Everyone had gone home and the Mason household was finally back down to just four people. The four of them lived in peace and harmony and were looking forward to the birth of the baby.
Sally was upstairs with her mom getting things ready. They had everything done in blue and white for the little boy. There was a picture of little boy blue on the wall. Together they put the sheets on the basinet and the new blankets that she had gotten at the shower.
Perry came into the room and smiled. The room was ready for the birth of their son and he couldn't wait. He took his wife and daughter in his arms and held them close. The room looked great, the nanny was great and Della was done with work.
That morning they had an appointment at the doctors. Della hoped that this was going to be her last appointment. The baby was due in just six days and a week from now she would be considered overdue.
Della and Perry dropped Sally off at school and headed to the doctor's office. As Della took her place on the table the doctor came in with a smile. He gave her an examination and told her "It looks as though the baby might be right on time. You are showing signs that labor could start at any time. I want you to stay in town. Have you stopped work yet?" he asked.
"My last day was Friday and I will stay around town. We can't wait for the baby." Della told him.
As Perry left Della at the house, he was very nervous. "You give me a call if you feel anything. I don't like leaving you." he told her.
"I am not going to be alone. Jen is here and Lori and little Mike are coming over this afternoon." she told him.
When Perry left Della called Sally's aunt and let her know that the doctor had told her that she could go very soon.
Michelle Jones was at home thinking about her niece Sally. She missed her and her mother and father. She wondered if Sally thought about her life before she lived with the Masons. But, she would have a chance to see her and have her for a few days and she was determined that they were going to have a good time. She was going to have her nephew over to see her too. She couldn't wait to see her. After all it had now been almost three months since Sally had taken the last name Mason and she had agreed to an open adoption.
Perry came into the office and was hard at work when he heard the knock on the door. He opened the back door to Paul Drake who came into the room and took a seat in his favorite chair. " I have been a busy fellow lately. The Clam Shack hit the market this morning. Linda cannot take the stress of running the shack by herself. I spoke to my contact at the local FBI office and found out that George Chin has been smuggling drugs for a while and has been watched by the FBI for weeks. He has been using the shack as a front. The FBI has no information on the murder, though. Once the shack was sold they stopped keeping an eye on the place." Paul told him.
Perry looked at Paul and told him, "We are missing something. I want to have you dig a little deeper."
With that Paul left and Perry went back to his work.
Meanwhile Della had gone into the study to do some more on line investigating. She knew that Linda had a brother, and she decided that it would be a good idea to look into him. She was busy most of the morning and had just gone into the kitchen to get some lunch when Lori showed up. Lori was carrying little Mike and Della ran to pick him up. He was getting so big.
They spent the afternoon together enjoying the baby and just spending the day as sisters. When Perry and Mike got home Della and Lori had made them a large meal. Della was now eating for two and she had quite an appetite. The four of them celebrated the time together. But Loir and Della were both tired and so the gathering ended early.
Sally was in all her glory with her parents and her aunt and uncle. She had been thinking about her parents lately. In just three weeks it would be a year since they were killed in the car accident. She missed them terribly and now she was going to go and stay with her aunt Michelle. She loved her aunt, and she missed her. It was going to be fun to stay with her for a few days.
The nest day Della went to work in the study again. Today her husband had no appointments until ten and he was going to work from home. Della was busy on her laptop. It was then that she thought about George Chin. He was married, and he did have a wife. 'What about her?' she thought.
That was when Della started to look into Marie Chin. Marie was younger than her husband and there were tons of pictures that had been posted on line. She was going through the many pictures, when she saw something. There among all the photos was a picture of Brian. She looked and looked but saw no other photos. Of course Brian had worked at the shack for the past five years. Perhaps that is how he came to be in a picture.
Della thought for a moment and decided to call Paul Drake. When she talked to Paul, he said that he would look right into it. She was glad that she was done with work for a few weeks. Della was tired and just lay her head down on the couch in the family room for what she thought was a few minutes. But, when she woke up Jen had gone and gotten Sally at school and it was almost four o'clock.
Paul in the meantime had been busy checking out Marie Chin. She and George had not been married for very long. He was successful in finding out that she was having an affair. The affair was with Brian. He called Perry and told him what he had found out. The two men went over to the Chin home and this time were let in by Marie.
