August 3, 2025 • 25 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:24):
John, who was the man who just left Boston Blackie?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Myra, I want them to look at the diamond I'm
buying tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Well, John, you shouldn't have done that.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Why Boston black is a diamond expert. I want to
be sure I'm getting the real thing before I pay
for it. After all, I don't want to put seventy
five thousand dollars in a piece of glass. John, you
shouldn't have.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Let anyone know you have the diamond, and you can
put it in the ball.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Boston Blackie can be trusted. Myra. Besides, I had this
in my pocket all the time.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
You put that gun away.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
John. It scared all right there, But don't worry about anything.
Blackie's the only one in town who knows the diamond
is here.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I don't know why you such, I still wish of
Oh that's probably Carolyn on the phone. Shall I tell
her we'll join them for dinner tomorrow night?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yes, why not tell him we'd be glad to And
while they're talking, I make out a list of people
like I might turn this diamond open?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
All right, dear.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Hello and Amirah.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yes, Carolyn, I.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Was expecting you to call.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Oh sorry, it had be so late. But Frank and
I just got back.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
To the country.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Oh, how was it Wonderfulmira?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Now?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
But shot John?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
John, John, Johnny, what happened with the letter?
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
John John?
Speaker 2 (01:34):
What is it?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
What is it?
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Oh John, you're hurt.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
He came him in the door, the diamond.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
I shot him at her shoulder. I shot him first,
and he shot White. Who wasn't John?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Here was it bosting?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Blackie?
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Yes, it's heap me.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Oh, it's sommer money time. Yes, it's sommer money time.
Come to the Beneficial Now, it's sommer money time. Right now,
(02:14):
it's summer money time at Beneficial Finance Company. Get the
cash you want for a wonderful vacation, to clean up
leftover builds, more for any good reason. You'll find the
service just a little faster, just a little friendlier, and
you get this beneficial extra your own international credit card.
Good for cash wherever you go cash. Just say the word.
(02:36):
You're the boss a beneficial Where it's sommer money time.
Speaker 5 (02:48):
And now I'll meet Dick Calmer as bustin Blackie. Enemy
to those who make him an enemy, friend to those
who have no friend.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
See Blackie, it's a good thing that pull a win
clean through your shoulder? Shoot out to see a doc?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
What did it do? Your boss? Skip a chney, don't
pull a bandage? That bight?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Oh I'm sorry, boss, Yeah, get this better?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Uh yeah, it's small like shooney. You should have been
a doctor.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Huh yeah, I'll help you out with your shirt.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
No, I ain't good churning. Uh huh. There that isn't
too bad for an enviluce, is it?
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Uh huh?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:28):
What towe?
Speaker 1 (03:29):
You wanna wear?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
A boss? You pick it up?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Okay, I'll get you that green one, Miss Wesley, give you.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
That 'll that should be Inspector Faraday.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
You wanna do a scrum all the boys?
Speaker 2 (03:38):
No, come in Faraday. The door isn't locked. Well, good morning, Blackie.
It was a good morning. So you came along, Inspector
pop a spray jacket. Make yourself home. Very good, Blankie.
How you feeling fine? You'll be sorry to hear. Really, so,
what's that pan of water for gold fish? I'm gonna
give them a bag? What's the tower? Therefore? To drive them?
(03:59):
You think I want my goldfish to catch cold? All right?
By Hey, I'm taking your head course for the murder
of John Richards, Same old Faraday, same old routine. The
only thing that changes is the corpse and your apologies after.
You're not gonna wise crack your way out of this
one breaking. I know you're at Richard's house. I know
you stole a diamond from him, and I know he
shot you before you shot him, because Richard's talked before
he died. He told his wife he put a slug
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in his killer. Very interesting. Where did he hit your bluking?
He didn't? Oh, well I started, I told bless you
congratulations Blackie. Mind if I patch you on the back,
Oh that's my shoulder, Sure it is, And you jumped
just now because you were shot in it last night.
That gun shot wounding your shoulder is all the proof
I need. Camera all right, So I do have a
bullet wound on my shoulder, but not because Richard shot me.
(04:41):
For I suppose you shot yourself. As a matter of fact,
I did. I was up at Charlie Kingston's apartment last night.
I was cleaning one of his guns went off. Act
So then that's a live lugy. I'll stop starling and
let's go look. Faraday, don't be a sap, will you?
If I had killed John Richards, would I be here
in my apartment where you could find me?
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Well?
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Maybe not. And I'm gonna check on that story about
how you got shot. Go ahead, Kingston will back me up,
I hate better, or I'm gonna back up a paddy wagon.
I'll tuck you to sleep in the South. So long, Inspector. Yeah,
but maybe not fall off. Blackie wanted you tell me
that Charlie white Chorty that.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
You've got shot cleaning a gun.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
At Charlie Kingston's because I don't lie to you, shorty.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Huh oh, poor gosh, Blackie. Inspector Friday's gonna check what
Kingston maybe right away.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
I know that. That's why I'm gonna phone Charlie right away.
Maybe well give me Trafalgo one nine nine two eight
when you're like a good girl. I'll do it anyway
you like, as long as I get the number.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Oh, I get it, Blackie. You're gonna tell Charlie Kingston
what they say, Shorty of bread.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
I am.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Hell, Charlie, this is Blackie. Listen. Inspector Faraday is on
his way up to see you. He's gonna ask you
how I got a bullet wound in my shoulder. Now
I want you to tell him I got a cleaning
a gun in your apartment last night. Hock you you
went up.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Here last night?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Kings Clack, You don't hang him? Well, Cky, what was it?
I thought you were lying to be pliky by h
that's inspected, Faraday, Charlie. Never mind about the alibi. Now
hang up all right, but call me bick so you
could put a fence from the plane. Faraday, you're getting
positively brilliant. Where are you still in the building? Now?
