Boston Blackie - Sam Bellows is Dead 06/18/1945

Summary

Podcast Summary

Podcast: Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Episode: Boston Blackie – "Sam Bellows is Dead" (06/18/1945)
Date Released: January 17, 2026
Host: Choice Classic Radio

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Overview

This episode presents a classic Boston Blackie detective story from the golden age of radio. Blackie finds himself entangled in a murder mystery involving a wealthy, reclusive man—Sam Bellows—his contentious will, and a colorful roster of suspects ranging from an embittered nephew to a mysterious handyman. As always, Blackie's wit and unconventional methods test both Inspector Faraday's patience and the audience's expectations, leading to an engaging tale of intrigue, false confessions, impersonations, and an eventual twist in the case's resolution.

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Key Discussion Points and Plot Breakdown

Opening Scene: Darts and a Disturbance (01:11–02:51)

• The episode begins with Blackie interrupting Inspector Faraday's darts game at police headquarters.
• Blackie jokes with Faraday, before dropping a bombshell:

  “Ever hear of a guy named Bellows?... Because he's dead.” – Boston Blackie (02:09, 02:41)

• Faraday dismisses the claim as just another of Blackie’s tricks. Blackie shocks him:

  “Sure, Inspector. You see, I killed him. Bullseye.” – Boston Blackie (02:57)

• Faraday is skeptical, suspecting Blackie is up to something else.

Blackie’s Motivations and the Problem at Hand (03:19–05:47)

• Blackie insists he killed Bellows, hoping to get into the house to investigate. Faraday refuses.
• Blackie, frustrated at not being believed, slyly urges Faraday to check Bellows’ house.

Unusual Company: “Happy” the Dog (04:19–05:28)

• A comedic diversion is provided by the introduction of Happy, an enormous but friendly dog.

  “If that's a dog, what's a horse?” – Boston Blackie (04:52)

• The group’s banter highlights the warm camaraderie typical of the series.

Discovery at Bellows’ House (06:24–09:54)

• Faraday and his men break into Bellows’ house and encounter a man who can neither hear nor speak—Ben Atkins, the handyman.
• Communication proceeds by writing notes. Atkins mentions Bellows’ nephew, Larry Addington, and his financial advisor, Frank Lewis.
• The body of Sam Bellows is found, murdered with a knife in his chest, confirming Blackie’s story.

  “Sam Bellis sitting in a big red wheelchair with a knife in his chest. Sort of dead, too.” – Charlie Kingston (09:48)

The Pursuit of Blackie (10:04–12:28)

• Faraday tries to immediately arrest Blackie. Blackie, with his usual resourcefulness, manages to evade capture.
• Lighthearted exchanges continue:

  “The pleasant part of the evening is over. You're here, Inspector.” – Blackie (10:44)

The Will and Suspects (13:13–16:18)

• Blackie and Charlie, disguised as police officers, sneak into Bellows’ house to search for clues.
• They analyze a crumpled note containing Q&A between Faraday and Atkins, further establishing possible suspects.
• Blackie interviews Frank Lewis (Bellows’ financial advisor), learning:
  • Bellows changed his will the night before his murder
  • Nephew Larry Addington was cut out, replaced by a charity (a dog and cat hospital)
  • Atkins (the handyman) repeatedly left $5,000 in the will
• Suspicion falls on both Addington (the cut-out nephew) and Atkins.

Addington Interrogated (18:01–19:52)

• Blackie confronts Larry Addington during a suit fitting:

  “Anything wrong with a few new suits since my uncle was killed? I'm rich.” – Larry Addington (18:37)

• Blackie shatters Addington’s illusions, revealing the revised will disinheriting him.

  “Well, look the part if you want to, Addington, but you haven't come into a dime.” – Boston Blackie (18:45)

• Addington unaware of the recent change, denies knowing anything about the murder.

Focus Shifts: The Handyman and the Animal Hospital (20:10–21:35)

• Blackie theorizes Atkins may have killed Bellows, speculating about his motives for $5,000.

  “There have been murders for 5 cents. I think I'm gonna get some more dope on that handyman.” – Boston Blackie (20:46)

The Twist: Blackie’s Breakthrough at the Animal Hospital (21:35–24:21)

• Blackie investigates the Mayfair Animal Hospital, owned by “Seth Peters,” whose nervous habits (barely-smoked cigarettes, torn matches) match clues in Frank Lewis’ office.
• Through deductions, Blackie connects Peters, Lewis, and the inheritance:

  “It means plenty. It means you killed Bellows for his money and then went to Lewis to collect.” – Boston Blackie (23:51)

• Peters denies being the owner, but reveals Frank Lewis is the true mastermind.
• Blackie traps Peters, prompting a confession implicating Lewis as the murderer.

