Boston Blackie: The Wentworth Diamonds 04/25/1945

Summary

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Podcast Summary:

Podcast: Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Episode: Boston Blackie: The Wentworth Diamonds (04/25/1945)
Date: December 20, 2025
Theme: A classic detective adventure featuring Boston Blackie, who must outwit a criminal mastermind’s plot to frame him for one of the city’s most notorious diamond robberies.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers around the attempted theft of the famous Wentworth diamonds. Boston Blackie, notorious for being both a suspect and a sleuth, discovers a plot not only to steal the jewels but also to frame him for the crime – including the murder of two guards. Facing double jeopardy, Blackie must clear his name, uncover the true criminals, and restore justice, all while using quick wit and classic detective ingenuity.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Criminal Plot Unfolds

• Roger Farthing convenes with his gang, outlining a daring plan to steal the smaller stones (worth half a million dollars) from the Wentworth collection at the Manchester Museum, not the notorious main diamond.

• The real diamonds are held in national vaults, and will be transported by armored truck for a public display — that's when the heist is set to occur.

• Farthing details the roles: Adams leads the violent operation, guards will be "rendered unconscious" or killed, and a dozen hired gunmen ensure the operation’s brutality.

  • Notable Quote:
    “We shall acquire our revenue from the two dozen smaller stones... The other two [guards] will be guarding the Wentworth diamonds. They are to be killed.”
    — Roger Farthing (01:41–02:42)

2. Blackie is Framed

• The plan involves framing Boston Blackie:

  • A gang member will impersonate Blackie during the theft — even being called by name.

  • The central diamond will be planted in Blackie’s apartment, tipping police toward his guilt for both theft and murder.

  • Notable Quote:
    “He’ll be called Blackie several times during the holdup... and then to cinch it, they’re planting the big Wentworth diamond in Blackie’s apartment.”
    — Shorty (05:44–05:57)

3. Blackie Uncovers the Plot

• Blackie’s old pal Shorty warns him.

• Mary Wesley, his confidant, suggests he call Inspector Faraday or leave town. Blackie attempts to alert Faraday, but the Inspector won’t listen.

• Despite plans to lay low or leave the city, Blackie stubbornly chooses to stay and tries to devise an alibi with help from his friend Charlie Kingston.

  • Memorable Banter:
    “When I want somebody to laugh at me, I’ll tell jokes.”
    — Boston Blackie (06:11)

4. The Heist and Its Aftermath

• The heist occurs as planned. A gunfight ensues; the police and public believe Blackie is the culprit, with planted evidence appearing in his apartment.

• Faraday confronts Shorty and Mary in Blackie’s apartment after discovering the diamond.

• Blackie is arrested, accused of murder and theft.

  • Key Scene:
    Inspector Faraday: “Where’s Blackie? Where’s the Wentworth Diamond?”
    — (14:40–14:45)

5. Blackie's Counter-Move & The Reveal

• Despite appearances, Blackie asserts his innocence:

  • He engineers a phone call to the museum, revealing the real diamonds were never actually stolen — they're still on display.

  • The "stolen" diamonds at the heist were fakes; Blackie swapped them at the vaults with the help of his friend, using Lady Wentworth’s paste copies and an undercover operation with an armored car.

  • Blackie then planted the real stolen diamond on Roger Farthing, revealing Farthing as both thief and murderer.

  • Revealing Dialogue:
    “I switched them myself at the national vaults... Then Shorty and I got our own armored car, drove it to the delivery entrance... picked up the real diamonds from the real guards.”
    — Boston Blackie (24:27–25:21)

6. Resolution and Justice

• Farthing is caught with the missing diamond in his pocket.

• Inspector Faraday is forced to reconcile the reality that Blackie is not the culprit, and the "real" jewels are safe.

• Blackie’s ingenuity clears his name and secures the capture of the real villain.

