Each guide is written from the episode itself, sets up the story and never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.
Boston Blackie: 158 episode guides
Boston Blackie: A Boat In The Street (1949)
Boston Blackie investigates when a body is discovered on a boat left on Montgomery Street. Press agent Gregory Thompson from Imperial Studios claims it's all part of a publicity stunt to promote the studio's new film "High and Dry," but Inspector Faraday suspects Thompson may be responsible for the murder.
Hollywood and the streets of the city, including Imperial Studios and a boat on Montgomery Street · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Gregory Thompson, Linda, Jules Arnold, Mary, Lily, Jeffrey Good
Listen for: The classic Boston Blackie introduction and his investigation into whether a murder was genuinely committed or staged as a film publicity stunt
Boston Blackie: A New Face For Joe Harvey (1946)
A man claiming to be Joe Harvey, a thief who stole $50,000 from his firm, is arrested by police who believe he is Donald Tate, a cop killer. Harvey insists he had his face surgically altered by a doctor named Weaver to escape detection, but the operation went wrong and gave him Tate's appearance. Boston Blackie becomes involved when Harvey begs him to verify his true identity before the real Tate escapes justice.
City streets, police headquarters, Doc Weaver's apartment, and a taxi cab in an unnamed city during the present day. · Joe Harvey, Doc Weaver, Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Officer/Police
Listen for: The mystery of Joe Harvey's true identity and whether Doc Weaver will confirm Harvey's story before it's too late. Listen for Boston Blackie's investigation into Doc Weaver's apartment and his conversation with Mary Wesley about the case.
Boston Blackie: A Vase Leads To Murder (1946)
Boston Blackie investigates when a messenger boy is murdered at Mary Wesley's apartment after delivering a vase she purchased at auction. A man in a green hat had desperately wanted the vase and even threatened Mary with a gun to buy it, but the real mystery deepens when an x-ray examination reveals the vase appears to be empty.
Boston; Mary Wesley's apartment, an auction house, and an x-ray laboratory · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, The man in the green hat, A messenger boy, Mr. Danny
Listen for: The puzzle of why a man would commit murder over what appears to be a worthless factory-made vase with nothing inside it; Boston Blackie's clever use of modern x-ray technology to investigate the crime
Boston Blackie: Aggie Rogers Murder (1947)
Boston Blackie investigates the mysterious Rogers Mansion after hearing reports of moaning from inside the boarded-up house. When he and Inspector Faraday force their way through the cluttered interior, they discover the body of Aggie Rogers, the wealthy older sister who has not left the house in 25 years, killed by a blow to the head.
The Rogers Mansion, a famous eccentric house in the city with boarded-up windows and rooms filled with junk, boxes, barrels, and papers. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. Crane, Aggie Rogers, Martha Rogers, Officer Dugan
Listen for: The eerie atmosphere of the cluttered mansion and the discovery of Aggie's body in a locked room full of accumulated junk.
Boston Blackie: Alibi Time (1948)
Boston Blackie is asked to provide an alibi for Jack Davis, a criminal who claims he couldn't have murdered the Barrows brothers because Blackie was with him at 9:25, five minutes before the shooting. Inspector Faraday investigates Davis's claim, examining whether Davis could have traveled the five miles to commit the crime in that time window.
City streets and police precinct, during a nighttime murder investigation · Boston Blackie, Jack Davis, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Mike, Tony, Blondie
Listen for: The clever details about Davis's alibi—the exact time, the five-mile distance, and the crucial question of how Davis could have reached the crime scene without a car stopping at the house.
Boston Blackie: Amadon Pearls (1949)
Boston Blackie joins two other thieves in planning to steal the famous Amadon pearls from old man Mario's estate, believing them to be worth half a million dollars. All three discover their stolen prizes are worthless duplicates when they attempt to fence them, but the real pearls vanish from Mario's safe, leading to murder and a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as Blackie pursues the true thief.
The city, including old man Mario's estate, a jeweler's shop, and a boat · Boston Blackie, Mary, Doc Singer, Marcia Keegan, Gertie, Old Man Mario, Inspector Faraday, Guimpy the fence
Listen for: The clever scheme of fake pearls hidden in a safe to catch thieves in the act, and the twist that the real Amadon pearls go missing anyway
Boston Blackie: Amnesia Victim (1945)
Boston Blackie encounters Arthur Burke, a man suffering from amnesia who was knocked unconscious three weeks ago and found with a murder weapon in the office of reformer George Dibby. Burke fears he may have killed Dibby and seeks Blackie's help to discover the truth before turning himself in to police. When a mysterious woman named Janet calls to claim she knows the killer's identity, Blackie finds himself caught between helping Burke, dealing with gangster Tom Roach, and unraveling the real circumstances of Dibby's death.
Boston, spanning Blackie's apartment, Dibby's office, the police station, the Ocean Hotel, and Tom Roach's establishment. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Arthur Burke, Inspector Faraday, George Dibby, Tom Roach, Janet Carrie, Peggy
Listen for: The key details of Arthur Burke's amnesia and his discovery with the murder weapon; the mysterious woman Janet's promise to reveal the killer's identity; Boston Blackie's plan to prove Tom Roach committed the murder.
Boston Blackie: Archie Grants Club77 (1949)
Danny Jackson, a collection man for slot machine racket owner Archie Grant, double-crosses his boss by skimming $25,000 from collections and hiding it in a subway locker. When he claims to have been held up, his girlfriend Cindy loses the locker key by dropping it into one of Grant's machines. Danny forces Boston Blackie to break open the locker, only to find the money missing. Grant kills a storekeeper named Feld who wanted the machines removed from his shop, and now Blackie must gather proof of Grant's guilt.
Club 77, a slot machine operation in the city, and surrounding locations including a subway station and a stationery store · Boston Blackie, Archie Grant, Danny Jackson, Inspector Faraday, Cindy, Harry, Mr. Feld, Chuck
Listen for: A recording device hidden in a food cart that captures Archie Grant's confession to murder
Boston Blackie: Atkins Jewel Thief (1945)
A valuable pearl necklace disappears from Dr. Williams's home safe while the household staff member Robert is present. Inspector Faraday investigates, but Robert insists the pearls are hidden somewhere in the house despite a thorough search. Boston Blackie arrives on the scene, confident he can solve the case that has the Inspector puzzled.
Dr. Williams's home, with various rooms including an apartment upstairs and a safe in the main room. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Dr. Williams, Mrs. Williams, Robert, Mabel, Rollins, Thompson
Listen for: Boston Blackie's confident approach to solving the theft, the Inspector's frustration with the case, and hints about where the hidden necklace might be.
Boston Blackie: Black Market Blackieaka-black Market Meat Ring (1944)
Boston Blackie is pulled into a black market meat smuggling ring when thugs threaten him to join their operation. Meanwhile, a legitimate cattle rancher named Miss Parker seeks his help getting her trucks through to customers, revealing that the same black market gang has been hijacking her shipments. Blackie decides to fight the black market operation.
A city with meat smuggling operations and police department; Blackie's apartment. · Boston Blackie, Shorty, Steve, Miss Parker, Inspector Faraday, Matthew
Listen for: The clash between Blackie's forced involvement in the black market scheme and his decision to help an honest rancher fight the same gang; his interactions with the skeptical Inspector Faraday.
Boston Blackie: Blackie And Mary Go To Canyon Dude Ranch (1949)
Boston Blackie and his companion Mary check into Canyon Dude Ranch under assumed names for a vacation, but discover the owners are running a lonely hearts racket. A young ranch worker named Tom has disappeared after threatening to blackmail them, and Blackie suspects foul play when he finds wedding rings hidden in the owners' cabin belonging to missing women from the past two years.
Canyon Dude Ranch, a resort in the mountains · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Henry Canyon, Agatha Canyon, Katherine Sloane, Tom, Slim
Listen for: Blackie's clever use of Mary's charm to gather evidence, the revelation of the hidden wedding rings, and Henry's confession under pressure when he believes Blackie is running away with Mary.
Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed For Killing John Cummings (1948)
Boston Blackie is arrested for the murder of John Cummings when a witness identifies his picture, though he claims he was in Central City at the time. Inspector Faraday locks him up to handle the case alone, but unknown to the police, criminals travel to Central City to silence the hotel clerk who can verify Blackie's alibi.
A police station and jail, with scenes at the Rex Hotel in Central City. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Lila, Sergeant Matthews, William, Eddie Manton, Spoke
Listen for: Blackie's claims of innocence and his alibi at the hotel; the criminals' plot to prevent the truth from coming out; Mary trying to help Blackie prove where he was.
Boston Blackie: Blackie Goes To Jail For Diamond Theft (1946)
Boston Blackie is arrested and convicted of stealing $100,000 worth of diamonds from Gotham's, based on evidence presented by Inspector Faraday who found him trying to sell the jewels. Sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison, Blackie maintains his innocence while his friend Mary Wesley vows to prove his innocence and find the real thief. Behind bars, Blackie encounters his cellmate Bill Jackson and learns of an escape plan being discussed among the prisoners.
A city courtroom and state penitentiary · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Bill Jackson, The Judge, The Warden
Listen for: The dramatic trial verdict, Blackie's stoic response to his sentence, Mary's determination to clear his name, and the beginning of a prison escape plot
Boston Blackie: Blackie Jilts Mary (1945)
Boston Blackie breaks off his romance with Mary, leaving her confused and hurt. When she discovers a mysterious address in his apartment, she becomes determined to find out what is really going on. Meanwhile, two criminals plan to use Blackie as a patsy for a bank robbery by framing him for a candy store holdup.
Boston, various locations including Blackie's apartment, a criminal hideout, and a candy store · Boston Blackie, Mary, Shorty, Bernie, Leach, Joe
Listen for: The criminals' scheme to frame Blackie for a robbery they plan to commit, and how Blackie manages to escape from the ropes binding him
Boston Blackie: Blackie Kidnapped (1945)
Boston Blackie is kidnapped from his apartment by a group of criminals who force him to write a note claiming he's gone to Chicago on a case. While his friends search for him, Inspector Faraday investigates a connection to Carolyn Johnson, a woman in jail who may know the location of stolen money from the Eggetsville Bank. Blackie's captors keep him imprisoned and try to extract information from him about the money.
Boston; Blackie's apartment, police station, and jail · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Shortie, Tony, Mary Wesley, Sergeant Rowan, Carolyn Johnson, Pete
Listen for: The kidnapping of Blackie and the mystery surrounding stolen bank money and Carolyn Johnson's connection to it
Boston Blackie: Blackie Loves Helen (1948)
Boston Blackie falls in love with Helen Carver and breaks up with his longtime girlfriend Mary Wesley. When Helen asks Blackie to prove his devotion by opening a safe for her, his loyalties and judgment are put to the test as mysterious complications emerge.
Boston, various indoor locations including Blackie's place and Johnson's residence · Boston Blackie, Helen Carver, Mary Wesley, Joe (the tail), Inspector, Johnson, King
Listen for: Romantic tension between Blackie and Helen, the surprise introduction of Helen to Mary, a mysterious safe containing valuable papers, and blackmail involving fifty thousand dollars.
Boston Blackie: Blackie Shoots A Watchman (1947)
Boston Blackie approaches a criminal named Fredericks with an offer to join his robbery gang, claiming he needs money. Fredericks agrees to let Blackie participate in a job that night as a trial. Meanwhile, Mary Wesley has hired a detective agency to follow Blackie's every move, and Blackie himself has arranged for Inspector Faraday to be informed of the job so he can arrest Fredericks and his gang.
A city with criminal underworld operations and police detective agencies; various locations including an office, streets, and a building used for a robbery. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Fredericks, Tommy, Bill, Inspector Faraday, Dick Colmer
Listen for: Blackie infiltrating a criminal gang while secretly working with the police; tense moments during a nighttime robbery where Blackie must shoot a watchman to maintain his cover.
Boston Blackie: Blackie Steals Necklace For Charity (1945)
Boston Blackie is approached by elderly Mrs. Van Devere with an unusual request: she wants him to steal a valuable family heirloom necklace from her own safe so she can sell the diamonds and donate the proceeds to charity, since the necklace cannot be legally sold or given away. Blackie agrees to help with the theft, but when Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate the robbery, complications arise.
Boston; Mrs. Van Devere's home and Inspector Faraday's office · Boston Blackie, Mrs. Van Devere, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Maggie
Listen for: A clever theft conducted for charitable purposes, and the complications that follow when the police investigate the missing necklace.
Boston Blackie: Blackie46-11-1909750000Dollar Necklace
A man named Otis hires the Reese brothers to steal his wife's $50,000 diamond necklace so he can collect insurance money. The brothers carry out the theft at a nightclub, but then realize they've been set up for a double-cross and hand the necklace off to Boston Blackie to handle. Blackie must now figure out what's really going on and return the necklace to its rightful owner.
A nightclub and various locations around the city, late evening and following morning. · Boston Blackie, Bill Reese, Harry Reese, Mr. Otis, Mrs. Otis, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley
Listen for: The Reese brothers' suspicion that they've been double-crossed, Blackie's mysterious phone call about the necklace, and the tangled scheme involving the stolen diamond necklace.
Boston Blackie: Blackie47-02-181107Years Bad Luck For Florence Wells
Florence Wells, the temperamental star of a musical comedy show, calls Boston Blackie to her dressing room claiming she's in desperate trouble and fears something will happen to her soon. Blackie arrives for their 7:30 appointment, but before he can speak with her, Florence is found dead in the street, eight blocks away from the theater, despite having been seen entering her dressing room just minutes before.
A theater with dressing rooms and backstage areas, and the surrounding city streets. · Boston Blackie, Florence Wells, Barbara, Tom, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Joe, Mr. Brown
Listen for: The mystery of how Florence Wells left her locked dressing room and ended up dead in the street; the tensions between Florence, Barbara, and Tom that set up the motive for murder.
