From Pacifica Radio Archives, produced at KSVR Studios at the radio station KSVR-FM in Mount Vernon, Washington. The actors are from the Skagit Radio Repertory Company. The producer is Joseph C McGuire. Thorndyke is the original fictional forensic detective from the early 1900s. Using science to aid the art of detection to bring criminals to justice. In this story Dr Thorndyke helps the defense in figuring out the tricky problem foot prints in the mud.