This episode involves the world of industrial spy/counter-spy in the dog-eat-dog world of technology.
The show begins inside Tryon Laboratories as they are ready to reveal a new desalinization technique that will mean millions to the company. They hire the Paul Drake Detective Agency to make sure that there are no leaks within the meeting of the doctors working on the development. However, with Paul best work, there is someone recording the meeting which will lead to a competitor, Coleridge Associates, getting the information.
All the doctors are a suspect until the CEO of the company Malcolm Scranton (Gilbert Green) gets a call from Dr Lehigh (Bryon O'Byrne) saying he knows who is selling the secrets.
Mr Scranton calls Perry to meeting him at Dr Lehigh's office but when they arrive find that Dr Lehigh had been murdered. (Dr Lehigh had been a counter-spy for the company in hoping to catch who actually was giving information about the project out to other businesses.) Also they see Dr Todd Meade, a former Coleridge employee but now working at Tryon, standing over the body. Dr Meade is charged with murder and Perry will defend the man in court on the charges.
This episode does a good job of providing the viewer with a different storyline than we have been accustom. Spy stories were big business in the mid 60's so this fit right into the days interest. It also plays quite well even today with hidden cameras, offices being bugged and stealing of company's secrets.
A break in the case happens when Perry finds out that his office is also bugged. He sets in motion a change of events that will lead to the true murderer confessing in court. Even though the so-called evidence was somewhat sketchy it ends the story in a good way for the defendant and the viewer.
A good watch. Lots of suspects, some good ribs at Hamilton Burger and an interesting story- Everything that makes a Perry episode good.
The show begins inside Tryon Laboratories as they are ready to reveal a new desalinization technique that will mean millions to the company. They hire the Paul Drake Detective Agency to make sure that there are no leaks within the meeting of the doctors working on the development. However, with Paul best work, there is someone recording the meeting which will lead to a competitor, Coleridge Associates, getting the information.
All the doctors are a suspect until the CEO of the company Malcolm Scranton (Gilbert Green) gets a call from Dr Lehigh (Bryon O'Byrne) saying he knows who is selling the secrets.
Mr Scranton calls Perry to meeting him at Dr Lehigh's office but when they arrive find that Dr Lehigh had been murdered. (Dr Lehigh had been a counter-spy for the company in hoping to catch who actually was giving information about the project out to other businesses.) Also they see Dr Todd Meade, a former Coleridge employee but now working at Tryon, standing over the body. Dr Meade is charged with murder and Perry will defend the man in court on the charges.
This episode does a good job of providing the viewer with a different storyline than we have been accustom. Spy stories were big business in the mid 60's so this fit right into the days interest. It also plays quite well even today with hidden cameras, offices being bugged and stealing of company's secrets.
A break in the case happens when Perry finds out that his office is also bugged. He sets in motion a change of events that will lead to the true murderer confessing in court. Even though the so-called evidence was somewhat sketchy it ends the story in a good way for the defendant and the viewer.
A good watch. Lots of suspects, some good ribs at Hamilton Burger and an interesting story- Everything that makes a Perry episode good.
