1949 Perry Mason

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

Client Eleanor Corbin
Victim Hartwell L. Finch
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A hit-and-run driver leaves a dying pedestrian, but two rival suitors try to take the blame before one of them is stabbed to death.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason analyzes tire tread rubber composition and paint transfer scraping in the police crime lab.