1951 Perry Mason

The Case of the Angry Mourner

Client Belle Adrian
Victim Arthur Garvin
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A lakeside cabin retreat in the mountains becomes the scene of a wealthy playboy's shooting, with tire tracks matching the defendant's sports car.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason uses tire pressure differentials and mountain road gradient physics to disprove vehicle presence.