Resolution and Motive Revealed (24:41–25:31)

• Charlie Kingston explains his involvement: Bellows was a former engineer who disappeared with important blueprints; he needed Blackie’s discrete help.
• Happy the dog is comically credited with helping solve the case.

  “I think Inspector Faraday should give Happy a medal or make him a member of the board.” – Mary (25:23)

• The group laughs off the adventure, restoring normalcy and camaraderie.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Blackie’s sardonic humor, prime throughout:

  “What's 75 in place of paradise? Twice your IQ.” – Boston Blackie (01:30)

• Inspector Faraday’s exasperation:

  “If you don’t get out of here, Blackie, I’ll arrest you for…I’ll think of something.” – Inspector Faraday (04:01)

• Comic relief with Happy the dog:

  “He was just making love with you. Happy is a very strange animal.” – Helen (05:00)

• The “false confession” gambit:

  “Sure, Inspector. You see, I killed him. Bullseye.” – Boston Blackie (02:57)

• The moment of real discovery:

  “Sam Bellis sitting in a big red wheelchair with a knife in his chest. Sort of dead, too.” – Charlie Kingston (09:48)

• The will’s significance:

  “The night before last, Bellows changed his will.... Instead of the remainder...being left with a nephew, Bellows chose to leave it to some charity, a dog and cat hospital.” – Frank Lewis (16:04)

• Culprit uncovered:

  “You killed Bellows for his money and then went to Lewis to collect.” – Boston Blackie (23:51)

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Key Timestamps

• Darts & Blackie’s confession: 01:11–03:07
• Discovery of Bellows’ body: 06:24–09:54
• Blackie confronted, then escapes: 10:04–12:28
• Bellows' will and prime suspects revealed: 13:13–16:18
• Blackie interviews Addington: 18:01–19:52
• Theory about Atkins: 20:10–21:35
• Animal Hospital reveal & murderer caught: 21:35–24:21
• Case closed & motivations explained: 24:41–25:31

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Tone & Style

• Dialogue flows with dry wit, banter, and playful antagonism between Blackie and Faraday.
• Clear, conversational style, peppered with classic radio-era comedic relief and faux-hardboiled lines.
• Intrigue balanced by warmth in recurring character interplay and the lighthearted involvement of “Happy” the dog.

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Summary in a Nutshell

“Sam Bellows is Dead” serves as a classic whodunit where Blackie’s use of reverse psychology, disguises, and sharp deduction bring to justice an unlikely killer — the financial advisor, not the suspicious nephew or the marginalized handyman. The story captures both the suspense and the charm that make Boston Blackie a detective series staple. Listeners are treated to witty exchanges, red herrings, and a satisfying, cleverly executed reveal.

Transcript

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[Inspector Faraday]

20 30.

[Narrator]

And a full ZY of 100.

[Inspector Faraday]

150 points. Let's see you do better than that with three darts, Monahan.

[Charlie Kingston]

Go ahead.

[Inspector Faraday]

Go ahead, toss them. 50. 30 on the line. Almost a bullseye. But it's only 75.

[Boston Blackie]

What's 75 in place of paradise? Twice your IQ.

[Inspector Faraday]

Who said you could commit a police headquarters blankie? Get out of here.

[Boston Blackie]

You've tried to have brought me in here yourself a dozen times.

[Inspector Faraday]

What about it? Get out of here now. I'm warning you. One of these darts will go wild.

[Boston Blackie]

How many points does it count if I catch it between the teeth?

[Inspector Faraday]

What do you want, blankie?

[Boston Blackie]

You. Which shows how easy I am to satisfy.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, save Monahan. Get lost. We'll go on with our game a little later. I better be alone with this guy.

[Boston Blackie]

Talkative guy, that Monahan.

[Inspector Faraday]

What do you want, Blacky? Come on, I'm busy.

[Boston Blackie]

I've come down here to make you a very happy person, Inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

Well, leave now, when you got what you came for.

[Charlie Kingston]

Now get away from that target.

[Boston Blackie]

30 on the Lion, Faraday. It's only 10. Ever hear of a guy named Bellows?

[Inspector Faraday]

No.

[Boston Blackie]

50. Lucky shot. Sambalo's a cripple.

[Inspector Faraday]

I never heard of him. Is that all you came down here for? 75.

[Charlie Kingston]

That's better.

[Boston Blackie]

That's awful.

[Inspector Faraday]

I suppose you can do better than you.

[Boston Blackie]

The answer is yes, no matter what you might be referring to.

[Charlie Kingston]

Give me the dart. Now.

