April 26, 2025 • 24 mins
Chronicles the exploits of a reformed thief turned detective, solving crimes with wit and charm.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hmmm, ordering the cord.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
If there's another such hot person, I'll clear the courtroom.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
You may proceed, mister, thank you. I like to call
mister John Bernard to the stand. Please raise your right hands.
All right, you swear to tell the truth? Have you God?
I do? Take the wizards chair? Thank you? What is
your name, John Bernard?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
What is your relation with any to the defendant James
william I'm his cousin, first cousin.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Can you point him out in the courtroom?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Sure, that's Jim Williams in the center chair at the
first table there.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
All right, mister Bard.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Now let me read your time script of what you
said to Inspected Paraday of the Police on the night
James Williams's wife was murdered. I saw James Williams shoot
and kill his wife. I was standing in the doorway
of the murder room.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
When it happened. You said that to Inspector Faraday. Mister Bernard, Yes,
I did. Good.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
You stood there and saw Williams fire the shot.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
No, sir, I did not. What do you mean, No, sir?
You made that statement to Inspector Faraday. Yes I did,
but I was lying. I didn't see Jim Kelly's wife.
You lied to Inspector Veraday.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Why because the police beat me. They put lights in
my eyes, they yelled at me. They hit me with
with rubber hose and ropes, and they said they beat
me until I said Jim killed his wife.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
So I said it to make him stop. But I
did not see Jim Williams kill his wife.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Inspector Faraday made me say I did.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Look, I didn't get to be district attorney by believing
a pack of but Deay, I tell it was Banard
who was lying. When was he lying in your office
or on the witness stands? On the witness stand? I
don't think so. A man's a fool to purjure himself
in the court of law. I think he was telling
the truth on the witness stand. You beat that statement
out of him? Or I didn't touch him. He walked
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into my office and identified Jim Williams of his own
free will.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
You mean he agreed to identify Jim Williams after you
beat him after death?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I didn't touch him. I tell her hen today, how
many times do I have to tell you? The evidence
you bring me doesn't mean a thing unless it stands
up in court. Or I brought you williams gun Denight
with his fingerprints on it, he could have picked it
up after it was fired. Or I proved Missus Williams
was killed by a bullet from Williams's gun Dednight, somebody
else could have used his gun. I tell you, deyay,
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you're not.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Going to tell me anything, Faraday, but I'm going to
tell you something.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
I managed to get this case recessed for forty eight hours. Yeah,
I know. Then you might as well know this too.
You have forty eight hours to find who's responsible for
the shot that costs mess Is William's life, or it'll
cost you your bench. Go in, Hello, Blankie, Hello Paraday.
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What's that between your hacking a collar, a face or
a sagging sack? Hurry up and get the wires cracks over, Blankie.
I want to talk to you all. Cheer up this
back then your face is so long. If you don't
walk carefully, you'll kick yourself in the chin. Blackie. I
need your help, Yes, I know it. What did you say? Okay?
I know I've complained because you helped me on other
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cases and gripe when you're solved them for me. But
this is one time. I know I need your help,
and I wanted to sit down, Parady, because I have
to after this ranks, Blackie, Blankie, I got trouble. But
Jim Williams case. Never heard of it. It's been in
the papers and on the radio for weeks. I've been
too busy about it about it. But look, I have
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all the evidence against Williams. His wife was killed with
his gun. I found his fingerprints on it, and I
have a witness who saw him do it, his cousin,
John Bernard. Do you mean you can't convict Williams on
evidence as strong as that. No, because at the trial
today John Bernard changed his testimony and said I beat
him into accusing Williams in the first place, which is
probably just what you did do, Blackie. I didn't lay
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a finger on Bernard. He came into my office of
his own free will and accused Williams of the crime.
That's what you say, Blackie. If I ever lied to you,
well never mind believe me. I didn't beat Bernard into
saying Williams killed his wife. I didn't touch him. Something
made Bernard lion court, and I've got to find out what.
Within forty eight hours, or lose my job. How will
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you help me, Blackie, Inspector. I have no interest in
this case whatsoever doesn't concern me, and I don't want
to get involved. But all you gotta do is help
me find out what made Bernard lion Court today. I
am not interested in him. I never heard of him,
and I don't ever want to hear the name John
Bernard again.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Oh, Blackie Ill made that, oh inspected.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Hello, miss Mary, Oh black ye Ill made that call
for you.
Speaker 5 (05:05):
John Denard lives at the Barklay House. We can see
him anytime now.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Blacky, Blackie had to break your neck. Well you have
known sooner or later. I was working on the case.
I just didn't want you to know it now. Oh oh,
maybe maybe I shouldn't admit it, Blackie, but I didn't
think you'd let me down. You never have, and well
unless something stops you, I guess you never will. Apartment
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eleven B. If you got the right information, Mary, this
is mister Bernard's part.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
Darlin I talked was made on the phone, and she
said eleventh.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
In the moment, we'll see if it's b Yes, we
like to see mister John Denaut Please.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I'm sorry he's not in.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Open the door a little wider way you. I like
to do more than my words in Edgeway, And I said,
mister b In, well then we'll come in and wait for.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
Please don't want to see you any I just decided
that for him.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
Come on, Mary, oh Blackie, maybe he isn't here.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
What did you say, Mary? Oh? Nothing? Nothing? Nice?
