Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Carefree Coronary
Overview
The Safeline Insurance Company notices an increase in heart attacks among their policy holders. The company suspects fraud and hires Perry and Paul to investigate. When Paul goes undercover as a construction worker, he almost doesn't survive the assignment.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1965-10-17
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Case of the Carefree Coronary is Episode 6 in Season 9 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1965-10-17. The runtime is 52 min.
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Episode 5: The Case of the Impetuous Imp
Perry rescues Diana Carter from the ocean in his boat and then must rescue her twice more in the courtroom. Once for jewel theft and once for murder.
Episode 7: The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner
An old Army buddy of restauranteur Terrence Clay, Lucas Tolliver, arrives in California from Oklahoma to meet the woman he was matched up with by a computer dating service. The woman, Miliicent Barton, is supposedly a rich widow. Lucas has money too having inherited it from his previous wife who died under mysterious circumstances. This doesn't prevent Millie from marrying Lucas but she dies at a party after drinking poisoned lemonade supposedly provided to her by Lucas. This one is a tough row to hoe for Perry.
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