I thought you'd call it king still a frame? That's
phony alibi. So I cut in on your line from
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the switchboard down here. I'll see where you're like. Plea,
Oh sure, inspector, I'm come.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Up there to get you.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
I don't try to tack out on me because I
have two men right here in the night. I'm a up.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
I'm not Blacky.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
I'm coming expect Friday. Why's Ricky Shohnny Blacky?
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Who's Blacky?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Fine? What's that trail of blood doing on the floor?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
What blood? I don't see no blood.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's going through the kitchen on the back door.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Huh Oh.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
You can't get very far with that wound. I'll get
him before you get reach the streak. Hey, Blacky, you
can come out of the closet now, Nice work, shorty.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I I didn't do nothing for us. I I just
didn't tell him that was ketch up on the floor
and that blood.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
For oh paraday. I think I'd better go hide out
of Mary's for a while. Long. Uh, I don't know what. No,
it's be tooful, I know that much.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Okay, Hello, Blackie, this is Mary.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Oh, Mary, I'm glad you called. You'll have to give
me a hand. The police are after me, Blackie.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
You'll have to give me a hand.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Speeky.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
I'll be in a cab at Washington Road in forty
fifth Street because the police are after me too. I
like Ketu waining long Mary thirty cents and three gray
heads worth lucky.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Yeah. Wait a second, I wanna close this window between
the driver and.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Nice Okay, but hurry, yeah, now we can talk.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Why are the police after you?
Speaker 2 (07:49):
First, let's hear why they're after you.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Well, it's because of Mussy here.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Musy, Oh, the nice little pooch come up here much?
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Oh no, no, no, Blackie, you better stay on the floor.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
What's Munsey then turn to caller without holding out his tail.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
He did a man last night, and he'd bitten people
twice before I got him. The state law says if
a dog bites people three times, that has to be destroyed.
I'm Blackie. I just can't let him do that to MUTSI.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Do you know who put in the complaint uh about
being bitten?
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Yeah, man named Robert Washman. He said, mutty bitter last night.
But Blackie wasn't mussy with.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
You last night for a while. I took him with
me when I went to see John Richards.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
Wait a minute, I heard over the radio this morning
that John Richards.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Was moody last year. That's why the police are looking
for me. Oh Blackie, Oh Blackie is right. The police
are looking for a guy with a bullet wound on
his shoulder. And I'm the guy, Darling. You've been shot, yes,
but don't ask me how. Right after I got outside
Richard's house, somebody slugged me.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
What was mussy with you?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Then?
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (08:38):
And he's a fine watch dog. He watched all right.
He watched me get hit over the head. And when
I came to I found out I'd been shot. My
shoulder it's the how and who shot you? I don't
know unless I walked around in a daze after I
was slugged, actually did try to rob Richards and was shot.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Then well, I guess I'd better worry about the dog myself.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
You have more of a problem than I have. Oh no,
we can't put Mutzie dan. We'll go see this, watch
and then try to get him to withdraw the charge.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Just but what do we do with mcy. I can't
let a policeman see him.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Oh say, there's a dog short at the stadium. Take
him down there on Tererim. Nobody will think of looking
there for him much as a dog.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Isn't he well to tell you the truth, Blackie? Sometimes
I'm not so sure.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Yes, I'd like to see Robert Washburn. Please? Who is
calling Ms Wesley and Boston, Blackie, I'll see if he's in.
It's about the dog that been in. Oh yes, won't
you come in? Thank you? Right this way? Was them?
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Was mister Washburn?
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Didn't baby?
Speaker 2 (09:39):
You know? I couldn't see this. All I know is
he was busy. You know the dog?
Speaker 3 (09:43):
He's my dog.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Oh I'm sorry. You can see mister Washburn in the
library yep. Yeah, the owner of that dog is here
to see who mister Washburn, Oh ay, yes, yes, have
'em come in, go right in. Thanks, go ahead, and Mary,
thank you blacky.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Oh two of you, and which one of you will
it's it's my dog, mister Wasshtron.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Oh sorry, I had to run in with him.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Miss uh, Miss Wesley, Mary Wesley.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
And this is Borston Lackey.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Oh yes, yes, Auston Blackie. I've heard of you. We
were wondering if you'd withdraw your charge against Miss Wesley's dog.
Mister Washman, you see the dog has bitten people twice before.
If you won't withdraw the charge, the law of the
state says he has to be destroyed. Oh I'm awfully sorry.
If I'd known that, I certainly wouldn't have complained. But
I did get a round the nasty bite, as you
(10:33):
can see by the side of the bandage, and I
do use my right handlelung.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, I'm so sorry about that, mister Washtron.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
I'm sorry too, Miss Wesley, but I'm afraid the damage
is done. The complaint went right to the police. If
I'd only know, I'm afraid mister Washman is right. Mary
there isn't anything he can do. Now, Well, I I
guess not have no hard feelings none. It's all mister Washman,
and we'll shake one. Good enough, good enough, well, goodbye,
goo bye, goodbye. Well that's that, Mary, did you're notice
(11:03):
when I shook hands with Washprint, he gave me his bandage,
his hand so so I squeezed it as hard as
I could, and he didn't once. That means Mutsy never
bid him.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Oh, but that doesn't make anything.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
It may make a lot of sense if we can
find out why Washington wants Musi killed. Look, you go
to the dog show and I'll meet you there. I'm
gonna see missus Richardson, find out who might've been after
her husband's diamond. Then maybe I don't know how I
got shot and when I got shot and who shot me.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
Okay, kids, let's get ready to sing the Nationwide Auto
insurance jangle.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Him him m m uh, you're new around here. Huh
uh huh say uh you know about this nationwide auto
insurance we're singing about by sure do the beast and
not expressive. Oh yeah, Nationwide Auto Insurance gives you all
the coverage you need.
Speaker 4 (11:59):
M oh, Nationwide doesn't got currents a real Oh god,
so good over to and a quarter million by nationwide.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
You know a lot about it. I should.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
I'm a vice president with the governor, and you're doing
the jingle. Well, I just can't resist singing.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
Your past time for you. And now back to Boston Blackie.
