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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (S02E02)

MAN: Mr. Philip Burroughs to the stand, please.

"MAN: Mr. Philip Burroughs to the stand, please."

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Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give

"Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give"

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is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

"is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"

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PHILIP: I do. MAN: Be seated, please.

"PHILIP: I do. MAN: Be seated, please."

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That's when I called the police.

"That's when I called the police."

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They arrived about ten minutes later.

"They arrived about ten minutes later."

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Mr. Burroughs, how long had you lived with the deceased?

"Mr. Burroughs, how long had you lived with the deceased?"

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Fifteen years.

"Fifteen years."

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And just what were your duties?

"And just what were your duties?"

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I acted as my uncle's secretary.

"I acted as my uncle's secretary."

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On the day of his murder,

"On the day of his murder,"

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had your uncle given you any special instructions?

"had your uncle given you any special instructions?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Now, in performance of those instructions,

"Now, in performance of those instructions,"

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just what did you do?

"just what did you do?"

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Well, I phoned his attorneys, Logan and Standsbury.

"Well, I phoned his attorneys, Logan and Standsbury."

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I told Mr. Logan

"I told Mr. Logan"

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to sign his new will.

"to sign his new will."

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And that night he was murdered?

"And that night he was murdered?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Mr. Burroughs, are you familiar with the terms

"Mr. Burroughs, are you familiar with the terms"

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of the existing will?

"of the existing will?"

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MASON: I object, Your Honor. This is not the best evidence.

"MASON: I object, Your Honor. This is not the best evidence."

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Let the document speak for itself.

"Let the document speak for itself."

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As a matter of fact,

"As a matter of fact,"

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I subpoenaed Mr. Logan to appear here this afternoon.

"I subpoenaed Mr. Logan to appear here this afternoon."

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MASON: In that event, Your Honor,

"MASON: In that event, Your Honor,"

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we further object to the question

"we further object to the question"

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as an attempt on the part of the prosecutor

"as an attempt on the part of the prosecutor"

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to cross-examine his own witness.

"to cross-examine his own witness."

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It's immaterial whether or not this witness has any knowledge

"It's immaterial whether or not this witness has any knowledge"

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of the terms of his uncle's will.

"of the terms of his uncle's will."

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In view of the evidence

"In view of the evidence"

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that Mr. Logan will be a witness this afternoon,

"that Mr. Logan will be a witness this afternoon,"

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the court will sustain the objection.

"the court will sustain the objection."

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Have you any further questions?

"Have you any further questions?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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JUDGE: Mr. Mason?

"JUDGE: Mr. Mason?"

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Now, Mr. Burroughs, you testified

"Now, Mr. Burroughs, you testified"

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that you were the one who discovered the body.

"that you were the one who discovered the body."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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A few seconds later,

"A few seconds later,"

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after I managed to turn on the desk lamp.

"after I managed to turn on the desk lamp."

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I seem to recall there was a light switch near the door.

"I seem to recall there was a light switch near the door."

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It didn't operate.

"It didn't operate."

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That switch lit the table lamps,

"That switch lit the table lamps,"

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but someone had turned off the lamp separately.

"but someone had turned off the lamp separately."

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There were no overhead fixtures in the room?

"There were no overhead fixtures in the room?"

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Mm, no, sir.

"Mm, no, sir."

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I believe I've heard the name somewhere.

"I believe I've heard the name somewhere."

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Possibly.

"Possibly."

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Did you have any dealings with Mr. Hyers?

"Did you have any dealings with Mr. Hyers?"

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I borrowed some money from him.

"I borrowed some money from him."

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How much money? Twenty-thousand dollars.

"How much money? Twenty-thousand dollars."

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How was the loan secured?

"How was the loan secured?"

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You merely walked into Mr. Hyers' office,

"You merely walked into Mr. Hyers' office,"

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and he gave you the money just like that?

"and he gave you the money just like that?"

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Well, naturally, I signed some sort of a paper.

"Well, naturally, I signed some sort of a paper."

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I expected a share in my uncle's estate.

"I expected a share in my uncle's estate."

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Then the debt became payable upon the death of your uncle?

