Michael Shayne: The Malcolm Boyd Case 07/02/1945
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The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective. The Adventures of Michael Shane The people who make 76 gasoline and Triton Motor Oil, Union Oil Company, present... The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective, starring Wally Mayer and Kathy Lewis. The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective, starring Wally Mayer and Kathy Lewis. As San Francisco's favorite private detective, Mike Shane's life has plenty of excitement and drama, but it also has its routine. It is shortly after 9 a.m. on the business day in room 1515, Russ Building, begins just as it does in any other office. While Mike opens the morning mail, his sleek and lovely assistant, Phyllis Knight, glances at the newspaper.
Suddenly, Phyllis leans forward in her chair.
Good heavens. I can't believe it.
Hmm? What's the matter?
Have you looked at this paper, Mike? About Malcolm Boyd? Mm-mm. Malcolm Boyd. Well, I used to know him at college. He took me to the prom once. He was a smooth number.
Too warm a day for me to be jealous, Angel.
No, no, no, no, listen. Malcolm Boyd, 31, wealthy young socialite of San Francisco, was mysteriously shot to death in his apartment last night. Well, what? Mrs. Mary Boyd, his widow, informed the police that about 10 o'clock, she told her husband she was going down to the drugstore for a few minutes. When she returned to their apartment in the Bayview Tower, she discovered the riddled body.
Does it say anything about suspects or witnesses?
No, not so far.
Hold it, honey, hold it. Hello, Mike Shane speaking.
Mike, you busy right now?
Oh, morning, Inspector. What do you mean, busy? I'm always up to my ears.
Fine, I got a client here at headquarters for you.
You have? Well, thanks, Inspector, but I've got some odds and ends to clean up. Just a minute, Mike. Sorry, partner. Oh, by the way, by the way, we were just reading about this Malcolm Boyd killing. You boys at Homicide got any ideas?
Yeah, you're one of them.
Huh?
This client is the Malcolm Boyd case. Come on down and talk to him. Or are you still too busy with odds and ends?
As a matter of fact, Inspector, I'm at the end of my odds right now. I'll see you in five minutes.
Oh, there's the Inspector now, Mike, coming out of his office. Fast traveling, kids.
Who is Malcolm Boyd and what happened to him?
You made it in about eight minutes flat. Where's your man? In the office. Come on in.
Okie doke.
Richie, I want you to meet Mike Sheen and Phyllis Knight, friends of mine from way back. Mr. Ward Richie. Glad to know you.
How do you do, Mr. Richie? The reason I called you in, Mike, is that this department can't help Richie. What he needs is a lawyer and a darn good private detective. It's about the Malcolm Boyd case? That's right.
But I didn't see your name in the newspaper account of it.
We didn't give it to the papers, Phil.
But they'll get a hold of it soon enough. Oh. Pull out some chairs and I'll tell you the story.
Yeah, sure. Sure, Inspector. Thank you.
As you know, Malcolm Boyd was shot last night in his apartment, the Bayview Towers. His wife telephoned homicide. We got there about 15 minutes after the murder. No guns, no clues, no fingerprints, no known enemies, no motive. Perfect murder mystery. The girl at the switchboard in the lobby said a man came in and phoned up to Boyd about 9.50 p.m. The elevator boy says he let him off at the sixth floor.
Boyd's apartment is 610. And in about ten minutes, the guy went down in the elevator again. The manager happened to be in the elevator this time. Then you must have a pretty good description of the fellow. Okay, Sergeant.
Read the description. He was tall. He was short. He was fat. He was thin. What? But here's the payoff. About 30 or 40 minutes before a homicide was called in, the apartment house directly across the street was robbed.
And close to midnight, the thieves were caught. Three men with a grip full of jewels. We figured one of the three might have done the murder across the street.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the introduction to the Michael Shayne episode about?
0:00–2:57
2
Who is Malcolm Boyd and what happened to him?
2:57–4:25
3
What are the initial details surrounding Malcolm Boyd's murder?
4:25–6:03
4
How does Inspector discuss the case with Mike Shane?
6:03–8:37
5
What leads Mike Shane to suspect Ward Ritchie?
8:37–17:12
6
What evidence is found that connects Ritchie to the case?
17:12–25:00
7
How does the investigation unfold regarding Mrs. Boyd?
25:00–29:54