Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shapely Shadow
Overview
Naive secretary Janice Wainwright carries out boss Morley Thielman's orders and places a briefcase containing more than $100,000.00 in a train station locker. Then she waits for the arrival of Thielman's ex-wife but Lt. Tragg arrives instead with an arrest warrant for Janice on the charge of murdering her boss. It seems as though witness Fred Carlyle saw a woman's shapely shadow through the shades of Thielman's office window shortly before the murder occurred.Carlyle believes the silhuette belonged to Janice. Perry manages to get to the bottom of things once the courtroom proceedings begin.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1962-01-06
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
The Case of the Shapely Shadow is Episode 16 in Season 5 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1962-01-06. The runtime is 51 min.
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