At the office, Perry received a call from Alexander Benson like Paul mentioned.

Now he was finally able to chat with Mr. Benson for the first time, and Adam Smith twice. Leave Adam Smith alone for a while. What is going to happen to Cindy McCarey once Adam steps down and retires? His guess was Cindy would take over the agency unless she decides to do something else, but it wasn't his business to find that out.

"Perry Mason's office," he heard Della say.

"He's right here. Let me go get him."

Della opened the door.

"Perry, there's a phone call for you."

"Who is it, Della?"

"Alexander Benson."

"Thank you, Della. I'll take it from here."

"All right."

"This is Perry speaking."

"Hello, Perry. This is Alexander Benson. I had a dinner date with some guy named Paul Drake."

"Yes, he did tell me about that. What can you remember about George Mason and his cases?"

"I only stayed with him for about 8 - 10 months. He was still having trouble with some cases that he couldn't get solved like he wanted, but did get to solve about 2 or 3 when I was there with him."

"Do you remember what kind of cases they were since you worked with him for less than a year?" Perry asked.

"I think one of them was at a hospital with a patient that witnessed the murder."

"How was that case didn't get solved?"

"It did, but he didn't seem to have trouble solving it when in court."

"What other cases do you remember he was working on when you were with him?"

"Well, Mr. Mason, he was still new at that time."

"That's what I've been hearing. His wife was accused of murdering him, and so was I."

"Sorry, Perry. Let's get together. Maybe you can bring Paul with you so he can hear this."

"I'll tell him. Thank you for saying something about the cases. Do you remember who the witnesses were at the time of the murder?"

"No, I don't. I think a few of them are in a nursing home. I wouldn't bother thinking about talking with them. Some of them aren't aware of things anymore."

"Thanks for the warning, Mr. Benson. Do you prefer Alex or Alexander?"

"I don't care either way, even though I do respond to both of them."

"Was anybody working with you besides my father?"

"Not that I remember. His secretary isn't alive anymore to answer your questions. Are you going to have a longshot court date?"

"I've been hearing the word longshot lately, Mr. Benson. Let's set up a date and I will see what Paul says about joining us. I appreciate you calling me."

"Glad you were available to talk with me for a few minutes, Perry. If you ever find out about George's cases, you wouldn't know about them and try solving one of his cases for him. I am sure he would have been proud of you for doing it."

"I am still betting there might be a court date. His wife is having some health issues, but we're trying to figure out what's wrong with her. This has never happened to her before."

"Sorry to hear that, Perry. I can stop by the office sometime."

"Anytime, Mr. Benson. We can look out for you. My mother has done a lot to help out on this case. I am representing her. From what I heard, she was a witness to this case that involved a Goodwill store."

"No way. Be careful out there, Perry. We'll set up something later."

"I'll look forward to it."

Paul was at the office, so he couldn't share with him quite yet. Della was able to listen to what he was going to share.

"Della!" Perry called.

"Yes, Perry?"

"Alexander Benson called. He wants to set something up to get together."

"So that means you want me to call his office?"

"Yes. I'm sure somebody there will help you decide on time and day. I still have my mother to worry about as well."

"Did Mr. Benson say anything that he remembered about your father?" Della asked.

"Yes, he did, but I want Paul to hear about it as well. Speaking of Paul, where is he?"

"Somewhere in town, but he didn't tell me what he was doing."

"We'll get to hear about it, Della. Maybe Paul has heard stuff about Dad's cases. I should check in with Tragg and see what is new with his cases or whatever."

"What about your mother? Are you going to do anything for her to feel better and like herself?" Della asked.

"I'm still trying to work with her on that, but I do understand she is older now. I know she understands we all have to get sick at some point."

"That's true. What other recommendations did Dr. Webber give you before heading out with security in the courtroom? Maybe we could try some of those besides Patti."

"Maybe you're right. Remember when I was out to breakfast with the foster parents?"

Della nodded.

"What about them, Perry?"

"Well, they suggested something that I could try as well. They had their preacher with them from church when I thought it was just the three of us."

"I guess he got invited."

"He did. That's why they invited him. Their suggestion was I could try going to a church service or a minister there. They remembered I asked about children because of this child that was left behind."

"What was their idea?" Della asked.

"You know I'm not religious, Della. I don't plan to try that anytime soon. You know court is on Sunday sometimes."

Della nodded a second time.

"Perry, that could be a good idea you and your mother could try out, even if it means only once. What kind of ministry did they have that they recommended for you?"

"They said something about starting a ministry for foster children. It gave them the idea because of this child who is left behind."

"That's a good idea. Just go to church sometime and see what happens."

"I'll have to think about it for a while. Their preacher agreed it was another way to help with recovery from the car accident besides your counselor friend. They want me to get a copy of the Bible, but I don't have time to read."

"I know you don't, Perry, but you can try and make time. Did I tell you a couple of my classmates were interested in talking about Jesus?"

"No."

"I'll take you and your mother to church one of these days and see what we think. What did he say his name was?"

"Dan Anderson or something like that."

"Let's talk about it some more another time, Perry. How does that sound to you?"

"Fine with me. I guess I will have to share with her," he said, thinking of Ada.

"Was she ever a religious person when you were growing up?"

"Not that I remember them talk about God and the Bible. I never saw one in the house. Even today we still don't believe."

