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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Lame Canary (S02E02)

Would you take a look at the dead man, please?

"Would you take a look at the dead man, please?"

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Look at him? For what?

"Look at him? For what?"

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Identification, possibly.

"Identification, possibly."

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He's already been identified, Perry.

"He's already been identified, Perry."

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Frederick Walden from Altaville, California.

"Frederick Walden from Altaville, California."

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What's his line in business? That I'll have to find out.

"What's his line in business? That I'll have to find out."

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Apparently an innocent bystander involved in that accident

"Apparently an innocent bystander involved in that accident"

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in front of the Prescott house.

"in front of the Prescott house."

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Now he meets a violent end.

"Now he meets a violent end."

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Well, the roads around here are pretty tricky,

"Well, the roads around here are pretty tricky,"

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especially at night.

"especially at night."

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Okay, what do you wanna know?

"Okay, what do you wanna know?"

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Do you recognize him?

"Do you recognize him?"

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No.

"No."

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You treated him day before yesterday

"You treated him day before yesterday"

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at your office for cuts and abrasions.

"at your office for cuts and abrasions."

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Not him, I didn't. I never saw him before.

"Not him, I didn't. I never saw him before."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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and registered to Walter Prescott,

"and registered to Walter Prescott,"

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the decedent, December of last year.

"the decedent, December of last year."

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And where was this gun found, lieutenant?

"And where was this gun found, lieutenant?"

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In the handbag of Ruth Prescott,

"In the handbag of Ruth Prescott,"

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the defendant in this case.

"the defendant in this case."

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BURGER: I see. Now, in the murder room itself,

"BURGER: I see. Now, in the murder room itself,"

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did you find anything of an extraordinary nature?

"did you find anything of an extraordinary nature?"

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TRAGG: In the fireplace we found the burnt remains

"TRAGG: In the fireplace we found the burnt remains"

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of a packet of letters.

"of a packet of letters."

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What did you do with these burnt remains?

"What did you do with these burnt remains?"

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They were reconstructed at the crime lab.

"They were reconstructed at the crime lab."

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I show you now these photographs

"I show you now these photographs"

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and ask if you can identify them.

"and ask if you can identify them."

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Yes, sir, these are the pictures of the burnt letters.

"Yes, sir, these are the pictures of the burnt letters."

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Thank you, lieutenant. If it please the court,

"Thank you, lieutenant. If it please the court,"

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I should like this gun and these photographs

"I should like this gun and these photographs"

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marked for identification.

"marked for identification."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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No objection. Your witness.

"No objection. Your witness."

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No questions.

"No questions."

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I call Margaret Swaine to the stand, please.

"I call Margaret Swaine to the stand, please."

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The door was open about six inches.

"The door was open about six inches."

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I knocked. There was no answer.

"I knocked. There was no answer."

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I went into the entry and looked into the living room.

"I went into the entry and looked into the living room."

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BURGER: And what did you see?

"BURGER: And what did you see?"

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I saw the body of Mr. Prescott lying on the floor

"I saw the body of Mr. Prescott lying on the floor"

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and Mrs. Prescott at the fireplace,

"and Mrs. Prescott at the fireplace,"

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burning a package of letters.

"burning a package of letters."

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What time was this, Miss Swaine?

"What time was this, Miss Swaine?"

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It was 2:30.

"It was 2:30."

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How can you be so precise about the time?

"How can you be so precise about the time?"

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I was told to come to the Prescott home

"I was told to come to the Prescott home"

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between 2 and 2:30.

"between 2 and 2:30."

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I remember looking at my watch

"I remember looking at my watch"

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and noticing it was exactly 2:30.

"and noticing it was exactly 2:30."

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I see.

"I see."

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I ask you now about a visit

"I ask you now about a visit"

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made by the defendant two or three weeks

"made by the defendant two or three weeks"

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before her husband's murder.

"before her husband's murder."

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what happened on that occasion?

"what happened on that occasion?"

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I was alone in the office.

"I was alone in the office."

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Mrs. Prescott accused me

"Mrs. Prescott accused me"

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of seeing her husband after office hours.

