August 2, 2025 • 27 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Why everybody quiet, I said, quiet for just a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Please, we've we've now come the high spot of the
fifteenth Annual Dog Show as the Kennel Club probably announces
the best of show.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Hi, yeah, this this year's.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Bestom show ward?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Is I president? Is this year the best of show
goes to?
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Two dogs? Yes? I tested it. Two champions Rosha, Missus.
Speaker 5 (00:59):
Marilyn Lawrence, this, Angel and.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Spartan the Buddyton.
Speaker 6 (01:05):
Will you come here to accept your awards with Laurence?
Speaker 7 (01:08):
Yes, oh fine, fine, here you are Missus Lawrence, and congratulations.
Speaker 6 (01:13):
Oh thank you, thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
And ladies and gentlemen, quiet place.
Speaker 8 (01:20):
Why why before we bring our show to a clothes
I have several announcements about next year's show and the
several sectional clothes.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Laurence.
Speaker 6 (01:30):
Why, mister Ellington, how are you pregit?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Of course? But we all except you? Congratulations?
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Why?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Thank you? And now I'd like to make you an
offer an author. Yes, I'd like to buy Angel and Spartan.
Speaker 6 (01:42):
How much I'm starting, mister Ellington, But Angel and Spartan
on the sale.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
I'll make you an interesting horpor.
Speaker 6 (01:48):
No, no, no, I'm starting mister Ellington's Angel and Spartan
are not the sale as.
Speaker 9 (01:53):
Long as I die is no Well that gives me encouragement,
Missus Lawrence, who knows how long any of us will live?
Speaker 8 (02:06):
And now on to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie. Enemy
to those who make him an enemy, friend to those
who have no friend.
Speaker 9 (02:24):
Here are the details of that report coming in on
the police teletype.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Now expect a paraday. Let's time I look at it.
They got the dead woman's name. Now I'll read it.
Speaker 10 (02:34):
Let's see it says add Society matron slain in Riverview mansion.
The dead woman is Missus Marilyn Lawrence, famous.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Breeder of dogs, wealthy widow.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Two box of dogs.
Speaker 10 (02:51):
Angels and Spartan of Buddington tied for best of show
at Kennel Club this afternoon, two champion dogs. Only witnesses robbery,
not motives, death, instantaneous bullet thirty eight caliber.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
He and d Yeah that's the end, all.
Speaker 10 (03:16):
Right, Yeah, the end of that report and the end
of Missus Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
But just the beginning for us. Come on, we got
way to do.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Here.
Speaker 6 (03:29):
Angel here, girl, come get your food. Here's pardon, come
get yours too. Now, Edith, both of you every bit
of it.
Speaker 11 (03:45):
If you don't mind, I'd rather not see anyone this
morning after what happened to Anton, Maryland last night.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Yes, that was dreadful, but that's partly the reason I'm here.
Speaker 11 (03:54):
Please, mister Ellington, I'd rather not see anyone today. Inspected
Saraday from the police was here last night for hours.
I've had no sleep.
Speaker 5 (04:02):
Please.
Speaker 9 (04:02):
How distasteful it must be to have police in the
same house with two champion dogs. You really don't mind
if I come in and admire the animals?
Speaker 5 (04:10):
Your fut and quieter?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Well? Well, those dogs certainly don't like me. Hold them back.
Speaker 6 (04:18):
Well, I'm doing my best. It isn't because they don't
like you.
Speaker 11 (04:22):
They always bark their heads off when they see someone
for the first time.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Whatever after that Angel, because they know you will hate
the miss.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
Get out of here, mister Ellington.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
I can't hold them any longer.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
You think I'm afraid of animals.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Don't down, Angel, tollers do for the man.
Speaker 6 (04:51):
Angel down down way now? Oh wait wait, yeah that's better.
Now now quiet down.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
For stupid animals?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Are you?
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Are you badly hurting mister?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
No, but my clothes are in French.
Speaker 9 (05:05):
I wanted to get those animals ones, but I don't anymore.
Speaker 11 (05:09):
Well, that's not strange, mister Rellington, considering the fact that
it's quite apparent they wanted to get you.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Oh hello, Blackie comoning.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Thanks very well, I'll set the dinner.
Speaker 6 (05:30):
No, not quite, we'll have to wait a few minutes.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
I have company company. I don't see anyone here.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Come look in the kitchen.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
What is this a joke?
Speaker 6 (05:38):
No, it's it's two of them, only I don't think
you call them jokes. Come and look.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Welcome on, Mary. If this is a gag, holy Michael,
what if it's a kennel just temporarily?
Speaker 6 (05:49):
This is angels and this is Spartan. They won best
of show at the Kennel Club yesterday.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Well, what are they gonna do today? Use me for
a bone?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
No, they don't mean you any harm.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
You just now to them.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
That's why they're walking.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Well, I think I'll stay over to them and also away.
Come on, all right, where did you get those undersized oxen? Mary?
Speaker 6 (06:08):
I found them?
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Found them?
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Well, I did find them. They ran away from the
Lawrence estate, and Linda Lawrence is coming for them any
minute now.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
Linda Lawrence, isn't she the niece of Marilyn Lawrence, who
was murdered last night.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Yeah, yeah, she is.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
I called her when I found the dogs. According to
their tags, Marilyn Lawrence owned them. Oh, oh this must
be she. Now will you excuse me?
Speaker 4 (06:26):
Mary? Er do I look all right?
Speaker 6 (06:29):
She's here to see the dog out. Miss Wesley. Oh yes, yes,
of course, and your miss Lawrence aren't you? Won't you
come in? Thank you? This is my sister, beat Oh
how do you do?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
How do you do?
Speaker 6 (06:40):
The dogs are all right, I trust miss Wesley.
Speaker 5 (06:42):
They certainly are quite all right.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (06:44):
I hope they didn't frighten you when you found them.
You see, they barked terribly whenever they see someone for
the first time. But they're not vicious.
Speaker 12 (06:50):
Linda, let's get the dogs and get out of here.
Speaker 6 (06:52):
Beatrice. Please, Miss Wesley was kind enough to pick up
the dogs when they ran away.
Speaker 5 (06:57):
You forgive Beatrice.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Miss Wesley's perfectly all right. I'm sure that your sister
has been terribly upset about the dogs.
Speaker 12 (07:03):
That's stupid animals and nothing but a nuisance. Oh sorry,
miss Wesley, we thought you were alone.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
I'm all right, all right. This is Linda and Beatrice
Lawrence and mister Boston Blackie. How do you do the
Boston Blackie right?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Two of us? You see, the law allows only one
of us at the time, I.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Says, we get those fool dogs and leave the home
at once. Just a minute, Beatrice.
