Erle Stanley Gardner
THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS DOWAGER

CAST OF CHARACTERS

MATILDA BENSON - She drinks, swears, smokes cigars, and is something of a fighter

DELLA STREET - Perry Mason's devoted secretary, who is always urging her boss to be careful

PAUL DRAKE - A tall man with a carp-like grin who does all the leg work for Perry Mason

ARTHUR MANNING - Special officer on the gambling ship The Horn of Plenty

SAM GRIEB - Owner of The Horn of Plenty, and not averse to a little blackmail

CHARLIE DUNCAN - Grieb's shrewd partner, bald-headed, forty-five, and disarmingly pleasant

SYLVIA OXMAN - Who likes roulette and makes no bones about it

PERKINS - Who isn't an ex-jailer for nothing

JIMMY - Suspicious, close-mouthed bartender on The Horn of Plenty

BERT CUSTER - Who knows about guns

MARILYN SMITH - Bert's girl, who is observant as well as affectionate

FLO BELGRADE - A mercenary blonde-the kind you wouldn't trust around the block

GEORGE BELGRADE - Who sells out to the newspapers, and who would be married to just such a blonde

FRANK OXMAN - Who wants evidence against his wife

BASIL WILSON - Federal District Attorney

and PERRY MASON