Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lonely Heiress
Overview
Heiress Marilyn Cartright places an ad in a magazine in order to find love and companionship. In reality, Marilyn is looking for the con artist who swindled and drove her sister to suicide. Marilyn eventually finds the man, Charles "Country Boy" Barnaby, and turns on her ample charm in his direction hoping to get the goods on him. But when Barnaby is found poisoned to death the police theorize that Marilyn killed him as an act of revenge.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1958-02-01
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Case of the Lonely Heiress is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1958-02-01. The runtime is 52 min.
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Episode 19: The Case of the Haunted Husband
Claire Olger, a hitchhiker, is picked up by Michael Greeley. He loses control of the car and has an accident due to his being intoxicated. Eventually, her friend, Doris Stephanak, asks Perry Mason to help. When Perry is unable to contact Claire at her hotel, he goes there and finds Michael Greeley dead in her room.
Episode 21: The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister
Arthur West, a disreputable private investigator, has found J. J. Stanley in a cheap motel. He knows Mr. Stanley and his partner, Ned Bain, were involved in the embezzlement of the Texas National Bank. He wants to blackmail Ned Bain into giving him money to keep quiet. When J. J. Stanley is found dead in Arthur West's hotel room, Harriet Bain, Ned Bain's daughter, is accused of the murder.
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