Speaker 11 (07:29):
It's not often that anyone gets to meet Boston Blackie.
And now with what happened to aunt Marylyn.
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Linda, will you do as I say?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
In a minute?
Speaker 5 (07:36):
Beatrice?
Speaker 6 (07:37):
Miss Lawrence, are you suggesting that Blackie solve your aunt's murder?
Speaker 12 (07:40):
Well, I'd like to ask him to talk. We came
to collect the dogs, not how I are a detective.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
I'm not a detective.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
Miss laurtce Slendid.
Speaker 12 (07:47):
You certainly can be of no help to us now,
Miss Wesley, if you'll just give us the just a minute.
Speaker 11 (07:52):
Beatrice, I know you're not a detective, Blackie, but you've
helped the police.
Speaker 6 (07:56):
So many times. Couldn't you help them this time?
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Linda? For the last time?
Speaker 4 (08:00):
What's the menimis? Lawrence?
Speaker 12 (08:01):
Are you afraid of an investigation that doesn't end into it?
Speaker 4 (08:04):
But it might if I enter into the case. Is
that it? Linda?
Speaker 12 (08:08):
If we don't leave this instant, I'm leaving without you,
all right, theatrist will go, Oh.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Linda, you don't mind if I called you Linda, I hope,
of course. And you won't mind if I call it
your home tonight.
Speaker 11 (08:19):
I'm sure when you'll try and find out who killed
my aunt?
Speaker 4 (08:23):
Yes, and maybe I can make the murderers say.
Speaker 13 (08:25):
Uncle, good girl, Angel, good girl.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
I lie quietly, spartan.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
I know you, miss aunt Maryland, so do I why, hello, Beatrice?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Did you have a nice nap?
Speaker 4 (08:46):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:46):
I didn't even close my eyes. Must be stupid. Animals
always clutter up the library.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
Well, Latin Maryland always allowed them in here.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
I don't see why you don't see why?
Speaker 12 (08:55):
You don't see why I had no right to ask
Boston Black to get a night either.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
Do you I see why I shoot good? He might help,
He might help.
Speaker 5 (09:02):
Do you know what he'll do?
Speaker 3 (09:03):
What?
Speaker 12 (09:04):
He'll turn this house inside out, He'll open up our lives,
make everything about us common knowledge, and we'll be talked
about on every street corner, Linda, and every home.
Speaker 5 (09:12):
You're a fool, Linda, stupid, naive fool.
Speaker 12 (09:15):
Oh god, fun alright, go ahead and cry. You got
us into this mess, and now all you can do
is cry about it, so cry, but go and cry
somewhere else.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Now on, things are going to be different around here, Linda.
Speaker 12 (09:30):
I'm going to run things, Linda, Linda, would you mind leaving?
Speaker 11 (09:36):
Course?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Not? What if I done?
Speaker 13 (09:39):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (09:39):
Shut up and Leadia alone, will you?
Speaker 12 (09:41):
I've got a personal call to make alright. I'll handle
things around here from now on.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
And when I say from now on, I mean from
right now on.
Speaker 12 (09:49):
Yes, all tend to things. I'll tend to everything. H Hello,
mister Preston. Yes this is Beatrice Laurence.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
Oh yes, Beatrice.
Speaker 5 (10:06):
Never mind the pleasantries. Listen to me. I want out
in Maryland's wills settled right away.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Well, I'm attending to that, pastor.
Speaker 12 (10:12):
You'll attend to it this afternoon. You'll be out here
with it tonight. Your bank doesn't keep open nights, does this?
Speaker 5 (10:17):
But Beatrice, you heard what I said.
Speaker 12 (10:19):
You'll be here ready to read that will tonight.
Speaker 5 (10:22):
I'll you'll do better than that. You'll be here.
Speaker 12 (10:26):
This house is about to be overwhelmed, detectives and policemen
and investigations.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
I want it to stop.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
Oh now, Beatrice, there's nothing.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
I can do about that.
Speaker 12 (10:33):
Well, you just think of something, then, my sister invited Boston,
Blackie here tonight the police are coming here again.
Speaker 5 (10:39):
I want them out of here. Do you understand?
Speaker 12 (10:41):
I want them out of here and I want them.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Kept out me waving Miss Laurence get me. Don't they't
know I'm a policeman.
Speaker 4 (11:01):
Maybe they don't believe it any more than I do.
Speaker 10 (11:02):
Hi, Paraday, lucky, So you're here too, one of those
dogs barking at me, hurt just.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Because you are you? Paraday?
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Quiet? Beat field spot, good boy?
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Good night? Where did they come from?
Speaker 6 (11:13):
They live here?
Speaker 13 (11:14):
Live here?
Speaker 5 (11:15):
Oh that's right.
Speaker 6 (11:16):
You didn't see them when you were here last night?
Did you inspect the Paraday?
Speaker 10 (11:19):
They were outside, And that's a good place for them,
and a good place for you.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
Too, Lanky, with you inside, outside is a good place
to be, and you'd better stay inside, Parady. Miss Lawrence
knows a lot about animals. Maybe she could teach you
to think.
Speaker 10 (11:29):
And I wish somebody could teach me how to get
rid of you.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Or what would you do for a head? If you
got rid of me, you'll.
Speaker 10 (11:34):
Find out you've got a hit, Lanky, because in a
few minutes you're gonna.
Speaker 6 (11:37):
Laugh at it. And please, you've probably disturbed my sister Beatrice.
Speaker 5 (11:40):
She's upstairs trying to sleep.
Speaker 11 (11:41):
Sorry, yes, sorry, Blackie, you were asking me some questions
before the inspector came in.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Had you finished?
Speaker 4 (11:48):
I had?
Speaker 10 (11:48):
Wait just a minute, I'll ask the questions around here.
Speaker 4 (11:51):
I have only one more, Paraday, Linda, has anyone special
come to see you since your aunt's dead?
Speaker 5 (11:57):
What do you mean by specially?
Speaker 4 (11:59):
Well someone well never been here before.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
Well, there's Henry Ellington.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
He wanted to buy two dogs.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
One of those dogs barking.
Speaker 11 (12:07):
No quiet, Quiet, Angels bot nice boy, now quiet.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
It seems to me that they were barking at the
name Ellington's.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
That you both to be quiet.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Hey, I have a hunch when your aunt Maryland's body
was found, the dogs were with her. I think the
dogs were withered when she was killed too.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
They were, Blackie, they were always with her.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
So what so they saw a killer and maybe they're
trying to well, so tell us something with all us barking.
