Perry's client seeking advice on breaking a contract is suspected of murder.
When a young man just released from prison is accused by the entire town of robbery and murder, Perry Mason changes his plans for a fishing holiday and enters the case.
An attractive secretary, spying on an oil executive in order to help his rival, is found murdered. And Perry's star witness is an elevator operator who identifies suspects by their shoes.
Rush and Valens reopen the unsolved killing of Arnold Collier, a 6-year-old orphan who died in an empty field in 1958. The former orphanage where Arnold lived now operates as a day care center. The two detectives interview several nuns who still work in the building.
After eight years in prison, embittered Collie Patten is unable to adjust to the changes he finds when he conies home.