Boston Blackie: Blackie47-03-1111310th Street Gym And Stolen Car Ring
Boston Blackie discovers that boys have stopped attending the 10th Street Gymnasium, lured away by Joe Easton, an ex-convict who has recently been released from jail and is throwing money around. When Blackie learns from the police commissioner that over 200 cars have been stolen in the past month, he suspects Easton is running a car theft ring and recruiting neighborhood boys to help him.
The 10th Street Gymnasium and various locations around the city including a car garage · Boston Blackie, Mary, Tom Alison, Bobby Barton, Joe Easton, Farrity, Police Commissioner, Harry
Listen for: The scheme to steal automobiles and recruit young boys into the criminal operation; Blackie's determination to stop Easton and protect the youth of the city.
Boston Blackie: Blackie49-02-0921350000Dollars In Bonds To Be Divided
When Paul Martin mysteriously disappears from a rooftop where he's waiting with his girlfriend Marge and two criminal associates, Whitey and Gabel Conant, Boston Blackie is called in to investigate. Blackie quickly deduces that Paul staged an elaborate vanishing act using a rope to impress his reluctant girlfriend, but the truth proves far darker when Paul is found dead with five bullets in him.
A rooftop in the city, and later a farmhouse basement · Boston Blackie, Marge Stanton, Paul Martin, Whitey, Gabel Conant, Terry Thompson, Dick Palmer
Listen for: The clever misdirection of Paul's staged disappearance and the discovery of his murder; Boston Blackie's deductive reasoning as he unravels the truth behind the vanishing act.
Boston Blackie: Blackies Car Kills A Woman (1945)
Boston Blackie's car is found at a garage by police investigating a hit-and-run death. A woman named Karen Forbes was killed the night before, struck by a black convertible. Blackie insists his car couldn't have been stolen and is taken to police headquarters, where Captain Faraday reveals he actually believes Blackie is innocent and encourages him to investigate the real culprit. Blackie visits the Forbes family home to uncover the truth.
A garage, police headquarters, a car, and the Forbes family home in the city · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Captain Faraday, Paul Forbes, Tom Wellington, Carolyn Forbes (deceased)
Listen for: Blackie's clever reasoning as he questions the Forbes family about who might have used his car to commit the hit-and-run, and his tense verbal sparring with Captain Faraday who secretly wants him to solve the case.
Boston Blackie: Blood On Blackies Sleeve (1945)
Boston Blackie is warned by Carol Williams that Fred Olin, just released from prison, intends to kill him as revenge for sending him to jail. When Blackie learns that Fred has been murdered at a hotel, Inspector Faraday suspects Blackie of the crime. As Blackie investigates, he discovers that multiple people—including Fred's brother John, Fred's business associate Bill Andrews, and Carol Williams herself—had motives and opportunity to kill Fred.
A city hotel and surrounding locations · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Carol Williams, Fred Olin (deceased), John Olin, Bill Andrews, Suzanne
Listen for: A mystery with multiple suspects, each with strong reasons to want Fred Olin dead, and Blackie working to uncover the truth while under suspicion himself.
Boston Blackie: Boxers Murder Case (1945)
Boston Blackie confronts boxer Bob Johnson about throwing his fight against Hollister after being pressured by gamblers. When Johnson unexpectedly wins the fight anyway, Hollister disappears from his own victory party, and Blackie must uncover what happened to him.
A boxer's dressing room and training area, a boxing arena during a fight, and a victory celebration party · Boston Blackie, Bob Johnson, Inspector Farraday, Jackie, Hollister, Carolyn Smith, Joe
Listen for: The exciting play-by-play of the boxing match in the sixth round, and the revelation of what becomes of the gambling syndicate's man Hollister after Johnson's unexpected victory.
Boston Blackie: Broken Clock Murder (1949)
Boston Blackie wakes to find a dead body outside his apartment—a man named Baker who was trying to buy a nightclub called the Club Simpson. A scrap of paper found in Blackie's closet bearing a phone number leads to Joey Wall, who appears to have acquired the club that very morning. Blackie must uncover whether Wall killed Baker to eliminate the competition for the nightclub purchase.
Boston, primarily Blackie's apartment and the police station, with references to the Club Simpson nightclub. · Boston Blackie, Baker, Inspector Faraday, Joey Wall, Edgar Simpson, Frankie, Mr. Wall
Listen for: The crucial detail about the broken clock that marks the time of the option deadline for the club purchase, and how a simple piece of paper in Blackie's closet becomes the key to solving the murder.
Boston Blackie: Burning His House Behind Him (1947)
Sue Adams comes to Boston Blackie in fear for her life, confessing that she helped Joe Lang bury his murdered wife Sally in the basement. She believes Lang plans to kill her at his mountain cabin. When Inspector Faraday arrives with an accusation based on a call from Sally's brother Billy Wilson, Blackie reveals the truth and heads to Lang's house to investigate. As the fire suddenly breaks out, Blackie finds himself trapped inside with flames spreading rapidly.
Boston Blackie's apartment, then Joe Lang's house during a fire · Boston Blackie, Sue Adams, Joe Lang, Inspector Faraday, Billy Wilson, Sally Lang
Listen for: Blackie's clever handling of the murder case and his narrow escape from the burning house; the revelation of Billy Wilson's blackmail scheme; the tense confrontation between Blackie and the murderers.
Boston Blackie: Carl Browning Cleaning Shop (1946)
Carl Browning, owner of a cleaning shop, is visited by extortionist Jerry Buck demanding $100 a week or he'll destroy the business. Carl seeks help from his friend Boston Blackie, who promises to help. That night, Carl goes to the gym and dinner with his friend Randy, then returns home early the next morning to find Carl dead in bed with no apparent marks or signs of struggle.
A city with a cleaning shop, gym, and restaurant; Port Smith is mentioned as a nearby location · Boston Blackie, Carl Browning, Randy, Jerry Buck, Mrs. Brown, The Doctor
Listen for: An extortion scheme and a mysterious death that appears natural but Boston Blackie suspects is murder
Boston Blackie: Clyde Winston Photographer (1948)
Photographer Clyde Winston is shot dead in his studio at four o'clock. Boston Blackie investigates when a model named Evelyn Anderson, who had an appointment with Winston just before his death, becomes a suspect. A sawed-off shotgun hidden in the car of Evelyn's boyfriend Bill Jackson complicates matters as both face police suspicion.
Winston's photography studio and the Harry Conover model agency in the city, with scenes at a restaurant and police headquarters. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Evelyn Anderson, Bill Jackson, Clyde Winston, Joe King, Harry Conover
Listen for: The clever detail of how the shotgun was smuggled into the locked studio in a model's hat box, and Boston Blackie's reasoning about the crime's impossibilities.
Boston Blackie: Cobbs Trucking Company (1948)
When a murdered body is found in Johnny Vail's car trunk, he's arrested for killing his partner Erwin Cobb. But Boston Blackie believes Vail is innocent and investigates the trucking company office to find the real killer before Vail takes the fall for a crime he didn't commit.
A city with a trucking company office; police headquarters · Boston Blackie, Johnny Vail, Inspector Farthe, Mary, Mr. Roberts, Frankie, Joe, Harry
Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into a murder framed on an innocent truck driver, with Roberts emerging as a suspicious character with a motive.
Boston Blackie: Cover Up For Mary (1945)
A man named John Richards is found dead in his house, which has been set on fire. Boston Blackie is discovered to have written a threatening letter to Richards, and Inspector Faraday believes Blackie murdered him and set the fire to cover it up. Blackie insists he wrote the letter to protect his friend Mary Wesley, who had also threatened Richards after he refused to leave her alone.
A city with police headquarters and the burned house of John Richards at 571 Munden Street. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, John Richards, The Rook, Shorty
Listen for: The confrontation between Boston Blackie and Inspector Faraday as Faraday pieces together what he believes happened, and Blackie's explanation of why he covered up for Mary.
Boston Blackie: Crooked Carver Brother (1947)
When stolen money and a murder weapon are found in his dresser drawer, Donald Carver is arrested for a robbery and double murder at his brother Kenneth's employer's office. Boston Blackie doubts the guilt of a man careless enough to hide such evidence so obviously and begins his own investigation into the deaths of Mr. Williams and his secretary Miss Holloway.
Boston; a business office and the Carver family home · Boston Blackie, Donald Carver, Kenneth Carver, Mrs. Carver (Donald's mother), Inspector Faraday, Mary, Mr. Williams, Miss Holloway
Listen for: The tense family dynamics between the lazy Donald and his hardworking brother Kenneth; Boston Blackie's reasoning about why the evidence seems too convenient; the discovery of the footprints in the mud around the Carver house.
Boston Blackie: Dead Aunt Sarah (1947)
A man named Williams hires Bill Lynch, a shady character, to provide him with an alibi for the time of a wealthy woman's death. When the woman is found shot, Boston Blackie investigates and discovers that the victim's niece Sue has accused her cousin Robert of the murder. As Blackie digs deeper, he uncovers conflicting alibis and must determine who truly killed the woman and why.
A city with multiple locations including Lynch's place and a police investigation scene. · Boston Blackie, Bill Lynch, Sue Williams, Robert Williams, Frank, Inspector, Mary Westley
Listen for: Blackie investigating a murder with conflicting alibis, interrogating suspects about their whereabouts, and uncovering the truth behind the killing.
Boston Blackie: Death Comes To The Harmonica Man (1947)
Henry Peterson, a harmonica player new to town, becomes caught between Sally Rogers, who has abandoned her boyfriend Bill Foster for him, and Foster himself, a dangerous racketeer who threatens violence. When Sally's jealous threats drive Henry to leave, a wounded man appears at Bill Foster's apartment claiming to be Henry and accusing Sally of shooting him.
A city apartment building; Boston Blackie's office and apartment · Boston Blackie, Henry Peterson, Sally Rogers, Bill Foster, Inspector Faraday, Mary
Listen for: The mystery of the shooting victim's true identity and whether Henry Peterson is really alive; the harmonica as a means of verification
Boston Blackie: Death Wish (1947)
Boston Blackie locates Jimmy Wells, a salesman who has apparently decided he wants to be killed by the underworld. Despite Wells' insistence on being left alone, Blackie becomes convinced something sinister is afoot and takes Wells into police custody for protection. Blackie then investigates to discover who wants Wells dead and why.
Boston, including Jimmy Wells' home, police station, streets, and Blackie's apartment building · Boston Blackie, Lucky, Jimmy Wells, Dorothy Wells, Inspector Faraday, Walter Branch, Tommy, Mary
Listen for: Boston Blackie's determination to protect a man who doesn't want to be protected, and the revelation that Jimmy Wells owes gambling debts to Walter Branch
Boston Blackie: Diamonds Stolen From Kingston (1948)
Boston Blackie and his gang steal diamonds from Kingston's office, but a dispute over the split leads to gang member Danny Morris being shot dead. When police arrest Blackie and his associates, he must convince Inspector Farley of their innocence while pursuing his own investigation into who really killed Morris.
Boston, a police precinct, and Kingston's office · Boston Blackie, Joey Sometimes, Mike Graves, Danny Morris, Inspector Farley, Charlie Kingston, Mary
Listen for: Boston Blackie's clever scheme to prove his alibi and outwit both the police and his own gang members.
Boston Blackie: Dolly Preston Calls For Help (1949)
Boston Blackie receives a mysterious phone call from a woman claiming she's about to be killed at a specific address. When Blackie and the police arrive, they find the house supposedly empty for three years. A woman matching the description of the caller is found at a nearby candy store, but she's identified as Dolly Preston—who supposedly died three years ago. Blackie investigates the house and discovers dangerous secrets connected to a missing $600,000.
A city neighborhood featuring a vacant house, a candy store, and various locations including an apartment building and a real estate office. · Boston Blackie, Inspector, Mary, Dolly Preston, Roger, Bud Blake, Mrs. Nogra
Listen for: A mystery involving a supposedly dead woman who reappears, missing money, and the dangerous criminal Bud Blake who seems connected to the case.
Boston Blackie: Eva Cronin Is Stalked (1947)
Eva Cronin has been stalked for two weeks by a mysterious man who appears everywhere she goes, staring at her from windows and across streets. Boston Blackie learns from Inspector Faraday that this stalker may be a serial killer who watches his victims before striking, and he takes on the case to catch him before Eva becomes his next victim.
Boston, including Eva Cronin's apartment building on Elm Street, a restaurant, police headquarters, and a house on Eastern Road · Eva Cronin, Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Bob, Eva's father, Officers Eddie and Marty, William
Listen for: Eva's growing fear as the stalker continues to appear; Boston Blackie's explanation of the killer's psychology; the police stakeout and Blackie's arrival at the house where Eva is waiting
Boston Blackie: Farady Shot (1946)
Inspector Faraday is shot and hospitalized after criminals attempt to kill him in retaliation for his work on a case. Boston Blackie visits Faraday in the hospital and vows to solve the case independently, much to the inspector's annoyance. Blackie confronts the man he believes is behind the shooting, only to be beaten and thrown out into the street.
A city hospital and the office of a crime boss; the story begins with Inspector Faraday leaving police headquarters and being shot, then moves to his hospital room. · Inspector Faraday, Boston Blackie, Mary, Rollins, Tony, Barker, Rocky Baldwin, Mrs. Atley
Listen for: The familiar dynamic between Boston Blackie and Inspector Faraday; a violent confrontation in the crime boss's office; discussion of who ordered Faraday's shooting.
Boston Blackie: Five Bullets In Don Anderson (1948)
A man named Don Anderson is found dead from five bullet wounds at his home. Boston Blackie is seen fleeing the scene with a gun and becomes the prime suspect, but he claims he was actually chasing the real killer after hearing the shots fired. Blackie must find the true murderer before the police arrest him for a crime he didn't commit.
A city with Anderson's house, Boston Blackie's apartment, a tailor shop, and various street locations. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Deputy Inspector Will, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Harky (Archie), Mr. Wilson, George Simms
Listen for: Blackie's discovery of three clues—a flattened nail dropped by the killer, the killer's Hamburg hat, and a glimpse of the murderer—which he uses to track down George Simms and uncover the real killer's identity.
