June did hear about Perry from the newspaper and television since she also followed his cases. This recent one was involved with one of his father's old cases that he won years later and was never solved until now.

Since she also heard about his mother passing away just shortly before the court session ended. She found it interesting since she was a witness in that case, Perry decided representing his mother made sense because of that. Yes, she did hear his mother had to go on the witness stand, but that was back in the car accident case.

June was told from Perry yesterday that she would show up sometime after 9:15 and they could talk some more. June also liked the idea of bringing him some flowers because of his mother. He would be surprised to see that. Not sure if anyone else would have done the same thing.

This case with his mother being a witness was the biggest one he's ever done when somebody else didn't get to finish it. She also wondered if Perry would ever look at another case that wasn't solved, but he might have to wait and see.

June also had the feeling Perry and Della were guessing she might be the next client which wasn't true yet, or would it?

June had heard who Perry Mason's father was because of her own father probably kept up with the cases he worked on.

Her father did mention a case Perry might be interested in that belonged to George, but this was why she wanted to come over. No, her father wasn't a lawyer, but somehow they were friends from the time she wasn't even born yet.

Would Perry be interested in trying to work on another case his father hadn't solved yet? She knew this case with the retail store and the lost child was probably the biggest case he's ever worked on since his first one.

She showed up at the office at the time he'd given her yesterday. She saw a few cars in the parking lot, so it told her they were in the office.

June took off her seatbelt and headed to the backseat so she could take the vase of flowers.

After she did that, time to walk inside.

June didn't see Paul, but knew who he was also.

She let herself inside and found Della in front of the desk.

"Do you remember me?" June asked.

"We saw you yesterday."

"These are for Mr. Mason after what happened to his mother."

"It's a shame what happened to her, June. I'll see if he's ready for you."

"Thank you. Have you ever seen him cry before?"

"Yes," Della answered and got up from the desk.

June set the vase on the desk.

June heard their voices, but didn't catch the conversation.

"He'll be ready in a few minutes, June."

"I'll just leave the vase here."

"It's a beautiful vase," Della told her.

"Yes, it is. I brought it from home, but you don't need to give it back to me."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," June told her.

"All right."

Then a couple minutes later, June saw him coming to the desk.

"Hello, June. Let's go into the office and we can chat," Perry told her.

"Thank you, Mr. Mason. These are for you."

"Thank you, but you don't have to do that."

"Yes, I did. I was sorry to hear about your mother."

"I haven't seen her since we won that case or heard her voice," he told her as she followed him into the office and close the door.

Before he did that, Della noticed he almost had tears in his eyes. She guessed he probably didn't want to do that in front of a stranger or client, and understood that.

"Tell me why you're here, Ms. Taylor. Did I get your name right?"

"Yes. June Taylor. Your secretary remembered my name and got it right as well."

"Tell me why you came over yesterday."

"Because there's a case you might be interested in."

"What kind of case?"

"You solved one of your father's cases with the child, right?"

"Yes."

"My father said he remembered knowing you when you two were younger. He somehow remembered your father."

"Yes, I remember Jeffrey, but that was from junior year in high school. What kind of case did he remember?" Perry asked, trying not to cry in front of June.

"By the way, he says he's sorry about what happened to your mother. It was his idea to give you these flowers. I told your secretary you don't need to give the vase back after they die."

"Thank you. My house is full of flowers from the neighbors, but I had to give Della to keep them because of the office and house were overflowing with flowers."

When he and Della were out to dinner last night with Paul, Perry told him to take a vacation and let Cindy take over for awhile. Paul liked the idea of having a month off from work. He felt bad a little bit because he wanted to know Cindy more.

"It's okay to cry, Mr. Mason. I guess I shouldn't have brought the flowers over."

"No, that's all right. Tell me what case you think might interest me from my father. My mother told me not to do anymore of those after this case was finished," Perry told June.

"I'm sorry if I brought it up. Do you still have the files he kept until he decided that it wasn't worth being a lawyer when quitting?"

"Yes. I was surprised to see that my mother saved them after he was gone a couple months ago. My question is, what case was this? Car accident or lost children?"

"Neither. This one is different."

"Tell me," he repeated.

He wasn't so sure if he wanted to take over anymore cases from George Mason, even though Ada told him not to do those anymore. Just go what you did before, is what Ada told Perry before she died, and those were the last words he heard.

"The case my dad remembers is a high school principal was murdered in her office one day and somebody somehow showed up without her noticing anybody was in there with her."

"I'll have to go through the files at home and see which one it might be. Is there anymore to the story?"

"You remember those investigators your father worked with."

"Yes, I do. Adam Smith and Alexander Benson. What about them? They are dangerous."

"My dad said they were since the second yours hired them."

"Which one of them helped George out with investigation?" Perry asked.

"Adam Smith."

"I guess I'll have to make another phone call to him. He remembered working with him for a short while, but some of these cases got hard for him to solve, and that's why he had to switch over to Benson. I'll need that contact information from Paul since he was the one who kept in touch with him half the time. I didn't get to spend time with him alone like I did with Smith."

Della tried listening to some of the conversation, but did for a couple of minutes. It was hard to hear the whole story because Della could tell he wanted privacy with June.

"Do you want me to get in touch with Jeffrey?" Perry asked her.

"That would be a good idea because he's the one who remembered the case. I guess he remembered him since you two went to school together."

"Your father went to law school, didn't he?"

"For a year and a half, but saw he wasn't smart enough to become one and it was hard to stay in law school for four years. He decided to go to seminary instead. He's about to step down anytime soon. I'll tell him that you'll call him when you have the chance."

"Thank you. I promised my mother I wouldn't do anymore cases of his, but since there are people who remember him, I will do what I can. Since Paul just started his vacation time, he has a new coworker who could probably help instead since she's new to us."

"What's her name? Maybe she would be interested in helping out in the case."

"We'll see what she says first. Her name is Cindy McCarey. Tell Jeffrey I should call in a few days about the case."

"I will," June said as he walked her out of the office and into the parking lot.

Before he walked June outside, he said, "Della, go call your friend."

"You mean Patti?"

"Yes."

"I'll get to it right now."

"Thank you."

He changed his mind.

"Never mind, Della."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Instead of calling your friend, would you mind going to Mom's old house and go through more of those files of his?"

"Why are you asking?"

"June Taylor was just here and was saying something her father used to follow mine and could be a case I'm interested in or not. I'll call him soon and get more of the story. I know Adam Smith retired, but we can still stay in contact. I think you should contact him too, Della."

"I thought he was locked up in jail."

Perry almost forgot he was the one Adam Smith who murdered George Mason.

"Do we know Cindy and Paul are coming along?"

"I wouldn't know, Della. Paul is on vacation for a month, remember?"

"Yes, we can. That means we can use her while we're out," Della said.

"Yes, we can. Just hope she's as good as Paul is."

"That's probably why he took her in after Smith retired."

"Yes. What do you know about her, Della?"

"Not much. I have heard about her, but not in person."

"What do you know about Cindy McCarey?"

"She's not just an investigator, Perry. She's an entertainer."

"No way."

"Yes."

Note: Hope you all enjoy this story as much as the last two. Will try to update every 3-4 days since most of it is written.