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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Lucky Loser (S02E02)

BOLES: I went to him.

"BOLES: I went to him."

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Well, that's not true. Why are you--?

"Well, that's not true. Why are you--?"

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( gavel banging )

"( gavel banging )"

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But he's lying.

"But he's lying."

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Now, I admonish the defendant to restrain himself

"Now, I admonish the defendant to restrain himself"

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from any further demonstrations of this nature.

"from any further demonstrations of this nature."

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Thank you, Your Honor.

"Thank you, Your Honor."

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What did the defendant say to you in this conversation?

"What did the defendant say to you in this conversation?"

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He told me what had happened that night.

"He told me what had happened that night."

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He said he'd had too much to drink,

"He said he'd had too much to drink,"

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didn't remember driving home,

"didn't remember driving home,"

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he awakened and remembered

"he awakened and remembered"

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that he was to drive out to a Sleepy Hollow cabin

"that he was to drive out to a Sleepy Hollow cabin"

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and to wait there for a man he called George Egan

"and to wait there for a man he called George Egan"

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to have a showdown with him.

"to have a showdown with him."

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Well, did he explain to you what the showdown was about?

"Well, did he explain to you what the showdown was about?"

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Just that this Egan had been making improper advances

"Just that this Egan had been making improper advances"

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to Mrs. Lawrence Balfour.

"to Mrs. Lawrence Balfour."

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BOLES: Ted wanted him to stop.

"BOLES: Ted wanted him to stop."

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BURGER: I see.

"BURGER: I see."

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Go on, Mr. Boles.

"Go on, Mr. Boles."

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BOLES: He said that he drove out to the Sleepy Hollow cabin,

"BOLES: He said that he drove out to the Sleepy Hollow cabin,"

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busted in on Egan,

"busted in on Egan,"

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Egan attacked him with a chair, this started a fight.

"Egan attacked him with a chair, this started a fight."

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Now, he said that he'd taken a small-bore gun with him

"Now, he said that he'd taken a small-bore gun with him"

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to frighten Egan with,

"to frighten Egan with,"

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and that during the fight it had gone off.

"and that during the fight it had gone off."

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He said it was an accident.

"He said it was an accident."

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And then what did he say he did?

"And then what did he say he did?"

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He said he drove Egan's body out to a deserted road,

"He said he drove Egan's body out to a deserted road,"

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ran over it several times with his car

"ran over it several times with his car"

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to make it look like an accident

"to make it look like an accident"

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so the police wouldn't look for a bullet.

"so the police wouldn't look for a bullet."

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BURGER: Go on.

"BURGER: Go on."

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He asked me to take charge of things.

"He asked me to take charge of things."

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I told him

"I told him"

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that since this obviously was a case of self-defense,

"that since this obviously was a case of self-defense,"

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he should report it to the police

"he should report it to the police"

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and tell them that he had acted in fear of his life.

"and tell them that he had acted in fear of his life."

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Then what did you do?

"Then what did you do?"

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I went home.

"I went home."

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The next morning I learned that he was to be prosecuted

"The next morning I learned that he was to be prosecuted"

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for an involuntary homicide with a car.

"for an involuntary homicide with a car."

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And what did you do after that?

"And what did you do after that?"

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I did nothing.

"I did nothing."

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I see. Thank you.

"I see. Thank you."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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JUDGE: Before cross-examination starts,

"JUDGE: Before cross-examination starts,"

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I see it is the hour for the noon adjournment.

"I see it is the hour for the noon adjournment."

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The court will now take a recess until 2:00.

"The court will now take a recess until 2:00."

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( suspenseful theme playing )

"( suspenseful theme playing )"

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Well...

"Well..."

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they would try to make things tough for me,

"they would try to make things tough for me,"

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but I didn't think Boles would get on the stand

"but I didn't think Boles would get on the stand"

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and commit deliberate perjury.

"and commit deliberate perjury."

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So ruthlessly. It's kind of frightening.

"So ruthlessly. It's kind of frightening."

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And in another way, it's a clever story.

"And in another way, it's a clever story."

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It gives the jury a chance to disagree

"It gives the jury a chance to disagree"

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or to find my client guilty of second-degree murder.

"or to find my client guilty of second-degree murder."

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So in a manner of speaking, he's still protecting Ted.

"So in a manner of speaking, he's still protecting Ted."

