Boston Blackie - A Vase Leads To Murder
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How does the episode open with the auction and the mysterious vase?
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One of my bits for this gorgeous piece of hand-painted pottery from the effects of the late Nancy Kittredge. $20. The man in the green hat says $20. Do I hear $25? Let
him hear $25, Blackie.
You sure you want to
marry? Yes, I do.
I got $20. Do I hear $25? $25. Do I hear $30?
$30.
The man in the green hat says 30. Do I hear 35? 35. I heard it, and thank you, sir. Do I hear 40? Uh-oh, that man in the green hat is coming over this way. So
what? This is a public auction.
Do I hear 40? 40. The man in the green hat says 40. Do I hear
more? You'd
better
not hear more,
bud. I can only bid to 50, so don't you go any higher, sir. 40. Do I hear any more? The man in the green hat has bid 40. Do I hear 45?
Oh, you can only bid $50, huh? $60. $60
is bid. What does the man in the green hat say? The man in the green hat doesn't say anything. That's $60
going
once, going twice. Sold for $60. Congratulations, sir.
So you got the vase and congratulations, huh? Maybe condolences would be a better word.
And now, back to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie. Enemy to those who make him an enemy. Friend to those who have no
friends.
Hello?
Blackie, this is
Mary. I'm home now. You can bring that vase over any time you want. Well,
I'm going to be busy for a couple of hours, Mary. I'll send it over by messenger,
huh? Oh, thank you, darling.
Thanks a lot. Okay. I'll see you for dinner?
Oh, yeah, if you
like. I like. Oh, that's probably the messenger for the phase now. Tell him not to drop it. I'll tell him what it costs, then he'll drop it in fright. I'll call for you around 6.30, has that?
Well,
I'll be ready. Bye. Bye. Come in. Well, your messenger, sir. Oh, the man in the green hat. Yeah. Sorry, there's no auction here today.
But there's
something here that was bought at an auction today, and I'd like to have it. Then why didn't you outbid me for it? I didn't have the dough with me.
Why does the green‑hat man threaten Blackie over the vase?
Too bad. Look, I'll give you the 60 bucks you paid for it if you let me have it. Sorry, but it isn't mine. I bought it for someone else. Well, tomorrow I'll give you $500 for it. No deal, pal. Look, but I want that vase and you're going to give it to me. You won't want what I'm going to give you. Now get out of here. Look, I can get just... Keep your hand
out of
your pocket, pal. The only hand I like to see with a gun in it is mine. Like this. You win. This time. And there had better not be a next time, or I'll knock that green hat right off your head the hard way.
Coming. Hey, I'm coming.
Just a minute. Oh!
Yes, yes, but... Oh, you're hurt. Now come in and sit down. Here, here, take it easy. I'll take the
package.
I have it all right. Now, just sit down. Let's see what's the matter with you. Oh, you're bleeding, and then badly, too. I
think I got shot.
Please, please, take it easy. Here, let me unbutton your collar.
Oh, I'm all right. I was driving here in my car, and a guy with a
gun... Now, don't talk anymore. I'll go get a doctor right away for
you. Thank you, Miss,
but I don't
think... I don't...
No, I don't think you do need a doctor now. But I need Blackie. And the police.
So, what did he do, Miss Wesley? Deliver this vase to you and then die
right here in your apartment?
Yes, he did, Inspector Faraday. I was going to call a doctor, but it was too late.
I'm not blaming you for this, Mary, but I wish you hadn't liked that vase at the auction. Well, what's the vase got to do with this, Blackie? Everything, Faraday. That funny-looking piece of clay on the table there? Now, you don't know what you're talking about.
Inspector, it is not funny-looking.
You're so right, Mary. It's beginning to look rather gruesome to me. And what it means to the man in the green hat, I don't know. What man in what green hat? I bought this vase at an auction this morning, Faraday. A man in a green hat bit against me until I went too high.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How does the episode open with the auction and the mysterious vase?
0:00–3:50
2
Why does the green‑hat man threaten Blackie over the vase?
3:50–7:10
3
What clues lead Inspector Faraday to suspect a hidden secret inside the vase?
7:10–11:02
4
How does the X‑ray reveal that the vase is empty?
11:02–15:33
5
What does the tiny cylinder found in the broken vase contain?
15:33–19:08
6
How is the stolen bank money linked to the vase via a storage receipt?
19:08–22:39
7
Why does Frank Kittredge get charged and how is his confession used?
22:39–24:58
8
What is the final resolution with the replacement vase and the lingering mystery?
24:58–27:38