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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant (S02E02)

I swear I don't know anything about it.

"I swear I don't know anything about it."

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I don't know anything about it either, sir.

"I don't know anything about it either, sir."

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That'll be all.

"That'll be all."

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Six of those men are dead.

"Six of those men are dead."

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Not meaning to be disrespectful, sir,

"Not meaning to be disrespectful, sir,"

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Not at all, major. Sit down.

"Not at all, major. Sit down."

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If I accept the case.

"If I accept the case."

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( tense theme playing )

"( tense theme playing )"

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and try not to judge me too harshly.

"and try not to judge me too harshly."

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What are you, another reporter?

"What are you, another reporter?"

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Thanks again.

"Thanks again."

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Oh.

"Oh."

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Yes, we've met.

"Yes, we've met."

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What is it, captain?

"What is it, captain?"

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Captain Kennedy says they've been showing up on this post.

"Captain Kennedy says they've been showing up on this post."

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How do you explain the $50,000 in Corregidor money

"How do you explain the $50,000 in Corregidor money"

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That's no answer, sergeant.

"That's no answer, sergeant."

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Who picks up the payroll?

"Who picks up the payroll?"

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Howard Evans and myself.

"Howard Evans and myself."

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at the bank yesterday,

"at the bank yesterday,"

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Then, on at least two occasions,

"Then, on at least two occasions,"

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Did you kill Major Lessing?

"Did you kill Major Lessing?"

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When I was in the service,

"When I was in the service,"

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When'd you get here?

"When'd you get here?"

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Married and respectable on the surface,

"Married and respectable on the surface,"

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but you never know about these old ducks.

"but you never know about these old ducks."

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I'd like to rearrange your vocal chords anyway.

"I'd like to rearrange your vocal chords anyway."

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at about the same time Miss Stevens came here.

"at about the same time Miss Stevens came here."

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Yes, Gertie?

"Yes, Gertie?"

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"Article 118. Specification:

""Article 118. Specification:"

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The charges were served on the accused

"The charges were served on the accused"

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pleads to the specification and charge: not guilty.

"pleads to the specification and charge: not guilty."

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Now, Sergeant McKnight,

"Now, Sergeant McKnight,"

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And were you able to do so in this case?

"And were you able to do so in this case?"

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but the prosecution has established no connection

"but the prosecution has established no connection"

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No, sir. Why not?

"No, sir. Why not?"

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that Sergeant Dexter brought that money from the Philippines?

"that Sergeant Dexter brought that money from the Philippines?"

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Please do.

"Please do."

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Witness is excused.

"Witness is excused."

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Yes, sir. It was Sergeant Dexter.

"Yes, sir. It was Sergeant Dexter."

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Well, it was the only 20 in the game,

"Well, it was the only 20 in the game,"

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and, uh, Sergeant Dexter asked me if I'd change it for him.

"and, uh, Sergeant Dexter asked me if I'd change it for him."

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Now, Mr. Haskell, is it possible that someone

"Now, Mr. Haskell, is it possible that someone"

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other than Sergeant Dexter could have switched that payroll money

"other than Sergeant Dexter could have switched that payroll money"

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I swore it to myself then.

"I swore it to myself then."

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She came to the States.

"She came to the States."

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It was cheaper than courage.

"It was cheaper than courage."

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I'd have known at a glance

"I'd have known at a glance"

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you and Sergeant Dexter went to the bank

"you and Sergeant Dexter went to the bank"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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was similarly marred when you and Sergeant Dexter

"was similarly marred when you and Sergeant Dexter"

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He went back into the bank.

"He went back into the bank."

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I don't know anything about the Corregidor money,

"I don't know anything about the Corregidor money,"

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I volunteered to keep him company.

"I volunteered to keep him company."

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It's not the first time the Army's made a mistake.

"It's not the first time the Army's made a mistake."

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Do you still say you're suffering from malaria?

"Do you still say you're suffering from malaria?"

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Yes, I intend to prove that this witness never had malaria.

"Yes, I intend to prove that this witness never had malaria."

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With his accomplice, Howard Evans,

"With his accomplice, Howard Evans,"

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No, no, look at the record.

"No, no, look at the record."

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She left the Philippines in 1949.

"She left the Philippines in 1949."

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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It isn't Corregidor money.

"It isn't Corregidor money."

