 10 p.m. Eastern wartime your dial is set at 660 WEAF New York Rinseau R-I-N-S-O soapy rich Rinseau presents Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris Municipal tower to transcontinental flight 17 municipal tower to transcontinental flight 17 over that's us Tom check it check Transcontinental flight 17 a municipal tower Flight 17 the municipal power over police instructions check and see if you have male passenger occupying seat 24 passenger occupying seat 24 wanted by police over just checking my list Joe Yep, we got a man in 24. I'll tell him Municipal tower we have a man in seat 24 The name he's traveling under is John J. Jones John J. Jones. Maybe that's his right name, but the police want him They know I'm as Boston Blackie Maybe you've met Boston Blackie before on your local movie screen in case some of you haven't I think you'll soon be fast friends of his and maybe you've already tried new soapy rich Rinseau too In which case you don't need me to tell you how good it is But if you aren't using Rinseau now, I can't think of a better time for you to start now and summer is here You certainly don't want to spend hours on wash day scrubbing and boiling clothes Well, just keep in mind that Rinseau gets out the dirt without hard scrubbing or boiling a short soaking in Rinseau's lively suds a few quick finger rubs and you'll be ready to hang out a Rinseau white wash Try this on your clothesline and see if you don't start whistling while you wash and now meet Boston Blackie Outside the law is no strange territory to Blackie, but never does he stray for personal reward Although the police and notably Inspector Faraday find no solace in his motives and only bewilderment in his ability to remain out of their reach Meet Chester Morris as Boston Blackie enemy to those who make him an enemy friend to those who have no friends You Chicago police have been very cooperative thanks a million glad to help you Inspector Faraday When we send a man to New York you can return the favor glad to anytime captain There's the plane now inspector see it like he's got to be on it We know he was on the plane when it left it's right and it hasn't been in his stops Well black is labelled to get out of anything any time I remember once I had him in two sets of handcuffs in the next minute no hand no blackie Chances are I couldn't have made the charge stick anyhow Never have been able to tie anything on him in six years You'll be able to arrest him now won't you inspector you're sure black is a man are you miss more a of course I'm sure I was with my grandfather when he was robbed and the money stolen the thief wore no mask And I recognized him from the picture of Boston blackie that was in the paper last year. I'm sure it was blackie Why do you keep asking me if I'm sure I just wanted to be certain that's all I've been waiting to get a witness to make a positive identification for a long time Oh, here comes the plane now. Do you think I'll have the money with him? I can't wait until I get my hands on it. There's lots of money in this world miss more a What I can't wait to get my hands on is Boston blackie Go ahead in miss more a I've been keeping blackie in my hotel room here until our plane leaves for New York Talk to him yourself. I can't get anything out of it Go ahead now I'm on a hands in there guarding him, and I'll be right here outside the door All right inspector Friday blackie always was a soft touch for a girl. Here's hoping you get something out of him Oh inspector, you'll never know how important it is to me that I do Hello, he won't say a word miss just sits there like he did all the time the inspector was questioning them I'll try Blackie Boston blackie would you talk to me? About business or pleasure. Maybe a little of both Detective monahand could mr. Blackie and I go over in the corner and talk sure I don't know why not I'll stroll over to the window. Would you please come over here with me blackie? Oh sure I've been waiting for a chance like this to have a little chat with you miss more a You identified me as the man who stole ten thousand dollars from your grandfather. Yes. Yes. I did You know you never saw me before in your life miss more a wish I had Wouldn't be in such desperate trouble. No, you're in trouble. You had me arrested because you're in trouble What is this a new switch on the share the wealth plan? Oh, please let me explain From what I've heard of you blackie. You're the only man living who can help me But I had no idea of where or how I could reach you Oh, so you made up the story of my stealing your grandfather's money, huh? Yes, I did I knew the police could place your movements where I couldn't and I knew you could get away from inspector Faraday once I'd seen you. Well, thanks for the confidence The very worst I could have said I was mistaken in the identification and then you would have had to let you go Only by then it would be too late. So look, let's get organized too late for what to recover the diamond That was stolen from me. Uh-uh you