Marlow is being paid to follow a sad-looking redhead named Eleanor King. Or is she called Betty Mayfield or Mrs Kinsolving? And what is the man with the swift left hook holding over her? Even in a nice little town like Esmerelda there's no shortage of PIs, cops and bellhops to make a case more difficult, and Marlowe's over developed sense of justice is getting him into trouble again. Still, at least there's a blonde with a snooty look and a great pair of legs to take the sting out of things...