Boston Blackie classic TV "Hot Money"

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danger

excitement

adventure

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bust and blacky

enemy of those who make him an enemy

friend of those who have no friends

yes sir

that's boston blackie and he's quite a

guy

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there's a hospital right around the

corner call an ambulance you'll be all

right just rest

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we'll get you the best doctor you'll

have to have x-rays but don't worry

everything will be paid for

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so

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there's a step there

one more

another one

a little farther please

now turn around

and back against the wall

those poor men

this is one general pickup i don't like

yeah blind man who has to beg has it

tough enough

well

it's not one of them

i could tell the man who was hit by that

taxi anywhere

sorry to bring young men but a blind man

killed an intern in an ambulance and

we've got to find him well no i'm done

hope you find him we'll find him all

right bill take these men out and buy

them a good dinner on me

thank you inspector

that was a nice gesture faraday thank

you blacky you mind your own business

you know i'm worried about that poor man

the taxi hit

maybe he didn't kill that intern after

all

and maybe he needs treatment

uh he needs treatment all right electro

therapy

while strapped in a chair

hold on how did he get out of the

airport i'll bet you have that figured

out

he got out of the ambulance when it

slowed down at the emergency hospital

does that satisfy you partly now where

are we going plumbing oh that's problem

all the way to skid row

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now i know you're working on the case

let's go

over boy

thank you

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to do an on-skid road champ

hiya lucy

how's your boy tommy

thanks to you blacky

going straight

doing fine

good

the information i want doesn't seem to

be in this magazine

i'm um looking for a certain blind man

who tapped his way along the street went

bang a cab clipped him

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ever hear a blind moon

mermaid tavern about 1600. oh lucy

that's a bit early even for you yeah

better get rid of her

why lucy you gay old flirt

if you're gonna case blind moon you'd

better do it on your own

shakespeare got along all right with him

i wouldn't know

but watch that katie carey's

watch it

is he still fiddling that mermaid tablet

he ain't fiddling so anybody can notice

and it's in the basement

under the green lantern

thanks sweetheart now go sell marry a

magazine

so long mary

hey blocky wait for us

i think he knows best theory

here

this isn't a good reason for you

how to hold your man

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hmm

jiu-jitsu

i think it's a good idea don't you

whitey

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so

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blind moon you've got company

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so

so

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there goes the law

inspector himself

why aren't day

do you think anything happened to

blackie

law's heading up skid row

where'd you send him now hold on for a

minute and if we don't hear no street

shooting i'll start you out but don't

he wants me to take care of you

i'll take care of him when i see him

jiu jitsu

i'll buy this

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all right boys this is the place

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open up lion moon i know you're in there

come on open up

oh no not you

hello chief whether

how did you get in here

you've been in a fight who lucky in i

suspect the tenant

look around boys

what become a blind moon

the place is reeking with clues the

place is reeking but not with clues will

you stash that hunk of rope please so

here you are and smoking cigars too

what's this a little scorpions club yep

we just had a meeting they made me

president well i'm ready to leave now

mary wait a minute

oh

come on wash the dirt off your face and

behind your ears little scorpion

see where did you learn this judicial

stuff you had lucy find me a book

now every time you leave me out of the

excitement i'm going to read another

page now clean your face

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why don't you stop laughing and act like

a detective

find some clues to blind moon what

clothes the place is full of them look

around

you missed some

empty

been through them

here's the fighter

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and razor sharp too murder weapon

