The Maltese Falcon
A private detective in San Francisco is hired by a beautiful woman who is lying about everything except the danger.
Dramatis personae
4 characters
Sam Spade
The Trickster
When a man's partner is killed, he's supposed to do something about it
- B
Brigid O'Shaughnessy
The Femme Fatale
I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad — worse than you could know
- C
Casper Gutman
The Shadow King
I distrust a man who says 'when.' He's got to be careful not to drink too much because he's not to be trusted when he does
- J
Joel Cairo
The Trickster
You always have a very smooth explanation ready
About the formulation
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