1950 Perry Mason

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.