This is based on a character created by the author Jacques Futrell (the RMT's "The Raft", based on his "The tragedy of the life raft", has been my favorite RMT whodunit for awhile). I think this was supposed to be his answer to Sherlock Holmes...the central character (played by Gordon Heath) is "Dr. March". I believe he used this character in other stories as well.

March essentially makes a bet with two of his fellow scientists that he can escape from a maximum security prison that's never had a jailbreak. He checks into the unit, and vows to both his friends and the warden that he'll escape and join them for dinner in the next few days. All he asks for is some currency, some tooth powder (instead of toothpaste) and a pair of polished shoes.

This program features an all-RMT-star cast...Heath, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond and Bob Calaban. All do double duty. Martin is excellent as the aging yet tough, never-been-challenged prison warden. Heath does an intriguing second turn as a mentally unbalanced inmate who murdered a woman by throwing acid on her face, and who claims to hear mysterious voices inside the prison.

In my opinion, the one problem is that the episode sounds a bit contrived. Where Holmes could pull things out of his hat that had you shaking your head, in my book there was just a bit too much margin for error in the clever yet complex feats Dr. March accomplishes. Still worth a listen, though...it was enjoyable. 