  • Memorable Exchange:
    Farthing: “Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.”
    Blackie: “Thanks. That’s a lot coming from you under the circumstances.”
    — (25:50–25:53)

7. Lighthearted Epilogue

• The episode ends with a flirtatious conversation between Blackie and Mary, hinting at romance:

  • Charming Closer:
    Mary: “Oh, I might like you to give me [an engagement ring] someday. Except… I’d never be quite sure just how you got it.”
    — (26:36–26:46)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On framing Blackie:
  “So one of my associates is placing it [the diamond] in your apartment shortly after the robbery, then informing the police of its whereabouts.”
  — Roger Farthing (12:11)

• Blackie’s dry wit:
  “You want me on your side? Believe me, Farthing, you’d be more comfortable with acute appendicitis.”
  — Boston Blackie (12:31)

• On artistry & crime:
  “Does one great painter scoff at the work of another because the other’s artistry is superior to his own?”
  — Roger Farthing (25:56)

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Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:19–03:16] – Farthing and gang outline the heist and plan to frame Blackie
• [05:13–06:13] – Shorty alerts Blackie to the frame-up
• [06:42–07:04] – Blackie’s failed warning call to Inspector Faraday
• [12:44–13:11] – The heist occurs; two guards are killed
• [14:33–14:56] – Faraday finds the diamond in Blackie’s apartment
• [19:00–20:12] – Faraday accuses Blackie directly, but Blackie and Mary call the museum to prove his innocence
• [22:15–26:11] – Blackie confronts Farthing, revealing the trick and exonerating himself
• [26:26–26:46] – Romantic and humorous closing exchange with Mary

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains a blend of fast-paced, suspenseful detective drama with Blackie’s trademark smooth, sly wit. The verbal sparring and wordplay between Blackie, Faraday, and the villains keep the tone lively amid the dangerous plot. Sharp humor and close camaraderie provide warmth even during the tense moments, while the caper’s resolution is classically clever and satisfying.

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Summary

This Boston Blackie episode exemplifies golden-age radio detective drama: a tightly plotted heist, a clever frame-up, and a hero who turns the tables on his enemies through quick thinking and daring. Listeners will appreciate the intricate plot, snappy dialogue, and the way justice is ultimately served — with a sly wink and a romantic flourish.

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Transcript

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[Roger Farthing]

If you have all taken seats that satisfy you gentlemen, we will proceed at once with the business at hand. Maps, photographs and other data. Ms. Arden.

[Shorty]

In your portfolio, Mr. Father.

[Roger Farthing]

Thank you. Thank you. Gentlemen, we are faced with a crisis. We're in dire need of funds. And we shall acquire said funds from the Wentworth diamonds. Net profit to us. A half million dollars.

[Inspector Faraday]

Boss, the Wentworth rocks are too hot to handle.

[Roger Farthing]

The main stone, yes? We have no interest in that. We shall acquire our revenue from the two dozen smaller stones of the Wentworth collection.

[Inspector Faraday]

We gonna take it out of Lady Wentworth's home?

[Roger Farthing]

Lady Wentworth has only a paste copy of the diamonds in her name. The real diamonds are in the national vaults. At 8 o' clock tomorrow morning, the diamonds are to be transferred by armored truck from the national vaults for two weeks display at the Manchester Museum. It is there that we appropriate them.

[Inspector Faraday]

They'll be heavily guarded at the museum, won't they?

[Roger Farthing]

You will hire a dozen of the city's most capable trigger men. They'll be paid well.

[Inspector Faraday]

I get it. Rough stuff.

[Roger Farthing]

You will lead the operations, Mr. Adams. Six guards will stand in our way. The two at the front door can be subdued at trigger point. The two at the entrance to the gallery in which the Wentworth collection is being displayed may have to be rendered unconscious.

[Inspector Faraday]

The other two.

[Roger Farthing]

The other two will be guarding the Wentworth diamonds. They are to be killed.

[Inspector Faraday]

When do you plan to do this?

[Roger Farthing]

I'll inform you of the exact day and time of day. In the meantime, you'll study these maps and photographs at the Manchester Museum. Oh, oh, oh, one more thing. There's more. Yes. Yes. We now come to that portion of our plans which involves the person known as Boston Blackie.

[Narrator]

And now meet Richard Kalmer as Boston Blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.

[Mary Wesley]

Like walking in the rain, Blackie.

[Radio Host]

That's a leading question.

[Mary Wesley]

Where does it lead?

[Radio Host]

Well, right now, Mary, around the corner to your apartment.

[Roger Farthing]

Okay.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, it's been a wonderful evening.

[Radio Host]

Yeah, I hope the three of us enjoyed it.

[Mary Wesley]

The three of us?

[Radio Host]

Sure, you and I and the man who's been following us.

[Mary Wesley]

Someone following us? Why?

[Radio Host]

Never had a man follow you before?

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, did you see someone?

[Radio Host]

Yes.

[Mary Wesley]

What do we do?

[Radio Host]

Keep talking. About what? Oh, anything. Tell me a funny story.

[Mary Wesley]

A funny story?

