9 reveals what happened after the Maltese Falcon

Warning: Contains spoilers for The Maltese Falcon and Monsieur Spade Episode 1!

The Maltese Falcon is one of the most iconic noir movies of all time, and here’s why Monsieur Spade Reveals what happened between the beloved movie and the TV show. Monsieur Spade Act as a sequel to The Maltese FalconWith the TV show now streaming on Netflix, many of the beloved characters from the original movie are brought back for an all-new detective adventure. The first episode of Monsieur Spade Spends a lot of time highlighting the events that occurred in the wake of The Maltese FalconIt’s the endAs well as these nine revelations.

Sam Spade was the iconic private investigator behind the events of The Maltese FalconWith Humphrey Bogart’s character spending most of the film trying to find the titular artifact while untangling a complex web of murder. While tons of stories centered around Sam Spade have been told, Monsieur Spade Tried to be a proper sequel to the film, taking place in the same timeline. however, Monsieur Spade Picks up twenty years after the events of the original film, meaning it has plenty to grab viewers after The Maltese Falcons history.

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Brigid O’Shaughnessy went to prison and was released after two years

For her crimes in the Maltese Falcon

Although Brigid O’Shaughnessy was the femme fatale who initially approached Sam Spade in The Maltese FalconShe was the main perpetrator behind the crimes of the film. As it turns out, Brigid approached Spade and Archer to track down her partner in crime, Thursby. She then informed Thursby that he had been followed, with her subsequently killing Archer and framing Thursby in order to get rid of the accomplice and keep the profits all to herself. Unfortunately, she was caught and sentenced to 20 years in prison at the end of The Maltese Falcon.

As it turns out, Brigid only had to spend two years of her sentence in prison. Monsieur Spade reveals that the titular detective is able to pull some strings and get her out of jail early, with her lying about an illness to gain sympathy. Brigid was then released, meaning she only had to serve a short time for her murders in The Maltese Falcon.

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Sam Spade and Brigid rekindle their romance

After he helped her get out of prison

Despite Brigid’s villainous tendencies throughout The Maltese FalconShe and Sam Spade had a brief romance, though it ended with her arrest. While The Maltese Falcon gives no reason to believe that Spade and Brigid have met again after the events of the film, Monsieur Spade Reveals that the original detective story is not the end of their relationship.

After Brigid’s arrest, Sam Spade is clearly not over herWhich is why they rekindled their romance when she was released two years after the events of The Maltese Falcon. In the show, Sam Spade reveals that they rekindled their romantic connection, but it didn’t last long. They eventually broke things off for unknown reasons, with Brigid then heading to Europe and starting a relationship with a thief named Phillippe Saint Andre, something that becomes important later in the show.

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Brigid died before the events of Monsieur Spade

In a train derailment near Istanbul

Brigid’s time in Europe didn’t last long either, and it was only two years after her breakup with Sam Spade. Brigid continued to be in a relationship with Philippe Saint Andre, with the two continuing their illicit criminal activities throughout the rest of her life. However, Sam Spade and Brigid never reunited, with her dying before the events of Monsieur Spade.

The TV show reveals that around four years after getting out of prison, Brigid made her way to Istanbul. Unfortunately, Brigid died in a trail derailment accident, putting an end to her life of crime. However, this is not the end of her influence on Sam Spade’s life, as he spends a lot of Monsieur Spade Dealing with the fallout from the criminal activities she carried out before her death.

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Brigid continued her life of crime (and had a daughter)

She worked with her criminal partner

After moving to Europe and beginning her relationship with thief Philippe Saint Andre, Brigid is back to her ways as a con artist and criminal, continuing her life of crime. Brigid and Phillippe used a complex blackmail scheme to steal properties and artifacts, allowing the duo to become incredibly wealthy. This is explained to Sam Spade by Garbielle, another important character introduced in the events of Monsieur Spade.

