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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom (S02E02)

Thank you, sergeant.

"Thank you, sergeant."

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Your witness, Mr. Mason.

"Your witness, Mr. Mason."

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No questions.

"No questions."

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JUDGE: You may step down.

"JUDGE: You may step down."

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I call Miss Helen Bynum to the stand.

"I call Miss Helen Bynum to the stand."

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CLERK: Helen Bynum.

"CLERK: Helen Bynum."

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Miss Bynum?

"Miss Bynum?"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Raise your right hand.

"Raise your right hand."

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the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

"the whole truth and nothing but the truth?"

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Helen Bynum.

"Helen Bynum."

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CLERK: Be seated.

"CLERK: Be seated."

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Have you ever seen that woman before?

"Have you ever seen that woman before?"

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Never.

"Never."

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COVINGTON: Miss Bynum,

"COVINGTON: Miss Bynum,"

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I show you this revolver.

"I show you this revolver."

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Have you ever seen it before?

"Have you ever seen it before?"

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Yes, it's mine.

"Yes, it's mine."

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When did you last see it?

"When did you last see it?"

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I left it on the terrace outside

"I left it on the terrace outside"

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of Mr. Garvin's office.

"of Mr. Garvin's office."

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When was that?

"When was that?"

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It was the night of, uh, June 14th.

"It was the night of, uh, June 14th."

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And this revolver was never in your possession after that?

"And this revolver was never in your possession after that?"

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No.

"No."

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Thank you, Miss Bynum. Your witness.

"Thank you, Miss Bynum. Your witness."

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It's a pleasure to see you again, Miss Colfax.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, Miss Colfax."

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The name is Helen Bynum.

"The name is Helen Bynum."

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when we met.

"when we met."

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That was the first name that entered my mind.

"That was the first name that entered my mind."

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Now, would you be good enough to tell this court

"Now, would you be good enough to tell this court"

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why you carry a revolver?

"why you carry a revolver?"

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Certainly.

"Certainly."

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I happen to be a licensed private detective.

"I happen to be a licensed private detective."

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I see.

"I see."

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Then on the night we met,

"Then on the night we met,"

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you were working as a private detective?

"you were working as a private detective?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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what you were doing in Mr. Garvin's office?

"what you were doing in Mr. Garvin's office?"

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Of course, you were authorized to do that.

"Of course, you were authorized to do that."

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I beg your pardon.

"I beg your pardon."

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to go through those files?

"to go through those files?"

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No.

"No."

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So you were on the premises illegally?

"So you were on the premises illegally?"

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Answer the question.

"Answer the question."

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I had no right to be there.

"I had no right to be there."

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I did not.

"I did not."

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Someone had given you a key?

"Someone had given you a key?"

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I had my own. It's a skeleton key.

"I had my own. It's a skeleton key."

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Now, while you were going through those files illegally,

"Now, while you were going through those files illegally,"

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you were interrupted, were you not?

"you were interrupted, were you not?"

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Now, is this the woman who interrupted your search?

"Now, is this the woman who interrupted your search?"

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It might have been.

"It might have been."

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How did she get into the office?

"How did she get into the office?"

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She had her own key.

"She had her own key."

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You pulled out the gun and retreated onto the terrace.

"You pulled out the gun and retreated onto the terrace."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Now, tell us, Miss, uh, Bynum,

"Now, tell us, Miss, uh, Bynum,"

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just exactly who were you working for?

"just exactly who were you working for?"

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HELEN: I'm sorry, I can't answer that question.

"HELEN: I'm sorry, I can't answer that question."

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MASON: You refuse to answer?

"MASON: You refuse to answer?"

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HELEN: Yes.

"HELEN: Yes."

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Would the court please instruct this witness

"Would the court please instruct this witness"

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to answer the question?

"to answer the question?"

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Is the witness conversant

"Is the witness conversant"

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with her constitutional rights?

"with her constitutional rights?"