[Radio Host]

So when I get through with him, this guy following us will have something to laugh about. All right, after we turn this corner here, I'll stop. But you go ahead, cut across the grass and keep talking all the time. Here's the corner. Now keep going. I'll hug the wall and get this fellow as he goes by.

[Mary Wesley]

But what if he puts up a fight?

[Radio Host]

About the only thing he'll get to put up is a squawk. Keep on talking. I stop here. Wish me luck.

[Roger Farthing]

I do.

[Mary Wesley]

It was really the funniest thing that's happened to me in weeks back either. Telephone rang about 7 o' clock this morning and a squeaky little voice asks for Ozzy.

[Radio Host]

All right, you reach, Jake.

[Shorty]

Boss, don't shoot.

[Radio Host]

It's me, Shorty.

[Roger Farthing]

Well, what?

[Radio Host]

Wait a minute. Hey, Mary, come on back. It's all right, it's a friend of mine.

[Shorty]

I've been telling you all night. Boss, I gotta talk to you. But not with a dame, Blackie. I can't.

[Radio Host]

Since one of you turned girl shy. This is Mary Wesley, Shorty. Mary, this is Shorty, an old pal of mine.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, how do you do?

[Shorty]

Boss, I gotta talk to you. And where nobody can see us.

[Mary Wesley]

Well, if you two want to talk, you can come up to my apartment.

[Shorty]

Nick's boss, there's gotta be private conference.

[Radio Host]

Come on, Jo. It's all right. Mary doesn't talk. And besides she makes good coffee.

[Shorty]

Oh, hey boss, you're right. As a person, this is sure good coffee.

[Radio Host]

How right are you about this frame? That's what I'd like to know.

[Shorty]

Well, I told you all I know, Blackie. That's all I know. A high class operator is going to snatch the Went White diamonds from the Manchester museums.

[Radio Host]

And you got it straight from one of the hoods who was hired as a trigger man?

[Shorty]

Well, from a guy who knew a guy who was hired.

[Mary Wesley]

But I don't understand how they're going to involve you, Blackie.

[Radio Host]

Well, the plan seems to be this. To dress one of the gunmen to look like me. He'll be called Blackie several times during the holdup.

[Shorty]

Yeah, and they figure to knock off a couple of guards, see. So Blackie will get wrapped by the cops for murder. And then to cinch it, they're planting the big went white diamond in Blackie's apartment.

[Mary Wesley]

Is this really true?

[Radio Host]

Probably, but that doesn't mean it's gonna work.

[Mary Wesley]

Well, what are you going to do?

[Radio Host]

I don't know. I don't know when they're planning the robbery, so I don't know when to make sure to have an alibi. This is cute.

[Mary Wesley]

Well, why don't you try calling Inspector Faraday?

[Radio Host]

When I want somebody to laugh at me, I'll tell jokes.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, please, Blackie, please. It's the smartest thing.

[Radio Host]

What would make you happy, Mary? All right, thanks. I've always wanted a legitimate excuse to wake Faraday in the middle of the night anyway.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, he'll listen to you.

[Radio Host]

I just know it like I listen to opera. Faraday's probably snoring so loud that he would. Hello, Faraday, this is your old pal Blackie. Blackie.

[Inspector Faraday]

What's the idea of calling me up this time of night?

[Radio Host]

What's the matter, Sleeping beauty? Were you dreaming? You had the goods on me at last.

[Inspector Faraday]

Did you call me up to make jokes, Blackie? Because if you did, I.

[Roger Farthing]

No.

[Radio Host]

Listen, Inspector, and listen carefully.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'm not listening to anything from you. Go to bed and let me get some sleep.

[Radio Host]

Wait. Sorry. Faraday.

[Mary Wesley]

Did he hang up?

[Radio Host]

Well, he didn't exactly invite me over for a midnight snack.

[Shorty]

Well, gee, boss, now what do we do?

[Mary Wesley]

I know what you're going to do, Blackie. Leave town.

[Roger Farthing]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shorty]

The lady's right, boss. You can't have no alibi two weeks long in this town. But if you just lamb out of town for two weeks, I wouldn't like.

[Radio Host]

To take it on the chin any more than anybody else. But I'm not going to take it on the lamb.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, I know what you're thinking, darling. It's running away, and you don't want to run away. But please, Blackie, please do it for me.

[Radio Host]

I must be getting soft.

[Shorty]

It's the thing you gotta do, boss, for the lady's sake.