"That's all right, Perry. Talk about it with your mother and see what she says."

"If we both agree on not trying it out, counseling is enough."

Della liked his idea so far.

"I wonder what Paul is up to," Perry said.

"I don't know. Maybe doing something with the case or different ideas."

"For something else in the future?"

"That's what I'm saying, Perry. I don't know if he's going to share with us or not."

"He might. You know how Paul is."

"Yes, I do."

The phone rang again.

She answered.

"Perry, it's for you."

"Do you know who it is?"

"No, I don't."

"Thank you. I'll take it. Maybe it has something to do with the case that he left behind for me to take over."

"Could be. I'll leave you alone."

"No, you can stay."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," he answered.

"All right."

"Mason."

"You Perry?"

"Yes. Who is this?"

"Aaron Adams. I heard you tracked me down."

"My investigator did, not me. There are some questions I would like to ask."

"Go ahead."

"Did you know George Mason?"

"Yes, I did. We went to high school together, but that was years ago."

"I don't know if you heard, he died a couple months ago."

"I thought I heard about that. Sorry, Perry. At first I didn't know you were George's son."

"That's all right. Mind if we get together for a while today?"

"Sure. My office or yours?"

"Here is fine."

There was no reason to mention he couldn't drive on his own quite yet, but still wants Dr. Charles to say something now rather than later, but it doesn't look like he would say anything about the word answer let's try it.

"What time are you thinking, Perry?"

"I am available now if that works for you."

"It does. I'll be over soon. I'm only about 20 minutes away from your office."

"See you shortly."

End of conversation.

"Della, we're expecting a visitor soon."

"Who is it?"

"Another person who remembers my father and maybe the cases he worked on that did and didn't get solved."

"Thank you for saying something, Perry. Do you want me to stick around?"

"If you want to. This person is another private investigator of his."

"What is his name?"

"Aaron Adams."

Aaron was able to find Perry's office without any trouble. He saw a couple of cars in the parking lot. He didn't know what Perry's car looked like or anything since this was the first time they've met and started talking.

Aaron wasn't so sure what kind of questions Perry was going to ask him, but he would do his best to answer them.

Once he got inside, Aaron found the door open and there was no reason to knock.

He saw Perry talking with Della when he walked in. Then they saw him.

"You Perry Mason?"

"Yes. Who are you?"

"We just talked on the phone. I'm Aaron Adams."

"Why don't you sit down?" Della asked him.

"Thank you, ma'am. I guess I will. Not sure how long I will be staying."

Before they could start talking, Paul walked in as well.

"Hi, Perry. I didn't know you were expecting company," Paul said, looking in Aaron's direction.

"I just walked in a second ago," Aaron told him.

"You can stay, Paul."

"Thank you, Perry."

"We were just going to start talking with Mr. Adams about my father," Perry told Paul.

"You mean Aaron Adams? I was the one who tracked you down," he told Aaron.

"And your name is?"

"Paul Drake. What can you tell us about Perry's father?"

"I don't know why the three of you are going through some crazy files that are old. I only worked with George Mason for about the first couple of years when he was new."

"I've been hearing that a lot lately," Perry told him.

"I'm sure you have. I don't remember George telling me his son was an attorney himself."

"Did you keep in touch with George when he stepped down to raise his only child?" Perry asked.

"Only for a while, but we didn't bother keeping in touch forever. He was happy to have children of his own. I think he was dating some woman at the time when he asked me to help him on a case," Aaron told them.

"What kind of case was that?" Perry asked him.

"Gosh, that was a long time ago. I was with him for a couple years before he was able to find another investigator to help him in other cases. Then I moved on to real estate. I haven't worked on cases since," Aaron told them.

"Do you know about the case with the shooting at a Goodwill store that a few children and teens were in?" Perry asked.

"Yes, I do know about that case. George shouldn't have gone there in the first place. I didn't get to meet George's girlfriend at the time, but I did know he was dating somebody."

Perry thought about Ada, but that was his only guess.

"I'm sure his girlfriend is still alive."

"I never heard anything about her since, so I can't say something, Perry."

"That's all right. I am thinking there is going to be a court date after all."

"This is crazy you're working on a case from your father that didn't get to solve."

"I just wanted to do something for him. I also have another question for you, Mr. Adams."

"What's that?"

"Did you know George before he became an attorney? If there is going to be a court date, some of these will be asked again," Perry added.

"There won't be a court date, Mr. Mason. You're just wasting your time with this case. I did follow your latest one."

"I only wanted to find out who murdered him is all."

"That's nice of you to show interest in working on some cases from your father when he stepped down," Aaron said.

"I know. I was told George's girlfriend was a witness to this case."

"Is she still alive?"

"Yes," Perry answered.

"How often do you talk with her about the work your father did?"

"This is the first time I've talked about it with her. She isn't doing well right now."

"Sorry to hear that. Hope she gets well soon."

"We're working on it," Perry told him.

"To answer your question, George and I met on our sophomore year in high school. We've been friends since, but did get to work together for a while. When we were in high school, he always talked about having a job as a lawyer."

"And he got it. Then I come along, and now working on a case for his."

"When George got involved with that case, he didn't get very far. Are you having any luck, Perry?"

"Yes. I can't believe how much I have gotten done on this case so far. My mother said he was jealous of me because I got more cases finished than he did."

"I'm sure he did, Perry."