Philip Marlowe – The Hard Way Out. 481128

Gerald Mohr in 1951. A black and white photograph of Gerald Mohr, a man in a suit and tie, posing in front of a microphone with headphones on. He is holding a script in one hand and appears to be in the midst of speaking or recording. The background is dark and nondescript, with no discernible details.

It’s the holidays, and Philip tries to get away from the usual crowd. Mr Quigg has a problem with an embezzling employee, but why does he want him to stay around instead of canning him? Philip is to find out what he can about Frank Emery, and what is making the man with potential go down a bad path. Sheila Emery claims that her hubby has shown a change within the past two weeks. Money is rolling in. Is there a love interest on the side? Philip finds some interesting clues at the Emery house that includes bad blood between Quigg, Emery, and a son of the company founder.

Philip follows up on those interesting clues, and ends up facing the business end of a pistol. The threat of murder is in the air, but can Philip act quick enough to stop it? Philip sees through the plot twists, and though one man is dead, he knows how to catch the killer and calls the cops. In a dramatic faceoff, Philip blows the lid off the mystery as he helps the cops nab the real killer.

Still have questions? Philip explains it all.