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

A jeweled cross.

"A jeweled cross."

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You, uh, mentioned $25,000.

"You, uh, mentioned $25,000."

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Naturally, you want more.

"Naturally, you want more."

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MASON: You are a student of human nature.

"MASON: You are a student of human nature."

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Well, sir, I can't say I'm surprised.

"Well, sir, I can't say I'm surprised."

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Suppose we put it this way:

"Suppose we put it this way:"

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if you can deliver the cross, I'll pay you $165,000.

"if you can deliver the cross, I'll pay you $165,000."

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That sounds fair enough.

"That sounds fair enough."

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Then I'll hear from you?

"Then I'll hear from you?"

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You can depend on it.

"You can depend on it."

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Well?

"Well?"

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He just offered me 165,000.

"He just offered me 165,000."

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That's 15,000 more than he offered Mr. Runyan.

"That's 15,000 more than he offered Mr. Runyan."

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I don't get it.

"I don't get it."

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Obviously, Mr. Karr did.

"Obviously, Mr. Karr did."

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All right, Mr. Burger, you may call your next witness.

"All right, Mr. Burger, you may call your next witness."

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Yes, Your Honor-- Your Honor?

"Yes, Your Honor-- Your Honor?"

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Yes, Mr. Mason?

"Yes, Mr. Mason?"

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I haven't finished my examination

"I haven't finished my examination"

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Yes, you have too, Mr. Mason.

"Yes, you have too, Mr. Mason."

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Your Honor, if you'll consult the record,

"Your Honor, if you'll consult the record,"

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you'll see that Mr. Mason announced

"you'll see that Mr. Mason announced"

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he had no further questions of Mr. Wormser.

"he had no further questions of Mr. Wormser."

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You then submitted the witness to a redirect.

"You then submitted the witness to a redirect."

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I had no opportunity for a recross.

"I had no opportunity for a recross."

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Your Honor recessed immediately thereafter.

"Your Honor recessed immediately thereafter."

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Counsel is right, Mr. Burger.

"Counsel is right, Mr. Burger."

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You may have your recross.

"You may have your recross."

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Mr. Wormser.

"Mr. Wormser."

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Yes, sir? You'll retake the stand.

"Yes, sir? You'll retake the stand."

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Remember, you're still under oath.

"Remember, you're still under oath."

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Your Honor, may I have a moment?

"Your Honor, may I have a moment?"

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Very well, Mr. Mason.

"Very well, Mr. Mason."

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Mr. Wormser, how long were you employed by the deceased?

"Mr. Wormser, how long were you employed by the deceased?"

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Almost five years.

"Almost five years."

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Naturally, Mr. Runyan trusted you?

"Naturally, Mr. Runyan trusted you?"

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Of course.

"Of course."

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You say "of course" as though you were worthy of that trust?

"You say "of course" as though you were worthy of that trust?"

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I was. Then how do you explain this:

"I was. Then how do you explain this:"

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How do you explain it, Mr. Wormser?

"How do you explain it, Mr. Wormser?"

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No, don't look to Mr. Karr.

"No, don't look to Mr. Karr."

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Where were you on the night of May 3rd at 7:00?

"Where were you on the night of May 3rd at 7:00?"

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I, uh-- I don't remember.

"I, uh-- I don't remember."

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Then let me refresh your memory.

"Then let me refresh your memory."

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Now, I'd like this court to know

"Now, I'd like this court to know"

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exactly what happened that night between 7 and 9.

"exactly what happened that night between 7 and 9."

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How much did Mr. Karr pay you for the cross?

"How much did Mr. Karr pay you for the cross?"

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If he told you he paid me, he lied.

"If he told you he paid me, he lied."

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He drugged me and took it out of my pocket.

"He drugged me and took it out of my pocket."

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But you were conscious when you obtained possession of it?

"But you were conscious when you obtained possession of it?"

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Are you suggesting I stole it?

"Are you suggesting I stole it?"

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Didn't you? No!

"Didn't you? No!"

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Miriam Baker. She had it all along.

"Miriam Baker. She had it all along."

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MASON: That doesn't explain how you got it.

"MASON: That doesn't explain how you got it."

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WORMSER: Miriam Baker.

"WORMSER: Miriam Baker."

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She gave it to me.