Speaker 6 (06:13):
People insist on seeing you, mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
I told him you may go, Yes, sir, I.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Don't think I know either of you. Oh, I'm Boston
Blackie and this is miss Wesley. How do you do hello?
Speaker 6 (06:25):
We don't always insist on breaking in where we're not invited,
mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Only at times.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
And why is this one of those times? You were
the chief witness today at the trial of Jim Williams.
So that's the reason. Is it safe to talking? Safe?
If you mean are we alone?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
We are the only other person living here is my
aunt Florence, and she's out for the evening.
Speaker 5 (06:45):
What about the maid?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
But what about her? What about this middle dramatic secrecy?
I have nothing to hide, all right? How well do
you know Jim Williams? I used to see him once
in a while. We're cousins you know, but not very close.
What about his wife? Did you know how well? I
hardly knew her at all. In other words, they were
almost strangers to you. You might say that you had
no interest in them whatsoever. No, not at all.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
But then why did you tell Faraday that your cousin
Jim killed his wife and then change your story in court?
Speaker 4 (07:10):
I gave my reason on the stand. The police beat
me into saying my cousin killed his wife. I lied
because I don't look well in black and blue, but
I told the truth on the stand.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Look, Banana, I'm not completely stupid. I know Faraday didn't
beat you up. You gave him that information voluntarily, and
you intended to give the same evidence on the stands.
Something made you change your mind. What talk and I'll
protect you.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
I don't want protection, I don't need it. I told
the truth where the truth would do.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
The most good. I get out of here, both of
you before I become annoyed. All right, that's the way
you feel about It's exactly the way I feel about it. Hazel, Oh, Hazel. Yes,
mister Bernard, I think these people are leaving. Did you
see them to the door?
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Yes, sir, come on, Maury, I'm right where do you?
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Goodbye, Bana, and if you change my mind by now
you ought to know I had no reason to good bye.
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Good bye to Sway.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Please, I think we can find our way out. Thank you, Hazel.
Speaker 6 (08:03):
May I speat you outside a moment. What you say, geez,
we let close the door? Is this supposed to be private?
Nobody has to be quick. Meet me on the lower
deck of the Ben Island Ferry at eight fifteen tonight
and I'll tell you something about mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
You'll be very glad to hear why Blacky wanted to
tell me The Van Island Ferry was so much fun.
I could do this often.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
And next time I keep a day with a maid,
I'll let you know.
Speaker 5 (08:36):
Mary, Oh, there is your girlfriend leaning up against the rail.
Want me to stay here?
Speaker 1 (08:42):
No, you can come along and be in attractive third wheel.
Speaker 5 (08:45):
You'll make another date with her and I'll be an
attractive third rail.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Mary are positively electrified.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
Well just remember that, will I.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Am sure you won't let me forget.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Hello Hazel, Hello, I didn't see you getting on the boat.
So great you weren't coming.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
We said we'll be here. Now you tell us why
we're here.
Speaker 5 (09:05):
I think I know who killed Missus Williams.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
What well, Hazel, how good are you at thinking.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
It isn't just what I think I know. I'm certain
mister Bernard killed her. Banand you mean the same mister
Bernard we talked to today.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
He did it. I know he did. But that doesn't
make sense. Mister Bernard killed Missus Williams. He'd have testified
and caught that Williams killed her. He wouldn't clear Williams
of the crime, which he practically did today.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
I don't know about that.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
That mister Bernard had good reason to kill Missus Williams.
She was terribly in love with him. Well, he said
he didn't even know her. Oh he was lying. She
came to his apartment almost every day. If she even
wanted to leave her husband and marry mister Bernard.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
So Bernard killed her. I doubt that, listen.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Mister Bernard didn't want her. But the day of her murder,
she said she was going to leave mister Williams and
give mister Bernard as the reason. And he said he'd
kill her if she mentioned his name to mister Williams.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
I wish I could believe all this is proof that
Bernard might have killed missus Williams.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
But I can't well, I can't you back him because.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
It doesn't make anyth sense. The police have evidence against
Jim Williams. All they needed to convict him was Bernard's testimony.
Yet Bernard's testimony is going to free Williams.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
I don't care you know about mister Bernard. Now do
what you wanted?
Speaker 1 (10:10):
What nice?
Speaker 7 (10:11):
Anyway, he's I'm going in af.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
Inspector Faraday is in a spot. He has obtained testimony
that proved Jim Williams killed his wife, Yet in court,
his star witness refutes his testimony, saying he gave it
under duress. So Faraday comes to Blackie for help, and
Blackie and Mary Wesley go to see the witness but
cannot find out why he changed his story. The Maid
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in the House, however, meets Blackie and Mary on the
Van Island ferry, and, after telling a few facts which
put the lie of the witness's story, jumps overboard. Blackie
jumps in after her. As we return to our story,
black and Maid justin board.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
You are right now, Blackie daring.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Mary. But that's all that's Hazel she's all.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
Right, thank you.
Speaker 5 (11:18):
We've got a lying down over there. Then please please
keep that.
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Blanket launch you all right, let's go over to see it.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Hello again, Hazel, God. Maybe because I first wanted to
find out why you felt like dying because of him? Him?
Who's him? John? I love you, John bend Well, if
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you love Bernard, why did you insist he killed Missus Williams.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
Oh, Blackie, you want to know the answer to that one?
