Mark wrote:
I don't think courts had the same burden of proof in the
1930s. Nor did the cops have the same constraints on
eliciting confessions.
************* That's true. Nevertheless, I thought that
Brigid's confession to the police would be how Spade revealed
to her that he killed Archer because of some deal gone sour
in their partnership.
The way I remember it, the motive that Hammett contrived for
Brigid to kill Archer was about as thin as the walls at the
Red Roof Inn. I might use this as an excuse to reread the
book. It's been a while.
miker
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