Boston Blackie: Framed By A Film (1947)
Boston Blackie is framed for a warehouse robbery and murder when incriminating film footage shows him at the scene with a gun. Inspector Faraday knows the evidence is too convenient to be real, but Blackie confesses to the crime anyway, drawing police attention while he attempts to infiltrate the criminal gang responsible for the actual theft and killing.
Boston; a police precinct, a warehouse on Front Street, Blackie's apartment, and the waterfront near a cafe · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary (Miss Wesley), Billy Boy, Joe, The Boss, Dick Colmer
Listen for: The clever use of fake motion pictures as evidence, Blackie's calculated confession to attract the real criminals' attention, and the interplay between Blackie and Inspector Faraday who understands the frame-up but must pursue him anyway.
Boston Blackie: Fred Palmers Dock Racket (1949)
Boston Blackie investigates the suspicious death of Chuck Sloane, a dock worker found crushed under a crate at a warehouse run by Fred Palmer. When evidence suggests the crate was deliberately cut, Blackie becomes convinced that Palmer is operating a protection racket and may be behind Sloane's murder.
A dock warehouse and surrounding locations in the city, including Maggie's restaurant and Palmer's back room office. · Boston Blackie, Fred Palmer, Spogarn Morton, Sam, Inspector Faraday, Maggie, Voghorn Martin, Chuck Sloane
Listen for: The investigation into whether Sloane's death was an accident or murder, Palmer's protection scheme demanding payoffs from workers, and Blackie's confrontation with Palmer over the illegal racket.
Boston Blackie: Gambler Joe Garland Killed (1946)
Boston Blackie is present when gambler Joe Garland is shot dead in his home. Locked in an adjoining room during the murder, Blackie becomes Faraday's prime suspect. The only item missing from Garland's safe full of valuable jewels and cash is an ordinary piece of flagstone, which the insurance company had refused to insure for $20,000. When a desperate man named Jack Evans contacts Blackie saying his fiancée's life is in danger and that she knows why Garland was killed for the stone, Blackie rushes to help—only to discover the mystery involves an old blind man's letters.
Boston, primarily in Joe Garland's home and later city streets and police headquarters. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Joe Garland, Charlie Kingston, Mary, Rollins, Wayne (insurance agent), Jack Evans
Listen for: The puzzle of why an ordinary piece of flagstone is worth killing for; Boston Blackie's witty banter with Inspector Faraday as he's accused of murder; the revelation that three people know the stone's true value.
Boston Blackie: Grannys Witchcraft (1946)
Boston Blackie attends a costume party where an old woman claiming to be named Granny warns him that death is coming for him, specifically mentioning a blue limousine. When a blue car nearly runs Blackie down the next day, he takes the warning seriously and visits Granny's address to learn more. He discovers that Granny appears to be a young woman in disguise who seems to know details about the attempt on his life.
Boston, at a costume party and various locations around the city including Granny's house at 50 Lincoln Lane · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Granny, Lucky, Inspector, Mary (party guest)
Listen for: The mystery of Granny's true identity and how she knows about the murder plot against Blackie; the significance of the blue limousine
Boston Blackie: Harry Benson Murders His Wife (1946)
Harry Benson stands trial for the murder of his wife, who was found dead from a bullet wound in her city apartment. The defense argues that Mrs. Benson killed herself out of despondency and that Harry has an airtight alibi—he was 320 miles away at Mount Lock when the death occurred. The jury acquits him, but Mrs. Benson's brother John becomes convinced that Harry is guilty and vows to take justice into his own hands.
A city courtroom and surrounding locations including Blackie's office, a newspaper office, and Harry Benson's home · Boston Blackie, Harry Benson, John Jealousen, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Mr. Holloway, Judge, Mr. Ward
Listen for: A murder trial where an alibi saves the day, followed by the victim's brother seeking revenge outside the law and Boston Blackie's involvement in the case
Boston Blackie: Harry Walker Murdered (1948)
Harry Walker is murdered in the street, and Inspector Farady brings the case to Boston Blackie for help. With a murder gun traced to a stolen firearm and only a vague description of the killer—a large man with a crooked nose—the investigation widens as Walker's frightened wife goes into hiding after witnessing something she shouldn't have.
The city streets and Blackie's apartment; also a drugstore phone booth where Mrs. Walker makes a desperate call to her brother. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Farady, Mary Wesley, Harry Walker, Mrs. Walker (Roger's sister), Roger, Jim Delaney, Sergeant Matthews
Listen for: The clues pointing to Killer Carson, a former heavyweight fighter; Mrs. Walker's terrified phone call revealing she witnessed something; the murder weapon's stolen registration leading nowhere obvious.
Boston Blackie: Horseroom Thefts (1947)
A gunman robs a horseroom of $18,000, claiming to work for a boss who doesn't want Boston Blackie interfering with his gambling operations. Later, a polite thief breaks into Blackie's apartment and steals $20,000 in charity money that Blackie was holding for a children's home, leaving Blackie furious but unable to stop him.
Boston, including a horseroom, Blackie's apartment, and the city streets · Boston Blackie, Jeff Lawson, Mrs. Clara Martin, Mary Wesley, The thief, Jane, Becky
Listen for: The contrast between the gunman's crude robbery and the thief's unfailingly polite demeanor as he steals from Blackie; Blackie's struggle when the charity money is taken
Boston Blackie: Hypnotic Murder (1945)
When cigarette girl Joan Thompson is found with a murdered man and blood in her car, she's arrested for killing Henry Bryson. But Boston Blackie suspects she's covering for someone else and investigates at the Boulevard Club where she works, discovering that hypnosis may hold the key to the real killer's identity.
The Boulevard Club nightclub and surrounding locations in the city. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Joan Thompson, Mary, Flaky Frankie, Dr. James Harris, Mr. Williams
Listen for: The mystery of who really killed Henry Bryson and what role hypnosis plays in the crime. Pay attention to what Boston Blackie learns about Dr. James Harris and the hypnotist's act at the club.
Boston Blackie: Imperial Oil Company Racket (1949)
A phony oil stock racket operated by the sophisticated Count von Bernard comes to Boston Blackie's attention when a man named Anthony Dalton, who shares Blackie's nickname due to his dark hair, is mistaken for him by a confidence man trying to sell oil shares. Blackie traces the printed stock certificates to an illegal printing press and becomes entangled with Olivia Barton, Bernard's beautiful accomplice, who uses her charms to disarm and trap him. With Blackie held prisoner and the count planning his death, Mary Wesley races against time to reach him before it's too late.
A city with police headquarters, printing operations, apartments, and various businesses involved in a stock fraud scheme. · Boston Blackie, Count von Bernard, Olivia Barton, Mary Wesley, Anthony Dalton, Smitty (Walter Smith), Inspector Faraday, Homer
Listen for: The clever use of a flower and perfume to exploit a suspect's allergy; Olivia's expert rope-tying skills and her betrayal of Boston Blackie; the tailor's records that help track down the racket's participants.
Boston Blackie: Insurance And Wrecked Cars (1948)
When Carl Pettit calls Boston Blackie for help with a scheme involving insurance fraud and a wrecked car, Blackie heads to meet him. But he arrives to find Pettit murdered, and the police suspect Blackie of involvement. Blackie begins investigating the insurance scheme that seems connected to the killing.
A city apartment building and surrounding areas; a mountain road where a car went over a cliff · Boston Blackie, Inspector, Carl Pettit, Frankie, Johnny, Charlie, Wilson, Harry
Listen for: A clever insurance fraud scheme involving a wrecked car; Blackie's investigation into Pettit's murder; confrontations with the criminals involved in the racket
Boston Blackie: Invention Worth Killing For (1948)
Boston Blackie investigates the murder of Roger Harrison, an inventor who registered at a hotel under tight security and refused to give out his room number. A rubber plant delivered to Harrison's room becomes the key to solving how the killer discovered the victim's location, leading Blackie to a flower shop where a mysterious blonde woman purchased the plant.
A hotel and a flower shop in the city · Boston Blackie, Mary, Roger Harrison, Inspector Farley, Bill, Sarah
Listen for: The clever murder method using a flower delivery to track down the victim's hotel room, and the revelation that a blonde woman bought the murder weapon's delivery vehicle
Boston Blackie: Jack Small Alias Bill Bigelow (1947)
Boston Blackie and Charlotte are sent by Shorty to collect a $500 debt from Jack Small, who is now hiding under the alias Bill Bigelow and working at a quarry. When Blackie and Charlotte arrive at Small's apartment to confront him, they discover he has been killed in a dynamite blast at the quarry that morning.
Boston, including a candy shop near a quarry and Small's apartment building, with scenes at police headquarters and a work quarry. · Boston Blackie, Charlotte, Inspector Faraday, Detective Waterman, Jack Small (alias Bill Bigelow), Shorty, Eddie Carter, Barbara
Listen for: The ironic twist where the criminal Boston Blackie seeks to collect a debt just as his quarry is killed before he can reach him; the suspicious timing of Small's death during a quarry blast.
Boston Blackie: Jackie Meers Prison Break (1948)
Jackie Meers and his gang escape from prison using an ingenious method of communication that leaves authorities baffled—they coordinate their break without seeing, talking to, or signaling each other. Boston Blackie, who put Jackie away and fears the gang's revenge, becomes involved in the case when the gang kills a night watchman during a safe robbery. Blackie pieces together the puzzle of how they managed their escape.
A prison, the city, and various locations including a safe job site and police offices. · Boston Blackie, Jackie Meers, Joe, Warden Mills, Inspector Faraday, Bolo, Apollo, Anthony
Listen for: The clever explanation of how the gang coordinated their prison break without direct communication, and Blackie's deduction of their method.
Boston Blackie: Jacques Pierre And The Diamonds (1947)
Boston Blackie takes on an insurance case involving two stolen diamonds. When a French buyer named Jacques Pierre arrives to purchase the stones from a fence named Dalton, Blackie infiltrates the meeting in disguise to recover the gems before the sale is completed.
A fence's office in the city where stolen diamonds are being sold to a foreign buyer. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Ernest Harvey, Shorty, Dalton, Jacques Pierre, Jerry, Bob
Listen for: Blackie's clever impersonation of a Frenchman and his attempt to outmaneuver the thieves and fence in a tense negotiation over the valuable diamonds.
Boston Blackie: Jailbirds Murdoch And Dawson (1947)
Boston Blackie is drawn into a dangerous situation when radio singer Duke Collins calls for help after being threatened by an unknown man, only to be violently attacked before Blackie can reach him. Meanwhile, two escaped convicts named Murdoch and Dawson are hiding out and waiting for a coded message through the radio that will tell them when and where to meet their accomplice Sam for their getaway.
A city with a jail and detention facility; various indoor locations including an apartment building and a hideout room. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Murdoch, Dawson, Mary, Duke Collins, Professor, Sam
Listen for: A coded radio message that will signal the criminals when to make their escape, and the connection between the threats to Duke Collins and the escaped convicts' plans.
Boston Blackie: Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case (1946)
Jerry Williams walks free from court after witnesses fail to appear against him in a murder trial, thanks to intimidation by his gang. Boston Blackie is set to testify against Williams in an upcoming trial, but the gang visits Blackie with threats involving an innocent woman named Mary Wesley, forcing Blackie to make a dangerous deal with Detective Faraday.
A courthouse and Boston city streets; later Boston Blackie's office and apartment · Boston Blackie, Jerry Williams, Judge, Detective Faraday, Mary Wesley, Bozo, Mac, Buzz
Listen for: The tense confrontation between Blackie and the Williams gang as they threaten an innocent woman to keep him silent; the clever negotiation between Blackie and Detective Faraday as they work out a risky plan
Boston Blackie: Jewelry Store Owner Is Killed For A Watch (1949)
A jewelry store owner is found dead in his shop with no apparent motive—nothing was stolen. Boston Blackie becomes entangled in the case when his own gun and wristwatch, left at the jeweler for repair, turn up next to the body of a man named Danny Chico. Inspector Faraday suspects Blackie of both murders.
A city jewelry store and Boston Blackie's apartment, late evening into night. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Danny Chico, The Jeweler (Mr. Stone), Christine Nelson (Cora Neal), Mary
Listen for: The mystery of why Mr. Stone was killed when nothing was stolen, and why Blackie's personal effects connect him to Danny Chico's death.
Boston Blackie: Joe Adams Drowned (1947)
A woman named Valerie Johnson calls looking for Joe Adams, but discovers he has been murdered by criminals who drowned him in a bathtub. The killers plan to dispose of his body, but it ends up in the sea lion pool at the zoo where Boston Blackie and his friend Mary Wesley discover it while watching the animals being fed. Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate the death, initially believing it a suicide, but Blackie suspects foul play.
A small town and the city zoo, primarily at the sea lion pool where the body is discovered. · Boston Blackie, Tiny, Frank Horton, Plank, Joe Adams, Valerie Johnson, Smitty, Inspector Faraday
Listen for: The criminals' casual conversation about drowning Joe Adams and deciding where to dump his body; Blackie's deduction that the death was murder rather than suicide; the discovery of the corpse during the sea lion feeding time at the zoo.
Boston Blackie: Joe Crain Hired Killer (1947)
When hired killer Joe Crane is called to Peterson's house for a mysterious job, Peterson claims he wants to stage a robbery by having Crane tie him up and gag him. But Boston Blackie soon finds himself caught between a desperate businessman desperate to borrow money and a suspicious murder that may not be what it appears to be.
Boston, various locations including Peterson's house and Blackie's office · Boston Blackie, Joe Crane, Arnold Peterson, Bill Smith, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Sally Peterson
Listen for: The twist involving Joe Crane's true connection to the Peterson family; Blackie's telephone conversations as he investigates the case; Inspector Faraday's discovery about Mrs. Peterson's maiden name.
