1961 Perry Mason

The Case of the Spurious Spinster

Client Susan Fisher
Victim Ken Gorman
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

An eccentric elderly spinster who manages a mining corporation turns out to have an imposter running the office safe while embezzling gold ore certificates.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason uses shoe heel wear and arthritis gait analysis to prove the real manager was dead for months.