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

I'd hate to tell you what the little lady cost me.

"I'd hate to tell you what the little lady cost me."

Perry Mason (1957)

I would advise you to get your money back.

"I would advise you to get your money back."

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What do you mean?

"What do you mean?"

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You have been sold a forgery.

"You have been sold a forgery."

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Are you out of your mind?

"Are you out of your mind?"

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It's got to be the real thing.

"It's got to be the real thing."

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Look at that color, the brushwork.

"Look at that color, the brushwork."

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It is incredible, but not a Van Hooten.

"It is incredible, but not a Van Hooten."

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And you can decide that with one look?

"And you can decide that with one look?"

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With one look.

"With one look."

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You have been swindled by someone

"You have been swindled by someone"

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who knows a great deal more about art than you do.

"who knows a great deal more about art than you do."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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MAN: Did you think I'd pay you $86,000 for a fake?

"MAN: Did you think I'd pay you $86,000 for a fake?"

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Mr. Varner, you amuse me.

"Mr. Varner, you amuse me."

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Here you are, a self-made authority on modern art.

"Here you are, a self-made authority on modern art."

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Your collection is second to none.

"Your collection is second to none."

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Well, uh... nobody has to know.

"Well, uh... nobody has to know."

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But you want your money back.

"But you want your money back."

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Naturally, I shall have to inform the press

"Naturally, I shall have to inform the press"

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about what happened.

"about what happened."

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You wouldn't dare.

"You wouldn't dare."

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Why, your own reputation would be ruined.

"Why, your own reputation would be ruined."

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Would it?

"Would it?"

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When I told you The Purple Woman had been found,

"When I told you The Purple Woman had been found,"

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I advised you to consult an expert, like Kovac.

"I advised you to consult an expert, like Kovac."

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But you couldn't be bothered.

"But you couldn't be bothered."

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Because I trusted you.

"Because I trusted you."

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Oh, no. Because you thought you knew it all.

"Oh, no. Because you thought you knew it all."

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New York, Paris, Rome...

"New York, Paris, Rome..."

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The whole art world is waiting to laugh

"The whole art world is waiting to laugh"

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at your pretentiousness.

"at your pretentiousness."

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And you have the enormous vanity

"And you have the enormous vanity"

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of most ignorant men.

"of most ignorant men."

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But I digress.

"But I digress."

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You're waiting for the return of your money.

"You're waiting for the return of your money."

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I'll have Miss Andrews make out a check.

"I'll have Miss Andrews make out a check."

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No.

"No."

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Wait.

"Wait."

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As you wish.

"As you wish."

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Just tell me one thing:

"Just tell me one thing:"

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Who painted that painting?

"Who painted that painting?"

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I was under the impression it was Van Hooten.

"I was under the impression it was Van Hooten."

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( mysterious theme playing )

"( mysterious theme playing )"

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Mm. This is good cognac, Mrs. Girard.

"Mm. This is good cognac, Mrs. Girard."

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As good as I've had in years.

"As good as I've had in years."

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Thank you, Mr. Hubble.

"Thank you, Mr. Hubble."

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That's right. You should thank me.

"That's right. You should thank me."

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After all, you and your husband can afford the best

"After all, you and your husband can afford the best"

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because of people like me.

"because of people like me."

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What are you talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

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Don't you own the building at 1440 Broadhurst?

"Don't you own the building at 1440 Broadhurst?"

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Yes, my grandfather left it to me.

"Yes, my grandfather left it to me."

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Mm-hmm. And I suppose you don't know

"Mm-hmm. And I suppose you don't know"

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for the past six months?

"for the past six months?"

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The Purple Woman?

"The Purple Woman?"

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You had no idea.

"You had no idea."

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You liar.

"You liar."

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How dare you?

"How dare you?"

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( mockingly ): "How dare you?"

"( mockingly ): "How dare you?""

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( laughing )

"( laughing )"

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You know, I'd like to paint you sometime.

"You know, I'd like to paint you sometime."

