Perry Mason is on vacation in the country but it is interrupted as Belle Adrian has been accused of murder.
The episode begins with Mark Cushing. He has an injury to his leg and is in a wheelchair showing his water skiing movies to Carla Adrian (Barbara Eden). He makes a play for her but Carla has none of it.
When the neighbours hear a scream and spot Carla's mum Belle in the house the police are called. They find Cushing dead.
I regarded the evidence against Carla as flimsy but Perry Mason seems to be rather rough with her. She did appear to be rather a blank slate.
It turns out that Cushing was a cad, a womaniser and there were no shortage of female admirers.
Perry thinks one of these female admirers may know more about the killing. Only to find that a witness has bought her own lawyer to court.
It was nice to see some other sheriff and DA get into the act in this case.
Perry Mason again uses cunning to divert the focus from his own client. He also handily figures out who the murderer is.
The episode begins with Mark Cushing. He has an injury to his leg and is in a wheelchair showing his water skiing movies to Carla Adrian (Barbara Eden). He makes a play for her but Carla has none of it.
When the neighbours hear a scream and spot Carla's mum Belle in the house the police are called. They find Cushing dead.
I regarded the evidence against Carla as flimsy but Perry Mason seems to be rather rough with her. She did appear to be rather a blank slate.
It turns out that Cushing was a cad, a womaniser and there were no shortage of female admirers.
Perry thinks one of these female admirers may know more about the killing. Only to find that a witness has bought her own lawyer to court.
It was nice to see some other sheriff and DA get into the act in this case.
Perry Mason again uses cunning to divert the focus from his own client. He also handily figures out who the murderer is.