Marlowe phones the Bay City police to report the murder , but does n't leave his name .
As Marlowe leaves the building , he finds the superintendent is dead , having been stabbed in the neck with an ice pick .
Marlowe phones the Bay City police to report the murder , but does n't leave Marlowe 's name .
As Marlowe leaves the building , he finds the superintendent is dead , having been stabbed in the neck with an ice pick .