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Ignored you?
Speaker 5 (12:00):
Sure there's your.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Answer, some answer. I want him to die.
Speaker 5 (12:06):
No, I can't have lounder one anyone else.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
And there's your logic, some logic. Take it easy, Hazel,
you don't wanna die. If Bernard did kill Missus Williams,
no one will get him at the state. Come on, Mary.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
Well, Lackie. Hazel seems pretty sure that mister Bernard killed
Missus Williams.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
He certainly had a reason.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
He told that he hardly knew the woman, and now
we know she came to see him almost every day.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
Or is Hazel lying no, somehow or other.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I believe Hazel's story, but I can't believe Bernard killed
Missus Williams. If he had, he'd have done everything he
could to help the police send Williams to the chair.
But between the time he identified Williams for Faraday and
the time he sat in the witness chair, something made
him change his story. But what we can find what
that something is, he can finally answer the whole thing,
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and we've got to find it.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Into the doctor.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Oh good. As soon as we land, we got to
find something else, something very important. Mary a telephone. I
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won't inspect that this is Blackie fikey. Where are you?
Have you got anything on Williams. We haven't got much
more time, relaxed, Faraday. I know you're in trouble, but
you still have enough influence at the headquarters to get
me inside, Jim Williams Cell. Influence. Good. I'll see you
in your office in about two hours. I'm soaking wet
and I want to change my clothes before I try
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to find why, but not change this testimony. He look Paraday.
When we get to Williams Cell, I'm gonna do all
the talking, and you're not going to say a word, understand.
I'll do my best to word nice and silent. Right now?
All right, all right, Williams Sell is right where the
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guard is standing. Do you mean, Inspector Paraday, open up, Smith,
we want to talk to Williams. Yes, sir, Hello, Williams.
Leave me alone, William, Inspector. I sure, will it's this
fellow here who wants to talk to you. His name's
Boston Blackie. Okay, Inspector, you can going now, Boston Blackieah,
thanks Smith, Like I said, will him sure, sit down, Williams.
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This is a friendly visit. Yeah, Boston Blackie. Huh what
are you doing? Mixed up on this? Trying to unmix it? Yeah,
what does that mean? It means I'm here to help him. Thanks,
But I don't need help. Look, Williams, I think you
can get out of this. What do you mean you
think I know? But you're still in Jailer, Williams, you
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won't be completely free until the police find the man
who really killed your wife. And I think I know
who he is, your cousin John Bernard. Look, I don't
care who you prove.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
It is the police that they could pended on me
because John said he saw me killer.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
Well you know what John said at the trial, and
it clears me. But good. Yeah, come to think of
a Williams, I am doing a lot of worrying for nothing.
You are just as good as free without help from anyone. Well,
I stood about all this I can take. You're out
of your mind, blanky, and you're staying in jail, Williams.
I have to put you into a secret cell and
wall it up. What's the matter with you, fat today?
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Nothing the matter with me, Williams. I just know when
I have my man, that's all. I have proof. Your
gun kills your wife. I've got your fingerprints on it,
and you've got no alibis.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Your clancher was supposed to be Bernard's testimony inspect there.
Buddy wouldn't say he saw me killer because he didn't.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Well, you can still get twenty years on the evidence
I have on you, witness or no witness. So do
you think you kidding? I'm not kidding anyone. There's plenty
of evidence against you yet, Williams. It won't send you
to the chair, but it will send you to jail
for a long time. Hey, you go right to you
keep your mouth shut, Fatday. Well, I couldn't stand you
telling this guy he's gonna go free. Come on, let's
get down here, open up, Smith.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Yes, sir, Look Blackie wait is this guy telling the truth.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Do they still have a rap on me? I'm afraid
they do. Williams. Okay, Inspector tell him Blackie, you too.
Look wait, will you Blugie waiting with wire? Williams. The
nice work, farday, What do you mean nice work? You
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never disappoint me, Inspector. I was hoping you would blow
your top and put a scare onto Williams. Now that
you've done such a nice job of it, I'll go
back and talk to Williams alone. All right, Williams, we're
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alone now you can talk. Listen, BLACKI here. You gotta
get me out of this. Pay anything anything you name it,
I'll pay it. They're in a tough sp five Williams.
I may have to charge you more money than you've
ever seen in your life to get out of this Betty.
In less than a year, I'll have more money than
I've ever seen in less than a year. Yeah, I'm
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getting it from an uncle when I'm thirty five or
of a million. My lawyer says, it's been left to
me in my uncle's will. How do I know you're
telling the truth. Well, my lawyer's name is Arthur Colton.
He's got the will in his office safe. He'll show
it to you. Okay, I'll look at it. If I
like what I see there, i'll see that.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
You get out of here, Blackie, What a Saturday catchers
us opening a faith.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
In that case? Mary, we've got a lawyer already made.
This is a lawyer's office. Remember.
Speaker 5 (17:53):
Oh, I wish we'd been able to get in touch
with mister Colton. I'd hate to have your break into
his office.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Well, I don't like doing this science. But Faraday's forty
eight hours up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. So if
there's a clue in this safe, we need it now.
Speaker 5 (18:05):
Let's hurry then and.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Get out of here.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
You can't open it, can't you.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
There's only a few locks I can't and this isn't
one of them. Quiet, See was that it? That was it?
