Agnes: [on the phone] Is Harry there?
Marlowe: Yeah, yeah, he's here.
Agnes: Put him on, will you?
Marlowe: He can't talk to you.
Agnes: Why?
Marlowe: Because he's dead. Your little man died to keep you out of trouble.
Marlowe: Yeah, yeah, he's here.
Agnes: Put him on, will you?
Marlowe: He can't talk to you.
Agnes: Why?
Marlowe: Because he's dead. Your little man died to keep you out of trouble.
Agnes : [on the phone] Is Harry there?
Marlowe : Yeah, yeah, he's here.
Agnes : Put him on, will you?
Marlowe : He can't talk to you.
Agnes : Why?
Marlowe : Because he's dead. Your little man died to keep you out of trouble.
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