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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Fancy Figures (S02E02)

You don't know how I miss Charles.

"You don't know how I miss Charles."

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I wish I could figure out why.

"I wish I could figure out why."

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Oh, we made such a wonderful team.

"Oh, we made such a wonderful team."

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He was such a terrible sadist.

"He was such a terrible sadist."

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Tell me, Richie...

"Tell me, Richie..."

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Aren't you glad Charles is dead?

"Aren't you glad Charles is dead?"

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I'm embarrassing you, I shouldn't do that.

"I'm embarrassing you, I shouldn't do that."

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I'm sorry.

"I'm sorry."

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You let me keep this,

"You let me keep this,"

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and I won't ask any more questions.

"and I won't ask any more questions."

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Really, Mr. Mason, I'd be delighted to help,

"Really, Mr. Mason, I'd be delighted to help,"

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but frankly, there's nothing I can tell you.

"but frankly, there's nothing I can tell you."

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Oh, I'm sure there must be something.

"Oh, I'm sure there must be something."

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You posted bail for Charles Brewster.

"You posted bail for Charles Brewster."

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I beg your pardon.

"I beg your pardon."

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You worked through a dummy named Fred Wheeler.

"You worked through a dummy named Fred Wheeler."

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No, that's not true.

"No, that's not true."

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You never heard of Fred Wheeler?

"You never heard of Fred Wheeler?"

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Or the Heller Detective Agency?

"Or the Heller Detective Agency?"

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Uh, well, they've done some work for us in the past.

"Uh, well, they've done some work for us in the past."

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They're also very active for you in the present.

"They're also very active for you in the present."

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Mr. Squires, are you in the habit of posting bail

"Mr. Squires, are you in the habit of posting bail"

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for everyone who defrauds your company?

"for everyone who defrauds your company?"

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There were unusual circumstances in this case.

"There were unusual circumstances in this case."

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Brewster agreed to cooperate?

"Brewster agreed to cooperate?"

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What was the extent of his cooperation?

"What was the extent of his cooperation?"

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Frankly, Mr. Mason, that is none of your business.

"Frankly, Mr. Mason, that is none of your business."

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Mr. Squires, are you familiar

"Mr. Squires, are you familiar"

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with section 32 of the penal code?

"with section 32 of the penal code?"

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What?

"What?"

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It provides that after a felony is committed,

"It provides that after a felony is committed,"

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anyone who harbors, conceals, or aids the principal

"anyone who harbors, conceals, or aids the principal"

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to avoid punishment is an accessory.

"to avoid punishment is an accessory."

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I don't see how that affects me.

"I don't see how that affects me."

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The district attorney might see a connection.

"The district attorney might see a connection."

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Brewster was guilty of embezzlement,

"Brewster was guilty of embezzlement,"

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yet you posted bail for him,

"yet you posted bail for him,"

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knowing he had every intention of skipping the country.

"knowing he had every intention of skipping the country."

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( chuckles ): Uh, look, Mr. Mason,

"( chuckles ): Uh, look, Mr. Mason,"

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I, uh, I wouldn't want you to get the wrong impression.

"I, uh, I wouldn't want you to get the wrong impression."

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Naturally, any information I have is at your disposal.

"Naturally, any information I have is at your disposal."

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What was your deal with Brewster?

"What was your deal with Brewster?"

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He was to return half the stolen money.

"He was to return half the stolen money."

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My agreement was to give him a couple of hours

"My agreement was to give him a couple of hours"

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after we posted bail.

"after we posted bail."

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To get the stolen money back?

"To get the stolen money back?"

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Yes. I felt he intended to double-cross us

"Yes. I felt he intended to double-cross us"

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and try to leave the jurisdiction of the court.

"and try to leave the jurisdiction of the court."

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But I assure you, the minute he tried it,

"But I assure you, the minute he tried it,"

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he would have been surrendered to the authorities.

"he would have been surrendered to the authorities."

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I only wanted him to lead us to the money.

"I only wanted him to lead us to the money."

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When I arrived at his apartment at 7:30 that night,

"When I arrived at his apartment at 7:30 that night,"

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he had an envelope ready for me.

"he had an envelope ready for me."

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In it was $150,000, in $1,000 bills.

"In it was $150,000, in $1,000 bills."

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What happened to the rest of the money?