The two men spoke to the lady who was on her way out of town then. They saw the suitcases in the hallway. Perry knew that she was the murderer then. He approached her with a kind face, but firm. "Mrs. Chin, we have found out that you and Brian were having an affair. He was trying to break it off. Tell us what happened that night."
Marie Chin knew that the men in front of her knew what she had done. The guilt had laid heavy on her and she was sort of glad to admit the truth. She spoke slowly and quietly to the men in front of her. "I went to the Clam Shack to bet Brian to take me back. I was willing to give him all the money he needed and anything to keep him. But he would not listen. I remember pulling the gun and hearing the shot, and then he was lying there on the ground. I didn't mean to do it." she cried.
Perry picked up the phone and placed a call to Lt Tragg. He then headed over to the Reed home and let them know that Eric was free and that Marie was the murderer. Eric and Nancy were very thankful and glad that the real murderer had been found. But, they thought of Brian and how he had lost his life over something as silly as an affair.
That night when Perry got home he told Della what had happened. He was going to be in court to get everything dropped against Eric and the case would be officially closed. That evening the two of them got everything ready for the court and went to bed late once more.
The next day Perry went to court and took care of any charges that were remaining in the courthouse against Eric. It was a mere formality and Eric was released by eleven that morning. He thanked Perry for his help and once more an innocent man went free.
Della was very sleepy that day and could barely find the energy to get up. She couldn't figure out what was going on. After Perry went to work and she brought Sally to school she went back to bed. When she woke up it was after eleven and she heard the kitchen door open. It was Perry, he had come home for lunch. He was worried about his wife. She seemed very tired and the baby was due tomorrow.
They ate their lunch together, but Della didn't have much of an appetite. She was excited that another case had been solved. Marie Chin had never even come into their thoughts until yesterday. She was nearly overlooked.
Perry had wanted to stay with Della that afternoon, but she insisted that he go back to the office. She promised that she would take it easy and Jen was there anyways. That afternoon Sally had girl scouts . Everyone wanted to know about the baby and everyone said how good Della looked. Della didn't feel as though she looked good. She was very tired and was glad when the meeting was over.
That night Della was not in the mood for cooking and ordered Chinese food out. When Perry got home he was surprised to see the boxes with the food in them that had just been delivered to the house. The four of them had a good supper, but once again Della didn't eat very much.
Sally was abound with stories of what happened at school and Girl Scouts. But she even senses that her mother wasn't acting normal. The Mason household went to bed early that night. It was around two that morning that Della felt the first tinge. It wasn't much, but it woke her up. She had gone into the bathroom when her water broke. It was time to wake Perry.
Della turned around to go into the bedroom and nearly ran into Perry . He saw and got excited. He gave the doctor a call and they were told that they could come to the hospital at anytime. But Della knew that it was going to be a while. As the hours went by she was unable to get much rest. But when it finally reached six in the morning and they could hear Jen and Sally stirring, they went downstairs and told them the news.
Sally was so excited. She was going to be an older sister today. "Yeah."
As Della took a seat at the table, she watched everyone eat. She was not hungry at all. The pains were starting to get a little more frequent and she thought that they were getting harder. After breakfast Della called Lori and her parents. Lori said she would call Sue and let her know.
Perry called into the office and had them cancel all of his appointments. After Sally went to school they called Michelle. She said that she would be picking up Sally from school. Della decided that it was time to head to the hospital. Her bag had been packed for days. As they headed to the hospital, Della took one last look at the house that she and Perry had bought and couldn't wait to bring Perry Jr home.
The day went as planned and at four thirty that afternoon Perry Mason Jr was born . He was healthy and weighed in at eight pounds four ounces and had a length of twenty-one inches. As the family spent time together for the first time they heard a knock on the door. It was Sally and her Aunt Michelle. Della and Perry let Sally take a seat in the chair where she held the baby. They took a picture of her and Perry Jr.
The baby had dark hair, but Perry's deep blue eyes. As a picture was taken of the whole family together. Everyone came and saw the baby and on the twenty-third of May baby Perry and family went to their new home to start a new life.