Amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the activities of a clandestine criminal society whose members maintain their secrecy by identifying each other by number rather than name. In a grim and narrow house in Lambeth, a man sits eating kippers and reading the daily paper. When he finds an envelope containing an invitation and a password to a general meeting that evening, he begins meticulous preparations for his evening out. The story incorporates a science-fictional element - a secret voice-operated vault - that was a good quarter century ahead of its time. Based on Dorothy L. Sayers' original 1928 short story "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba," this early Suspense episode puts a twist on the classic Ali Baba tale with its masked society of crime.

Main Characters

Lord Peter Wimsey/Joseph Rogers: Romney Brent

Number One: William Malten

The Lady: Ara Gerald

Supporting Cast: Cathleen Cordell, Victor Beecroft, Roland Bottomley, J.W. Austin, William Podmore, Ian Martin

Production Team

Radio Adaptation: Peter Lyon

Director: Robert Lewis Shayon

Producer: William Spier

Music: Bernard Herrmann

Announcer: Berry Kroeger

CBS Network Announcer: Ed Fleming

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