The one thing that Perry Mason and Paul Drake had always been very good at was getting a mystery solved. This was a tough case as it had involved Sally the daughter of Perry. Now that Paul had the driver of the Chevrolet Impala identified he went to the local police. As he arrived at the police station he found the chief seated behind the desk. The town was a small one and his force, that consisted of just three men were doing their best to investigate the murder. Paul Drake and any experience that he had was welcomed by the man.

As Paul spoke to the police chief, the man listened intently. The tire tracks that had been left in the driveway were from a large car and could have come from a Chevrolet Impala indeed. Now that Barry Martin had come and told him his story and how he had seen the lady drive the Chevrolet Impala past their cabin. His word was good with him.

An arrest warrant was put out for Sally's Aunt Mary. They had proof that she was at the cabin, and she had the time to commit the murder. As they went to her home and placed her under arrest she called her Aunt Michelle to take her children for at least the night. She had no attorney and so an attorney was appointed for her by the court. Mary had been getting dinner ready when she had heard a knock on the kitchen door. The police caught her completely by surprise. She had nothing to do with Steve's murder and was getting ready for the funeral in the morning. Now she would be in court while her two boys were attending their father's funeral. Things just couldn't have gone wrong.

Mary was allowed to make a phone call as she had two small children alone in the house. The only person that Mary could think of calling was her Aunt Michelle. Michelle had been through this herself and knew that at best Mary was in a desperate situation.

This piece of news also caught Michelle Jones completely by surprise. Michelle knew that with a court appointed attorney she would not get the best defense that was possible. She had Perry Mason and because of that she was now a free woman. She needed to go to Mr. Mason and plead for him to take Mary's defense. Mary did not have much money, but she was now a widow with two small children to care for. They had lost their step father and now were in danger of losing their mother also. She would plead her case to Mr. Mason.

As Michelle called to Mr. Mason's office she made an appointment for that afternoon. As she had feared Mary had not been given a chance to post a bond. She was going to be held over until her trial. The poor woman was not going to be able to attend her own husband's funeral and her two sons were now living with her.

Mary had been thinking and thinking about what the prosecution had said. They had the case all sewn up tight, or so it looked to her. She was in a real bind and the court appointed attorney had said hardly anything in her defense. He was a very young man and admitted to her that this was his first murder case.

Della was still out on maternity leave for the most part. Perry Jr was just two weeks old and she still was very tired. She did not mind going to court with her husband but the time at the office was much tougher on her. She could easily work from home instead and took advantage of the study at her house. Della found that from her study she could do almost everything except meet with clients. She would be working from home for a while.

Michelle Jones had come to see Perry Mason to ask or beg him to help Mary. Mary was being railroaded. She was a gentle person and would not kill anyone of that Michelle was sure.

Perry asked Michelle Jones to take a seat once more in his office. The lady that sat next to him was a woman named Gerty. She was very different from Della and a little less serious. Mr. Mason was a kind man and she knew that he wanted justice for everyone. It was now time for her to make her pitch.

After Michelle took a seat she spoke right up "Mr. Mason you have been very good to me and my family. You are a wonderful dad to Sally and thanks to you she is a happy little girl. But, right now her Aunt Mary is in a bind. She couldn't hurt a fly. She has been framed for the murder of her husband and Larry. They have given her an attorney through the court and the young lad has never even tried a case before."

Perry Mason had indeed dedicated his life to helping the innocent. But, this case had him wound up tighter than he had ever been. The two murdered men had kidnapped his daughter and he was having trouble with not getting involved. If you could not take a case objectively, a lawyer should never accept it. That had always been his thoughts. He had followed those rules since he had first passed the bar and didn't think that this was a good time to change the rules.

Not only was he involved with Michelle and Mary, but Sally was still traumatized by what had happened. He thought and thought about what he should do. "I will tell you what Michelle. This case has been very hard on me physically as well as mentally. But, you are right Mary does deserve the best defense. I will call her lawyer and offer to help him with the case. The first thing that we need to do is to get Mary out on bond." Perry shook her hand and told Gerty to go get Paul. Then find out the number to Mr. Davis's office. I want to call that young lawyer."