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I put a cigarette down on my money clip this morning.

"I put a cigarette down on my money clip this morning."

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it would ruin the lives of his family

"it would ruin the lives of his family"

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because you were Mrs. Lessing's brother?

"because you were Mrs. Lessing's brother?"

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LEWIS: Objected to

"LEWIS: Objected to"

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as incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial.

"as incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial."

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The witness is not on trial here.

"The witness is not on trial here."

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If the court please,

"If the court please,"

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defense is trying to show bias on the part of the witness.

"defense is trying to show bias on the part of the witness."

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He's attempting to cover up

"He's attempting to cover up"

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his own complicity in this matter.

"his own complicity in this matter."

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The court will withhold its ruling until we've determined

"The court will withhold its ruling until we've determined"

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whether defense counsel's point is well taken.

"whether defense counsel's point is well taken."

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This is ridiculous.

"This is ridiculous."

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and I didn't kill Frank.

"and I didn't kill Frank."

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I wasn't even on the post that night.

"I wasn't even on the post that night."

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Can you prove that? I certainly can.

"Can you prove that? I certainly can."

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I was upset by what had taken place at the office,

"I was upset by what had taken place at the office,"

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so I decided to hit some of the bars.

"so I decided to hit some of the bars."

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I started making the rounds at 8:00.

"I started making the rounds at 8:00."

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I didn't get home until 2.

"I didn't get home until 2."

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Did you tell all this to Captain Kennedy?

"Did you tell all this to Captain Kennedy?"

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Yes. He knows all about it.

"Yes. He knows all about it."

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How were you able to substantiate this?

"How were you able to substantiate this?"

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Sergeant Smith was with me all evening.

"Sergeant Smith was with me all evening."

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If the court please, I would like at this time to interrupt

"If the court please, I would like at this time to interrupt"

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my cross-examination and recall Sergeant Smith

"my cross-examination and recall Sergeant Smith"

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for the purpose of corroborating this testimony.

"for the purpose of corroborating this testimony."

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The witness is excused.

"The witness is excused."

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Heh. So when Mr. Evans said he wanted to tie one on,

"Heh. So when Mr. Evans said he wanted to tie one on,"

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Tell me something, sergeant,

"Tell me something, sergeant,"

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seven months ago because of a malarial condition?

"seven months ago because of a malarial condition?"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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And when you were released from the hospital,

"And when you were released from the hospital,"

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weren't you informed that drinking

"weren't you informed that drinking"

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was contraindicated in your case?

"was contraindicated in your case?"

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Well, I was told it wouldn't do me any good.

"Well, I was told it wouldn't do me any good."

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Nevertheless, you did drink?

"Nevertheless, you did drink?"

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How can defense counsel justify this line of questioning?

"How can defense counsel justify this line of questioning?"

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I assure the court, defense will connect this up.

"I assure the court, defense will connect this up."

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Witness will answer the question.

"Witness will answer the question."

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Well... Yeah, I-- I drank.

"Well... Yeah, I-- I drank."

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Despite the fact that you were told

"Despite the fact that you were told"

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that the consumption of any alcoholic beverage

"that the consumption of any alcoholic beverage"

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might mean an acute recurrence of malaria?

"might mean an acute recurrence of malaria?"

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Heh. It never did me any harm.

"Heh. It never did me any harm."

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No, I'm sure it didn't.

"No, I'm sure it didn't."

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Thank you, captain.

"Thank you, captain."

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I would like this copy of Sergeant Smith's medical record

"I would like this copy of Sergeant Smith's medical record"

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marked for identification.

"marked for identification."

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This medical record contains an entry of hospitalization

"This medical record contains an entry of hospitalization"

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for Plasmodium falciparum,

"for Plasmodium falciparum,"

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one of the most severe types of malaria affecting man.

"one of the most severe types of malaria affecting man."

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It is chronic and incurable.

"It is chronic and incurable."

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However, the post surgeon informs me

"However, the post surgeon informs me"

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that a recent test made here at Camp Grace, uh,

"that a recent test made here at Camp Grace, uh,"

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on this witness for that disease proved negative.

"on this witness for that disease proved negative."

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The witness will confine his remarks to the questions.

"The witness will confine his remarks to the questions."

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Can counsel now tell the court what he hopes

"Can counsel now tell the court what he hopes"

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