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A rather homely druggist named Herbert Simms writes a TV script called 'Mr Nobody'. Mr Simms sends the script to a fast-talking swindler producer named Charlie Corby. Mr Corby uses the script to make a pilot TV show, however he has no desire to share the money with Mr Simms. In fact, Mr Corby has no desire to share any of the money with anyone working on the production. This causing problem with all on the set.

Mr Simms, feeling like he was being taken, had stolen his script back from Mr Corby's office But in order to have a civil case, the only way to prove that Corby used the script is to have him in possession of the entire written material. So Mr Simms decides to return the script to the Corby's office. But things go terribly wrong when Mr Simms is caught running from Croby's office and when security investigates, they find Corby dead but not before uttering Mr Simms's name.

Perry will now defend Herbert Simms on charges of murder. But there will be plenty of suspects that would have liked to have seen Corby dead, so Perry will file through the line-up in the courtroom witness stand.

This was actually a very interesting and entertaining show. With the many suspects and the unique 'Hollywood Type' death- this held the viewer to the end. Not until the investigation ends up in Mexico City will Perry get a break. Good show.

A young guy submits a script and fails to copyright it. It is stolen and used by a two bit producer for a supposed television show. This is a fun episode because there are several interesting characters. It is a Hollywood mystery that works pretty well. One thing that I shouldn't admit but I couldn't take my eyes off the young woman who had lived a life of luxury after three husbands.

One thing about Hollywood it has often painted a brutal picture of itself in films about the movie business. Just look at The Bad And The Beautiful and The Big Knife as examples. Another example is this Perry Mason story where Raymond Burr gets to defend young Linden Chiles the son of a drugstore owner whose store Perry hung out at while in law school. One of the few episodes which reveals something of a personal life before he became the unbeatable attorney.

Chiles has writing aspirations and I know the feeling and he'd like to make it in show business. He gives a script to a sleazy producer played by John Lasell who later winds up dead. But I said he was a sleazy producer so therefore there are load of alternate suspects. But poison was found in his system and who better than a druggist could be considered a poisoner.

That's what Wesley Lau thinks and William Talman prosecutes on the basis. But we know they're wrong as usual.

Interesting story with a glimpse of the personal Perry.