"Then the debt became payable upon the death of your uncle?"

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There's no need to put it that way.

"There's no need to put it that way."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I have no further questions.

"I have no further questions."

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I have one or two questions on redirect.

"I have one or two questions on redirect."

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Mr. Burroughs,

"Mr. Burroughs,"

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do you have any money of your own?

"do you have any money of your own?"

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Very little.

"Very little."

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WESTON: Then if this debt became payable

"WESTON: Then if this debt became payable"

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on the death of your uncle,

"on the death of your uncle,"

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wouldn't you say it would be to your advantage

"wouldn't you say it would be to your advantage"

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to keep your uncle alive as long as possible?

"to keep your uncle alive as long as possible?"

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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You may stand down.

"You may stand down."

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Call your next witness.

"Call your next witness."

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I call Wallace Lang.

"I call Wallace Lang."

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MAN: Mr. Wallace Lang to the stand, please.

"MAN: Mr. Wallace Lang to the stand, please."

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I first went to work for Charles Burroughs

"I first went to work for Charles Burroughs"

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about seven years ago.

"about seven years ago."

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Then he put me on a permanent basis

"Then he put me on a permanent basis"

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as a kind of troubleshooter

"as a kind of troubleshooter"

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for the Burroughs Construction Company.

"for the Burroughs Construction Company."

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Well, in October of this year,

"Well, in October of this year,"

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Mr. Burroughs was approached by a man

"Mr. Burroughs was approached by a man"

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Mallory claimed the defendant was Mr. Burroughs' grandchild.

"Mallory claimed the defendant was Mr. Burroughs' grandchild."

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And you investigated that claim?

"And you investigated that claim?"

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Mallory had inserted a vague ad in the newspapers,

"Mallory had inserted a vague ad in the newspapers,"

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one that would have fit a hundred different girls.

"one that would have fit a hundred different girls."

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He told me he was to interview a Carol Delaney that evening.

"He told me he was to interview a Carol Delaney that evening."

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He felt since she needed a job,

"He felt since she needed a job,"

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Thank you, Mr. Lang.

"Thank you, Mr. Lang."

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You may cross-examine.

"You may cross-examine."

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Mr. Lang,

"Mr. Lang,"

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you say you investigated Bishop Mallory's claim?

"you say you investigated Bishop Mallory's claim?"

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No, sir, I said I investigated the claim

"No, sir, I said I investigated the claim"

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of a man who called himself Bishop Mallory.

"of a man who called himself Bishop Mallory."

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Do you know for a positive fact

"Do you know for a positive fact"

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that this man was not Bishop Mallory of Sydney, Australia?

"that this man was not Bishop Mallory of Sydney, Australia?"

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He admitted it to me.

"He admitted it to me."

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Under what circumstances did he make that admission?

"Under what circumstances did he make that admission?"

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Did you apply force?

"Did you apply force?"

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Did he apply the force?

"Did he apply the force?"

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There was no force applied by anyone.

"There was no force applied by anyone."

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MASON: You just entered the man's room and he confessed?

"MASON: You just entered the man's room and he confessed?"

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LANG: That's about it.

"LANG: That's about it."

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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What was his real name?

"What was his real name?"

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I don't know.

"I don't know."

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The man just said he was a fraud and you were satisfied?

"The man just said he was a fraud and you were satisfied?"

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You didn't ask his real name or where he came from?

"You didn't ask his real name or where he came from?"

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I guess I made a mistake.

"I guess I made a mistake."

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I would guess you made several.

"I would guess you made several."

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Do you know where he disappeared to?

"Do you know where he disappeared to?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Let's, uh, turn our attention for the moment to the deceased.

"Let's, uh, turn our attention for the moment to the deceased."

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How did you convince Mr. Burroughs

"How did you convince Mr. Burroughs"

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that Janice Burroughs was his grandchild?

"that Janice Burroughs was his grandchild?"

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MASON: What do you call documentary proof?

"MASON: What do you call documentary proof?"

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WESTON: Your Honor!

"WESTON: Your Honor!"

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If it please the court,

"If it please the court,"

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