The Case of the Lonely Heiress
Client
Marilyn Marlow
Victim
Robert C. Fleetwood
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A contest advertisement in a lonely-hearts magazine uncovers a contest swindle and a wealthy estate disputing a contested codicil.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason demonstrates that typewriter typeface wear patterns prove the disputed will codicil was forged on a portable machine.