Sayers' story, first published as "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba" in Lord Peter views the Body (1928), has been anthologized a number of times including by Sayers herself, H. Douglas Thomson, Howard Haycraft, Lee Wright, John Ernst, Maurice Richardson, Saul Schwartz, Herbert van Thal, Rex Burns & Mary Rose Sullivan, and Peter Haining.
This radio version was scripted by Peter Lyon. Suspense ran on CBS radio from 1942 to 1962. It was produced and directed by William Spear; the "guest director" for this episode was Robert Lewis. In addition to Romney Brent, the cast included William Moulton, Ira Gerard, William Padme, Ian Martin, Kathleen Cordell, Victor Becroft, Roland Bottomly, and J. W. Austin. Barry Kroger was the announcer.
As for the story, let's just say it concerns forty thieves and two magic words...
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4NccD_NPM&list=PLvu2oOrWFl_NykNNccUdjcSUFk0tuXPkG&index=3&t=7s
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