Rene Ribic:
> I must say that I totally disagree with your notion
that Spade would let
> his femme fatale go free if he thought he could
trust her. I think he
> made it quite clear that his code called for him to
avenge his partner &
> also to put criminals away. That's what detectives
(even private ones,
> in this case) do & Spade defines himself
according to what he does. He's
> a detective.He may indulge in a little speculation
but to my mind
> there's no doubt about what he will do, even if
Brigid (IIRC her name)
> thinks she may have a chance - her charms certainly
worked on Miles &
> look where that got him.
But would Spade acted the same way if he weren't aware of the
likelihood of Brigid's betraying him some time in the future?
Mark
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