Speaker 5 (18:19):
Oh, Blackie, you're wonderful.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
I know. Keep reminding me, will you? I like it?
Speaker 5 (18:22):
Well, somebody's got to say somebody's wonderfulness. Team My goodness,
I've never seen so many ledgers in one day.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
We don't want the ledgers. We need is the strong box.
I think I'll know in the second when I open it. No,
I don't think it has anything in it but paper's uh. Oh,
what's the matter the lock on this strong box. It's
one of the few kinds I can't open. Faraday four day.
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Wake up, come out, wake up? Wake up? Will you Blackie?
What are you doing here? This is my house, off
my office. What are you doing in bed when I'm
up trying to get you out of a jam. Sorry,
I had to get some sleep. Oh, I see what
your motto is. Let Blackie do it? Then say how'd
you come out with Williams? I don't know yet. Let
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me have your skeleton keys. What did you say? Let
me have your skeleton keys? The great Boston Blankie wants
a key? What for? Not to open a lock? Yes,
to open a lock. I never thought i'd live to
see this day. Look, if you don't give me those
keys and I don't find what I want in this box,
maybe you will wish you warrant alive to see it.
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The keys are in these trousers on my chair. Here's
the bunch of them. Nice, you know, Blankie, with a
key in your hand, you look as funny as a
machine gunner with a caf pistol. Yeah, he doesn't think,
but you got the strong box, no steamer trunk, midget size. Yeah,
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I think he doesn't work any now. The trouble with
you is you don't know how to use the key.
You do much better with a hippin or a piece
of wire. There that key did? NIC's going all right?
What's in the bus? I will? I hope leaving a
quarter of a million dollars Jim Williams on his thirty
fifth birthday. Whoa all I got on my thirty fifth
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birthday was three five? So your jokes improve when you're
in trouble Friday. Maybe I ought to leave you in
this mess? The will inside? Yes, here it is. That's
the saying, mmm, seem the usual? Whereoses moving for as well? Mm?
Looking at the point I want? We'll find it when
you're win a miss M here it is? I read
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this all right. I do bequeath to my nephew James Williams,
the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which
shall be given to him on his thirty fifth birthday.
James Williams shall die before he has reached the age
of thirty five. The entire mount shall go to the
weather Home Foundation. Brilliant Farder you can read. What does
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this proof? Williams won't be thirty five for another year almost,
and I'm gonna send him to the chair before that.
That's right. But first you have to find out why
John Bernard changed his testimony in court. I know that,
but this will isn't any reason, isn't it? Farday see
the next paragraph of the world. Read that Bernard will
tell the truth now because now we know why he liedy.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
You might go seed with your witness, mister Bernard, Thank you,
your honor, mister Bernard. Will you tell us what you
saw on the night, missus James Williams was killed.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
I was at Jim's apartment with Jim and as well.
She was going to leave him. In fact, she was packing.
I was standing in the bedroom door. Jim and his
wife were in the bedroom. Suddenly Jim pulled a pistol
out of his pocket and shot his wife. She fell,
Jim ran out of the door.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I ran over to her. She was dead. Can you
point out James Williams in his room?
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Yes, that's Jim Williams in the center chair at the
first table there, your honner, the.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
State, right, Blackie. I hate to do this, and I
guess I have to thank you. You mean this is
one time you've come up to my apartment not to
arrest me. Faraday, you must be sick.
Speaker 6 (22:53):
I think it's the DA of sif Brady he has
to apologize publicly to inspect her.
Speaker 1 (22:58):
Faraday, I'm going to my own office for the ceremony
in armist Wesley want to come along you too? No thanks, Paraday.
If I'm there then won't be room enough for your
swelling head. Thank you. Not even your wives christ to
make me mad today? So long? Why so long?
Speaker 5 (23:13):
Well, Blackie, I know what happened, but I.
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Don't know how well. It was the second paragraph in
the world that didn't marry. We needed a reason why
Bernard changed his testimony, a reason why he wanted Jim
Williams to live, and it was in that paragraph.
Speaker 5 (23:26):
Yes, I know, Blackie. Oh darling, do I have to
beg you to.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Tell you wirecably cute? When you're begging?
Speaker 5 (23:32):
I'm not cute. I'm curious. Now come on, tell me please?
Why did John Bernard want Jim Williams to live?
Speaker 1 (23:38):
All? Right? To begin with, if Jim Williams would remain alive,
he inherited a quarter of a million dollars on his
thirty fifth birthday. Otherwise the money went to charity, right,
but half of that money belonged to John Bernard, so
he had to see to it that Williams remained alive.
Speaker 5 (23:54):
God it, I'm surprised at myself. Bernard fought out about
the will after he had Dynacy Faraday and before he
went to court. So he changed his testimony.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
Yes, and now he's going to change his address from
the Barclay House to the Big House. O.
Hmmm, ordering the cord.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
If there's another such hot person, I'll clear the courtroom.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
You may proceed, mister, thank you. I like to call
mister John Bernard to the stand. Please raise your right hands.
All right, you swear to tell the truth? Have you God?
