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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Purple Woman (S02E02)

has long ears.

"has long ears."

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What's that supposed to mean?

"What's that supposed to mean?"

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Oh, no, just because you spoiled my meal

"Oh, no, just because you spoiled my meal"

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is no reason for me to spoil yours.

"is no reason for me to spoil yours."

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You just go ahead and have a good lunch, folks.

"You just go ahead and have a good lunch, folks."

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Now, Mr. Hubble, you visited the deceased at his home

"Now, Mr. Hubble, you visited the deceased at his home"

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the day before the murder?

"the day before the murder?"

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I wanted to discuss a painting with him.

"I wanted to discuss a painting with him."

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Girard had exploited me.

"Girard had exploited me."

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I painted The Purple Woman, and that's something--

"I painted The Purple Woman, and that's something--"

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Mr. Hubble, please answer just the questions that I put to you.

"Mr. Hubble, please answer just the questions that I put to you."

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Now, you visited the deceased at his home

"Now, you visited the deceased at his home"

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the day before the murder, is that correct?

"the day before the murder, is that correct?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Mrs. Girard. I talked to her about the painting, but--

"Mrs. Girard. I talked to her about the painting, but--"

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to answer only those questions I put to him?

"to answer only those questions I put to him?"

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But you want the truth.

"But you want the truth."

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Mr. Hubble, you will confine yourself

"Mr. Hubble, you will confine yourself"

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only to the questions asked by the district attorney.

"only to the questions asked by the district attorney."

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Thank you, Your Honor.

"Thank you, Your Honor."

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Now, Mr. Hubble, was Mrs. Girard present

"Now, Mr. Hubble, was Mrs. Girard present"

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during your discussion with Mr. Girard?

"during your discussion with Mr. Girard?"

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No, she came back as I left.

"No, she came back as I left."

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I'm afraid I was guilty of bad manners.

"I'm afraid I was guilty of bad manners."

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What do you mean?

"What do you mean?"

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how Girard would explain me away,

"how Girard would explain me away,"

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so I waited in the entry hall,

"so I waited in the entry hall,"

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and, uh, did a little eavesdropping.

"and, uh, did a little eavesdropping."

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And what did you overhear?

"And what did you overhear?"

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When Mrs. Girard wanted to know who I was,

"When Mrs. Girard wanted to know who I was,"

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he described me as a member of the "Hate Girard" society.

"he described me as a member of the "Hate Girard" society."

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He said she was the president.

"He said she was the president."

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Oh, she said she earned the office,

"Oh, she said she earned the office,"

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and that she'd never be happy again

"and that she'd never be happy again"

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as long as he lived.

"as long as he lived."

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BURGER: She'd never be happy again as long as he lived?

"BURGER: She'd never be happy again as long as he lived?"

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HUBBLE: Yes.

"HUBBLE: Yes."

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Mr. Hubble...

"Mr. Hubble..."

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you testified that Mr. Girard characterized you

"you testified that Mr. Girard characterized you"

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as a member of the "Hate Girard" society.

"as a member of the "Hate Girard" society."

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How do you feel about Mrs. Girard?

"How do you feel about Mrs. Girard?"

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I've got nothing against her.

"I've got nothing against her."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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At that time, didn't you call her a liar?

"At that time, didn't you call her a liar?"

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I did.

"I did."

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But I thought she knew I painted The Purple Woman.

"But I thought she knew I painted The Purple Woman."

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And just what is The Purple Woman?

"And just what is The Purple Woman?"

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Your Honor, I must object.

"Your Honor, I must object."

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Mr. Mason has tried to introduce this subject

"Mr. Mason has tried to introduce this subject"

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every time I examine a witness.

"every time I examine a witness."

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I asked Mr. Hubble absolutely nothing

"I asked Mr. Hubble absolutely nothing"

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about this so-called Purple Woman on direct.

"about this so-called Purple Woman on direct."

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Counsel has no right to pursue the subject on cross.

"Counsel has no right to pursue the subject on cross."

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If it please the court,

"If it please the court,"

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Mr. Burger asked the witness

"Mr. Burger asked the witness"

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why he had called on the deceased that night.

"why he had called on the deceased that night."

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The witness's answer was entirely responsive.

"The witness's answer was entirely responsive."

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since the district attorney himself opened the door.

"since the district attorney himself opened the door."

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It seems to me, Mr. Burger,

"It seems to me, Mr. Burger,"

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that since the door was opened, even that much,

"that since the door was opened, even that much,"

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the defense has a perfect right to walk right in.