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Well, he told me he was going to be playing percentages,

"Well, he told me he was going to be playing percentages,"

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and he certainly is.

"and he certainly is."

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( rhythmic knocking on door )

"( rhythmic knocking on door )"

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Did you send your man to Chihuahua, Paul?

"Did you send your man to Chihuahua, Paul?"

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He's there now, waiting for Lawrence Balfour

"He's there now, waiting for Lawrence Balfour"

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to come back from the wilds.

"to come back from the wilds."

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There doesn't seem to be any way to get out there after him.

"There doesn't seem to be any way to get out there after him."

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All right. Perry, here are some bits and pieces

"All right. Perry, here are some bits and pieces"

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we picked up on Boles.

"we picked up on Boles."

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Records, bank accounts and so on.

"Records, bank accounts and so on."

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Which brings us to one George Egan.

"Which brings us to one George Egan."

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What about him?

"What about him?"

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was that Boles sent him away,

"was that Boles sent him away,"

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paid him and bought him off.

"paid him and bought him off."

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Why?

"Why?"

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That I have not been able to find out.

"That I have not been able to find out."

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You were going to get me duplicate driving licenses

"You were going to get me duplicate driving licenses"

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Did you get them?

"Did you get them?"

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They're on their way from Sacramento.

"They're on their way from Sacramento."

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Should be in this afternoon's mail at the latest

"Should be in this afternoon's mail at the latest"

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I'll need them as soon as they arrive.

"I'll need them as soon as they arrive."

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And, Paul, can you get me a set of the decedent's fingerprints?

"And, Paul, can you get me a set of the decedent's fingerprints?"

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Sure. They take 'em as routine.

"Sure. They take 'em as routine."

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I'll pick them up this afternoon.

"I'll pick them up this afternoon."

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That's not soon enough.

"That's not soon enough."

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All right, right after lunch,

"All right, right after lunch,"

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which, uh, I haven't had yet.

"which, uh, I haven't had yet."

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No time, Paul.

"No time, Paul."

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We're due back in court right now.

"We're due back in court right now."

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Mr. Boles, do you remember an occasion a short time ago

"Mr. Boles, do you remember an occasion a short time ago"

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when you and I had a talk at your office?

"when you and I had a talk at your office?"

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Perfectly.

"Perfectly."

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At that time, didn't you tell me

"At that time, didn't you tell me"

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that Lawrence Balfour had confronted George Egan,

"that Lawrence Balfour had confronted George Egan,"

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that Balfour had done the shooting,

"that Balfour had done the shooting,"

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that he called you,

"that he called you,"

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that you told him he should fly to Tucson, rejoin his train,

"that you told him he should fly to Tucson, rejoin his train,"

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that you would take care of everything here?

"that you would take care of everything here?"

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Why, that's preposterous.

"Why, that's preposterous."

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Then did you not tell me

"Then did you not tell me"

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that you took the body out to the highway

"that you took the body out to the highway"

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and made it appear a hit-run accident?

"and made it appear a hit-run accident?"

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Certainly not!

"Certainly not!"

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Mr. Mason, just what is the purpose

"Mr. Mason, just what is the purpose"

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of this fabrication?

"of this fabrication?"

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May I ask the court's indulgence for a few moments?

"May I ask the court's indulgence for a few moments?"

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Certainly, Mr. Mason. Would you like a brief recess?

"Certainly, Mr. Mason. Would you like a brief recess?"

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Thank you. I don't think that will be necessary.

"Thank you. I don't think that will be necessary."

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Do you have everything, Paul?

"Do you have everything, Paul?"

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Duplicate licenses from Sacramento,

"Duplicate licenses from Sacramento,"

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a copy of the dead man's fingerprints,

"a copy of the dead man's fingerprints,"

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and I talked to my man in Chihuahua.

"and I talked to my man in Chihuahua."

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There have been no telegrams

"There have been no telegrams"

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from Lawrence Balfour to Boles,

"from Lawrence Balfour to Boles,"

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None. Perry, take a deep breath.

"None. Perry, take a deep breath."

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What for?

"What for?"

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We traced George Egan to Norman, Oklahoma.

"We traced George Egan to Norman, Oklahoma."

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He died there eight months ago.

"He died there eight months ago."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Of course he did, Paul.

"Of course he did, Paul."

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