
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 sets out to solve the murder of a swimming star who was entangled in a web of embezzlement and fraud.

An Australian bishop wants Perry to establish a woman's claim to a multimillion dollar inheritance.

A rock 'n' roll musician is charged after a ruthless star-maker is slain during a recording session; guest Sue Ane Langdon.

An international jewel thief is murdered and a gem authority in South America is charged with the crime.