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

His questions are incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial.

"His questions are incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial."

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And pretty far afield.

"And pretty far afield."

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Uh, Mr. Mason, the questioning does seem a bit improper.

"Uh, Mr. Mason, the questioning does seem a bit improper."

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I, um--

"I, um--"

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I have no further questions of the witness, Your Honor.

"I have no further questions of the witness, Your Honor."

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At this moment I should like to recall a previous witness.

"At this moment I should like to recall a previous witness."

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Mr. Burger?

"Mr. Burger?"

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Mr. Mason wishes to recall a previous witness.

"Mr. Mason wishes to recall a previous witness."

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Margaret Swaine.

"Margaret Swaine."

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I have no objection, Your Honor.

"I have no objection, Your Honor."

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I think I know what counsel has on his mind.

"I think I know what counsel has on his mind."

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JUDGE: Miss Swaine, take the stand, please.

"JUDGE: Miss Swaine, take the stand, please."

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Mr. Wray, you may stand down.

"Mr. Wray, you may stand down."

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Miss Swaine, I believe the police have impounded

"Miss Swaine, I believe the police have impounded"

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the trunks at your Westwoods Arms apartment.

"the trunks at your Westwoods Arms apartment."

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Trunks containing furs worth thousands of dollars.

"Trunks containing furs worth thousands of dollars."

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I ask you now, were you not working in concert

"I ask you now, were you not working in concert"

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with Walter Prescott to defraud the insurance companies?

"with Walter Prescott to defraud the insurance companies?"

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I refuse to answer

"I refuse to answer"

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on the grounds that it may incriminate me.

"on the grounds that it may incriminate me."

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Did you not take the Westwood Arms apartment

"Did you not take the Westwood Arms apartment"

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to use as a way station for stolen merchandise?

"to use as a way station for stolen merchandise?"

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on the grounds that it may incriminate me.

"on the grounds that it may incriminate me."

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Did you not have a falling-out with Walter Prescott?

"Did you not have a falling-out with Walter Prescott?"

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I refuse to answer

"I refuse to answer"

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on the grounds that it may incriminate me.

"on the grounds that it may incriminate me."

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Which transfer company did you use

"Which transfer company did you use"

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to move your trunks, Miss Swaine?

"to move your trunks, Miss Swaine?"

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Which transfer company to store that stolen merchandise?

"Which transfer company to store that stolen merchandise?"

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Wasn't it Jonson's transfer company?

"Wasn't it Jonson's transfer company?"

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SWAINE: I refuse to answer

"SWAINE: I refuse to answer"

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on the grounds that it may incriminate me.

"on the grounds that it may incriminate me."

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If the court please,

"If the court please,"

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I would now like to cross-examine Mr. Jonson.

"I would now like to cross-examine Mr. Jonson."

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Any objection, Mr. Burger?

"Any objection, Mr. Burger?"

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Counsel had a chance to cross-examine

"Counsel had a chance to cross-examine"

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this witness before and waived it.

"this witness before and waived it."

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No, Your Honor. I have no objection.

"No, Your Honor. I have no objection."

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Lieutenant Tragg has just told me

"Lieutenant Tragg has just told me"

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of a new development in this case,

"of a new development in this case,"

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and I welcome Mr. Mason's efforts to explore it.

"and I welcome Mr. Mason's efforts to explore it."

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Thank you, Mr. Burger.

"Thank you, Mr. Burger."

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Is Harry Jonson in the courtroom?

"Is Harry Jonson in the courtroom?"

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Will you take the stand, Mr. Jonson?

"Will you take the stand, Mr. Jonson?"

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MASON: Mr. Jonson,

"MASON: Mr. Jonson,"

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do you know Margaret Swaine?

"do you know Margaret Swaine?"

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Business of storage?

"Business of storage?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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In fact, I've got some of her stuff in my warehouse now.

"In fact, I've got some of her stuff in my warehouse now."

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Of course, I don't know what's in it.

"Of course, I don't know what's in it."

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I just haul it, store it, and ship it out on order.

"I just haul it, store it, and ship it out on order."

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Referring now to Frederick Walden,

"Referring now to Frederick Walden,"

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the man you injured--

"the man you injured--"

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That was an accident.

"That was an accident."

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To avoid hitting Mrs. Prescott there.

"To avoid hitting Mrs. Prescott there."

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I think that was the first puzzling aspect

"I think that was the first puzzling aspect"

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The assumption that perhaps

"The assumption that perhaps"

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a truck had been hired by Walter Prescott

"a truck had been hired by Walter Prescott"

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to run down his wife.

