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

LEWIS: Now, Sergeant Smith, you were questioned by Captain Kennedy

"LEWIS: Now, Sergeant Smith, you were questioned by Captain Kennedy"

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about this $20 bill which you spent in the Savoy Cafe.

"about this $20 bill which you spent in the Savoy Cafe."

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Where did you get this bill?

"Where did you get this bill?"

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In a card game.

"In a card game."

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And was the accused a participant in that game?

"And was the accused a participant in that game?"

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Yes, sir, he was.

"Yes, sir, he was."

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Do you remember who introduced this $20 bill into that game?

"Do you remember who introduced this $20 bill into that game?"

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LEWIS: How do you know that?

"LEWIS: How do you know that?"

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No further questions. Your witness.

"No further questions. Your witness."

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The defense has no questions at this time,

"The defense has no questions at this time,"

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but reserves the right to recall this witness

"but reserves the right to recall this witness"

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for cross-examination.

"for cross-examination."

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JUDGE: Witness is excused.

"JUDGE: Witness is excused."

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( tense theme playing )

"( tense theme playing )"

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Prosecution asks that Mr. Walter Haskell be called.

"Prosecution asks that Mr. Walter Haskell be called."

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When Sergeant Dexter delivered the payroll money to you

"When Sergeant Dexter delivered the payroll money to you"

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on the day of the murder,

"on the day of the murder,"

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did you notice anything unusual about it?

"did you notice anything unusual about it?"

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Yes, sir. Some of the bills were slightly scorched,

"Yes, sir. Some of the bills were slightly scorched,"

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as if they'd been near a fire.

"as if they'd been near a fire."

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Sergeant Dexter had sole possession of that money

"Sergeant Dexter had sole possession of that money"

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for some time before he turned it over to you, didn't he?

"for some time before he turned it over to you, didn't he?"

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He did.

"He did."

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Thank you, Mr. Haskell.

"Thank you, Mr. Haskell."

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The prosecution has no further questions.

"The prosecution has no further questions."

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before it was brought to you?

"before it was brought to you?"

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I suppose so.

"I suppose so."

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Well, couldn't you have switched that money?

"Well, couldn't you have switched that money?"

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Yes, but I didn't.

"Yes, but I didn't."

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And how do we know that?

"And how do we know that?"

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Just have to take my word for it.

"Just have to take my word for it."

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You know a girl named Rikki Stevens?

"You know a girl named Rikki Stevens?"

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Remember, Mr. Haskell, you're under oath.

"Remember, Mr. Haskell, you're under oath."

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Mr. Mason, I don't see how that has any bearing on this case.

"Mr. Mason, I don't see how that has any bearing on this case."

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If the court please, I intend to show the relevancy.

"If the court please, I intend to show the relevancy."

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Answer the question.

"Answer the question."

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Yes, I'm acquainted with Miss Stevens.

"Yes, I'm acquainted with Miss Stevens."

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Did Rikki Stevens ever tell you anything

"Did Rikki Stevens ever tell you anything"

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about the money stolen from Corregidor?

"about the money stolen from Corregidor?"

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Of course not.

"Of course not."

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Mr. Haskell, I ask you to examine this $5 bill.

"Mr. Haskell, I ask you to examine this $5 bill."

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Do you notice anything unusual about it?

"Do you notice anything unusual about it?"

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Yes, it's scorched, like the Corregidor money.

"Yes, it's scorched, like the Corregidor money."

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Exactly.

"Exactly."

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Did you give this $5 bill to Rikki Stevens?

"Did you give this $5 bill to Rikki Stevens?"

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No. Why should I?

"No. Why should I?"

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I have here a duplicate of a receipt

"I have here a duplicate of a receipt"

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for Rikki Stevens' rent given to me by her landlady,

"for Rikki Stevens' rent given to me by her landlady,"

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paid for by you.

"paid for by you."

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Do you pay the rent

"Do you pay the rent"

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for all your acquaintances, Mr. Haskell?

"for all your acquaintances, Mr. Haskell?"

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Can you deny that you have at various times

"Can you deny that you have at various times"

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given money to Rikki Stevens?

"given money to Rikki Stevens?"

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Remember, Mr. Haskell, you're sworn to tell the truth.

"Remember, Mr. Haskell, you're sworn to tell the truth."