"What happened to the rest of the money?"

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I have no idea.

"I have no idea."

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Did Brewster stop anywhere

"Did Brewster stop anywhere"

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between the jail and his apartment?

"between the jail and his apartment?"

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Well, he, uh, he stopped at the Wayne Travel Agency.

"Well, he, uh, he stopped at the Wayne Travel Agency."

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He bought two tickets for Mexico City

"He bought two tickets for Mexico City"

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in the name of "George Kendall."

"in the name of "George Kendall.""

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Did he make any other stop?

"Did he make any other stop?"

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No.

"No."

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Then that money was hidden in his apartment all along.

"Then that money was hidden in his apartment all along."

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Are you sure that's all the money

"Are you sure that's all the money"

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you received from him?

"you received from him?"

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I told you, Mr. Mason--

"I told you, Mr. Mason--"

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Della, call Mr. Squires' office.

"Della, call Mr. Squires' office."

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I have a hunch they may want to talk to him.

"I have a hunch they may want to talk to him."

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The number is WEbster-2-2244.

"The number is WEbster-2-2244."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Hello, I'm calling for Mr. Squires.

"Hello, I'm calling for Mr. Squires."

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Will you hold on a minute, please?

"Will you hold on a minute, please?"

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Hello, Elsie, this is Mr. Squires.

"Hello, Elsie, this is Mr. Squires."

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Has anybody been--

"Has anybody been--"

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What?

"What?"

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Well, w-when did this happen?

"Well, w-when did this happen?"

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Well, thank you. I'll be there in 20 minutes.

"Well, thank you. I'll be there in 20 minutes."

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This is incredible.

"This is incredible."

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You mean the other $150,000 showed up?

"You mean the other $150,000 showed up?"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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It-- it was in a plain, manila envelope.

"It-- it was in a plain, manila envelope."

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No note?

"No note?"

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Your secretary must still have that envelope.

"Your secretary must still have that envelope."

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Probably.

"Probably."

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Thank you, Mr. Squires. You've been very helpful.

"Thank you, Mr. Squires. You've been very helpful."

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Very interesting, Mr. Mason,

"Very interesting, Mr. Mason,"

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but I fail to see where it concerns me.

"but I fail to see where it concerns me."

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Most impressive.

"Most impressive."

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Yesterday, I received this in the mail.

"Yesterday, I received this in the mail."

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It contained $5,000 and a note asking that it be used

"It contained $5,000 and a note asking that it be used"

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as a defense fund for Martin Ellis.

"as a defense fund for Martin Ellis."

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Both the note and the envelope were typed in your office.

"Both the note and the envelope were typed in your office."

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Do you know I could sue you for libel?

"Do you know I could sue you for libel?"

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No, you're thinking of slander.

"No, you're thinking of slander."

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And in any action for slander, truth is a valid defense.

"And in any action for slander, truth is a valid defense."

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According to the doorman,

"According to the doorman,"

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you were alone in Brewster's apartment

"you were alone in Brewster's apartment"

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until you called the police.

"until you called the police."

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until 15 minutes after you'd arrived.

"until 15 minutes after you'd arrived."

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Are you suggesting--

"Are you suggesting--"

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I'm suggesting that you searched the apartment,

"I'm suggesting that you searched the apartment,"

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found the balance of that money,

"found the balance of that money,"

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and returned it to the bonding company

"and returned it to the bonding company"

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in this envelope.

"in this envelope."

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Now, look here, Mason--

"Now, look here, Mason--"

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I'm also suggesting

"I'm also suggesting"

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that you placed that gun in Brewster's hand

"that you placed that gun in Brewster's hand"

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to make it look like suicide.

"to make it look like suicide."

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You are very much mistaken.

"You are very much mistaken."

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I don't think so.

"I don't think so."

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Why did you send that microfilm to Mrs. Ellis?

"Why did you send that microfilm to Mrs. Ellis?"

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I didn't.

"I didn't."

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All right, Mr. Hyett.

"All right, Mr. Hyett."

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We go to court next Monday.

"We go to court next Monday."

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I'd hoped before that, you'd tell me the truth.

"I'd hoped before that, you'd tell me the truth."

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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( clears throat )

"( clears throat )"

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Miss Kirby...

"Miss Kirby..."

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get me the district attorney's office, please.

"get me the district attorney's office, please."

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