The Big Sleep1946

Vivian:
Tell me: What do you usually do when you're not working?

Marlowe:
Oh, play the horses, fool around.

Vivian:
No women?

Marlowe:
I'm generally working on something most of the time.

Vivian:
Could that be stretched to include me?

Marlowe:
Well I like you. I've told you that before.

Vivian:
I like hearing you say it. But you didn't do much about it.

Marlowe:
Well, neither did you.

Vivian:
Well, speaking of horses, I like to play them myself. But I like to see them work out a little first, see if they're front-runners or come from behind, find out what their hole-card is. What makes them run.

Marlowe:
Find out mine?

Vivian:
I think so.

Marlowe:
Go ahead.

Vivian:
I'd say you don't like to be rated. You like to get out in front, open up a lead, take a little breather in the backstretch, and then come home free.

Marlowe:
You don't like to be rated yourself.

Vivian:
I haven't met anyone yet that can do it. Any suggestions?

Marlowe:
Well, I can't tell till I've seen you over a distance of ground. You've got a touch of class, but, uh...I don't know how - how far you can go.

Vivian:
A lot depends on who's in the saddle. Go ahead Marlowe, I like the way you work. In case you don't know it, you're doing all right.

Marlowe:
There's one thing I can't figure out.

Vivian:
What makes me run?

Marlowe:
Uh-huh.

Vivian:
I'll give you a little hint. Sugar won't work. It's been tried.