Summary: The Fonier Case (Aired December 2, 1951) The Whitehall 1212 series boasted that for the first time Scotland Yard opened its files and the producers promised to bring to the public authentic true stories of some of the most celebrated cases. Permission for these records came from Sir Harold Scott, Commissioner of the yard at that time. There is actually a Black Museum. This area is located on the lower ground floor of Scotland Yard and it does indeed contain articles that are closely associated with the solving of a crime. And "Whitehall 1212" was the actual emergency phone number for the yard at the time. The research for the shows was done by Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter for the London Daily Express. For the benefit of American audiences, Wyllis Cooper of Quiet Please fame was hired as script writer. Interestingly enough both the Black Museum and Whitehall 1212 had all-British casts; both ran concurrently. Whereby Mutual Broadcasting System aired the Orson Welles version, NBC offered the Wyllis Cooper one. THIS EPISODE: December 2, 1951. NBC network "The Fonier Case". Sustaining. A woman's body is found in an old trunk at the Charing Cross railroad station baggage claim. Who killed Mrs. Naomi Fornier? Percy Hoskins (researcher), Wyllis Cooper (writer, director). 29:14. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