Maybe Ellington, look, I said that name again, and the
dogs trying to talk, I mean talk, Angel, you keep quitting.
I don't know what you think about this, Paraday, But
unless those dogs are barking up the wrong tree, they've
(12:48):
got mister Ellington at.
Speaker 8 (12:49):
A limb, and now back to Boston Blackie. Wealthy Marilyn Lawrence,
owner of Angel and Spartan champion boxers, is murdered, but
(13:13):
there is no motive for her murder or clue.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
To who killed her.
Speaker 8 (13:18):
Her two dogs were with her when she was killed
and seemed to have a particular dislike for Henry Ellington,
who wanted to buy them from missus Lawrence. As we
return to our story, Blackie walks into mister Ellington's kennel yard.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
All right, now you jump that fence, Bluss, you.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
Are doing Therton Pip?
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Who are you?
Speaker 4 (13:40):
I'm Boston Blackie in mine.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
I object you are sneaking into my kennel yacht like this.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
I didn't sneak in. I walked in like this.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
What are you doing something you probably wouldn't understand. I
make this idiotic whipp it jump that fence? How jump
your stupid pulled jump?
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Maybe it feel more like jumping if he didn't hit
him with that whip. To mind your own business, maybe
I find out more minding other people's.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
I think you'd better leave.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Not until I've found out what I want to know
about Merilyn Lawrence's death. Her dogs were with her when
she was killed.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Yes, I imagine they were. She had them with her
all the time.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
Yes, so you agree they undoubtedly saw her killer.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I imagine. Now what's that to me?
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Ellington? Those dogs seem to dislike you intensely. Oh interesting,
it's very interesting. Every time they hear your name they
bark their heads off. I think they're trying to tell
me something about you. You bet.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
They can't talk, eh? Will you leave?
Speaker 10 (14:37):
I'm visiting now, you stupid animal.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I want to see you kill a.
Speaker 4 (14:41):
Minute, just a minute. You can never get anywhere with a
dog if you do that.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Whipping is the only way to get sense into some heads.
Will you please leave?
Speaker 4 (14:47):
Not until I've found out what I want to know.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Maybe you want to take this with too.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
You shouldn't have done that, engine. I don't like whips
that close to my face. Oh my arm. As soon
as you let go that whip, give it to me right?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
All right?
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Good? You like to crack whip, are you, Wellington? Well,
let's see how you like it when I crack this case.
Excuse me, miss, but where will I find mister Preston's office?
Speaker 5 (15:28):
Which mister Preston.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
Sir, there are two mister Preston's in this bank.
Speaker 5 (15:34):
Preston, mister Harold Preston is.
Speaker 6 (15:37):
The third door to the left at the rear of
the bank.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
Sir, thank you, You're welcome, sir, I mean mister Preston,
mister Preston. I'm Boston Blackie. I am doing a little
investigating into the murder of Missus Merlin Lawrence.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
Oh I see, Well, what can I do for you?
Speaker 4 (16:00):
Well, there were apparently no witnesses to Missus Lawrence's death,
but Angel and Spartan her two boxer dogs, and well,
dogs can't talk, even if they are champions. I thought
maybe you could give me some of the information.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
No, well, yes, of course I was told me that you.
Speaker 4 (16:23):
Were missus Lawrence's advisa. Is that right? Oh?
Speaker 7 (16:26):
Yes, yes, and now I'm I'm the estate's advisor. But
how can that give any hope to you?
Speaker 4 (16:32):
Well, as missus Lawrence's advise you knew a lot about
her affairs and about her two nieces, I imagine. Well, yes,
when you went to a home on business, was there
ever anyone else there?
Speaker 7 (16:46):
Well that I'm afraid I wouldn't know. I've never been there.
Speaker 3 (16:49):
Missus Lawrence preferred.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
To discuss her business affairs here.
Speaker 5 (16:52):
In my office.
Speaker 4 (16:53):
That's reasonable. Tell me just one more thing. Did missus
Lawrence leave a lot of money?
Speaker 3 (16:59):
A million, doctor us.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
And which your ther nieces inherits London a Beatrice.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Will both receive an equal share.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Half a million apiece? I bear it for a couple
of young men.
Speaker 7 (17:10):
Well, they really don't receive it in cash, if you
must know, it's really left for me to invest for them.
Speaker 4 (17:17):
Oh and what do you get out of this friendship
for no?
Speaker 7 (17:22):
No, a uh a ten percent fee? And it's all
in missus Lawrence's will. If you're beginning to get any
ideas about me, will you.
Speaker 4 (17:31):
Look like a man who gets ideas of his own?
Mister preston, even ten percent of a million dollars, there's
a lot of money.
Speaker 7 (17:38):
Well, I I don't think I have to allow you
to insult me in my own office, blacking.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Perhaps you'd better.
Speaker 4 (17:44):
Leave after you've told me a little bit more about yourself.
Speaker 7 (17:47):
I think you'd better leave.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
Oh, but we're.
Speaker 4 (17:49):
Just having such a nice chat here, it seems Hey,
that's an alarm bell? Is your bank being robbed?
Speaker 13 (17:55):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (17:55):
No, I started that bell by pressing a button under
my desk.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Oh, a man with a gun and a sand two
men with two guns.
Speaker 7 (18:06):
Please forgive me Blackie. There's nothing personal in this, but
this is a bank. An action such as this is
just precautionary.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Never mind the plug bea bank, mister Preston. I opened
an account elsewhere a long time ago. But before long,
maybe I'll settle one with you.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Nice dogs. Nice dogs should be a whole lot nicer.
Speaker 4 (18:36):
If you could talk. Come in.
Speaker 5 (18:41):
Do you know where black all?
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Miss Pressling? Where's Blankie?
Speaker 10 (18:44):
I don't know, but my office isn't a missing person's.
Speaker 6 (18:46):
Bureau's gone ever since?
Speaker 5 (18:49):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (18:50):
Oh, the nice dogs? What are they doing?
Speaker 10 (18:52):
The same old thing, Miss Presling, marking their jaws off
every time I say ellington.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
Want do that?
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Hmm, I'm Blankie?
Speaker 10 (19:02):
Maybe right. They're trying to say something. They saw missus
Lawrence's killing. They're trying to tell me what it is.
Speaker 6 (19:08):
I wish they could talk that they can't, and I
can't find Blackie.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Not worry.
Speaker 10 (19:12):
He'll show up before long. In fact, I think I
know where he is, out of the Lawrence match, and
he's trying to find.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Out if you excuse him. Oh boy, Parady speaking inspected.
