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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (S02E02)

to destroy your report?

"to destroy your report?"

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That's what she told Perry Mason.

"That's what she told Perry Mason."

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She's a dirty little liar!

"She's a dirty little liar!"

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Then, you made a report to your company?

"Then, you made a report to your company?"

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Naturally.

"Naturally."

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Funny, they haven't received it yet.

"Funny, they haven't received it yet."

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I checked just before I flew down here.

"I checked just before I flew down here."

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Are you suggesting, by any chance--?

"Are you suggesting, by any chance--?"

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I'm suggesting

"I'm suggesting"

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after you found out George Beaumont was murdered.

"after you found out George Beaumont was murdered."

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All right, Drake,

"All right, Drake,"

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if you want to play rough,

"if you want to play rough,"

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I'm just the boy to accommodate you.

"I'm just the boy to accommodate you."

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Your friend Perry Mason had better watch his step.

"Your friend Perry Mason had better watch his step."

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You know what Beaumont told me before he died?

"You know what Beaumont told me before he died?"

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I have no idea.

"I have no idea."

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He said he got in touch with Mason

"He said he got in touch with Mason"

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just after the plane crashed,

"just after the plane crashed,"

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and let my company pay off on the policy.

"and let my company pay off on the policy."

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Mason got $25,000 for masterminding the deal.

"Mason got $25,000 for masterminding the deal."

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George Beaumont told you this?

"George Beaumont told you this?"

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Let's see you prove he didn't.

"Let's see you prove he didn't."

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Now, if Mason wants to throw mud,

"Now, if Mason wants to throw mud,"

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tell him I can throw with the best of them.

"tell him I can throw with the best of them."

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I'll just bet you're in a league by yourself.

"I'll just bet you're in a league by yourself."

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Who tipped you off that George Beaumont was alive?

"Who tipped you off that George Beaumont was alive?"

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( scoffs )

"( scoffs )"

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Let go of me.

"Let go of me."

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Well?

"Well?"

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Whittaker.

"Whittaker."

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Who?

"Who?"

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Jonah Whittaker. Ruth Whittaker's father.

"Jonah Whittaker. Ruth Whittaker's father."

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Thanks, uh, Mr. Folsom.

"Thanks, uh, Mr. Folsom."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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I tell you, Perry.

"I tell you, Perry."

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Do you think he could have killed Beaumont?

"Do you think he could have killed Beaumont?"

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Mm-mm.

"Mm-mm."

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He certainly had a motive.

"He certainly had a motive."

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After all, if Beaumont were going to give himself up,

"After all, if Beaumont were going to give himself up,"

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What's the penalty for blackmail, counselor?

"What's the penalty for blackmail, counselor?"

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Oh, all depends.

"Oh, all depends."

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for conspiring to defraud your own insurance company?

"for conspiring to defraud your own insurance company?"

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Well, you got me convinced, Della.

"Well, you got me convinced, Della."

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Well, I tried to get in touch with him, but he was gone.

"Well, I tried to get in touch with him, but he was gone."

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According to the neighbors,

"According to the neighbors,"

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I traced him down to the bus terminal,

"I traced him down to the bus terminal,"

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and they told me he bought a ticket for L.A.

"and they told me he bought a ticket for L.A."

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He'll probably try to contact Ruth.

"He'll probably try to contact Ruth."

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I already have.

"I already have."

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As of 11:00 this morning,

"As of 11:00 this morning,"

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he had not put in an appearance.

"he had not put in an appearance."

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Ruth must have known all along

"Ruth must have known all along"

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that it was her father who called Folsom,

"that it was her father who called Folsom,"

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yet she said nothing.

"yet she said nothing."

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She was protecting him.

"She was protecting him."

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Proving some parents

"Proving some parents"

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get better children than they deserve.

"get better children than they deserve."

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You'll have to find him, Paul, and fast.

"You'll have to find him, Paul, and fast."

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Preliminary hearing starts Wednesday.

"Preliminary hearing starts Wednesday."

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I'll put on some more men if you think it's necessary.

"I'll put on some more men if you think it's necessary."

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Yes, Gertie?

"Yes, Gertie?"

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All right, put him on.

"All right, put him on."

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It's for you, Paul.

"It's for you, Paul."

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Hello?

"Hello?"

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Yeah?

"Yeah?"

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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Yeah, I see.

"Yeah, I see."

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No.

"No."

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No, that's okay. Call me later.

"No, that's okay. Call me later."

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That was Faulkner.

"That was Faulkner."

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He found old man Whittaker.

"He found old man Whittaker."

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Where?

"Where?"

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In the DA's office.

"In the DA's office."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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TRAGG: We, uh, found this in the corner of the motel room

"TRAGG: We, uh, found this in the corner of the motel room"

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occupied by the deceased.

"occupied by the deceased."

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The, uh, exact point is indicated

"The, uh, exact point is indicated"

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by the letter B on that, uh, diagram.

"by the letter B on that, uh, diagram."

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I see.

"I see."

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Now, lieutenant,

"Now, lieutenant,"

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what did you find when you examined this letter opener?

"what did you find when you examined this letter opener?"

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Well, there were several bloodstains.

"Well, there were several bloodstains."

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On analysis, they proved to be the same type

"On analysis, they proved to be the same type"

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as the blood of the--

"as the blood of the--"

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Of the victim, George Beaumont.

"Of the victim, George Beaumont."

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BURGER: Did you find any fingerprints on here?

"BURGER: Did you find any fingerprints on here?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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They were smudged,

"They were smudged,"

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but there was an identifiable thumb

"but there was an identifiable thumb"

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and forefinger on the handle.

"and forefinger on the handle."

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Did you identify those prints?

"Did you identify those prints?"

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We have.

"We have."

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They belong to the defendant,

"They belong to the defendant,"

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Ruth Whittaker.

"Ruth Whittaker."

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Thank you, lieutenant.

"Thank you, lieutenant."

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You may cross-examine.

"You may cross-examine."

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Um, may I?

"Um, may I?"

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Uh, lieutenant,

"Uh, lieutenant,"

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we've heard testimony that the--

"we've heard testimony that the--"

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The victim was stabbed in the back.

"The victim was stabbed in the back."

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TRAGG: That's correct.

"TRAGG: That's correct."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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And this is where Mr. Beaumont was standing

"And this is where Mr. Beaumont was standing"

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No. No, that's where we found the body.

"No. No, that's where we found the body."

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But if death was instantaneous, as we've heard,

"But if death was instantaneous, as we've heard,"

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then the victim must have been standing

"then the victim must have been standing"

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in this general area.

"in this general area."

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Isn't that true?

"Isn't that true?"

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Well, as a matter of fact, he wasn't standing.

"Well, as a matter of fact, he wasn't standing."

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He was kneeling.

"He was kneeling."

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As though he were, um, looking for something?

"As though he were, um, looking for something?"

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I object, Your Honor.

"I object, Your Honor."

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That calls for a conclusion of the witness.

"That calls for a conclusion of the witness."

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Objection sustained.

"Objection sustained."

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Uh, thank you, lieutenant. That'll be all.

"Uh, thank you, lieutenant. That'll be all."

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You may step down.

"You may step down."

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I call Leon Corby to the stand, please.

"I call Leon Corby to the stand, please."

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Mr. Leon Corby.

"Mr. Leon Corby."

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