I do? Take the wizards chair? Thank you? What is
your name, John Bernard?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
What is your relation with any to the defendant James
william I'm his cousin, first cousin.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Can you point him out in the courtroom?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Sure, that's Jim Williams in the center chair at the
first table there.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
All right, mister Bard.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Now let me read your time script of what you
said to Inspected Paraday of the Police on the night
James Williams's wife was murdered. I saw James Williams shoot
and kill his wife. I was standing in the doorway
of the murder room.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
When it happened. You said that to Inspector Faraday. Mister Bernard, Yes,
I did. Good.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
You stood there and saw Williams fire the shot.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
No, sir, I did not. What do you mean, No, sir?
You made that statement to Inspector Faraday. Yes I did,
but I was lying. I didn't see Jim Kelly's wife.
You lied to Inspector Veraday.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
Why because the police beat me. They put lights in
my eyes, they yelled at me. They hit me with
with rubber hose and ropes, and they said they beat
me until I said Jim killed his wife.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
So I said it to make him stop. But I
did not see Jim Williams kill his wife.
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Inspector Faraday made me say I did.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Look, I didn't get to be district attorney by believing
a pack of but Deay, I tell it was Banard
who was lying. When was he lying in your office
or on the witness stands? On the witness stand? I
don't think so. A man's a fool to purjure himself
in the court of law. I think he was telling
the truth on the witness stand. You beat that statement
out of him? Or I didn't touch him. He walked
(02:18):
into my office and identified Jim Williams of his own
free will.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
You mean he agreed to identify Jim Williams after you
beat him after death?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
I didn't touch him. I tell her hen today, how
many times do I have to tell you? The evidence
you bring me doesn't mean a thing unless it stands
up in court. Or I brought you williams gun Denight
with his fingerprints on it, he could have picked it
up after it was fired. Or I proved Missus Williams
was killed by a bullet from Williams's gun Dednight, somebody
else could have used his gun. I tell you, deyay,
(02:46):
you're not.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Going to tell me anything, Faraday, but I'm going to
tell you something.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
I managed to get this case recessed for forty eight hours. Yeah,
I know. Then you might as well know this too.
You have forty eight hours to find who's responsible for
the shot that costs mess Is William's life, or it'll
cost you your bench. Go in, Hello, Blankie, Hello Paraday.
(03:18):
What's that between your hacking a collar, a face or
a sagging sack? Hurry up and get the wires cracks over, Blankie.
I want to talk to you all. Cheer up this
back then your face is so long. If you don't
walk carefully, you'll kick yourself in the chin. Blackie. I
need your help, Yes, I know it. What did you say? Okay?
I know I've complained because you helped me on other
(03:40):
cases and gripe when you're solved them for me. But
this is one time. I know I need your help,
and I wanted to sit down, Parady, because I have
to after this ranks, Blackie, Blankie, I got trouble. But
Jim Williams case. Never heard of it. It's been in
the papers and on the radio for weeks. I've been
too busy about it about it. But look, I have
(04:00):
all the evidence against Williams. His wife was killed with
his gun. I found his fingerprints on it, and I
have a witness who saw him do it, his cousin,
John Bernard. Do you mean you can't convict Williams on
evidence as strong as that. No, because at the trial
today John Bernard changed his testimony and said I beat
him into accusing Williams in the first place, which is
probably just what you did do, Blackie. I didn't lay
(04:21):
a finger on Bernard. He came into my office of
his own free will and accused Williams of the crime.
That's what you say, Blackie. If I ever lied to you,
well never mind believe me. I didn't beat Bernard into
saying Williams killed his wife. I didn't touch him. Something
made Bernard lion court, and I've got to find out what.
Within forty eight hours, or lose my job. How will
(04:43):
you help me, Blackie, Inspector. I have no interest in
this case whatsoever doesn't concern me, and I don't want
to get involved. But all you gotta do is help
me find out what made Bernard lion Court today. I
am not interested in him. I never heard of him,
and I don't ever want to hear the name John
Bernard again.
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Oh, Blackie Ill made that, oh inspected.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
Hello, miss Mary, Oh black ye Ill made that call
for you.
Speaker 5 (05:05):
John Denard lives at the Barklay House. We can see
him anytime now.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Blacky, Blackie had to break your neck. Well you have
known sooner or later. I was working on the case.
I just didn't want you to know it now. Oh oh,
maybe maybe I shouldn't admit it, Blackie, but I didn't
think you'd let me down. You never have, and well
unless something stops you, I guess you never will. Apartment
(05:41):
eleven B. If you got the right information, Mary, this
is mister Bernard's part.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
Darlin I talked was made on the phone, and she
said eleventh.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
In the moment, we'll see if it's b Yes, we
like to see mister John Denaut Please.
Speaker 5 (05:56):
I'm sorry he's not in.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Open the door a little wider way you. I like
to do more than my words in Edgeway, And I said,
mister b In, well then we'll come in and wait for.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
Please don't want to see you any I just decided
that for him.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
Come on, Mary, oh Blackie, maybe he isn't here.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
What did you say, Mary? Oh? Nothing? Nothing? Nice?
Speaker 6 (06:13):
People insist on seeing you, mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
I told him you may go, Yes, sir, I.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Don't think I know either of you. Oh, I'm Boston
Blackie and this is miss Wesley. How do you do hello?
Speaker 6 (06:25):
We don't always insist on breaking in where we're not invited,
mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Only at times.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
And why is this one of those times? You were
the chief witness today at the trial of Jim Williams.
