Released from prison after 9 years for spying, Burt Brandon heads straight for an abandoned well near Neverton containing unspecificed secret information. He is soon killed by 2 agents but has managed to post a package to his daughter. Steed recovers the package only to find it contains a pulp Western ""The Tale of the Big Why.""
Quest roles:
Derek Waring(George Harmer), Jenny Runacre(Irene Brandon), Gary Waldhorn(Roach), Geoffrey Toone(Minister), Roy Marsden(Frank Turner), George A. Cooper(Burt Brandon)