[Inspector Faraday]

Three is all you get. Then you get moving, you hear?

[Boston Blackie]

I think you better go down and see the Sam Bellows, Inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, you do? That's nice of you.

[Charlie Kingston]

Why?

[Narrator]

Because he's dead.

[Boston Blackie]

That's a hundred.

[Inspector Faraday]

So he's dead.

[Charlie Kingston]

So what?

[Inspector Faraday]

So he probably died of natural causes.

[Boston Blackie]

That's true enough. There's nothing unnatural about dying when you've been murdered.

[Charlie Kingston]

Bullseye.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hundred points more fellows has been murdered. How do you know that? Come on, Come on, talk.

[Boston Blackie]

Sure, Inspector. You see, I killed him. Bullseye.

[Narrator]

Now back to Richard Kalmer's Boston Blackie. Enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.

[Boston Blackie]

How many more times do I have to tell you, Paraday? I killed the guy.

[Inspector Faraday]

You expect me to fall for a story like that?

[Boston Blackie]

I'm beginning to see why I have to solve so many cases for you. You won't even believe a confession.

[Inspector Faraday]

All right, Viky.

[Boston Blackie]

What's the trick, Paraday? Someday you'll be arrested for impersonating a police officer. It's no trick, I tell you. I killed Sam Bellows.

[Inspector Faraday]

Where's the body?

[Boston Blackie]

Now you're getting smart, inspector. In an old brownstone house at the corner of West Boulevard and 110th Street.

[Charlie Kingston]

All right, I'll go have a look.

[Boston Blackie]

You mean we'll go have a look.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'll go have a look.

[Boston Blackie]

You'll go.

[Charlie Kingston]

Get lost.

[Inspector Faraday]

You're wanting to go with me is some kind of a gag, and I'm.

[Charlie Kingston]

Not falling for it.

[Boston Blackie]

My, how times have changed. You're usually trying to catch me for doing something I didn't do. This time I confessed to a murder and you want to get rid of me.

[Inspector Faraday]

If you don't get out of here, Blanky, I'll arrest you for. I'll think of something.

[Boston Blackie]

After you found Sam Bellows body, Inspector, maybe a reason to arrest me will occur to you. Mary, that's probably Charlie Kingston. Let him in, will you? Oh, of course.

[Mary]

That's. Come on, come on, Happy. Hey.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hey.

[Mary]

I suppose he's happy, but what is he?

[Helen]

Down, Happy.

[Inspector Faraday]

Down. Down. Down.

[Boston Blackie]

Where did she get your sidekick, Charlie?

[Inspector Faraday]

At a kennel or a. Look out, Blackie.

[Mary]

I was going to jump all over you.

[Boston Blackie]

Nice boy, nice boy.

[Narrator]

Down.

[Boston Blackie]

You're going to have my right arm just as soon as I'm through.

[Mary]

Oh, Charlie, what is that?

[Inspector Faraday]

A dog?

[Boston Blackie]

If that's a dog, what's a horse?

[Helen]

I'll admit he's a little large, Blackie, but he's harmless.

[Mary]

Harmless? He tried to devour us before we were even introduced.

[Helen]

Oh, no, no, no, Mary. He was just making love with you. Happy is a very strange animal. Pays no attention to me or to anyone else he knows well. He only likes str.

[Mary]

We'll introduce it to him quick before we stamped it.

[Helen]

Maybe I better put it in the kitchen.

[Mary]

Good idea. Oh, close the hall door, will you, Blackie?

[Boston Blackie]

Sure.

[Inspector Faraday]

Come on. Come on, Happy. Nice work.

[Mary]

Oh, wait a minute, Charlie. The kitchen door opens out when you pull it towards you. Okay, I Hope you don't mind this.

[Helen]

Happy place in here, Mary.

[Boston Blackie]

Of course she doesn't, Charlie. She wants a new kitchen anyway.

[Helen]

Go on in.

[Boston Blackie]

What kind of a dog is that, Charlie? Besides big?

[Helen]

We'll talk about Happy later. I want to know if you saw Sam Bellows.

[Boston Blackie]

His house is impossible to break into and he wouldn't see me in any normal way. So I went to Inspector Faraday and told him I had killed Bellows.

[Helen]

What?

[Mary]

Blackie?

[Boston Blackie]

Don't worry, he didn't believe me. He went to investigate, but he wouldn't take me with him. So that idea is wasted.

[Helen]

Maybe you went too far.

[Mary]

Can't we talk about something besides murders just before dinner?

[Boston Blackie]

I'm sorry, Mary.

[Mary]

Well, Lister, this is just before dinner, isn't it?

