Perry Mason — Season 1, Episode 10: The Case of the Runaway Corpse

Episode synopsis

Ed Davenport learns that a sandwich he requested to be tested by a lab contains arsenic and blames his wife Myrna. When he confronts her about his suspicions, she denies it. He leaves for a business trip and falls ill. Dr. Renault is called to treat him at a motel where Ed Davenport later dies. Before he dies he claims his wife poisoned some candy.

About Perry Mason

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Case of the Restless Redhead
• E2The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece
• E3The Case of the Nervous Accomplice
• E4The Case of the Drowning Duck
• E5The Case of the Sulky Girl
• E6The Case of the Silent Partner
• E7The Case of the Angry Mourner
• E8The Case of the Crimson Kiss
• E9The Case of the Vagabond Vixen
• E11The Case of the Crooked Candle
• E12The Case of the Negligent Nymph
• E13The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink