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

Just a moment. I'll connect you.

"Just a moment. I'll connect you."

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( man speaking indistinctly )

"( man speaking indistinctly )"

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( chuckles )

"( chuckles )"

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Oh, just a second.

"Oh, just a second."

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Just a second.

"Just a second."

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Where do you think you're going?

"Where do you think you're going?"

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Who do you want?

"Who do you want?"

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Maxine Sterit.

"Maxine Sterit."

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Well, you can't take that up there.

"Well, you can't take that up there."

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The police issued strict orders. Nothing's to be removed.

"The police issued strict orders. Nothing's to be removed."

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Who's removing anything?

"Who's removing anything?"

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But I'm sorry, you can't take it up.

"But I'm sorry, you can't take it up."

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What--? What's the idea?

"What--? What's the idea?"

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Well, I ain't takin' this stuff back.

"Well, I ain't takin' this stuff back."

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You can't leave it here.

"You can't leave it here."

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Look, mister, make up your mind.

"Look, mister, make up your mind."

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Here or upstairs, it's all the same to me.

"Here or upstairs, it's all the same to me."

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B-but... Well--

"B-but... Well--"

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Rudy, let him in 301.

"Rudy, let him in 301."

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Make sure he doesn't touch anything.

"Make sure he doesn't touch anything."

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Oh, boy.

"Oh, boy."

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Lieutenant Arthur Tragg, please.

"Lieutenant Arthur Tragg, please."

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Yes, I'll wait.

"Yes, I'll wait."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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( grunts )

"( grunts )"

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Looks like somebody's gonna do a lot of travelin'.

"Looks like somebody's gonna do a lot of travelin'."

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DELLA: Excuse me.

"DELLA: Excuse me."

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Oh, heh, good afternoon.

"Oh, heh, good afternoon."

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Did a transfer company leave some luggage here

"Did a transfer company leave some luggage here"

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about ten minutes ago?

"about ten minutes ago?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Well, I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.

"Well, I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake."

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You see, that luggage was mine.

"You see, that luggage was mine."

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Oh, why, the transfer man put it in Apartment 301.

"Oh, why, the transfer man put it in Apartment 301."

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Uh, I don't see how the store

"Uh, I don't see how the store"

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could make an error like that.

"could make an error like that."

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Oh, I'm terribly sorry,

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry,"

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but I can't let you take it out until the police arrive.

"but I can't let you take it out until the police arrive."

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The police are coming? They're on their way.

"The police are coming? They're on their way."

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That's right. Lieutenant Tragg.

"That's right. Lieutenant Tragg."

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So, uh, you see, lieutenant,

"So, uh, you see, lieutenant,"

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Oh, of course.

"Oh, of course."

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You meant to send the luggage

"You meant to send the luggage"

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to your place, and it wound up here.

"to your place, and it wound up here."

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I gave the man the address.

"I gave the man the address."

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Yes, Maxine, uh, Sterit's address.

"Yes, Maxine, uh, Sterit's address."

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The man in the luggage shop, uh, thought it was yours.

"The man in the luggage shop, uh, thought it was yours."

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All right. Open up.

"All right. Open up."

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There they are.

"There they are."

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Well, how come they're all initialed M.S.?

"Well, how come they're all initialed M.S.?"

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I told the man my name was Miss Street--

"I told the man my name was Miss Street--"

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Miss, uh--

"Miss, uh--"

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And he thought you wanted them all monogrammed M.S.

"And he thought you wanted them all monogrammed M.S."

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Yeah, I guess I just wasn't thinking.

"Yeah, I guess I just wasn't thinking."

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( chuckles )

"( chuckles )"

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All right, Perry. What are you up to?

"All right, Perry. What are you up to?"

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I'm just helping Della claim her luggage.

"I'm just helping Della claim her luggage."

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Well, uh, how can I tell which are hers?

"Well, uh, how can I tell which are hers?"

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You can't... unless you open them all.

"You can't... unless you open them all."

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Oh, I can't do that. I haven't got a search warrant.

"Oh, I can't do that. I haven't got a search warrant."

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Della will waive her rights this one time.

"Della will waive her rights this one time."

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Mm-hm.

"Mm-hm."

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Sergeant.

"Sergeant."

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( clears throat )

"( clears throat )"

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Uh, start with those.

"Uh, start with those."

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TRAGG: Get robbery detail.

"TRAGG: Get robbery detail."

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I want to know where each one of these furs came from.

"I want to know where each one of these furs came from."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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BURGER: So upon the death of Walter Prescott,

"BURGER: So upon the death of Walter Prescott,"

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Mrs. Prescott stood to gain $75,000?

"Mrs. Prescott stood to gain $75,000?"

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Is that correct? That is correct, yes.

"Is that correct? That is correct, yes."

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Thank you, Mr. Wray. Your witness.

"Thank you, Mr. Wray. Your witness."

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Mr. Wray, what would you say

"Mr. Wray, what would you say"

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Well, it's mostly a matter of goodwill, you know.

"Well, it's mostly a matter of goodwill, you know."

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Would you say $100,000?

"Would you say $100,000?"

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Well...yes.

"Well...yes."

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Two hundred thousand?

"Two hundred thousand?"

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While you estimated the value to be 150,000 two years ago,

"While you estimated the value to be 150,000 two years ago,"

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isn't it true that today

"isn't it true that today"

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it's worth over a quarter of a million dollars?

"it's worth over a quarter of a million dollars?"

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So with the death of Walter Prescott,

"So with the death of Walter Prescott,"

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you are a sole owner

"you are a sole owner"

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of a quarter-million-dollar business.

"of a quarter-million-dollar business."

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And the defendant,

"And the defendant,"

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far from profiting by her husband's death,

"far from profiting by her husband's death,"

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for a half interest in the business.

"for a half interest in the business."

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WRAY: You understand, our good name

"WRAY: You understand, our good name"

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is our biggest asset, Mr. Mason.

"is our biggest asset, Mr. Mason."

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Mr. Wray,

"Mr. Wray,"

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is it true that in the past several months

"is it true that in the past several months"

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Well, uh, yes.

"Well, uh, yes."

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But as I-- I said,

"But as I-- I said,"

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our-- Our good name is our biggest asset.

"our-- Our good name is our biggest asset."

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Well, the fact that some of your accounts have suffered losses...

"Well, the fact that some of your accounts have suffered losses..."

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doesn't dishonor your firm, does it?

"doesn't dishonor your firm, does it?"

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No, but, uh, the insurance companies don't like

"No, but, uh, the insurance companies don't like"

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averages that, uh, don't average.

"averages that, uh, don't average."

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If you know what I mean.

"If you know what I mean."

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I ask you now if a recent great loss by fire

"I ask you now if a recent great loss by fire"

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involved expensive furs

"involved expensive furs"

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on which your company had written the policies.

"on which your company had written the policies."

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Uh, Grant and Robert, yes.

"Uh, Grant and Robert, yes."

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MASON: How much was that loss?

"MASON: How much was that loss?"

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Have you ever been acquainted with

"Have you ever been acquainted with"

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a man by the name of Frederick Walden.

"a man by the name of Frederick Walden."

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Walden?

"Walden?"

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He was injured in an accident on Chestnut street

"He was injured in an accident on Chestnut street"

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in Sunrise canyon.

"in Sunrise canyon."

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He was top investigator for the board of fire underwriters.

"He was top investigator for the board of fire underwriters."

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All right.

"All right."

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Three days ago you paid a visit to the Westwood Arms.

"Three days ago you paid a visit to the Westwood Arms."

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Why?

"Why?"

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Well, I-- I wanted to speak to Miss Swaine.

"Well, I-- I wanted to speak to Miss Swaine."

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But Miss Swaine has been staying at her Halsted apartment.

"But Miss Swaine has been staying at her Halsted apartment."

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Now, what did you expect to find at the Westwood Arms, Mr. Wray?

"Now, what did you expect to find at the Westwood Arms, Mr. Wray?"

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Not a thing.

"Not a thing."

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Stolen furs, perhaps?

"Stolen furs, perhaps?"

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Well, certainly not!

"Well, certainly not!"

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Your Honor, I object.

"Your Honor, I object."

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I object to counsel's badgering this witness.

"I object to counsel's badgering this witness."

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