The agent reflects Dinah's selfish motivations and embodies the same questionable nature as Noonan in order to achieve his ultimate goal of ridding Poisonville of gang activity. The only difference is that the agent doesn't experience the same death as Dinah and the corrupt police chief. In fact, he is rewarded for his behavior with both praise and financial gain. Hammett uses the agent's success to leave an unsettling and cynical feeling in the