The Case of the Torid Tapestry

Season 4 - Episode 23: The Case of the Torid Tapestry
Overview
Hard luck Claude Demay was sent up for six years in prison for starting a fire in a warehouse containing the valuable Nathan Claver art collection. After his release, Demay devises a plan to expose the real criminal, Leonard Voss, and prove his innocence. He tediously weaves a perfect imitation of a valuable tapestry supposedly lost in the fire and barters this tapestry to Voss in exchange for an original Buddah statue. Demay knows that the statue will prove that the collection was not destroyed in the fire and will expose Voss as the real criminal. Unfortunately, Voss is murdered before the trade takes place and Demay is arrested for another crime he didn't commit.
Episode Information
TV Show
Perry Mason
Season
Season 4
Episode Number
23
Air Date
April 22, 1961
Runtime
52 minutes
Guest Stars

Syd Saylor
Charlie, Watchman

Percy Helton
Pawnbroker

Conrad Nagel
Nathan Claver

Robert H. Harris
Claude Demay

Paula Raymond
Brenda Larkin
Crew
John English
Director