Seasons & episodes
S7 · E20The Case of the Frightened Fisherman 1964-02-27 · 51 min
Chemist Randolph James has started a successful company to develop a new antibiotic but his former boss, Hudson Bradshaw, files suit claiming that James developed the formula while in his employ. James' wife, Natalie, then begins selling her stock to Bradshaw which would give him control of the new company. James vows to stop his wife at any cost and she turns up dead. James claims that he was fishing at the time the murder occurred but things go from awful to good grief when he can't find the fellow fisherman who can substantiate his story.
S7 · E21The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist 1964-03-05 · 51 min
A fire chief wants to bring a libel suit against a reporter who accuses him of burning down his own warehouse. Things get even worse for the chief when he's charged with murder.
S7 · E22The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between 1964-03-12 · 51 min
A woman goes on trial for murder when a fortuneteller's deadly prediction becomes a reality.
S7 · E23The Case of the Woeful Widower 1964-03-26 · 51 min
Certain that her employer is plotting to murder his wife, housekeeper Nellie Conway launches a counterattack.
S7 · E24The Case of the Simple Simon 1964-04-02 · 51 min
Actress Ramona Carver is confronted by a young man who claims to be the son she gave up for adoption. Murder soon results.
S7 · E25The Case of the Illicit Illusion 1964-04-09 · 51 min
Mason is hired by a woman who is convinced, after a series of bizarre events, that she's crazy.
S7 · E26The Case of the Antic Angel 1964-04-16 · 51 min
A recovering alcoholic takes to the bottle after he sees his wife, who's supposedly been dead for five years. Then she turns up dead for real and he's arrested for her murder.
S7 · E27The Case of the Careless Kidnapper 1964-04-30 · 51 min
A kidnapping hoax leads to murder when the ransom note gets into the wrong hands.
S7 · E28The Case of the Drifting Dropout 1964-05-07 · 51 min
Small town junk dealer/mayoral candidate Mort Lynch gives college dropout Barry Davis a job because he was once close friend's with Barry's uncle. Barry and Mort's relationship is uneasy and he's soon the number one suspect when someone bashes Mort's skull with a monkey wrench and it's found in Barry's car.
S7 · E29The Case of the Tandem Target 1964-05-14 · 51 min
Irma Hodge's wealthy step-father, Sumner Hodge, is withholding her inheritance because he dislikes her folksinger boyfriend, Con Bolton. When someone supposedly takes a shot at Sumner, he suggest to the police that Con is to blame. Then another attempt is made on Sumner's life which proves successful. His car goes over a cliff with him behind the wheel and an investigation reveals that the brake line had been severed. Witnesses then claim Con was fooling around with the brakes minutes before the crash and he's charged with murder.
S7 · E30The Case of the Ugly Duckling 1964-05-21 · 51 min
The deceased father of Alice Trilling left behind a strange will. His successful toy company would be left to her ONLY if Alice is married or engaged within a year's time. Until then, her wheelchair bound Uncle Harry and a board of directors will run the company. In searching for a husband, Alice has one major problem: she's coyote ugly and she's the first one to admit it. An artist begins a flirtation and after seeing a portrait he's painted of her, Alice begins to think she could find happiness with him. There's one problem though: nasty old Uncle Harry has been playing matchmaker behind the scenes for reasons of his own. Alice discovers her uncle's perfidity and pushes over his wheelchair. Quickly fleeing the scene, Alice is later arrested when Uncle Harry is found dead. Perry is retained as defense counsel but even he has a tough time in this one because Alice herself thinks she's guilty.
S8 · E1The Case of the Missing Button 1964-09-24 · 52 min
A man's campaign to prove his estranged wife an unfit mother is interrupted when he's arrested for murder.
S8 · E2The Case of the Paper Bullets 1964-10-01 · 52 min
Mason is caught in the middle when a romance develops between two members of rival political families.
S8 · E3The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor 1964-10-08 · 52 min
Mona Harvey is the principal stockholder in a publishing company run by her uncle, Everett, and the wife of an eccentric sculptor named Hannibal Harvey who is being blackmailed. Unable to get at any money due to Mona's absence, Hannibal has ditzy model Bonnie Dunbar write a blackmail note to Mona's uncle. Everett gets the money out of petty cash and sends it to Bonnie. In the meantime, Mona returns, finds Bonnie's blackmail note, and decides to pay the model a visit. So does Hannibal. Without seeing each other, husband and wife both discover Bonnie's dead body. Mona gets arrested for the murder but she fears that Hannibal might be the real killer.
S8 · E4The Case of the Sleepy Slayer 1964-10-15 · 52 min
Abner Gordon threatens to press charges if his niece doesn't replace the money she lifted from his safe.
S8 · E5The Case of the Betrayed Bride 1964-10-22 · 52 min
A recently widowed women becomes tangled in a web of suspicion when she hastily remarries.
S8 · E6The Case of the Nautical Knot 1964-10-29 · 52 min
Mason is summoned when Harvey Scott's efforts to retain temporary control of the family mining company lead to murder.
S8 · E7The Case of the Bullied Bowler 1964-11-05 · 52 min
Attorney Joe Kelly agrees to represent Bill Jarvis, whose mother-in-law is trying to have his bowling alley shut down.
S8 · E8The Case of a Place Called Midnight 1964-11-12 · 52 min
In an offbeat case, Mason becomes involved in international intrigue wheh he travels to Switzerland to meet a friend's future daughter-in-law.
S8 · E9The Case of the Tragic Trophy 1964-11-19 · 52 min
Investigating the "other woman" in a betrothed man's life, Mason finds himself neck-deep in a murder mystery.
S8 · E10The Case of the Reckless Rockhound 1964-11-26 · 52 min
Reba Burgess's control of her late husband's mining company is threatened when a man turns up with a partnership agreement—signed by Burgess before he died.
S8 · E11The Case of the Latent Lover 1964-12-03 · 52 min
An investment broker tops off a series of peculiar actions by commandeering a taxi to rob a bank.
S8 · E12The Case of the Wooden Nickels 1964-12-10 · 52 min
Drake gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to act as courier in the sale of a rare Confederate coin.
S8 · E13The Case of the Blonde Bonanza 1964-12-17 · 52 min
A model fails to read the fine print when she signs a curious contract paying her $200 a week to gain weight for an assignment.