Finger Man: Chapters One - Three Summary

Marlowe gets out of the Grand Jury just after four and goes up to Fenweather's office. He asks Philip how well he knows Frank Dorr, who might be a bit upset if Manny Tinnen is indicted for murder. Fenweather warns him to watch his back and by four thirty, Philip is back at his office, the reception area predictably empty. Lou Harger is waiting in his inner office however, and smiling, he asks Philip if he is still working, or planning to hide out. He offers Marlowe the equivalent of cab fare to babysit him at Las Olindas that night. He plans to win big and doesn't want to be rousted by Canales' men on the way home. He's hoping that Philip will back him up. Marlowe agrees, but doesn't want to be...