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- The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
- Revival of the long-running hit television series of the 1950s and '60s about Erle Stanley Gardner's brilliant defense attorney.
- A small-town district attorney's saddled with several major investigations, including a gambler's murder and a possible insurance scam.
- The Court of Last Resort was founded by Erle Stanley Gardner in the 1950s. The team sought to reveal whether someone already found guilty might really be innocent. The show dramatized the original crime then followed the investigation. Actual cases were used.
- Light-hearted pilot for a proposed CBS detective series featuring characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner (under the pseudonym of A.A. Fair). Penny-pinching, rotund Bertha Cool runs a detective agency while her diminutive junior partner Donald Lam provides the legs and padded expense account. In the pilot, Lam's investigation of infidelity leads to murder.
- 1957–195825mNot Rated6.7 (16)TV EpisodeIn order to free Clarence Redding, a drifter accused of killing a teenage girl, the Court of Last resort must track down a man who has been killing a number of girls at another location - and who pawned the red jacket he'd been wearing shortly after the murder.
- The sister of a convicted thief and murderer is convinced he is innocent because he was caring for her at the time of the murder. Tim of the Court of Last Resort feels the only way to clear him is to find the real murderer.
- Jacob Loveless, an "ignorant hillbilly", was convicted of the murder of two teenagers on a road abutting the property of the father of his girlfriend, Carrie Walker, who originally provided an alibi for him but then withdrew it. She had made one statement that provided Loveless with an alibi, claiming she was with him to one o'clock in the wee small hours of the morning, when the murders were determined to have taken place at 11 PM. She had then withdrawn the original statement, issuing a second statement saying she had been with her father at the time of the murders. Loveless was spared the death penalty as he was very young at the time of the murders. Incarcerated for 22 years, has been denied parole four times despite educating himself and being a model prisoner. The Court of Last Resort sends an investigator to find out why he has been denied parole. Claiming his innocence, Loveless tells the investigator that he was drunk that night, passed out, and went to sleep in Carrie's chicken coop. He then woke up in the morning and found the bodies of the slain teenagers. The motive for the murder was robbery, as the prosecution established the young man who was slain had several dollars on him. Loveless says that he had only 13 cents on him. Where did the money go if had killed the kids and robbed them? Former District Attorney Edward Kruger, the D.A. who put him in prison, has constantly objected to parole for Loveless. He is now a member of the parole board, and though he has allowed parole for other convicted murderers, he has continued to block Loveless' release. A member of the parole board sets up a meeting with the Court of Last Resort investigator and Kruger, but he insists Loveless is guilty. The investigator then goes to Kruger's home to ask him for permission to investigate his files. He gets permission from Kruger, who is imbibing an alcoholic beverage during their time together. A perusal of the files with the current D.A. reveals that there was a second set of footprints at the scene of the crime that could have been used as exculpatory evidence by the defense. Transcribing Kruger's personal notebook, which was written in shorthand, reveals that the second set of footprints belonged to Carrie's father. Yet, the existence of the prints were suppressed by Kruger. Alerted by his former secretary who has transcribed his shorthand, Kruger enters the D.A.'s office in a drunken state to reclaim his notebook and cast aspersions on the new D.A., who had once been his assistant. He claims the D.A. has political ambitions. A meeting between the investigator and current D.A. with Loveless' former girlfriend, Carrie, on her father's property near the scene of the crime bears no fruit as it is broken up by her father. Later, they learn that Carrie has been assaulted by her father with a hatchet. Visiting her in the hospital, she admits she changed her story to protect her father, whom she was afraid of. She said that Kruger didn't care who she provided an alibi for, and let her decide whom he would hang for the murders. (She said that Kruger said that handing him Loveless by protecting her father gave him a better case.) She admits that her father was a violent man who could go wild and likely killed the kids. The investigator and the D.A. go to Kruger's house to confront him, but he is hopelessly drunk and collapses. His wife tells them that her husband had been ambitious and planned to use the case to advance his political career, but his dreams were never realized. He's a good man, she said, but he made a mistake and began his descent into alcoholism because of it. She said that he refused to allow Loveless to be paroled as he was afraid to confront him, though he actually was afraid to confront himself. Loveless receives a full pardon and is allowed to leave jail to take his place in society.
