This episode had some far reaching beliefs to make the story hold together. So one has to take the writer at his word even though the wisest person would shutter to believe the circumstance.
It begins with two brothers that own a bowling alley in a neighboring city of LA called Tesoro. Bill and Alan Jaris own the bowling alley and the person with the most influence Bonnie Mae Wilmet, also known as the Dutchess, wants the bowling alley shut down. It seems she believes that bowling alley lead to gambling and drinking.
Well it just so happens that dysentery breaks out in the small town and the city health doctor, Max Taylor, shuts the bowling alley down because it seems everyone sick had the alley in common.
Since Perry is in Europe, Paul's lawyer friend, Joe Kelly (Mike Conners) takes the case of re-opening the bowling alley with a court order. But before that can happen Dr Max Taylor ends up dead with Bill Jarvis finger prints on the murder weapon. So Joe now has to take the murder case.
Spoiler AHEAD---- In court we learn that the Duchess's business, oil refinery, is on the same water line as the bowling alley. With this information they would shut the oil refinery down for months, so this adds suspicion to a number of more people.
Along the way we learn some strange circumstance can be only be made by writers. 1-Bill Jarvis use to be married to the Duchess's daughter. 2-They had a baby together. 3-The mother, duchess's daughter, dies during child birth. 4-the doctor that delivered the baby was Max Taylor, the city health doctor. 5-The Bowling alley water is supplied by pipes that run near the oil refinery and the alley is the only customer on that pipe line. 6-Even though the water line runs in the city toward the bowling alley, the oil refinery is in another county.
So as you can see thinking is not part of this episode. the viewer must sit and watch and take all these things as a writer's privilege of plot management.
Even without Perry plus seeming the storyline was far-fetched, it was nice to see Mike Conner doing his best as the visiting lawyer. Raymond Burr fans please do not take this wrong- but in the eighth season Mr Burr seemed, at times, stale and bored with the character. Mr Conners, as Joe Kelly, was like Raymond Burr in the first two seasons. His presents on screen leaped out and one could tell that he was going places. But nothing can take the place of Raymond Burr on the series.
Here is hoping for a speedy return of Perry from his vacation. Well that is what the producers lead us to believe.
Not the best plot but a nice view for most 'Perry Mason' fans.
It begins with two brothers that own a bowling alley in a neighboring city of LA called Tesoro. Bill and Alan Jaris own the bowling alley and the person with the most influence Bonnie Mae Wilmet, also known as the Dutchess, wants the bowling alley shut down. It seems she believes that bowling alley lead to gambling and drinking.
Well it just so happens that dysentery breaks out in the small town and the city health doctor, Max Taylor, shuts the bowling alley down because it seems everyone sick had the alley in common.
Since Perry is in Europe, Paul's lawyer friend, Joe Kelly (Mike Conners) takes the case of re-opening the bowling alley with a court order. But before that can happen Dr Max Taylor ends up dead with Bill Jarvis finger prints on the murder weapon. So Joe now has to take the murder case.
Spoiler AHEAD---- In court we learn that the Duchess's business, oil refinery, is on the same water line as the bowling alley. With this information they would shut the oil refinery down for months, so this adds suspicion to a number of more people.
Along the way we learn some strange circumstance can be only be made by writers. 1-Bill Jarvis use to be married to the Duchess's daughter. 2-They had a baby together. 3-The mother, duchess's daughter, dies during child birth. 4-the doctor that delivered the baby was Max Taylor, the city health doctor. 5-The Bowling alley water is supplied by pipes that run near the oil refinery and the alley is the only customer on that pipe line. 6-Even though the water line runs in the city toward the bowling alley, the oil refinery is in another county.
So as you can see thinking is not part of this episode. the viewer must sit and watch and take all these things as a writer's privilege of plot management.
Even without Perry plus seeming the storyline was far-fetched, it was nice to see Mike Conner doing his best as the visiting lawyer. Raymond Burr fans please do not take this wrong- but in the eighth season Mr Burr seemed, at times, stale and bored with the character. Mr Conners, as Joe Kelly, was like Raymond Burr in the first two seasons. His presents on screen leaped out and one could tell that he was going places. But nothing can take the place of Raymond Burr on the series.
Here is hoping for a speedy return of Perry from his vacation. Well that is what the producers lead us to believe.
Not the best plot but a nice view for most 'Perry Mason' fans.