The Case of the Phantom Fortune
Client
Horace Warren
Victim
Collister Gideon
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A prominent executive suspects his wife is being blackmailed over an old scandal and hires Mason, only to have a fingerprint expert murdered in his guest room.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason uses latent fingerprint lifting chemistry on bank notes to prove forgery.