So that's the reason. Is it safe to talking? Safe?
If you mean are we alone?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
We are the only other person living here is my
aunt Florence, and she's out for the evening.
Speaker 5 (06:45):
What about the maid?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
But what about her? What about this middle dramatic secrecy?
I have nothing to hide, all right? How well do
you know Jim Williams? I used to see him once
in a while. We're cousins you know, but not very close.
What about his wife? Did you know how well? I
hardly knew her at all. In other words, they were
almost strangers to you. You might say that you had
no interest in them whatsoever. No, not at all.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
But then why did you tell Faraday that your cousin
Jim killed his wife and then change your story in court?
Speaker 4 (07:10):
I gave my reason on the stand. The police beat
me into saying my cousin killed his wife. I lied
because I don't look well in black and blue, but
I told the truth on the stand.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Look, Banana, I'm not completely stupid. I know Faraday didn't
beat you up. You gave him that information voluntarily, and
you intended to give the same evidence on the stands.
Something made you change your mind. What talk and I'll
protect you.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
I don't want protection, I don't need it. I told
the truth where the truth would do.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
The most good. I get out of here, both of
you before I become annoyed. All right, that's the way
you feel about It's exactly the way I feel about it. Hazel, Oh, Hazel. Yes,
mister Bernard, I think these people are leaving. Did you
see them to the door?
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Yes, sir, come on, Maury, I'm right where do you?
Speaker 1 (07:52):
Goodbye, Bana, and if you change my mind by now
you ought to know I had no reason to good bye.
Speaker 5 (07:58):
Good bye to Sway.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Please, I think we can find our way out. Thank you, Hazel.
Speaker 6 (08:03):
May I speat you outside a moment. What you say, geez,
we let close the door? Is this supposed to be private?
Nobody has to be quick. Meet me on the lower
deck of the Ben Island Ferry at eight fifteen tonight
and I'll tell you something about mister Bernard.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
You'll be very glad to hear why Blacky wanted to
tell me The Van Island Ferry was so much fun.
I could do this often.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
And next time I keep a day with a maid,
I'll let you know.
Speaker 5 (08:36):
Mary, Oh, there is your girlfriend leaning up against the rail.
Want me to stay here?
Speaker 1 (08:42):
No, you can come along and be in attractive third wheel.
Speaker 5 (08:45):
You'll make another date with her and I'll be an
attractive third rail.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Mary are positively electrified.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
Well just remember that, will I.
Speaker 1 (08:52):
Am sure you won't let me forget.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Hello Hazel, Hello, I didn't see you getting on the boat.
So great you weren't coming.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
We said we'll be here. Now you tell us why
we're here.
Speaker 5 (09:05):
I think I know who killed Missus Williams.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
What well, Hazel, how good are you at thinking.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
It isn't just what I think I know. I'm certain
mister Bernard killed her. Banand you mean the same mister
Bernard we talked to today.
Speaker 1 (09:17):
He did it. I know he did. But that doesn't
make sense. Mister Bernard killed Missus Williams. He'd have testified
and caught that Williams killed her. He wouldn't clear Williams
of the crime, which he practically did today.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
I don't know about that.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
That mister Bernard had good reason to kill Missus Williams.
She was terribly in love with him. Well, he said
he didn't even know her. Oh he was lying. She
came to his apartment almost every day. If she even
wanted to leave her husband and marry mister Bernard.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
So Bernard killed her. I doubt that, listen.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Mister Bernard didn't want her. But the day of her murder,
she said she was going to leave mister Williams and
give mister Bernard as the reason. And he said he'd
kill her if she mentioned his name to mister Williams.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
I wish I could believe all this is proof that
Bernard might have killed missus Williams.
Speaker 5 (09:56):
But I can't well, I can't you back him because.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
It doesn't make anyth sense. The police have evidence against
Jim Williams. All they needed to convict him was Bernard's testimony.
Yet Bernard's testimony is going to free Williams.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
I don't care you know about mister Bernard. Now do
what you wanted?
Speaker 1 (10:10):
What nice?
Speaker 7 (10:11):
Anyway, he's I'm going in af.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
Inspector Faraday is in a spot. He has obtained testimony
that proved Jim Williams killed his wife, Yet in court,
his star witness refutes his testimony, saying he gave it
under duress. So Faraday comes to Blackie for help, and
Blackie and Mary Wesley go to see the witness but
cannot find out why he changed his story. The Maid
(10:49):
in the House, however, meets Blackie and Mary on the
Van Island ferry, and, after telling a few facts which
put the lie of the witness's story, jumps overboard. Blackie
jumps in after her. As we return to our story,
black and Maid justin board.
Speaker 5 (11:08):
You are right now, Blackie daring.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Mary. But that's all that's Hazel she's all.
Speaker 4 (11:16):
Right, thank you.
Speaker 5 (11:18):
We've got a lying down over there. Then please please
keep that.
Speaker 6 (11:21):
Blanket launch you all right, let's go over to see it.
Speaker 1 (11:31):
Hello again, Hazel, God. Maybe because I first wanted to
find out why you felt like dying because of him? Him?
Who's him? John? I love you, John bend Well, if
(11:53):
you love Bernard, why did you insist he killed Missus Williams.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
Oh, Blackie, you want to know the answer to that one?
