THE CASE OF THE MISSING LETTERS
Hamilton Burger, the District Attorney, always at loggerheads with Perry Mason, the Defence Lawyer, addresses the presiding judge, with an elaborate gesture of one making a dramatic disclosure. “Your Honour, the defence counsel, Mr.Perry Mason doesn’t solve the case of the missing letters! The judge, visibly startled, reacts: “What! are you certain of your facts, Mr. District Attorney?” “Yes, Your Honour sounds incredible, doesn’t it? sadly, it is true. All the combined efforts of Perry Mason’s lightning mind and drilling cross-examination, Della Street’s womanly instincts and intuitive efficiency and Paul Drake’s dogged detective work and midnight toils, have come to nought before this case. I fear, it will remain an unsolved enigma forever.”
In defence, Jackson, Mason’s assistant, testifies ‘Your Honour, there is no doubting the stupendous success of the Trio. Mason is known to humor a Amorous Aunt, and pacify an Angry Mourner, all in the same breadth. He exposes a Bigamous Spouse and yet helps save a fortune for a Beautiful Beggar. If need be, he can hold a Crooked Candle to a Careless Cupid, but doesn’t shy away from admonishing a Careless Kitten. Planting Daring Decoys for Duplicate Daughters comes as easy to him as saving a Drowning Duck. Empty Tins are as much of a thrill to him as looking at the Fiery Fingers, of a Fugitive Nurse, Running into Glamorous Ghosts and Grinning Gorillas are all in a days work for him.
Della Street’s accurate appraisal of Hesitant Hostesses of Haunted Husbands can Horrify Heirs. Her twinkling mischievous eyes notwithstanding, Irate Witnesses too develop Ice-Cold Hands under her disarming scrutiny. Loyalty to her Chief, doesn’t however, prevent her from sympathizing with a Lazy Lover, or a Lame Canary.
Paul Drake, might pitch in for the philosophy of the Mythical Monkeys, but his deceptive , lazy demeanour doesn’t spare Mischievous Dolls hiding Moth-eaten Minks. He may not approve of Negligent Nymphs, though, Nervous Accomplices play right into his hands. He knows that One-Eyed Witnesses are dangerous, but a Perjured Parrot is double trouble.
Occasionally the terrific three-some, has to judge a Queenly Contestant and choose between a Reluctant Model and a Restless Red-Head- a no mean task. Much tougher , however, it is to protect a Step-daughter’s Secret, for which they have to follow many a Shapely Shadow, unearth a Sun-bather’s Diary, explain bloodstains on Shoplifter’s shoe and even jolt Sleep Walker’s Niece into realty. But confronting a Stuttering Bishop takes the cake, for , as Paul Drake was very curtly reminded by an Australian judge- Bishops don’t stutter. Fortunately, they experience a Turning Tide, when a Troubled Trustee brings in a Terrified Typist. They have well neigh solved all cases. Drake the eternal pessimist, reminds them of Vagabond Virgins and Worried Waitresses who are afraid of being Waylaid by Wolf. That all, Your Honour, saying Jackson walks off, smiling triumphantly.
Their euphoria at achieving a cent percent success rate is short lived. Lieutenant Tragg, the head of Homicide Department, springs a surprise evidence – a copy of an anonymous note received by Mason et al , which stumps them all. It said-
J o K e on U --- signed X Y Z
The DA is immediately on his feet. There you are, your Honour –The Missing Letters.
We rest our case.
Dr. R. Shyama sundar
Delhi
Hamilton Burger, the District Attorney, always at loggerheads with Perry Mason, the Defence Lawyer, addresses the presiding judge, with an elaborate gesture of one making a dramatic disclosure. “Your Honour, the defence counsel, Mr.Perry Mason doesn’t solve the case of the missing letters! The judge, visibly startled, reacts: “What! are you certain of your facts, Mr. District Attorney?” “Yes, Your Honour sounds incredible, doesn’t it? sadly, it is true. All the combined efforts of Perry Mason’s lightning mind and drilling cross-examination, Della Street’s womanly instincts and intuitive efficiency and Paul Drake’s dogged detective work and midnight toils, have come to nought before this case. I fear, it will remain an unsolved enigma forever.”
In defence, Jackson, Mason’s assistant, testifies ‘Your Honour, there is no doubting the stupendous success of the Trio. Mason is known to humor a Amorous Aunt, and pacify an Angry Mourner, all in the same breadth. He exposes a Bigamous Spouse and yet helps save a fortune for a Beautiful Beggar. If need be, he can hold a Crooked Candle to a Careless Cupid, but doesn’t shy away from admonishing a Careless Kitten. Planting Daring Decoys for Duplicate Daughters comes as easy to him as saving a Drowning Duck. Empty Tins are as much of a thrill to him as looking at the Fiery Fingers, of a Fugitive Nurse, Running into Glamorous Ghosts and Grinning Gorillas are all in a days work for him.
Della Street’s accurate appraisal of Hesitant Hostesses of Haunted Husbands can Horrify Heirs. Her twinkling mischievous eyes notwithstanding, Irate Witnesses too develop Ice-Cold Hands under her disarming scrutiny. Loyalty to her Chief, doesn’t however, prevent her from sympathizing with a Lazy Lover, or a Lame Canary.
Paul Drake, might pitch in for the philosophy of the Mythical Monkeys, but his deceptive , lazy demeanour doesn’t spare Mischievous Dolls hiding Moth-eaten Minks. He may not approve of Negligent Nymphs, though, Nervous Accomplices play right into his hands. He knows that One-Eyed Witnesses are dangerous, but a Perjured Parrot is double trouble.
Occasionally the terrific three-some, has to judge a Queenly Contestant and choose between a Reluctant Model and a Restless Red-Head- a no mean task. Much tougher , however, it is to protect a Step-daughter’s Secret, for which they have to follow many a Shapely Shadow, unearth a Sun-bather’s Diary, explain bloodstains on Shoplifter’s shoe and even jolt Sleep Walker’s Niece into realty. But confronting a Stuttering Bishop takes the cake, for , as Paul Drake was very curtly reminded by an Australian judge- Bishops don’t stutter. Fortunately, they experience a Turning Tide, when a Troubled Trustee brings in a Terrified Typist. They have well neigh solved all cases. Drake the eternal pessimist, reminds them of Vagabond Virgins and Worried Waitresses who are afraid of being Waylaid by Wolf. That all, Your Honour, saying Jackson walks off, smiling triumphantly.
Their euphoria at achieving a cent percent success rate is short lived. Lieutenant Tragg, the head of Homicide Department, springs a surprise evidence – a copy of an anonymous note received by Mason et al , which stumps them all. It said-
J o K e on U --- signed X Y Z
The DA is immediately on his feet. There you are, your Honour –The Missing Letters.
We rest our case.
Dr. R. Shyama sundar
Delhi