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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Spanish Cross (S02E02)

what was your reply?

"what was your reply?"

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Well, I-- I said I preferred not to.

"Well, I-- I said I preferred not to."

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that you had spoken to Perry Mason

"that you had spoken to Perry Mason"

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and volunteered to defray the expenses

"and volunteered to defray the expenses"

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incurred in the defense of Jimmy Morrow?

"incurred in the defense of Jimmy Morrow?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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You may ask your leading questions, Mr. Burger.

"You may ask your leading questions, Mr. Burger."

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Thank you, Your Honor.

"Thank you, Your Honor."

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Mrs. Runyan, I ask you again:

"Mrs. Runyan, I ask you again:"

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did you show the defendant that gun?

"did you show the defendant that gun?"

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Well, I-- I may have.

"Well, I-- I may have."

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BURGER: Where did you habitually keep it?

"BURGER: Where did you habitually keep it?"

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GRACE: In my car.

"GRACE: In my car."

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BURGER: And was the defendant aware of this?

"BURGER: And was the defendant aware of this?"

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I saw no reason to keep it a secret from anyone.

"I saw no reason to keep it a secret from anyone."

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Mrs. Runyan, you're not answering my question.

"Mrs. Runyan, you're not answering my question."

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Do you know, of your own knowledge,

"Do you know, of your own knowledge,"

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if the defendant knew where you kept that gun?

"if the defendant knew where you kept that gun?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Thank you. Your witness.

"Thank you. Your witness."

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JUDGE: Witness is excused.

"JUDGE: Witness is excused."

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I saw Mr. Runyan lying there,

"I saw Mr. Runyan lying there,"

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and Jimmy running across the room.

"and Jimmy running across the room."

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Uh, he had a gun in his hand.

"Uh, he had a gun in his hand."

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I see. Now, Mr. Wormser,

"I see. Now, Mr. Wormser,"

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didn't you hear a heated conversation

"didn't you hear a heated conversation"

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between the deceased and the defendant

"between the deceased and the defendant"

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less than 24 hours before the murder?

"less than 24 hours before the murder?"

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I object, Your Honor.

"I object, Your Honor."

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and by no stretch of the imagination

"and by no stretch of the imagination"

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can Mr. Wormser be called hostile.

"can Mr. Wormser be called hostile."

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Objection sustained.

"Objection sustained."

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You know better, Mr. Burger.

"You know better, Mr. Burger."

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Let's observe the rules of evidence.

"Let's observe the rules of evidence."

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I'm sorry, Your Honor.

"I'm sorry, Your Honor."

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Mr. Wormser, where were you at 3 p.m. on May 1st?

"Mr. Wormser, where were you at 3 p.m. on May 1st?"

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In Mr. Runyan's study.

"In Mr. Runyan's study."

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And who else was present at that time?

"And who else was present at that time?"

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Mr. Runyan and the defendant.

"Mr. Runyan and the defendant."

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Would you tell us, please, what you saw and what you heard?

"Would you tell us, please, what you saw and what you heard?"

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Well, Mr. Runyan told Jimmy

"Well, Mr. Runyan told Jimmy"

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he was going to send him to jail for stealing the cross.

"he was going to send him to jail for stealing the cross."

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BURGER: And what was Jimmy's reaction?

"BURGER: And what was Jimmy's reaction?"

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WORMSER: He attacked Mr. Runyan.

"WORMSER: He attacked Mr. Runyan."

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Thank you, sir. Cross-examine.

"Thank you, sir. Cross-examine."

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Mr. Wormser, you testified that you were present

"Mr. Wormser, you testified that you were present"

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when the defendant had this altercation with the deceased.

"when the defendant had this altercation with the deceased."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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Not that I recall.

"Not that I recall."

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Need I remind you you're under oath?

"Need I remind you you're under oath?"

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Well, if Mr. Runyan hit Jimmy,

"Well, if Mr. Runyan hit Jimmy,"

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I most certainly didn't see him do it.

"I most certainly didn't see him do it."

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How do you feel about the defendant?

"How do you feel about the defendant?"

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I liked him.

"I liked him."

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But isn't it true that you

"But isn't it true that you"

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constantly referred to him as the "jailbird"?

"constantly referred to him as the "jailbird"?"

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That was just a joke.

"That was just a joke."

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That was just your idea of good, clean fun?

"That was just your idea of good, clean fun?"

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WORMSER: Everyone knew I meant nothing by it.