Speaker 1 (11:59):
Ignored you?
Speaker 5 (12:00):
Sure there's your.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Answer, some answer. I want him to die.
Speaker 5 (12:06):
No, I can't have lounder one anyone else.
Speaker 1 (12:09):
And there's your logic, some logic. Take it easy, Hazel,
you don't wanna die. If Bernard did kill Missus Williams,
no one will get him at the state. Come on, Mary.
Speaker 5 (12:26):
Well, Lackie. Hazel seems pretty sure that mister Bernard killed
Missus Williams.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
He certainly had a reason.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
He told that he hardly knew the woman, and now
we know she came to see him almost every day.
Speaker 5 (12:36):
Or is Hazel lying no, somehow or other.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I believe Hazel's story, but I can't believe Bernard killed
Missus Williams. If he had, he'd have done everything he
could to help the police send Williams to the chair.
But between the time he identified Williams for Faraday and
the time he sat in the witness chair, something made
him change his story. But what we can find what
that something is, he can finally answer the whole thing,
(13:01):
and we've got to find it.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Into the doctor.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Oh good. As soon as we land, we got to
find something else, something very important. Mary a telephone. I
(13:27):
won't inspect that this is Blackie fikey. Where are you?
Have you got anything on Williams. We haven't got much
more time, relaxed, Faraday. I know you're in trouble, but
you still have enough influence at the headquarters to get
me inside, Jim Williams Cell. Influence. Good. I'll see you
in your office in about two hours. I'm soaking wet
and I want to change my clothes before I try
(13:49):
to find why, but not change this testimony. He look Paraday.
When we get to Williams Cell, I'm gonna do all
the talking, and you're not going to say a word, understand.
I'll do my best to word nice and silent. Right now?
All right, all right, Williams Sell is right where the
(14:11):
guard is standing. Do you mean, Inspector Paraday, open up, Smith,
we want to talk to Williams. Yes, sir, Hello, Williams.
Leave me alone, William, Inspector. I sure, will it's this
fellow here who wants to talk to you. His name's
Boston Blackie. Okay, Inspector, you can going now, Boston Blackieah,
thanks Smith, Like I said, will him sure, sit down, Williams.
(14:35):
This is a friendly visit. Yeah, Boston Blackie. Huh what
are you doing? Mixed up on this? Trying to unmix it? Yeah,
what does that mean? It means I'm here to help him. Thanks,
But I don't need help. Look, Williams, I think you
can get out of this. What do you mean you
think I know? But you're still in Jailer, Williams, you
(14:56):
won't be completely free until the police find the man
who really killed your wife. And I think I know
who he is, your cousin John Bernard. Look, I don't
care who you prove.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
It is the police that they could pended on me
because John said he saw me killer.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
Well you know what John said at the trial, and
it clears me. But good. Yeah, come to think of
a Williams, I am doing a lot of worrying for nothing.
You are just as good as free without help from anyone. Well,
I stood about all this I can take. You're out
of your mind, blanky, and you're staying in jail, Williams.
I have to put you into a secret cell and
wall it up. What's the matter with you, fat today?
(15:31):
Nothing the matter with me, Williams. I just know when
I have my man, that's all. I have proof. Your
gun kills your wife. I've got your fingerprints on it,
and you've got no alibis.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Your clancher was supposed to be Bernard's testimony inspect there.
Buddy wouldn't say he saw me killer because he didn't.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
Well, you can still get twenty years on the evidence
I have on you, witness or no witness. So do
you think you kidding? I'm not kidding anyone. There's plenty
of evidence against you yet, Williams. It won't send you
to the chair, but it will send you to jail
for a long time. Hey, you go right to you
keep your mouth shut, Fatday. Well, I couldn't stand you
telling this guy he's gonna go free. Come on, let's
get down here, open up, Smith.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Yes, sir, Look Blackie wait is this guy telling the truth.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Do they still have a rap on me? I'm afraid
they do. Williams. Okay, Inspector tell him Blackie, you too.
Look wait, will you Blugie waiting with wire? Williams. The
nice work, farday, What do you mean nice work? You
(16:31):
never disappoint me, Inspector. I was hoping you would blow
your top and put a scare onto Williams. Now that
you've done such a nice job of it, I'll go
back and talk to Williams alone. All right, Williams, we're
(16:52):
alone now you can talk. Listen, BLACKI here. You gotta
get me out of this. Pay anything anything you name it,
I'll pay it. They're in a tough sp five Williams.
I may have to charge you more money than you've
ever seen in your life to get out of this Betty.
In less than a year, I'll have more money than
I've ever seen in less than a year. Yeah, I'm
(17:13):
getting it from an uncle when I'm thirty five or
of a million. My lawyer says, it's been left to
me in my uncle's will. How do I know you're
telling the truth. Well, my lawyer's name is Arthur Colton.
He's got the will in his office safe. He'll show
it to you. Okay, I'll look at it. If I
like what I see there, i'll see that.
Speaker 5 (17:32):
You get out of here, Blackie, What a Saturday catchers
us opening a faith.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
In that case? Mary, we've got a lawyer already made.
This is a lawyer's office. Remember.
Speaker 5 (17:53):
Oh, I wish we'd been able to get in touch
with mister Colton. I'd hate to have your break into
his office.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Well, I don't like doing this science. But Faraday's forty
eight hours up at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. So if
there's a clue in this safe, we need it now.
