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.