[Mary Wesley]

Now, I'll get your train or plane reservations. You go to your apartment with Shorty, and I'll phone you there.

[Radio Host]

I don't know why I'm doing this. I guess those looks of yours sure pack a wallet.

[Mary Wesley]

Never mind my looks. You just see to it that you pack a bag.

[Shorty]

Uh, how many shites you want in this suitcase, boss?

[Radio Host]

Oh, I don't know. Gosh, I wish that Chicago call would come in. Oh, well, Shorty, is there something that maybe you haven't told me yet. For instance, what time tomorrow are the diamonds being taken from the national vaults to the museum?

[Shorty]

Seven o'.

[Roger Farthing]

Clock.

[Shorty]

To be in a museum at eight. See, an armored car is picking them up.

[Radio Host]

No chance they intend to steal them or Root. They're too well guarded in an armored car.

[Shorty]

Gee, boss, how'd you know the diamonds would be picked up at the national vaults instead of Lady Wentworth's house?

[Radio Host]

Lady Wentworth wears only paste copies of the Wentworth diamonds. The real ones have always been in a vault.

[Shorty]

Gee, you know everything, boss.

[Radio Host]

Well, I know I'm in the clear till those stones get to the museum at 8 tomorrow morning. This is probably my Chicago call now.

[Roger Farthing]

What?

[Shorty]

A dame with a reservation's on a train?

[Roger Farthing]

Maybe.

[Mary Wesley]

Hello, Black Innocent Mary. I couldn't get a plane reservation at all. I got a train reservation to Chicago, just as you wanted. But it's not until Friday.

[Radio Host]

All right, then I'll leave on Friday.

[Mary Wesley]

But Blackie, to be perfectly safe, you have to be out of town before tomorrow morning.

[Radio Host]

Look, honey, don't worry. I'll play invisible man until Friday.

[Mary Wesley]

I am worried, darling. What if they rob the museum before Friday?

[Radio Host]

Then I'm in a jam.

[Mary Wesley]

Well, if having an alibi will help, can't someone be with you all the time?

[Radio Host]

You like the job for yourself.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, Blackie, be serious. You know I can't meet you until 4:00'.

[Inspector Faraday]

Clock.

[Radio Host]

That has to be a date.

[Mary Wesley]

All right. Well, be careful, darling, and call me in the morning.

[Radio Host]

I'll give you a ring at 10.

[Mary Wesley]

See that you do. Night.

[Radio Host]

Good night. Well, Shorty, looks like you and I have a chance to have a little fun. I can't leave town till Friday.

[Shorty]

Oh, gee, boss, you better tell your pal Kingston in Chicago and tell him you're not coming to see him until Friday.

[Roger Farthing]

Huh?

[Radio Host]

Not at all, short one. He's gonna help me.

[Shorty]

Oh, but gosh, what can he do? He's in Chicago.

[Radio Host]

He can give me a hand through one of his branch offices here if I was. Oh, it's probably Charlie now. Hello?

[Mary Wesley]

Mr. Charles Kingston of the Kingston Corporation in Chicago calling Mr. Boston. Blackie.

[Radio Host]

I'll take it, operator.

[Mary Wesley]

Here's your party, Mr. Kingston.

[Roger Farthing]

Hello, Blackie.

[Radio Host]

Hello, Charlie.

[Mary Wesley]

How are you, fella?

[Radio Host]

Oh, swell. Charlie is the man who does favors.

[Inspector Faraday]

In good right round ticket.

[Roger Farthing]

Blackie. What is it?

[Radio Host]

Can you hear me clearly?

[Roger Farthing]

Go ahead.

[Radio Host]

All right, Charlie, here's what I want you to do.

[Mary Wesley]

Hello?

[Radio Host]

Morning, Mary.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, Blackie, I've worried all night long. Where are you?

[Radio Host]

In my apartment. Stop worrying.

[Mary Wesley]

But Blackie, as long as you're in town in those days.

[Radio Host]

Look, Mary, everything's gonna be all right. There's nothing to the.

[Mary Wesley]

Blackie. Blackie. What's the matter? Blackie?

[Roger Farthing]

May I see the timetable of the Wentworth diamond robbery? Hazel.

[Shorty]

Here you are, Mr. Farthing.

[Roger Farthing]

Good. Now, here on the chart, we can see what progress we will make today. 1:30. The men are here at this moment a mile and a half south of the museum. In 15 minutes, the first of them will enter the museum and take their places. In 30 minutes, it'll all be over. You're smiling. Yes. You like the way I plan?

