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

Now, Mr. McKay, this is the letter

"Now, Mr. McKay, this is the letter"

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Lieutenant Tragg showed you on the morning of November 15th?

"Lieutenant Tragg showed you on the morning of November 15th?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Did you examine it carefully at that time?

"Did you examine it carefully at that time?"

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I did.

"I did."

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And would you say that the seal had been tampered with?

"And would you say that the seal had been tampered with?"

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I object, Your Honor.

"I object, Your Honor."

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This witness is not an expert.

"This witness is not an expert."

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If it please the court, Sergeant Walker,

"If it please the court, Sergeant Walker,"

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from the crime lab, is here in court

"from the crime lab, is here in court"

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and could testify on this subject.

"and could testify on this subject."

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I appreciate your concern

"I appreciate your concern"

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for the court, Mr. Burger,

"for the court, Mr. Burger,"

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but the rules of evidence must maintain.

"but the rules of evidence must maintain."

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The objection is sustained.

"The objection is sustained."

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Very well, Your Honor.

"Very well, Your Honor."

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I have no further questions to ask this witness.

"I have no further questions to ask this witness."

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You may cross-examine.

"You may cross-examine."

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Oh, Mr. Mason.

"Oh, Mr. Mason."

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Mr. Burger.

"Mr. Burger."

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Mr. McKay,

"Mr. McKay,"

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what is your personal relationship

"what is your personal relationship"

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with Mrs. Beaumont?

"with Mrs. Beaumont?"

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Your Honor, I object!

"Your Honor, I object!"

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This is certainly incompetent, immaterial and irrelevant.

"This is certainly incompetent, immaterial and irrelevant."

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If Your Honor please,

"If Your Honor please,"

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I should like to prove the relevancy.

"I should like to prove the relevancy."

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The witness will answer the question.

"The witness will answer the question."

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McKAY: I am very fond of Mrs. Beaumont.

"McKAY: I am very fond of Mrs. Beaumont."

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In fact, you have, uh, hopes of marrying her?

"In fact, you have, uh, hopes of marrying her?"

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Well, high hopes.

"Well, high hopes."

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And you'd do anything in your power

"And you'd do anything in your power"

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to protect her from a possible charge of murder?

"to protect her from a possible charge of murder?"

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Oh, I don't need to protect her, Mr. Mason.

"Oh, I don't need to protect her, Mr. Mason."

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that her husband was alive.

"that her husband was alive."

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She never saw the letter.

"She never saw the letter."

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How can you testify to that, Mr. McKay?

"How can you testify to that, Mr. McKay?"

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Well, the--

"Well, the--"

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The letter arrived in the afternoon mail at 3:00,

"The letter arrived in the afternoon mail at 3:00,"

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and Laura was in bed at home with food poisoning.

"and Laura was in bed at home with food poisoning."

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I did.

"I did."

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Then you, uh-- Then you saw the envelope?

"Then you, uh-- Then you saw the envelope?"

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( chuckles )

"( chuckles )"

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Well, assuming that I did, Mr. Mason,

"Well, assuming that I did, Mr. Mason,"

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to know what was on the inside of the letter.

"to know what was on the inside of the letter."

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The seal wasn't broken.

"The seal wasn't broken."

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Now, Mr. McKay, would you, uh--?

"Now, Mr. McKay, would you, uh--?"

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Would you please examine these

"Would you please examine these"

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and describe them for the court?

"and describe them for the court?"

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They seem to be two steel knitting needles,

"They seem to be two steel knitting needles,"

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soldered together at one end.

"soldered together at one end."

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You have no idea of their function?

"You have no idea of their function?"

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I'm afraid I don't follow you.

"I'm afraid I don't follow you."

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MASON: Well, I understood they were tools of your trade.

"MASON: Well, I understood they were tools of your trade."

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As a matter of fact, Mr. Drake just got these

"As a matter of fact, Mr. Drake just got these"

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from one of your own salesmen.

"from one of your own salesmen."

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Would you care for me to demonstrate their use?

"Would you care for me to demonstrate their use?"