"She gave it to me."

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MASON: Why?

"MASON: Why?"

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Was that the price for your silence?

"Was that the price for your silence?"

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You blackmailed her, Mr. Wormser.

"You blackmailed her, Mr. Wormser."

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You knew she'd stolen the cross.

"You knew she'd stolen the cross."

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You told her you'd protect her.

"You told her you'd protect her."

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How could I do that? That was easy.

"How could I do that? That was easy."

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there were no fingerprints found on the case.

"there were no fingerprints found on the case."

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Well, what happened to my client's fingerprints?

"Well, what happened to my client's fingerprints?"

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They should have been on it.

"They should have been on it."

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Then he hid it under the mattress.

"Then he hid it under the mattress."

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Obviously, someone wiped that case clean.

"Obviously, someone wiped that case clean."

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Well, it wasn't me!

"Well, it wasn't me!"

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Who else had the opportunity?

"Who else had the opportunity?"

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You and Mr. Runyan discovered the case.

"You and Mr. Runyan discovered the case."

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Mr. Runyan was the one who phoned the police.

"Mr. Runyan was the one who phoned the police."

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Well, I didn't kill him! She did!

"Well, I didn't kill him! She did!"

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( spectators murmuring )

"( spectators murmuring )"

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( gavel bangs )

"( gavel bangs )"

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JUDGE: We'll have order here,

"JUDGE: We'll have order here,"

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or this court will be cleared!

"or this court will be cleared!"

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Your Honor, he's lying! He stole the cross!

"Your Honor, he's lying! He stole the cross!"

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( gavel bangs )

"( gavel bangs )"

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He couldn't have, Miss Baker.

"He couldn't have, Miss Baker."

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He was with Mr. Runyan when it disappeared.

"He was with Mr. Runyan when it disappeared."

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You were the only one

"You were the only one"

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Because...

"Because..."

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Because-- Because...

"Because-- Because..."

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he knew that you had killed Curtis Runyan.

"he knew that you had killed Curtis Runyan."

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You killed Runyan when he discovered

"You killed Runyan when he discovered"

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that you were the one who had stolen the cross.

"that you were the one who had stolen the cross."

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Miriam, why?

"Miriam, why?"

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Why?

"Why?"

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You ask me why?

"You ask me why?"

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I've waited on you hand and foot.

"I've waited on you hand and foot."

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I was just a slave to be ordered about and pushed around.

"I was just a slave to be ordered about and pushed around."

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That's not true. Don't try to deny it.

"That's not true. Don't try to deny it."

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They're ugly. Ugly.

"They're ugly. Ugly."

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And they grew ugly working for you.

"And they grew ugly working for you."

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My mother...

"My mother..."

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My mother was a Marlow.

"My mother was a Marlow."

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She had servants waiting on her

"She had servants waiting on her"

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I thought if...

"I thought if..."

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If I could sell the cross...

"If I could sell the cross..."

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I-- I don't know what I thought.

"I-- I don't know what I thought."

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( sniffles )

"( sniffles )"

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Then Mr. Mason had a reproduction of the cross

"Then Mr. Mason had a reproduction of the cross"

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made from a photograph.

"made from a photograph."

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And at the psychological moment, he showed it to Mr. Wormser.

"And at the psychological moment, he showed it to Mr. Wormser."

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So he only showed him the front of the cross?

"So he only showed him the front of the cross?"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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That was all Wormser needed to see,

"That was all Wormser needed to see,"

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But you did leave the impression

"But you did leave the impression"

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that Mr. Karr had told you everything.

"that Mr. Karr had told you everything."

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That's the story.

"That's the story."

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I wish I knew the right words to--

"I wish I knew the right words to--"

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Words aren't necessary, Jim.

"Words aren't necessary, Jim."

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You know how I feel.

"You know how I feel."

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What are you going to do now, Jimmy?

"What are you going to do now, Jimmy?"

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to come back and work for her, but, uh--

"to come back and work for her, but, uh--"

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MASON: And you've decided against that?

"MASON: And you've decided against that?"

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You know what I've decided.

"You know what I've decided."

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Mm-hm.

"Mm-hm."

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You're going back to live with your father.

"You're going back to live with your father."

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Mm-hm.

"Mm-hm."

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