Agnes and Harry’s Bargain

The Big Sleep

Agnes Lozelle and Harry Jones trade information and pursue escape, while their bargain exposes them to Canino’s violence.

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A Criminal Partnership A Criminal Partnership from "The Big Sleep". A Criminal Partnership Shared interests Agnes Lozelle helps Joe Brody move Arthur Gwynn Geiger’s books and threaten Vivian Regan.

A Criminal Partnership from "The Big Sleep". A Criminal Partnership Shared interests Agnes Lozelle helps Joe Brody move Arthur Gwynn Geiger’s books and threaten Vivian Regan.

A Criminal Partnership Shared interests Agnes Lozelle helps Joe Brody move Arthur Gwynn Geiger’s books and threaten Vivian Regan. Harry Jones knows Brody and has information about Eddie Mars’s circle. A precarious alliance Their cooperation is based on survival and profit rather than trust. Both are exposed when they attract attention from men with greater power.

A Price for Information A Price for Information from "The Big Sleep". A Price for Information Jones approaches Marlowe Harry Jones offers Philip Marlowe a lead on Mona Mars and asks for two hundred dollars.

A Price for Information from "The Big Sleep". A Price for Information Jones approaches Marlowe Harry Jones offers Philip Marlowe a lead on Mona Mars and asks for two hundred dollars.

A Price for Information Jones approaches Marlowe Harry Jones offers Philip Marlowe a lead on Mona Mars and asks for two hundred dollars. He claims that Eddie Mars had Terence Regan killed. A doubtful story Marlowe questions the neatness of the claim but is interested in the missing woman’s location. The transaction ties a small-time informant to the central mystery.

Canino’s Interrogation Canino’s Interrogation from "The Big Sleep". Canino’s Interrogation The hidden listener Philip Marlowe overhears Lash Canino question Harry Jones in the Fulwider Building.

Canino’s Interrogation from "The Big Sleep". Canino’s Interrogation The hidden listener Philip Marlowe overhears Lash Canino question Harry Jones in the Fulwider Building.

Canino’s Interrogation The hidden listener Philip Marlowe overhears Lash Canino question Harry Jones in the Fulwider Building. Canino demands Agnes’s location and threatens violence. A coerced betrayal Jones gives up the address after resisting as long as he can. His answer buys no safety, because Canino has already decided to silence him.

The Poisoned Drink The Poisoned Drink from "The Big Sleep". The Poisoned Drink A quiet killing Lash Canino gives Harry Jones a poisoned drink and leaves him dead at his desk.

The Poisoned Drink from "The Big Sleep". The Poisoned Drink A quiet killing Lash Canino gives Harry Jones a poisoned drink and leaves him dead at his desk.

The Poisoned Drink A quiet killing Lash Canino gives Harry Jones a poisoned drink and leaves him dead at his desk. The odor of bitter almonds reveals cyanide to Philip Marlowe. A costly silence Jones’s death shows the danger of selling information about Eddie Mars. Marlowe’s pursuit now carries a personal debt as well as a professional purpose.

Agnes Gets Away Agnes Gets Away from "The Big Sleep". Agnes Gets Away A meeting under suspicion Agnes Lozelle contacts Philip Marlowe, fears a trap, and finally meets him near Bullock’s Wilshire.

Agnes Gets Away from "The Big Sleep". Agnes Gets Away A meeting under suspicion Agnes Lozelle contacts Philip Marlowe, fears a trap, and finally meets him near Bullock’s Wilshire.

Agnes Gets Away A meeting under suspicion Agnes Lozelle contacts Philip Marlowe, fears a trap, and finally meets him near Bullock’s Wilshire. She takes the money and reveals Mona Mars’s hiding place. A self-serving escape Agnes leaves town rather than help further. Her information advances the search, but her departure leaves Harry’s killing without an immediate witness willing to stay.

after Geiger’s death

after Brody’s murder

the same rainy evening

minutes after the interrogation

later that rainy night