The Heathrow Affair

Whitehall 1212, put you please. For the first time, Scotland Yard opens its secret files to bring you the authentic true stories of some of its most baffling cases. These accurate records are drawn from the actual files of Scotland Yard and they're true in every respect, except for the names of the participants which for obvious reasons have been

changed. Research on this exclusive series has been done by Percy Hoskins, Chief Crime Reporter of the London Daily Express. The stories for radio are written and directed by Willis Cooper. Some of the participants, Donald Rhodes, Chief Security Officer of Heathrow Airport and the former Scotland Yard man.

It was a considerable responsibility. Detective Sergeant Vivian Morris of Scotland Yard. I am a suburban housewife. Chief Inspector Robert Sheehan of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad. Step into the Black Museum here with me. I should like to show you something.

John? Is that you, Sheehan? Yes, I brought some friends to see you. Yeah, I'll be ready with once. Good afternoon. This is Chief Superintendent John Davidson, curator of Scotting Yards Black Museum. How do you do?

Well, I expect you've come about the relics of the Heathrow Fair. Right. Oh, I'm a table there behind you. Oh, we have. Oh, good. Yes, this one I recognize. Iron bar used by criminals in Heathrow Fair.

Some of my hair is still sticking to it. Yes, some of your blood too, Bob. Makes my headache yet. This is a briefcase, carried by the GRC. And here, an awful license plate, used by the GRC gang.

You see, it reads GMU 436. Press the lever please, John. Hey, presto. It reads CGC 829. But indeed, isn't it? You, of course, don't have the most important souvenir at all here, John. at all here, John. What's that? A half-million-pound sterling.