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

BURGER: Let the record show

"BURGER: Let the record show"

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the witness is pointing to the defendant, Evelyn Forbes.

"the witness is pointing to the defendant, Evelyn Forbes."

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Thank you, Mr. D'Amato.

"Thank you, Mr. D'Amato."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Now, Mr. D'Amato, isn't it a fact

"Now, Mr. D'Amato, isn't it a fact"

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and during the past week,

"and during the past week,"

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you saw the defendant on several occasions?

"you saw the defendant on several occasions?"

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That she was pointed out to you

"That she was pointed out to you"

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Well, y-y-yes. T-that's true.

"Well, y-y-yes. T-that's true."

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It's an old and subtle headquarters trick,

"It's an old and subtle headquarters trick,"

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Mr. D'Amato, designed to change a witness's doubt

"Mr. D'Amato, designed to change a witness's doubt"

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about an identification into certainty.

"about an identification into certainty."

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But-- But I'm sure about that one!

"But-- But I'm sure about that one!"

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She was my passenger!

"She was my passenger!"

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Now, when this woman called at your house near midnight,

"Now, when this woman called at your house near midnight,"

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did she go inside your house?

"did she go inside your house?"

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No, she stayed outside on the porch.

"No, she stayed outside on the porch."

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Was the porch light on?

"Was the porch light on?"

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No, sir,

"No, sir,"

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but she is the one, all right.

"but she is the one, all right."

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I can't be mistaken!

"I can't be mistaken!"

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MASON: But suppose you are, Mr. D'Amato.

"MASON: But suppose you are, Mr. D'Amato."

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Suppose you are mistaken about the identity

"Suppose you are mistaken about the identity"

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of the woman who called for the handkerchief.

"of the woman who called for the handkerchief."

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Mightn't you then also be mistaken about the identity

"Mightn't you then also be mistaken about the identity"

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of the woman you drove to Mill Pass Drive?

"of the woman you drove to Mill Pass Drive?"

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D'AMATO: I ain't mistaken about either of them,

"D'AMATO: I ain't mistaken about either of them,"

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but if I'm mistaken of one,

"but if I'm mistaken of one,"

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well, then I could be mistaken about the other one.

"well, then I could be mistaken about the other one."

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Thank you, Mr. D'Amato. That's all.

"Thank you, Mr. D'Amato. That's all."

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JUDGE: Step down, please.

"JUDGE: Step down, please."

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You'll have to come along with me, miss.

"You'll have to come along with me, miss."

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is about to remove a witness from this courtroom.

"is about to remove a witness from this courtroom."

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Yes. Come forward.

"Yes. Come forward."

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May I ask you to instruct the witness

"May I ask you to instruct the witness"

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that she need talk to no one until called as a witness

"that she need talk to no one until called as a witness"

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that they are not to annoy her?

"that they are not to annoy her?"

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Your Honor, all we intended to do was to find out

"Your Honor, all we intended to do was to find out"

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from this young woman

"from this young woman"

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whether an arrangement had been made

"whether an arrangement had been made"

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and claim that she was the person

"and claim that she was the person"

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who had left her handkerchief in his cab.

"who had left her handkerchief in his cab."

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Suppose she said yes?

"Suppose she said yes?"

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Then I intended to discover the identity of the person

"Then I intended to discover the identity of the person"

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who had paid her to make this false representation

"who had paid her to make this false representation"

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and get out a warrant for his arrest.

"and get out a warrant for his arrest."

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All right, then. I'm the person. I did it.

"All right, then. I'm the person. I did it."

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Gentlemen, the discussion seems to be getting out of hand.

"Gentlemen, the discussion seems to be getting out of hand."

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Your Honor, there's no law against

"Your Honor, there's no law against"

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a woman impersonating another,

"a woman impersonating another,"

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and there's no crime in claiming to be an owner of lost property,

"and there's no crime in claiming to be an owner of lost property,"

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for the purpose of stealing lost property.

"for the purpose of stealing lost property."

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Oh, you can't cover up like that.

"Oh, you can't cover up like that."

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Why don't you tell this court

"Why don't you tell this court"

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the real purpose of this rigmarole?

"the real purpose of this rigmarole?"

