This production of an Antony Ellis script was originally used on Pursuit for the broadcast of 1951-12-18 as Pursuit of the Musical Killers.
A British aircraft designer is tortured and murdered by foreign agents. One of the cowardly plotters is trapped by police, and the designer is found in the car, clinging to life. Before his last breath, he is able to answer some questions by blinking his eyes in response. His brief questioning provides important clues for Scotland Yard. The driver of the car is questioned at the scene, surrendering more information through some rough treatment by the inspector. He works in maintenance in an aircraft factory, and was recruited to get plans or help them otherwise with the kidnapping of the designer. He gives them information that leads them to the killers. They go to the house he told them about. They expected it to be vacant, but it was not. When they reach there, a party with chamber music performance is encountered. The refined party hosts and visitors are actually a ring of murderers and traitors. Careful questioning and inspection of the scene leads to the conclusion that this was the location of the torture of the designer. The members of the treasonous group seems to be larger than what was thought.
One of the treats of listening is Hans Conried as the driver who is threatened by the inspector.
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THE CAST
Ben Wright (Chief Inspector Hendon), Hans Conried (Harold Gibson), Richard Peel (Inspector Mallinson), Bill Sheppard (Detective Walsh), Irene Tedrow (Jenny Addison), Raymond Lawrence (Flint), Stan Jones (Leslie Addison), George Walsh (Narrator)
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