The Case of the Shapely Shadow
Client
Janice Wainwright
Victim
Morley Theilman
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A secretary sent to deliver blackmail money to a roadside diner sees only a distinctive shapely shadow through the window before finding the body.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason demonstrates that optical projection using a car headlight can alter shadow silhouettes.