This is Blackie Black.
Speaker 4 (19:24):
Where are you?
Speaker 3 (19:25):
Miss Wesley's here worried sick about you?
Speaker 6 (19:27):
If that is black you please let me.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
Talk to Where have you been, Blankie?
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Just checking on something?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
What?
Speaker 4 (19:33):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Wellington? Yes?
Speaker 4 (19:36):
And somebody going to grind him in the dog feed,
except I don't think the dogs wouldn't have any part
of him. Look, I've found out a few very important things.
Lyn Dan Batrice Lawrence inherd, a many bucks from their
aunt Marylyn.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
You think, thank Hillary.
Speaker 10 (19:50):
I thought Ellington was our man.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
That's why the dogs hate him.
Speaker 4 (19:56):
Oh, never mind that. Now you and Mary meet me
at the Lawrence Mansion as soon as you can, and
I'll tell you all about it.
Speaker 10 (20:02):
Okay, that won't take long. But why can't you tell
me all about it down here?
Speaker 4 (20:06):
Because it'll be easier up here.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
Where's up here?
Speaker 4 (20:09):
At the Lawrence Mansion. Ellington is going to be here,
and Preston from the bank is gonna read missus Lawrence's will.
But I want you and Mary to get here before
they do.
Speaker 10 (20:17):
Okays, Wellesley and I'll be out right away, and I'll
bring Angel and Spartan too for a change.
Speaker 3 (20:23):
The dogs are going to you.
Speaker 4 (20:34):
Flaraday. What did you do to those dogs when you
had them in your office?
Speaker 3 (20:37):
Nothing but look at them?
Speaker 10 (20:37):
Blake in wish I could understand bark language.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Well, everybody's here but Preston, Mary Linda Faraday, and you Ellington.
For the time being, I'm going to have to give
you a new name.
Speaker 3 (20:52):
I'll keep them on. I have thanks.
Speaker 10 (20:54):
Yeah, Blank, everybody's here but Preston. And uh, what's the
name Beatrice. Where's your sister, miss Lawrence?
Speaker 6 (21:01):
Well, Datris is in there to sleep. She hasn't felt
very well since Aunt Marylyn's death.
Speaker 3 (21:06):
Well, you know we want her down here too.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
We'll wait till Preston gets it before we ask Beatrice
to come down.
Speaker 6 (21:13):
That's probably mister Preston. Now come in.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
Good evening everyone.
Speaker 6 (21:18):
Hello, mister Preston. Do you know everyone here?
Speaker 7 (21:20):
Oh no, I don't think so.
Speaker 6 (21:22):
Well, I'll introduce you around.
Speaker 4 (21:23):
Oh Blackie, I know, Hello, Blackie.
Speaker 6 (21:25):
I'm well. They rest are miss Wesley, and this is
Inspector Faraday. Yeah, ill you too, And this is mister Wells.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
Heaven.
Speaker 7 (21:36):
What are the dogs talking about all of a sudden?
Speaker 9 (21:39):
If they seem to bark every time they hear my name,
that's odd.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
I'll tell you something stranger than that, mister Preston. Yes,
you told me in your office you've never been in
this house.
Speaker 5 (21:49):
Yes, that's right.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
Did you hear that, Farley?
Speaker 3 (21:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (21:53):
Well did you fail to hear something a minute ago?
Speaker 3 (21:56):
Hey, that's right. The dogs didn't bark.
Speaker 4 (21:59):
Right and get this. By his own admission, Preston here
says this is the first time he's been in this.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
Household, and that has some meaning.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
I don't understand.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
I understand, Preston. It has a lot of meaning. It
means you killed missus Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
You can't Preston kill. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
Those dogs know what I'm talking about. If Linda can't stop,
pretty soon, they'll break their chains. They hold them. Linda,
I'm doing my dance.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Don't let them get loose. They can chow a man
to push up.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
Don't come down.
Speaker 3 (22:27):
Down, suck and get down.
Speaker 6 (22:29):
There's no stopping and help someone.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Mary get out of here.
Speaker 7 (22:32):
I gotta break loose.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
No, no, don't, don't.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
Don't don't let them get me. Don't you please, I
can't jump. Don't stop them. I'll tell keep those dogs
away from me.
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Down, get down, I chill I admitted, keep those dogs
away they are there's a confession.
Speaker 4 (22:49):
Now, let's get them the headquarters before those dogs tearing
the pieces. Mary, did you read in the paper this
morning where Preston made a full confession a party.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
Yes, Blackie, but I didn't get to finish it. Just
why did he kill her?
Speaker 4 (23:10):
Well? He needed that ten percent he'd get form investing
the million dollar inheritance. He was almost ninety thousand short
with his bank.
Speaker 6 (23:17):
Ooh, that's a lot of money too. That's what you
were checking all those hours that I thought you disappeared.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
Uh huh and believed me with some job.
Speaker 6 (23:27):
I'll bet it was darling. But just think, Blackie, if
mister Preston had admitted that he'd been in missus Lawrence's
house before, you could never have proved that he killed him.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
I know that, Mary. But he had to say that
he'd never been there before, because why well, if he'd
said he had been at the Lawrence home before, he'd
have become well, we'd have become suspicious because Linda Beatrice
would have made a liar out of him.
Speaker 6 (23:54):
And instead, the dogs made a liar out of him,
didn't they.
Speaker 3 (23:57):
You know?
Speaker 6 (23:57):
Apparently they just barked at the name Ellington because they
knew that Ellington hated dog.
Speaker 4 (24:02):
That's probably right. Well, those two boxes certainly gave Preston
a knockout punch. You know, while we were working on
this case, we thought those dogs were trying to say
something by barking, But when Preston walked into that room,
they called him a killer without opening their mouths.
Why everybody quiet, I said, quiet for just a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Please, we've we've now come the high spot of the
fifteenth Annual Dog Show as the Kennel Club probably announces
the best of show.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Hi, yeah, this this year's.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Bestom show ward?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Is I president? Is this year the best of show
goes to?
Speaker 5 (00:52):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Two dogs? Yes? I tested it. Two champions Rosha, Missus.
Speaker 5 (00:59):
Marilyn Lawrence, this, Angel and.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Spartan the Buddyton.
Speaker 6 (01:05):
Will you come here to accept your awards with Laurence?
Speaker 7 (01:08):
Yes, oh fine, fine, here you are Missus Lawrence, and congratulations.
Speaker 6 (01:13):
Oh thank you, thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
And ladies and gentlemen, quiet place.