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Boston Blackie has been shot on the shoulder. How he
doesn't know.
Speaker 5 (12:43):
What's more, Mary Wesley has a problem to her dog, Mutsy,
is in trouble with the law for biding a man
who has discovered later has not been bitten. Unable to
find the answer to either of these two puzzling problems,
Blackie is sent Mary to hide Mutzy at the dog
show and has gone to see missus John rich wife
of a man killed and robbed of a valuable diamond
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last night. As we continue our story, Blackie is at
the door.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Of the Richards. Yeah, I'd like to speak to missus
Richards for you.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Oh sorry, she's not seeing anyone.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Tell her Boston Blackie is here, in fact, tell her
the two of us are here, me and this gun.
It's all right if I come in now, isn't he
Oh h yes, yes, of course that's by then where's
missus Richards?
Speaker 3 (13:35):
Us there?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Thanks? And you stay right over there so I'm moving
on screen. You won't be hurt. I stay way over
there and be quiet sea.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
How do you open the door?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
In case you don't know me, Missus Richards, I'm Boston, Blackie.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
What do you want?
Speaker 2 (13:52):
I didn't wanna ask you a few questions, but I
think they're already answered. That's a very lovely diamonds you
have in your hand, Missus Richards. I don't know what
you talking about. Oh, yes you do. I got a
glimpse of it. Open your hands.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
No, no, no, no, please don't come near you and
I'll just have.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
To do it myself. Yes, madam, wrap that gun, blanky,
drap it. Holaday, Okay, happy now, Ernie. You don't know
how happy.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh, mister Saraday, I'm so glad you got here. What
you did. This is the man who killed my husband.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
I know what Missus riches and.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
No, he has the nerve to come here, and I'm
trying to sell me my husband's diamond. You see, he
has it in his head.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Faraday. I can explain everything then like this. I knew
the day would come, and I really had you cold
and this is it. I'll take that diamond and I
have one of my men take you down at headquarters. Well,
where's your sense of human like? Ee? No joke about
the electric chair, su're a very funny joke about the
electric chair, Inspector. It's killing me. Well, I needed here, Marry,
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but I had to slip out of a pair of
handcuffs and away from one of Paraday's coops. So it
was taking me to headquarters. How's the dog show, Mary?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
I don't know, Blackie. I haven't had a chance to
see it.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Well, I ought to let you see it. You have
a dog in it, don't you.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
That's just it. They wouldn't let Mussy in. I hit
him in a trash.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Basis the blackness.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
I found out something about mister Ralston. The reason he
knew he could have much to kill is that the
dorman at my apartment house told him much he had
already bitten too a puppy.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Well, Flad explains plenty. Come on, let's get Mutsy take
him with us.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Where are we going now?
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Well, I went to see our friend, missus Richard's, and
that charming lady turned out to have the diamond she
reported stolen from her husband.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Don't suppose missus Richards killed her.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Husband, do you? I? No, No, her husband's had that
diamond and approval, only it wasn't paid for yet. She
may have tried to steal it from him and had
to kill in when she was caught. It worth a
lot of money.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
You know, well, he's very much. He hitten of reach
down on your papers when in your final.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Okay, I haven't, I'll check out, munty.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Oh what a sweet popping out a bark out of you?
And mister Washburnt said you nipped him?
Speaker 2 (16:03):
What do you expect, Mary? Don't you know a biting dog? Never?
Boss Jackie, you haven't.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Set a word for five minutes. Can't you talk while
you'd die?
Speaker 2 (16:17):
For sure? I can, But I'm thinking about what a
crazy mess this is, maw Sere.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
It is strange everything about it. Would you sit still
much and stop jumping around?
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I wish this case would hold still for a minute.
First I get hit on the head by someone I
had never see. Then I wake up with a bullet
hole in my shoulder, and then someone wants your dog
killed when he did absolutely nothing.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Yes, and let's not forget missus Richard's turning up with
a diamond supposedly stolen.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
I'm hoping to clear that little night up right now.
Richard's house is just a few blocks away. Hey, Mutzy,
come back here window I saw him to, like to
stop him, catch him. Nott's not catching Mary. Let's follow.
I won't know why, and until Mutsie gets where he's going,
and then maybe I'll get somewhere on this case myself.
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Much he went into the woods, lud here, Blackie, and
there he is.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Look he's digging, and I hope he hasn't been reading
those phony stories about buried treasure.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Blacky.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
He is digging, Mutsy, what are you digging for it?
Speaker 2 (17:22):
But don't make him stop to answer that. Now he
he's doing alright.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
Look hook is doing something out of that hole.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
Well, I'll be it any way. It's a man's jacket.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Here, mussy here, mussy boy, give it to me.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Nice boy might see nice boy, and maybe night's.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
Going A Blackie is blood.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
On him and a bullet hold him the left shoulder
and just about the same spot I was shot. Let's
see what else? Mm no labels or identification on this
jacket anywhere. I should have expected that. But wait, here's
something in the sleeve.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
It's like the dry queen is tag.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Yes it is. What good is that to us?
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Blackie?
Speaker 3 (17:57):
The police are the only ones who can trace Queen's
much without going all over I know.
Speaker 2 (18:00):
But Faraday can use his files and find who's mark.
This is in thirty minutes. And Mary, this is one
time I'm gonna be glad to let Paraday take me
to the cleaners. Come in. I've been waiting for you
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to get back to the office pad. Any trace of
Blankie yet? Oh, about a half hour ago, a boy
brought this package. You know, I know it says, hey,
here read it. This will give you absolute proof that
Boston Blankie killed John Richards. What's in the package a
bloodstained jacket with a bullethole on the left shoulder. Only
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identification is a cleaner's tag. We'll take the cleaner's tag
to the files and check it. I already did, inspector.