[Shorty]

Obviously. Ah.

[Roger Farthing]

If my schedule's right, this should be Mr. Boston. Blackie, come in.

[Inspector Faraday]

Here he is, Mr. Farthing. Austin.

[Radio Host]

Blackie.

[Roger Farthing]

Won't you come in? Blackie?

[Radio Host]

Do I have a choice?

[Roger Farthing]

Not for the present. That'll be all, Tom.

[Inspector Faraday]

Right.

[Roger Farthing]

I'm Roger Farthing. This is Miss Hazel Arden, my secretary. Hazel, the famous Boston Blackie.

[Shorty]

How do you do?

[Radio Host]

How are you?

[Roger Farthing]

You know why you're here?

[Radio Host]

Not to play house. When do my teeth start chattering?

[Roger Farthing]

In exactly 22 minutes, men in my employ are going to steal the Wentworth diamonds from the Manchester Museum and inadvertently kill two of the guards. One of the gunmen will be referred to by the others as Blackie. You begin to see.

[Radio Host]

Seeing is a little habit I picked up some time ago.

[Roger Farthing]

Splendid. As you probably know, the main Wentworth diamond is too distinctive to be of value to anyone other than its rightful owner.

[Radio Host]

So?

[Roger Farthing]

So one of my associates is placing it in your apartment shortly after the robbery, then informing the police of its whereabouts. You will be forced to remain here until it is found. You understand?

[Radio Host]

Perfectly.

[Roger Farthing]

You know something, Blackie? Nothing disturbs you. I'd like to have you on my side.

[Radio Host]

You want me on your side? Believe me, Farthing, you'd be more comfortable with acute appendicitis.

[Inspector Faraday]

This way to the display of the Wentworth diamonds. The Arling Galleries to the right.

[Radio Host]

This way.

[Inspector Faraday]

Saw a couple of the cars drive up across the street. Boy should be coming through the front door in a minute.

[Roger Farthing]

Right.

[Inspector Faraday]

There they are. Took care of the guards at the door.

[Narrator]

Go ahead.

[Inspector Faraday]

Do your stuff. All right, everybody, get back. Keep quiet. This isn't any fool.

[Roger Farthing]

Over this way.

[Inspector Faraday]

Blackie, in here.

[Radio Host]

Come on, gang.

[Inspector Faraday]

Blackie, over this way. Blackie, get those two guards.

[Roger Farthing]

Cut them down. Cut them down.

[Inspector Faraday]

I got the diamonds.

[Roger Farthing]

Let's go.

[Inspector Faraday]

Nice shooting, Blackie.

[Roger Farthing]

Nice shooting.

[Inspector Faraday]

Those guards never know what hit him.

[Mary Wesley]

Inspector, this is Mary Wesley.

[Inspector Faraday]

Yeah.

[Mary Wesley]

You remember me, don't you?

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, I remember all of Boston Blackie's friends so I can identify him when we pull them out of the river. What do you want?

[Mary Wesley]

I talked to Blackie on the phone at 10 o' clock this morning. We were cut off. I haven't heard from him since.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, don't let that surprise you.

[Mary Wesley]

But I had a date with him at 4:00 and he didn't show up. I'm worried about him.

[Inspector Faraday]

I think you should be.

[Mary Wesley]

Has something happened?

[Inspector Faraday]

Plenty. I hope you like music, Ms. Wesley, because you're playing second fiddle to the Wentworth diamonds. Blackie stole them this afternoon.

[Narrator]

Now, back to our story. When we left Boston, Blackie, he was, to all appearances, hopelessly victimized by Roger Farthing's plan to frame him for the theft of the Wentworth diamonds and the murder of the two museum guards as provided in Farthing's plan. The police have been notified that the main Wentworth diamond is in Blackie's apartment. And as we continue our story, Inspector Faraday knocks on Blackie's door.

[Inspector Faraday]

Okay, Blackie, come on, open up in there. Open up.

[Roger Farthing]

All right.

[Shorty]

Bye, Inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

Okay, Shorty, go on, get back in the apartment. Where's Blackie? Where's the Wentworth Diamond?

[Shorty]

The Wentworth Diamond, Inspector?

[Inspector Faraday]

Shorty, the only time you look smart is when you're trying to look dumb.

[Shorty]

Oh, gee, thanks.

[Inspector Faraday]

Sit down over there and behave yourself. I'm gonna look around for that diamond.

