
Defense attorney Perry Mason defends dozens of falsely accused people over the course of this long-running courtroom drama, and he manages to clear each and every one of them, usually by drawing out the real criminal on the witness stand. He is capably assisted by investigator Paul Drake and secretary Della Street, and is a continual thorn in the side of District Attorney Hamilton Burger.

Perry comes to the defense of a former policeman accused of killing the leader of a crime syndicate.

Investigating a gambler's death, Perry finds a plot to embezzle from a casino; guests Ruta Lee, Jesse White.

A cheating wife is murdered after trying to steal a fortune from her employer; guest Steve Ihnat.

A gorilla appears to have killed an eccentric amateur anthropologist; guest Victor Buono.