Boston Blackie Podcast; Master Detective · Humphrey Productions

Ma_Vie_Perfum

January 28, 2026·29 min

A woman purchases a cat from a pet shop, claiming it will save her life. Meanwhile, a dead body is discovered on the beach—Pierre Francois, a salesman for Ma Vie Perfumes. Inspector Faraday and Boston Blackie investigate, discovering Pierre wasn't a real salesman but part of a criminal operation. Pete and Jack had been stealing empty perfume bottles and refilling them with cheap product to sell at discount prices. The investigation reveals multiple layers: sexual coercion, theft, fraud, and murder. The episode concludes with Pete and Jack's confrontation, Rose's ambiguous involvement, and the symbolic return of the cat—the object meant to save the woman's life.

As heard by us

A perfume racket, a dead cat, and a murder at Skyview Towers keep Boston Blackie moving.

This Boston Blackie outing opens with a neat little tangle: a woman wants to buy a cat she does not even like, and that sits beside a perfume racket, a dead salesman, and a murder at Skyview Towers.

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Why you'd press play

You want a hardboiled perfume scam with a cat-sized clue and no patience for small talk at all.

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