Episode 3 - The High Window

The High Window is a 1942 novel written by Raymond Chandler. It is his third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe.

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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover a missing Brasher Doubloon, a rare and valuable coin. Mrs. Murdock suspects it was stolen by her son's estranged wife, former singer Linda Conquest. Returning to his office, Marlowe is followed by a blond man in a coupe.

Mrs. Murdock's son Leslie visits Marlowe and tries to learn why his mother hired him. He reveals that he owes nightclub owner Alex Morny a large sum of money. Marlowe learns that Linda had two friends: Lois Magic and a Mr. Vannier; Magic is now married to Morny. Marlowe visits Mrs. Morny at home and finds her with Vannier, who acts suspiciously. He is again tailed by the blond in the coupe and confronts him. The man identifies himself as George Anson Phillips, an amateurish private detective, who wants to enlist Marlowe's help on a case he cannot handle. Marlowe agrees to meet him at his apartment later.