It's from the Johnson Tailor Shop eleven fifty seven West
Main Street. Okay, then thanks. If anyone's looking for me
for the next hour, I'll be at the Johnson tailor
shop pressing my case against Boston Blackie. This must be it.
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Johnson Cleaners, eleven fifty seven. Wess me, don't move Faraday.
I have a gun in your back, Blackie. Where did
you come from? I've been following you all the way
from headquarters. Thanks for finding the cleaners for me. Without
your help, it would have taken me. We smart guy
at you. You'll be behind bars by morning maybe, but
I'm behind this gun right now. You will come inside
the cleaners with me, and I'm doing the talking. I understand, okay, okay,
(19:29):
all right, go on, go on side and behave yourself.
So help me, Blackie. I'm doing the talking. Pile. Remember
something I can do for you, gentlemen. Yes, there is
mister Johnson. I'm Inspector Paraday of the police. Oh, the police. Yes,
and this is my assistant plain clothesman Jones. Is that
(19:51):
right Jones? Yes, say yes, sir Jones. Hey, yes, sir Jones.
When we've traced the possible murder clue to your store
here this jacket, isn't that right Jones? Yes? Yes? What? Hey?
Yes sir? Why uh? Yes, that jacket was cleaned by us.
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I remember it now. I can check on who brought
it in, but I'll have to look in my book
We'll look fast. We don't have much time. It's right
right over here, yes see, yes, yes, here it is.
The address is nine fifteen Brookville Road. The name uh
Robert Washburn. Look, farday, I've given you my gun. Now
(20:41):
let me go to Washburn's with you so you can
mess things up. There not a chance Blankie messed things up.
I'm the only one who can straighten now. Now look,
I know the whole story. Now tell it to me
sometime when I can't sleep Friday. Get this. Washburn slugged
me as I was leaving Richard's house last night. Then
he tried to rob Richard's only Richards didn't want to
be robbed and shot first. Who did he shoot himself?
(21:02):
He's dead. Remember he shot Washman and then Washman shot
and killed him. He didn't wait to grab the diamond
he came for. He just scrammed, leaving the diamond. Sure,
sure that's how missus. Richards hadn't the habit, Yeah, wasn't
paid for yet, so she thought you'd just keep it
and report it stolen. Oh that's not important, though. Tell
me what is the fact that Washman came out of
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the house, found me unconscious and fired a bullet into
my shoulder, just in case Richards had lived long enough
to say he had shot his murderer. Only Washman didn't
figure on MUTSI. Yeah, whoever he is, he's a dog,
and he was with me last night. Chances are he
followed Richard when he went out to bury that jacket.
Mister Johnson just identified. Richards must have tried to kill
the dog then, but couldn't, and so decided on having
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the stake through the job for him. In other words,
I'm supposed to find a bullet wound in Washburn. That's right, okay,
but I'm going up there alone. Are you waiting your
apartment with two of my men? And if Washburn isn't wounded,
believe me, your pride is gonna be.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Golly.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Blackie shouldn't be infected. Seeing mister Washington by now, I
should think so.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
He said he'd call as soon as he finished with him.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Oh, I wonder if he is right.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
It has to be right, and Paraday has to find
that bullet wound and Washman's shoulder. I'm sure of this.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
Well, maybe this is the inspector h hope.
Speaker 2 (22:18):
So hello, thank this is well? Shall I tell you police? God,
and can go home now, No, what's the matter. Can't
you find Washman?
Speaker 3 (22:26):
I ain't found Washburn all right?
Speaker 2 (22:28):
Maybe his hand, his bandage, but that's not a mark
on him, which was a bullet wound, blacky.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
Uh uh?
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Wait him at a fair day? Is the man you
saw a short, fat and a little ball cat butler
took me in to see him. Oh, you dope, you
didn't talk to Washmon. You saw his butler. Washman switched
with him. Grab the guy pretending to be the butler
and you'll have Washington bullet wound and all. Hey, you kidding?
Is the butler tall, dark with a mustache. Yeah, grab him,
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that's Washburon. I'll hold the phem Oh Blackie.
Speaker 3 (22:57):
For a minute, I was too scared to breathe.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
It wasn't exactly right. Relaxed myself, Darling. I can I
remember that butler of Faraday's visit with a with a
tip Washman. He was wise to him and he skipped
with Blackie.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
What a Wasshman doesn't have a bullet won't either?
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Oh you would think of that?
Speaker 3 (23:12):
Do you want me to pack a few things for you?
Speaker 2 (23:15):
No? Thanks?
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Hm.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
The state is very nice about providing clothing. Hello, Hello, Hello, blanky, blanky,
This is Faraday. Well I grabbed him buffet, Well it
was Washburn, all right. I grabbed him fast and he
talked fast. He had a bullet. Wop me shortly. It
happened just the way you sent it it. Sorry, Planky,
Sorry Faraday about what? Sorry it wasn't you. I really
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had all the evidence I need. Yes, I know, Faraday,
but don't forget. As usual, it was all wrong. Good Bye, Inspector.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
Oh Blackie, I'm so happy.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
I think I'm nuts.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
Musty, Musty, don't scratch the floor like that, please.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
I think he's trying to dig for something again. Married
last time he dug he got a bone as his reward.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
Well, i'm digging my tin. I'll buy a steak.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
Good bye, Mighty. We'll make it a big steak.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
Steak is awfully expensive, yes, but.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
After what he's done for us, we're going to see
that tonight. MUTSI is one dog who was going to
put on the dog la
John, who was the man who just left Boston Blackie?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Myra, I want them to look at the diamond I'm
buying tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Well, John, you shouldn't have done that.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Why Boston black is a diamond expert. I want to
be sure I'm getting the real thing before I pay
for it. After all, I don't want to put seventy
five thousand dollars in a piece of glass. John, you
shouldn't have.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Let anyone know you have the diamond, and you can
put it in the ball.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Boston Blackie can be trusted. Myra. Besides, I had this
in my pocket all the time.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
You put that gun away.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
John. It scared all right there, But don't worry about anything.
