Passenger to Tokyo

Scotland Yard travels the world. Japan, South Africa. Just about anywhere as long as library footage exists.

Edward Phillips arrives in Japan for business purposes. However there is a trunk bearing his name but he knows nothing about it. Inside the trunk is a dismembered body.

Is this a clever murder by Philips or was someone else responsible?

Superintendent Ross has been dispatched to Japan. He first needs to identify the dead woman, some recent surgery provides a clue. There is still a lot of legwork to do.

This is a taut thriller as the police follow whatever small leads they have. It ultimately takes them to South Africa where the victim was destined to visit.

The motive owes a little to a previous Scotland Yard story also made in the same year. The Blazing Caravan.