Philip Marlowe is hired by General Sternwood to investigate blackmail threats against his family. Marlowe discovers that Arthur Geiger was blackmailing Carmen Sternwood using nude photos. Geiger is found murdered. Marlowe's investigation leads him to uncover a web of corruption involving gangster Eddie Mars, who was using Geiger and others to extort money from the Sternwoods. After several dangerous encounters, Marlowe solves the mysteries of Geiger's death and the disappearance of Rusty Regan.

1. THE BIG SLEEP
Roshan Licht 3ero 2da T.M.

2. CHAPTER 1
The girl giggled suddenly, The General stared at me. “I hate big dark handsome
and put her thumb in her “Look at this, and have men like you.” Vivan
mouth like a baby some more brandy”. Regan said.

3. CHAPTER 1
Philip Marlowe is a private detective who was asked to deal with a
blackmailing case for the General Sternwood, who has two daughters
called Vivian and Carmen. The General teld him that Rusty Regan,
Carmen’s husband, went away without saying goodbye. Since that
moment, someone was sending him a package threatening. Inside the
packet was card with the name Arthur Geiger, Specialist Bookseller.
After that, he promised he would investigate.

4. CHAPTER 2
Marlow went to the Geiger’s store to investigate him. He entered in
the store and asked a woman if Geiger was there, but she answer that
he was not there. He waited Geiger a few minutes when the door
open. He took a packet and went out again. The detective followed
him. Marlow saw he left a packet between some houses. He picked up
it. When he opened the packet, he saw many books of pornography.
Geiger’s store was a library of ugly dirt.

5. CHAPTER 3
kiked in a window, and stepped
through it into the house.

6. CHAPTER 3
The detective was watching Geiger’s store wile he was drinking
whisky. After waiting an hour Geiger left the store with his car. He
followed him. Geiger was going home to Laverne Terrace. He parked
his car in a garage and entered to the house. After a few hours a red
car stopped and a woman got out and went into Geiger’s house.
Marlow knew that car, he saw it in the Sternwood’s house. Then he
heard a bright light, a terrible scream and three shoots provenience to

7. CHAPTER 3
the house. Someone came out of the house and went by car. He
broke a window and entered into the house. There were two peoples:
Geiger who was on the floor dead and Miss Carmen Sternwood who
was naked, drugged and asleep. The bright light has come form the
camera and the scream from Carmen, but the three shots came from
someone else. He found Geiger’s notebook with a lot of names in it
and put it in his pocket. Then Marlow took Carmen to home.

8. CHAPTER 4
The big black car had been pulled out of “The Sternwoods have lots of mony, all it
the water onto a boat brings us is trouble.

9. CHAPTER 4
Marlowe received a call from Bernie Ohls, who had gotten the job
with General Sternwood. Bernie said that one of the cars of
Sternwood was sunk at sea and had a subject completely dead inside.
Marlowe went to sea in Lido Pier where the body was. He had a
broken neck and a head wound that as the doctor had been brought
before the car entered the water. He was the driver of the Sternwood.
Ohls said his name was Owen Taylor and told him he had tried to
escape with Carmen but Vivian stopped them. Marlowe returned to
Geiger's store. The detective noted that a guy was packing all the
books in boxes Geiger and uploading them to a truck.

10. CHAPTER 4
arlowe took a taxi and followed the truck. When he arrived he saw a
building that had boxes labeled with the name of Joe Brody, who was the
one who the general had paid $ 5,000 to leave Carmen alone. Marlowe
went to his office, where was waiting Vivian Regan. She already knew
about what Owen Taylor, but she was more interested in knowing why his
father had hired him. He refused to talk about the subject, until she
showed him a photo taken by Geiger in which she was naked. She said
that the blackmailers asked for a lot of money and if she didn´t give him
the money, they would publish the picture in the newspaper. Marlowe
told vivan that get the money fast and did not tell police. She agreed to
borrow money from Eddie Mars, whose wife had run away with Regan.

11. CHAPTER 5
Search this guy,” Eddie Mars
said. “Get his gun”.

12. CHAPTER 5
arlowe went to the Geiger ´s garage to investigate. When he arrived he
found with Carmen Sternwood. The detective started asking
questions about what happened last night in the house. Marlow asked
if she was there to find the photos and who had killed Geiger was
Brody and she nodded with a smile. Marlow told him to go home and
not said nothing. As he was leaving the house came Eddie Mars.
Surprised asked to speak with him. He asked who it was and he said
he was a detective who worked for Sternwood. Eddie Marlowe
accused of providing protection to Geiger. Then Marlow told Eddie
what was doing Geiger's people.

