Boston Blackie - The Abbott Painting
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Boston Blackie - The Abbott Painting

B1IntermediateOctober 2, 202627 min
  • Documentary

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Terribly unfair of me isn't it you know what it is and I'm out frame

So I do so I do a cigarette lighter I think with shorty's initials on it and shorty's fingerprints on it, too

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The Great Boston Blackie So the great boston blackie condescends to visit the lonely Henry rise Aren't you afraid your friends will look out and find out about the spiking? I'll take my chances for my friends rice, but I'm not gonna take a kicking around from you

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I'm kicking you around you know what you're doing. You're framing a murder on my friend shorty Terribly unfair of me isn't it you know what it is and I'm out frame The police are looking for evidence and the murder of that fellow Ashley and you have phony evidence that makes it looks as if shorty killed So I do so I do a cigarette lighter I think with shorty's initials on it and shorty's fingerprints on it, too

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And it was found at the scene of Ashley's murder. I know I know I made sure it would be found there I've got it, you know Yes for now But I'm getting it back

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