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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Petulant Partner (S02E02)

It was turned over to me by Dr. Fenton,

"It was turned over to me by Dr. Fenton,"

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who did the autopsy.

"who did the autopsy."

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Thank you, sergeant.

"Thank you, sergeant."

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Now...

"Now..."

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I show you another bullet.

"I show you another bullet."

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What about this one?

"What about this one?"

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in the garden of the Clark estate.

"in the garden of the Clark estate."

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If your honor please...

"If your honor please..."

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I'd like this marked for identification.

"I'd like this marked for identification."

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Now, sergeant...

"Now, sergeant..."

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tell us about this second bullet.

"tell us about this second bullet."

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Well, I checked it...

"Well, I checked it..."

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under our new comparison microscope.

"under our new comparison microscope."

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It was fired from the same gun that killed Mrs. Clark.

"It was fired from the same gun that killed Mrs. Clark."

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TOPHAM: Were you able to, uh, locate the gun?

"TOPHAM: Were you able to, uh, locate the gun?"

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You may cross-examine.

"You may cross-examine."

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May I?

"May I?"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Mr. Topham.

"Mr. Topham."

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Now, sergeant, you seem very proud

"Now, sergeant, you seem very proud"

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of your...

"of your..."

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new comparison microscope.

"new comparison microscope."

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It's the best money can buy.

"It's the best money can buy."

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I'm sure.

"I'm sure."

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Did it tell you which of these bullets

"Did it tell you which of these bullets"

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was fired first?

"was fired first?"

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Well, I know the bullet I dug up in the garden

"Well, I know the bullet I dug up in the garden"

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was fired first.

"was fired first."

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You know that from your comparison test?

"You know that from your comparison test?"

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No.

"No."

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But Howard Roper told me that--

"But Howard Roper told me that--"

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that there is no scientific way to prove

"that there is no scientific way to prove"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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that the killer first shot Mrs. Clark

"that the killer first shot Mrs. Clark"

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and then fired a shot into the ground?

"and then fired a shot into the ground?"

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SERGEANT: Uh, yeah.

"SERGEANT: Uh, yeah."

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But that makes no sense.

"But that makes no sense."

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Doesn't it, sergeant?

"Doesn't it, sergeant?"

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Let's take a hypothetical case.

"Let's take a hypothetical case."

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Now, if a killer knew that a bullet from gun A

"Now, if a killer knew that a bullet from gun A"

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and he'd removed that bullet and put in its place

"and he'd removed that bullet and put in its place"

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what would be your deduction?

"what would be your deduction?"

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Well...

"Well..."

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if I didn't know about the substitution,

"if I didn't know about the substitution,"

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I would think that--

"I would think that--"

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Whoever fired the bullet

"Whoever fired the bullet"

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was the killer.

"was the killer."

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Then the order in which the bullets were fired

"Then the order in which the bullets were fired"

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is important.

"is important."

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Thank you, sergeant.

"Thank you, sergeant."

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That'll be all.

"That'll be all."

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Now, can you describe to us

"Now, can you describe to us"

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the events on the afternoon

"the events on the afternoon"

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of June 17th?

"of June 17th?"

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um, about 7:00 in the evening.

"um, about 7:00 in the evening."

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We'd been visiting with a sick aunt

"We'd been visiting with a sick aunt"

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My sister went right to bed. She wasn't feeling very well.

"My sister went right to bed. She wasn't feeling very well."

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She-- She had a bad headache.

"She-- She had a bad headache."

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TOPHAM: And what happened later

"TOPHAM: And what happened later"

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in the evening?

"in the evening?"

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About 9:00, I saw the defendant drive up.

"About 9:00, I saw the defendant drive up."

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I didn't want any more trouble with him,

"I didn't want any more trouble with him,"

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so I jumped in my car and went for a ride.

"so I jumped in my car and went for a ride."

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TOPHAM: What time did you arrive

"TOPHAM: What time did you arrive"

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back at the Clark place?

"back at the Clark place?"

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Mm, approximately 1:00 in the morning.

"Mm, approximately 1:00 in the morning."

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Was the defendant's car still in the driveway?

"Was the defendant's car still in the driveway?"

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No, sir, it was not.

"No, sir, it was not."

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And all the lights in the house

"And all the lights in the house"

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had been turned out.

"had been turned out."

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Thank you. ( sighs )

"Thank you. ( sighs )"

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Now, um, Mr. Roper...

"Now, um, Mr. Roper..."

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you testified that you and your sister

"you testified that you and your sister"

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on the night of her murder.

"on the night of her murder."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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MASON: What time did you leave the sanitarium?

"MASON: What time did you leave the sanitarium?"

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About 2:00 in the afternoon.

"About 2:00 in the afternoon."

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It took five hours to drive approximately 100 miles?

"It took five hours to drive approximately 100 miles?"

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( chuckles )

"( chuckles )"

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My sister liked to have her hair done each week

"My sister liked to have her hair done each week"

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by a certain hairstylist in Mesa.

"by a certain hairstylist in Mesa."

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A fellow named Alberto.

"A fellow named Alberto."

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Uh, she'd stop in at his beauty salon,

"Uh, she'd stop in at his beauty salon,"

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then she'd rest for a couple of hours

"then she'd rest for a couple of hours"

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at the Desert View Inn before starting back.

"at the Desert View Inn before starting back."

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Alberto's is adjacent to the inn.

"Alberto's is adjacent to the inn."

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Mm-hm. A visit to Alberto's seems to

"Mm-hm. A visit to Alberto's seems to"

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have been quite an ordeal.

"have been quite an ordeal."

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It doesn't make much sense driving around the desert

"It doesn't make much sense driving around the desert"

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with a temperature of 120 degrees.

"with a temperature of 120 degrees."

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The inn was air-conditioned.

"The inn was air-conditioned."

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Now, you also testified

"Now, you also testified"

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that the defendant tried to kill you.

"that the defendant tried to kill you."

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He most certainly did.

"He most certainly did."

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But the bullet missed and went into a path

"But the bullet missed and went into a path"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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And the hole caused by the bullet

"And the hole caused by the bullet"

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was subsequently covered up.

"was subsequently covered up."

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Is that correct? Yes.

"Is that correct? Yes."

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Yet, you had no difficulty

"Yet, you had no difficulty"

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leading the district attorney

"leading the district attorney"

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You can always tell where a bullet enters the ground.

"You can always tell where a bullet enters the ground."

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I should like to conduct a little experiment.

"I should like to conduct a little experiment."

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That box, Your Honor,

"That box, Your Honor,"

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I should like to fire a shot into it

"I should like to fire a shot into it"

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to see if the witness can...determine

"to see if the witness can...determine"

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where the bullet enters the ground.

"where the bullet enters the ground."

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Your Honor.

"Your Honor."

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I object.

"I object."

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Counsel's turning this into a sideshow.

"Counsel's turning this into a sideshow."

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Oh, now, let's don't get excited, Mr. Topham.

"Oh, now, let's don't get excited, Mr. Topham."

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Your witness made a dogmatic statement

"Your witness made a dogmatic statement"

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that you could always tell

"that you could always tell"

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where a bullet entered the ground.

"where a bullet entered the ground."

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Now, I'm going to allow Mr. Mason his opportunity

"Now, I'm going to allow Mr. Mason his opportunity"

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of testing him.

"of testing him."

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Go ahead, counselor.

"Go ahead, counselor."

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You want him blindfolded?

"You want him blindfolded?"

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