91福利社

No ordinary case, when a policeman is murdered.

No ordinary case, when the suspect is a highly respected diplomat.

No ordinary case, when the man in charge of it is the slow-footed, quick-witted Inspector Barlach of the Berne Police.

Extraordinary, when he has only a short while to live and a formidable wager to win at the same time.

Friedrich D眉rrenmatt's thrilling tale of lifelong rivalry, first published in 1951,

Read by Bernard Hepton.

Producer Maurice Leitch

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in October 1984.