Larry Davis was about to give his speech and he found that his throat was so dry that he could barely speak. He looked at his friend and aid Perry Mason and took a deep breath. He was probably one of the luckiest lawyers on the good earth. He had Mr. Mason there to help him with any question. He took a sip of water and stood up.

Here he presented to the jury his thoughts on the murder "I can promise you that beyond a doubt my client is not guilt of doing anything. She was not anywhere near the scene of the murder. As a matter of fact, she was busy at a PTA meeting at her son's school. She worked until five that day and then picked the boys up from their babysitter. She then went home and made them supper.

The cabin where the murder took place was an hour away and the meeting was at seven that night. That would not give her the time to commit the crime. Also, we are going to have testimony given that she was seen driving up the mountain to the cabin. The girl that was kidnapped saw only four men while she was there and never saw any women. We will prove that someone else is guilty of this crime." He hoped that he would be able to convince the jury of what he believed to be true in his heart of hearts and took a seat.

The prosecution called their first witness. This was the state trooper who had come to the scene to examine the evidence. As he told the jury of his findings, Larry could not find anything to argue. Perry touched his arm and said "It's all right" With that Larry said "No questions."

Mary was getting nervous when her attorney did not challenge the findings of the police or the coroner. But she could see that Perry Mason was keeping a careful eye on the proceedings and was being of a tremendous help to Attorney Davis. But this was her life and she wanted to be a free woman.

One of the things that Perry had not looked forward to was putting Sally on the witness stand. He felt that she had been through enough already. He thought of his little girl and how she hat sat at the kitchen table eating her cherios when he had come over to talk to her. "Sally I have to ask you a couple of questions. They can be tough, but there are a few things that you need to know." he had told her tenderly.

"What is it daddy? Does this have something to do with the murder trial and my Aunt Mary?" Sally had asked with her big eyes.

Perry had adopted Sally hoping to protect her from this kind of thing. Sally had a rough life after her parents had been killed in the car accident and he had wanted to protect her. But, somehow or another fate had taken over and she had been kidnapped. He smiled at her and said "Sally, the man that is defending your Aunt Mary Attorney Davis would like to talk to you in the courtroom."

Sally put down her spoon and stared at her father. "You mean they want me to tell the court what I saw?" she asked.

"Yes, that is it exactly. They would like you to speak to the judge and a jury about what you saw and heard when you were at the cabin. It is very important that you answer each of their questions and you tell the truth." he told her gently.

Della had walked into the kitchen holding the baby when she heard what Perry was telling Sally. She smiled at the little girl. She was so mature for a little girl and listened as Sally told Perry "Dad I know that you are supposed to tell the truth all the time but especially in court. I will be all right. Don't worry." and with this Sally gave her daddy a big hug.

Perry had to turn his head for a second to hide the tears that were welling up in his eyes. Sally was a truly good little girl. He had picked up his son and smiled at him. He was one lucky little boy to have a big sister like Sally.

Sally was to testify that afternoon. The courtroom was going to be empty of everyone but the lawyers the judge the jury and Perry and Della. The judge and prosecution had both agreed to those terms.

Della had picked Sally up from school and headed straight to court. As Sally took the oath to tell the truth she held her hand up and took her seat carefully. She was so little that the microphone barely reached her. But she was told to tell the truth and speak loudly and clearly and that was what she planned on doing.

The judge told the jury that they could ask any questions that they might have but to remember that this was a nine year old child. The prosecutor had children of his own and although he was not Hamilton Burger, the man that Perry was used to dealing with he was a kind and considerate man.

Sally was a trooper when she was on the stand telling every detail of her kidnapping. As she described the time in the woods alone, Larry and Perry could see that the jury was feeling every moment along with her. But, she did not provide any new information for her Aunt and Perry had to prove who the real murderer was.

Sally was told that she could get down and she turned around and thanked the judge. As she walked down the aisle Della took her hand. The judge noted the time and said that court would reconvene at ten am the following morning.

Just as the three Mason family members started to leave the courtroom Paul came in and motioned to Perry that he needed to talk to him. As Perry excused himself from Della and Sally he went over to Paul . Paul said "I think that tomorrow we should start with some testimony from Brian and his new girl friend Carrie. When I went there to drop off the subpoena she nearly fainted. She wouldn't say a word, but something isn't right there Perry. With that the two men walked out of the courthouse once again together.