[Helen]

Forgive the delay, Mary. You can have anything your heart desires at any restaurant you name.

[Mary]

Oh, wonderful. What are we waiting for, Charlie?

[Boston Blackie]

Isn't the girl in love supposed to lose her appetite?

[Helen]

Well, that's the way I always heard it, Mary.

[Boston Blackie]

How you must hate me.

[Inspector Faraday]

Come on. Come on, Rollins. Haven't you got through that door yet? Come on, let's hold you up. This is just an acetylene torch, Inspector Faraday, not a 20 millimeter tank gun. And this is a steel door. Now I know why Blankie gave me that cock and bull story about killing this guy Bellows. Why, there's probably no such guy as Bellows. We rang every bell we could find. Nobody answered. Why did Blackie say he killed him? There's something in this house Blackie wants and he figured he could steal it right under my nose once he got inside. What made him think you'd get a miss? He knows I chipped my way barehanded through a brick wall to pin something on him. Maybe nobody answers or don't account if everybody inside is dead. Maybe Blacky wasn't lying.

[Narrator]

That'll be enough.

[Inspector Faraday]

Out of here, Rollins. Get busy with that blowtorch.

[Charlie Kingston]

I want to.

[Inspector Faraday]

There she is, Inspector.

[Charlie Kingston]

Now we can walk in. Door hasn't been open for a while.

[Inspector Faraday]

Well, somebody lives here, all right. There's a light at the end of the hall.

[Charlie Kingston]

Spooky, John.

[Inspector Faraday]

You've been to too many movies.

[Charlie Kingston]

Hey, look. That's somebody. Hey, you didn't hear?

[Inspector Faraday]

Hey, you.

[Charlie Kingston]

Dead.

[Inspector Faraday]

I told you, you saw too many movies.

[Charlie Kingston]

Hey, you just keep walking down the hall.

[Inspector Faraday]

Well, he's not dead anyhow. Maybe he's a zombie.

[Charlie Kingston]

You've been to the movies once or twice as soon, mister. Come on, let's go after.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hey, you. What's the matter?

[Narrator]

Can't you hear?

[Inspector Faraday]

Hey, wait a minute. You grab mellon. I got him. What are you looking so startled for? We called you.

[Charlie Kingston]

Hey, Inspector, I was right there. Yes, you're right.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hey, you. Can't you talk?

[Narrator]

Look, look.

[Larry Addington]

Like this.

[Inspector Faraday]

I move my mouth. Talk, talk, talk.

[Charlie Kingston]

Yes.

[Helen]

I don't.

[Inspector Faraday]

I got it. Give me a patent pencil.

[Boston Blackie]

Sure.

[Charlie Kingston]

I'll write notes to this guy and.

[Inspector Faraday]

He can write back to me.

[Charlie Kingston]

What if he can't write?

[Inspector Faraday]

Then I'll make him your boss.

[Charlie Kingston]

Deadlock.

[Inspector Faraday]

Will you, Rollins, have a look around and see what's in the rest of the house?

[Charlie Kingston]

Sure.

[Inspector Faraday]

All right. You and I are going to have a little spelling bee.

[Helen]

Are you?

[Boston Blackie]

Right.

[Inspector Faraday]

Never mind. I'll just write out a question and see if you can write the answer. Does Sam Bellows live here? Take a look at this. Well, I hope a nod means yes. You'll have to write this answer, though. Who are you? Here now you write, I am the maintenance man, but I know nothing. You want to see Frank Lewis, Mr. Fellow's financial advisor, or Larry Addington, his nephew. Okay, I can remember that. Don't look so pained. I'll pick the paper up off the floor before I leave.

[Boston Blackie]

Back.

[Inspector Faraday]

Inspector Paradise. What's the matter, Rollins? Come here, quick.

[Narrator]

Okay.

[Inspector Faraday]

I don't leave here you as if you could hear me. What's that, Rollins? There's something that ought to be sort of interesting, Inspector. Well, Blackie's confession was the truth, huh?

[Charlie Kingston]

Sam Bellis sitting in a big red wheelchair with a knife in his chest. Sort of dead, too.

[Inspector Faraday]

Sure is. I've got Blankie. Sort of dead too. Right.

[Helen]

Well, thank Mary for a wonderful evening. You're sure you don't mind if I leave happy here in your apartment overnight?

[Mary]

Of course not, Charlie. He's a lovely dog and he seems to like it there in my kitchen.

[Helen]

Well, thank. And thanks for the wonderful evening too.

[Mary]

And thank you for the wonderful dinner.

[Boston Blackie]

And thank me because tagging along, I suppose.

[Mary]

Now I am not expecting anyone.