However, Brigid clearly did not trust Philippe with the money, as she found a way to keep much of it out of his hands. Brigid ended up creating a trust fund that held much of their wealth, and it was designed to go to her daughter on her eighteenth birthday. The storyline proves that Brigid’s Maltese Falcon scam isn’t the only time the character has been involved in long cons with valuable artifacts.

Monsieur Spade Also reveals a lot about the daughter in question, with her name being Teresa. The series explains that after meeting Philippe, the duo had a daughter. Although Brigid is no longer in Sam Spade’s life, Teresa is, with her being one of the main characters in the TV show sequel to The Maltese Falcon.

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Sam Spade Met Teresa (8 years before the events of the show)

He looks out for Brigid’s daughter

Despite Brigid being out of Sam Spade’s life, Spade makes an effort to meet her daughter, Teresa. As it turns out, Philippe denied that he is the father of Teresa after Brigid’s death, which led to Teresa being placed in an orphanage. Upon discovering this, Spade tracked down Teresa and tried to bring her to her father. Unfortunately, this does not work out. The duo is forced to spend the night in a car together with him, then sadly to leave her in the Covenant.

The bond between Spade and Teresa remained strong, with Spade periodically checking in on Teresa. Teresa wants to leave the Covenant and stay with Spade, but things unfortunately don’t work out. However, the connection becomes vital to the rest of the show, with Teresa and Spade’s relationship heavily explored throughout. Monsieur Spade.

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Sam Spade has retired from his time as a detective

In the 20 years since the movie

Sam Spade proves to be an incredibly talented detective during the events of The Maltese FalconBut by the time the main events of Monsieur Spade Roll around, it becomes known that this is no longer the case. As it turns out, Sam Spade retired sometime after the events of the film, with him instead becoming the owner of a club. It is not fully known what caused Spade to retire in episode 1 of the show, but since he is 20 years older in Monsieur SpadeThe revelation makes sense.

Unfortunately, Spade’s retirement didn’t last long, either The events of Monsieur Spade forcing him back into his detective role. Brigid’s influence, Teresa, and the murder of Philippe and some nuns send Sam Spade back to his old ways, with him being determined to get to the bottom of the case.

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Spade left San Francisco and moved to France

Leave the iconic setting of the Maltese Falcon

Sam Spade is heavily associated with his San Francisco setting, with The Maltese FalconIts identity is defined by the city. however, Monsieur Spade Puts a spin on things, completely changing the setting of the TV show. In the 1960s setting of the show, Sam Spade has relocated to Bozouls, a region in the south of France.

This is exactly where Philippe lives, and it is the main setting of the show. Much like how San Francisco defined the tone of The Maltese FalconThis France setting defines the tone of Monsieur SpadeWith every detail down to the title hinting at the show’s French setting. This allows the new Sam Spade mystery to have a unique feel and a lot of fun twists and turns that wouldn’t otherwise work in its former home.

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Sam Spade married a woman named Gabrielle

Who has connections to the murder case

While attempting to reunite Teresa with Philippe, Sam Spade meets a woman named Gabrielle, with her becoming his only love outside of Brigid. A lot of the story between Spade and Gabriel remains unknown in episode 1 of Monsieur SpadeBut the series reveals that after meeting in 1955, the duo got married once more.

After marrying Gabriel, Spade and his wife found a home in France and settled there, living a happy life. However, it only lasted a short time before tragedy struck Sam Spade’s life again.

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Gabriel died shortly after marrying Spade

But he still lives in their home

It is also revealed that Gabriel died shortly after marrying Sam Spade, with the tragic event occurring in 1961, two years before the events of Monsieur Spade. Despite her death, Spade decided to continue living in France, with him remaining in the house that the couple once resided in.

throughout the show, Gabriel’s history with Philippe, Teresa and Brigid comes to play a big role in the mysteryWith Sam Spade to uncover many of the threads. So, while Gabriel unfortunately died before the main Monsieur Spade timeline, she is still an incredibly important character throughout the television show, with her addition being one of the best elements that was added between the events of The Maltese Falcon And the series.