The Case of the Horrified Heirs
Client
Virginia Baxter
Victim
Lauretta Trent
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A wealthy woman changes her will to reward loyal household staff, but is hospitalized for food poisoning before being killed in an automobile crash.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason uses hospital IV fluid chemical assays to establish the real mechanism of homicide.