(xxx) The Case of the Avenging Angel

Presenting Detective Nick Harris in a salute to the law. Ladies and gentlemen, we again bring you Detective Nicholas B. Harris, Chief of the internationally known Los Angeles Detective Agency bearing his name in another dramatized two-life story proving to the youth of today the folly of committing crime.

And now, Mr. Harris, thank you Mr. Applegate, and good evening everyone. In your line of work, Mr. Harris, I suppose you encounter fanatics with fantastic schemes to reform or save the world.

Yes, George. They're not only always so fantastic either. For instance, there was a man who called himself the avenging angel. The first time I met him was several years ago when a quiet, well-dressed gentleman called at my office.

Frankly, Mr. Harris, the name Collins is not my real name. Professional name, I presume. Well, call it that. It won't be necessary, will it, for you to know my real name? Well, that depends entirely on what you want me to do.

All I want is your help in helping me to help others. How? Well, I wish to be known as the avenging age. I don't quite understand, Mr. Collins. Well, to avenge those who cannot avenge themselves, to punish those who would otherwise go unpunished.

Well, the law takes care of that. The law tries to, or is intended to. But aren't there cases where the law is not applied? Cases within the law, perhaps, were a great wrong and a grave injustice is perpetrated?

Yet nothing is or can be done by the law enforcement agents. Well, unfortunately, Mr. Collins, there are such cases. Well, it's in situations of that kind, Mr. Harris, that I wish with the help of your agency to play the role of the avenging agent.