Blackie's the only one in town who knows the diamond
is here.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I don't know why you such, I still wish of
Oh that's probably Carolyn on the phone. Shall I tell
her we'll join them for dinner tomorrow night?
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Yes, why not tell him we'd be glad to And
while they're talking, I make out a list of people
like I might turn this diamond open?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
All right, dear.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Hello and Amirah.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yes, Carolyn, I.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
Was expecting you to call.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Oh sorry, it had be so late. But Frank and
I just got back.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
To the country.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
Oh, how was it Wonderfulmira?
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Now?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
But shot John?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
John, John, Johnny, what happened with the letter?
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
John John?
Speaker 2 (01:34):
What is it?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
What is it?
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Oh John, you're hurt.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
He came him in the door, the diamond.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
I shot him at her shoulder. I shot him first,
and he shot White. Who wasn't John?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Here was it bosting?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Blackie?
Speaker 1 (01:49):
Yes, it's heap me.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Oh, it's sommer money time. Yes, it's sommer money time.
Come to the Beneficial Now, it's sommer money time. Right now,
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it's summer money time at Beneficial Finance Company. Get the
cash you want for a wonderful vacation, to clean up
leftover builds, more for any good reason. You'll find the
service just a little faster, just a little friendlier, and
you get this beneficial extra your own international credit card.
Good for cash wherever you go cash. Just say the word.
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You're the boss a beneficial Where it's sommer money time.
Speaker 5 (02:48):
And now I'll meet Dick Calmer as bustin Blackie. Enemy
to those who make him an enemy, friend to those
who have no friend.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
See Blackie, it's a good thing that pull a win
clean through your shoulder? Shoot out to see a doc?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
What did it do? Your boss? Skip a chney, don't
pull a bandage? That bight?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
Oh I'm sorry, boss, Yeah, get this better?
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Uh yeah, it's small like shooney. You should have been
a doctor.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Huh yeah, I'll help you out with your shirt.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
No, I ain't good churning. Uh huh. There that isn't
too bad for an enviluce, is it?
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Uh huh?
Speaker 2 (03:28):
Well?
Speaker 4 (03:28):
What towe?
Speaker 1 (03:29):
You wanna wear?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
A boss? You pick it up?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Okay, I'll get you that green one, Miss Wesley, give you.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
That 'll that should be Inspector Faraday.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
You wanna do a scrum all the boys?
Speaker 2 (03:38):
No, come in Faraday. The door isn't locked. Well, good morning, Blackie.
It was a good morning. So you came along, Inspector
pop a spray jacket. Make yourself home. Very good, Blankie.
How you feeling fine? You'll be sorry to hear. Really, so,
what's that pan of water for gold fish? I'm gonna
give them a bag? What's the tower? Therefore? To drive them?
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You think I want my goldfish to catch cold? All right?
By Hey, I'm taking your head course for the murder
of John Richards, Same old Faraday, same old routine. The
only thing that changes is the corpse and your apologies after.
You're not gonna wise crack your way out of this
one breaking. I know you're at Richard's house. I know
you stole a diamond from him, and I know he
shot you before you shot him, because Richard's talked before
he died. He told his wife he put a slug
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in his killer. Very interesting. Where did he hit your bluking?
He didn't? Oh, well I started, I told bless you
congratulations Blackie. Mind if I patch you on the back,
Oh that's my shoulder, Sure it is, And you jumped
just now because you were shot in it last night.
That gun shot wounding your shoulder is all the proof
I need. Camera all right, So I do have a
bullet wound on my shoulder, but not because Richard shot me.
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For I suppose you shot yourself. As a matter of fact,
I did. I was up at Charlie Kingston's apartment last night.
I was cleaning one of his guns went off. Act
So then that's a live lugy. I'll stop starling and
let's go look. Faraday, don't be a sap, will you?
If I had killed John Richards, would I be here
in my apartment where you could find me?
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Well?
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Maybe not. And I'm gonna check on that story about
how you got shot. Go ahead, Kingston will back me up,
I hate better, or I'm gonna back up a paddy wagon.
I'll tuck you to sleep in the South. So long, Inspector. Yeah,
but maybe not fall off. Blackie wanted you tell me
that Charlie white Chorty that.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
You've got shot cleaning a gun.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
At Charlie Kingston's because I don't lie to you, shorty.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Huh oh, poor gosh, Blackie. Inspector Friday's gonna check what
Kingston maybe right away.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
I know that. That's why I'm gonna phone Charlie right away.
Maybe well give me Trafalgo one nine nine two eight
when you're like a good girl. I'll do it anyway
you like, as long as I get the number.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Oh, I get it, Blackie. You're gonna tell Charlie Kingston
what they say, Shorty of bread.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
I am.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Hell, Charlie, this is Blackie. Listen. Inspector Faraday is on
his way up to see you. He's gonna ask you
how I got a bullet wound in my shoulder. Now
I want you to tell him I got a cleaning
a gun in your apartment last night. Hock you you
went up.
Speaker 4 (05:57):
Here last night?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Kings Clack, You don't hang him? Well, Cky, what was it?
I thought you were lying to be pliky by h
that's inspected, Faraday, Charlie. Never mind about the alibi. Now
hang up all right, but call me bick so you
could put a fence from the plane. Faraday, you're getting
positively brilliant. Where are you still in the building? Now?
I thought you'd call it king still a frame? That's
phony alibi. So I cut in on your line from
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the switchboard down here. I'll see where you're like. Plea,
Oh sure, inspector, I'm come.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Up there to get you.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
I don't try to tack out on me because I
have two men right here in the night. I'm a up.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
I'm not Blacky.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
I'm coming expect Friday. Why's Ricky Shohnny Blacky?
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Who's Blacky?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Fine? What's that trail of blood doing on the floor?
