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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Howling Dog (S02E02)

He kept a memo of it. I don't know where.

"He kept a memo of it. I don't know where."

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Thank you, Miss Brent.

"Thank you, Miss Brent."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Mr. Forbes was an attractive man,

"Mr. Forbes was an attractive man,"

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wasn't he?

"wasn't he?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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You lived in the Forbes' house,

"You lived in the Forbes' house,"

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didn't you, Miss Brent?

"didn't you, Miss Brent?"

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Yes, I did.

"Yes, I did."

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was your sleep disturbed

"was your sleep disturbed"

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No.

"No."

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But then Sammy never howled, Mr. Mason.

"But then Sammy never howled, Mr. Mason."

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Your Honor, counsel is pursuing a course

"Your Honor, counsel is pursuing a course"

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not covered in direct examination.

"not covered in direct examination."

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If he wants to establish that a dog was howling,

"If he wants to establish that a dog was howling,"

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or not howling,

"or not howling,"

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he can do so when he presents his own case.

"he can do so when he presents his own case."

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Objection sustained.

"Objection sustained."

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Proceed, Mr. Mason.

"Proceed, Mr. Mason."

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Your Honor, I'm finished with the witness.

"Your Honor, I'm finished with the witness."

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JUDGE: All right. You may step down, Miss Brent.

"JUDGE: All right. You may step down, Miss Brent."

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I call William Johnson to the stand.

"I call William Johnson to the stand."

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MAN: Mr. William Johnson to the stand.

"MAN: Mr. William Johnson to the stand."

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I was in the workshop. That's down in the cellar.

"I was in the workshop. That's down in the cellar."

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BURGER: About what time was this?

"BURGER: About what time was this?"

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Eight o'clock, maybe a few minutes afterwards.

"Eight o'clock, maybe a few minutes afterwards."

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Go on.

"Go on."

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Well, I wanted to ask Mr. Forbes

"Well, I wanted to ask Mr. Forbes"

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where he kept the press for his tennis racket,

"where he kept the press for his tennis racket,"

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so I walked up the cellar stairs

"so I walked up the cellar stairs"

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when I heard the voices.

"when I heard the voices."

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Were they distinguishable?

"Were they distinguishable?"

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Uh, no, sir. Couldn't tell what was being said,

"Uh, no, sir. Couldn't tell what was being said,"

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Uh, no, sir, I'd never heard it before.

"Uh, no, sir, I'd never heard it before."

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Woman's voice, though.

"Woman's voice, though."

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She was kind of emotional.

"She was kind of emotional."

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That's why I didn't interrupt and I went back downstairs.

"That's why I didn't interrupt and I went back downstairs."

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And what happened then?

"And what happened then?"

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Well, I just started to work again

"Well, I just started to work again"

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when I heard the shots.

"when I heard the shots."

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Well, I ran up the stairs.

"Well, I ran up the stairs."

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The study door was locked from the inside.

"The study door was locked from the inside."

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Tried to break it in, but it wouldn't give.

"Tried to break it in, but it wouldn't give."

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Then I remembered there was another door,

"Then I remembered there was another door,"

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so I ran through the kitchen,

"so I ran through the kitchen,"

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down the hall and into the study.

"down the hall and into the study."

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Just then I heard a car in the driveway.

"Just then I heard a car in the driveway."

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Walked over to the window and looked out,

"Walked over to the window and looked out,"

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and I saw this blue-checkered cab pulling away.

"and I saw this blue-checkered cab pulling away."

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Could you identify the passenger?

"Could you identify the passenger?"

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JOHNSON: Uh, no, sir, except it was a woman

"JOHNSON: Uh, no, sir, except it was a woman"

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wearing a gray outfit.

"wearing a gray outfit."

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Well, I looked around, and I found Mr. Forbes.

"Well, I looked around, and I found Mr. Forbes."

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He was dead.

"He was dead."

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Now, Mr. Johnson, it's a matter of record

"Now, Mr. Johnson, it's a matter of record"

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that you did not report this crime to the police.

"that you did not report this crime to the police."

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Could you explain that to us, please?

"Could you explain that to us, please?"

