March 7, 1959 [58] "The Case
of the Caretaker's Cat"
Director Arthur Marks
TeleplayRichard Macaulay and Seeleg
Lester
Story Stanley Gardner's 1955 novel
Peter Baxter had a plan to test the
loyalty of his heirs. First he would pretend to change
his will, cutting all of them out and leaving the estate
to his caretaker, James Hing. Then Hing was to burn down
Baxter's house and Baxter would substitute a medical
cadaver for his own body. If anyone contested the will,
he or she would really be disinherited. Hing does as his
employer planned, but the body found in the ashes is
really that of Peter Baxter. Tragg and Burger don't
believe Hing's wild story, but Perry does. It's just too
fantastic to be a lie. That means one of the heirs
overheard Baxter planning, and really did kill him. The
question is: Which one?
Raymond Bailey (Mr. Drysdale of
"The Beverly Hillbillies") plays John Hilliard
in this show. Also, science fiction movie fans will
recognize actor John Agar playing Kenneth Baxter.
James HingBenson Fong (defendant)
Kenneth BaxterJohn G. Agar
John HilliardRaymond Bailey
JudgeBarney Biro
Peter BaxterAnthony Jochim (victim)
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