For three years, Jeff Bailey was trying to maintain living a simple and normal life while managing a gas station that he owns. Before he lives a life of his own, his job was a private detective which he pulled off very well, also making him one of the active agents in the film. The job he had involved working for a gangster by the name of Whit Sterling, who hired Jeff to search for Kathie Moffat, the femme fatale of the film and ex-lover of Whit who she just so happens to have shot as well as reclaim the $40,000 that she has stolen. Even though Jeff succeeded in his search for Kathie finding her in Mexico, he fell in love with her. Jeff completely forgot about the job he had been assigned while spending his time with Kathie. When Jeff finds