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I violated that oath a long time before I made it here,

"I violated that oath a long time before I made it here,"

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25 years ago in the Philippines when Rikki was born.

"25 years ago in the Philippines when Rikki was born."

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But when I returned here to my wife, I--

"But when I returned here to my wife, I--"

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I didn't have the courage to admit

"I didn't have the courage to admit"

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that I had a child in Manila.

"that I had a child in Manila."

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It was easier to forget.

"It was easier to forget."

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In 1949,

"In 1949,"

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Rikki had to leave Manila because of illness.

"Rikki had to leave Manila because of illness."

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She tried to see me.

"She tried to see me."

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All she wanted was my love.

"All she wanted was my love."

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I gave her money instead.

"I gave her money instead."

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I didn't hear from Rikki again until about eight months ago,

"I didn't hear from Rikki again until about eight months ago,"

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when she went back to Manila

"when she went back to Manila"

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to arrange for her mother's funeral.

"to arrange for her mother's funeral."

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Right after that, she came here looking for me.

"Right after that, she came here looking for me."

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And again, I denied my daughter her birthright.

"And again, I denied my daughter her birthright."

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I didn't give her the $5 bill.

"I didn't give her the $5 bill."

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it was part of the Corregidor money.

"it was part of the Corregidor money."

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Even if I were guilty,

"Even if I were guilty,"

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I wouldn't involve my own daughter.

"I wouldn't involve my own daughter."

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No further questions.

"No further questions."

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No. No further questions.

"No. No further questions."

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The witness is excused.

"The witness is excused."

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Gentlemen, the hour is growing late.

"Gentlemen, the hour is growing late."

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The court will adjourn till 0900 tomorrow morning.

"The court will adjourn till 0900 tomorrow morning."

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( somber theme playing )

"( somber theme playing )"

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No, there's something wrong here, radically wrong.

"No, there's something wrong here, radically wrong."

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Do you think Haskell was lying?

"Do you think Haskell was lying?"

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He said Rikki left the Philippines in 1949.

"He said Rikki left the Philippines in 1949."

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Doesn't add up.

"Doesn't add up."

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Where are those records Paul sent over?

"Where are those records Paul sent over?"

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Right here.

"Right here."

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I wonder...

"I wonder..."

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Della, I want Paul to check the FBI.

"Della, I want Paul to check the FBI."

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I want a fast verification on these fingerprints.

"I want a fast verification on these fingerprints."

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Right.

"Right."

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Hello, Gertie.

"Hello, Gertie."

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I want you to call Camp Grace.

"I want you to call Camp Grace."

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I want to speak to the post surgeon there.

"I want to speak to the post surgeon there."

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I think his name's Colonel Wilson.

"I think his name's Colonel Wilson."

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If he's not in his office, try him at home,

"If he's not in his office, try him at home,"

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but please get him.

"but please get him."

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All right.

"All right."

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Now, Mr. Evans,

"Now, Mr. Evans,"

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on the day that Major Lessing was murdered,

"on the day that Major Lessing was murdered,"

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for the payroll money, did you not?

"for the payroll money, did you not?"

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You then returned with it as usual to the Finance Office?

"You then returned with it as usual to the Finance Office?"

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Is that not correct?

"Is that not correct?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Now, was Sergeant Dexter alone at any time

"Now, was Sergeant Dexter alone at any time"

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with that payroll money?

"with that payroll money?"

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Yes, sir. He was.

"Yes, sir. He was."

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For how long?

"For how long?"

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Well, I couldn't say. I went back to my work.

"Well, I couldn't say. I went back to my work."

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When I looked up some time later, Sergeant Dexter

"When I looked up some time later, Sergeant Dexter"

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was just handing the money over to Mr. Haskell for counting.

"was just handing the money over to Mr. Haskell for counting."

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Mr. Haskell has testified that some of the bills

"Mr. Haskell has testified that some of the bills"

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turned over to him had scorched edges.

"turned over to him had scorched edges."

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Did you notice that any of the payroll money

"Did you notice that any of the payroll money"

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picked it up at the bank?

"picked it up at the bank?"

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No, sir. I did not.

"No, sir. I did not."

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No further questions.

"No further questions."

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Now, Mr. Evans, you testified that Sergeant Dexter

"Now, Mr. Evans, you testified that Sergeant Dexter"

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was alone with the payroll money?

"was alone with the payroll money?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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