"WORMSER: Everyone knew I meant nothing by it."

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I was very fond of Jimmy.

"I was very fond of Jimmy."

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Thank you. That's all.

"Thank you. That's all."

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You may step down.

"You may step down."

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BURGER: Uh, just a moment, Mr. Wormser.

"BURGER: Uh, just a moment, Mr. Wormser."

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I have one or two questions on redirect.

"I have one or two questions on redirect."

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You've just heard counsel insinuate

"You've just heard counsel insinuate"

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that you might be biased against the defendant.

"that you might be biased against the defendant."

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Did you ever lend the defendant money?

"Did you ever lend the defendant money?"

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Yes, sir, on several occasions.

"Yes, sir, on several occasions."

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For what purpose?

"For what purpose?"

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Once or twice to buy books,

"Once or twice to buy books,"

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and another time, I gave him $20

"and another time, I gave him $20"

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when he was worried about his father.

"when he was worried about his father."

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BURGER: And did the defendant

"BURGER: And did the defendant"

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ever repay these loans?

"ever repay these loans?"

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WORMSER: Not yet.

"WORMSER: Not yet."

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How else did you show your friendship for the defendant?

"How else did you show your friendship for the defendant?"

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I encouraged him to ask questions.

"I encouraged him to ask questions."

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About what?

"About what?"

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particularly the Cross of Santa Maria.

"particularly the Cross of Santa Maria."

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I showed it to him several times.

"I showed it to him several times."

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He seemed fascinated by it.

"He seemed fascinated by it."

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What gave you that idea?

"What gave you that idea?"

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Well, he was forever asking questions about it.

"Well, he was forever asking questions about it."

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What sort of questions?

"What sort of questions?"

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WORMSER: He wanted to know how much it was worth

"WORMSER: He wanted to know how much it was worth"

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and what kind of people would buy it.

"and what kind of people would buy it."

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Things like that.

"Things like that."

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Gentleman, since it's almost 5:00,

"Gentleman, since it's almost 5:00,"

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Court stands adjourned till 10:00 tomorrow morning.

"Court stands adjourned till 10:00 tomorrow morning."

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I didn't mean anything by asking Mr. Wormser

"I didn't mean anything by asking Mr. Wormser"

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how much the cross was worth.

"how much the cross was worth."

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I-- I was just curious.

"I-- I was just curious."

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Why did you tell me you hadn't seen it?

"Why did you tell me you hadn't seen it?"

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I was afraid you'd think I was a-a-a crook, or--

"I was afraid you'd think I was a-a-a crook, or--"

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Why should I think that?

"Why should I think that?"

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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You know where they found the empty case.

"You know where they found the empty case."

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In your room.

"In your room."

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Now, what about the cross, Jim?

"Now, what about the cross, Jim?"

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I didn't take the cross, Mr. Mason.

"I didn't take the cross, Mr. Mason."

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After I left Mrs. Runyan, I went to my room to pack.

"After I left Mrs. Runyan, I went to my room to pack."

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I found the empty case under a pile of T-shirts.

"I found the empty case under a pile of T-shirts."

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I-- I couldn't think of anything else to do.

"I-- I couldn't think of anything else to do."

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Had Mrs. Runyan offered to help you?

"Had Mrs. Runyan offered to help you?"

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That's why I went back.

"That's why I went back."

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Somebody called my father

"Somebody called my father"

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and said she wanted to see me at 7:00.

"and said she wanted to see me at 7:00."

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Now, did you go into the study?

"Now, did you go into the study?"

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But he was already dead when I got there.

"But he was already dead when I got there."

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That's why I took the gun, Mr. Mason.

"That's why I took the gun, Mr. Mason."

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Just like Barney Kellogg, hm?

"Just like Barney Kellogg, hm?"

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You know, Jim, sometimes it's wise

"You know, Jim, sometimes it's wise"

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to let people bear their own responsibilities.

"to let people bear their own responsibilities."

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I'll see you in the morning.

"I'll see you in the morning."

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( rings )

"( rings )"

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Mr. Karr's residence. Who's calling?

"Mr. Karr's residence. Who's calling?"

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One moment, please.

"One moment, please."

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It's Mr. Mason.

"It's Mr. Mason."

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Yes, Mr. Mason, what can I do for you?

"Yes, Mr. Mason, what can I do for you?"

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I just heard of a little item that might interest you.

"I just heard of a little item that might interest you."

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