In a rather complex family situation this episode relies on the viewer to make sure that they remember the two separate parts of the Faraday Family. This became awkward at times when nearly half the cast had the same last name. But even with trying to remember which side of the family each character was sided- the show ended nicely and the viewer was treated with a nice mystery.
On the show the Faraday family consisted of two divided members. One side headed by Ben Faraday had money, while the other side that included Evelyn and Carter Faraday were poorer people hired by Ben on his shipping company.
What had happened was that in the late 1800's, a Faraday, one of Ben's descendants, saved the son of a Malayan king while anchored near the coast. However there was some dispute about who saved the boy since both sides of the family was represented. If Carter and Evelyn could prove that their descendant was the true savior of the boy then they would have equal shares in the shipping company.
It seemed that a medal from 1871, that was to be on display, had a picture of the true person that saved the boys life. And both sides of the family was doing everything they could to either present the medal or hid the medal from public viewing. And when Ben finally gets the medal in his possession, he ends up murdered and the medal stolen.
And to make the matter more complex the boyfriend of Evelyn Faraday, Phillip Andrews, that had been fired after publishing a story on the Faraday family, was accused of the murder and will be defend by Perry in court. The hot-headed Phillip was a good suspect and was always presented in a matter that seemed suspicious. As the moments before Ben's body is discovered- Phillip comes running out of the room, in front of many a witness, where the body is located- but had no idea anyone had been murdered.
Even with the complex set up, the mystery plays out well. Perry resorts to a little trickery in the courtroom that will have someone confessing before the credit roll. Fine show but wish they had renamed some of the characters.