mary gave it to him after the taxi

accident i gave it to him yes you put

the cane on the poor blind man stretcher

remember

oh

well thank you very much blacky thank

you think nothing of it

but the vital clue is still under your

nose i'll take your time don't hurry

so long

mary i'm taking you home have to follow

that vital clue

and there's a vital nerve right there

if i ever get a hold of that magazine

i'm going to burn it come on what about

that important clue

faraday's about due to tumble

there it is a mirror

what's a blind guy do with a mirror

right alongside a shaving brush

you see

i see and so does blind moon

come on let's get out of here before he

finds the really vital clue another

ah these cigars are wonderful taylormade

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how do you do

what a lovely bird you take your finger

off lady

maybe he'll be nice to me

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he's a cuban green isn't he

i bet he's loaned some for the woods

around esther madura

you know cubasa oh yes and i also know

the bird traders on the prado that's

where i got herman's hair i thought so

what can i do for you

would you tell me for whom you make this

cigar

the gentleman lives at 6 500 south drive

apartment 4. thanks very much

goodbye goodbye herman

come on

remember we're from the cigar

manufacturers we've come to personalize

the cigars a little more you better let

me handle it

well come in come in boys and girls what

are you doing here a blind man led me

and there's your pal blind moon cut his

own throat suicide

ever hear of henry lewis

the only guy that ever escaped from the

rock

everybody thought he drowned swim in the

bay

well that's him

keep talking farther

what a cover-up he had phony blind

beggar begging a big take all day

the rest of the time a gentleman with

good eyesight

the guy killed the intern in the meat

wagon all right because he was scared

he'd be printed if he went to the

general hospital on a street pickup

well

that winds up the case blackie

winds up one murder mystery starts

another one how come

that's blind moon all right

he was wrestling with him in his boat

hole when he was changing from his

begging clothes i figure you put that

bump on his head in the fight

i didn't hit my man on the head oh

you're gonna tell me butt himself before

he cut his own throat

now watch this faraday it'll throw you

less than two hours ago i fought

somebody

blind moons and rigger mortis he's been

dead six hours or more

so the guy i fought with had already

been here and killed him

see

did blind moon do it or not

sure as you're born

with a suicide or not not

did blind moon kill the intern

sure

i give up where to now

back to skid row where we started from

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say i want to talk to you

hey wait a minute

barry you wait here

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after he won he's full of tricks

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i got no respect for you phonies

the blind beggar is one thing but you

i've got no mercy on

oh let up mister what the hell shut up i

didn't mean to swing at you

tell me who does your upholstery if this

is a pinch it isn't

for two pins i'd make it a personal one

i got something else on my mind now tell

me who stuffs you turkeys

what's it worth to you

fifty

ah nah i i gotta bro town

all right 75.

jackpot

it's dark leon

there's an even 100. want to earn it all

start the music

where does this doc leong hang out

between skid row

chanaka

he's got a sign

he's a legitimate

the uh fixed blind man too yeah

he rolls the lids back and sticks

something in their eyes

it's a real record real dull

thanks

watch out that's all

say mister

you're in trouble the minute you go near

go on

oh you have a note for me huh

suggest you study some more wrestling

holes i'll be gone for a short time

well whitey i know someone who can find

him for us third day he may be slow but

he's sure come on

how many haven't checked in yet oh it's

hasty tomlin limpy blind joe

five doc six include forget that name

hey have you seen any of these men

the heat's on duck

the law is shaking down every character

in town

i had to sneak through alleys to get

here all right check him out quick the

law is likely to come here some of these

stiffs may talk we're going to have to

cover up maybe even lay low for a while

that's probably one of them now check

him in

i gotta go

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stop someplace

so

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so

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so

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i've met a lot of low specimens in my

life but you're the lowest there's a lot

of unfortunate people who deserve a

helping hand and anyone who cheats in

the way you have in the past deserves

all you're going to get and i hope it's

the chair now come on

well we're in the right place mary but

no blackie come on inspect they're

making talks where's blackie cut out the

rough stuff faraday mary shame on you

well we got the top man and all the fake

beggars too this one solves the mystery

of who killed blind moon and why

why

i was just saving the law of the trouble

he threatened to reveal my activities to

the police once too often

okay chum we don't need anybody to

reveal nothing it was you that blackie

wrestled with when you went to clean out

moon's place after you killed him uptown

yeah that intern i killed him also no

blind moon did that one

but you knew sooner or later we'd catch

up with him and then he'd squeal on your

racket too

jiu jitsu dinner

you've got a big day little man i'm

famished

promised to burn up that book

oh i gave it to inspector faraday

oh yes

maybe there is something to this after

all

hey blacky what am i gonna do here along

with these two guys

call up a fourth for bridge

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so

you