Can't get rid of a file (at least it looks liek a file)

I have a file that I can't delete, can't rename, can't open, etc ... I've tried from the Terminal window and still no luck. If I type ls -l the Terminal widow the result is:
ls: filename: No such file or directory
If I drag it to the trash and empty the trash (any number of ways) everything in the trash goes away except this file. It stays but doesn't give me any errors (like can't delete locked file, etc ..)
I also can't move it anywhere other than the folder it's in. I can move that folder but I can't move the file out of the folder.
Any suggestions?
Dual G4   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Check out the various solutions cited in http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html.
This is a great site for fixing problems.

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