Boston Blackie - Mrs. Peterson's Insurance Policy

Mary Wesley, Blackie's girlfriend, lives in an apartment across the hall from Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson's apartment. For the past month, Mrs. Peterson has been telling Mary that she is afraid of her husband, and that he wants to kill her. One day, Mrs. Peterson is pressing the door buzzer on Mary's door. Mary answers and says "Oh, Mrs. Peterson, come on in". She says "No. Is your friend Boston Blackie here with you?" Mary says "Well, no, he's not". Mrs. Peterson says "Well, then, I want you to come over to my apartment, please. Right away". Mary asks "Why? What's the matter?" Mrs. Peterson says "You know what's the matter. I tried to tell you a dozen times, my husband's going to kill me!" Mary says "Oh now, Mrs. Peterson, you know that can't be true ...." She says "Please, come over. My husband made a phone call to Frank awhile ago, but he was out. He's going to call back any minute". Mary asks "Frank? Who's Frank". Mrs. Peterson says "Our lawyer. Oh, please, Miss Wesley, you have to come over. Maybe this phone call will prove to you that my husband's trying to kill me!" Mary says "Alright, I'll come over with you". They quietly go into the Peterson's apartment. Mary asks "Where's your husband? Mrs. Peterson says "He's in the study, with the door closed. He's just waiting for that call. He's going to make plans to kill me, you will see". Mary says "Now, look, Mrs. Peterson ...." Suddenly, the phone starts ringing. Mrs. Peterson says "We'll listen on the extension". On the phone, Frank says "John, had a message that you called. What is it that you want?" John says "I want to know a couple of things about my wife's insurance policy. Is it all paid up to today?" Frank says "Yes, you took care of that". John says "And I'm the sole beneficiary?" Frank says "Yeah, sure". John says "What happens if my wife is murdered? Do I still get the one hundred thousand?" Frank says "Sure you do, John. Unless the police prove that you murdered her".