The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife
Client
Louise Gordon
Victim
Scott Shelby
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A yacht anchored off Catalina Island becomes the stage for marital sabotage and drowning when an oil lease concession ignites murder.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason uses maritime foghorn acoustic propagation and marine depth soundings to defeat the prosecution's case.