The Long Goodbye (1973)

In the mosaic of Los Angeles' underbelly, Philip Marlowe, a rugged chain-smoking private investigator, navigates a labyrinth of loyalty, deception, and danger. Known for his razor sharp one-liners and unwavering faithfulness to his friends, Marlowe finds himself embroiled in a vortex of criminal activity when his old friend, Terry Lennox, appears at his doorstep in the dead of night, seeking a desperate ride across the border into the shadowy stretches of Tijuana. The dawn, however, brings a chilling revelation from the LAPD: Terry's wife, Sylvia, has been found murdered and Terry is the primary suspect. Marlowe, jailed as an accessory for his silence about Terry's flight, is released three days later with the news of Terry's apparent suicide in Mexico. Marlowe refuses to swallow this bitter pill of betrayal and death, certain that Terry is neither a murderer nor a suicide. Suddenly thrust into the ominous glare of mobster Marty Augustine, Marlowe is entangled further in Terry's enigma. Augustine believes Marlowe knows the whereabouts of a missing $350,000 that Terry was supposedly delivering on his behalf. Concurrently, Marlowe is roped into the life of Eileen Wade, who hires him to track down her volatile, alcoholic husband, author Roger Wade, who's vanished into thin air. Marlowe's quest leads him to Roger, shrouded in the hush of a high-end private detox clinic. As he digs deeper, he begins to sense eerie connections between Terry's death, the Wades, and the menacing Marty Augustine. The casual acquaintance the Wades shared with the Lennoxes, Eileen's elusive bruises and Augustine's relentless pursuit of his missing money, all seem to be pieces of a cryptic puzzle. In this play of shadows and secrets, Marlowe must unravel the intricate tapestry of deceit and betrayal. He must piece together the enigma before Augustine's threats become a reality. As he delves into this complex web, the lines blur between friend and foe, innocence and guilt. The Long Goodbye is a haunting journey into the depths of intrigue, a dance with danger where the music never stops.

The Long Goodbye is a comedy movie featuring Elliott Gould.

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