Speaker 8 (01:20):
Why why before we bring our show to a clothes
I have several announcements about next year's show and the
several sectional clothes.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Laurence.
Speaker 6 (01:30):
Why, mister Ellington, how are you pregit?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Of course? But we all except you? Congratulations?
Speaker 5 (01:36):
Why?
Speaker 3 (01:36):
Thank you? And now I'd like to make you an
offer an author. Yes, I'd like to buy Angel and Spartan.
Speaker 6 (01:42):
How much I'm starting, mister Ellington, But Angel and Spartan
on the sale.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
I'll make you an interesting horpor.
Speaker 6 (01:48):
No, no, no, I'm starting mister Ellington's Angel and Spartan
are not the sale as.
Speaker 9 (01:53):
Long as I die is no Well that gives me encouragement,
Missus Lawrence, who knows how long any of us will live?
Speaker 8 (02:06):
And now on to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie. Enemy
to those who make him an enemy, friend to those
who have no friend.
Speaker 9 (02:24):
Here are the details of that report coming in on
the police teletype.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Now expect a paraday. Let's time I look at it.
They got the dead woman's name. Now I'll read it.
Speaker 10 (02:34):
Let's see it says add Society matron slain in Riverview mansion.
The dead woman is Missus Marilyn Lawrence, famous.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Breeder of dogs, wealthy widow.
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Two box of dogs.
Speaker 10 (02:51):
Angels and Spartan of Buddington tied for best of show
at Kennel Club this afternoon, two champion dogs. Only witnesses robbery,
not motives, death, instantaneous bullet thirty eight caliber.
Speaker 3 (03:12):
He and d Yeah that's the end, all.
Speaker 10 (03:16):
Right, Yeah, the end of that report and the end
of Missus Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
But just the beginning for us. Come on, we got
way to do.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Here.
Speaker 6 (03:29):
Angel here, girl, come get your food. Here's pardon, come
get yours too. Now, Edith, both of you every bit
of it.
Speaker 11 (03:45):
If you don't mind, I'd rather not see anyone this
morning after what happened to Anton, Maryland last night.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Yes, that was dreadful, but that's partly the reason I'm here.
Speaker 11 (03:54):
Please, mister Ellington, I'd rather not see anyone today. Inspected
Saraday from the police was here last night for hours.
I've had no sleep.
Speaker 5 (04:02):
Please.
Speaker 9 (04:02):
How distasteful it must be to have police in the
same house with two champion dogs. You really don't mind
if I come in and admire the animals?
Speaker 5 (04:10):
Your fut and quieter?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Well? Well, those dogs certainly don't like me. Hold them back.
Speaker 6 (04:18):
Well, I'm doing my best. It isn't because they don't
like you.
Speaker 11 (04:22):
They always bark their heads off when they see someone
for the first time.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
Whatever after that Angel, because they know you will hate
the miss.
Speaker 6 (04:33):
Get out of here, mister Ellington.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
I can't hold them any longer.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
You think I'm afraid of animals.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Don't down, Angel, tollers do for the man.
Speaker 6 (04:51):
Angel down down way now? Oh wait wait, yeah that's better.
Now now quiet down.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
For stupid animals?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Are you?
Speaker 6 (05:01):
Are you badly hurting mister?
Speaker 3 (05:03):
No, but my clothes are in French.
Speaker 9 (05:05):
I wanted to get those animals ones, but I don't anymore.
Speaker 11 (05:09):
Well, that's not strange, mister Rellington, considering the fact that
it's quite apparent they wanted to get you.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Oh hello, Blackie comoning.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Thanks very well, I'll set the dinner.
Speaker 6 (05:30):
No, not quite, we'll have to wait a few minutes.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
I have company company. I don't see anyone here.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
Come look in the kitchen.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
What is this a joke?
Speaker 6 (05:38):
No, it's it's two of them, only I don't think
you call them jokes. Come and look.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Welcome on, Mary. If this is a gag, holy Michael,
what if it's a kennel just temporarily?
Speaker 6 (05:49):
This is angels and this is Spartan. They won best
of show at the Kennel Club yesterday.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Well, what are they gonna do today? Use me for
a bone?
Speaker 6 (05:56):
No, they don't mean you any harm.
Speaker 5 (05:57):
You just now to them.
Speaker 6 (05:58):
That's why they're walking.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Well, I think I'll stay over to them and also away.
Come on, all right, where did you get those undersized oxen? Mary?
Speaker 6 (06:08):
I found them?
Speaker 4 (06:09):
Found them?
Speaker 6 (06:10):
Well, I did find them. They ran away from the
Lawrence estate, and Linda Lawrence is coming for them any
minute now.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
Linda Lawrence, isn't she the niece of Marilyn Lawrence, who
was murdered last night.
Speaker 5 (06:18):
Yeah, yeah, she is.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
I called her when I found the dogs. According to
their tags, Marilyn Lawrence owned them. Oh, oh this must
be she. Now will you excuse me?
Speaker 4 (06:26):
Mary? Er do I look all right?
Speaker 6 (06:29):
She's here to see the dog out. Miss Wesley. Oh yes, yes,
of course, and your miss Lawrence aren't you? Won't you
come in? Thank you? This is my sister, beat Oh
how do you do?
Speaker 5 (06:39):
How do you do?
Speaker 6 (06:40):
The dogs are all right, I trust miss Wesley.
Speaker 5 (06:42):
They certainly are quite all right.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (06:44):
I hope they didn't frighten you when you found them.
You see, they barked terribly whenever they see someone for
the first time. But they're not vicious.
Speaker 12 (06:50):
Linda, let's get the dogs and get out of here.
Speaker 6 (06:52):
Beatrice. Please, Miss Wesley was kind enough to pick up
the dogs when they ran away.
Speaker 5 (06:57):
You forgive Beatrice.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Miss Wesley's perfectly all right. I'm sure that your sister
has been terribly upset about the dogs.
Speaker 12 (07:03):
That's stupid animals and nothing but a nuisance. Oh sorry,
miss Wesley, we thought you were alone.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
I'm all right, all right. This is Linda and Beatrice
Lawrence and mister Boston Blackie. How do you do the
Boston Blackie right?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Two of us? You see, the law allows only one
of us at the time, I.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Says, we get those fool dogs and leave the home
at once. Just a minute, Beatrice.
Speaker 11 (07:29):
It's not often that anyone gets to meet Boston Blackie.
And now with what happened to aunt Marylyn.
Speaker 5 (07:34):
Linda, will you do as I say?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
In a minute?
Speaker 5 (07:36):
Beatrice?