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Yes, Your Honor.

"Yes, Your Honor."

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If necessary, I'm prepared to go to jail for contempt

"If necessary, I'm prepared to go to jail for contempt"

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I'm going to inquire into this matter

"I'm going to inquire into this matter"

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at the termination of this case.

"at the termination of this case."

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I order you to appear in this courtroom

"I order you to appear in this courtroom"

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at 3 p.m. one week from today,

"at 3 p.m. one week from today,"

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then and there, to show cause

"then and there, to show cause"

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why I should not find you guilty

"why I should not find you guilty"

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of contempt of this court and impose sentence.

"of contempt of this court and impose sentence."

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Have you any further questions of this witness, Mr. Mason?

"Have you any further questions of this witness, Mr. Mason?"

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No, Your Honor.

"No, Your Honor."

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All right, Mr. Covington,

"All right, Mr. Covington,"

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call your next witness.

"call your next witness."

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COVINGTON: And where did you first see this revolver, Mr. Livesey?

"COVINGTON: And where did you first see this revolver, Mr. Livesey?"

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When Mr. Garvin showed it to me.

"When Mr. Garvin showed it to me."

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Was anyone present with Mr. Garvin?

"Was anyone present with Mr. Garvin?"

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What did Mr. Garvin do with the gun?

"What did Mr. Garvin do with the gun?"

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He put it in his desk drawer and then locked it.

"He put it in his desk drawer and then locked it."

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He didn't notify the police?

"He didn't notify the police?"

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He said he was going to do it later.

"He said he was going to do it later."

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He was late for an appointment at the time.

"He was late for an appointment at the time."

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COVINGTON: Thank you.

"COVINGTON: Thank you."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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No questions.

"No questions."

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Uh, Mr. Denby, how do you know the gun

"Uh, Mr. Denby, how do you know the gun"

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that the defendant locked in his desk

"that the defendant locked in his desk"

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It has the same number.

"It has the same number."

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Oh, no, no, I remembered it.

"Oh, no, no, I remembered it."

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If you'd care to try me out--

"If you'd care to try me out--"

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No questions.

"No questions."

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Now, which one?

"Now, which one?"

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This is the car I saw the night of the murder.

"This is the car I saw the night of the murder."

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You're absolutely certain, Mr. Scanlon?

"You're absolutely certain, Mr. Scanlon?"

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Oh, yeah. You see that scraped rear fender?

"Oh, yeah. You see that scraped rear fender?"

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He did that against the wash rack of my gas station.

"He did that against the wash rack of my gas station."

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He was in such a hurry, he didn't even look

"He was in such a hurry, he didn't even look"

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Never even stopped when I called him.

"Never even stopped when I called him."

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That's how come I got his license number,

"That's how come I got his license number,"

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to send him a bill of damages, $8.

"to send him a bill of damages, $8."

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About what time was this?

"About what time was this?"

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Oh, about 1:00. I was fixin' to close.

"Oh, about 1:00. I was fixin' to close."

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I had the tanks locked,

"I had the tanks locked,"

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turned the station lights out, and he walks in.

"turned the station lights out, and he walks in."

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He'd run out of gas about a quarter mile up the road.

"He'd run out of gas about a quarter mile up the road."

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Well, I've never seen a man in such a hurry

"Well, I've never seen a man in such a hurry"

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and real nervous, like he'd seen a ghost or something.

"and real nervous, like he'd seen a ghost or something."

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And he kept lookin' back up the road.

"And he kept lookin' back up the road."

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By "back up the road,"

"By "back up the road,""

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That's right.

"That's right."

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Mr. Scanlon, I ask you to look around this courtroom

"Mr. Scanlon, I ask you to look around this courtroom"

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and tell me if the man you're talking about is in this room.

"and tell me if the man you're talking about is in this room."

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That's him.

"That's him."

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And I'd sure like to get that 8 bucks off him.

"And I'd sure like to get that 8 bucks off him."

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