Perry Mason — Who saw beyond the caretaker's cat…
Della Street — Confidential secretary to Perry Mason, and, confidentially, his bride in a mock honeymoon…
Charles Ashton — Caretaker, who has a shriveled leg, a crabby disposition, and a Persian cat… and thereby hangs a tale…
Nathaniel Shuster — A shyster with a hot temper and aircooled teeth…
Samuel C. Laxter — Grandson of the late Peter Laxter and executor of the will…
Frank Oafley — The other grandson, who went digging in the night, and is in love with the nurse…
Paul Drake — Detective, whose popeyes popped even more at Mason's deductions…
Winifred Laxter — Disinherited granddaughter, who really doesn't care. In love with Douglas Keene…
Douglas Keene — Budding architect, who is that way about Winnie, million or no million…
Watson Clammert — A character who isn't himself…
Edith DeVoe — Attractive redhead, nurse to Peter Laxter, at first afraid to tell what she knows…
Hamilton Burger — District Attorney, who is a little leery of Perry Mason's methods…
Dr. Jason — Who plays a leading role in a ghoulish scene…
Tom Glassman — Chief investigator for the D.A., who is more than a little puzzled by developments…
James Brandon — Who acts as chauffeur and butler—as well as a few other things…
Sergeant Holcomb — Who leads a flock of reporters to Perry Mason's office, but is no lamb himself…