Speaker 6 (07:37):
Miss Lawrence, are you suggesting that Blackie solve your aunt's murder?
Speaker 12 (07:40):
Well, I'd like to ask him to talk. We came
to collect the dogs, not how I are a detective.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
I'm not a detective.
Speaker 5 (07:46):
Miss laurtce Slendid.
Speaker 12 (07:47):
You certainly can be of no help to us now,
Miss Wesley, if you'll just give us the just a minute.
Speaker 11 (07:52):
Beatrice, I know you're not a detective, Blackie, but you've
helped the police.
Speaker 6 (07:56):
So many times. Couldn't you help them this time?
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Linda? For the last time?
Speaker 4 (08:00):
What's the menimis? Lawrence?
Speaker 12 (08:01):
Are you afraid of an investigation that doesn't end into it?
Speaker 4 (08:04):
But it might if I enter into the case. Is
that it? Linda?
Speaker 12 (08:08):
If we don't leave this instant, I'm leaving without you,
all right, theatrist will go, Oh.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Linda, you don't mind if I called you Linda, I hope,
of course. And you won't mind if I call it
your home tonight.
Speaker 11 (08:19):
I'm sure when you'll try and find out who killed
my aunt?
Speaker 4 (08:23):
Yes, and maybe I can make the murderers say.
Speaker 13 (08:25):
Uncle, good girl, Angel, good girl.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
I lie quietly, spartan.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
I know you, miss aunt Maryland, so do I why, hello, Beatrice?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Did you have a nice nap?
Speaker 4 (08:46):
No?
Speaker 5 (08:46):
I didn't even close my eyes. Must be stupid. Animals
always clutter up the library.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
Well, Latin Maryland always allowed them in here.
Speaker 5 (08:54):
I don't see why you don't see why?
Speaker 12 (08:55):
You don't see why I had no right to ask
Boston Black to get a night either.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
Do you I see why I shoot good? He might help,
He might help.
Speaker 5 (09:02):
Do you know what he'll do?
Speaker 3 (09:03):
What?
Speaker 12 (09:04):
He'll turn this house inside out, He'll open up our lives,
make everything about us common knowledge, and we'll be talked
about on every street corner, Linda, and every home.
Speaker 5 (09:12):
You're a fool, Linda, stupid, naive fool.
Speaker 12 (09:15):
Oh god, fun alright, go ahead and cry. You got
us into this mess, and now all you can do
is cry about it, so cry, but go and cry
somewhere else.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Now on, things are going to be different around here, Linda.
Speaker 12 (09:30):
I'm going to run things, Linda, Linda, would you mind leaving?
Speaker 11 (09:36):
Course?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
Not? What if I done?
Speaker 13 (09:39):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (09:39):
Shut up and Leadia alone, will you?
Speaker 12 (09:41):
I've got a personal call to make alright. I'll handle
things around here from now on.
Speaker 5 (09:45):
And when I say from now on, I mean from
right now on.
Speaker 12 (09:49):
Yes, all tend to things. I'll tend to everything. H Hello,
mister Preston. Yes this is Beatrice Laurence.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
Oh yes, Beatrice.
Speaker 5 (10:06):
Never mind the pleasantries. Listen to me. I want out
in Maryland's wills settled right away.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Well, I'm attending to that, pastor.
Speaker 12 (10:12):
You'll attend to it this afternoon. You'll be out here
with it tonight. Your bank doesn't keep open nights, does this?
Speaker 5 (10:17):
But Beatrice, you heard what I said.
Speaker 12 (10:19):
You'll be here ready to read that will tonight.
Speaker 5 (10:22):
I'll you'll do better than that. You'll be here.
Speaker 12 (10:26):
This house is about to be overwhelmed, detectives and policemen
and investigations.
Speaker 5 (10:30):
I want it to stop.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
Oh now, Beatrice, there's nothing.
Speaker 4 (10:32):
I can do about that.
Speaker 12 (10:33):
Well, you just think of something, then, my sister invited Boston,
Blackie here tonight the police are coming here again.
Speaker 5 (10:39):
I want them out of here. Do you understand?
Speaker 12 (10:41):
I want them out of here and I want them.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Kept out me waving Miss Laurence get me. Don't they't
know I'm a policeman.
Speaker 4 (11:01):
Maybe they don't believe it any more than I do.
Speaker 10 (11:02):
Hi, Paraday, lucky, So you're here too, one of those
dogs barking at me, hurt just.
Speaker 4 (11:07):
Because you are you? Paraday?
Speaker 5 (11:08):
Quiet? Beat field spot, good boy?
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Good night? Where did they come from?
Speaker 6 (11:13):
They live here?
Speaker 13 (11:14):
Live here?
Speaker 5 (11:15):
Oh that's right.
Speaker 6 (11:16):
You didn't see them when you were here last night?
Did you inspect the Paraday?
Speaker 10 (11:19):
They were outside, And that's a good place for them,
and a good place for you.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
Too, Lanky, with you inside, outside is a good place
to be, and you'd better stay inside, Parady. Miss Lawrence
knows a lot about animals. Maybe she could teach you
to think.
Speaker 10 (11:29):
And I wish somebody could teach me how to get
rid of you.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Or what would you do for a head? If you
got rid of me, you'll.
Speaker 10 (11:34):
Find out you've got a hit, Lanky, because in a
few minutes you're gonna.
Speaker 6 (11:37):
Laugh at it. And please, you've probably disturbed my sister Beatrice.
Speaker 5 (11:40):
She's upstairs trying to sleep.
Speaker 11 (11:41):
Sorry, yes, sorry, Blackie, you were asking me some questions
before the inspector came in.
Speaker 6 (11:47):
Had you finished?
Speaker 4 (11:48):
I had?
Speaker 10 (11:48):
Wait just a minute, I'll ask the questions around here.
Speaker 4 (11:51):
I have only one more, Paraday, Linda, has anyone special
come to see you since your aunt's dead?
Speaker 5 (11:57):
What do you mean by specially?
Speaker 4 (11:59):
Well someone well never been here before.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
Well, there's Henry Ellington.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
He wanted to buy two dogs.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
One of those dogs barking.
Speaker 11 (12:07):
No quiet, Quiet, Angels bot nice boy, now quiet.
Speaker 4 (12:11):
It seems to me that they were barking at the
name Ellington's.
Speaker 3 (12:17):
That you both to be quiet.
Speaker 4 (12:18):
Hey, I have a hunch when your aunt Maryland's body
was found, the dogs were with her. I think the
dogs were withered when she was killed too.
