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.