1939 Perry Mason

The Case of the Rolling Bones

Client Phyllis Leeds
Victim Alden Leeds
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A Klondike gold rush veteran is institutionalized by scheming relatives who want his millions, while loaded dice and a murder in a gambling den complicate Mason's battle for his client.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason demonstrates the mathematical probability and center-of-gravity physics of tampered craps dice.