[Shorty]

Ah, Inspector, there ain't no jewel around here in that drawer anywhere else.

[Inspector Faraday]

He not only stole the entire Wentworth collection, but he killed two guards. You can't get out of a rap like that with a suspended sentence.

[Roger Farthing]

Huh?

[Inspector Faraday]

Nothing in here. Maybe this drawer.

[Shorty]

Look, Inspector, I can tell you the whole thing from the beginning if you'll believe me.

[Inspector Faraday]

Yeah, Blackie, rehearsal.

[Shorty]

Look, do you remember when Blackie was.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, the jewel wasn't here. Huh? What's this? A kid's marble.

[Shorty]

Gee. Hey, that rock's got more sparkle than a pinwheel.

[Inspector Faraday]

Yeah, this is the Wentworth diamond, all right. Now, what do you do with the smaller ones?

[Shorty]

You mean. You mean there's more?

[Inspector Faraday]

You know, there are more all around here.

[Radio Host]

Some, uh.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, someone's coming down the hall. It's probably Blackie. Turn out the lights, Inspector. Turn out those lights.

[Shorty]

Yes, sir.

[Inspector Faraday]

This is going to be wonderful.

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[Roger Farthing]

Wise guy knocking on his own door.

[Inspector Faraday]

Is that a signal to you?

[Shorty]

It don't mean nothing to me.

[Mary Wesley]

I.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'll open it.

[Mary Wesley]

Blackie?

[Roger Farthing]

Are you.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, Ms. Wesley, it's you.

[Mary Wesley]

Is Blackie here?

[Inspector Faraday]

Turn on the lights, Shorty.

[Shorty]

Oh, sure thing. Hi, Ms. Wesley.

[Mary Wesley]

Shorty.

[Roger Farthing]

Where is he?

[Mary Wesley]

What happened to him?

[Shorty]

Well, didn't he meet you?

[Mary Wesley]

No, and when he called me, we were cut off. I don't know what happened.

[Shorty]

Oh, gee.

[Inspector Faraday]

Okay, you two make yourselves comfortable because we're gonna wait right here for Blackie.

[Shorty]

Gee, Inspector, I think you're way off base.

[Inspector Faraday]

You think so, huh? Well, we're waiting here all night if we have to. Because with Ms. Wesley here, I'll guarantee Blackie thinks there's no base like.

[Shorty]

Mr. Farthing. Oh, Mr. Farthing.

[Roger Farthing]

Ah, I must have fallen asleep. Hazel. Sleep well earned.

[Shorty]

You've released Boston Dacky?

[Roger Farthing]

Yes, yes. Before very long we shall hear that he's been picked up for robbery and murder. And tomorrow morning I shall have in my hands 24 of the most precious diamonds in the world.

[Shorty]

Tomorrow morning, Mr. Farthing? You mean this morning?

[Roger Farthing]

Oh, it is quite late, isn't it?

[Mary Wesley]

Nearly mid morning.

[Roger Farthing]

I suggest you go to your room and try to sleep. Hazel. If you are addicted to dreams, my dear, perchance you can dream of the crime so perfect that it cost nothing but the life of Boston. Blackie.

[Inspector Faraday]

Gee, Inspector, it's the middle of the morning. Hey, when did we get out of here, huh? When I say you do, not before, so don't keep asking.

[Roger Farthing]

Uh.

[Inspector Faraday]

Oh, there's a key in the door. It's probably Blackie.

[Radio Host]

Quiet, Mary. Shorty, come on in.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hold it, Blackie.

[Radio Host]

Oh, Inspector, do you have to turn up? When I feel refreshed and happy? One look at you when I'm 20 years older.

[Inspector Faraday]

You're not gonna live 20 years, Blackie. What they do to you for murder in this state isn't good for your health.

[Radio Host]

What did I do, kill one of your jokes?

[Inspector Faraday]

You killed two guards at the Manchester Museum yesterday.

[Radio Host]

Don't be a fool, Faraday. I wasn't near the Manchester Museum when those guards were killed.

[Inspector Faraday]

Then where did you get this diamond? I found in your drawer at the 5 and 10.

[Radio Host]

I could get one like that off a chandelier. Inspector, that's a phony.

[Inspector Faraday]

It's the central diamond from the Wentworth Collection, and you know it.

[Radio Host]

I don't even know that the diamonds were stolen.

[Inspector Faraday]

What?

[Radio Host]

For all I know, they're still in the Manchester Museum, just where they ought to be.