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Well, uh-- About eight months ago

"Well, uh-- About eight months ago"

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I got into a little trouble with a postdated check.

"I got into a little trouble with a postdated check."

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It was only $15,

"It was only $15,"

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but, uh, the police really put me through the ringer.

"but, uh, the police really put me through the ringer."

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Well, ever since then, I...

"Well, ever since then, I..."

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I understand. Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Johnson."

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Cross-examine.

"Cross-examine."

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I notice you've been very careful

"I notice you've been very careful"

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in your choice of words, Mr. Johnson,

"in your choice of words, Mr. Johnson,"

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almost as though you'd been coached.

"almost as though you'd been coached."

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Have you been?

"Have you been?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Haven't you discussed your testimony

"Haven't you discussed your testimony"

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with the district attorney?

"with the district attorney?"

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Yes, sir, but he didn't coach me or tell me what to say.

"Yes, sir, but he didn't coach me or tell me what to say."

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Now, let's understand this thoroughly.

"Now, let's understand this thoroughly."

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You can't identify the woman's voice

"You can't identify the woman's voice"

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you said you heard?

"you said you heard?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Or the person who left in the departing cab?

"Or the person who left in the departing cab?"

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Then it could have been

"Then it could have been"

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any one of 80 million women in this country?

"any one of 80 million women in this country?"

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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Look, uh,

"Look, uh,"

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I don't want to get anybody in trouble--

"I don't want to get anybody in trouble--"

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All right, you haven't.

"All right, you haven't."

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Thank you. That will be all.

"Thank you. That will be all."

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BURGER: I call Joseph D'Amato to the stand, please.

"BURGER: I call Joseph D'Amato to the stand, please."

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she tell me to wait.

"she tell me to wait."

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Well, I tell her, "Well, I need gasoline," you know?

"Well, I tell her, "Well, I need gasoline," you know?"

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So she say, "Well, take care of it and come back."

"So she say, "Well, take care of it and come back.""

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What happened then? Ah, well,

"What happened then? Ah, well,"

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I see her go into the house, and me, I drive away.

"I see her go into the house, and me, I drive away."

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But I come back and pick her up.

"But I come back and pick her up."

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And about what time was this?

"And about what time was this?"

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Oh, it's, uh-- Yes, here it is.

"Oh, it's, uh-- Yes, here it is."

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It's, uh-- It's after 8 p.m.,

"It's, uh-- It's after 8 p.m.,"

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uh, maybe about ten minutes later, you know?

"uh, maybe about ten minutes later, you know?"

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Did you see the woman again that night?

"Did you see the woman again that night?"

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Yes, heh, uh, you see, she was my last fare

"Yes, heh, uh, you see, she was my last fare"

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on my way driving home.

"on my way driving home."

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Near midnight, this same woman,

"Near midnight, this same woman,"

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she ring the doorbell at my house.

"she ring the doorbell at my house."

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She said she got my address

"She said she got my address"

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from the company lost and found

"from the company lost and found"

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and that she left a handkerchief in my cab.

"and that she left a handkerchief in my cab."

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Well, she had, so I gave it to her. That's all.

"Well, she had, so I gave it to her. That's all."

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I see.

"I see."

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I show you now this initialed handkerchief

"I show you now this initialed handkerchief"

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and ask if you can identify it.

"and ask if you can identify it."

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Yeah, sure. Yeah.

"Yeah, sure. Yeah."

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It's the same one I give-- I give back to the lady.

"It's the same one I give-- I give back to the lady."

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Thank you, Mr. D'Amato.

"Thank you, Mr. D'Amato."

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If it please the court,

"If it please the court,"

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I should like this handkerchief entered

"I should like this handkerchief entered"

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as people's exhibit F.

"as people's exhibit F."

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All right.

"All right."

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Now, Mr. D'Amato, would you look around this courtroom

"Now, Mr. D'Amato, would you look around this courtroom"

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and tell me if you can identify

"and tell me if you can identify"

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the woman you have been talking about?

"the woman you have been talking about?"

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Yes, sir. Ex...

"Yes, sir. Ex..."

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That's her, it's the one sitting right over there.

"That's her, it's the one sitting right over there."

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