Boston Blackie: Joe Delivers The Goods (1947)
When Joe Barton, a young man working at his parents' tourist cabin motel, disappears without explanation, his worried mother and father seek out Boston Blackie for help. A mysterious phone call told Joe's girlfriend Sylvia that he was buying a bus ticket, but when Blackie investigates, he discovers no ticket was sold and begins to suspect someone is deliberately misleading them about Joe's whereabouts.
A small town with a tourist cabin motel on Highway 19, a filling station, and a bus terminal · Boston Blackie, Joe Barton, Sylvia, Martha Barton, John Barton, Miss Wesley
Listen for: The mystery of Joe's disappearance deepens as Blackie discovers the bus terminal ticket story is false, and learns that Joe was frightened and said he was in some kind of jam before vanishing.
Boston Blackie: Joe Gates Murdered On Sightseeing Tour (1949)
A murder victim is discovered on a Chinatown sightseeing tour, stabbed to death in broad daylight. Boston Blackie becomes entangled in the case when he visits an auction house run by a suspicious character named Harry Slocum, uncovering a web of blackmail and hidden identities.
San Francisco's Chinatown and surrounding areas, including a sightseeing tour bus, an auction gallery, and a boat on the water · Boston Blackie, Mary, Harry Slocum, Joe Gates, Beasy, Cleft, Homer, Matilda
Listen for: The contrast between the cheerful tour guide's patter and the grim discovery of a corpse; the killer's confession about using a knife; Blackie's clever deduction that the body's complete lack of identification is itself a clue
Boston Blackie: Joe Nelsons Pet Shop Gambling Scheme (1947)
Boston Blackie investigates the murder of reformed ex-convict Joe Nelson, who ran an honest pet shop. When Nelson's body is found in Blackie's apartment, Blackie must clear himself while uncovering who really killed Nelson and why they framed him for the crime.
Boston, including Blackie's apartment and Joe Nelson's pet shop · Boston Blackie, Joe Nelson, Frank Nelson, Mary, Faraday
Listen for: A mysterious killer reveals he murdered Joe Nelson over a dispute about using the pet shop as a front for gambling, then attempts to coerce Frank Nelson into partnership in the scheme.
Boston Blackie: John Frawley Reads That He Is Dead (1949)
John Frawley returns from seven years in Africa to claim his inheritance, but his brother Edward has declared him dead to keep the entire fortune. When Frawley seeks out Martha Blake, the family's former servant who can identify him, he discovers she has been murdered. Now Frawley must find another way to prove his identity before his brother can consolidate his claim to the family's two million dollars.
A city in America, including Frawley's apartment building and Kay Morton's apartment · Boston Blackie, John Frawley, Edward Frawley, Martha Blake, Inspector Faraday, Kay Morton
Listen for: The mystery of who killed Martha Blake and whether John Frawley can prove his identity despite his brother's scheme
Boston Blackie: Johnny Burns Imported Wool (1947)
Smuggler Johnny Burns arranges to bring imported woolens into the country via helicopter, partnering with Sam Blaine to finance the scheme. When Burns delivers the goods to Mr. Martin and makes a fortune, he decides to cut Blaine out of their partnership and shoots him, leaving Blaine wounded and able to report the crime to police.
City streets, apartments, and police headquarters in the present day · Boston Blackie, Johnny Burns, Sam Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Mr. Martin, Miss Rosie
Listen for: A smuggling scheme involving imported woolens, a partnership gone wrong, and a shooting that sets Boston Blackie on the case to uncover the truth behind Sam Blaine's shooting.
Boston Blackie: Kidnapped Murderer (1949)
Boston Blackie springs Bugs Martin from police custody, convinced of his innocence in Joe Williams's murder. But Martin is immediately kidnapped by Williams's associates, who believe Martin killed their boss and stole from the organization. Blackie must uncover the real killer before Martin is silenced permanently.
Boston, primarily at police headquarters and various locations around the city · Boston Blackie, Bugs Martin, Detective Faraday, Happy, Mary Wesley, Luke
Listen for: The tension between Blackie's maverick methods and official police procedure; the revelations about Joe Williams's death and the criminal underworld's involvement; the jealous confrontation at the episode's end.
Boston Blackie: Kids Killing (1948)
A young boxer is shot and killed in the ring during a fight with Tony Fresco in front of thousands of spectators, yet no one admits seeing the shooting. Boston Blackie investigates the murder, uncovering tension between the boxer, his trainer Duffy, and a man named Grant who had pressured the kid to throw the fight.
A boxing arena and surrounding locations in the city; the present-day narrative includes a televised boxing match. · Boston Blackie, the Kid (young boxer), Tony Fresco, Grant, Duffy (trainer), Mary, Mr. Cooley (sports writer), Dorothy
Listen for: The dramatic moment when the boxer is revealed to have been shot during the live boxing match; Boston Blackie's investigation into who had motive and opportunity to commit the murder.
Boston Blackie: Killer Lightning (1948)
Doctor Carson calls Boston Blackie to investigate the mysterious death of Donald Archer, who was found dead in a meadow after being struck by lightning in an unusual manner. Blackie begins to suspect murder, but Archer's body has disappeared from its original location, only to be discovered again in a roadside ditch bearing fresh bullet wounds.
A city and surrounding countryside during a violent rainstorm, including a laboratory and doctor's office · Boston Blackie, Doctor Carson, Donald Archer, Martin, Hester, Mr. Crane, Sergeant Magus, Inspector Carraday
Listen for: The clever murder scheme using a lightning strike as cover, and Blackie's investigation into the suspicious circumstances surrounding Archer's death
Boston Blackie: Kingston And The15-story Disappearing Office Building (1948)
Charlie Kingston purchases a 15-story office building for a million dollars from real estate dealers Henry Driggs and Jim Blaine, but when he returns the next morning, the building has vanished and only a vacant lot remains. Boston Blackie investigates the swindle, confronting the dealers and uncovering a murder connected to the scheme.
Boston, at various locations including a real estate office and the corner of Oak and Smith Street where a vacant lot stands. · Boston Blackie, Charlie Kingston, Henry Driggs, Jim Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Peggy Driggs
Listen for: A clever real estate swindle involving a disappearing building, a shooting, and Blackie's interrogation of the con artists as the plot unravels.
Boston Blackie: Larry The Kid Vs Savinni (1947)
A young boxer named Larry the Kid is approached by a man offering him ten thousand dollars to throw an upcoming fight against Savini. When Larry refuses, Boston Blackie advises him to go to the police. Blackie works with the authorities to trap the fixer and protect the honest fighter.
Boston, including Blackie's apartment, a police station, and a boxing gym. · Boston Blackie, Larry the Kid, Savini, Larson, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Bernie
Listen for: The confrontation between Larson and his mysterious boss, where Larson is pressured to take the fall for the fight-fixing scheme; Inspector Faraday's interrogation of Larson; Boston Blackie's advice to the kid to trust the police.
Boston Blackie: Lighthouse Ghost (1947)
When a ship crashes on the reefs near Rocky Island lighthouse, losing valuable cargo and killing three crew members, the ship's captain claims they were north of the lighthouse but somehow ended up on the rocks to the south. Captain Ross mentions a mysterious "ghost light" that may have misled them. Boston Blackie investigates the lighthouse and discovers a dead body at the top of the tower.
Rocky Island lighthouse and surrounding waters in 1947 · Boston Blackie, Charlie, Mary, Mr. Kingston, Captain Ross, Frank Carla, Lena (lighthouse keeper's wife), Merton
Listen for: A shipwreck mystery involving a ghost light, a dead body in the lighthouse tower, and questions about whether the accident was truly an accident or something more sinister.
Boston Blackie: Ma Vie Perfume (1949)
A woman purchases a cat because she claims it will save her life. Meanwhile, Boston Blackie investigates a perfume company scheme involving fake sales and stolen goods, uncovering a criminal operation where empty bottles are refilled and sold fraudulently.
A perfume company office and a criminal hideout in the city · Boston Blackie, Pierre, Miss Bertrand, Rose Barton, Mr. Francois, Mr. Jackson, Pete, Jack
Listen for: The mysterious woman's claim about needing a cat to save her life, and Boston Blackie's investigation into the perfume fraud scheme
Boston Blackie: Madame Zina Fortune Teller (1949)
At a carnival, fortune teller Madame Zina predicts that Boston Blackie will soon be involved in a death. When a woman in a monkey suit is found shot dead, Blackie investigates to discover that the killing was no accident and that the carnival's owner may not be who he claims to be.
A traveling carnival with various attractions, tents, and midway games · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Madame Zina, Pop, Rhoda, Cooper, Inspector Faraday, Flint
Listen for: A fortune teller's cryptic prediction that sets events in motion; the revelation of a false identity; Boston Blackie's deduction based on geography and Australian knowledge
Boston Blackie: Marked Money (1948)
Boston Blackie finds himself at a bank during a robbery where a man is shot and killed. The dead man, Gatling, was standing in front of a woman named Mary Wesley, and Blackie was standing behind Gatling. Inspector Faraday realizes that Mary Wesley might be able to identify the actual robber who was behind Gatling, putting her in danger when the criminals learn she could describe them.
A bank in the city, later the morgue and police station. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Weaver, Gatling, Bart
Listen for: The clever setup where Blackie's position at the bank makes him a suspect, and the dangerous realization that Mary Wesley could identify the real robber.
Boston Blackie: Mary At Sea (1945)
Boston Blackie boards an overnight ship to Westfield with his friend Mary, only to discover a dead woman named Charlotte Haken in their cabin. Inspector Faraday arrives to investigate, and Blackie becomes the prime suspect simply because he found the body. As the ship prepares to set sail, Blackie must uncover the real killer while dealing with Faraday's suspicions and a mystery surrounding why the body was found in a different cabin than where Mrs. Aiken was supposed to be staying.
An overnight passenger ship sailing from Westfield, in and around the ship's cabins and captain's quarters. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Captain Randall, Charlotte Haken, Martha Vale, Bob
Listen for: Witty banter between Blackie and Mary about ship accommodations, the discovery of the body, and Blackie's clever observations that hint at the real mystery of why the victim was found in the wrong cabin.
Boston Blackie: Mary Disappears (1945)
Boston Blackie sends his friend Mary to pose as a hired girl on the Bolton farm to investigate whether fugitive Donald Bolton is hiding there. When Blackie arrives the next morning and finds that the Boltons claim they never hired anyone, he discovers that Mary has vanished without a trace.
The Bolton farm and surrounding countryside, along with a telephone switchboard office in the city · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Mr. Bolton, Mrs. Bolton, Judd Garson, Eddie, Shorty
Listen for: The mystery of Mary's disappearance and what happened to her between her phone call to Blackie and his arrival at the farm the next morning
Boston Blackie: Mid-air Diamond Theft (1947)
A chartered airplane carrying a valuable million-dollar diamond makes an emergency landing with chaos in its wake. When the plane touches down, two men are found knocked out and tied up, a private detective named Jack Evans is dead, and the diamond has vanished. Boston Blackie arrives on the scene to help solve the mystery of what happened during the flight and track down the missing gem.
A private airplane in flight and on the ground; also an office where Mr. Blaine is waiting to be seen. · Boston Blackie, Mr. Wilson, Jack Evans, Inspector Farraday, Bob Johnson, Mr. Blaine, Mary
Listen for: The dramatic account of the mid-air chaos, Boston Blackie's investigation into the theft and murder, and his attempts to uncover what really happened aboard the plane.
Boston Blackie: Millicent Bromley Kidnapped (1947)
Millicent Bromley, a 22-year-old girl, has been kidnapped and Inspector Faraday leads a desperate police search to find her. When Shorty, an associate of Boston Blackie, claims to have the girl in his room, the police rush to investigate, only to discover she's been taken again by a mysterious professor who plans to use a trained dog to collect a $50,000 ransom.
The city police homicide department, Shorty's room, and a mysterious hideout where the kidnapped girl is being held. · Inspector Faraday, Shorty, Boston Blackie, Millicent Bromley, Professor, Tommy, Bill, Mr. Bromley
Listen for: The ingenious ransom scheme involving a specially trained dog that will carry the money through terrain impassable to man, and the tension between Inspector Faraday's determination to catch the kidnappers and Mr. Bromley's fear of endangering his daughter.
Boston Blackie: Mrs Boston Blackie (1945)
Boston Blackie receives a visit from a woman claiming to be his wife, who blackmails him for ten thousand dollars over a scandal from his past. When Lester Allen arrives looking for his own wife, confusion erupts as a second woman appears claiming to be Blackie's wife, and a call to Springfield confirms a Boston Blackie was recently married there. Blackie must unravel who these women are and why they're impersonating his spouse.
Boston Blackie's apartment and surrounding city locations · Boston Blackie, Mrs. Boston Blackie (Joan Blake), Lester Allen, Mary
Listen for: A tangled case of mistaken identities and blackmail involving multiple women claiming to be Mrs. Boston Blackie, with a marriage certificate from Springfield adding to the mystery.
Boston Blackie: Mrs George Trillings Maid Is Murdered (1948)
A maid named Sarah Jeffery is found murdered in the bedroom of wealthy widow Mrs. George Trilling's apartment. Inspector Faraday investigates what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, with Sarah possibly killed in an attempt on Mrs. Trilling's life. Boston Blackie, initially on vacation, becomes drawn into the case when he learns the police are baffled by both motive and clues.
Mrs. Trilling's apartment in the city; police homicide department; Boston Blackie's residence · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. George Trilling, Sarah Jeffery (the maid), Mary, Eddie Blake, Mr. Downey
Listen for: The opening confrontation between Mrs. Trilling and her maid Sarah about housekeeping duties; Eddie Blake's kitchen set sales pitch at the door; the revelation that Blake is part of a criminal scheme involving the maid as a contact; the admission that the maid was killed by mistake.
Boston Blackie: Murder Aboard Ship (1946)
Boston Blackie boards the freighter Swan in the harbor to meet his friend Shorty's acquaintance, cabin boy Jimmy Adams. Instead, he discovers a murder has taken place: the ship's passenger Mr. Crandall, who owned the cargo being transported, has been killed in his cabin. With Inspector Faraday investigating and three suspects who all had access to the victim's quarters, Blackie begins piecing together clues involving a planned mutiny and the valuable cargo.
