Meanwhile, Marlowe is repeatedly threatened to cease his investigation of the Lennox case, first by a friend of Lennox's named Mendy Menendez, then by Lennox's father-in-law, the police, the Wades' servant (a Chilean named Candy), and Wade's wife.
Mentres tanto recibe presións para que deixe o caso de Lennox, primeiro de Mendy Menéndez, un amigo hispano de Lennox, e despois do sogro de Lennox, da policía, do servente dos Wade (un chileno chamado Candy), e da muller de Wade.