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#228: The Case of the
Golden Venom
Original Airdate: 01/21/65

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From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Because of her husband's recent demise, Lucille Forrest is the richest widow in Forrest Junction, California. Unfortunately, shortly before she became a widow, Lucille's son was killed in what appeared to have been a hunting accident. Although Lucille is convinced her son was murdered, a provision in her husband's will forbids her from investigating the death.

She goes to Perry for help. He has Paul investigate the matter, but this quickly ends when Ralph Day, a newspaperman Lucille suspects of killing her son, dies himself. Already suffering from a bleeding ulcer (typical for newspapermen), Day bled to death because his system was full of rattlesnake venom. When the police learn that Lucille was using the venom as a folk cure for her own ailments, they arrest her for murder.

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Cast

Lee Philips as Kevin Lawrence
Noah Beery as Tony Claus
Frances Reid as Lucille Forrest
Carole Wells as Mirna Lawrence
Frank Ferguson as Walter Coffee
Mort Mills as Sgt. Ben Landro
Arthur Malet as Ralph Day
Cal Bartlett as Joe Sullivan
Kenneth MacDonald as Judge
Richard Reinauer as Doctor

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