The Case of the Substitute Face
Client
Carlotta Newberry
Victim
Christopher Moeller
Prosecution
Hamilton Burger
Investigator
Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
A portrait photograph found inside a lost purse during an ocean voyage from Honolulu has had the face swapped with another print. When a passenger vanishes overboard, Mason is drawn into a high-seas murder.
Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick
Mason uses photographic darkroom chemistry and double-exposure techniques to unmask the real traveler.