1953 Perry Mason

The Case of the Hesitant Hostess

Client Inez Kaylor
Victim Rodney Banks
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A taxi-dance hostess whose testimony convicted Mason's client vanishes right before the retrial, while a double murder erupts at a motel.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason employs cross-examination of taxi trip sheets and time-clock stamps to shatter the state's timeline.