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

Thank you, your honor.

"Thank you, your honor."

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Now, Mrs. Ellis, I'll repeat my question,

"Now, Mrs. Ellis, I'll repeat my question,"

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and I remind you that you're under oath.

"and I remind you that you're under oath."

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Didn't the defendant make a threat of some kind

"Didn't the defendant make a threat of some kind"

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that you could connect up with Charles Brewster?

"that you could connect up with Charles Brewster?"

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Well, he did say there was no justice,

"Well, he did say there was no justice,"

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if that's what you mean.

"if that's what you mean."

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And did he then leave your apartment

"And did he then leave your apartment"

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in spite of your efforts to restrain him?

"in spite of your efforts to restrain him?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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With cuts and bruises on his face?

"With cuts and bruises on his face?"

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And how did he explain these wounds to you?

"And how did he explain these wounds to you?"

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Well, he said...

"Well, he said..."

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he'd had a little trouble with Mr. Brewster.

"he'd had a little trouble with Mr. Brewster."

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Really? That's how he described it?

"Really? That's how he described it?"

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"A little trouble"?

""A little trouble"?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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That's all, Mrs. Ellis. Thank you.

"That's all, Mrs. Ellis. Thank you."

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Cross-examine, counselor.

"Cross-examine, counselor."

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She couldn't help herself. He made her say those things.

"She couldn't help herself. He made her say those things."

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Mrs. Ellis, you're still legally Mrs. Pulasky,

"Mrs. Ellis, you're still legally Mrs. Pulasky,"

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is that correct?

"is that correct?"

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That's what Mr. Burger told me.

"That's what Mr. Burger told me."

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But you do want to help the defendant?

"But you do want to help the defendant?"

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Of course.

"Of course."

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You've testified the defendant left your apartment

"You've testified the defendant left your apartment"

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at approximately 9:30 that night?

"at approximately 9:30 that night?"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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And what did you do?

"And what did you do?"

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I stayed home and waited for him.

"I stayed home and waited for him."

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Now, look, I can do without the sarcasm.

"Now, look, I can do without the sarcasm."

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If it wasn't for me,

"If it wasn't for me,"

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Martin would still be in jail for embezzlement.

"Martin would still be in jail for embezzlement."

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And this was responsible for his release.

"And this was responsible for his release."

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Where did you get this microfilm, Mrs. Pulasky?

"Where did you get this microfilm, Mrs. Pulasky?"

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I told you, it came in the mail.

"I told you, it came in the mail."

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Are you familiar with a company in San Francisco

"Are you familiar with a company in San Francisco"

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Well, I've heard of them.

"Well, I've heard of them."

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I show you now what purports to be

"I show you now what purports to be"

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an order to Barton Stationers.

"an order to Barton Stationers."

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Is that your signature?

"Is that your signature?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Would you read the order for us, please?

"Would you read the order for us, please?"

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Forty-two photostats of bills

"Forty-two photostats of bills"

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Rush.

"Rush."

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And when is the order dated?

"And when is the order dated?"

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September 12th.

"September 12th."

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And when did you send that microfilm to yourself?

"And when did you send that microfilm to yourself?"

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Don't tell us there were two rolls of microfilm.

"Don't tell us there were two rolls of microfilm."

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No, you had the original bills all along.

"No, you had the original bills all along."

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Where did you get them, Mrs. Pulasky?

"Where did you get them, Mrs. Pulasky?"

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Isn't it true that you got them

"Isn't it true that you got them"

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while helping Charles Brewster embezzle $300,000

"while helping Charles Brewster embezzle $300,000"

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from a firm where you both worked?

"from a firm where you both worked?"

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No, I had nothing to do with Charles Brewster.

"No, I had nothing to do with Charles Brewster."

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Suppose we ask the doorman at the Shane Apartment

"Suppose we ask the doorman at the Shane Apartment"

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if you weren't a constant visitor?

"if you weren't a constant visitor?"

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You were in love with Charles Brewster.

"You were in love with Charles Brewster."

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He must've promised to get a divorce and marry you,

"He must've promised to get a divorce and marry you,"

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but you didn't trust him.

"but you didn't trust him."

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That's why you kept those bills instead of destroying them.

