- Peter Baxter decides to test his heirs' loyalties. He pretends to change his will, cutting them all out and leaving his estate to his caretaker, James Hing, who is then supposed to burn down Baxter's house with a medical cadaver in it.
- Peter Baxter's family is shocked to learn that he prepared a new will shortly before his death in a tragic fire leaving everything to his caretaker, James Hing. Kenneth Baxter and his cousin Stuart Baxter are particularly distressed and have every intention of challenging the validity of the will in court. James Hing approaches Perry Mason to help him defend the will and his inheritance but he isn't being entirely truthful with him. In fact, James is arrested for Baxter's murder, and the convoluted truth finally emerges. Wanting to test his heirs' loyalty and respect, Baxter planned to fake his death. Hing admits to setting the fire, but Baxter was not supposed to die. Perry takes on the case knowing that someone other than his client made it impossible for Baxter to leave the burning house.—garykmcd / edited by Rob
- A man leaves his estate to his caretaker, but his heirs challenge the will. When the caretaker is later charged with the man's murder, Perry takes the case. But all is not what it seems in the caretaker's account of what happened that fateful night.
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