It does appear, as one reviewer stated, that most of the other reviews have the characters mistaken. It was as they may have read the first review and then followed suit. But after watching it is easy to confuse the characters since there are a slew of people introduced in the episode with some only getting a few minutes face time. By the time we get to the courtroom scenes, there is some confusion as to the names of the people that was so quickly introduced.
Anyway, the story involved a young lady, Merle Telford, that was nearly reaching her 21st birthday but seem to have a mind of someone around 10 years of age. Her parents had died and her grandmother left her an estate worth many thousands of dollars. She was looked after by an aunt named Olivia Langley who had a strong control on Merle and throughout the show was the reason that Merle was not mental developed.
When a young slick dude, Danny, has eyes on possible getting to some of Merle money, Merle agrees to elope with Danny. But when her Aunt refuses to let Merle go through with leaving, the Aunt ends up dead with a cut to the throat. And it just so happens that the murder weapon is found in Merle's eloping suitcase. Thanks to Paul, Perry is called in to get to the bottom of this mess.
The story was another straight forward murder case but for other reasons the entire process seemed uncomfortable. The way the Merle character was played was more like a mental challenged person that someone that was just a few years behind in growth. From the opening scenes of the sleep walking - to the ending scene with the kiss, the direction of the script seemed awkward. Never felt good about the entire situation.