"the defense has a perfect right to walk right in."

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JUDGE: You may proceed, Mr. Mason.

"JUDGE: You may proceed, Mr. Mason."

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MASON: Thank you, Your Honor.

"MASON: Thank you, Your Honor."

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Now, Mr. Hubble, just what is The Purple Woman?

"Now, Mr. Hubble, just what is The Purple Woman?"

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Uh, it's the name of a picture

"Uh, it's the name of a picture"

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Carl Van Hooten was supposed to have painted around 1890.

"Carl Van Hooten was supposed to have painted around 1890."

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Girard had a rough sketch in color.

"Girard had a rough sketch in color."

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He asked me if I could paint it in Van Hooten's style.

"He asked me if I could paint it in Van Hooten's style."

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Where did you work on this painting?

"Where did you work on this painting?"

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Oh, Girard fixed up a place for me

"Oh, Girard fixed up a place for me"

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in an empty building his wife owned.

"in an empty building his wife owned."

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I felt she had to know about the painting,

"I felt she had to know about the painting,"

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and she must have known he sold it to Rufus Varner.

"and she must have known he sold it to Rufus Varner."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I have absolute confidence in the integrity of this witness

"I have absolute confidence in the integrity of this witness"

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and every subject on which I interrogated him.

"and every subject on which I interrogated him."

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However, he seems to have a fixation

"However, he seems to have a fixation"

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about a certain painting.

"about a certain painting."

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on this point in an effort

"on this point in an effort"

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Your Honor, I-- If you please.

"Your Honor, I-- If you please."

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Simply because the man nurses delusions

"Simply because the man nurses delusions"

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about a certain painting,

"about a certain painting,"

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doesn't make the rest of his testimony worthless.

"doesn't make the rest of his testimony worthless."

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Why not produce the painting?

"Why not produce the painting?"

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Then let a psychiatrist determine

"Then let a psychiatrist determine"

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whether this man with his delusion

"whether this man with his delusion"

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is a trustworthy witness in other matters.

"is a trustworthy witness in other matters."

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If it please the court,

"If it please the court,"

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he can certainly relate a conversation that he overheard.

"he can certainly relate a conversation that he overheard."

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He can certainly describe things he saw happen.

"He can certainly describe things he saw happen."

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If you hadn't dragged that painting into this case,

"If you hadn't dragged that painting into this case,"

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there'd be no impression this was an irrational witness.

"there'd be no impression this was an irrational witness."

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Well, gentlemen, it comes down to this:

"Well, gentlemen, it comes down to this:"

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The court ought to take a look at this painting,

"The court ought to take a look at this painting,"

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and we ought to have an expert in to appraise it.

"and we ought to have an expert in to appraise it."

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If the, uh, district attorney would like me

"If the, uh, district attorney would like me"

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to suggest the name of an expert...

"to suggest the name of an expert..."

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Oh, I think I'll be able to find an expert, Mr. Mason.

"Oh, I think I'll be able to find an expert, Mr. Mason."

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KOVAC: And then I was invited by Mr. Varner

"KOVAC: And then I was invited by Mr. Varner"

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to see his collection.

"to see his collection."

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And you saw The Purple Woman at that time?

"And you saw The Purple Woman at that time?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Did you make any comment about it to Mr. Varner?

"Did you make any comment about it to Mr. Varner?"

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I told him that he had purchased a fake.

"I told him that he had purchased a fake."

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BURGER: A fake?

"BURGER: A fake?"

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Well, it was obvious to me that he had been swindled.

"Well, it was obvious to me that he had been swindled."

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Would you mind stepping down and explaining to the court

"Would you mind stepping down and explaining to the court"

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on what you base that decision?

"on what you base that decision?"

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I'll be happy to.

"I'll be happy to."

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KOVAC: Now...

"KOVAC: Now..."

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if you will take a look at here,

"if you will take a look at here,"

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for instance--

"for instance--"

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Go on, Mr. Kovac.

"Go on, Mr. Kovac."

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I cannot understand this.

"I cannot understand this."

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Well, what is it, Mr. Kovac?

"Well, what is it, Mr. Kovac?"

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You will have to forgive me,

"You will have to forgive me,"

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but I may have made a terrible mistake.

"but I may have made a terrible mistake."

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You mean, the picture might be genuine?

"You mean, the picture might be genuine?"

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I cannot say for certain.

"I cannot say for certain."

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You're not prepared to say that it's a fake?

"You're not prepared to say that it's a fake?"

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