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Who knows, I might do as much for you

"Who knows, I might do as much for you"

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as Goya did for the Duchess of Alba.

"as Goya did for the Duchess of Alba."

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( doorbell rings )

"( doorbell rings )"

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Or vice versa.

"Or vice versa."

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If you'll excuse me, I think that's my husband.

"If you'll excuse me, I think that's my husband."

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Oh, what a bore.

"Oh, what a bore."

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But that's the traditional role of husbands.

"But that's the traditional role of husbands."

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They always intrude at the most inopportune moment.

"They always intrude at the most inopportune moment."

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Good evening, Milo.

"Good evening, Milo."

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What are you doing here, Hubble?

"What are you doing here, Hubble?"

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You never seem to be in when I call at the gallery.

"You never seem to be in when I call at the gallery."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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It was nice seeing you, Mrs. Girard.

"It was nice seeing you, Mrs. Girard."

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Let's do it again sometime.

"Let's do it again sometime."

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I don't recall inviting you here.

"I don't recall inviting you here."

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Afraid I'll contaminate the premises?

"Afraid I'll contaminate the premises?"

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That was one of my reasons.

"That was one of my reasons."

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Well, Rufus Varner bought The Purple Woman,

"Well, Rufus Varner bought The Purple Woman,"

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and I want to be paid off.

"and I want to be paid off."

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You promised me a show of my own.

"You promised me a show of my own."

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Did I?

"Did I?"

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You told me if I could paint the Van Hooten good enough

"You told me if I could paint the Van Hooten good enough"

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to fool Rufus Varner, I could write my own ticket.

"to fool Rufus Varner, I could write my own ticket."

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Oh, don't be naive.

"Oh, don't be naive."

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Of course you can imitate Van Hooten.

"Of course you can imitate Van Hooten."

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That doesn't mean you're an artist.

"That doesn't mean you're an artist."

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You're a hack, Hubble.

"You're a hack, Hubble."

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You have all the creativity of a house painter.

"You have all the creativity of a house painter."

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They said that about Van Gogh.

"They said that about Van Gogh."

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Then why don't you compare yourself to da Vinci

"Then why don't you compare yourself to da Vinci"

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while you're at it?

"while you're at it?"

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You stick by your agreement,

"You stick by your agreement,"

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or I'll go to Varner and spill everything.

"or I'll go to Varner and spill everything."

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I very much doubt that Mr. Varner would admit

"I very much doubt that Mr. Varner would admit"

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that he was victimized.

"that he was victimized."

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As I recall, you earned quite a reputation for yourself

"As I recall, you earned quite a reputation for yourself"

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as a drunken crackpot.

"as a drunken crackpot."

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But don't let me prevent you from trying them again.

"But don't let me prevent you from trying them again."

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What did he want, Milo?

"What did he want, Milo?"

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( door opens )

"( door opens )"

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My dear Evelyn, have I ever allowed my business affairs

"My dear Evelyn, have I ever allowed my business affairs"

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to intrude on our marriage?

"to intrude on our marriage?"

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Then what makes you think I intend to start now?

"Then what makes you think I intend to start now?"

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The way he talked--

"The way he talked--"

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Oh, yes.

"Oh, yes."

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Another member of the "Hate Girard" society.

"Another member of the "Hate Girard" society."

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I believe you're the president.

"I believe you're the president."

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Aren't you, my dear?

"Aren't you, my dear?"

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I've earned the office.

"I've earned the office."

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You really despise me, don't you?

"You really despise me, don't you?"

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I don't think I'll ever be happy again

"I don't think I'll ever be happy again"

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as long as you live.

"as long as you live."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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Good night, my child.

"Good night, my child."

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EVELYN: Perhaps you'll think I'm being disloyal, Mr. Mason,

"EVELYN: Perhaps you'll think I'm being disloyal, Mr. Mason,"

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but frankly, I don't trust my husband,

"but frankly, I don't trust my husband,"

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and I can't afford to be sued.

"and I can't afford to be sued."

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