Speaker 5 (18:05):
Let's hurry then and.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Get out of here.
Speaker 5 (18:07):
You can't open it, can't you.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
There's only a few locks I can't and this isn't
one of them. Quiet, See was that it? That was it?
Speaker 5 (18:19):
Oh, Blackie, you're wonderful.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
I know. Keep reminding me, will you? I like it?
Speaker 5 (18:22):
Well, somebody's got to say somebody's wonderfulness. Team My goodness,
I've never seen so many ledgers in one day.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
We don't want the ledgers. We need is the strong box.
I think I'll know in the second when I open it. No,
I don't think it has anything in it but paper's uh. Oh,
what's the matter the lock on this strong box. It's
one of the few kinds I can't open. Faraday four day.
(19:01):
Wake up, come out, wake up? Wake up? Will you Blackie?
What are you doing here? This is my house, off
my office. What are you doing in bed when I'm
up trying to get you out of a jam. Sorry,
I had to get some sleep. Oh, I see what
your motto is. Let Blackie do it? Then say how'd
you come out with Williams? I don't know yet. Let
(19:22):
me have your skeleton keys. What did you say? Let
me have your skeleton keys? The great Boston Blankie wants
a key? What for? Not to open a lock? Yes,
to open a lock. I never thought i'd live to
see this day. Look, if you don't give me those
keys and I don't find what I want in this box,
maybe you will wish you warrant alive to see it.
(19:43):
The keys are in these trousers on my chair. Here's
the bunch of them. Nice, you know, Blankie, with a
key in your hand, you look as funny as a
machine gunner with a caf pistol. Yeah, he doesn't think,
but you got the strong box, no steamer trunk, midget size. Yeah,
(20:04):
I think he doesn't work any now. The trouble with
you is you don't know how to use the key.
You do much better with a hippin or a piece
of wire. There that key did? NIC's going all right?
What's in the bus? I will? I hope leaving a
quarter of a million dollars Jim Williams on his thirty
fifth birthday. Whoa all I got on my thirty fifth
(20:25):
birthday was three five? So your jokes improve when you're
in trouble Friday. Maybe I ought to leave you in
this mess? The will inside? Yes, here it is. That's
the saying, mmm, seem the usual? Whereoses moving for as well? Mm?
Looking at the point I want? We'll find it when
you're win a miss M here it is? I read
(20:48):
this all right. I do bequeath to my nephew James Williams,
the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which
shall be given to him on his thirty fifth birthday.
James Williams shall die before he has reached the age
of thirty five. The entire mount shall go to the
weather Home Foundation. Brilliant Farder you can read. What does
(21:09):
this proof? Williams won't be thirty five for another year almost,
and I'm gonna send him to the chair before that.
That's right. But first you have to find out why
John Bernard changed his testimony in court. I know that,
but this will isn't any reason, isn't it? Farday see
the next paragraph of the world. Read that Bernard will
tell the truth now because now we know why he liedy.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
You might go seed with your witness, mister Bernard, Thank you,
your honor, mister Bernard. Will you tell us what you
saw on the night, missus James Williams was killed.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
I was at Jim's apartment with Jim and as well.
She was going to leave him. In fact, she was packing.
I was standing in the bedroom door. Jim and his
wife were in the bedroom. Suddenly Jim pulled a pistol
out of his pocket and shot his wife. She fell,
Jim ran out of the door.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I ran over to her. She was dead. Can you
point out James Williams in his room?
Speaker 3 (22:21):
Yes, that's Jim Williams in the center chair at the
first table there, your honner, the.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
State, right, Blackie. I hate to do this, and I
guess I have to thank you. You mean this is
one time you've come up to my apartment not to
arrest me. Faraday, you must be sick.
Speaker 6 (22:53):
I think it's the DA of sif Brady he has
to apologize publicly to inspect her.
Speaker 1 (22:58):
Faraday, I'm going to my own office for the ceremony
in armist Wesley want to come along you too? No thanks, Paraday.
If I'm there then won't be room enough for your
swelling head. Thank you. Not even your wives christ to
make me mad today? So long? Why so long?
Speaker 5 (23:13):
Well, Blackie, I know what happened, but I.
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Don't know how well. It was the second paragraph in
the world that didn't marry. We needed a reason why
Bernard changed his testimony, a reason why he wanted Jim
Williams to live, and it was in that paragraph.
Speaker 5 (23:26):
Yes, I know, Blackie. Oh darling, do I have to
beg you to.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Tell you wirecably cute? When you're begging?
Speaker 5 (23:32):
I'm not cute. I'm curious. Now come on, tell me please?
Why did John Bernard want Jim Williams to live?
Speaker 1 (23:38):
All? Right? To begin with, if Jim Williams would remain alive,
he inherited a quarter of a million dollars on his
thirty fifth birthday. Otherwise the money went to charity, right,
but half of that money belonged to John Bernard, so
he had to see to it that Williams remained alive.
Speaker 5 (23:54):
God it, I'm surprised at myself. Bernard fought out about
the will after he had Dynacy Faraday and before he
went to court. So he changed his testimony.
Speaker 1 (24:05):
Yes, and now he's going to change his address from
the Barclay House to the Big House. O.
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