Ranking of "PERRY MASON" Season One (2020) Episodes
Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes from the HBO series, "PERRY MASON". Based upon the characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner and created by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald; the series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role:
RANKING OF "PERRY MASON" SEASON ONE (2020) EPISODES
1. (1.07) "Chapter Seven" - Evangelist Sister Alice McKeegan's bitter past with her mother is revealed in flashbacks. Meanwhile, attorney Perry Mason links conspirators and financial motive to those involved with Sister Alice's church and the kidnappers of the infant Charlie Dodson before the trial is interrupted.
2. (1.02) "Chapter Two" - Following one of her sermons, Sister Alice offers the Dodsons, who are suspected by the police for being involved in the death of their son Charlie, the church's full moral and financial support. Los Angeles Police Department beat cop Paul Drake discovers how Charlie's kidnappers may have been killed.
3. (1.04) "Chapter Four" - Mason and detective Pete Strickland lean on city morgue assistant Virgil Sheets to help them re-examine the body of kidnapper George Gannon. District Attorney Maynard Barnes threatens to expose Emily Dodson's attorney and Mason's boss "E.B." Jonathan past acts of larceny if the latter does not drop the case.
4. (1.01) "Chapter One" - When kidnap victim Charlie Dodson is found dead on New Year's Eve 1931, the L.A.P.D. suspect his parents of plotting the kidnapping to raise money. The Dodsons hire Jonathan to defend them and he hires Mason as his personal detective to investigate the crime.
5. (1.06) "Chapter Six" - Mason, newly sworn in as an attorney, has difficulties functioning in court, especially after new details regarding the Dodson case are revealed.
6. (1.08) "Chapter Eight" - In the season finale, legal assistant Della Street convinces Mason to put Emily Dodson on the stand. Also; Mason, Strickland, Della, and Drake (now working for Mason) attempt to tie up loose ends as the trial comes to a close.
7. (1.03) "Chapter Three" - Maynard takes Jonathan by surprise with new developments regarding Mrs. Dodson. Mason and Strickland get unauthorized access to physical evidence with Sheets' help. Mason tries and fails to extract information from Officer Drake about the latter's discoveries regarding the kidnappers' bodies.
8. (1.05) "Chapter Five" - Mason and Della travel north to the San Francisco area following a tragedy. There, Mason visits his ex-wife and son. Also, Della sets out to find Mrs. Dodson more capable legal representation.