1965 Perry Mason

The Case of the Troubled Trustee

Client Kerry Dutton
Victim Leonard Melling
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

An investment fund trustee handling trust accounts for an eccentric inventor is accused of embezzling securities and shooting his colleague.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason analyzes stock certificate serial registries and safety vault entry records in open court.