The Case of the Buried Clock
Client
Vincent Blane
Victim
Milton Bell
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A clock ticking beneath the dirt in a mountain canyon leads to a buried stash of embezzled bank money and a dead body with a broken spade nearby.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason calculates the spring-tension unwinding rate of the mechanical clockwork to fix the exact hour of burial.