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Old Time Detectives

Boston Blackie - Harry Benson Murders His Wife

03 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the background of the Harry Benson murder case?

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Chapter 2: How did Harry Benson cleverly plan his wife's murder?

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Chapter 3: What evidence did the prosecution present against Harry Benson?

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90.38 - 102.437 Boston Blackie

Don't look so surprised, Myna. I'm sure you've seen me with a pistol in my hand before.

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102.658 - 106.603 Mary Wesley

Harriet, why are you pointing it at me?

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106.623 - 110.609 Boston Blackie

You must have a sort of rough idea.

110.629 - 111.931 Mary Wesley

You wouldn't dare kill me.

Chapter 4: How did Blackie decide to help Myrna Benson's brother?

112.051 - 119.762 Boston Blackie

No? I think it differently. I've planned this for a long time, and my plans have worked out perfectly.

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120.248 - 121.089 Mary Wesley

Your plans?

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121.129 - 127.979 Boston Blackie

You know why I telephoned you to meet me at the mountain lodge? You know why I met you at the station? Because you told me you were the king of this view.

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127.999 - 130.102 Myrna Benson

You have to kill me, Harry. I know you're joking.

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130.122 - 132.505 Boston Blackie

But I'm not joking.

Chapter 5: What role does Jimmy Bolton play in the story?

132.525 - 140.697 Boston Blackie

You're being here like this is a sin, my plan. I'm very clever. I've worked out a way to kill you and never be confident.

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140.717 - 143.741 Mary Wesley

If you kill me, Harry, you go to the electric chair.

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144.062 - 147.066 Boston Blackie

I'll go to trial, but I'll be acquitted.

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147.721 - 148.842 Mary Wesley

Must be out of your mind.

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149.022 - 156.208 Boston Blackie

I can't talk to you much longer, my darling wife. I'm away from the lodge too long. My alibi must be as good as I want it to be.

156.329 - 156.629 Mary Wesley

Harry.

Chapter 6: How does Blackie plan to prove Harry Benson's guilt?

157.51 - 160.312 Mary Wesley

Harry, you can't kill me. You have no reason.

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160.532 - 168.659 Boston Blackie

I have all the reason in the world. I'll be rich when you die. I'll own an important business concern.

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168.679 - 177.407 Mary Wesley

I'll give you my money. I'll sign my business over to you. Don't, Harry. Don't kill me. You can have everything you want.

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Chapter 7: What unexpected twist occurs during the investigation?

180.998 - 200.538 Boston Blackie

And now, meet Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie. Enemy to those who make him an enemy. Friend to those who have no friend.

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204.663 - 239.642 Judge

Order in the court! You may proceed, Mr. Holloway. Thank you, Your Honor. To continue, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, in judging Harry Benson, as you will and must, I ask only that you keep in mind this fact, and you will be forced to free Harry Benson from this hideous charge. Police have established that Mrs. Benson died in the city, died from a bullet in her heart. You will remember it.

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Chapter 8: What is the outcome of the confrontation between Blackie and Benson?

240.398 - 267.548 Judge

The weapon was still in her hand when she was found in her apartment around noon on a Tuesday. That Tuesday, as on the Sunday and Monday before and the day following, according to the testimony of four reputable witnesses, Harry Benson was at Mountain Lodge. three hundred and thirty miles from the scene of his wife's death.

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268.129 - 293.402 Judge

If there is another such disturbance, I shall order this courtroom to be cleared. Proceed, Mr. Holloway. Thank you, Your Honor. To continue, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Mrs. Benson had reason to take her own life. You have seen evidence in the form of letters written by the dead woman two days before her death that proved she was despondent over her mother's recent plans.

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294.664 - 326.458 Judge

On this evidence, I say that Mrs. Harry Benson killed herself and was not killed by her husband. Harry Benson had no reason to kill her, no desire to kill her. But most important of all, Harry Benson could not possibly have killed his wife because at the time of her death in the city... He was 330 miles away. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you cannot convict an innocent man.

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327.379 - 351.549 Judge

I beg of you to weigh the facts and bring in a verdict of not guilty. For Harry Benson has committed no crime. And you cannot find it in your heart to find him guilty of something... Order. Order in the court. Have you, the jury, reached a verdict?

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351.569 - 352.53 John Jellison

We have, Your Honor.

353.071 - 355.794 Judge

How do you find the defendant?

355.814 - 359.158 John Jellison

We find the defendant not guilty.

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Come in.

373.255 - 386.186 Boston Blackie

Inspector Faraday, there's a guy out here who insists I'm seeing you. Tell him I'm busy, Rollins. I told him you were busy, but he says he's going to see you anyhow. He's the late Myrna Benson's brother. Well, tell him I couldn't see him if it was the early bird's sister. Look, you won't be put off.

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