you've got the wrong boy. Lady if a diamond was stolen from you Let the police get it back there in that business that diamond blackie the rest of my life depends on it I I must have it back by tomorrow night. Oh Please please help me. Well with these handcuffs on and two New York detectives guarding me I couldn't be a very much help to anybody but those handcuffs Haven't I heard that you can get out of them whenever you want to yes, but I've got a one-two first. Oh I'm sorry I'm more than sorry. I'm miserable. I Knew I had to reach you and I Wait a minute wait a minute miss moray. We'll figure some way out here. Wipe your eyes with this hand you Okay, there your eyes are nice and dry now blow You feel better now. Yes. All right, then let me have your bedtime story. I Don't know how I can laugh. Oh, it's easy You you just open your mouth and close your eyes and think of Inspector Faraday never fails Come on miss moray. Tell me the whole story before Faraday gets restless Well, I'm engaged to George at water. Yes, we're to be married soon and yesterday. He brought me something to look at The Jonathan diamond the Jonathan. Oh, that's worth a fortune. Well, George's father has millions Hey, miss moray. You're right over there. Oh, yes, officer. Thank you. I won't be a minute now Blackie the diamond belonged to George's father George brought it over to show me and then he had a little too much to drink and I thought it safer if he left it with me He agreed and Sometime during the night it must have been stolen from my apartment. I get it if you don't produce the diamond There'll be a mess The police don't know anything about the diamond. No, that's why I made up the story about my grandfather and the stolen money Well, when do you have to produce the Jonathan miss moray tomorrow night? George gets back from a trip then he'll want it and oh Blacky tomorrow night. I won't doesn't give me much time to work, but I'll try Call the detective over here. All right, but why don't ask questions. Just get him over Officer officer, would you come over here a minute, please? Sure miss? Then tell you anything. No, but I've got something to tell you monohand indeed and what starts this Shouldn't have done that blackie you shouldn't have hit the officer You sure would have disappointed me if you hadn't said that Listen, I'm going out the window and down the fire escape as soon as I get moving you scream for fire Tell him what happened that I suck monohand and put the handcuffs on you here. I'd better do that now Faraday's got the key He'll open them later There now remember you finally work this handkerchief from around your mouth and screamed have you got that? Oh blackie, please remember that getting back that diamond means my marriage and My whole life's happening. Okay Well, I'm going to New York and I'll do my best If I get back to diamond you get married You know, I wouldn't be surprised if instead of Boston blackie from now on I'm known as Chicago Cupid I Shorty listen when a piece of ice like the Jonathan diamond is lifted somebody's got to know something about it Look blackie. I've been out all night on it Nobody knows nothing all I could pick up was that a fella named at war owns it none of the boys that touch it That is except Duke Walton. I'm telling this is honest a pistol, but Duke's been bragging that he'll grab it one of these days Yeah, well, where can I find it? Well, I check that too. He's out of town. That's definite He has been going a week. Now look boss. Why don't you lay off shorty? I promise to get that diamond back. I chartered a plane out of Chicago last night after breaking out of that hotel room Young at water isn't you back in town till tonight? So I still have a little time I'm going to waste some of it on a visit to the at-water house. Ain't you little out of your class up there blackie? You know, they got an awful lot of dough in those at-waters. You know something shorty After the way that moray girl smiled at me in Chicago. I kind of feel like a million dollars myself Yes, sir I'd like to see mr. Atwater Who shall I say is calling please mr. Jones mr. John J. Jones, but mr. Atwater doesn't know me But you can say it's about his son about mr. George at water junior. That's right He's in sir. Would you like to see him George's in well? I certainly would like to see him When did he get back a little while ago, sir? He returned earlier than we expected come this way He's in the library right here shall I announce you no no thanks. I'll I'll go right in very good, sir Hello there mr. Atwater Yes, I'm George at water. Who are you? My name is Jones mr. Atwater John J. Jones I'm a friend of your fiance's or friend of Lee. That's right, and if you don't mind I'd like to ask you a question sure go ahead. Well the night before last when you left miss moray you were a little uh Oh, what do you mean a little I was a lot. Well, I don't mean to be personal But did you stop off anywhere on your way home? No, I got a cab and came right home a mr. Atwater Where do you usually keep