13. CHAPTER 6
armen was on her hands and
knees, trying to find her gun

14. CHAPTER 6
arlowe went to the home of Joe Brody. knocked on the door and ask
for Geiger. Brody said he did not know him and tried to close the
door. Marlowe put his foot in and told him that he knew about the
books. Brody agreed to let him in and talk to him. He sat down and
shot him a cigar to Marlow and Brody pointed with a weapon. Joe
began questioning Marlowe, who reuse talking until he left the person
behind the curtains. Was the same girl from Geiger's store. His name

15. CHAPTER 6
as Agnes. Marlowe told him who he was and what he wanted. He
could convince Brody that if he gave the photos the Carmen
convince not to testify against him. Achieving convince Brody that if
he gave the photos to Marlow, he convince Carmen to not testify
against him. Brody pointed to Brody but it was Agnes who was
targeting Marlowe. was a mess and Marlow ended the 3 guns.

16. CHAPTER 7
fter Carmen left, Marlowe stayed talking to Brody, who said the
photos took them off to Owen Taylor but had not killed him. after
that the doorbell rang. Brody went to see who it was and executed
through the gate. Marlowe under the stairs and found a guy running.
Marlowe followed him as he hid behind two cars. Marlowe took
Carmen´s gun and threatened him in the back. He got into his car
and forced him to drive. The detective ask for his name and he told

17. CHAPTER 7
is name was Carol Lundgren. Marlowe said he had killed the wrong
man as Joe Brody didn´t killed Geiger. They came to the Geiger´s
house . Marlowe asked Carol to open the door, but he reuse and
Marlowe knock him out and dragged him to the house. and put him
in handcuffs and inspected the house. Marlow found the Geiger's
body in Carol's room. Ohls then called and asked if Owen Taylor had
a gun . Ohls nodded and headed toward the house of Geiger

18. CHAPTER 8
read all the newspapers next
morning

19. CHAPTER 8
hls and Marlowe took Carol to the police station, where he was
arrested. Marlowe said what he knew except some details about the
General Sternwood and his family. The detective also told them that
Taylor had killed Geiger because he did not like what he was doing
with Carmen and Carol hid the body because he was afraid of the
police, then went to the store and saw someone carrying the books to
Brody then thought Brody killed Geiger and so he shot her. Ohls
asked Marlowe if he had said all this to the police and he said no
because he wanted to protect his client. Marlow gave one of the
books of Geiger, to the cops. When the pocie opened it, they
shocked when thy see the face of women drugged. They agreed that
the name

20. CHAPTER 8
f Sternwood would be out of the papers. Later Eddie Mars called
Marlowe and asked if he had mentioned his name to the police and
the answer was no. Then he asked who had killed Geiger, but Marlow
did not answer clearly. Mars told him if he wanted to find Regan he
will help he. After this, Marlowe called the house and leave a message
to Vivan Sternwood saying that the photos were safe.
he next morning the newspapers said that Brody had killed Geiger
and Carol had taken over. Also said that Taylor was stabbed in the
back, got into a bag and threw himself into the sea.

21. CHAPTER 9
arlowe went to see Captain Gregory in "Missing persons" and said he
was looking for Regan. Sternwood, was afraid that Regan was embers
involved with blackmail. Gregory told Marlowe that Regan had
disappeared on 16 September and that his car was found outside the
apartment of Mona Mars, who had also disappeared. Eddie and
Mona had separated before she died. Marlowe thought that Regan
had bored Vivan and found someone he likes more. Leaving realized

22. CHAPTER 9
hat a gray car was following him. He went to his office and Bulter
called it telling that General was not very well but he had read the
newspaper and Marlowe's work was done, and to would send a checke
with 500 dollars. Marlow went to the Eddie´s club to ask for Regan.
Marlowe had a little talk with Eddie. Before leaving he ask Eddie if he
knew who was chasing him in the gray car. Eddie said that he didn´t
know but his expression was one of srprise and concern.