[Boston Blackie]

Well, let's see who you are not expecting.

[Mary]

My secret lover. I confess all. Yes?

[Inspector Faraday]

Hello, Ms. Presley.

[Mary]

Inspector Farragut.

[Boston Blackie]

Some secret lover.

[Inspector Faraday]

Glad to hear him.

[Mary]

Yes, yes, come in. He was just leaving.

[Boston Blackie]

Well, the pleasant part of the evening is over. You're here, Inspector. What do you want?

[Inspector Faraday]

You, Blackie.

[Boston Blackie]

Mary's got a priority.

[Mary]

Thank you, sir.

[Boston Blackie]

Faraday, this is Charlie King.

[Inspector Faraday]

How are you?

[Charlie Kingston]

How does Inspector?

[Helen]

I think we met on the phone several weeks ago.

[Boston Blackie]

Oh, that's right.

[Charlie Kingston]

So you did.

[Inspector Faraday]

I hope you enjoyed yourself this evening, Blackie, because it's the last fun you're gonna have for a long time.

[Boston Blackie]

Why are you resigning from the force?

[Inspector Faraday]

I'm arresting you for murder, Blackie.

[Charlie Kingston]

Now, who did I kill?

[Inspector Faraday]

Sam Bells.

[Charlie Kingston]

Blackie.

[Helen]

You said you didn't see him.

[Boston Blackie]

I didn't?

[Charlie Kingston]

Oh, no, of course not.

[Inspector Faraday]

And how'd you know he'd be found dead?

[Boston Blackie]

Was he?

[Charlie Kingston]

He was.

[Inspector Faraday]

Come on, Blackie. I'm taking down a headquarters Saturday.

[Boston Blackie]

Don't be stupid and put that gun on.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'll put it away when you're tucked away in jail, Helen.

[Charlie Kingston]

All right, Inspector, you win.

[Boston Blackie]

But let me get my raincoat with you from the kitchen.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, no, you don't.

[Boston Blackie]

But all I want to do is.

[Inspector Faraday]

Go into the kitchen and duck out the back way. Inspector, I promise you I'll get your raincoat for you.

[Charlie Kingston]

Which is the kitchen door, Blackie?

[Helen]

Happy?

[Narrator]

As you know.

[Boston Blackie]

Yes. I'm happy about the whole thing, too. Don't worry, Charlie.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, so everybody's happy, huh?

[Charlie Kingston]

That's fine.

[Inspector Faraday]

I went to the kitchen door.

[Mary]

That one.

[Inspector Faraday]

Don't move, blankie. I still have a gun on you.

[Boston Blackie]

Yes, Peter.

[Inspector Faraday]

Come on, Bar.

[Boston Blackie]

I'm leaving.

[Mary]

Get me out from under this face licking pony.

[Boston Blackie]

What? So you can arrest me for murder? Nothing doing. I'm leaving, Faraday. But I've got an idea, though.

[Inspector Faraday]

Fight him.

[Boston Blackie]

At least that's news.

[Narrator]

And now back to Boston.

[Charlie Kingston]

Blackie.

[Narrator]

For a reason he chose to keep to himself. Charlie Kingston, Blackie's millionaire friend, asked Blackie to do anything in his power to see and talk to a man named Sam Bellows. Unable to break into Bellows Home, Blackie came to Inspector Faraday with a story that he had killed Bellows in his home and should be taken to the scene of the crime. But Faraday suspected Blackie's confession was a trick and went to Bellows home alone. There he found Bellows murdered. Faraday then tried to arrest Blackie for murder. But Blackie, as usual, escaped. It is early the next morning as we return to our story. Blackie and Charlie Kingston, dressed as policemen, are climbing the steps of Sam Bell's house.

[Helen]

Are you sure we'll get by the.

[Boston Blackie]

Policeman at the top of the stairs. Look at your clothes. We're policemen too, remember?

[Helen]

Won't this police guard recognize him?

[Boston Blackie]

Not with a visor on. My cap. Roll down.

[Inspector Faraday]

Good morning, boys. Director sent you to relievers.

[Boston Blackie]

The relief men are coming up in a few minutes. Faraday sent up special detail. Okay?

[Inspector Faraday]

Sure.

[Boston Blackie]

Going in. Come on, Charlie.

[Charlie Kingston]

I can't wait. I'll open the door first.

[Boston Blackie]

Thanks. Who else Is here only Thompson.

[Charlie Kingston]

He's upstairs.

[Boston Blackie]

Okay, thanks. Well, that wasn't hard, was it?

[Helen]

No, but I'm not used to this sort of thing.

