
Perry Mason — Season 5

The news of the newspaper executive's drowning, occurring during a fishing excursion, sent ripples of consequence throughout the entire organization.

Amory Fallon, a paint manufacturer, harbored a suspicion about his partner, Ned Thompson. He believed Thompson was responsible for a recent, inexplicable fire and explosion.

Perry and Della were guests at the wedding of Polly Courtland and Eddy King. The ceremony dissolved into chaos at the altar when Polly erupted in frantic cries of "No! No!" and fled the church. It appeared she had seen George Sherwin, his h…

In the midst of a violent storm, First Officer Jerry Griffin jettisoned a million dollars' worth of cargo into the churning sea, a desperate act to save his freighter from sinking. Once ashore, he faced a maritime court, held accountable fo…

Charlie Hatch, the cartoonist, receives news that Anne Gilrain, the woman he loved and lost, has fled from the sanitarium where she had been confined against her will by her husband, Tom. With Tom Gilrain now dead, Charlie fears Anne is res…

The charlatan psychic, Phillip Paisley, met a grim end when a sabotaged elevator plunged into a violent crash. In a final, dramatic act, Perry orchestrated a further elaborate demonstration, intending to prove his client’s innocence and unm…

Perry took on the case of Dr. Wayne Edley, who stood accused of a double murder.

Perry and Paul were prepared for a deep-sea fishing trip aboard the vessel owned by their friend, Scott Cahill. However, a prior booking from Cahill's usual client forces them to charter a replacement. Later, Perry learns that the Coast Gua…

Jack Culross, an artist, orchestrated his own death, a calculated move that propelled the value of his paintings into the stratosphere. His sole oversight, a detail overlooked in his elaborate scheme, was informing his wife, Edna. When Edna…

The episode centers on the murder of a race car driver, and a particularly unsettling courtroom confession forms a key moment within the narrative.

Ward Nichols, a health club instructor, harbors a desire to marry Bernard Daniels’ daughter, a prospect complicated by his own troubled life. His estranged wife, Veronica, is demanding money and making a claim of pregnancy, adding to his di…

Charles Cromwell, soon to be president of Euclid College, is troubled by the possibility that past indiscretions will resurface with the arrival of Maisie Freitag, who intends to make a most peculiar request of the institution. It is not lo…

The journalist was found dead, the victim of a brutal attack. His final assignment had led him to the trail of a former Nazi, a man suspected of evading justice. The chilling possibility lingered: this war criminal might now be living under…

Walter Frazer, a man of considerable means, has long held his daughter-in-law, Sue Ellen, responsible for his son Gregson’s shortcomings. The news of her alleged involvement in Gregson's death, one can only imagine, has stirred him to a pro…

Perry took on the task of resolving a land dispute in the Manzana Valley, but the case quickly took a dangerous turn. The crucial witness was killed in a homemade explosion, and predictably, Perry’s client became the prime suspect.

Janice Wainwright, a secretary of limited experience, dutifully executes her boss Morley Thielman’s instructions, depositing a briefcase containing over one hundred thousand dollars in a train station locker. She then awaits the arrival of …

Historian Phillip Andrews endeavors to establish that his fiancée, Evelyn Faraday, has a legitimate claim to a portion of the shipping company’s vast wealth. This pursuit, however, quickly spirals into a far more dangerous predicament when …

Axel Norstaad, proprietor of a highly regarded furniture brand, sold his company to Martin Somers – a man some in the industry likened to a slide trombone, capable of producing discordant sounds. Almost immediately, Somers began systematica…

Following her discovery fleeing through the woods near her apartment, Eleanor Corbin claimed to have no memory of the event. This sudden lapse in recollection proved a poor defense when she was subsequently charged with murder.

An informal correspondence blossoms into a source of privileged knowledge, ultimately leading to a deadly consequence.

Mason strives to exonerate his young, inexperienced female client – a corporate executive secretary – as a complex and dangerous scheme of murder, abduction, and financial fraud unravels.

A deep-seated bitterness consumed Mike Preston; he harbored a profound loathing for Hugh Jamison, convinced that Jamison had stolen a hundred thousand dollars and, as a result, condemned him to a life of crippling disability. Driven by a de…

A surge of joy coursed through cartoonist Pete Manders when the proprietor of the comic strip "Zingy" proposed selling it to him for a negligible sum. This elation quickly evaporated, however, upon learning that his girlfriend, Leslie, was …

Ted Chase learns that his sharp-tongued second wife, Irene, may have been responsible for the death of his first. Consumed by a desire for vengeance, he begins to plot, but fate intervenes; someone else exacts their own justice upon Irene f…

The shadow of suspicion falls upon astronaut Matthew Heller following the appointment of General Addison Brand to oversee the astronaut program. Whispers circulate that Heller, a former adversary in the military, may have been responsible f…

A child, seemingly materialized within Perry’s office, clutches a distinctive St. Christopher medal – a potential key to uncovering the infant’s origins. The only shadow on this promising lead is the unfortunate fact that the man suspected …

A disheveled figure – one might question his sanity – finds himself inextricably linked to the death of his nephew and the imposing presence of a nearby military installation, creating a perplexing case reminiscent of a classic Perry Mason …

Perry and Della attended a theatrical performance, eager to see Perry’s friend, actor Steve Brock, portray Paris in *Romeo and Juliet*. During the climactic duel scene between Romeo and Paris, the theatre plunged into darkness. When the lig…

Herbert Simms, a screenwriter with dreams still taking shape, offered his first teleplay to producer Charlie Corby. Corby, however, intended to claim the work as his own. His deceitful plan unravelled swiftly after a celebratory gathering; …

On the cusp of her twenty-first birthday, Merle Telford is a young woman marked by innocence and a profound sense of displacement. A considerable inheritance awaits her, and with it, a desperate plan: to escape her guardians and flee with D…


