1964 Perry Mason

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.