Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to modify a will and prevent the inheritance of a suspected fortune hunter. The night takes a mysterious turn when the patriarch dies in a fire, and the family's fortune and diamonds go missing.
The Case of the Black Cat
A wealthy recluse, anticipating his own demise, enlists the expertise of a cunning lawyer to reorganize his vast fortune, only to find the case takes an unexpected turn when the lawyer must champion the innocence of a seemingly guilty feline suspect.