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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Fraudulent Foto (S02E02)

Could you tell us who sent them to you?

"Could you tell us who sent them to you?"

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Yes. Marshall Scott sent them after a phone call to me.

"Yes. Marshall Scott sent them after a phone call to me."

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Did you have a conversation with the defendant

"Did you have a conversation with the defendant"

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about that phone call?

"about that phone call?"

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I believe that if I question you

"I believe that if I question you"

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about that conversation, that Mr. Mason will object.

"about that conversation, that Mr. Mason will object."

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Therefore, I can only question you

"Therefore, I can only question you"

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On the contrary, Your Honor.

"On the contrary, Your Honor."

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Mr. Mason has no objection whatever.

"Mr. Mason has no objection whatever."

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The witness can testify

"The witness can testify"

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to the entire conversation if he wishes.

"to the entire conversation if he wishes."

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The defense considers it part of the res gestae.

"The defense considers it part of the res gestae."

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If it isn't brought out on direct,

"If it isn't brought out on direct,"

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we'll ask for the conversation on cross.

"we'll ask for the conversation on cross."

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All right, Mr. Castleton.

"All right, Mr. Castleton."

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certain statements by Marshall Scott

"certain statements by Marshall Scott"

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that he had paid Harris $25,000

"that he had paid Harris $25,000"

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to keep his nose out of the hospital investigation.

"to keep his nose out of the hospital investigation."

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What did Mr. Harris say to that?

"What did Mr. Harris say to that?"

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He said he considered my question insulting.

"He said he considered my question insulting."

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Did you tell him

"Did you tell him"

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Yes, I told him that Scott said

"Yes, I told him that Scott said"

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but that he'd bring Harris down with him when he fell.

"but that he'd bring Harris down with him when he fell."

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And what was Mr. Harris' reaction to that?

"And what was Mr. Harris' reaction to that?"

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He hung up on me.

"He hung up on me."

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I see. Thank you, Mr. Castleton.

"I see. Thank you, Mr. Castleton."

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Cross-examine.

"Cross-examine."

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Mr. Castleton, do you recall my visit to your office

"Mr. Castleton, do you recall my visit to your office"

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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Do you recall saying

"Do you recall saying"

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was when Mr. Blake's messenger arrived with them?

"was when Mr. Blake's messenger arrived with them?"

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Yes, while I'd spoken to Marshall Scott

"Yes, while I'd spoken to Marshall Scott"

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about the photographs, I hadn't actually seen them

"about the photographs, I hadn't actually seen them"

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until Mr. Blake's messenger arrived.

"until Mr. Blake's messenger arrived."

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Now, where did Mr. Blake say he got the photographs?

"Now, where did Mr. Blake say he got the photographs?"

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What?

"What?"

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Mr. Blake had the photographs at Marchands.

"Mr. Blake had the photographs at Marchands."

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He must have assured you that his source was reliable.

"He must have assured you that his source was reliable."

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Where'd he get them?

"Where'd he get them?"

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Actually, uh, I remember Mr. Scott mentioned

"Actually, uh, I remember Mr. Scott mentioned"

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that he had sent copies to Mr. Blake and myself

"that he had sent copies to Mr. Blake and myself"

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at the same time.

"at the same time."

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that Mr. Scott didn't send Mr. Blake a copy at all.

"that Mr. Scott didn't send Mr. Blake a copy at all."

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You were the one who gave it to him.

"You were the one who gave it to him."

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Yes, I guess I did.

"Yes, I guess I did."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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for the purpose of insuring

"for the purpose of insuring"

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that Fairbanks got that hospital contract?

"that Fairbanks got that hospital contract?"

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Certainly not.

"Certainly not."

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Did you arrange for Marshall Scott to receive $25,000?

"Did you arrange for Marshall Scott to receive $25,000?"

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You're a little confused, Mr. Mason.

"You're a little confused, Mr. Mason."

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that she had found $50,000 in their home.

"that she had found $50,000 in their home."

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But you testified on direct examination

"But you testified on direct examination"

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that Scott told you

"that Scott told you"

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he was to pay the defendant $25,000 as a bribe.

"he was to pay the defendant $25,000 as a bribe."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Yet when you spoke to the defendant,

"Yet when you spoke to the defendant,"

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didn't he deny that?

