1968 Perry Mason

The Case of the Careless Cupid

Client Augusta Hinckley
Victim Carl Rollins
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A wealthy widow is accused of putting arsenic in her husband's sugar bowl when a blackmailer reveals her deceased husband's secret debts.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason conducts toxicological evaluations of household pantry spices to exonerate the widow.