the Jonathan diamond? I don't know what you're driving at mr. Jones, but well We keep it here in the library in this wall safe only it's not here now Would you open the safe for me, please? Well now mr. Jones you're a perfect stranger to me even though you are a friend of miss moray's well you could hardly expect oh So so this is a hole up. I'm sorry. I had to pull this gun on you mr. Atwater, but I want to see that safe You don't mind if I lock the library door. Do you I do mine, but I don't suppose that matters not a bit There we are So the Jonathan was kept in this safe, huh? The combination mr. Atwater and keep your hands where I can see them. Sorry mr. Jones I seem to have forgotten the combination. Well, I haven't time to make you remember it Oh, the safe doesn't look too tough come over here where I can watch you while I go to work on it. All right There's nothing inside the safe, but go ahead. No quiet Take that watch off your wrist and put it in your pocket. It's making too much noise I can't hear the tumblers done. Come on. Come on. Take it off. All right. I think it I've got the first number Now for the second one This box of yours is pretty simple mr. Atwater. In fact, it's about the most unsafe safe. I ever saw Yeah, that's the second number. All right. Do you want to be a good boy and tell me the last number? No Okay, be a bad boy and watch me find it out for myself There that ought to do it. I'll try to handle now Well made it my complements save them. Let's take a look in this jewelry box. Oh Oh, so the Jonathan diamond wasn't in the safe, huh? Oh, what's this then that? That's the Jonathan. All right. I I meant to leave it miss Moray's apartment, but but I changed my mind Faraday he must have had shorty watched and trail me here You don't mind if I close this safe door. Do you mr. Jones? I want you to be caught With that diamond still in your hand This seems to be my day for unexpected visitors. I keep away from that door at water. You don't scare me. I'm going to open it I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm going You'll have to hurry. He's going through the window Quick he's got the Jonathan diamond. He must still be in the garden. I've got two men out there Maybe I can spot him from here. Come on monahen And he's got the Jonathan time at last Boston blackie caught red hand Well, it does look as though blackie is in for it now, but I have a hunch there's still plenty of action coming up and Shifting from blackie to whitey that is rinse. Oh white I'd like to tell you about a completely different kind of action the kind you get with rinse. Oh suds in your washer Yes, those rinse. Oh suds are so peppy and lively They get your clothes sparkling white and bright with as little as a five minute run per load And when I say sparkling white, of course, I really mean Exactly rinse. Oh white and there's no better way than that whistle to describe the special kind of white rinse. Oh gets your clothes That's because rinse. Oh gets out more dirt simple, isn't it? No wonder rinse. Oh is the only soap recommended by the makers of 33 leading washers And of course a short run is not only easy on your washer. It's easy on your clothes keeps them new looking longer So next wash day. Do yourself a big favor whistle of a rinse. Oh white rinse. Oh bright wash And now back to the adventures of boston blackie star jester morris How do you like ourselves blackie air conditioning between the bars and everything comfortable enough for you Oh, sure. This one's wonderful. I wish you'd try sleeping on that mattress. They have an ear I gave up in the middle of the night and slept on the stone floor. It was softer. Oh, come on faraday How about a couple of pillows? Oh poor blackie too bad. I didn't hear you. I've suddenly gotten very deaf Isn't that terrible? You've suddenly gotten very deaf and you've always been very dumb. Very funny blackie. Yes I know new gag writer last one have to go back to kindergarten Yes, and he told me how much all the other children miss you since you stopped going faraday Blackie we had to grab you on that moray girls charge. All right. So you grab me a 10,000 stick up blackie That isn't important now. We'll talk about that later. But where's the jonathan diamond jonathan diamond? What's that? Listen blackie you've had that diamond in your hand now. You had it when we broke in at water saw it there Where is it now? Now you listen faraday? You've got to get me out of here in a couple of hours You're having a thing to hold me on no breaking into the atwater house. I broke out of the house not into Well, I'll see if that's a crime inspector. You opened the safe in the library and you stole the jonathan diamond How about that? You sure I did? Hmm. Does that safe look for us? Did you find the diamond on me? No, no, no, no to all those things, but we've got George at water as a witness a witness to what? I was calling on him at the suggestion of a mutual friend inspector We were having a chat when somebody started to pound on the door. I got