[Inspector Faraday]

Sometimes I think you ought to have your head examined. There are witnesses who saw you there. I find the diamond in your apartment, and you tell me the Wentworth jewels are still in the museum. Come on. What did you do with the smaller stones?

[Radio Host]

Mary, call the museum, will you?

[Roger Farthing]

Sure.

[Radio Host]

The phone number's Plaza 39613.

[Inspector Faraday]

That kind of a stall isn't going to get you anywhere, Blackie. Forget about that phone call, Ms. Wesley.

[Radio Host]

Make it, Mary, and don't be a dope. Faraday. Wait a minute.

[Mary Wesley]

What did I say?

[Radio Host]

Tell the museum you're calling for Inspector Faraday.

[Mary Wesley]

All right.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'm not going to wait around for any phone call.

[Radio Host]

Where would you like to meet us, Inspector? At the Ritz or the Roni?

[Inspector Faraday]

Very funny, Blackie, but I don't need a phone call to prove those diamonds were stolen. I got one of them right in my hand.

[Radio Host]

Roll that stone out, Inspector, and it'd make a nice window pane.

[Mary Wesley]

Hello, Manchester Museum? I'm calling for Inspector Faraday. Yes, of police headquarters.

[Radio Host]

They don't even know you, pal.

[Mary Wesley]

Yes, just a minute. He wants to talk to you, Inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

Yeah, he didn't know who I was, huh? Give me that phone back.

[Mary Wesley]

He said he's been trying to reach the inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

Hello, this is Faraday.

[Radio Host]

Most people don't know when they're.

[Inspector Faraday]

Well, what do you want? The Wentworth diamonds are in their display case.

[Roger Farthing]

What?

[Inspector Faraday]

Sure, sure. I'll be right down.

[Radio Host]

I told you the diamonds were right where they belong for a day. Have a nice trip down there. Mary and I are going to have some breakfast. You too, Shorty.

[Roger Farthing]

Come on.

[Inspector Faraday]

Just a minute, Blackie. I don't fall for any of the tricks this easy. I'm going down to have a look at those jewels. All right, but you're going with me. Here are the diamonds, inspected just as they were before the robbery. I don't understand it, but here they are. How do I know these aren't phony? I beg your pardon, Inspector, but I'm an expert in such matters. What about this diamond in my hand? It's paste. And what's this gag about the jewels being stolen? Two guards killed? Well, it's all very true, Inspector, but this morning when I came into the museum, here were the diamonds just as they were before the unfortunate incident.

[Shorty]

It's amazing.

[Radio Host]

Happy, Faraday?

[Inspector Faraday]

All the diamonds are here, all but one small stone. But we're so happy to have the other diamond return, we aren't terribly concerned. Well, I'm concerned especially about those two murdered guards.

[Radio Host]

I'll tell you where you can find that missing stone, Faraday, and the man responsible for the death of the two guards.

[Inspector Faraday]

In your apartment?

[Radio Host]

No, in room 909 in the Winston Hotel. In the handkerchief pocket of a friend of mine.

[Inspector Faraday]

Blackie, you're getting deeper and deeper into this every minute.

[Radio Host]

I'll be in plenty deep if a certain party had a cold last night. A diamond that size is nothing to sneeze at.

[Inspector Faraday]

Here's room 909. Whose room is this?

[Radio Host]

You'll see.

[Roger Farthing]

Yes?

[Radio Host]

Hello, beautiful.

[Shorty]

What do you want?

[Radio Host]

In. Come on, Inspector.

[Inspector Faraday]

I'm with you.

[Mary Wesley]

How dare you force your way in here.

[Radio Host]

I seemed welcome enough here yesterday. Where's Farthing?

[Roger Farthing]

Who's out there?

[Radio Host]

Don't talk, beautiful. He's in there, inspector. Come on.

[Shorty]

Mr. Farthing, it's the police.

[Roger Farthing]

What's the meaning of.

[Radio Host]

You two know each other, don't you?

[Inspector Faraday]

Hello, Farthing. I didn't know you were in town.

[Roger Farthing]

Oh, good morning, Inspector. I was just in town for the day. On a buying trip.

[Radio Host]

Buying diamonds, Inspector.

[Roger Farthing]

Diamonds for free.

[Radio Host]

Look in his handkerchief pocket, Faraday.

[Roger Farthing]

I'm in no mood for practical jokes, gentlemen.