"of seeing her husband after office hours."

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I told her the only thing her husband and I

"I told her the only thing her husband and I"

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had in common was a business relationship.

"had in common was a business relationship."

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BURGER: What did she say to that?

"BURGER: What did she say to that?"

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That she didn't care what my relationship

"That she didn't care what my relationship"

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with Mr. Prescott was.

"with Mr. Prescott was."

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All she wanted was a divorce.

"All she wanted was a divorce."

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That if I wouldn't help her, she'd find another way.

"That if I wouldn't help her, she'd find another way."

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That she couldn't go on living with him.

"That she couldn't go on living with him."

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I see. Thank you, Miss Swaine.

"I see. Thank you, Miss Swaine."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Miss Swaine, do you customarily go

"Miss Swaine, do you customarily go"

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into someone's home upon finding the front door ajar?

"into someone's home upon finding the front door ajar?"

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No, but since Mr. Prescott was expecting me,

"No, but since Mr. Prescott was expecting me,"

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I thought he left the door open for me.

"I thought he left the door open for me."

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Was this visit at 2:30

"Was this visit at 2:30"

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your first visit to his home on that day?

"your first visit to his home on that day?"

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Yes, it was.

"Yes, it was."

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Had you gone to his home on other occasions?

"Had you gone to his home on other occasions?"

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Did you ever work with Mr. Prescott at your apartment?

"Did you ever work with Mr. Prescott at your apartment?"

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No.

"No."

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I'm not talking about your Halsted Street apartment,

"I'm not talking about your Halsted Street apartment,"

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which you rent for $80 a month.

"which you rent for $80 a month."

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I'm talking about an apartment in the Westwood Arms,

"I'm talking about an apartment in the Westwood Arms,"

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which you're leasing

"which you're leasing"

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under the name of Maxine Sterit for $350 a month.

"under the name of Maxine Sterit for $350 a month."

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Mr. Mason, I don't know where you got your information,

"Mr. Mason, I don't know where you got your information,"

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but that is part of my private life.

"but that is part of my private life."

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It has nothing to do with this case or your client.

"It has nothing to do with this case or your client."

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MASON: On the afternoon of the murder, Miss Swaine,

"MASON: On the afternoon of the murder, Miss Swaine,"

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did you have your trunks moved from the Halsted apartment

"did you have your trunks moved from the Halsted apartment"

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to your more expensive apartment?

"to your more expensive apartment?"

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Again, I say, that is my private affair.

"Again, I say, that is my private affair."

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Not if you were seeing Walter Prescott

"Not if you were seeing Walter Prescott"

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at your expensive apartment

"at your expensive apartment"

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and using the name Maxine Sterit.

"and using the name Maxine Sterit."

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Were you?

"Were you?"

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No, I was not.

"No, I was not."

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Thank you. That will be all.

"Thank you. That will be all."

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Stand down, please.

"Stand down, please."

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You arrived at the Prescott house

"You arrived at the Prescott house"

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at approximately ten minutes to 2.

"at approximately ten minutes to 2."

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Was the deceased at home? No.

"Was the deceased at home? No."

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And how long did you stay in the house?

"And how long did you stay in the house?"

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About five or ten minutes. Ten minutes at the most.

"About five or ten minutes. Ten minutes at the most."

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And then?

"And then?"

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I left.

"I left."

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What were you doing while you were in the house?

"What were you doing while you were in the house?"

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I was packing some of Ruth's things.

"I was packing some of Ruth's things."

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She was moving out?

"She was moving out?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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She was leaving her husband?

"She was leaving her husband?"

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Yes, it was my idea.

"Yes, it was my idea."

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I told her she didn't have to--

"I told her she didn't have to--"

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I told her that she didn't have to stay

"I told her that she didn't have to stay"

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in his home anymore.

"in his home anymore."

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I see.

"I see."

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Mr. McLain, I show you these photographs of letters

"Mr. McLain, I show you these photographs of letters"

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previously marked for identification,

"previously marked for identification,"

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and I ask if you recognize

"and I ask if you recognize"

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