The Avon Emeralds story
Inspector Benson is tasked with preventing Lady Gwendolyn Avon from smuggling her emerald necklace out of the country. Lady Avon thwarts Benson and his officers at every turn and manages to leave the country without the necklace on her. However, Benson and Avon are secretly lovers, and Benson carried the necklace for her. Directed by: Bretaigne Windust. Story by: Joe Pidcock, William Fay.
13 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| smuggling | choice | The story concerned the smuggling of an emerald necklace out of England. In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock tried to smuggle a corpse. |
| how to commit a crime and get away with it | major | Inspector Benson and his lover Lady Avon hatched an elaborate plot to smuggle some expensive emeralds out of the country, and got away with it in the end. |
| law enforcement | major | The story followed Scotland Yard and customs officials as they tried to prevent the smuggling out of England an expensive emerald necklace. |
| romantic relationship | major | It transpired that Benson and Avon were a couple. |
| art related activity | minor | Inspector Benson searched an art dealer at customs to ostensibly check if he had the Avon emeralds hidden inside a wrapped painting. |
| aunt and niece | minor | Lady Avon briefly conversed with her elderly aunt, Catherine, on three occasions. In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock implied that he had the corpse of his murdered aunt in a trunk. |
| criminal fraud | minor | In addition to the smuggling, we heard that Lady Avon intended to defraud the treasury department by avoiding various death duties and such. |
| master and pet | minor | Lady Avon and her pooch Juliet. The canine might have to be quarantined for six months, we heard. |
| master and servant | minor | Inspector Benson gave Lady Avon's manservant a hard time. |
| parricide | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock implied that he had the corpse of his murdered aunt in a trunk about to be inspected by a customs officer. He was en route to the French Riviera where he had intended to await the payout of his inheritance. |