Speaker 1 (06:43):
What blood? I don't see no blood.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
It's going through the kitchen on the back door.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Huh Oh.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
You can't get very far with that wound. I'll get
him before you get reach the streak. Hey, Blacky, you
can come out of the closet now, Nice work, shorty.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
I I didn't do nothing for us. I I just
didn't tell him that was ketch up on the floor
and that blood.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
For oh paraday. I think I'd better go hide out
of Mary's for a while. Long. Uh, I don't know what. No,
it's be tooful, I know that much.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
Okay, Hello, Blackie, this is Mary.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Oh, Mary, I'm glad you called. You'll have to give
me a hand. The police are after me, Blackie.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
You'll have to give me a hand.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Speeky.
Speaker 3 (07:22):
I'll be in a cab at Washington Road in forty
fifth Street because the police are after me too. I
like Ketu waining long Mary thirty cents and three gray
heads worth lucky.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Yeah. Wait a second, I wanna close this window between
the driver and.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Nice Okay, but hurry, yeah, now we can talk.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Why are the police after you?
Speaker 2 (07:49):
First, let's hear why they're after you.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Well, it's because of Mussy here.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Musy, Oh, the nice little pooch come up here much?
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Oh no, no, no, Blackie, you better stay on the floor.
Speaker 2 (07:57):
What's Munsey then turn to caller without holding out his tail.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
He did a man last night, and he'd bitten people
twice before I got him. The state law says if
a dog bites people three times, that has to be destroyed.
I'm Blackie. I just can't let him do that to MUTSI.
Speaker 2 (08:10):
Do you know who put in the complaint uh about
being bitten?
Speaker 3 (08:13):
Yeah, man named Robert Washman. He said, mutty bitter last night.
But Blackie wasn't mussy with.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
You last night for a while. I took him with
me when I went to see John Richards.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
Wait a minute, I heard over the radio this morning
that John Richards.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
Was moody last year. That's why the police are looking
for me. Oh Blackie, Oh Blackie is right. The police
are looking for a guy with a bullet wound on
his shoulder. And I'm the guy, Darling. You've been shot, yes,
but don't ask me how. Right after I got outside
Richard's house, somebody slugged me.
Speaker 3 (08:36):
What was mussy with you?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Then?
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (08:38):
And he's a fine watch dog. He watched all right.
He watched me get hit over the head. And when
I came to I found out I'd been shot. My
shoulder it's the how and who shot you? I don't
know unless I walked around in a daze after I
was slugged, actually did try to rob Richards and was shot.
Speaker 3 (08:52):
Then well, I guess I'd better worry about the dog myself.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
You have more of a problem than I have. Oh no,
we can't put Mutzie dan. We'll go see this, watch
and then try to get him to withdraw the charge.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Just but what do we do with mcy. I can't
let a policeman see him.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
Oh say, there's a dog short at the stadium. Take
him down there on Tererim. Nobody will think of looking
there for him much as a dog.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
Isn't he well to tell you the truth, Blackie? Sometimes
I'm not so sure.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Yes, I'd like to see Robert Washburn. Please? Who is
calling Ms Wesley and Boston, Blackie, I'll see if he's in.
It's about the dog that been in. Oh yes, won't
you come in? Thank you? Right this way? Was them?
Speaker 1 (09:37):
Was mister Washburn?
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Didn't baby?
Speaker 2 (09:39):
You know? I couldn't see this. All I know is
he was busy. You know the dog?
Speaker 3 (09:43):
He's my dog.
Speaker 2 (09:44):
Oh I'm sorry. You can see mister Washburn in the
library yep. Yeah, the owner of that dog is here
to see who mister Washburn, Oh ay, yes, yes, have
'em come in, go right in. Thanks, go ahead, and Mary,
thank you blacky.
Speaker 3 (10:01):
Oh two of you, and which one of you will
it's it's my dog, mister Wasshtron.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Oh sorry, I had to run in with him.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Miss uh, Miss Wesley, Mary Wesley.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
And this is Borston Lackey.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Oh yes, yes, Auston Blackie. I've heard of you. We
were wondering if you'd withdraw your charge against Miss Wesley's dog.
Mister Washman, you see the dog has bitten people twice before.
If you won't withdraw the charge, the law of the
state says he has to be destroyed. Oh I'm awfully sorry.
If I'd known that, I certainly wouldn't have complained. But
I did get a round the nasty bite, as you
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can see by the side of the bandage, and I
do use my right handlelung.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, I'm so sorry about that, mister Washtron.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
I'm sorry too, Miss Wesley, but I'm afraid the damage
is done. The complaint went right to the police. If
I'd only know, I'm afraid mister Washman is right. Mary
there isn't anything he can do. Now, Well, I I
guess not have no hard feelings none. It's all mister Washman,
and we'll shake one. Good enough, good enough, well, goodbye,
goo bye, goodbye. Well that's that, Mary, did you're notice
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when I shook hands with Washprint, he gave me his bandage,
his hand so so I squeezed it as hard as
I could, and he didn't once. That means Mutsy never
bid him.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Oh, but that doesn't make anything.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
It may make a lot of sense if we can
find out why Washington wants Musi killed. Look, you go
to the dog show and I'll meet you there. I'm
gonna see missus Richardson, find out who might've been after
her husband's diamond. Then maybe I don't know how I
got shot and when I got shot and who shot me.
Speaker 4 (11:35):
Okay, kids, let's get ready to sing the Nationwide Auto
insurance jangle.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Him him m m uh, you're new around here. Huh
uh huh say uh you know about this nationwide auto
insurance we're singing about by sure do the beast and
not expressive. Oh yeah, Nationwide Auto Insurance gives you all
the coverage you need.
Speaker 4 (11:59):
M oh, Nationwide doesn't got currents a real Oh god,
so good over to and a quarter million by nationwide.
Speaker 2 (12:08):
You know a lot about it. I should.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
I'm a vice president with the governor, and you're doing
the jingle. Well, I just can't resist singing.
