Rita Magovern

Rita Magovern is the main villainess from "The Case of the Traveling Treasure," episode 5.08 of Perry Mason.

She was played by the late Lisa Gaye (1935-2016).

Rita Magovern is the wife of businessman Karl Magovern, who was part of a theft involving a portion of a half million dollar robbery. Rita discovered that he had $100,000 hidden, as well as her mink coats. When she learned about his trip to Mexico, Rita figured that Karl would take her along, but she found out that he wasn't coming back.

Figuring that he would divorce Rita, the villainess murdered Karl by poisoning his drink with digitalis. Scott Cahill ended up accused of the murder, but after being confronted by both Perry Mason and Hamilton Burger, the evil Rita confessed everything, showing anger and bitterness towards her deceased husband. Rita is (assumingly) arrested for her husband's murder.