23. CHAPTER 10
ivan had sisteen thousand dollars
in front of her. A lot of mony to
lose

24. CHAPTER 10
arlowe went to see Vivian as playing roulette. Vivian had won 1000
dollars. At that time, Marlowe left the club, when he heard a man
threatening to Vivian with a gun in exchange for giving him all the
money. Vivian asked him what he was doing there and answer that
Eddie Mars called him thinking he was looking for Regan. then they
went to drink at a bar. Marlowe began questioning what you know
about Mars? Why let you play and then takes your money? She evaded
the questions. They drove along the coast, where Marlow kissed
Vivian. Then, Vivan accused Marlow a murderer.

25. CHAPTER 11
I´m Harry Jones,” he said.
“Agnes sent me. I´ve got
something to sel¨l”

26. CHAPTER 11
arlowe woke up and went to his office. The gray car followed and a
short man came. his name was Harry Jones and he had something to
sell: information about Regan. He said that Eddie Mars sent to killed
him and Brody try to get money from Sternwood and Mars. also
spoke about Lash Cannino, the bully of Mars. He said he knew where
to find Mona and offered information in exchange for money. He
told him to go talk to Agnes, who would give him the information.

27. CHAPTER 12
sat Agnes in her grey Plymouth
as she told me her story

28. CHAPTER 12
arlow went to the Fulwider Building to find Agnes. When he was in
the elevator, he heard a convertation with Harry and Canino. Canino
forced him to say where was Agnes and the he killed him. At this
moment the phone rang. It was Agnes. Marlow told to her and they
agreed on a place to meet and talk about Mona. Agnes told him the
story about Mona: “Joe and I were out driving the Sunday before last.
We passed a broen car an I saw the girl who was driving it. Eddie

29. ars´s wife. Canino was with her. Joe followed the car. There´s a small
garage, wich is owned by a man called Art Huck. She is in that
house”. Marlow went to find Mona Mars. He stepped to the garage
door and Canino hit him and he fainted.

30. CHAPTER 13
s he turnes towards my voice, i
shot him

31. CHAPTER 13
he Marlow got up, he found beside him Mona Mars. She asked him
why he was here, and he answer that he want to talk with Eddie. Then
she got back with a knife and cut his ropes. She freed him and
Marlow told her to come with him, but she didn´t want. He went
outside and saw Canino. He hid behind the car, but Canino watched
him. Marlow took a gun andhe shoot four times. Canino fell to the
floor dead.

32. CHAPTER 14
laughed at her. Iwalked towards
her and she fired the gun at me

33. CHAPTER 14
arlow was talking with the Capitan of the Missing People, Gregory.
He told him that he thought that Canino killed Rusty Regan. Marlow
asked General what happend to Mrs Mars, and he told him that the
police let her go. Marlow drove home. When he got home, the phone
rang. It was Norris. He told him that the Genral Sternwood wanted to
see him. He went to The Sternwood´s house. The General was in bed
and he did not look very good. The General asked to Marlow that

34. CHAPTER 14
ontinue looking for Rust Regan. When he was leaving the house, he
found Carmen. Carmen asked him if he could teach him how used a
gun. They went to the old oil-wells. Marlow gave Carmen her gun and
started teaching. Marlow started to walked back towards her and
when he was a few meters from her, she showed him her sharp little
and pointed the gun at him, and she started to shoot.

35. CHAPTER 15
arlow was talking with Vivian. She asked him what happend with
Carmen, and he told her. Then Marlow told the story of what
happened: “Geiger was using Carmen to blackmail your father, but
Eddie Mars was behind Geiger, just using him. Your father didn´t pay
Geiger, wich showed that he wasn´t frightened of him. Eddie wanted
to know that. He had it over the General, too. If he had, to would
bring him a lot of money very quickly. If not, he would have to wait

36. CHAPTER 15
ntil you got our halg of the familiy fortune. Own Taylor killed Geiger,
because Owen love your sister. Eddie didn´t care. Only you, Eddie
and Mr tough guy Canino knew what game Eddie was playing. Rusty
Regan disappeard, and Eddie his his wife out at Realito so that people
would think Rusty has tun off with Mona. Eddie knew what has really
happened to Rusty, but he didn´t want the police to know. When
Marolw grabbed the gun, he realized there were no bullets.

37. CHAPTER 15
arlow realized thar Carmen tried to shoot him and Regan.

38. THE END!!!