In this riveting episode of Philip Marlowe, the tough private detective is hired by Daphne McGregor to find her missing sailor friend, Lash Lauterbach, before her ship leaves at 4 a.m. The search for Lash leads Marlowe to a web of blackmail, missing pearls, and dangerous enemies, including a slick gunman with a grudge and a desperate husband. As Marlowe digs deeper into the mystery, he unravels a tangled web of love, guilt, and betrayal under the sweltering desert wind of San Pedro Harbor. With sharp noir atmosphere and emotional tension, Marlowe navigates through treacherous waters to uncover the truth behind the missing pearls and deadly secrets that threaten to tear lives apart.