[Boston Blackie]

You'll live longer. You don't try to get used to it. Charlie. Let's have a look around.

[Helen]

What are you supposed to find?

[Boston Blackie]

Something that will lead us to Bella's murder and take me off the spot.

[Helen]

Well, let's hope we find it.

[Boston Blackie]

Hey, Charlie, look at this crumpled paper on the floor.

[Charlie Kingston]

Yeah.

[Helen]

Seems to be a note of some kind.

[Boston Blackie]

Let's have a look at it.

[Helen]

There seems to be two different kinds of handwriting on it, as. As if one person were asking questions and the other answering them.

[Boston Blackie]

Faraday wrote the questions. I know that scrawl of his anywhere.

[Helen]

Who wrote the answers?

[Boston Blackie]

Someone who calls himself a maintenance man. He says he knows nothing but mentions a financial advisor named Frank Lewis and a nephew, Larry Addington.

[Inspector Faraday]

I see.

[Boston Blackie]

Faraday obviously met someone here in this house who could neither hear nor talk and had to write everything down.

[Helen]

I suppose his information is useless, sir.

[Boston Blackie]

Not at all. A nephew and a financial advisor might be a perfect combination for a murder. I think I'll go up and see that advisor as soon as we're through here.

[Helen]

Someone's coming in the front door.

[Boston Blackie]

Probably the relief gun.

[Charlie Kingston]

That special detail you sense in the house now, Inspector Faraday?

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, special detail? What are you talking about?

[Boston Blackie]

Oh, this is fine. Come on, Charlie, out the back door.

[Helen]

What if there isn't a back exit?

[Boston Blackie]

Well, in that case, we'll get up speed, put our heads down and make one. Yes?

[Charlie Kingston]

Frank Lewis?

[Narrator]

Yes.

[Boston Blackie]

I'm Special police investigator John Jones. You were Sam Bellow's financial advisor, weren't you?

[Charlie Kingston]

Yes. I've had one visit from the police this morning. Inspector Faraday. I told him everything I could.

[Boston Blackie]

Faraday sent me back to ask a few more questions, if you don't mind.

[Charlie Kingston]

I mind because I'm busy, but I suppose there's nothing I can do. What else do you want to know.

[Boston Blackie]

More about the will?

[Charlie Kingston]

I told Inspector Faraday everything I know. The night before last, Bellows changed his will. Formerly, the entire estate was to be left to Larry Addington, his nephew, with the exception of 5,000 to Ben Atkins, the deaf and dumb handyman in Bellows.

[Boston Blackie]

Home who did the new will benefit.

[Charlie Kingston]

Atkins again for $5,000. But instead of the remainder of the estate, about $100,000 being left with a nephew, Bellows chose to leave it to some charity, a dog and cat hospital.

[Boston Blackie]

Any reason for doing this?

[Charlie Kingston]

Just so his nephew wouldn't get it. Cigarette? No, thanks. Don't mind if I smoke?

[Boston Blackie]

Of course not. You say the will was changed the night before last and Larry Annington, the nephew, was cut out. Did Annington know this?

[Charlie Kingston]

I don't see how it was possible. Bellows and his nephew seldom spoke to each other.

[Boston Blackie]

Then it's possible, isn't it, that Addington killed his uncle thinking he'd get his money?

[Charlie Kingston]

Possibly. He's in constant trouble, living above his means. He needs money. You smoke more of a cigarette than I thought. Why do you say that?

[Boston Blackie]

These cigarettes in the sash tray here. I doubt if they've been puffed more than two or three times.

[Charlie Kingston]

Oh, they were left there by a client of mine who was here just a few minutes ago. Nervous, huh, Barry? Look what he does to paper matches. Takes the ends and rips them up the middle. Anything else I can tell you about the Sam Bella's matter?

[Boston Blackie]

Yes. Where can I get in touch with Larry Addington?

[Charlie Kingston]

Larry lives at the Baker house. Thanks. You think Larry might have killed his uncle, believing he was still mentioned in the will?

[Boston Blackie]

Yes, I do. And I have an idea that you're a little leery of Larry yourself.

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[Mary]

You have to stand still, Mr. Addington.

[Larry Addington]

Well, hurry up, will you, Martin?

[Charlie Kingston]

I'm trying to hurry, Mr. Addington, but I can't.

[Mary]

Don't stand still.

[Larry Addington]

I don't like to stand still. We're going to be interrupted again. Come in.

[Inspector Faraday]

I told you not to.

[Boston Blackie]

Larry Addington? In here.

[Larry Addington]

I'm Larry Addington.

[Charlie Kingston]

Good.

[Boston Blackie]

I'd like to talk to you.

