One day, Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy had the chance to see Perry's office in person, and they were very lucky to do that as winners. The gang took their rental car to find his office.

"Fred, did you tell Paul that Scooby talks?"

"I don't remember if I did or not. If I didn't, they'd be in for a big surprise."

They all laughed, and so did Scooby.

"That's funny for sure," Scooby said.

"Are we there yet? We're both hungry."

"You're always hungry, Shaggy. Is there anything else you can talk about that doesn't involve food?" Daphne asked.

"No. Maybe Perry Mason has food in his office."

"He probably can't do that when he's working on cases."

"That makes a lot of sense to me," Fred said.

"Unless there's a snack around."

A few minutes later, he said, "I think we're getting closer."

"I can't wait. A mystery that involves a family member. Do you think his mother will be around?" Velma asked.

"Good question, Velma. I really didn't get much information when I talked with Perry. He'll tell us when we get there."

"That makes sense. I don't want to see any blood on this case," Shaggy said.

"We can't control that."

"Daphne's right. I love reading them when I'm not solving them. Either way, I still enjoy it."

"Good for you, Velma. It's not the type of book I'd read. You can give me a cookbook anytime."

An idea popped up in Velma's head.

"You have an idea for me?"

"Of course, Shaggy. Since you love food, there are several murder mysteries out there that is in your area."

"How can food be around murder mysteries? I hope they're not violent."

"The ones I've read in the past aren't. They're pretty easy reading. I'll show you when we're back home again."

"Okay."

Fred pulled into the parking lot outside Perry's office.

"This looks like we came to the right place, gang. Let's go inside."

"Can I come too, Freddy?"

"Sorry, Scoob. You'll have to stay here."

"Why?"

"Mr. Drake did mention the me he can't be around fur."

"Drats."

"If he's ever going to be with Scooby around, he'll have to be careful, then."

Fred let Velma knock on the door. It didn't take the gang very long to wait for someone to let them in. They all saw that a woman let them in.

"Are you Della?" Fred asked.

"Yes. Why don't you come right in? You must be the lucky winners," she said.

"Yes," Daphne said.

"What happened to your dog? Paul mentioned something about a dog."

"He's in the car."

"Why not bring him in?"

"Is Paul around?"

"Not at the moment. He's letting Perry do the talking because it involves him. I'll go and tell him you made it."

After Della left, Velma said, "It's a good thing we're not the only women here."

Daphne had to agree.

Della returned shortly.

"He'll be with you in a few minutes. He has a client."

"Are they almost finished?"

"Getting close. Is there anything I can do for while you're waiting?"

"Do you have any food around?" Shaggy asked.

"No. Just water. Would any of you like to have coffee or water?"

"We're good for now," Fred answered.

They watched as the door finally opened as a man and his wife walked out.

"Thank you, Perry. Let us know what you find," the man said.

"I sure will. I have company now, so we shall keep in touch."

"Thank you for your time, Mr. Mason."

"I'll do the best I can."

He saw the gang and Della.

"You must be the lucky winners. Why don't you all come in the office and talk? I'd like to get know you before I share about what happened to my father."

Fred let Daphne and Velma in first.

"Paul mentioned that dog of yours. Where is he?"

"Scooby's in the car. Should we let him in or is Paul coming in later?" Shaggy asked.

"Paul wouldn't be here. He'll be around later. We can talk about your dog while Paul isn't here."

"He mentioned that he's allergic to fur," Fred said.

"Yes, he is, but not severe," Perry said as Shaggy left for the car.

While waiting, he was already starting to get bored because the gang was inside the building. He finally saw Shaggy heading over. His tail started to wag with excitement. Shaggy unlocked the car.

"The coast is clear, old pal. Mr. Drake isn't in, and Mr. Mason said you could join us."

"Yea! I was already starting to get bored, Raggy."

"I don't blame you."

So the dog jumped out of the car while Shaggy locked it again. Then they entered the office once more. The gang were finished telling about the mysteries they'd solved in the past. They did introductions while he went to get the dog.

"Did I miss anything?"

"No, Shaggy. We were only telling Mr. Mason about all of the mysteries we solved," Velma answered.

"Good."

"You can call me Perry."

"That's fine with us. Why don't you start?" Daphne asked.

"Well, there really isn't much. I heard the story from my mother."

"How is she handling this?"

"Fred, she's still upset about having my father ending his life this way. I'm still pretty shocked myself. The hardest part for ms I didn't get the chance to say good – bye, and my mother wasn't around to see him murdered."

"It's hard to loose a family member,especially when it's a parent."

"Of course it is."

"You're lucky they're still alive until now," Velma said.

"Yes, I know that. Some of my friends don't have their folks around anymore, but nothing like this."

"Have you told your friends?"

"Fred, not yet, I haven't. I will do that tonight or tomorrow. My mother and I are taking it one day at a time."

"Do you know the details about what the person looked like?"

Perry shook his head.

"No. I wish I had that information. Since my mother was out shopping, she told the police she didn't know either. Then that's when she called me and Paul came up with the idea of having a contest and I fell for it."

They heard somebody walk in.

"I'll take care of this, Perry. You keep talking to our guests."

"All right, Della. You go right ahead."

"What else happened then?"

"This is all I know for right now. At the moment my mother is scared about having a lonely house without her murdered husband and only child. I'm already getting the idea to move so she wouldn't be so lonely like this."

Della returned.

"Perry, a client would like to speak with you."

"Tell him I'll be available in a few minutes."

"All right."

"Now I have an appointment. We can talk later about setting arrangements. It was nice to have you come all this way. Paul can take care of you. I'll give him a call after this."

"Thank you, Perry. It was nice to talk with you."

"And you as well, Fred. We can talk about the dog also. Now's not the right time for introduction."