Aboard the freighter Swan, anchored in the harbor. The action takes place in the captain's quarters and nearby areas of the ship. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Captain Harlan, Mr. Peterson (First Mate), Mr. Crandall (passenger), Jimmy Adams (cabin boy), Shorty
Listen for: Blackie's clever deduction about the connection between the mutiny plot and the murder, as he works to identify the killer among the three suspects who had access to Crandall's cabin.
Boston Blackie: Murder At The Movies (1945)
Boston Blackie agrees to serve as a technical advisor on a movie studio's safe-cracking scene. While watching the filming, an actress named Gladys Ronson is found dead inside a prop trunk during shooting, and Blackie must help Inspector Faraday unravel the mysterious circumstances of her death.
A movie studio during the filming of a motion picture, including the sound stage and police laboratory. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Smith, Miss Westin, Mary, Gladys Ronson, Jack Winters, Johnson
Listen for: The puzzle of how Gladys Ronson was killed inside a locked trunk with no bullet hole and no gun fired from inside or outside of it.
Boston Blackie: Murder At The Rodeo (1946)
At a rodeo, rider Bell Adams is thrown from her horse and seriously injured. She claims Hazel Henry, a rival rider, sabotaged the horse to kill her. Boston Blackie arrives at the rodeo to investigate, but suspicion soon falls on Hazel's husband Slim, who may have staged the accident himself to eliminate both his wife and his girlfriend Bell.
A rodeo arena and grounds, with stables, corrals, and a constable's office. · Boston Blackie, Bell Adams, Hazel Henry, Slim Waters, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Doc, Bonnie
Listen for: A mystery of attempted murder at a rodeo, with Blackie untangling competing suspects and motives while a thrown knife reveals hidden allegiances.
Boston Blackie: Murder In The Music Room (1945)
Boston Blackie visits music publisher Joe Hendrix to ask him to consider publishing a mediocre song written by Blackie's friend Mary's cousin. While Blackie is there, Dick Altman, one of Hendrix's contracted songwriting team, is found dead in the music room. Blackie and Mary discover the body, and Inspector Farraday quickly suspects them and the other songwriter, Bill Rutley, whose wife was also present.
Joe Hendrix's music publishing office in the city, where songwriters and composers work in a piano room. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Joe Hendrix, Dick Altman, Bill Rutley, Mrs. William Rutley, Inspector Farraday
Listen for: The awful song "In a Blue Canoe with You" that Mary's cousin wrote; the revelation that Dick Altman and Bill Rutley had taken out a hundred-thousand-dollar partnership insurance policy; the discovery of Dick Altman's body in the music room and the initial investigation.
Boston Blackie: Murder In The Piano Room (1949)
Boston Blackie takes a terrible song from Mary's cousin to music publisher Joe Hendrix, hoping the professional songwriting team of Dick Alton and Bill Rutley might improve it. When Blackie visits the piano room to find the composers, he discovers Dick Alton has been murdered, and the investigation quickly intensifies as police arrest Mrs. Rutley on suspicion of homicide.
A music publisher's office and piano room, with scenes at a police station and a bar. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Joe Hendrix, Dick Alton, Bill Rutley, Mrs. William Rutley, Inspector Faraday, Tommy
Listen for: The dreadful song 'In a Blue Canoe with You' that sets the plot in motion, and Blackie's witty banter with Mary and Joe Hendrix as the mystery unfolds.
Boston Blackie: Murder Of John Austin (1947)
John Austin, a fabulously wealthy landowner, is found dead in the middle of an open field on his estate with a blow to the back of his head. The puzzle deepens when investigators discover no footprints, tire tracks, or signs that anyone followed him into the field or that his body was carried there. Boston Blackie joins Inspector Faraday in unraveling the impossible crime.
An exclusive private estate with a mansion, private golf course, airport, and 400 acres of forest on the outskirts of the city. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Austin (stepson), Alice Austin (stepdaughter), Jim Saunders (Alice's fiancé), Mary, John Austin (deceased)
Listen for: The ingenious method of murder using an airplane, and Boston Blackie's deduction that solves the seemingly impossible crime.
Boston Blackie: Murder On Cedar Street (1946)
Boston Blackie is lured to a house on Cedar Street where he discovers a dead blonde woman. Arrested for the murder, Blackie learns the victim is Marion Williams, a member of a holdup gang. While in jail, Blackie sends a locket containing a man's picture to Mary Wesley, hoping she can identify the killer, but her investigation leads nowhere.
Boston, including Cedar Street, a police station, jail, and a bank · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Marion Williams, Joe Thompson
Listen for: The mystery of who sent Blackie to the murder scene and who the man in the locket photograph is; a bank robbery attempt by members of the holdup gang.
Boston Blackie: Murder On The Trapeze (1946)
At a circus, trapeze artist Valerie Gunan plunges to her death during her act. Before performing, she gave Mary Westby a letter expressing her fear that she would be murdered, though she didn't know who might do it. Boston Blackie investigates whether her death was truly an accident or foul play, questioning her husband and uncovering tensions within the act.
A circus, with scenes at the trapeze platform, animal cages, and the performer's dressing area. · Boston Blackie, Mary Westby, Valerie Gunan, Mr. Johnson (Valerie's husband), Inspector Farday, Jolaine
Listen for: The tense confrontation between Blackie and Johnson about whether Valerie's death was accidental or deliberate murder; Valerie's ominous letter predicting her own death.
Boston Blackie: Murdered Show Dog Owner (1946)
Boston Blackie finds two champion show dogs that have run away from the Lawrence estate and calls their owner, Linda Lawrence. When Linda and her sister Beatrice arrive to collect the dogs, Blackie learns that their aunt, Marilyn Lawrence, was murdered the night before. Intrigued, Blackie offers to help find the killer, setting events in motion at the Lawrence household.
Boston; the Lawrence estate; Boston Blackie's home · Boston Blackie, Mary, Linda Lawrence, Beatrice Lawrence, Marilyn Lawrence (deceased), Mr. Wellington, Mrs. Lawrence
Listen for: The champion show dogs Angel and Spartan; the mystery of Marilyn Lawrence's murder; Beatrice's strange hostility and sudden takeover of household control.
Boston Blackie: Nobody At The Door (1949)
Boston Blackie finds a mysterious empty envelope slipped under his door, which sets off a chain of events involving a crooked senator named James Martin. A small-time criminal named Johnny steals incriminating papers from his boss Charlie Evans and attempts to frame the senator by placing evidence under Blackie's door, but the plan goes dangerously wrong when Johnny demands a position in the senator's organization.
A city apartment building and surrounding urban locations including the senator's office. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Mike Faraday, Senator James Martin, Charlie Evans, Johnny, Ginger, Dallas
Listen for: A mysterious empty envelope, stolen evidence against a corrupt senator, and Blackie's involvement in uncovering a criminal conspiracy.
Boston Blackie: Only One Way Out For Me (1946)
Boston Blackie reads about textile manufacturer Ralph Burton's apparent suicide and dismisses it as straightforward. When creditor Charlie Kingston visits Blackie and expresses guilt over pressuring Burton, he asks Blackie to investigate whether Burton's death was truly suicide. Despite Inspector Faraday's certainty and a handwriting expert's confirmation of the suicide note's authenticity, Blackie decides to reopen the case against the inspector's orders.
Boston, including Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, and Tony's establishment · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Charlie Kingston, Ralph Burton, Mrs. Burton, Joe Flynn, Tony
Listen for: The tension between Blackie's instincts about Burton's death and the official conclusion of suicide; Mrs. Burton's evasive responses when confronted by Blackie; the developing mystery of what really happened to Ralph Burton
Boston Blackie: Open Season On Henry Williams (1947)
Boston Blackie is called by a man named Henry Williams who claims he's the real target of a murderer—another Henry Williams, a philanthropist, was killed by mistake that morning. Williams says he's a legitimate businessman expanding into territory controlled by the dangerous racketeer Joe Carter, who has threatened him and apparently hired someone to kill him. Blackie agrees to help track down Carter and stop him.
Boston; various locations including Henry Williams's office, Blackie's place, and a newspaper office · Boston Blackie, Henry Williams, Inspector Faraday, Joe Carter, Mary, Jim
Listen for: The mix-up between two men with the same name, and Blackie's determination to catch Joe Carter and prove that the philanthropist's death was a case of mistaken identity.
Boston Blackie: Oscar Wolfe Troublemaker (1945)
Boston Blackie discovers a desperate woman fleeing from Oscar Wolfe, a troublemaker who preys on people. Blackie confronts Wolfe in his office with threats to stop his criminal activities, but when Wolfe is found dead the next morning, Blackie becomes the prime suspect based on a recording of his threatening words.
Boston Blackie's apartment and Oscar Wolfe's office in a hollow building downtown · Boston Blackie, Oscar Wolfe, Mrs. Lawson, Mary, Tony, Charlie
Listen for: A woman's desperate plea for help; Blackie's confrontation with the criminal Wolfe; the discovery of Wolfe's murder and the recorded evidence against Blackie
Boston Blackie: Phonograph Murder (1947)
Boston Blackie is invited to dinner at the home of James Grant, but arrives to find Grant has been shot dead just 25 minutes earlier. Grant's brother Bill flees the scene and is arrested on a train, but Blackie suspects there's more to the murder than meets the eye and begins his own investigation.
A city apartment building, primarily the home of James Grant, with scenes on a train and in the building superintendent's quarters. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Helen Martin, James Grant, Bill Grant, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Matthews
Listen for: A mysterious phonograph record that threatens Grant's life, the superintendent's involvement in an apartment robbery scheme, and Blackie's clever manipulation of Matthews to extract information about the murder.
Boston Blackie: Pierre The Designer (1946)
Boston Blackie is accused of robbing Roger Olsen's safe, which contained $25,000 in cash and an IOU signed by Pierre, a fashion designer. Inspector Faraday believes Pierre bribed Blackie to steal the IOU since it was due the next morning. When Blackie and Faraday visit Pierre's office to confront him, they discover the designer dead with no marks on his body and no fingerprints at the scene.
Boston; Roger Olsen's office in the Bridge Building, Pierre's fashion design studio · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Roger Olsen, Pierre, Mary Wesley, Harry, Blinky, Mary Topp
Listen for: The mystery of who really robbed Olsen's safe and murdered Pierre; Blackie's attempts to prove his innocence while uncovering the real culprit.
Boston Blackie: Poetry In My Soul (1947)
Boston Blackie investigates the murder of Mayor Rogers, who is shot from a rooftop across from City Hall. Blackie quickly deduces the shots came from the building next door, but the real puzzle is why the mayor was the target—or was he merely in the wrong place at the wrong time?
Boston, at and around City Hall, the rooftops and offices of nearby buildings, and Harry Johnson's home · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Officer Williams, Harry Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Rex Martin, Carter
Listen for: Blackie's method of deduction as he pieces together clues from the crime scene; the revelation of who really wanted to kill whom and why
Boston Blackie: Professor Beasley Is Murdered (1948)
Professor Beasley, who has never been late to class in 30 years, fails to arrive for his morning lecture at Daniel College. When Professor Stevens addresses the waiting students, he announces that Beasley has been murdered—and suggests the killer is among them. Boston Blackie arrives at the college to investigate the case, discovering that several people had reason to want the professor dead.
Daniel College campus, a classroom, and the Dean's office · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Professor Beasley, Professor Stevens, Ross Hunter, Sally, Tom, Dean Emerson
Listen for: Boston Blackie investigating a murder at his old college, with multiple suspects including a student athlete facing an important exam and a professor who benefits from Beasley's death.
Boston Blackie: Pudgy And The Stolen Tire Racket (1949)
Boston Blackie discovers a ring of car and tire thieves operating from a garage. After following the gang's courier Pudgy and getting run off the road, Blackie ends up in the hospital but hatches a plan to infiltrate the operation by posing as a tire deliverer to catch Cyclone, the gang's boss, red-handed with evidence of the theft racket.
A hospital and a garage used as a front for a stolen car and tire ring in the city · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector
Listen for: The clever scheme Blackie devises to catch the criminals, and whether he can pull it off despite his injuries and the gang's suspicions.
Boston Blackie: Reynolds And The Stolen Goods (1948)
Boston Blackie visits a jewelry store and accidentally gives a password for stolen goods by joking about buying a expensive necklace for a dime. The jeweler, John Reynolds, realizes his mistake and calls his wife in a panic, mentioning a letter that will explain everything to the police. Reynolds is found dead, the letter has disappeared, and Blackie must investigate whether Reynolds was a fence operating a stolen jewelry ring.
A jewelry store and Reynolds' home in the city · Boston Blackie, John Reynolds, Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. Grant, Carter, Faraday
Listen for: The clever use of a ten-cent code phrase to identify buyers of stolen jewelry, and the mystery of the missing letter that holds the key to Reynolds' death.
Boston Blackie: Richard Allistar Disappears In Vacant Lot (1948)
A taxi driver reports that a mysterious passenger vanished without a trace in a vacant lot on 10th Street. When a well-dressed body is found dead nearby on 11th Street, Boston Blackie and his companion Mary investigate and discover the corpse belongs to Richard Alistair, a man whose wife has been searching for him. The mystery deepens when cryptic notes with names and numbers are discovered hidden in the dead man's clothing.
New York City streets, including a vacant lot between tenements on 10th and 11th Streets, and a police morgue · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Sergeant, taxi driver, Officer Wilson, Richard Alistair's wife, Richard Alistair
Listen for: Boston Blackie's witty banter with Mary as they uncover clues to Richard Alistair's mysterious death; the cryptic notes with names and numbers that may hold the key to solving the crime
Boston Blackie: Richards Diamond Case (1945)
Boston Blackie is called in by John Richards to authenticate a valuable diamond before purchase. When Richards is murdered that night, Blackie becomes the prime suspect after Inspector Faraday discovers he has a bullet wound in his shoulder. Blackie must clear his name while evading the police and dealing with additional complications from a dog bite complaint.