Speaker 5 (12:25):
They were, Blackie, they were always with her.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
So what so they saw a killer and maybe they're
trying to well, so tell us something with all us barking.
Maybe Ellington, look, I said that name again, and the
dogs trying to talk, I mean talk, Angel, you keep quitting.
I don't know what you think about this, Paraday, But
unless those dogs are barking up the wrong tree, they've
(12:48):
got mister Ellington at.
Speaker 8 (12:49):
A limb, and now back to Boston Blackie. Wealthy Marilyn Lawrence,
owner of Angel and Spartan champion boxers, is murdered, but
(13:13):
there is no motive for her murder or clue.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
To who killed her.
Speaker 8 (13:18):
Her two dogs were with her when she was killed
and seemed to have a particular dislike for Henry Ellington,
who wanted to buy them from missus Lawrence. As we
return to our story, Blackie walks into mister Ellington's kennel yard.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
All right, now you jump that fence, Bluss, you.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
Are doing Therton Pip?
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Who are you?
Speaker 4 (13:40):
I'm Boston Blackie in mine.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
I object you are sneaking into my kennel yacht like this.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
I didn't sneak in. I walked in like this.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
What are you doing something you probably wouldn't understand. I
make this idiotic whipp it jump that fence? How jump
your stupid pulled jump?
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Maybe it feel more like jumping if he didn't hit
him with that whip. To mind your own business, maybe
I find out more minding other people's.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
I think you'd better leave.
Speaker 4 (14:06):
Not until I've found out what I want to know
about Merilyn Lawrence's death. Her dogs were with her when
she was killed.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Yes, I imagine they were. She had them with her
all the time.
Speaker 4 (14:16):
Yes, so you agree they undoubtedly saw her killer.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I imagine. Now what's that to me?
Speaker 4 (14:22):
Ellington? Those dogs seem to dislike you intensely. Oh interesting,
it's very interesting. Every time they hear your name they
bark their heads off. I think they're trying to tell
me something about you. You bet.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
They can't talk, eh? Will you leave?
Speaker 10 (14:37):
I'm visiting now, you stupid animal.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
I want to see you kill a.
Speaker 4 (14:41):
Minute, just a minute. You can never get anywhere with a
dog if you do that.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
Whipping is the only way to get sense into some heads.
Will you please leave?
Speaker 4 (14:47):
Not until I've found out what I want to know.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Maybe you want to take this with too.
Speaker 4 (14:52):
You shouldn't have done that, engine. I don't like whips
that close to my face. Oh my arm. As soon
as you let go that whip, give it to me right?
Speaker 3 (15:03):
All right?
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Good? You like to crack whip, are you, Wellington? Well,
let's see how you like it when I crack this case.
Excuse me, miss, but where will I find mister Preston's office?
Speaker 5 (15:28):
Which mister Preston.
Speaker 6 (15:29):
Sir, there are two mister Preston's in this bank.
Speaker 5 (15:34):
Preston, mister Harold Preston is.
Speaker 6 (15:37):
The third door to the left at the rear of
the bank.
Speaker 4 (15:39):
Sir, thank you, You're welcome, sir, I mean mister Preston,
mister Preston. I'm Boston Blackie. I am doing a little
investigating into the murder of Missus Merlin Lawrence.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
Oh I see, Well, what can I do for you?
Speaker 4 (16:00):
Well, there were apparently no witnesses to Missus Lawrence's death,
but Angel and Spartan her two boxer dogs, and well,
dogs can't talk, even if they are champions. I thought
maybe you could give me some of the information.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
No, well, yes, of course I was told me that you.
Speaker 4 (16:23):
Were missus Lawrence's advisa. Is that right? Oh?
Speaker 7 (16:26):
Yes, yes, and now I'm I'm the estate's advisor. But
how can that give any hope to you?
Speaker 4 (16:32):
Well, as missus Lawrence's advise you knew a lot about
her affairs and about her two nieces, I imagine. Well, yes,
when you went to a home on business, was there
ever anyone else there?
Speaker 7 (16:46):
Well that I'm afraid I wouldn't know. I've never been there.
Speaker 3 (16:49):
Missus Lawrence preferred.
Speaker 7 (16:50):
To discuss her business affairs here.
Speaker 5 (16:52):
In my office.
Speaker 4 (16:53):
That's reasonable. Tell me just one more thing. Did missus
Lawrence leave a lot of money?
Speaker 3 (16:59):
A million, doctor us.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
And which your ther nieces inherits London a Beatrice.
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Will both receive an equal share.
Speaker 4 (17:07):
Half a million apiece? I bear it for a couple
of young men.
Speaker 7 (17:10):
Well, they really don't receive it in cash, if you
must know, it's really left for me to invest for them.
Speaker 4 (17:17):
Oh and what do you get out of this friendship
for no?
Speaker 7 (17:22):
No, a uh a ten percent fee? And it's all
in missus Lawrence's will. If you're beginning to get any
ideas about me, will you.
Speaker 4 (17:31):
Look like a man who gets ideas of his own?
Mister preston, even ten percent of a million dollars, there's
a lot of money.
Speaker 7 (17:38):
Well, I I don't think I have to allow you
to insult me in my own office, blacking.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Perhaps you'd better.
Speaker 4 (17:44):
Leave after you've told me a little bit more about yourself.
Speaker 7 (17:47):
I think you'd better leave.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
Oh, but we're.
Speaker 4 (17:49):
Just having such a nice chat here, it seems Hey,
that's an alarm bell? Is your bank being robbed?
Speaker 13 (17:55):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (17:55):
No, I started that bell by pressing a button under
my desk.
Speaker 4 (18:00):
Oh, a man with a gun and a sand two
men with two guns.
Speaker 7 (18:06):
Please forgive me Blackie. There's nothing personal in this, but
this is a bank. An action such as this is
just precautionary.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Never mind the plug bea bank, mister Preston. I opened
an account elsewhere a long time ago. But before long,
maybe I'll settle one with you.
Speaker 3 (18:33):
Nice dogs. Nice dogs should be a whole lot nicer.
Speaker 4 (18:36):
If you could talk. Come in.
Speaker 5 (18:41):
Do you know where black all?
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Miss Pressling? Where's Blankie?
Speaker 10 (18:44):
I don't know, but my office isn't a missing person's.
Speaker 6 (18:46):
Bureau's gone ever since?
Speaker 5 (18:49):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (18:50):
Oh, the nice dogs? What are they doing?
Speaker 10 (18:52):
The same old thing, Miss Presling, marking their jaws off
every time I say ellington.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
Want do that?
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Hmm, I'm Blankie?