scared and jumped through the window You know things like that happen inspector people get scared and they jump blackie I'm telling you this man to man. We've got a case against you Atwater's word against yours that you robbed his safe and slugging monohan in chicago The moray girls testimony that you robbed a grandfather that'll add up to 10 years at least go ahead inspector All right, I'll be honest blackie young atwater screaming about his diamonds says you had it one minute We grabbed you the next minute so it can't be missing only it it is All right, you tell us where you hid it and I'll get him to drop all charges I'll even talk to the moray girl to get her to go easy if you return her dough now is that I don't know You must have it stashed somewhere Give me your word of honor to deliver it back to me today and I'll let you out Your words always been good with me blackie. Oh come on. Don't you want to get out of jail? I don't know now faraday. It's kind of a nice jail. You know air conditioning between the blackie blackie be a good guy Okay faraday as a favor to you. I'll come out And you'll have your diamond back two hours after I leave here But I'm not to be bothered during that time of the cops you understand bothered you'll be protected and thanks a million blackie That's all right faraday. I'll get plenty of satisfaction every time I remember you begging me to get out of jail Mr. Moray, this is blackie. Can you talk? Oh, yes, of course. Nobody's here. Did you did I get the diamond? Well, yes and no miss moray. Nobody ever stole it from your apartment What that water says he took it with him when he left you the other night, but that's impossible He didn't I know he didn't I even looked at it after he left Well, miss moray, will you meet me by the shrubbery alongside the library window of the atwater house in exactly a half an hour All right, but what are we going to do? We're going to rob a safe miss moray with police protection Oh Keep that flashlight steady miss moray, please if we're lucky the safe will be locked Why not because nobody knows I put the diamond back in it when the police pounded on the door And it was only slammed shut by young atwater. Well, here it is there. You see it was open And here's the box that holds the jonathan diamond. Uh, put your flashlight on it. We'll take a quick look Uh-oh atwater must have seen me put it back and grabbed it But why is he telling the police that I have it and see that I'm not disturbed a quick That's at water now put out that flash and get back at these dreams. All right, seven six nine I'm counting the clicks in the down seven three four two got it Hello, this is george atwater. I got your message, but why did you call me here after I? Well, I don't care about that We made a deal. I don't know you would dime anymore and you've got what you want Well, you have to expect it to be hot for a while And look remember this I'm washed up with you and that crooked roulette wheel of yours We're all square and if you call me here again, I'll turn you over to the police Yes, yes If I hear of anybody who wants to buy it, I'll let you know You lot Don't be foolish. Who'd believe that? Goodbye I think I understand everything now miss moray, but I've got to find the man atwater just called How can you we didn't mention any names? No, but I counted the clicks as he was dialing that number If my ears haven't let me down I can call that number too. Anyhow, I'm going to try You think that man has a jonathan diamond? Yes, I think so But you don't have to worry about it from now on you won't be blamed because it was missing from your apartment But you're in a mess now aren't you? Well, yes kind of you see I promise faraday that he'd have his diamond back in two hours And I can't keep that promise Well, I hope the opa hasn't put a ceiling on tempers because if they have he'll hit it Hello, please headquarters inspector faraday, please just a minute Very speaking. This is blacky faraday your time's up blacky. Have you got the jonathan diamond? Well, no inspector. I haven't you're stalling now blacky. You've crossed me for the last time I'm gonna have a dragnet out that'll have you down here before you know it and you're gonna stay in jail this time But inspector listen, I He wouldn't listen shorty. I've got to work extra fast now Chief blacky look if there's anything hold it shorty. I'm gonna try that number at water called Oh, um at water told me to call you. Yeah, who's this? I've got cash. I'd like to trade in for something you've got at water says that water says, uh Okay I'm in an old house 632 west 100th street First door on the right as you come in Get here fast and we'll talk business. Okay. Bye Worked a blacky. I don't know it was a little too easy Come on shorty. We're going up there to get faraday as diamond unless his dragnet gets me first Blacky duck down duck down this hallway. Okay. What is it shorty proud car just coming this way I never saw so many cops as we pass on the way up here Never mind shorty stay flattened out