Boston, including Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, a taxicab, and a library · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, John Richards, Myra Richards, Carolyn, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Robert Washburn
Listen for: The interplay between Blackie's quick thinking and Inspector Faraday's suspicions, the clues about who actually shot Richards, and the complication of the dog bite that also puts Mary in danger with the police.
Boston Blackie: Riding Stable (1948)
Boston Blackie arrives at a riding stable where a man named Jim Leslie has been killed by a horse that he habitually teased. Inspector Faraday initially rules it an accident, but Blackie suspects murder and begins investigating the relationships and quarrels surrounding the stable.
A riding stable and surrounding locations in the city, late at night · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Johnny, Jim Leslie, David Hanley, Miss Baker, Leslie's maid
Listen for: Blackie's investigation into who really killed Jim Leslie and his discovery of various suspects with motives, including conflicts over a woman and financial troubles
Boston Blackie: Robertson Poisons Wife Beverly Over The Telephone (1948)
When Beverly Robertson is found dead with poison in her system and the telephone still in her hand, Inspector Faraday rules it a suicide. But Boston Blackie suspects murder and begins investigating her husband Tom Robertson, a man with secrets and a suspicious alibi.
A small town with a drug store, a business office, and the Robertson home · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Tom Robertson, Beverly Robertson, Miss Martin, Miss Garber, pharmacist
Listen for: The chilling opening scene where a husband poisons his wife over the telephone; Boston Blackie's investigation into whether the death was truly suicide or carefully staged murder; the revelation of Tom Robertson's criminal connections.
Boston Blackie: Sam Bellows Is Dead (1945)
Boston Blackie tells Inspector Faraday he has murdered a man named Sam Bellows to gain access to Bellows' heavily guarded brownstone house. When the inspector reluctantly investigates, they discover Bellows is indeed dead, stabbed in the chest in his wheelchair, and uncover a household containing more than just the victim.
Boston; a brownstone house at the corner of West Boulevard and 110th Street; Mary's home; police headquarters · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Charlie Kingston, Sam Bellows, The maintenance man, Frank Lewis, Larry Addington
Listen for: Blackie's clever ruse to gain entry to a locked house; the revelation of Bellows' murder; the discovery of who else inhabits the mysterious brownstone.
Boston Blackie: Sam Fishers Past (1947)
Sam Fisher, a successful businessman plagued by amnesia from an accident ten years ago, approaches Boston Blackie seeking help to discover his true identity and past. When Fisher learns that his friend Roger may have uncovered something damning about him—possibly a murder—he disappears after leaving his club. Police investigating his vanishing discover a taxi driver dead at the waterfront, connecting Fisher to a homicide case.
A city with a billiards club and waterfront, ten years after Sam Fisher's mysterious accident in Kansas City. · Sam Fisher, Boston Blackie, Rita Fisher, Roger Ainsley, Lieutenant Martin, Inspector Faraday
Listen for: The revelation of what Roger discovered about Sam Fisher's past, why the taxi driver was killed, and whether Sam Fisher is truly responsible for the crimes coming to light.
Boston Blackie: Star Of The Nile (1944)
Boston Blackie boards a train from Chicago to New York where he encounters the charming Helen Carrou at dinner. During the meal, a valuable emerald called the Star of the Nile—worth $200,000 and being transported by jeweler executive George Stevens—disappears. Inspector Faraday quickly suspects Blackie of the theft, but Helen provides him with an alibi, forcing the inspector to reconsider his assumptions.
A train traveling between Chicago and New York, primarily in the dining car and during police questioning. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, George Stevens, Helen Carrou, Chief Matthews
Listen for: The interplay between Blackie's charm and quick thinking as he navigates suspicion, Faraday's exasperation with Blackie's predictable involvement in crimes, and hints that the real solution may lie in Stevens' own carelessness.
Boston Blackie: Steal Or Be Killed (1947)
Boston Blackie pursues a man named Martin who has stolen rings from a jewelry store. When Martin cleverly tosses the rings into a Salvation Army Santa Claus's collection bucket to hide them, Blackie and Faraday must track down the Santa to recover the stolen goods before Martin retrieves them himself.
A city during Christmas Eve, including a dock, jewelry store, and street corners where Salvation Army Santas collect donations. · Boston Blackie, Faraday, Clark, Martin, Henry James (Santa Claus), Mary
Listen for: The clever hiding of stolen rings in a Santa's collection bucket, and Blackie's determination to outwit both a criminal and the holiday season.
Boston Blackie: Stolen Rings At Christmas (1948)
On Christmas Eve, a man named Martin is accused of stealing rings from a jewelry store. Boston Blackie investigates and discovers Martin threw the rings into a Salvation Army Santa Claus's collection bucket while fleeing. Blackie and Inspector Faraday track down the Santa Claus, but find evidence that someone else may have gotten to him first.
Christmas Eve in the city, including a jewelry store, police headquarters, a ship's gangplank, and various street locations · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Joe Martin, Clark, Zabi, Henry James
Listen for: The mystery of whether the Santa Claus still has the rings, and what has happened to him when Blackie and Faraday finally locate him
Boston Blackie: The Apartment Swindler (1946)
Boston Blackie investigates a real estate swindle involving the Bryant apartment house project. Swindlers Davidson and his partner have been collecting $300 deposits from unsuspecting customers like Jim Palmer for apartments in a building not yet constructed, planning to pocket roughly $100,000 and flee town before their scheme is discovered.
A real estate office in town and surrounding streets; a new apartment house construction project · Boston Blackie, Mary, Jim Palmer, Davidson, Tom Johnson, Bill, Charlie, Mr. Bryant
Listen for: Boston Blackie confronts the swindlers and exposes their scheme to the building's owner; a car crash sequence during a chase down a hillside
Boston Blackie: The Armored Car Murder Case (1947)
An armored truck carrying $100,000 crashes off a road, and the money disappears. Guard Jack Brewster, who should have been on the truck, surfaces alive and contacts Boston Blackie, asking for help to prove his innocence in the robbery. Blackie agrees to meet Brewster at his apartment, but danger lurks as mysterious criminals plan their own visit to the same location.
A city with streets, apartments, and an armored truck route; Blackie's home and Jack Brewster's apartment at 824 East 40th Street. · Boston Blackie, Jack Brewster, Doris Brewster, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Harry, Bob, Tom
Listen for: The confrontation at Brewster's apartment as multiple parties converge with different intentions; Blackie's investigation into the armored car robbery and Brewster's innocence.
Boston Blackie: The Backstage Murder (1946)
Boston Blackie reluctantly agrees to perform in a Gilbert and Sullivan benefit production at a reopened theater for the Orphans Foundation. During dress rehearsal, a body is discovered in a trunk on stage—Roger Nolton, the theater superintendent—murdered with a knife. Blackie investigates, finding marked playing cards in Nolton's pocket that suggest he may have been involved in a card game with friends.
A reopened theater staging a benefit performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado, and backstage areas including the superintendent's apartment and a club. · Boston Blackie, Mr. Merryweather, Mary Wesley, Roger Nolton, Inspector Lawrence, Mrs. Nolton, Arnold Grimes, Lester Boswell
Listen for: Boston Blackie's comedic reluctance to wear tights for the role of Nanki-Poo, the discovery of the body during rehearsal, and the clue of marked playing cards that points toward a card game gone wrong.
Boston Blackie: The Baseball Player Murder (1946)
A baseball player named Mike Allen is shot and killed during a game at the ballpark. Inspector Ferris investigates the crime, initially suspecting Boston Blackie, who had received a mysterious phone call from Allen before the game. Blackie is released but later returns to the ballpark at night with his companion Mary to reconstruct the crime and test the inspector's theory about the angle of the fatal shot.
A baseball stadium during and after a day game, and later at night when Blackie returns to investigate. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Ferris, Mike Allen, Lefty Jones, Mary, Rollins
Listen for: Blackie's clever reconstruction of the crime at second base, where he and Mary test the theory about the shooter's angle from the grandstand; the revelation about two different types of baseball slides and how the victim's position matters to the investigation.
Boston Blackie: The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder (1946)
Boston Blackie is asked by pawnbroker Paul Blaine to help recover a stolen diamond that Blaine accepted as collateral on a loan. When Blackie arrives at the shop to assist, he discovers Blaine has been murdered. Inspector Faraday suspects an ex-convict recently released from prison, but evidence begins to point in unexpected directions.
A pawn shop on 71st Street and surrounding city locations · Boston Blackie, Mary Westley, Paul Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Rollins, Harry, Helen
Listen for: The details of the stolen diamond, the ex-convict suspect, and Blackie's alibi for the time of the murder
Boston Blackie: The Bombing Of Joe Ingalls (1948)
When a bomb destroys Joe Ingalls' house, killing him, Boston Blackie investigates the murder. A witness reports seeing two men across the street from the house with an open window just before the explosion, suggesting the bomb was tossed from a distance rather than planted inside.
A city street where Joe Ingalls' house has been bombed, with investigation scenes at the crime scene and various locations around town. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Matthews, John G. Sullivan, Mary Wesley, Joe Ingalls
Listen for: The clever detective work as Blackie pieces together clues about the bomb and the two mysterious men, plus the surprise phone call from Sullivan that may not be what it seems.
Boston Blackie: The Brandon Jewel Robbery (1946)
Boston Blackie purchases a watch for Mary's cousin Trudy at Brandon's jewelry store, but when Mary later goes to have it engraved, she discovers the store owner Mr. Brandon dead. Blackie arrives to help Mary secure the scene, but both are taken to police headquarters for questioning when a special policeman discovers the body.
A city with Brandon's jewelry store, a restaurant, and police headquarters; the action takes place over an evening from dinner time to late night. · Boston Blackie, Mary, Trudy (Mary's cousin), Mr. Brandon, Inspector Faraday, Special Policeman
Listen for: The mystery of who killed Mr. Brandon and why; Blackie's interactions with Inspector Faraday; clues about the murder weapon and the circumstances of Brandon's death.
Boston Blackie: The Butcher Boy Gang (1947)
Inspector Faraday learns from an informant named Sammy about a planned armored truck robbery by the Butcher Boys gang. However, Sammy is captured by the gang's ruthless leader Van Alastair, who forces him to reveal what he told the police. Van Alastair changes plans and targets a shipment of automobiles instead, while ordering the elimination of both Sammy and Boston Blackie.
Boston, involving police headquarters, Van Alastair's residence, and the countryside where the gang operates. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Sammy (the informant), Van Alastair (Butcher Boys gang boss), John Butcher, Ted Butcher, James (Van Alastair's servant)
Listen for: The tension between Boston Blackie's independent investigation and Inspector Faraday's official police work, Van Alastair's cold calculation as he shifts the gang's criminal target, and Sammy's tragic fate as a caught informant caught between the mob and the law.
Boston Blackie: The Case Of The Three-way Split (1945)
Boston Blackie receives a lavender-scented letter from Anne Martin, widow of a deceased gangster, asking him to help find $50,000 her husband hid before dying in prison. When three of Harry Martin's old cellmates are released from jail and return to town, Anne fears they'll locate the money first. Blackie investigates the connection between Anne and the three ex-convicts, but his inquiries lead him into a dangerous situation involving a mysterious body.
Boston city streets and Blackie's apartment, present day · Boston Blackie, Mary, Anne Martin, Jack Winters, Bob Talmadge, Esther Brown, Inspector Faraday
Listen for: The mysterious disappearance of a body from Blackie's apartment and what connection it has to the hidden $50,000 and the three released convicts.
Boston Blackie: The Derailed Gold Train (1946)
Boston Blackie is stranded in Danville for six hours waiting for a train when a woman named Margaret Perkins asks for his help finding her missing brother Harry, who left a cryptic note mentioning the Metropolitan Flyer. When Blackie learns that an abandoned, wrecked car stopped the Metropolitan Flyer on the tracks the previous day, he investigates and discovers the vehicle was deliberately placed there and purchased just an hour before the train arrived.
Danville, a town with a railroad station and crossing where a train derailment or collision nearly occurs. · Boston Blackie, Margaret Perkins, Harry Perkins, Mary, Mr. Washburn, Mr. Boswell, train crew members
Listen for: Blackie's deductions about the deliberately wrecked car and what stopping the Metropolitan Flyer might mean for finding Harry Perkins.
Boston Blackie: The Devon Caretaker Murderaka-the Caretaker Of Devon Estate (1944)
Boston Blackie is arrested when blood-stained coat bearing his label is found, connecting him to the murder of Andrew Lawrence, caretaker of the Devon estate. Blackie escapes and investigates, discovering the hat check girl who switched the coat labels has been killed, forcing him to seek answers at the Devon estate itself.
A nightclub check room, police station, Lincoln Apartments, and the Devon estate · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Shorty, Mary, Miss Morrison, Jerry, Andrew Lawrence
Listen for: Blackie's escape from Inspector Faraday and his investigation into the switched coat and the murdered hat check girl; mysterious disturbances at the Devon estate
Boston Blackie: The Diamond Smugglers (1946)
Boston Blackie investigates a diamond smuggling operation when he's contacted by his friend Charlie Kingston, who wants to purchase diamonds from a man named Lewis. Blackie meets Lewis and examines the stones, which Lewis claims are worth far more than the asking price of fifty thousand dollars.
A hotel room and various locations in the city · Boston Blackie, Charlie Kingston, Mr. Lewis, Inspector Faraday, Papa, Mama, Kyle
Listen for: Blackie's investigation into why Lewis is selling valuable diamonds at such a low price, and whether the stones are legitimate or stolen
Boston Blackie: The Disappearing Body (1946)
Boston Blackie finds himself in serious trouble when his girlfriend Mary discovers a dead body hidden in his dining room. When Inspector Faraday arrives investigating a robbery and shooting, Blackie must prove his innocence and figure out how the corpse ended up in his apartment.
Boston Blackie's apartment in the city, and a robbery victim's home · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Charlie, Jacklin Smith, Jenkins, Mr. Kingston
Listen for: The mystery of the disappearing body and Blackie's attempts to clear himself while Mary doubts his innocence
Boston Blackie: The Disappearing Plane (1946)
Boston Blackie is expected to arrive on Flight 68 into Boston, but the plane goes missing four hours overdue with no crash reports. Inspector Faraday suspects the worst, but Blackie mysteriously calls from his plane, which appears to have landed elsewhere without official notification. The disappearance of the aircraft raises questions about what really happened.
Boston airport and surrounding areas, 1946 · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Shorty, Mary Wesley, Joe, Johnny, Seamus Wesley
Listen for: The mystery of the vanished airplane and Blackie's unexpected phone call revealing he is safe but the plane's location remains unknown.
Boston Blackie: The Ghost Of Florence Newton (1947)
Boston Blackie picks up a young woman named Florence Newton who claims to be heading to her father's farm, but when he arrives at the house, she vanishes from the car. The farmer reveals his daughter drowned in the creek three years ago. Now Blackie must testify at the trial of Butch Heathers for murder, but the defense attorney uses the ghost story to cast doubt on Blackie's credibility as a witness.
Little Bend and the surrounding countryside, including a courtroom during the trial of Butch Heathers · Boston Blackie, Florence Newton, Mr. Newton, Inspector Faraday, Sheriff O'Pill, Butch Heathers, Mary, Reporter Oldfield
Listen for: The mystery of the ghostly girl and how it affects Blackie's crucial testimony in the murder trial; the defense attorney's clever exploitation of the ghost story to undermine the prosecution's case.
Boston Blackie: The Hooded Gang Protection Racket (1946)
A protection racket gang operates with masked members who know each other only by numbers. When one of their shakedown men extorts $5,000 from candy shop owner Howard by threatening his wife, Boston Blackie steps in with an offer to loan Howard the money and catch the extortionist. Inspector Faraday arrives at the shop and mistakes Blackie's involvement for guilt, complicating the trap.
A candy shop in the city, with a back room where Blackie can hide. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Howard, Mrs. Howard, The Shakedown Man, Masked Gang Members
Listen for: A tense confrontation between Boston Blackie and Inspector Faraday over the protection money, with the threat of violence against Howard's wife hanging over the entire situation.
Boston Blackie: The Jim Williams Inheritance Case (1946)
At the trial of Jim Williams, accused of murdering his wife, the chief witness John Bernard recants his testimony, claiming police beat him into falsely accusing Williams. Boston Blackie investigates the case and arranges a secret meeting with Hazel, a maid, who reveals that she believes Bernard himself killed Mrs. Williams—a woman who was obsessively pursuing him and threatening to leave her husband for him.
A courtroom, Boston police office, John Bernard's apartment at the Barclay House, and the lower deck of the Ben Island ferry. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, John Bernard, Jim Williams, Mary Wesley, Hazel, District Attorney
Listen for: The contradiction in Bernard's testimony about the murder and Hazel's revelation about Mrs. Williams's unrequited pursuit of Bernard.
Boston Blackie: The Jonathan Diamond (1944)
Boston Blackie is arrested in Chicago based on a false identification by Miss Moray, who claims he stole money from her grandfather. However, once alone with him, she reveals the truth: she needs his help recovering the Jonathan Diamond, a valuable gem that was stolen from her apartment. The diamond belongs to her fiancé George Atwater's father, and she must return it by tomorrow night when George returns from a trip. Blackie escapes from custody and heads to New York to recover the diamond before the theft is discovered.
Chicago and New York, 1944. Police headquarters, a hotel room, and the Atwater house. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Miss Moray, George Atwater, Detective Monahan, Shorty, Duke Warlum
Listen for: Blackie's clever escape from handcuffs and police custody using only a handkerchief; his banter with Miss Moray as she manipulates him into helping her; Shorty's street-level information about the diamond theft and Duke Warlum's involvement.
Boston Blackie: The Lenny Powell Murder (1946)
A private airline is struggling financially when Joe arranges a lucrative charter flight for a mysterious passenger named Lenny Powell, who is carrying $25,000 in cash to Branchville. When the three airline employees discover Powell dead in the administration building with the money missing, they debate whether to call the police. Joe insists on involving the authorities and calls Boston Blackie for help, believing either Tex or Bill is the murderer.
A private airport with administration building and hangars, and the city of Branchville. · Joe, Emily, Tex, Bill, Lenny Powell, Avery, Boston Blackie, Inspector Farley
Listen for: A tense murder mystery with suspicion falling on three men, the only people who knew about Powell's visit and the cash he carried. Boston Blackie arrives to investigate after the police prove unable to solve the case.
Boston Blackie: The Manletter Bank Caseaka-fifty Hunter Street (1944)
When a mysterious letter promises to stop a bank foreclosure if Boston Blackie visits a house on Hunter Street, he goes to investigate. But he's ambushed, knocked unconscious, and his gun is stolen—only to be found at the scene of a murder. Inspector Faraday arrests Blackie for killing private detective Fred Viswell, convinced the evidence is ironclad.
Boston, present day; Hunter Street, the bank, and Blackie's apartment · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Jean, Arthur Manletter, Shorty, John Partridge, Fred Viswell
Listen for: The mysterious setup and the frame that lands Blackie under arrest for a murder he didn't commit; Shorty's comic relief as Blackie's sidekick.
Boston Blackie: The Merry-go-round Murder (1946)
Boston Blackie discovers a dead body dressed in riding habit, slumped on a wooden horse of a merry-go-round running at two in the morning in the park. The victim is John Van Dorn, a well-known horseman, and Blackie learns that Van Dorn had complained to the Park Commission about the carousel, threatening its closure. As Blackie investigates the carousel owner Pete Carson and visits Van Dorn's widow, a lawyer named Wilcox blocks further questioning and throws Blackie out of the house.
A city park with a merry-go-round, and the Van Dorn residence, during the early morning hours. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, Pete Carson, John Van Dorn (deceased), Mrs. Van Dorn, Mr. Wilcox (lawyer)
Listen for: The bizarre image of a murder victim posed on a carousel horse, and Blackie's growing suspicion that there is more to Pete Carson's story than the lawyer will allow.
Boston Blackie: The Missing String Of Pearlsaka-old Lady Forced To Steal (1944)
Inspector Faraday suspects Boston Blackie of stealing a string of pearls from Gordon's jewelry shop, but Blackie discovers that elderly Mrs. Phillips, a longtime shop clerk, actually took them. Mrs. Phillips confesses she was forced to steal the pearls by someone who is now blackmailing her and demanding she obtain a valuable ruby as well. Blackie decides to help the desperate woman by retrieving the ruby himself, even as Faraday lays a trap to catch him in the act.
Boston, primarily at Gordon's jewelry shop and Mrs. Phillips' apartment · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mrs. Phillips, Shorty, Mr. Gordon
Listen for: Blackie's plan to outwit both the blackmailer and Inspector Faraday's trap using a hollowed-out cigar
Boston Blackie: The Murdered Sword Swallower (1946)
At a carnival, sword swallower Lillian is found murdered with a blade through her heart. Boston Blackie investigates before Inspector Faraday arrives, suspecting a jealous suitor named Bob Hendricks. But when Hendricks is discovered dead from a similar sword wound, Blackie must reconsider who the real killer is among the carnival's peculiar residents.
A carnival with various attractions including a sideshow, tunnel of love, and roller coaster. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, Jackson, Mabel the bearded lady, Bob Hendricks, Lillian the sword swallower
Listen for: Blackie's clever deduction about romantic motives for murder; the reveal that both victims died from sword wounds; Blackie and Mary's playful banter and their plan to sneak back onto the carnival grounds despite Faraday's orders.
Boston Blackie: The Murdered Truck Driver (1946)
Boston Blackie's visitor Linda Crane reports that her husband Mark, a truck driver for the Big Green Line Trucking Company, has been missing for 24 hours after a quarrel. When Blackie reads the newspaper headlines, he discovers that Mark Crane has been found dead, apparently killed during a hijacking of his truck. Blackie joins Inspector Faraday at the trucking company offices to investigate the murder.
Boston; the Big Green Line Trucking Company offices and surrounding areas · Boston Blackie, Mary (Blackie's associate), Inspector Faraday, Linda Crane, Mark Crane (deceased truck driver), Mr. Green (trucking company owner), Joe Baxter (foreman and dispatcher)
Listen for: Boston Blackie's quick thinking and banter with Inspector Faraday; the revelation that the truck was traveling empty, not carrying cargo as initially assumed; Blackie's clever infiltration of the guarded trucking company office
Boston Blackie: The Murdering Cuckoo Clock (1946)
A grandfather clock delivered to Richard Van Horn's home becomes an instrument of murder when it kills two men in succession. Boston Blackie investigates the deaths of young Walter Stone and Van Horn himself, both connected to the deadly timepiece rigged with a poison needle in its winding mechanism. As Blackie races to uncover who orchestrated these murders, suspicion falls on various parties connected to the clock and its victims.
A clock shop and the Van Horn residence in the city, where a deadly grandfather clock becomes the center of a murder investigation. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Walter Stone, John Stone, Inspector Pardee, Richard Van Horn, Mrs. Van Horn, Mr. Stone
Listen for: The clever murder method using a poisoned needle hidden in a clock's winding key, Blackie's reasoning about the killer's knowledge of timing, and the revelation of a second victim killed by the same deadly clock.
Boston Blackie: The Murdock Gang Strikes (1947)
Boston Blackie learns from Sergeant Matthews that the Murdock Gang has reorganized and is planning something major. Deputy Inspector Wells, ambitious to take over Inspector Faraday's job while Faraday is on vacation, attempts to keep Blackie away from the case and even has a man sent to forcibly remove him from headquarters. Blackie discovers the gang is targeting a diamond company safe containing half a million dollars in jewels and plans to murder the company owner, Henry Carson, making it look like suicide.
Boston, police headquarters and various city locations including a diamond company · Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Sergeant Matthews, Deputy Inspector Wells, Murdock Gang members (Dom, Tom), Henry Carson
Listen for: The tension between Boston Blackie and Deputy Inspector Wells over control of the Murdock Gang case, and Blackie's determination to stop the gang's plan to rob the diamond company and murder its owner.
Boston Blackie: The Old Shoe Clue (1947)
Boston Blackie receives a mysterious package containing an old, battered shoe along with $1,000 and instructions to deliver it to the police. When police detective Farraday checks the shoe against a decade-old unsolved murder case involving a shoe print, Blackie suspects the shoe may be connected to the killing. Blackie visits Eddie Maley, the prime suspect from years ago, to investigate the matter.
Boston, primarily Blackie's office and Farraday's police headquarters, with a visit to Eddie Maley's establishment · Boston Blackie, Mary, Crubble, Dick Farraday, Eddie Maley, Sam
Listen for: The mysterious delivery of a worn shoe worth $1,000, the connection to an old murder case, and Blackie's confrontation with the prime suspect Eddie Maley
Boston Blackie: The Peters Mix-up (1947)
Police fish a dead body from a lake with an identification card bearing Boston Blackie's name as the emergency contact. The body is identified as Walter Peters, a man Blackie claims never to have met. When a mysterious woman named Beth who runs a tugboat summons Blackie to her vessel, he discovers Peters alive and working on the boat, creating a bewildering mystery of doubled identities.
A lake, police headquarters, Boston Blackie's apartment, and a tugboat at the waterfront · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Beth, Walter Peters, Joe, Donnie, Dick Palmer
Listen for: The puzzle of Walter Peters appearing both dead and alive, and the cryptic warnings about what will happen if Peters shows up at Blackie's apartment at four o'clock
Boston Blackie: The Randolph Construction Gang Bank Robbery (1947)
When the Parkway Bank is robbed and a guard is shot dead, Boston Blackie discovers that the thieves used a phony street construction operation as cover for the heist. The criminals posed as street workers with a truck bearing distinctive license plates, and they covered their escape with the noise of street drilling. Blackie pursues the investigation, suspecting the robbery may be connected to a street commission employee named John Manders whose truck was reported stolen.
A city with the Parkway Bank on Sunset Parkway, street commission workshop, police office · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Harry the doorman, Williams the bank guard, John Manders, Mary
Listen for: A bank robbery disguised as street construction work, with Blackie hot on the trail of the real culprits and their use of false but distinctive license plates as a clue.
Boston Blackie: The Record Collector (1948)
When Boston Blackie visits Inspector Faraday at the police station, the Inspector reveals a series of robberies timed to requests played on disc jockey Jack Lascoulay's popular radio show. Someone calling himself a record collector has been phoning in song requests that coincide with holdups, using the radio program as a signal for a gang's next job. Blackie and the Inspector decide to monitor Lascoulay's broadcast to catch the criminal.
Boston, including the police station, Lascoulay's radio station studio, and various crime scenes around the city. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Jack Lascoulay, The Record Collector, Guy Lombardo, Larry, Henry, Tony
Listen for: The mysterious phone calls from the record collector requesting specific songs, which are actually signals for the robbery gang. Listen for clues about which song request will signal the next crime.
Boston Blackie: The Rockwell Diamond (1946)
Boston Blackie is detained on a transcontinental flight when a young woman named Marie accuses him of stealing her grandfather's diamond. She later reveals the truth: she fabricated the theft accusation to reach Blackie, and now desperately needs his help to recover the Rockwell diamond, a valuable gem that was stolen from her apartment and must be returned before her fiancé George Atwater arrives back in town tomorrow night.
An airplane, a police station, Chicago, and the Atwater house · Boston Blackie, Marie, Inspector Farraday, George Atwater, Sergeant Rollins, Tony, Shorty
Listen for: Blackie's clever escape from custody and his investigation into who really stole the Rockwell diamond
Boston Blackie: The Search For Jim Gary (1947)
Boston Blackie receives a mysterious note directing him to meet John Rodney at 624 Chemistry Street, the very address where a major fire has just broken out. Meanwhile, a woman named Jean Marsh calls the police claiming she knows the identity of the serial arsonist terrorizing the city and has proof to back up her accusation.
