Blackie Goes To Jail For Diamond Theft: Boston Blackie (December 3, 1946)

“Blackie Goes To Jail For Diamond Theft” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 3, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

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

Characters: 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

Written from the episode itself; it 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.