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Dirty Old Man: Jorgensen, who came onto his wife's daughter.

Deceased Fall-Guy Gambit: Wynant is found dead.

Deadpan Snarker: Nick and Nora, especially Nick.

On the other hand, Gilbert seems to have a patronizing sort of affection for Mimi and attempts to help her fight Charles when she attacks him in a fit of rage, which she later calls 'incredibly sweet, but incredibly stupid.' Also, Dorry stole the cocaine he was 'experimenting' with to prevent him from becoming an addict.

Jorgensen is only married to Mimi for her money and leaves without so much as a goodbye.

Dorry is reluctant to go home because she doesn't want to deal with her mother and fears that her stepfather would take advantage of her while is drunk. Mimi lies about everything, taunts and beats Dorry, and is obsessed with money and attention.

Gilbert admits to lying about having evidence because he is jealous of Dorry's crush on Nick saying he wants the Big Brother Worship back then asking Nick about incest.

Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Nick and Nora.

Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: The story of Alferd Packer, the man who murdered his companions in the mountains, ate their bodies, and.

Abusive Parents: Dorothy's mother beat her after she went out to see the Charleses.

Not to be confused with The Slender Man Mythos.

The novel has been largely displaced in the public consciousness by the popular film adaptation starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, which was followed by five sequels and a spin-off TV series, and resulted in a popular confusion about the title character in order to keep "The Thin Man" as an overall title, in the later film sequels and the TV series the thin man of the title is Nick. The Other Wiki notes: "As they attempt to solve the case, Nick and Nora share a great deal of banter and witty dialogue, along with copious amounts of alcohol." The "thin man" of the title is Clyde Wynant, a suspect in the case.

Nick Charles, a former private detective who retired for a life of ease after marrying Nora, a wealthy socialite, is drawn into investigating a murder. The Thin Man is a 1934 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett.