Season 6

1962 · 28 episodes

Episodes

1The Case of the Bogus BooksPerry and the team investigate the murder of an antiquarian bookseller with an interest in forgery.
2The Case of the Capricious CorpseCarleton Gage, a major financial supporter of an orphanage, wants to keep it open but lapses into a coma and later assumes room temperature. Gage's nephew, George, wants to close the orphanage and he is being secretly aided by Ernest Demming. Joane Proctor, Carleton's sister-in-law, wants to keep the orphanage open but her good intentions are complicated by the murder of Demming.
3The Case of the Playboy PugilistBoxing trainer Jimmy West thinks he's finally found a championship contender in Davey Carroll. Unfortunately, Davey has a hard time keeping it in his pants and his tangled love life leads to Jimmy being charged with murder.
4The Case of the Double-Entry MindA company bookkeeper's wife is charged with the murder of a female employee who had been blackmailing her.
5The Case of the Hateful HeroYoung cop Jimmy Anderson, cousin of Lt. Anderson, and veteran Otto Norden come across a robbery at the Wilson Plastics Company while on patrol one night. A shooting occurs and Otto is killed. Evidence then points to Jimmy as having been an accomplice in the burglary and he is suspended from the police force. Then the night watchman at Wilson Plastics, a disgraced ex-cop, is found strangled to death. Lt. Anderson then asks Perry to look into things and defend Jimmy against all charges.
6The Case of the Dodging DominoPhil Schuyler is a two bit songwriter who comes to a bad end on Halloween night. Someone enters his bungalow while Phil is taking a bath and tosses an electric heater into his tub thus turning him into a crispy critter. Damian White, husband of a famous musical comedy star, was seen entering the bungalow around the approximate time of the murder by an eyewitness. But what about all the trick or treaters?
7The Case of the Unsuitable UncleAn unscrupulous uncle, who is in reality the father of his niece, returns home from the sea seeking money from the sale of oil leases on his land. When the uncle is found murdered, his shipmate is charged with the crime.
8The Case of the Stand-In SisterTwo brothers at separate times have claimed the same young girl as their daughter. One brother owns a fleet of tuna boats; the other is a mobster. Then banker Franz Moray reveals that $100,000 due to the girl via a trust fund has been mishandled. When Moray is found murdered Perry steps in and discovers an old family secret.
9The Case of the Weary WatchdogDella asks Perry for $25,000 for her friend Janet Brent, who is being blackmailed. Edward Franklin, an employee of Janet's husband, has staged compromising photos of her in a motel. At a party, Janet confronts Franklin and hits him with a small statue of a "weary watchdog." The police arrest Della when they find her driving Janet's car from the scene of the argument. Franklin is dead, struck three times on the head with the statue. Perry defends Janet knowing that if he loses, Della will go to prison as an accessory.
10The Case of the Lurid LetterA young widowed high school English teacher in a small town is accused via letter of making passes and more towards some of her male students. But a small town is small town and it seems that all the key figures are involved somehow, the principal, the lawyer, the doctor, the local barkeep, and of course the oldest boy, who's really more of a man, in the high school.
11The Case of the Fickle FillyWhen Jennifer is alone after her father's heart attack, her only friend is her filly Tiger Lily. She's penniless until a present from her late father is dropped in her lap, but it turns out that the present is worthless, although Brad Shelby did pay $50,000 in order to capitalize on it.
12The Case of the Polka-Dot PonyA wealthy woman is confronted by two girls who claim to be the daughters she was forced to abandon 20 years before.
13The Case of the Shoplifter's ShoeA chronic shoplifter later finds herself charged with murder. Her niece hires Perry for the defense.
14The Case of the Bluffing BlastA young girl searching for the father she has never seen seeks Mason's help when she's charged with murder.
15The Case of the Prankish ProfessorOn trial: the estranged wife of a professor who's written a lurid novel.
16The Case of Constant DoyleRecently widowed attorney Constant Doyle comes to the aid of a young man charged with breaking into a factory and assaulting the night watchman. Later, she has to clear the young man of a murder charge as well as clear the reputation of her late husband.
17The Case of the Libelous LocketProfessor Lindley is in a pit of trouble when he tries to help a kid dodge a murder rap.
18The Case of the Two-Faced TurnaboutColumnist Elihu Laban is hit with a murder rap when his efforts to obtain secret papers backfire.
19The Case of the Surplus SuitorAttorney Sherman Hatfield is sought out by a blackmail-plagued industrialist.
20The Case of the Golden OrangesMason goes to the dogs when his defense of a murder suspect hinges on a surprise witness.
21The Case of the Lawful LazarusMason's client: a man declared legally dead.
22The Case of the Velvet ClawsIn a case woven with one woman's lies a politician and a murder are entagled.
23The Case of the Lover's LeapThe victim of a swindle finds his trouble multiplying when he's accused of murder.
24The Case of the Elusive ElementA promoter's plan to frame his wife and business partner for embezzlement fails, but they're arrested anyway for his murder.
25The Case of the Greek GoddessMason is hired by a sculptor charged with murdering the overbearing mother of his model.
26The Case of the Skeleton's ClosetThe ex-wife of an author who has written a lurid expose and is murdered.
27The Case of the Potted PlanterA jealous husband is teased into a tizzy after being led on by his sister's lies.
28The Case of the Witless WitnessA judge is accused of murdering a government witness who planned to expose him as a crook.