[Radio Host]

I have a business appointment. You may have to reach inside for the stone, Faraday. The handkerchief may not pull it out.

[Inspector Faraday]

We'll see. There.

[Radio Host]

What fell on the desk, Inspector?

[Inspector Faraday]

Looks like A diamond to me, Farthing, if this is from the Wentworth collection, I'm arresting you for murder and robbery.

[Radio Host]

It's from the Wentworth collection, all right.

[Roger Farthing]

From the looks of it, I'd say the same thing. Congratulations, Blackie.

[Inspector Faraday]

Farthing, do you admit this is a Wentworth diamond?

[Roger Farthing]

I see no reason why I shouldn't. You'll discover it for yourself in due time. I know when I'm beaten, but I don't know how. Hmm. Blackie.

[Radio Host]

Sorry, Farthing, that's a secret of the profession.

[Roger Farthing]

If we of the same profession were alone.

[Radio Host]

Same profession? Don't flatter yourself, Farthing.

[Roger Farthing]

Inspector, would you be so kind, let.

[Radio Host]

Us have five minutes alone. Faraday. It's all right.

[Roger Farthing]

I'm not the type to run away from anything. Once I run into it, it's entirely safe.

[Inspector Faraday]

Well, with Blackie in here and me outside the door, I guess it's okay. Five minutes, no more.

[Roger Farthing]

Sit down.

[Radio Host]

Thanks. You're a good sport, Farthing. Sit right here.

[Roger Farthing]

A gambler has to be a good sport.

[Radio Host]

Yes, I guess he does.

[Roger Farthing]

I'm amazed. How did you do it, Blackie? When?

[Radio Host]

The diamond in your pocket. It wasn't easy. You didn't let me get close to you but once, when I was here yesterday. Fortunately, once was enough.

[Roger Farthing]

But that's so utterly impossible. The diamonds were still in the museum when you were here yesterday.

[Radio Host]

That's where you're wrong, Father. The diamonds were never in the museum, only a set of paste.

[Roger Farthing]

Why?

[Radio Host]

I switched them myself at the national vaults. 8 o' clock yesterday morning.

[Roger Farthing]

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. Tell me how.

[Radio Host]

Well, the first thing I did was to borrow Lady Wentworth's pace set. That was easy. Lady Wentworth is away. The pace set is not locked up because it's worthless. Then I hired an armored car.

[Roger Farthing]

That alone is no simple matter.

[Radio Host]

It was simple enough for my friend Charlie Kingston of Chicago. Yes, he hired an armored car for me through his local office.

[Roger Farthing]

And how did you use this armored car?

[Radio Host]

My friend Shorty and I dressed as bank guards and went to the delivery entrance of the vaults a little before 8. With the paste diamonds in a case just like the ones the real diamonds were in.

[Roger Farthing]

I see. You. You stayed just inside the delivery entrance until the armored truck came along, then walked out with the paste diamonds and gave them to the driver.

[Radio Host]

Well, that was no problem. We weren't stealing anything, just handing to the driver something he expected to get.

[Roger Farthing]

So then what?

[Radio Host]

Then Shorty and I got our own armored car from around the block, drove it to the delivery entrance of the vault and picked up the Real diamonds from the real bank gods.

[Roger Farthing]

Ah, that was simple, too, because the bank guards expected to see an armored car outside the delivery entrance.

[Radio Host]

So a set of phonies went to the museum, and I kept the real set until after your men robbed the museum. Then I broke into the museum at night and delivered the real diamonds. That is all. Except the one small stone which I planted on you.

[Roger Farthing]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

[Radio Host]

Thanks. That's a lot coming from you under the circumstances.

[Roger Farthing]

I am an artist in my way, Blackie. And you're an artist in yours. Does one great painter scoff at the work of another because the other's artistry is superior to his own?

[Radio Host]

Maybe you're not the artist you think, Farthing.

[Roger Farthing]

Why do you say that?

[Radio Host]

The idea of involving me. It seems to me that a good artist concentrates more on the picture and a little less on the frame.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, Blackie, look at those lovely diamonds in this window. Aren't those engagement rings beautiful?

[Radio Host]

They sure are.

[Mary Wesley]

Oh, how I'd love to have that one there.

[Radio Host]

You would?

[Mary Wesley]

Well, might depend on who gave it to me. Oh, I might like you to give me one someday. Except.

[Radio Host]

Except what?

[Mary Wesley]

Except I'd never be quite sure just how you got it.

[Roger Farthing]

It's. It's sam.

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