This is one of those episodes where the murderer should have been rewarded with a pardon instead of jail time. It would seem that the world is now a better place- but that is a judgment call.
Anyway, the story is about a older farmer, Jason Rohan, who is mad that his wife let an drilling company test his ground for oil. At first he is upset to the point of shooting at the men. But when told that the land has oil and could be worth millions, now Jason is all in. He buys cars and new clothes as the test continues.
The person that is financing the drilling is a oil baron named Jerome Klee. He is the nasty man that only cares about money and steps on everyone in his way. He decides to cap the oil on Rohan's land instead of drilling. This is going to put Jason Rohan, the land owner that has spend thousands, near bankrupt. When Allan Winford, of the drilling company, wants to announce the oil find- Jerome threatens him with 'never working in the industry again'. Jerome Klee is use to getting his way and no one is going to stop him or change his mind including Perry Mason.
Then for some strange reason, the oil baron gets a note and goes out to his oil company at night. Jerome gets hit over the head with a wrench and dies. The wrench belongs to Allan Winford and he is seen driving off right after the murder. Perry will defend Allan in court for the murder charge.
Nearly everyone in the cast is a suspect. In fact most people feel relieved that Jerome is dead which will have Perry's plate full as he takes this murder to court. Perry will cross-examine most of the suspects on the witness stand in order to get to the truth of the matter.
The only problem with the story is perhaps a little too crowded since there are many people to choose from. When the final moments of the show appear, the circumstance surrounding the murder would be something the viewer would not know until Perry presents the evidence. But with that said it was still a good watch for viewers.
Anyway, the story is about a older farmer, Jason Rohan, who is mad that his wife let an drilling company test his ground for oil. At first he is upset to the point of shooting at the men. But when told that the land has oil and could be worth millions, now Jason is all in. He buys cars and new clothes as the test continues.
The person that is financing the drilling is a oil baron named Jerome Klee. He is the nasty man that only cares about money and steps on everyone in his way. He decides to cap the oil on Rohan's land instead of drilling. This is going to put Jason Rohan, the land owner that has spend thousands, near bankrupt. When Allan Winford, of the drilling company, wants to announce the oil find- Jerome threatens him with 'never working in the industry again'. Jerome Klee is use to getting his way and no one is going to stop him or change his mind including Perry Mason.
Then for some strange reason, the oil baron gets a note and goes out to his oil company at night. Jerome gets hit over the head with a wrench and dies. The wrench belongs to Allan Winford and he is seen driving off right after the murder. Perry will defend Allan in court for the murder charge.
Nearly everyone in the cast is a suspect. In fact most people feel relieved that Jerome is dead which will have Perry's plate full as he takes this murder to court. Perry will cross-examine most of the suspects on the witness stand in order to get to the truth of the matter.
The only problem with the story is perhaps a little too crowded since there are many people to choose from. When the final moments of the show appear, the circumstance surrounding the murder would be something the viewer would not know until Perry presents the evidence. But with that said it was still a good watch for viewers.