S7 E1 • The Case of the Nebulous Nephew

Con artist John Brooks comes up with a new twist to convince Sophia and Ninevah Stone that he's the rightful heir to their fortune. Perry ends up reluctantly defending Brooks when he's charged with murder.

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 1963

S7 E2 • The Case of the Shifty Shoebox

John Flickenger pulls off a carefully planned robbery without a hitch - until his young nephew finds the gun used in the heist.

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1963

S7 E3 • The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito

This case has nothing to do with mosquitos but rather a hidden mine that could lead to a fortune. Plus murder.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 1963

S7 E4 • The Case of the Deadly Verdict

Janice Barton is found guilty of the murder of her wealthy relative and sentenced to death. Can Perry find the evidence to clear her of the crime before the pellets in the gas chamber fall?

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1963

S7 E5 • The Case of the Decadent Dean

Perry has to defend the dean of a prep school on charges of murdering a teacher who had been stealing, embezzling, and blackmailing.

Première diffusion : 24 octobre 1963

S7 E6 • The Case of the Reluctant Model

Crude but wealthy art connisseur Otto Olney throws a party to celebrate his purchasing a painting by famed artist Gauguin. Then a party guest, art expert Colin Durant, says that the painting is actually a fake. Olney then goes to Perry who decides to sue Durant for libel. Durant then claims he never said anything regarding the painting and the only witness, an art student named Maxine Lindsay, confirms his story. Perry then discovers the dead body of Austin Durant, fully clothed, in the shower of Maxine's apartment. Paul Drake then tracks down Maxine but the police are right behind him and they arrest her for murder. Guess who she hires to defend her?

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1963

S7 E7 • The Case of the Bigamous Spouse

Gwynn Elston's best friend, Nell Grimes, asks her to move in with her due to the fact that Nell's husband, Felton, is often out of town on business. Gwynn, who has a door-to-door sales job, is then astonished to see Felton's picture in someone else's house where he's known as Frank Gillette. Felton, who's really a nasty mother, tries to poison Gwynn, when she confronts him but she survives and runs to Perry for help. Then Felton is found shot to death and things go from awful to good grief for poor Gwynn--she gets arrested for the crime.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1963

S7 E8 • The Case of the Floating Stones

Julie Eng needs Perry's help when some precious stones her grandfather left her turn up missing, and the assclown who swiped them, Ralph Iverson, ends up assuming room temperature.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1963

S7 E9 • The Case of the Festive Felon

Wealthy but dying Bebe Brent gives the bulk of her estate to her loyal nurse. Needless to say, this act angers the remainder of the Brent clan and leads to a murder.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 1963

S7 E10 • The Case of the Devious Delinquent

Three JD teens cruise Hollywood Boulevard in a cool convertible lookin' for kicks! A liquor store goes down and the blackmail and plot twists begin. Lies and more lies and it's going from bad to worse for young Timmy Balfour who soon discovers that there's every bit as much delinquency from the adults when he's charged with murder.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1963

S7 E11 • The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang

Grover Johnson manages somehow to talk his much younger bride Eula into living with him on a barren spread of ranch land. Needless to say, Eula hates it and can't wait to sell the property. Along comes wealthy Texas Nelson Barcliff who's ready, willing, and able to purchase the property. But is this big Texan really who he appears to be? Or is it just an elaborate real estate swindle cooked up by Eula? Either way, both Eula and Barcliff end up dead and Grover finds himself charged with Eula's murder.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1963

S7 E12 • The Case of the Badgered Brother

Brothers Martin and Todd Baylor are feuding over ownership of a successful chain of clothing stores. Martin ends up with a knife sticking out of his back one night and Todd is charged with the murder.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1963

S7 E13 • The Case of the Wednesday Woman

A wife's ears perk up when an insurance investigator informs her that he has proof that her husband was wrongfully convicted of the crime for which he is imprisoned. Then the insurance investigator turns up dead. Goings on in an elevator highlight this episode.

Première diffusion : 2 janvier 1964

S7 E14 • The Case of the Accosted Accountant

Edward Lewis's increasingly bitter arguments with his father-in-law make him the suspect when the old goat is murdered.

Première diffusion : 9 janvier 1964

S7 E15 • The Case of the Capering Camera

Mystery clouds Mason's search for the murderer of a photographer who was shot while a model pointed a loaded gun at him but didn't pull the trigger.

Première diffusion : 16 janvier 1964

S7 E16 • The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands

Sweet but ditzy Nancy Banks wants Perry to cash a bundle of winning racing tickets for her. There's only one problem: her former employer claims the racing tickets as his own. Nancy then gets in even deeper feces when she's charged with her ex-employer's murder.

Première diffusion : 23 janvier 1964

S7 E17 • The Case of the Bountiful Beauty

20 year old Deborah Dearborn has just written a best selling novel about a cold and calculating woman who bears a strong resemblance to her boyfriend's stepmother. Now Deborah is living at a beach house in Malibu and in the process of selling the rights to her book to a movie producer. Then the stepmother, Stephanie Carew, appears on the scene threatening to sue for libel. This throws a monkey wrench into the movie but when Stephanie's dead body is found floating in a swimming pool everyone assumes the death is accidental and champagne corks begin popping all-around because the blockbuster movie can proceed. Hold everything, says the coroner. His autopsy shows that Stephanie did not die in the swimming pool but in the ocean and that the cause of death was a blow on the head not drowning. Poor, little Deborah is charged with the crime.

Première diffusion : 6 février 1964

S7 E18 • The Case of the Nervous Neighbor

Mason's client: an amnesia victim on trial for the murder of her husband.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1964

S7 E19 • The Case of the Fifty-Millionth Frenchman

A Frenchman is giving money to an old lady love from his hometown, unaware that she's sharing the cash with her husband. When hubby turns up murdered guess who gets charged with the crime?

Première diffusion : 20 février 1964

S7 E20 • The Case of the Frightened Fisherman

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.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1964

S7 E21 • The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist

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.

Première diffusion : 5 mars 1964

S7 E22 • The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between

A woman goes on trial for murder when a fortuneteller's deadly prediction becomes a reality.

Première diffusion : 12 mars 1964

S7 E23 • The Case of the Woeful Widower

Certain that her employer is plotting to murder his wife, housekeeper Nellie Conway launches a counterattack.

Première diffusion : 26 mars 1964

S7 E24 • The Case of the Simple Simon

Actress Ramona Carver is confronted by a young man who claims to be the son she gave up for adoption. Murder soon results.

Première diffusion : 2 avril 1964

S7 E25 • The Case of the Illicit Illusion

Mason is hired by a woman who is convinced, after a series of bizarre events, that she's crazy.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 1964

S7 E26 • The Case of the Antic Angel

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.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 1964

S7 E27 • The Case of the Careless Kidnapper

A kidnapping hoax leads to murder when the ransom note gets into the wrong hands.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 1964

S7 E28 • The Case of the Drifting Dropout

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. Perry enters the case to defend Barry and discovers that the case hinges on a 20 year old counterfeiting scheme involving Barry's late uncle and a few "prominent" citizens in the town.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 1964

S7 E29 • The Case of the Tandem Target

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.

Première diffusion : 14 mai 1964

S7 E30 • The Case of the Ugly Duckling

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.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 1964