the wrapped bird and shoots him repeatedly. Escape at a cost Jacobi continues toward Spade’s office while Wilmer flees after seeing a policeman. The shipboard struggle has become a public-space shooting with a dying courier at its center.

Saturday morning

The afternoon after the arrival

Around eleven that night

The next morning

The afternoon after the meeting