The Greatest Thief in the World

And now tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills, suspense. Tonight we bring you a story from your newspaper. It is based upon absolute fact. Only certain portions have been dramatized. We call it the greatest thief in the world.

So now starring Mr. Ben Wright, here is tonight's suspense play, The Greatest Thief in the World. The files of Criminal Record Office in Scotland Yard contain two bulky folders. One relating to the evidence against Peter Marrion.

The other against the criminal known only as the Squire. Concerning Peter Marrion, we're in possession of a number of facts. Some we gain through our own investigation others through interested parties. Concerning the Squire, we know a good deal less.

That for some five years he committed dual thefts, amounting to half a million pounds is common knowledge. That at no time until the end did we find one scrap of evidence is further stated in the file.

The question that the Yard has not been able to satisfactorily answer is whether Peter Marriott and the Squire were one and the same. The case is a mathematical fantasy. For example, we know that Peter Marriott attended a shooting party in the West Riding, It's the guest of Sir Leslie and Lady Benbrink.

We know the gist of what transpired, but was the squire present at that time. Shooting, Mary. Well, thank you, sir. First, if I know how you do it, every time I get a shorter than those blinking part, it seems to know it's me.

Oh, it's just that like that. It'll get better. But they do, you know. They fly off screaming with laughter. It's old Benbrink. Come on, you chaps. Don't you worry about it. Oh, really, sir? Oh, well, perhaps tomorrow.