Speaker 10 (19:02):
Maybe right. They're trying to say something. They saw missus
Lawrence's killing. They're trying to tell me what it is.
Speaker 6 (19:08):
I wish they could talk that they can't, and I
can't find Blackie.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Not worry.
Speaker 10 (19:12):
He'll show up before long. In fact, I think I
know where he is, out of the Lawrence match, and
he's trying to find.
Speaker 3 (19:18):
Out if you excuse him. Oh boy, Parady speaking inspected.
This is Blackie Black.
Speaker 4 (19:24):
Where are you?
Speaker 3 (19:25):
Miss Wesley's here worried sick about you?
Speaker 6 (19:27):
If that is black you please let me.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
Talk to Where have you been, Blankie?
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Just checking on something?
Speaker 3 (19:32):
What?
Speaker 4 (19:33):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Wellington? Yes?
Speaker 4 (19:36):
And somebody going to grind him in the dog feed,
except I don't think the dogs wouldn't have any part
of him. Look, I've found out a few very important things.
Lyn Dan Batrice Lawrence inherd, a many bucks from their
aunt Marylyn.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
You think, thank Hillary.
Speaker 10 (19:50):
I thought Ellington was our man.
Speaker 3 (19:55):
That's why the dogs hate him.
Speaker 4 (19:56):
Oh, never mind that. Now you and Mary meet me
at the Lawrence Mansion as soon as you can, and
I'll tell you all about it.
Speaker 10 (20:02):
Okay, that won't take long. But why can't you tell
me all about it down here?
Speaker 4 (20:06):
Because it'll be easier up here.
Speaker 3 (20:08):
Where's up here?
Speaker 4 (20:09):
At the Lawrence Mansion. Ellington is going to be here,
and Preston from the bank is gonna read missus Lawrence's will.
But I want you and Mary to get here before
they do.
Speaker 10 (20:17):
Okays, Wellesley and I'll be out right away, and I'll
bring Angel and Spartan too for a change.
Speaker 3 (20:23):
The dogs are going to you.
Speaker 4 (20:34):
Flaraday. What did you do to those dogs when you
had them in your office?
Speaker 3 (20:37):
Nothing but look at them?
Speaker 10 (20:37):
Blake in wish I could understand bark language.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Well, everybody's here but Preston, Mary Linda Faraday, and you Ellington.
For the time being, I'm going to have to give
you a new name.
Speaker 3 (20:52):
I'll keep them on. I have thanks.
Speaker 10 (20:54):
Yeah, Blank, everybody's here but Preston. And uh, what's the
name Beatrice. Where's your sister, miss Lawrence?
Speaker 6 (21:01):
Well, Datris is in there to sleep. She hasn't felt
very well since Aunt Marylyn's death.
Speaker 3 (21:06):
Well, you know we want her down here too.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
We'll wait till Preston gets it before we ask Beatrice
to come down.
Speaker 6 (21:13):
That's probably mister Preston. Now come in.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
Good evening everyone.
Speaker 6 (21:18):
Hello, mister Preston. Do you know everyone here?
Speaker 7 (21:20):
Oh no, I don't think so.
Speaker 6 (21:22):
Well, I'll introduce you around.
Speaker 4 (21:23):
Oh Blackie, I know, Hello, Blackie.
Speaker 6 (21:25):
I'm well. They rest are miss Wesley, and this is
Inspector Faraday. Yeah, ill you too, And this is mister Wells.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
Heaven.
Speaker 7 (21:36):
What are the dogs talking about all of a sudden?
Speaker 9 (21:39):
If they seem to bark every time they hear my name,
that's odd.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
I'll tell you something stranger than that, mister Preston. Yes,
you told me in your office you've never been in
this house.
Speaker 5 (21:49):
Yes, that's right.
Speaker 4 (21:51):
Did you hear that, Farley?
Speaker 3 (21:52):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (21:53):
Well did you fail to hear something a minute ago?
Speaker 3 (21:56):
Hey, that's right. The dogs didn't bark.
Speaker 4 (21:59):
Right and get this. By his own admission, Preston here
says this is the first time he's been in this.
Speaker 7 (22:03):
Household, and that has some meaning.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
I don't understand.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
I understand, Preston. It has a lot of meaning. It
means you killed missus Lawrence.
Speaker 3 (22:13):
You can't Preston kill. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
Speaker 4 (22:17):
Those dogs know what I'm talking about. If Linda can't stop,
pretty soon, they'll break their chains. They hold them. Linda,
I'm doing my dance.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Don't let them get loose. They can chow a man
to push up.
Speaker 5 (22:26):
Don't come down.
Speaker 3 (22:27):
Down, suck and get down.
Speaker 6 (22:29):
There's no stopping and help someone.
Speaker 4 (22:31):
Mary get out of here.
Speaker 7 (22:32):
I gotta break loose.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
No, no, don't, don't.
Speaker 3 (22:34):
Don't don't let them get me. Don't you please, I
can't jump. Don't stop them. I'll tell keep those dogs
away from me.
Speaker 10 (22:41):
Down, get down, I chill I admitted, keep those dogs
away they are there's a confession.
Speaker 4 (22:49):
Now, let's get them the headquarters before those dogs tearing
the pieces. Mary, did you read in the paper this
morning where Preston made a full confession a party.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
Yes, Blackie, but I didn't get to finish it. Just
why did he kill her?
Speaker 4 (23:10):
Well? He needed that ten percent he'd get form investing
the million dollar inheritance. He was almost ninety thousand short
with his bank.
Speaker 6 (23:17):
Ooh, that's a lot of money too. That's what you
were checking all those hours that I thought you disappeared.
Speaker 4 (23:24):
Uh huh and believed me with some job.
Speaker 6 (23:27):
I'll bet it was darling. But just think, Blackie, if
mister Preston had admitted that he'd been in missus Lawrence's
house before, you could never have proved that he killed him.
Speaker 4 (23:39):
I know that, Mary. But he had to say that
he'd never been there before, because why well, if he'd
said he had been at the Lawrence home before, he'd
have become well, we'd have become suspicious because Linda Beatrice
would have made a liar out of him.
Speaker 6 (23:54):
And instead, the dogs made a liar out of him,
didn't they.
Speaker 3 (23:57):
You know?
Speaker 6 (23:57):
Apparently they just barked at the name Ellington because they
knew that Ellington hated dog.
Speaker 4 (24:02):
That's probably right. Well, those two boxes certainly gave Preston
a knockout punch. You know, while we were working on
this case, we thought those dogs were trying to say
something by barking, But when Preston walked into that room,
they called him a killer without opening their mouths.
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