Blind Spot (1947) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Andrews was arrested because he had just improvised a detailed locked-room murder plot in Small's office that closely mirrored the actual crime. When Small's body was found locked inside his office, police believed Andrews had confessed to the murder through his fictional story. Additionally, Andrews was drunk and couldn't remember or articulate the ending of his own imaginary plot, making him seem guilty.

• jeffrey andrews arrest
• henry small murder
• locked-room mystery
• false accusation

The exact method isn't fully detailed in the film, but Harrison used the time he spent away from the bar washing his hands to travel to Small's office and commit the murder. The night watchman revealed that Harrison had been in the bar on the night of the murder but left temporarily to wash his hands, giving him the opportunity to kill Small and return before anyone noticed his absence.

• lloyd harrison
• locked-room murder
• small office
• murder method

Harrison killed the bartender to cover his tracks after the bartender witnessed him in the bar on the night of Small's murder. The bartender had told the night watchman that Harrison was present that night, which would connect Harrison to the scene. Harrison needed to eliminate this witness to prevent his presence from being discovered.

• bartender murder
• lloyd harrison
• cover up
• witness elimination

Harrison killed Small because Small threatened to expose him for using a ghostwriter to write his celebrated mystery novels. This revelation would have destroyed Harrison's reputation and career as a famous mystery writer. After killing Small, Harrison also killed the bartender who knew he'd been in the building that night.

• lloyd harrison motive
• ghostwriting
• henry small threat
• reputation

Harrison planted one of Evelyn's earrings at the bartender's apartment to frame her for both murders. When Andrews found the earring beside the bartender's body, it appeared to implicate Evelyn. Harrison had stolen the earring from Evelyn earlier to use as evidence framing her.

• evelyn earring
• bartender crime scene
• frame job
• evidence planting

Andrews discovered his contract in Small's file drawer after their confrontation and tore it up in a fit of anger and defiance. This act symbolized his break from the publishing world that had rejected his work and pushed him to write more marketable, formulaic books instead of the psychological fiction he preferred.

• andrews contract
• publisher dispute
• creative freedom

Andrews discovered a check written to him by Small while on the way to the police station. This check revealed that Small had intended to buy Andrews's story after all, contradicting his earlier refusal. This discovery made Andrews realize Small had planned to purchase the plot outline, which provided crucial context about the timeline and Harrison's potential involvement.

• small check
• plot purchase
• payment
• evidence

Evelyn was missing during the interrogation because she had gone to Andrews's apartment after learning about his celebrated work and her torn dress suggested she had been there. Her absence made her seem suspicious to police, especially since they were looking for someone connected to Andrews who might have information about the murder.

• evelyn green
• police interrogation
• missing person

Harrison framed Andrews by being present when Andrews improvised the locked-room murder plot that matched the actual crime. He then suggested to police that Andrews be released into his custody so he could 'help' Andrews remember the solution, while actually manipulating Andrews's memory and casting doubt on his story. Harrison also planted evidence and eliminated witnesses who could reveal his own presence.

• frame andrews
• lloyd harrison manipulation
• police suspicion

Andrews was heavily intoxicated when he improvised the locked-room murder plot. His alcoholism caused severe memory impairment, preventing him from recalling the details of his own fictional ending. This memory gap made him appear guilty to police since he couldn't explain how the murder was committed, despite having only imagined it.

• andrews memory loss
• intoxication
• alcohol
• plot ending

Harrison had stolen his own contract from Small's office to destroy evidence of their business relationship. This contract would have revealed Harrison's connection to Small and possibly shown evidence of the ghostwriting arrangement that Small threatened to expose. Removing it was part of Harrison's attempt to cover his tracks.

• harrison contract
• missing evidence
• ghostwriter proof

The connection was entirely coincidental, Andrews improvised a locked-room murder that matched the real crime purely by chance. This coincidence made Andrews appear guilty since his fictional plot seemed to describe exactly how Small was killed. Harrison exploited this coincidence to frame Andrews, knowing the coincidence would make Andrews the prime suspect.

• coincidence
• locked-room plot
• frame job
• imaginary story