
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.

A child custody case turns deadly after a stack of gambling IOUs is used against Perry's client.

An embezzler is found dead after his business partner demands that the stolen funds be replaced.

Perry's case involves a pair of red-haired fan dancers, a stolen horse and bloodstained ostrich plumes.

Perry investigates a murder confession obtained by the use of truth serum.