Perry Mason - Season 1 - Eps 10: The Case of the Runaway Corpse
Ed Davenport learns that a sandwich he requested to be tested by a lab contains arsenic and blames his wife Myrna. When he confronts her about his suspicions she denies it. He leaves for a business trip and falls ill. Dr. Renault is called to treat him at a motel where Ed Davenport later dies. Before he dies he claims his wife poisoned some candy. After locking the motel room the doctor calls the police. The police arrive to find the corpse missing. The police test the candy and indeed find arsenic. Subsequently Ed Davenport's body is found in a shallow grave. Myrna Davenport is accused of the murder.
About Perry Mason
Title: Perry Mason
First Air Date: 1957-09-21
Last Air Date: 1966-05-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 123 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 10
Total Episodes: 271
Network: CBS
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Paisano Productions, TCF Television Productions, CBS
Synopsis
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Cast
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Della Street
William Hopper
Paul Drake
William Talman
Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins
Lieutenant Tragg
