1972 Perry Mason

The Case of the Fenced-In Woman

Client Morley Theilman
Victim Shirley Penn
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A bizarre real estate dispute where a house is divided down the middle with a wire fence leads to murder on the patio.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason analyzes property boundary surveying lines and legal easements to uncover the hidden safe.