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1The Case of the Nebulous Nephew26 Sept 1963 · 51mCon artist John Brooks comes up with a new twist to convince Sophia and Ninevah Stone that he's the rightful heir to their fortune. Perry ends up reluctantly defending Brooks when he's charged with murder.
2The Case of the Shifty Shoebox3 Oct 1963 · 51mJohn Flickenger pulls off a carefully planned robbery without a hitch—until his young nephew finds the gun used in the heist.
3The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito10 Oct 1963 · 51mThis case has nothing to do with mosquitos but rather a hidden mine that could lead to a fortune. Plus murder.
4The Case of the Deadly Verdict17 Oct 1963 · 51mJanice Barton is found guilty of the murder of her wealthy relative and sentenced to death. Can Perry find the evidence to clear her of the crime before the pellets in the gas chamber fall?
5The Case of the Decadent Dean24 Oct 1963 · 51mPerry has to defend the dean of a prep school on charges of murdering a teacher who had been stealing, embezzling, and blackmailing.
6The Case of the Reluctant Model31 Oct 1963 · 51mCrude but wealthy art connisseur Otto Olney throws a party to celebrate his purchasing a painting by famed artist Gauguin. Then a party guest, art expert Colin Durant, says that the painting is actually a fake. Olney then goes to Perry who decides to sue Durant for libel. Durant then claims he never said anything regarding the painting and the only witness, an art student named Maxine Lindsay, confirms his story. Perry then discovers the dead body of Austin Durant, fully clothed, in the shower of Maxine's apartment. Paul Drake then tracks down Maxine but the police are right behind him and they arrest her for murder. Guess who she hires to defend her?
7The Case of the Bigamous Spouse14 Nov 1963 · 51mGwynn Elston's best friend, Nell Grimes, asks her to move in with her due to the fact that Nell's husband, Felton, is often out of town on business. Gwynn, who has a door-to-door sales job, is then astonished to see Felton's picture in someone else's house where he's known as Frank Gillette. Felton, who's really a nasty mother, tries to poison Gwynn, when she confronts him but she survives and runs to Perry for help. Then Felton is found shot to death and things go from awful to good grief for poor Gwynn--she gets arrested for the crime.
8The Case of the Floating Stones21 Nov 1963 · 51mJulie Eng needs Perry's help when some precious stones her grandfather left her turn up missing.
9The Case of the Festive Felon28 Nov 1963 · 51mWealthy but dying Bebe Brent gives the bulk of her estate to her loyal nurse. Needless to say, this act angers the remainder of the Brent clan and leads to a murder.
10The Case of the Devious Delinquent5 Dec 1963 · 51mThree teens cruise Hollywood Boulevard in a cool convertible lookin' for kicks! A liquor store goes down and the blackmail and plot twists begin. Lies and more lies and it's going from bad to worse for young Timmy Balfour who soon discovers that there's every bit as much delinquency from the adults when he's charged with murder.
11The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang12 Dec 1963 · 51mGrover Johnson manages somehow to talk his much younger bride Eula into living with him on a barren spread of ranch land. Needless to say, Eula hates it and can't wait to sell the property. Along comes wealthy Texas Nelson Barcliff who's ready, willing, and able to purchase the property. But is this big Texan really who he appears to be? Or is it just an elaborate real estate swindle cooked up by Eula? Either way, both Eula and Barcliff end up dead and Grover finds himself charged with Eula's murder.
12The Case of the Badgered Brother19 Dec 1963 · 51mBrothers Martin and Todd Baylor are feuding over ownership of a successful chain of clothing stores. Martin ends up with a knife sticking out of his back one night and Todd is charged with the murder.
13The Case of the Wednesday Woman2 Jan 1964 · 51mA wife's ears perk up when an insurance investigator informs her that he has proof that her husband was wrongfully convicted of the crime for which he is imprisoned. Then the insurance investigator turns up dead. Goings on in an elevator highlight this episode.
14The Case of the Accosted Accountant9 Jan 1964 · 51mEdward Lewis's increasingly bitter arguments with his father-in-law make him the suspect when the old goat is murdered.
15The Case of the Capering Camera16 Jan 1964 · 51mMystery clouds Mason's search for the murderer of a photographer who was shot while a model pointed a loaded gun at him but didn't pull the trigger.
