Anderson intended to adapt Thomas Pynchon's "sexual Evil" as early as December 2010, but "sexual Evil" was temporarily shelved due to early funding for another new film, "the Master." "sexual Evil" has a shell similar to Chandler's detective novel. Los Angeles private investigator Doc bumped into his ex-girlfriend Shasta and heard an uncorroborated story from her, a bizarre kidnapping case. the victim-her current lover-is a real estate agent with a waist wrapped around his waist. Doc clearly knew that "love" was an ambiguous word that could cause a string of trouble at any time, or that he bumped into Shasta's story and got deeper and deeper. Surfers, pimps, drug dealers, rock musicians, homicide loan sharks, all kinds of people, etc., looming.