The Murder of Little Philip Avery

Whitehall 1212. For the first time in history, Scotland Yard opens its secret files to bring you the true authentic stories of some of its most baffling cases. Before you by an all British cast, only the names of the participants have obvious reasons been changed.

The stories are presented with a full cooperation of Scotland Yard. Research on Whitehall 1212 is prepared by Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter of the London Daily Express. The stories for radio are written and directed by Willis Cooper.

Here are the participants in Case No. 693, MR966. Lance Corporal John Latimer of the Royal Corps of Signals. It was my lawyer, right enough. Signaler Lewis Ruling of the same company. It only hadn't rained that night.

Mrs. Elsie Avery, who lost her son. He was a lively lad, but he never done any harm. Miss Hartley, the Colonel's daughter. I was raised in the Army, and I know what I see. Superintendent Robert Lester of Scotland Yard.

If you will come into the Black Museum here with me, I think Chief Superintendent John Davidson can show you what we started with on this case. There's quite a collection in here of items that have figured in various cases.

We've worked on here in Scotland Yard. Some of them successfully, and some of them unsolved to date, shall we say. Come with me, please. Ah, here you are, John. This is Chief Superintendent John Davidson, who is a long and distinguished record without it.

Well, how do you do? Say, I finally found those things, Barn. Ah. I'm Mr. Layton, I'm afraid. I don't be afraid to look, but not at all, gruesome. Some folks seem to think we have a kind of chamber of horrors here, but I assure you these things are quite innocuous for the most Barn.