A city plagued by a series of fires; the action includes a firehouse, Blackie's apartment, and the scene of a major fire at 624 Chemistry Street. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Lieutenant, Inspector Faraday, John Rodney, Jean Marsh, Joe
Listen for: The connection between the mysterious John Rodney note and the fire at the exact address Blackie is summoned to; Jean Marsh's revelation about the arsonist's identity; the search for John Rodney, who is the only missing tenant from the boarding house.
Boston Blackie: The Skating Rink Murders (1946)
A woman is found dead at a skating rink wearing an expensive diamond ring worth $50,000 that she never owned. Boston Blackie investigates when the victim's roommate identifies her as Jane Carter, but a man claiming to be her husband appears with a perfect alibi and a wedding certificate proving he gave her the ring as a gift.
A skating rink and surrounding locations in the city, including police headquarters and the Ludlow Hotel · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Martha Williams, Jane Carter, Jack Ellis, Janssen
Listen for: The mystery of why Jane Carter was murdered and who really placed the valuable ring on her finger, as Boston Blackie discovers the husband's alibi and address are fake.
Boston Blackie: The Stolen Car Ring (1946)
Boston Blackie helps his friend Mary Wesley report her stolen 1942 Buick convertible to Inspector Faraday. Meanwhile, a crooked garage operation run by Bill Morton is revealed to be systematically stealing cars, replacing their engines with motors from wrecked vehicles, and reselling them for profit. When Mary visits the garage looking to rent a car while hers is missing, Blackie discovers the connection between the theft ring and her stolen vehicle.
A city garage and police office · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, Bill Morton, Tom, Pete, Harry
Listen for: The details of the stolen car ring's operation as Blackie uncovers how they swap engines and resell stolen vehicles.
Boston Blackie: The Stolen Rare Book (1946)
A valuable first edition of a rare book goes missing from the city library when its attendant suddenly collapses from knockout drops. Boston Blackie investigates when a young woman named Vivian Peterson is found alone in the vault, and suspicion falls on her connection to Harold Benson, a rare book dealer. The case takes a darker turn when Benson is found murdered.
A city library vault and surrounding locations including a rare book dealer's store · Boston Blackie, Jane Calvin, Vivian Peterson, Mary Wesley, Harold Benson, Inspector Faraday
Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into the theft of Brad Ray's Faust, a priceless first edition, and his discovery that the real culprit may not be who it first appears to be
Boston Blackie: The Twin Murders (1948)
Two people are shot dead at exactly midnight, twenty miles apart, but ballistics prove both bullets came from the same gun—an impossible crime that baffles the police. Boston Blackie investigates the connection between the victims: Carl Johnson, a man the police suspect was killed by someone named Bill King, and Sarah Adams, a former burlesque queen. As Blackie digs into their backgrounds, he uncovers a web of relationships and motives that might explain how one gun could kill two people simultaneously.
A city with a nightclub or theater district; police headquarters; various locations twenty miles apart where the murders occur. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Bill King, Carl Johnson, Sarah Adams, Mac
Listen for: The clever premise of how a single gun fired at midnight could kill two people twenty miles away at the exact same time, and Blackie's investigation into the relationships between the victims and Bill King.
Boston Blackie: The Undersea Murder (1946)
Deep-sea divers discover a fortune in gold aboard a sunken ship, but the discovery turns deadly when one partner attempts to murder the other underwater. When the supposedly dead diver surfaces alive and vows revenge, his sister seeks out Boston Blackie to prevent a murder before it happens.
Boston, including an office, a waterfront house, and diving operations at a sunken ship called the Argus · Boston Blackie, Sarah Bronson, Bill Bronson, Larry Matthews, Charlie Kingston, Walter
Listen for: The tense confrontation between Sarah and her brother Bill after his near-fatal diving accident; Blackie's investigation into the dangerous triangle of the two divers and their valuable discovery; the mounting danger as Larry Matthews becomes the target of revenge.
Boston Blackie: The Valuable Door Buzzer (1947)
Boston Blackie investigates a mysterious door buzzer smuggled into the country by a man named Taylor, who received it from Pierre Lascale in Paris. When two criminals named Tom Downey and Joe Small learn that Taylor has the buzzer, they pursue him to obtain it, believing it opens a safe containing valuable items.
Paris and the United States, involving smuggling and a mysterious safe · Boston Blackie, Henry Taylor, Pierre Lascale, Tom Downey, Joe Small, Harry Johnson, Inspector
Listen for: The puzzle of what the simple door buzzer really opens and why it's so valuable that men will kill for it
Boston Blackie: The Wentworth Diamonds (1945)
A criminal syndicate plans to steal the Wentworth diamonds from the Manchester Museum during their transfer from the National Vaults, framing Boston Blackie for the heist by dressing one of their gunmen as him and planting evidence in his apartment. Blackie learns of the plot through his friend Shorty and must find a way to clear himself while staying in the city.
Boston, 1945. Various locations including Blackie's apartment, streets, and telephone calls. · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Shorty, Inspector Faraday, Charles Kingston, Lady Wentworth
Listen for: The criminals' scheme to frame Boston Blackie unfolds through Shorty's warning and Blackie's attempts to reach Inspector Faraday. Blackie decides to stay in town despite pressure to leave, and calls his associate Charles Kingston in Chicago for help.
Boston Blackie: The William Larson Extortion Murder Case (1948)
William Larson, a wealthy man supporting his late brother's children, is being extorted by two criminals who demonstrate their seriousness by firing a rifle through his window. Desperate for help, Larson calls Boston Blackie to come to his house that evening. When Blackie arrives, he finds Larson dead, shot twice in the head while sitting in his library chair.
A town with a quiet residential neighborhood; Larson's house in Cedar Lane and its library · Boston Blackie, William Larson, Jane, Roger, Kerry, Inspector, Harry, Jim
Listen for: The extortionists demonstrate their deadly intent; Larson's urgent plea for Blackie's help; the discovery of Larson dead in his library chair with two bullet wounds to the head.
Boston Blackie: The Winthrop Jewel Robberies (1946)
Insurance agent Emo Barnes enlists Boston Blackie to solve a baffling theft at the Winthrop Jewelry Company, where diamonds are disappearing almost daily from the workroom. Three diamond setters work in the shop, and all three are thoroughly searched at the end of each day, yet the diamonds vanish without a trace. Blackie goes undercover as a new employee to uncover how the thief is smuggling the gems out of the supposedly secure operation.
The Winthrop Jewelry Company workroom on the twelfth floor of a building overlooking the river, early 1940s · Boston Blackie, Emo Barnes, Shorty, Hans Van Hooten, John Glass, Jim Aldrich, Mr. Winthrop, Miss Winthrop
Listen for: Blackie's clever deductions as he examines the workroom for clues, his banter with his sidekick Shorty, and the tense interactions between the three suspects as they accuse one another of the thefts
Boston Blackie: The Worthington Ghost (1946)
Boston Blackie takes in a terrified maid named Madeline Burns who claims to have seen a ghost at the Worthington mansion. After calming her down at his apartment with help from nurse Mary Wesley, Blackie and his partner Shorty visit the mansion to investigate, where they find Mrs. Worthington, a former concert pianist, who dismisses Madeline's claims as hysteria. When Blackie returns to his apartment, he discovers that Madeline has died under mysterious circumstances while in his care.
Oakland, California - Blackie's apartment and the Worthington mansion · Boston Blackie, Shorty, Mary Wesley, Madeline Burns, Mrs. Worthington, Inspector Faraday
Listen for: The investigation into what really frightened the maid and the circumstances surrounding her sudden death
Boston Blackie: The Worthington Pearls (1945)
When the stolen Worthington pearls turn up in Boston Blackie's raincoat pocket during a police search, Blackie must figure out how they got there and who really stole them before both Inspector Faraday and the dangerous Duke track him down demanding the jewels.
Boston Blackie's apartment and surrounding locations in the city · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Shorty, Mary Wesley, Duke, Johnny
Listen for: The clever banter between Blackie and Inspector Faraday as Blackie talks his way out of suspicion, and the escalating danger when Duke confronts Blackie over the missing pearls.
Boston Blackie: Tom Evers Murder With An Alibi (1946)
Boston Blackie receives a visit from John Blake, who boasts that he will murder a man named Thomas Evers and challenges Blackie to prove he did it. When Evers is found shot dead shortly after, Blackie must determine whether Blake is truly responsible and how he managed to commit the crime with such a bold announcement beforehand.
Boston Blackie's apartment, Thomas Evers' home, and various locations around the city · Boston Blackie, John Blake, Mary Wesley, Inspector Faraday, Thomas Evers, Bill Johnson, Evers' brother
Listen for: A clever murderer's challenge, a phone conversation interrupted by gunshots, and the discovery of a murder weapon hidden in leaves
Boston Blackie: Tom Walton Escapes (1948)
Tom Walton, a dangerous criminal, has escaped police custody while being transported and is heading back to the city seeking revenge on Boston Blackie. When Walton captures Blackie, he demands a $10,000 ransom from Blackie's girlfriend Mary Wesley, threatening to kill him if the money isn't delivered.
A city with Blackie's apartment, police headquarters, and various urban locations connected by phone · Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Henry Lewis, Joe, Tom Walton, Sal, Inspector
Listen for: The tense cat-and-mouse game between Blackie and the escaped criminal Walton, the ransom demand, and Blackie's attempts to escape from his captors
Boston Blackie: Tv Poisoning (1945)
During a televised civic forum broadcast, council member Baxter dies suddenly on camera, apparently poisoned. Inspector Faraday suspects Boston Blackie, who was present at the event, but Blackie learns from Baxter's secretary that the dead man was about to expose city councilman Ralph Thomas for illegally farming out municipal contracts. Blackie sets out to confront Thomas before Faraday does, suspecting the poisoning may have been orchestrated at a dinner held at Thomas's house earlier that evening.
A television studio broadcasting a civic forum, and various locations around the city including Thomas's home and bowling alley. · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Baxter, Ralph Thomas, Rex Daniels, Mr. Waters, Charlie Kingston
Listen for: The intriguing premise of a murder committed live on television, and Blackie's race against Faraday to uncover the truth about Thomas's corruption.
Boston Blackie: Uncle Frank Murdered By Joe Parker (1946)
When Uncle Frank Wilson is murdered on a Tuesday afternoon, police suspect his nephew Joe Parker, who stands to inherit. Parker claims he was fixing plumbing at his landlord's apartment all day Tuesday, and his alibi appears to hold when the landlord confirms it. Boston Blackie, convinced of Parker's guilt, must uncover the truth behind this seemingly perfect alibi.
Boston, including an apartment building and police headquarters · Boston Blackie, Joe Parker, Uncle Frank Wilson, Inspector Farraday, Aunt Margaret, Lucky, Tilly Blaine, Diana Larson
Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into Joe Parker's alibi and his suspicions that something doesn't add up in the murder case.
Boston Blackie: Voice Impersonator (1946)
Boston Blackie receives a visit from Jim Martin, who asks to borrow ten thousand dollars and then claims he needs to borrow something else—Blackie's voice. An actor named Tom Jenkins practices imitating Blackie's distinctive speech patterns. Using the imitation, Jenkins makes phone calls pretending to be Blackie, telling Mike Burns that Jim Martin plans to kill him and directing Burns to an abandoned gas station, where police are waiting in ambush. When Burns survives the trap and discovers what happened, he arrives at Blackie's place seeking revenge, convinced that Blackie himself orchestrated the setup.
A city theater, Boston Blackie's apartment, and an abandoned gas station on Route 20 · Boston Blackie, Jim Martin, Tom Jenkins, Mike Burns, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Tony
Listen for: The repeated voice imitation practice sessions as Tom Jenkins perfects his impersonation of Boston Blackie's distinctive saying, 'So long, keep your head on the water'; the phone calls made using the fake Blackie voice; and the confrontation at Blackie's apartment when Mike Burns arrives seeking vengeance.
Boston Blackie: Wind Blows West (1948)
Three men are murdered, each connected to the bestselling book "The Wind Blows West" by author John Gaylord. Boston Blackie investigates the mysterious killings and seeks to discover the author's real identity, suspecting the answer holds the key to stopping a fourth murder.
A city bookshop, a publisher's office, and various locations around town in the present day. · Boston Blackie, Mary, John Gaylord, Alfred Copeland, Joe Park, Ginny, Coco
Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into why readers of a bestselling book are being systematically murdered, and his efforts to uncover the true identity of the mysterious author.
Boston Blackie: Wrestling Ring Murder (1948)
When a promising young wrestler named Tiny Mountain makes his debut against the established champion Stretcher Lewis at the local arena, Lewis is found dead in his dressing room after the match. Boston Blackie arrives on the scene as Inspector Faraday investigates the murder, with suspicion falling on the powerful newcomer.
A wrestling arena and hotel in the city, including the dressing rooms and lobby. · Boston Blackie, Tiny Mountain, Inspector Faraday, Bill Chase, Henry, John Farber, Stretcher Lewis, Mary
Listen for: The wrestling match sequence, the discovery of Stretcher Lewis's body, and Boston Blackie's interactions with Inspector Faraday as the investigation begins.
Boston Blackie: Xx-xx-xxxxx Who Killed John Davis
Boston Blackie investigates the death of John Davis, who was stabbed in his home. Inspector Faraday had offered Davis police protection after escaped convict Barton threatened to kill both Davis and Ross for their testimony against him at trial, but Davis was murdered before protection could be arranged. Blackie must determine who killed Davis and why.
Boston, at Davis's home and police locations · Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Barton, Davis, Ross, Mary, Doc
Listen for: Blackie's investigation into Davis's murder and his discovery that Barton, the obvious suspect, may not be the killer; the mystery of who searched Davis's home and what they were looking for.