The Case of the Negligent Nymph
Client
Dorothy Fenner
Victim
George S. Alder
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A girl swimming in the bay to retrieve an incriminating letter from an island estate is framed for jewel theft and murder.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason analyzes water buoyancy and salinity to show how a sealed bottle message was planted by the prosecution's star witness.