Speaker 2 (12:18):
Your past time for you. And now back to Boston Blackie.
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Boston Blackie has been shot on the shoulder. How he
doesn't know.
Speaker 5 (12:43):
What's more, Mary Wesley has a problem to her dog, Mutsy,
is in trouble with the law for biding a man
who has discovered later has not been bitten. Unable to
find the answer to either of these two puzzling problems,
Blackie is sent Mary to hide Mutzy at the dog
show and has gone to see missus John rich wife
of a man killed and robbed of a valuable diamond
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last night. As we continue our story, Blackie is at
the door.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Of the Richards. Yeah, I'd like to speak to missus
Richards for you.
Speaker 3 (13:18):
Oh sorry, she's not seeing anyone.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Tell her Boston Blackie is here, in fact, tell her
the two of us are here, me and this gun.
It's all right if I come in now, isn't he
Oh h yes, yes, of course that's by then where's
missus Richards?
Speaker 3 (13:35):
Us there?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Thanks? And you stay right over there so I'm moving
on screen. You won't be hurt. I stay way over
there and be quiet sea.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
How do you open the door?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
In case you don't know me, Missus Richards, I'm Boston, Blackie.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
What do you want?
Speaker 2 (13:52):
I didn't wanna ask you a few questions, but I
think they're already answered. That's a very lovely diamonds you
have in your hand, Missus Richards. I don't know what
you talking about. Oh, yes you do. I got a
glimpse of it. Open your hands.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
No, no, no, no, please don't come near you and
I'll just have.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
To do it myself. Yes, madam, wrap that gun, blanky,
drap it. Holaday, Okay, happy now, Ernie. You don't know
how happy.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Oh, mister Saraday, I'm so glad you got here. What
you did. This is the man who killed my husband.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
I know what Missus riches and.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
No, he has the nerve to come here, and I'm
trying to sell me my husband's diamond. You see, he
has it in his head.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Faraday. I can explain everything then like this. I knew
the day would come, and I really had you cold
and this is it. I'll take that diamond and I
have one of my men take you down at headquarters. Well,
where's your sense of human like? Ee? No joke about
the electric chair, su're a very funny joke about the
electric chair, Inspector. It's killing me. Well, I needed here, Marry,
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but I had to slip out of a pair of
handcuffs and away from one of Paraday's coops. So it
was taking me to headquarters. How's the dog show, Mary?
Speaker 3 (15:08):
I don't know, Blackie. I haven't had a chance to
see it.
Speaker 2 (15:10):
Well, I ought to let you see it. You have
a dog in it, don't you.
Speaker 3 (15:12):
That's just it. They wouldn't let Mussy in. I hit
him in a trash.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
Basis the blackness.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
I found out something about mister Ralston. The reason he
knew he could have much to kill is that the
dorman at my apartment house told him much he had
already bitten too a puppy.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Well, Flad explains plenty. Come on, let's get Mutsy take
him with us.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Where are we going now?
Speaker 2 (15:30):
Well, I went to see our friend, missus Richard's, and
that charming lady turned out to have the diamond she
reported stolen from her husband.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Don't suppose missus Richards killed her.
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Husband, do you? I? No, No, her husband's had that
diamond and approval, only it wasn't paid for yet. She
may have tried to steal it from him and had
to kill in when she was caught. It worth a
lot of money.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
You know, well, he's very much. He hitten of reach
down on your papers when in your final.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Okay, I haven't, I'll check out, munty.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Oh what a sweet popping out a bark out of you?
And mister Washburnt said you nipped him?
Speaker 2 (16:03):
What do you expect, Mary? Don't you know a biting dog? Never?
Boss Jackie, you haven't.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Set a word for five minutes. Can't you talk while
you'd die?
Speaker 2 (16:17):
For sure? I can, But I'm thinking about what a
crazy mess this is, maw Sere.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
It is strange everything about it. Would you sit still
much and stop jumping around?
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I wish this case would hold still for a minute.
First I get hit on the head by someone I
had never see. Then I wake up with a bullet
hole in my shoulder, and then someone wants your dog
killed when he did absolutely nothing.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Yes, and let's not forget missus Richard's turning up with
a diamond supposedly stolen.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
I'm hoping to clear that little night up right now.
Richard's house is just a few blocks away. Hey, Mutzy,
come back here window I saw him to, like to
stop him, catch him. Nott's not catching Mary. Let's follow.
I won't know why, and until Mutsie gets where he's going,
and then maybe I'll get somewhere on this case myself.
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Much he went into the woods, lud here, Blackie, and
there he is.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Look he's digging, and I hope he hasn't been reading
those phony stories about buried treasure.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Blacky.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
He is digging, Mutsy, what are you digging for it?
Speaker 2 (17:22):
But don't make him stop to answer that. Now he
he's doing alright.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
Look hook is doing something out of that hole.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
Well, I'll be it any way. It's a man's jacket.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Here, mussy here, mussy boy, give it to me.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
Nice boy might see nice boy, and maybe night's.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
Going A Blackie is blood.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
On him and a bullet hold him the left shoulder
and just about the same spot I was shot. Let's
see what else? Mm no labels or identification on this
jacket anywhere. I should have expected that. But wait, here's
something in the sleeve.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
It's like the dry queen is tag.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Yes it is. What good is that to us?
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Blackie?
Speaker 3 (17:57):
The police are the only ones who can trace Queen's
much without going all over I know.
Speaker 2 (18:00):
But Faraday can use his files and find who's mark.
This is in thirty minutes. And Mary, this is one
time I'm gonna be glad to let Paraday take me
to the cleaners. Come in. I've been waiting for you
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to get back to the office pad. Any trace of
Blankie yet? Oh, about a half hour ago, a boy
brought this package. You know, I know it says, hey,
here read it. This will give you absolute proof that
Boston Blankie killed John Richards. What's in the package a
bloodstained jacket with a bullethole on the left shoulder. Only
(18:42):
identification is a cleaner's tag. We'll take the cleaner's tag
to the files and check it. I already did, inspector.