"That's why you kept those bills instead of destroying them."

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No!

"No!"

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Your lover behaved just as you expected,

"Your lover behaved just as you expected,"

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and you wanted revenge.

"and you wanted revenge."

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Why don't you stop?

"Why don't you stop?"

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That's why you sent a copy of this microfilm

"That's why you sent a copy of this microfilm"

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to his father-in-law.

"to his father-in-law."

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you brought the microfilm to me,

"you brought the microfilm to me,"

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not to free the defendant, but to put your lover in jail.

"not to free the defendant, but to put your lover in jail."

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You don't understand.

"You don't understand."

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When Brewster was released on bail,

"When Brewster was released on bail,"

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you were afraid he'd never be tried,

"you were afraid he'd never be tried,"

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so you went to his apartment.

"so you went to his apartment."

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No.

"No."

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Yes, but I didn't go in!

"Yes, but I didn't go in!"

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I waited in a bar across the street

"I waited in a bar across the street"

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to see if my husband would come out.

"to see if my husband would come out."

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When did you leave?

"When did you leave?"

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When I saw the police arrive.

"When I saw the police arrive."

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Look, I can even describe the place to you.

"Look, I can even describe the place to you."

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It's called "Frankie's,"

"It's called "Frankie's,""

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and they've got about 1/2 dozen booths--

"and they've got about 1/2 dozen booths--"

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You could've been there many times.

"You could've been there many times."

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But is there anyone who can prove you were there

"But is there anyone who can prove you were there"

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at the time of the murder?

"at the time of the murder?"

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I can.

"I can."

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Valerie.

"Valerie."

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We'll have order in the courtroom

"We'll have order in the courtroom"

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or I'll have it cleared.

"or I'll have it cleared."

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Excuse me, your honor.

"Excuse me, your honor."

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This is Mrs. Charles Brewster, the widow of the deceased.

"This is Mrs. Charles Brewster, the widow of the deceased."

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Under the circumstances...

"Under the circumstances..."

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I'll overlook your misconduct,

"I'll overlook your misconduct,"

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but I do think you should leave the courtroom.

"but I do think you should leave the courtroom."

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Mrs. Brewster is my next witness.

"Mrs. Brewster is my next witness."

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No, your honor.

"No, your honor."

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Will you stand down, please?

"Will you stand down, please?"

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The clerk will swear in Mrs. Brewster.

"The clerk will swear in Mrs. Brewster."

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And as I walked into this little bar,

"And as I walked into this little bar,"

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I believe it was called Frankie's,

"I believe it was called Frankie's,"

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I saw Mrs. Ellis, I mean, Mrs. Pulasky.

"I saw Mrs. Ellis, I mean, Mrs. Pulasky."

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And what time did you arrive at this bar?

"And what time did you arrive at this bar?"

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Oh, it must've been around 10:00.

"Oh, it must've been around 10:00."

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You see, my husband had promised to pick me up at 10:30

"You see, my husband had promised to pick me up at 10:30"

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so we could drive to the airport.

"so we could drive to the airport."

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Yes, but didn't you notice when the police arrived?

"Yes, but didn't you notice when the police arrived?"

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Oh, yes.

"Oh, yes."

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But by that time, I...

"But by that time, I..."

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I was past caring.

"I was past caring."

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Mrs. Brewster, how did you get home?

"Mrs. Brewster, how did you get home?"

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I really don't know why he puts up with me.

"I really don't know why he puts up with me."

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till the time the police arrived,

"till the time the police arrived,"

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you're sure that Mrs. Pulasky was in the bar?

"you're sure that Mrs. Pulasky was in the bar?"

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Yes, sir. She was never out of my sight.

"Yes, sir. She was never out of my sight."

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Thank you, Mrs. Brewster. That's all.

"Thank you, Mrs. Brewster. That's all."

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Cross-examine.

"Cross-examine."

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Mrs. Brewster, whose decision was it

"Mrs. Brewster, whose decision was it"

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for you to wait at Frankie's?

"for you to wait at Frankie's?"

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Mine.

"Mine."

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If you have to wait, there's nothing like a bar.

"If you have to wait, there's nothing like a bar."

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