Chapter 1: Who is Boston Blackie and what is his expertise?
John, who was that man who just left?
Boston Blackie, Myra. I want them to look at the diamond I'm buying tomorrow. Oh, John, you shouldn't have done that. Why? Boston Blackie's the diamond expert. I want to be sure I'm getting the real thing before I pay for it. After all, I don't want to put $75,000 in a piece of glass.
John, you shouldn't have let anyone know you have the diamond until you can put it in the vault.
Oh, Boston Blackie can be trusted, Myra. Besides, I had this in my pocket all the time.
Oh, gee, put that gun away, John. It scares me.
All right, dear. But don't worry about anything. Blackie's the only one in town who knows the diamond is here.
I don't know why you trust him. I still wish you... Oh, that's probably Carolyn on the phone. Shall I tell her we'll join them for dinner tomorrow night?
Yes, why not? Tell her we'd be glad to. And while you're talking, I'll make out a list of people I might turn this diamond over to. All right, dear.
Hello?
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Chapter 2: What happens when John reveals he has a valuable diamond?
What's the matter? Oh, John! John, what is it? What is it?
John, you're hurt. He came in the door for the diamond. I shot him in the shoulder. I shot him first.
Then he shot me. Who was it, John, dear? Was it Boston Blackie?
Yes. It had to be.
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And now, meet Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie. Enemy to those who make him an enemy. Friend to those who have no friend.
Gee, Blackie, it's a good thing that bullet went clean through your shoulder. You'd have had to see a doctor. Who did it to you, boss?
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Chapter 3: How does the gunshot incident unfold in the story?
Fine. You'll be sorry to hear. Really? Say, what's that pan of water for? Goldfish. I'm going to give them a bath. What's the towel there for? To dry them. You think I want my goldfish to catch cold? All right, Blackie. I'm taking you to headquarters for the murder of John Richards. Same old Faraday, same old routine. The only thing that changes is the corpse. And your apologies afterwards.
You're not going to wisecrack your way out of this one, Blackie. I know you were at Richards' house. I know you stole a diamond from him. And I know he shot you before you shot him. Because Richards talked before he died.
He told his wife he put a slug in his killer. Very interesting. Where did he hit you, Blackie? He didn't. Oh, well. I thought I could bluff you.
Congratulations, Blackie. Mind if I pat you on the back there?
Oh, hey, that's my shoulder.
Sure it is. And you jumped just now because you were shot in it last night.
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Chapter 4: What clues does Blackie find at the Richards' house?
That gunshot wound in your shoulder is all the proof I need.
Come on. All right. So I do have a bullet wound in my shoulder. But not because Richard shot me.
Well, I suppose you shot yourself.
As a matter of fact, I did. I was up at Charlie Kingston's apartment last night. I was cleaning one of his guns. It went off accidentally. That's alive, Lucky. Now stop stalling and let's go. Look, Faraday, don't be a sap, will you? If I had killed John Richards, would I be here in my apartment where you could find me? Well, maybe not.
But I'm going to check on that story about how you got shot.
Go ahead. Kingston will back me up. He'd better. Or I'm going to back up a paddy wagon and tuck you to sleep in a cell. So long, Inspector. Yeah.
But maybe not for long. Gee, Blackie, why don't you tell me that?
Tell you what, Shorty?
That you got shot cleaning a gun at Charlie Kingston's.
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