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I don't know about the witness, Mr. Mason,

"I don't know about the witness, Mr. Mason,"

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but the court would,

"but the court would,"

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if it has any bearing on the case.

"if it has any bearing on the case."

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Allow me.

"Allow me."

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Your Honor, this is a device

"Your Honor, this is a device"

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used by salesmen of check-writing machines,

"used by salesmen of check-writing machines,"

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to show how easy it is,

"to show how easy it is,"

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to remove a check from an envelope and alter it.

"to remove a check from an envelope and alter it."

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The same principle, of course, applies to a letter.

"The same principle, of course, applies to a letter."

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and when the letter is caught between the two needles,

"and when the letter is caught between the two needles,"

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you simply wind it up, like this,

"you simply wind it up, like this,"

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and then withdraw it,

"and then withdraw it,"

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like this.

"like this."

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By reversing the process,

"By reversing the process,"

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you can reintroduce the letter...

"you can reintroduce the letter..."

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...and the seal will show no sign

"...and the seal will show no sign"

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that it has been tampered with.

"that it has been tampered with."

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Isn't that correct?

"Isn't that correct?"

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Haven't you used such a device yourself?

"Haven't you used such a device yourself?"

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Well, yes.

"Well, yes."

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A lot of salesmen in our business do.

"A lot of salesmen in our business do."

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Then why did you give the court the impression

"Then why did you give the court the impression"

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Because I had no desire to involve Mrs. Beaumont.

"Because I had no desire to involve Mrs. Beaumont."

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MASON: That's very noble of you, Mr. McKay.

"MASON: That's very noble of you, Mr. McKay."

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But why should Mrs. Beaumont become involved?

"But why should Mrs. Beaumont become involved?"

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You just testified

"You just testified"

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that she never saw that letter, that she was home ill.

"that she never saw that letter, that she was home ill."

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Well, I-- I submit that

"Well, I-- I submit that"

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when you saw the initials on that envelope,

"when you saw the initials on that envelope,"

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you became suspicious.

"you became suspicious."

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You removed the letter,

"You removed the letter,"

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discovered that George Beaumont was alive.

"discovered that George Beaumont was alive."

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No, no. I didn't have to leave the letter there!

"No, no. I didn't have to leave the letter there!"

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I could have destroyed it!

"I could have destroyed it!"

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You didn't dare destroy it.

"You didn't dare destroy it."

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and told Mrs. Beaumont.

"and told Mrs. Beaumont."

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So you returned the letter to the envelope,

"So you returned the letter to the envelope,"

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and then you went to the Villa Motel,

"and then you went to the Villa Motel,"

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where you killed George Beaumont!

"where you killed George Beaumont!"

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Isn't that the way it happened, Mr. McKay?

"Isn't that the way it happened, Mr. McKay?"

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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Laura, you've got to believe me.

"Laura, you've got to believe me."

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I did this for us.

"I did this for us."

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He would have ruined everything that we built.

"He would have ruined everything that we built."

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We were a great team.

"We were a great team."

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You know that you didn't want him to come back.

"You know that you didn't want him to come back."

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Laura, don't leave me!

"Laura, don't leave me!"

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( upbeat theme playing )

"( upbeat theme playing )"

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You know what I still don't understand?

"You know what I still don't understand?"

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Hmm.

"Hmm."

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bent on murder and not bring a gun.

"bent on murder and not bring a gun."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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Well, my guess is that he did.

"Well, my guess is that he did."

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McKay admits he had a gun.

"McKay admits he had a gun."

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Beaumont jumped him and knocked it out of his hand.

"Beaumont jumped him and knocked it out of his hand."

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How does he do it?

"How does he do it?"

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that Beaumont was on his hands and knees

"that Beaumont was on his hands and knees"

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when he was stabbed with that letter opener?

"when he was stabbed with that letter opener?"

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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Of course, he was trying to get the gun

"Of course, he was trying to get the gun"

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when it fell on the floor.

"when it fell on the floor."

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See how simple it is?

"See how simple it is?"

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Oh, uh, here's my expense account.

"Oh, uh, here's my expense account."

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