There is a lot of things in this episode that does not make sense. I know we have to take some things with a grain of salt just for TV sake but this episode was full of items that was so strange even for a condensed one hour show.
The episode begins with Millie Crest receiving a phone call from her fiancé saying that he just stole some money from the firm where both of the work and it is going to look like she was an accomplice. Instead of calling the police or a lawyer, she gets into her car and drives away. Later she picks up a woman, Fern Driscoll, that was having car trouble. Fern is a troubled woman that decides to pull a gun on Millie to steal her car but the action causes Millie to loose control of the car and drive off a cliff killing Fern.
With Fern dead, Millie takes on her identity. Little does Millie know but she will find more trouble assuming the identity of Fern than keeping her own name. When she is visited by a sleazy investigator it will lead to a situation involving a Senator, some letters and an ice pick. When the investigator is killed with the ice pick it will lead to Millie confessing about her true name but this has no bearing on a murder warrant issued by Hamilton Burger's office.
But as the episode continues we find an odd twist to this mystery. People are not exactly whom they seem nor are people telling the exact truth. With the true murderer rather easy to spot the episode ends with the bailiff having to restrain someone from leaving the courtroom. Then we get a confession that is a constant of any Perry Mason episode. Even with some odd events in this episode it was still a worthy watch.
The episode begins with Millie Crest receiving a phone call from her fiancé saying that he just stole some money from the firm where both of the work and it is going to look like she was an accomplice. Instead of calling the police or a lawyer, she gets into her car and drives away. Later she picks up a woman, Fern Driscoll, that was having car trouble. Fern is a troubled woman that decides to pull a gun on Millie to steal her car but the action causes Millie to loose control of the car and drive off a cliff killing Fern.
With Fern dead, Millie takes on her identity. Little does Millie know but she will find more trouble assuming the identity of Fern than keeping her own name. When she is visited by a sleazy investigator it will lead to a situation involving a Senator, some letters and an ice pick. When the investigator is killed with the ice pick it will lead to Millie confessing about her true name but this has no bearing on a murder warrant issued by Hamilton Burger's office.
But as the episode continues we find an odd twist to this mystery. People are not exactly whom they seem nor are people telling the exact truth. With the true murderer rather easy to spot the episode ends with the bailiff having to restrain someone from leaving the courtroom. Then we get a confession that is a constant of any Perry Mason episode. Even with some odd events in this episode it was still a worthy watch.