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

The police may think otherwise.

"The police may think otherwise."

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Are you trying to intimidate me?

"Are you trying to intimidate me?"

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I'm just stating one of the basic facts of life.

"I'm just stating one of the basic facts of life."

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When a man is murdered, sooner or later,

"When a man is murdered, sooner or later,"

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the police get around to investigating

"the police get around to investigating"

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all his acquaintances.

"all his acquaintances."

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Friendly or otherwise.

"Friendly or otherwise."

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Are you insinuating that I was one of Girard's enemies?

"Are you insinuating that I was one of Girard's enemies?"

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I'm just curious as to how well you knew him.

"I'm just curious as to how well you knew him."

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I bought a few paintings from him, that's all.

"I bought a few paintings from him, that's all."

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Suppose one of them was a forgery?

"Suppose one of them was a forgery?"

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Do you know who you're talking to?

"Do you know who you're talking to?"

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Do you honestly think that anyone could sell me a forgery?

"Do you honestly think that anyone could sell me a forgery?"

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Milo Girard did.

"Milo Girard did."

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Get out.

"Get out."

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an innocent woman may go to her death

"an innocent woman may go to her death"

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because of your vanity.

"because of your vanity."

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Now, won't you go with me to see the district attorney?

"Now, won't you go with me to see the district attorney?"

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Mason, I've dealt with men like you before.

"Mason, I've dealt with men like you before."

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Don't try to involve me in this mess.

"Don't try to involve me in this mess."

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That a threat?

"That a threat?"

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Let's just say that...

"Let's just say that..."

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I'm giving you the benefit of my experience.

"I'm giving you the benefit of my experience."

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I'll bear that in mind.

"I'll bear that in mind."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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From what I can remember,

"From what I can remember,"

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Varner started collecting about 15, 20 years ago.

"Varner started collecting about 15, 20 years ago."

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I mean, collecting on a big scale.

"I mean, collecting on a big scale."

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I think he made his money in South America.

"I think he made his money in South America."

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Gold mines, I believe. No, tin.

"Gold mines, I believe. No, tin."

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But I know considerably less about art.

"But I know considerably less about art."

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So that's why you got me up here.

"So that's why you got me up here."

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That's why.

"That's why."

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What can you tell me about Van Hooten?

"What can you tell me about Van Hooten?"

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Aside from what I've read here.

"Aside from what I've read here."

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Well, I see you've got his letters to his sister, Marte.

"Well, I see you've got his letters to his sister, Marte."

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I guess you know it all then.

"I guess you know it all then."

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In one of his letters,

"In one of his letters,"

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he mentioned a painting called The Purple Woman.

"he mentioned a painting called The Purple Woman."

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Oh, yes.

"Oh, yes."

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That was painted in Ireland in 1890 or '91.

"That was painted in Ireland in 1890 or '91."

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Van Hooten gave the painting

"Van Hooten gave the painting"

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to the girl he used for his model.

"to the girl he used for his model."

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For some unknown reason, she wasn't happy with the portrait

"For some unknown reason, she wasn't happy with the portrait"

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and kept it in the cellar.

"and kept it in the cellar."

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Then around 1895, I think it was,

"Then around 1895, I think it was,"

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Suppose that painting would show up today.

"Suppose that painting would show up today."

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Apparently, we've heard the same rumor.

"Apparently, we've heard the same rumor."

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A couple of weeks ago,

"A couple of weeks ago,"

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someone told me Girard had sold Varner

"someone told me Girard had sold Varner"

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a forged Van Hooten.

"a forged Van Hooten."

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Do you recall who this "someone" is?

"Do you recall who this "someone" is?"

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Well, I tried to run the thing down,

"Well, I tried to run the thing down,"

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but got nowhere.

"but got nowhere."

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Now, uh, if I should run across the painting,

"Now, uh, if I should run across the painting,"

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whom would you nominate to establish its authenticity

"whom would you nominate to establish its authenticity"

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or lack of it?

"or lack of it?"

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Well, there's Brocklyn in Amsterdam, Haversham in London.

"Well, there's Brocklyn in Amsterdam, Haversham in London."

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Then, of course, there's Kovac. He's the greatest of all.

"Then, of course, there's Kovac. He's the greatest of all."

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Incidentally, he's right here in Los Angeles.

"Incidentally, he's right here in Los Angeles."

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I understand he's leaving for Paris at the end of the week.

"I understand he's leaving for Paris at the end of the week."

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Well, thank you again for your help, Mr. Gordon.

"Well, thank you again for your help, Mr. Gordon."

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Not at all. If there's anything I can do

"Not at all. If there's anything I can do"

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in the future to help, don't fail to call on me.

"in the future to help, don't fail to call on me."

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Goodbye, Mr. Gordon. Goodbye.

"Goodbye, Mr. Gordon. Goodbye."

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I think he'll be a good witness.

"I think he'll be a good witness."

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( knock on door )

"( knock on door )"

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There's our wandering boy now.

"There's our wandering boy now."

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Come in, Paul.

"Come in, Paul."

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Hi, beautiful. Hello, Perry.

"Hi, beautiful. Hello, Perry."

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Well, you look like you hit the jackpot.

"Well, you look like you hit the jackpot."

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Do you know who he is?

"Do you know who he is?"

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World's greatest expert on Van Hooten.

"World's greatest expert on Van Hooten."

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And just how did you know that?

"And just how did you know that?"

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You're not the only detective around here.

"You're not the only detective around here."

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Well, here's something you didn't know.

"Well, here's something you didn't know."

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When Kovac arrived in Los Angeles,

"When Kovac arrived in Los Angeles,"

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Varner invited him to visit his collection.

"Varner invited him to visit his collection."

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Did he see The Purple Woman?

"Did he see The Purple Woman?"

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He did. He said it was a phony from way back.

"He did. He said it was a phony from way back."

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He even volunteered to testify if you want him to.

"He even volunteered to testify if you want him to."

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Oh, that's wonderful, Paul.

"Oh, that's wonderful, Paul."

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Now we won't have to use Wayne Gordon.

"Now we won't have to use Wayne Gordon."

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Now we won't have to use who?

"Now we won't have to use who?"

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Wayne Gordon, the art critic on the Chronicle.

"Wayne Gordon, the art critic on the Chronicle."

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Uh-huh. That's not all he is.

"Uh-huh. That's not all he is."

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He is also Evelyn Girard's boyfriend.

"He is also Evelyn Girard's boyfriend."

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You sure of that? I am.

"You sure of that? I am."

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Well, I certainly hope the district attorney's office

"Well, I certainly hope the district attorney's office"

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doesn't find out about that.

"doesn't find out about that."

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They don't have to. They're way ahead of us.

"They don't have to. They're way ahead of us."

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Where do you think I picked up this information?

"Where do you think I picked up this information?"

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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And-- And then, just before I left for the evening,

"And-- And then, just before I left for the evening,"

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Mr. Girard asked me to call his wife.

"Mr. Girard asked me to call his wife."

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He wanted me to tell her he wouldn't be home to dinner

"He wanted me to tell her he wouldn't be home to dinner"

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because he was gonna be working late at the gallery.

"because he was gonna be working late at the gallery."

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So Mrs. Girard was aware

"So Mrs. Girard was aware"

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that her husband was at the gallery the night of the murder?

"that her husband was at the gallery the night of the murder?"

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I object, Your Honor.

"I object, Your Honor."

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The witness cannot testify to what anyone else knew.

"The witness cannot testify to what anyone else knew."

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She can only testify to what she herself knew

"She can only testify to what she herself knew"

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and to what she did. Sustained.

"and to what she did. Sustained."

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Then let me put it this way:

"Then let me put it this way:"

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Did Mr. Girard ask you to instruct anyone else

"Did Mr. Girard ask you to instruct anyone else"

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that he was gonna be at the gallery that night?

"that he was gonna be at the gallery that night?"

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No. As a matter of fact, he asked me not to tell anyone.

"No. As a matter of fact, he asked me not to tell anyone."

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He wanted to make sure he wasn't disturbed.

"He wanted to make sure he wasn't disturbed."

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I see. Now, Miss Andrews, you testified earlier that

"I see. Now, Miss Andrews, you testified earlier that"

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the defendant only visited her husband's office

"the defendant only visited her husband's office"

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on five occasions that you can remember,

"on five occasions that you can remember,"

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and that on four of those occasions, everything seemed

"and that on four of those occasions, everything seemed"

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to be very amicable. DORIS: Yes.

"to be very amicable. DORIS: Yes."

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Would you now tell this court

"Would you now tell this court"

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in what respect the fifth occasion

"in what respect the fifth occasion"

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differed from the others?

"differed from the others?"

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She tried to kill him.

"She tried to kill him."

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Would you tell us what you mean by that statement?

"Would you tell us what you mean by that statement?"

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Exactly what I said.

"Exactly what I said."

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