[Larry Addington]

Some other time. I'm busy having a fitting. Did my man let you come in here?

[Mary]

Please, Mr. Addington, stand still.

[Boston Blackie]

Where do you intend going in that tweet, Haddington? To a racetrack?

[Larry Addington]

Your opinion is uncore for and so.

[Charlie Kingston]

Is your presence, Addington. How do you like the way the coat hangs out?

[Larry Addington]

Well, I guess.

[Boston Blackie]

Why all the new clothes, Addington?

[Larry Addington]

Anything wrong with a few new suits since my uncle was killed? I'm rich.

[Boston Blackie]

Are you?

[Larry Addington]

Yes, yes. I want to look the part of a man who's just come Into a fortune.

[Boston Blackie]

Well, look the part if you want to, Addington, but you haven't come into a dime.

[Helen]

Wait till you read the paper.

[Boston Blackie]

Where'll you read the will?

[Larry Addington]

My uncle left his money to me. Mr. Martin?

[Boston Blackie]

Yes?

[Larry Addington]

Don't just stand there and don't have all day. I was interested in this man's remark.

[Charlie Kingston]

About your uncle's will.

[Inspector Faraday]

What remark?

[Charlie Kingston]

Forgive me, but he said.

[Boston Blackie]

I said Addington here was completely cut out of his uncle's will.

[Charlie Kingston]

What?

[Larry Addington]

That's not true. I saw my uncle's will last week.

[Boston Blackie]

Well, you should have seen it last night or the night before last.

[Charlie Kingston]

Just before he was killed. He changed it.

[Boston Blackie]

He made a slight amendment. Addington. He cut me off without a cent.

[Larry Addington]

How do you know?

[Boston Blackie]

I just talked with Frank Lewis. He was your uncle's financial advisor.

[Larry Addington]

Why would he tell you anything?

[Boston Blackie]

I have what you might call a slight interest in your uncle's murder.

[Larry Addington]

You aren't suggesting that if someone had.

[Boston Blackie]

Suggested to you that your uncle was going to change his will, you might.

[Charlie Kingston]

Have killed him before he had had.

[Boston Blackie]

A chance to change it?

[Larry Addington]

I didn't know his will was going to be changed.

[Boston Blackie]

That'll be hard to prove.

[Helen]

Well, just try to prove I killed him.

[Boston Blackie]

You know something, pal? That's exactly what I'm going to do. Hello, Charlie, this is Blackie.

[Helen]

Yes, Blackie. Mary said you were going to see Bellow's financial advisor on the nephew Addington. How things worked out.

[Boston Blackie]

All right so far. I just left the nephew.

[Helen]

Is he your man?

[Boston Blackie]

I don't know. He thought he was going to get his uncle's money, so he might have killed him. The person we've overlooked is the deaf and dumb handyman Faraday found in the Bellows house when he discovered the body.

[Helen]

How could he be involved?

[Boston Blackie]

He was left $5,000 and every will Bellows wrote. He might have discovered that Bellows had cut the nephew off and killed his employer, thinking maybe suspicion would be all on the angry nephew.

[Helen]

Well, I suppose a man of his means would kill for 5,000.

[Boston Blackie]

Wouldn't Jolly? There have been murders for 5 cents. I think I'm gonna get some more dope on that handyman.

[Helen]

Blackie, you can't get back into Bellow's house. Faraday will have his policeman checking everyone who comes within a block of the place.

[Boston Blackie]

I know it. I've been ducking Faraday so much today I'm getting stoop shouldered. Is Mary there?

[Helen]

No, no, she isn't.

[Charlie Kingston]

I thought I could send her into.

[Boston Blackie]

Bellow's house as a oh, well, say, a newspaper reporter, he could get by Faraday's men with. With dark glasses and a new hairdo.

[Helen]

I know where you could reach her. She just left here to take Happy down to the Mayfair Dog Hospital for a general checkup.

[Boston Blackie]

Oh, thanks, Charlie. I'll go down there and meet her. Maybe I even belong with the dogs after the way Faraday has been hounding me.

[Inspector Faraday]

Something I can do for you, sir?

[Boston Blackie]

Yes. Is there a young lady here with a rather large dog? She brought him in for a checkup, I think.

[Inspector Faraday]

No, there isn't.

[Boston Blackie]

This is the Mayfair Animal Hospital, isn't it? Yes, it is. Well, I guess I got here too soon. Mind if I wait?

[Inspector Faraday]

Not at all.

[Boston Blackie]

Is there a chair or a bench around here?

[Inspector Faraday]

Perhaps you'd like to wait in my office.

[Charlie Kingston]

Oh, thanks.