against this door until it's time for what I told you to do Yeah, okay blacky, but uh, who really stole the jonathan diamond? Nobody stole it shorty Atwater left the stone at lee moray's apartment and then returned later that night and lifted it So that miss moray could report it stolen to the police x-ray x-ray boss coppers Okay, now Look boss, why did at water want the day to report it? So he wouldn't be involved This guy I called up the one who lives in this building has something on at water and wanted the diamond as his price for climbing up Atwater had to get it for him. See oh Yeah, I get it He stashed it in his own safe until he could reach this guy and turn it over to him Only you opened the safe before he could do it and he had to figure out a new story, huh boss sure All he had to tell the cops then is that he was afraid that jonathan wouldn't be safe at the girls apartment And that he went back in to get it Oh I thought it was pretty cute when I put the diamond back in the safe, but at water must have seen me Well wish me luck shorty and don't forget what I told you to do. Yeah. Yeah, okay boss Uh quick come on. It's okay now so long Who is it? I called you a little while ago open up Okay Well duke walton, haha put that gun down duke you and I can make a deal Thanks, sir. Sure Blackie, you're not as cute as you thought I called at water back and found your call was a phony Too bad for you. No, I gotta bump you. Wait a minute duke. I'm gonna wait a couple of minutes blackie Some friends of mine are coming over the car to take you on a little trip And sit down in that chair and put your arms behind your back Go on. I ain't the patient type Okay duke, how's that? That's better I'm gonna tie you up nice and pretty like that. How do you like it too tight for your pretty hands to be tied Well, yes, if you really want to know I don't give it an extra ink just to make sure hey duke Duke look under the door that smoke. Well, hey, that's right Well, that makes things easier this joint's a firetrap. I'll scram out of here and leave you tied up blackie Blackie, I guess I was just born under a lucky star. Maybe well, don't forget duke sometimes stars have a habit of falling Okay, so I'm ducking right out of here Does it so long blackie me and the jonathan diamond are getting out of here and both of us are nice and safe Which is more than I can say for you. I'm in a duke. I've got a proposition Sure, but I got a date. Oh, you're trying to bust him ropes boy. Maybe the fire would bring him through for you Hey, you did it How'd you get out of him ropes? Never mind ain't gonna do any good. Oh, yes, it is duke. This place is on fire. Go on try and get out I don't have to try I'm getting take a look at the door duke. It's locked sure it's locked and I'm gonna open it right now Hey, where'd the key go to I've got a duke right here I locked the door and removed the key when I had my back to the door after you got the drop on me Come on. Give it to me. Give it to me. We're both people into death. Sure duke here. It is catch Hey, hey, don't don't throw it like if we're to go. I gotta get it. Sure. You're gonna get it But good ha ha you miss me sucker Lucky Drop that gun Okay, now where's the diamond Remind a diamond blackie to fire where porky trapped. Well, there's no fire sucker My pal shorty burned some papers in the hall and pounded on the door I'll give with that diamond You must have it on you when you thought there was a fire you'd have never left without it I ain't got it blackie And I find your phone call was a phony. I give it to a guy to hold you're lying duke I'm gonna search you. I turn around with you back to me and keep your hands in the air Yeah, okay, but I tell you ain't got it on me. Well, we'll see It's not here Not here It's not here It's me boss. Everything all right. Okay shorty. I'll let you in. Well, I pick up the key now. Don't move you Well, it worked on boss. Yeah, it worked, but do you recognize this guy shorty? Yeah, sure. That's duke walt and the guy who's telling you about it was bragging to have the jonathan diamond Well, he hasn't got it. I've searched him. He's clean shorty. Uh, he's holding out the dirty heel. Yes, the dirty heel He or You know shorty. I think I've got something there. It's the one place. I didn't look Take off your shoes duke Come on. Take them off Yeah, you're wind blocky Ice is in my right shoe It's a slight in the heel that diamonds inside. Now that's being very sensible duke I'll just take the diamond out of that slot it's in and at the same time pull myself and inspect a faraday out of a great big hole Well, it's it's bargain day faraday. You've got your diamond and I've got miss moray, right honey Well for a while blacky, then I've got to go back home to wisconsin Oh, well, can we go now inspector? Okay blacky go ahead beat it. You're in the clear Only remember this you make one slip blacky and as sure as my name is faraday. I'll be on your neck You'll be on my neck, huh? 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