
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.

The strong evidence in a homicide case against a woman involves a poison-pen note and a man long thought dead; guest Marion Ross.

A police officer faces charges of slaying his sister's tormentor; guest Skip Homeier.

Perry travels behind the Berlin Wall to defend a woman accused of slaying an East German agent; guest Jeanette Nolan.

A trusted employee's murder leads Perry into the world of industrial espionage.