This provides good insight into Chandler’s philosophy as a writer, but probably strains credibility to have Wade discussing these finer points with Marlowe. Another interesting difference is the story Wade tells Marlowe about Sylvia Lennox tricking Dr. Loring into her cottage, pulling a gun on him and chasing a naked Loring out of the cottage. This has the effect of throwing suspicion onto Dr. Loring, and is of course very ironic since Loring is portrayed as prig who is very jealous of other men’s attention to his wife Linda.