[Inspector Faraday]

This way.

[Boston Blackie]

Take that chair will be comfortable. Thank you.

[Charlie Kingston]

No. I think I've seen your picture in the paper.

[Boston Blackie]

Strange what papers will do for news sometimes.

[Charlie Kingston]

Yes, you certainly look familiar.

[Boston Blackie]

I'm Seth Peters.

[Charlie Kingston]

Cigarette?

[Boston Blackie]

No, thanks.

[Charlie Kingston]

Mind if I smoke?

[Boston Blackie]

Not at all. There isn't by any chance another Mayfair Animal Hospital in town, is it?

[Charlie Kingston]

Not that I know of.

[Boston Blackie]

Mary and Happy must have been delayed on the way down here.

[Charlie Kingston]

What'd you say?

[Boston Blackie]

Nothing. Nothing.

[Charlie Kingston]

Oh.

[Boston Blackie]

Do you always do that?

[Charlie Kingston]

Huh?

[Boston Blackie]

Take those matches and tear them. Nervous habit.

[Charlie Kingston]

I try to break it, but I can't. Oh, I see. Would you mind pushing the ashtray over this way? Of course not. I'll put the cigarette out.

[Boston Blackie]

How's your friend Frank Lewis?

[Charlie Kingston]

Who?

[Boston Blackie]

Frank Lewis, the financial advisor.

[Charlie Kingston]

I don't know any Frank. Louis. Why do you ask? That cigarette of yours makes me ask my cigarette.

[Boston Blackie]

Nothing wrong with it. Why, no, you put it out rather suddenly.

[Charlie Kingston]

Oh, I never take more than three or four drags.

[Boston Blackie]

And you don't know Frank Lewis. Oh, does he have the same habit? No, but you're lying when you say you don't know him. He has a client who does the same thing with matches and cigarettes.

[Inspector Faraday]

You here?

[Boston Blackie]

Lewis said Sam Bellows left his money to a dog and cat hospital. I think if I looked at Bellows Will, I'd find that it was this place of yours.

[Charlie Kingston]

I don't know about that.

[Boston Blackie]

You said you didn't know Frank Lewis, yet you were up in his office this morning.

[Inspector Faraday]

It's not true.

[Boston Blackie]

The ashtray on his desk was filled with torn matches and cigarettes. Barely smoked. You own this place?

[Charlie Kingston]

Yes, do. That doesn't mean a thing.

[Boston Blackie]

It means plenty. It means you killed Bellows for his money and then went to Lewis to Collect. The fact that he denied you'd been there makes him part of the scheme.

[Charlie Kingston]

Just because I own this place, you.

[Inspector Faraday]

Think I killed Bellows, huh?

[Boston Blackie]

It'd be worth your while. Well, I don't own this place.

[Inspector Faraday]

I merely front for the man who does.

[Boston Blackie]

All right, who's the real owner? Frank Lewis. He's the man you want. Didn't even know Bellows was dead until Lewis called me to his office this morning. Come on, Peters, you're going down to police headquarters. But I tell you, I didn't kill anyone.

[Charlie Kingston]

Lewis did.

[Boston Blackie]

He forced Bellows to change his will night before last, then killed him. Set that story to music, Peters, because when we get to police headquarters, you're going to sing. Well, I guess that's about all there is to tell, Mary. When Peters got through talking, Faraday had Lewis in jail.

[Mary]

That clears up everything, Blackie. Except why you wanted to get into Cubella's in the first place.

[Boston Blackie]

Because Charlie here asked me to.

[Helen]

I didn't know it was going to get you into such trouble, Blackie.

[Boston Blackie]

Oh, I don't mind trouble, Charlie, but I do like to know why I'm getting into it. You never did tell me why you wanted me to see Bellows.

[Helen]

Well, Bellows was an engineer in one of my plants. A few years ago he disappeared with some important blueprints for business reasons. I had to find Bellows and recover the prints quietly. I thought it would be best to come to you.

[Boston Blackie]

Well, we certainly had a quiet time of it, didn't we?

[Mary]

Hey, let's not forget that Charlie's dog helped solve this case.

[Helen]

Yes, I suppose Happy did have her.

[Charlie Kingston]

Share in this, didn't he?

[Inspector Faraday]

Sure.

[Mary]

I think Inspector Faraday should give Happy.

[Boston Blackie]

A medal or make him a member of the board.

[Mary]

Oh, Blackie, don't be silly. How could Happy be a police dog? He doesn't even begin to look like one.

[Charlie Kingston]

Secret Service.

[Mary]

Oh, yikes.

[Inspector Faraday]

It. Sam.

[Mary]

Foreign.

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