1948 Perry Mason

The Case of the Vagabond Virgin

Client Veronica Dale
Victim John Addison
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A young runaway girl caught in department store shoplifting becomes the unwitting pawn in an international department store merger and murder.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason uses hotel switchboard logs and long-distance toll records to break Hamilton Burger's timeline.