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The purpose was to test the recollection

"The purpose was to test the recollection"

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It appears that Mr. Mason

"It appears that Mr. Mason"

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might very well be within his rights,

"might very well be within his rights,"

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but the court is only called upon at this time

"but the court is only called upon at this time"

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to pass on Mr. Mason's request concerning this witness,

"to pass on Mr. Mason's request concerning this witness,"

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and I do believe it's entirely in order,

"and I do believe it's entirely in order,"

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and you will refrain from seeking to annoy

"and you will refrain from seeking to annoy"

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or intimidate this witness, Mr. Burger.

"or intimidate this witness, Mr. Burger."

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Very well, Your Honor.

"Very well, Your Honor."

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It can't hurt my case a bit.

"It can't hurt my case a bit."

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But I would like to find out

"But I would like to find out"

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how far this trickery of Mr. Mason's has gone.

"how far this trickery of Mr. Mason's has gone."

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May I request the court to grant a ten-minute recess?

"May I request the court to grant a ten-minute recess?"

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It's, uh, approaching the noon hour,

"It's, uh, approaching the noon hour,"

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so we'll adjourn the court until 2 p.m.

"so we'll adjourn the court until 2 p.m."

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Thank you, Your Honor.

"Thank you, Your Honor."

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( tense theme playing )

"( tense theme playing )"

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Della, you'd better get some lunch.

"Della, you'd better get some lunch."

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I've got to check on something.

"I've got to check on something."

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Are you still a professional football player?

"Are you still a professional football player?"

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Yeah, I'm still in pro football, but it's the small-time now.

"Yeah, I'm still in pro football, but it's the small-time now."

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I wonder if you'd clear up something for me, Johnson.

"I wonder if you'd clear up something for me, Johnson."

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Sure, if I can.

"Sure, if I can."

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You said you got into the study

"You said you got into the study"

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just as the cab was pulling out.

"just as the cab was pulling out."

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after the time you heard the shots.

"after the time you heard the shots."

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I guess so.

"I guess so."

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I'd say you got into the study

"I'd say you got into the study"

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less than a minute after.

"less than a minute after."

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just as you knew the combination to Forbes' safe.

"just as you knew the combination to Forbes' safe."

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No, Mr. Mason.

"No, Mr. Mason."

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And the reason you didn't call the police

"And the reason you didn't call the police"

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wasn't because you had been arrested before,

"wasn't because you had been arrested before,"

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it was because you had stolen the money from the safe.

"it was because you had stolen the money from the safe."

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You wanted to take it outside someplace and hide it.

"You wanted to take it outside someplace and hide it."

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I didn't kill him.

"I didn't kill him."

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Oh, did it ever occur to you

"Oh, did it ever occur to you"

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that when the police kept you out of circulation,

"that when the police kept you out of circulation,"

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they might have been using you for their own purposes?

"they might have been using you for their own purposes?"

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And that those purposes might have something to do

"And that those purposes might have something to do"

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in one of the trophies, would you, Johnson?

"in one of the trophies, would you, Johnson?"

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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And in that five minutes, from the time

"And in that five minutes, from the time"

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I looked out of the window until I left the house,

"I looked out of the window until I left the house,"

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I took $62,000 out of the safe.

"I took $62,000 out of the safe."

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BURGER: So you lied on the stand this morning?

"BURGER: So you lied on the stand this morning?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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And I also lied about identifying the woman

"And I also lied about identifying the woman"

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whose voice I heard.

"whose voice I heard."

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I heard it,

"I heard it,"

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She's the defendant, Evelyn Forbes.

"She's the defendant, Evelyn Forbes."

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( crowd murmuring )

"( crowd murmuring )"

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Cross-examine.

"Cross-examine."

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Now, Mr. Johnson,

"Now, Mr. Johnson,"

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did you make this positive identification

"did you make this positive identification"

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in order to save your own skin?

"in order to save your own skin?"

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No.

"No."

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Isn't it true that you made a telephone call

"Isn't it true that you made a telephone call"

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immediately after I left your room?

"immediately after I left your room?"

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No.

"No."

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Didn't you tell her that you'd stolen the money,

"Didn't you tell her that you'd stolen the money,"

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that I knew about it-- JOHNSON: No!

"that I knew about it-- JOHNSON: No!"

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MASON: --and ask her advice as to what to do?

"MASON: --and ask her advice as to what to do?"

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No! I did not.

"No! I did not."

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Your Honor, since Mr. Burger has recalled this witness

"Your Honor, since Mr. Burger has recalled this witness"

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