"to run down his wife."

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But what should have been examined was the possibility

"But what should have been examined was the possibility"

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that the truck's mission all along had been

"that the truck's mission all along had been"

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to run down and kill Frederick Walden.

"to run down and kill Frederick Walden."

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What are you talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

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had planned to kill Walden?

"had planned to kill Walden?"

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No.

"No."

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But he was killed eventually, wasn't he?

"But he was killed eventually, wasn't he?"

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And with all suspicion far removed.

"And with all suspicion far removed."

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This time his car was sent hurtling into a ravine.

"This time his car was sent hurtling into a ravine."

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Well, he was loopy like the doc said at the hospital.

"Well, he was loopy like the doc said at the hospital."

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Yes, you, uh--

"Yes, you, uh--"

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You did take Walden to the hospital, didn't you?

"You did take Walden to the hospital, didn't you?"

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You and Prescott?

"You and Prescott?"

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No.

"No."

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Prescott didn't.

"Prescott didn't."

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Now...

"Now..."

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we have heard testimony here

"we have heard testimony here"

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that Prescott was not in his house

"that Prescott was not in his house"

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If you're going to lie about-- Who's lying?

"If you're going to lie about-- Who's lying?"

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He drove him to the hospital.

"He drove him to the hospital."

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He didn't go inside the hospital.

"He didn't go inside the hospital."

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He stayed in the van when I took Walden in.

"He stayed in the van when I took Walden in."

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But Mr. Walden was never taken into the hospital.

"But Mr. Walden was never taken into the hospital."

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You're wrong. Doc Fowler treated him.

"You're wrong. Doc Fowler treated him."

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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Shall we bring Dr. Fowler

"Shall we bring Dr. Fowler"

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If Doc Fowler didn't treat Walden,

"If Doc Fowler didn't treat Walden,"

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then he must have treated--

"then he must have treated--"

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MASON: Then he could only have treated Prescott.

"MASON: Then he could only have treated Prescott."

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You're not making sense.

"You're not making sense."

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Where did Prescott get those cuts and bruises

"Where did Prescott get those cuts and bruises"

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if it wasn't when you hit him?

"if it wasn't when you hit him?"

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When would I hit him?

"When would I hit him?"

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At his house.

"At his house."

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After you'd explained he could pose as Walden

"After you'd explained he could pose as Walden"

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Later you would put Walden back into his car

"Later you would put Walden back into his car"

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and push the car over a canyon road.

"and push the car over a canyon road."

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So it would like a separate and distinct accident

"So it would like a separate and distinct accident"

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from the one in front of the Prescott home.

"from the one in front of the Prescott home."

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Why would we do that?!

"Why would we do that?!"

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So that suspicion could never be directed at either of you.

"So that suspicion could never be directed at either of you."

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Only, after you killed Walden, you then double-crossed Prescott

"Only, after you killed Walden, you then double-crossed Prescott"

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and killed him too.

"and killed him too."

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Yes or no, Mr. Jonson?

"Yes or no, Mr. Jonson?"

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( sarcastically ): Oh, he was so smart.

"( sarcastically ): Oh, he was so smart."

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He thought he knew all the answers.

"He thought he knew all the answers."

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I was the guy that was taking the chances.

"I was the guy that was taking the chances."

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And he wanted me to be satisfied with a lousy 10 percent.

"And he wanted me to be satisfied with a lousy 10 percent."

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Has the fact that you've committed two murders

"Has the fact that you've committed two murders"

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satisfied you, Mr. Jonson?

"satisfied you, Mr. Jonson?"

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RUTH: Margaret Swaine was cooperating with Mr. Jonson all along.

"RUTH: Margaret Swaine was cooperating with Mr. Jonson all along."

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MASON: They were partners in everything except the murder.

"MASON: They were partners in everything except the murder."

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I still don't see what put you on the right track.

"I still don't see what put you on the right track."

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Hm.

"Hm."

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I kept wondering about his condition.

"I kept wondering about his condition."

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You've got to remember the accident.

"You've got to remember the accident."

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Walden was outside in his car,

"Walden was outside in his car,"

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Only, Prescott knew that Walden was watching him.

"Only, Prescott knew that Walden was watching him."

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After Jonson crashed into his car,

"After Jonson crashed into his car,"

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they put the injured Walden into the van of the truck.

"they put the injured Walden into the van of the truck."

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After the discussion at Prescott's house,

"After the discussion at Prescott's house,"

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