ðiːz skɹˈɪpts, dɪskˈʌvɚd ɐmˌʌŋst hˈæmɪts pˈeɪpɚz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz baɪ hˈæmɪt fɔːɹ ɪŋkˌoːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈɛlɪmənts ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚz ˈælbɚt hˈækɪt ænd fɹˈænsɪs ɡˈʊdɹɪtʃ, wɜːɹ ˈɛdɪɾᵻd baɪ hˈæmɪts baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ ɹˈɪtʃɚd lˈeɪmən ɪn kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð hˈæmɪts ɡɹˈændɔːɾɚ dʒˈuːli ˈɛm. ɹˈɪvɪt ænd pˈʌblɪʃt æz nɑːvˈɛləz ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌvðə θˈɪn mˈæn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv.
These scripts, discovered amongst Hammett's papers in 2011, together with instructions by Hammett for incorporation of additional elements written by screenwriters Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, were edited by Hammett's biographer Richard Layman in collaboration with Hammett's granddaughter Julie M. Rivett and published as novellas under the title Return of the Thin Man in 2012.