"didn't he deny that?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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that the deceased lied and withheld the $25,000

"that the deceased lied and withheld the $25,000"

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I object, Your Honor.

"I object, Your Honor."

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That calls for a conclusion not based on the facts.

"That calls for a conclusion not based on the facts."

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JUDGE: Sustained.

"JUDGE: Sustained."

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Now, isn't it a fact that when the grand jury

"Now, isn't it a fact that when the grand jury"

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you got in touch with Scott

"you got in touch with Scott"

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Absolutely not.

"Absolutely not."

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Would you describe your activities

"Would you describe your activities"

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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Well, there's very little to describe.

"Well, there's very little to describe."

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I went to work at 4:00 and remained in the office

"I went to work at 4:00 and remained in the office"

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till a little after 11:30.

"till a little after 11:30."

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And I suppose the members of the Sun Ledger staff

"And I suppose the members of the Sun Ledger staff"

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can vouch for that?

"can vouch for that?"

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Your Honor, I would like to interrupt

"Your Honor, I would like to interrupt"

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my cross-examination of this witness

"my cross-examination of this witness"

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to recall a previous witness.

"to recall a previous witness."

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Does Mr. Burger have an objection?

"Does Mr. Burger have an objection?"

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Which witness?

"Which witness?"

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MASON: Lieutenant Tragg.

"MASON: Lieutenant Tragg."

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No objection.

"No objection."

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Lieutenant Tragg, please.

"Lieutenant Tragg, please."

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perform any of the very delicate chemical tests

"perform any of the very delicate chemical tests"

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such as the benzidine test on the other bookend?

"such as the benzidine test on the other bookend?"

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That is, the unbroken one?

"That is, the unbroken one?"

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No, sir. Why should we?

"No, sir. Why should we?"

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It wasn't the murder weapon.

"It wasn't the murder weapon."

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How can you be positive it wasn't, lieutenant?

"How can you be positive it wasn't, lieutenant?"

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Well, because there was blood and fingerprints

"Well, because there was blood and fingerprints"

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And none on the other.

"And none on the other."

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You, therefore, jumped to a conclusion.

"You, therefore, jumped to a conclusion."

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But couldn't it have been the unbroken bookend, lieutenant?

"But couldn't it have been the unbroken bookend, lieutenant?"

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They were twins, weren't they?

"They were twins, weren't they?"

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If the depression in the skull accommodated one,

"If the depression in the skull accommodated one,"

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wouldn't it accommodate the other as well?

"wouldn't it accommodate the other as well?"

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Yes, it would. But then it would have to be wiped off

"Yes, it would. But then it would have to be wiped off"

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to make the broken bookend seem to be the murder weapon.

"to make the broken bookend seem to be the murder weapon."

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And while it was being wiped off,

"And while it was being wiped off,"

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all prints would be erased, wouldn't they?

"all prints would be erased, wouldn't they?"

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Yes, yes, yeah.

"Yes, yes, yeah."

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Now, lieutenant, despite the wiping, a benzidine test

"Now, lieutenant, despite the wiping, a benzidine test"

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would show traces of blood, wouldn't it?

"would show traces of blood, wouldn't it?"

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You could wipe it several times,

"You could wipe it several times,"

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and it would still show up.

"and it would still show up."

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I now request Mr. James Castleton

"I now request Mr. James Castleton"

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to return to the stand.

"to return to the stand."

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Step down, lieutenant.

"Step down, lieutenant."

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Now, Mr. Castleton, I'll ask you once again.

"Now, Mr. Castleton, I'll ask you once again."

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What were your activities on the night of the murder?

"What were your activities on the night of the murder?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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White.

"White."

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that on her way home that night,

"that on her way home that night,"

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her car was scraped by a white convertible.

"her car was scraped by a white convertible."

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By any chance, was it your car?

"By any chance, was it your car?"

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Remember, Mr. Castleton, you're under oath.

"Remember, Mr. Castleton, you're under oath."

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Also remember that Mrs. Scott testified

"Also remember that Mrs. Scott testified"

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there were traces of white paint

"there were traces of white paint"

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from the car in question on her fender.

"from the car in question on her fender."

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what were your activities on the night of the murder?

"what were your activities on the night of the murder?"

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I wish to make a statement, Your Honor.

"I wish to make a statement, Your Honor."

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I confess to being the principle party

"I confess to being the principle party"

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