In a classic who-done-it episode, this one turns out to be one of the better shows from the 5th season. Even with the usual plot the show goes beyond the pale as we get many character that the viewer will find to be a suspect in a murder in a local fitness center.
The show begins as we see Ward Nichols, a employee of Health House Spa, asking for money to pay off some type of payment to his ex-wife. Then as strange as the unforeseen payment, we get checks from the Health House being cashed by a fictitious company named ABC Sports Company.
The owner of Health House Spa, Bernard Daniels, wants to question Ward about the checks but during the encounter ends up dead. Ward Nichols hires Perry Mason to defend him in court when all the evidence that Lt Anderson finds points to him.
But as easy as this plot seems -we are introduced to many people that would have like to have seen Bernard Daniels dead or injured. From the fired custodian, to the bookkeeper, the ex-wife or the financial adviser- we get a storm of suspects that could easily been the true murderer.
And after Perry gets his day in court the true murderer will be revealed and the entire case explained. A good mystery for any Perry Mason fan.
With a good script and fine acting this episode is a classic show from the entire Mason series.
The show begins as we see Ward Nichols, a employee of Health House Spa, asking for money to pay off some type of payment to his ex-wife. Then as strange as the unforeseen payment, we get checks from the Health House being cashed by a fictitious company named ABC Sports Company.
The owner of Health House Spa, Bernard Daniels, wants to question Ward about the checks but during the encounter ends up dead. Ward Nichols hires Perry Mason to defend him in court when all the evidence that Lt Anderson finds points to him.
But as easy as this plot seems -we are introduced to many people that would have like to have seen Bernard Daniels dead or injured. From the fired custodian, to the bookkeeper, the ex-wife or the financial adviser- we get a storm of suspects that could easily been the true murderer.
And after Perry gets his day in court the true murderer will be revealed and the entire case explained. A good mystery for any Perry Mason fan.
With a good script and fine acting this episode is a classic show from the entire Mason series.