 Sleazy detective Fred Bushmiller questions movie actress Lorna Thomas whether she gave birth about twenty-five years earlier to a daughter who was put up for adoption. He has seen Lorna physically arguing with her business manager, Dennis Briggs, and tries to extort an admission from her. George Clark consults with Perry Mason on behalf of his wife Betty, insisting that she is Lorna s long-lost daughter. Betty interrupts an argument between Lorna and her producer, Tony Raeburn. The actress has delayed funding his new picture. Betty is abruptly dismissed and consults Perry. Lorna is killed, and George is charged with murder.