16The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands23 Jan 1964 · 51mSweet but ditzy Nancy Banks wants Perry to cash a bundle of winning racing tickets for her. There's only one problem: her former employer claims the racing tickets as his own. Nancy then gets in even deeper feces when she's charged with her ex-employer's murder.
17The Case of the Bountiful Beauty6 Feb 1964 · 51m20-year-old Deborah Dearborn has just written a best selling novel about a cold and calculating woman who bears a strong resemblance to her boyfriend's stepmother. Now Deborah is living at a beach house in Malibu and in the process of selling the rights to her book to a movie producer. Then the stepmother, Stephanie Carew, appears on the scene threatening to sue for libel. When Stephanie's dead body is found floating in a swimming pool, Deborah is charged with the crime.
18The Case of the Nervous Neighbor13 Feb 1964 · 51mMason's client: an amnesia victim on trial for the murder of her husband.
19The Case of the Fifty-Millionth Frenchman20 Feb 1964 · 51mA Frenchman is giving money to an old lady love from his hometown, unaware that she's sharing the cash with her husband. When hubby turns up murdered guess who gets charged with the crime?
20The Case of the Frightened Fisherman27 Feb 1964 · 51mChemist Randolph James has started a successful company to develop a new antibiotic but his former boss, Hudson Bradshaw, files suit claiming that James developed the formula while in his employ. James' wife, Natalie, then begins selling her stock to Bradshaw which would give him control of the new company. James vows to stop his wife at any cost and she turns up dead. James claims that he was fishing at the time the murder occurred but things go from awful to good grief when he can't find the fellow fisherman who can substantiate his story.
21The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist5 Mar 1964 · 51mA fire chief wants to bring a libel suit against a reporter who accuses him of burning down his own warehouse. Things get even worse for the chief when he's charged with murder.
22The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between12 Mar 1964 · 51mA woman goes on trial for murder when a fortuneteller's deadly prediction becomes a reality.
23The Case of the Woeful Widower26 Mar 1964 · 51mCertain that her employer is plotting to murder his wife, housekeeper Nellie Conway launches a counterattack.
24The Case of the Simple Simon2 Apr 1964 · 51mActress Ramona Carver is confronted by a young man who claims to be the son she gave up for adoption. Murder soon results.
25The Case of the Illicit Illusion9 Apr 1964 · 51mMason is hired by a woman who is convinced, after a series of bizarre events, that she's crazy.
26The Case of the Antic Angel16 Apr 1964 · 51mA recovering alcoholic takes to the bottle after he sees his wife, who's supposedly been dead for five years. Then she turns up dead for real and he's arrested for her murder.
27The Case of the Careless Kidnapper30 Apr 1964 · 51mA kidnapping hoax leads to murder when the ransom note gets into the wrong hands.
28The Case of the Drifting Dropout7 May 1964 · 51mSmall town junk dealer/mayoral candidate Mort Lynch gives college dropout Barry Davis a job because he was once close friend's with Barry's uncle. Barry and Mort's relationship is uneasy and he's soon the number one suspect when someone bashes Mort's skull with a monkey wrench and it's found in Barry's car.
29The Case of the Tandem Target14 May 1964 · 51mIrma Hodge's wealthy step-father, Sumner Hodge, is withholding her inheritance because he dislikes her folksinger boyfriend, Con Bolton. When someone supposedly takes a shot at Sumner, he suggest to the police that Con is to blame. Then another attempt is made on Sumner's life which proves successful. His car goes over a cliff with him behind the wheel and an investigation reveals that the brake line had been severed. Witnesses then claim Con was fooling around with the brakes minutes before the crash and he's charged with murder.
30The Case of the Ugly Duckling21 May 1964 · 51mThe deceased father of Alice Trilling left behind a strange will. His successful toy company would be left to her ONLY if Alice is married or engaged within a year's time. Until then, her wheelchair bound Uncle Harry and a board of directors will run the company. In searching for a husband, Alice has one major problem: she's coyote ugly and she's the first one to admit it. An artist begins a flirtation and after seeing a portrait he's painted of her, Alice begins to think she could find happiness with him. There's one problem though: nasty old Uncle Harry has been playing matchmaker behind the scenes for reasons of his own. Alice discovers her uncle's perfidity and pushes over his wheelchair. Quickly fleeing the scene, Alice is later arrested when Uncle Harry is found dead. Perry is retained as defense counsel but even he has a tough time in this one because Alice herself thinks she's guilty.