- John Smith, an orphan turned transient, was accused of the murder of a friend who was also a bum and sent to prison for life. He is set free when it is discovered that his arresting officer beat a confession out of him. Eventually the man John was with at the time of the crime is found and his name is finally cleared for good.
- Lester Arnold is arrested for the murder of a gas station attendance in the basis of eyewitness accounts. The arresting officer has his,doubts and tries to prove Leonard innocent.
- Juan Morales walked into a bar after seeing his wife Mary, with another man. But it was his wife who was sent to prison for life. After 6 years, can a new lawyer find her innocent?
- The picture of a murder victim's eyes proves a man innocent of murder.
- Two young college students are convicted of beating a man to death and robbing him. The wealthy father of one of the boys protests that his son would have no motive to kill anyone for money.
- Mason's client, big time gambler Dan Haynes, is accused of murder. Mason and his team must craft a defense at the same time as trying to win a custody fight concerning Dan's daughter Hildy.
- A glamorous and provocative magazine editor Marian is accused of killing her boss after he gave a plum job to another woman. Perry agrees to take the troublesome case of defending her.
- 1973–19741h6.1 (12)TV EpisodePerry Mason takes the case of a wife accused of killing her astrology "expert" husband. Complicating matters is the fact that Perry is also a witness for the prosecution.
- The body of a millionaire shows up in Hong Kong after being missing for four years. Mason agrees to defend the man who admits to planning the deceased's murder but denies involvement in the death.
- Jerry Strand convinces Hank Carroll to switch identities with him. Hank finds a bundle of money in Strand's car, and goes after him. But Hank's car is a flaming wreck and the world thinks he is dead. He goes to Perry Mason for help.
- Art collector Rufus Varner has bought a famous painting from dealer Milo Girard, but the painting may be a forgery by Aaron Hubble, and Girard's wife, Evelyn, consults Perry for protection against any involvement in the suspected fraud.
- After the death of her husband and partner, Joe Doyle, Constant Doyle takes on a case involving a young man who knew her husband. Constant asks for Perry's help, and he suggests she hire the Paul Drake Detective Agency to aid in the case.
- Perry Mason finds himself defending his private investigator Paul Drake against a charge of murder. It all began when Frank Thatcher hit a pedestrian walking on the side of the road and kills him. He hires Paul to payoff the widow.
- While in Europe, Perry makes a side trip, meeting the girlfriend of a family friend who's in the Army. He also meets an interesting group of characters. When an officer is murdered, his friend is suspected; Perry helps unravel the mystery.
- Wealthy Ellen Payne is the primary owner of the Wildcats football team. Her husband, Burt, owns ten percent. He was a successful college player but is now a drunk gambler who causes grief for everyone. When he is killed, she is charged.
- Pete Manders is given a chance to buy the cartoon strip he works on for only $10,000. However, when he learns it is the booby prize for having his girlfriend leave with the seller, he is enraged and charged when the seller is murdered.
- Ed Lewis, a vice president, is in a fight with his father-in-law B.K. over the future of Vero-Plastics. Ed thinks B.K. is embezzling and under the control of Leslie Ross. When B.K. is murdered, Ed is seen throwing away the weapon.
- A new actress takes over the part of Juliet in a theater company's L.A. show, upsetting the members. Steve Brock is especially upset when his girlfriend loses the part. He is charged when the theater company owner is killed after a fight scene with him.
- Mitch Heller is having emotional problems doing his job as a test astronaut at a private company. The problems become worse when a new man taking over is the general who fired Heller from the Mercury program. Heller is charged with murder.
- A man who nearly drowns learns it is believed he is dead. Because he recently found he is dying, he decides to stay dead so his wife can collect his insurance. However, she is charged later when he is found shot dead after calling her.
- Sam Burris awakens his wife Betsy, saying he heard a shot at a neighbor's house. Through binoculars they spy Belle Adrian prowling about the house. Fortunately, Perry Mason on vacation comes to Belle's aid when she is charged with murder.
- William Sherwood, a recovering alcoholic, thinks he sees his dead wife Ruth leaving a bar. The experience causes him to start drinking, and he contacts Perry because she died in a plane crash. Then she turns up dead--again.
- Carey York is a retired fire chief who owns a warehouse that is burned by an arsonist and kills a manager. A TV reporter accuses York of setting the fire. York hires Perry to sue for slander but York is charged when the reporter is killed.