The Moose Malloy hires gumshoe Philip Marlowe to track down his girl friend. He hired to follow a effeminate playboy buy-back some jewels. Marlowe can not leave the situation and soon discovers it's associated with Malloy's After the exchange ends in the murder of the playboy. Since a mysterious blond drawn deeper into a web of intrigue him, the detective finds his or her own lifetime in increasing jeopardy.