It's from the Johnson Tailor Shop eleven fifty seven West
Main Street. Okay, then thanks. If anyone's looking for me
for the next hour, I'll be at the Johnson tailor
shop pressing my case against Boston Blackie. This must be it.
(19:07):
Johnson Cleaners, eleven fifty seven. Wess me, don't move Faraday.
I have a gun in your back, Blackie. Where did
you come from? I've been following you all the way
from headquarters. Thanks for finding the cleaners for me. Without
your help, it would have taken me. We smart guy
at you. You'll be behind bars by morning maybe, but
I'm behind this gun right now. You will come inside
the cleaners with me, and I'm doing the talking. I understand, okay, okay,
(19:29):
all right, go on, go on side and behave yourself.
So help me, Blackie. I'm doing the talking. Pile. Remember
something I can do for you, gentlemen. Yes, there is
mister Johnson. I'm Inspector Paraday of the police. Oh, the police. Yes,
and this is my assistant plain clothesman Jones. Is that
(19:51):
right Jones? Yes, say yes, sir Jones. Hey, yes, sir Jones.
When we've traced the possible murder clue to your store
here this jacket, isn't that right Jones? Yes? Yes? What? Hey?
Yes sir? Why uh? Yes, that jacket was cleaned by us.
(20:14):
I remember it now. I can check on who brought
it in, but I'll have to look in my book
We'll look fast. We don't have much time. It's right
right over here, yes see, yes, yes, here it is.
The address is nine fifteen Brookville Road. The name uh
Robert Washburn. Look, farday, I've given you my gun. Now
(20:41):
let me go to Washburn's with you so you can
mess things up. There not a chance Blankie messed things up.
I'm the only one who can straighten now. Now look,
I know the whole story. Now tell it to me
sometime when I can't sleep Friday. Get this. Washburn slugged
me as I was leaving Richard's house last night. Then
he tried to rob Richard's only Richards didn't want to
be robbed and shot first. Who did he shoot himself?
(21:02):
He's dead. Remember he shot Washman and then Washman shot
and killed him. He didn't wait to grab the diamond
he came for. He just scrammed, leaving the diamond. Sure,
sure that's how missus. Richards hadn't the habit, Yeah, wasn't
paid for yet, so she thought you'd just keep it
and report it stolen. Oh that's not important, though. Tell
me what is the fact that Washman came out of
(21:22):
the house, found me unconscious and fired a bullet into
my shoulder, just in case Richards had lived long enough
to say he had shot his murderer. Only Washman didn't
figure on MUTSI. Yeah, whoever he is, he's a dog,
and he was with me last night. Chances are he
followed Richard when he went out to bury that jacket.
Mister Johnson just identified. Richards must have tried to kill
the dog then, but couldn't, and so decided on having
(21:44):
the stake through the job for him. In other words,
I'm supposed to find a bullet wound in Washburn. That's right, okay,
but I'm going up there alone. Are you waiting your
apartment with two of my men? And if Washburn isn't wounded,
believe me, your pride is gonna be.
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Golly.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
Blackie shouldn't be infected. Seeing mister Washington by now, I
should think so.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
He said he'd call as soon as he finished with him.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Oh, I wonder if he is right.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
It has to be right, and Paraday has to find
that bullet wound and Washman's shoulder. I'm sure of this.
Speaker 3 (22:17):
Well, maybe this is the inspector h hope.
Speaker 2 (22:18):
So hello, thank this is well? Shall I tell you police? God,
and can go home now, No, what's the matter. Can't
you find Washman?
Speaker 3 (22:26):
I ain't found Washburn all right?
Speaker 2 (22:28):
Maybe his hand, his bandage, but that's not a mark
on him, which was a bullet wound, blacky.
Speaker 4 (22:32):
Uh uh?
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Wait him at a fair day? Is the man you
saw a short, fat and a little ball cat butler
took me in to see him. Oh, you dope, you
didn't talk to Washmon. You saw his butler. Washman switched
with him. Grab the guy pretending to be the butler
and you'll have Washington bullet wound and all. Hey, you kidding?
Is the butler tall, dark with a mustache. Yeah, grab him,
(22:53):
that's Washburon. I'll hold the phem Oh Blackie.
Speaker 3 (22:57):
For a minute, I was too scared to breathe.
Speaker 2 (22:59):
It wasn't exactly right. Relaxed myself, Darling. I can I
remember that butler of Faraday's visit with a with a
tip Washman. He was wise to him and he skipped
with Blackie.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
What a Wasshman doesn't have a bullet won't either?
Speaker 2 (23:11):
Oh you would think of that?
Speaker 3 (23:12):
Do you want me to pack a few things for you?
Speaker 2 (23:15):
No? Thanks?
Speaker 3 (23:15):
Hm.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
The state is very nice about providing clothing. Hello, Hello, Hello, blanky, blanky,
This is Faraday. Well I grabbed him buffet, Well it
was Washburn, all right. I grabbed him fast and he
talked fast. He had a bullet. Wop me shortly. It
happened just the way you sent it it. Sorry, Planky,
Sorry Faraday about what? Sorry it wasn't you. I really
(23:37):
had all the evidence I need. Yes, I know, Faraday,
but don't forget. As usual, it was all wrong. Good Bye, Inspector.
Speaker 3 (23:44):
Oh Blackie, I'm so happy.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
I think I'm nuts.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
Musty, Musty, don't scratch the floor like that, please.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
I think he's trying to dig for something again. Married
last time he dug he got a bone as his reward.
Speaker 3 (23:56):
Well, i'm digging my tin. I'll buy a steak.
Speaker 2 (24:00):
Good bye, Mighty. We'll make it a big steak.
Speaker 3 (24:04):
Steak is awfully expensive, yes, but.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
After what he's done for us, we're going to see
that tonight. MUTSI is one dog who was going to
put on the dog la
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