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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Jilted Jockey (S02E02)

Certainly not over that beating.

"Certainly not over that beating."

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If he wanted to see the police,

"If he wanted to see the police,"

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he'd have gone the same night.

"he'd have gone the same night."

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The reason I gave Davis that beating

"The reason I gave Davis that beating"

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was to find out who was responsible for doping my horse.

"was to find out who was responsible for doping my horse."

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You had no idea it was Johnny Starr?

"You had no idea it was Johnny Starr?"

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No.

"No."

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But you did beat the truth out of Eddie Davis?

"But you did beat the truth out of Eddie Davis?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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All right.

"All right."

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Nothing!

"Nothing!"

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You would have us believe

"You would have us believe"

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that when you learned the name of the man

"that when you learned the name of the man"

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who was responsible for your defeat,

"who was responsible for your defeat,"

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you did nothing?

"you did nothing?"

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Then why did Davis come to your home the following day?

"Then why did Davis come to your home the following day?"

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I asked him to

"I asked him to"

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when he threatened to go to the police.

"when he threatened to go to the police."

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How did you persuade him not to go to the police?

"How did you persuade him not to go to the police?"

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I gave him $5,000.

"I gave him $5,000."

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You gave him $5,000, Mr. Bannion?

"You gave him $5,000, Mr. Bannion?"

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I knew how it would look to the authorities--

"I knew how it would look to the authorities--"

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You mean, they might ask embarrassing questions,

"You mean, they might ask embarrassing questions,"

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such as, "Did you go up to see Johnny Starr

"such as, "Did you go up to see Johnny Starr"

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on the night of the murder?"

"on the night of the murder?""

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I'll ask that question right now, Mr. Bannion.

"I'll ask that question right now, Mr. Bannion."

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Did you go up to see Johnny Starr

"Did you go up to see Johnny Starr"

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on the night he was murdered?

"on the night he was murdered?"

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Yes, but he was dead.

"Yes, but he was dead."

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I tell you, he was dead when I got there!

"I tell you, he was dead when I got there!"

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I swear that's the truth!

"I swear that's the truth!"

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If it please the court,

"If it please the court,"

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I reserved the right to recall Edward Davis.

"I reserved the right to recall Edward Davis."

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I ask now that he be returned to the stand.

"I ask now that he be returned to the stand."

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Mr. Burger?

"Mr. Burger?"

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Edward Davis to the stand.

"Edward Davis to the stand."

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Step down, Mr. Bannion.

"Step down, Mr. Bannion."

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You're still under oath, Mr. Davis.

"You're still under oath, Mr. Davis."

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Mr. Mason.

"Mr. Mason."

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weren't you, Mr. Davis?

"weren't you, Mr. Davis?"

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First you performed the chore of doping a horse,

"First you performed the chore of doping a horse,"

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and then you followed it with a little blackmail.

"and then you followed it with a little blackmail."

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It wasn't blackmail.

"It wasn't blackmail."

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Then what would you call it?

"Then what would you call it?"

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Or did you find some detail in Mr. Bannion's testimony

"Or did you find some detail in Mr. Bannion's testimony"

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that was false?

"that was false?"

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No, no.

"No, no."

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But it wasn't blackmail.

"But it wasn't blackmail."

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I was entitled to some dough, after the beating he gave me.

"I was entitled to some dough, after the beating he gave me."

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You hit upon the sum of $5,000 as fair compensation?

"You hit upon the sum of $5,000 as fair compensation?"

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But it wasn't blackmail?

"But it wasn't blackmail?"

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Now, look, I don't care what Bannion said,

"Now, look, I don't care what Bannion said,"

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he made it sound like

"he made it sound like"

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When we all know that wasn't possible.

"When we all know that wasn't possible."

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What?

"What?"

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You agree that Mr. Bannion assaulted you

"You agree that Mr. Bannion assaulted you"

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at 8:30 that night.

"at 8:30 that night."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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At that time, Johnny Starr had been dead for nearly an hour.

"At that time, Johnny Starr had been dead for nearly an hour."

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Mr. Horty testified he heard the shots at 7:30.

"Mr. Horty testified he heard the shots at 7:30."

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I didn't know that.

"I didn't know that."

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You should have, Mr. Davis. You fired those shots.

"You should have, Mr. Davis. You fired those shots."

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You're crazy. Why should I?

"You're crazy. Why should I?"

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He refused to pay off when you doped Bright Magic.

"He refused to pay off when you doped Bright Magic."

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Look, I told you he gave me five grand.

"Look, I told you he gave me five grand."

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That's what you went to his place for,

"That's what you went to his place for,"

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In the midst of the discussion,

"In the midst of the discussion,"

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the defendant knocked at the door.

"the defendant knocked at the door."

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You went into the kitchen.

"You went into the kitchen."

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When Johnny Starr threw Tic out,

"When Johnny Starr threw Tic out,"

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you returned from the kitchen,

"you returned from the kitchen,"

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I tell you, you're wrong!

"I tell you, you're wrong!"

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Look, I admitted doping the horse,

"Look, I admitted doping the horse,"

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and I blackmailed Mr. Bannion.

"and I blackmailed Mr. Bannion."

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Why? Because I needed dough!

"Why? Because I needed dough!"

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But you claimed Johnny Starr gave you $5,000.

"But you claimed Johnny Starr gave you $5,000."

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He did. I needed ten.

"He did. I needed ten."

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What for?

"What for?"

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For a deal I was going into.

"For a deal I was going into."

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What kind of deal?

"What kind of deal?"

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It doesn't matter. it fell through!

"It doesn't matter. it fell through!"

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Then you still must have that $10,000.

"Then you still must have that $10,000."

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I have here

"I have here"

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a certified copy of your bank account

"a certified copy of your bank account"

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at the Van Nuys Banking and Loan.

"at the Van Nuys Banking and Loan."

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Would you please read your current balance?

"Would you please read your current balance?"

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Go on, read it, Mr. Davis.

"Go on, read it, Mr. Davis."

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Very well, I'll read it for you.

"Very well, I'll read it for you."

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"$5,108."

""$5,108.""

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That $5,000 can save your life, Mr. Davis.

"That $5,000 can save your life, Mr. Davis."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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I'm afraid you'll have to ask Mr. Mason that question.

"I'm afraid you'll have to ask Mr. Mason that question."

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Mr. Mason, what put you on Eddie Davis?

"Mr. Mason, what put you on Eddie Davis?"

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When he talked about accepting Starr's $5,000 offer.

"When he talked about accepting Starr's $5,000 offer."

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At the time, he thought it was better to admit doping a horse

"At the time, he thought it was better to admit doping a horse"

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than to be involved in a murder charge.

"than to be involved in a murder charge."

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When you started pressing him

"When you started pressing him"

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He overlooked the fact that one event didn't tie into the other.

"He overlooked the fact that one event didn't tie into the other."

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Yes, you see, it works like a jigsaw puzzle.

"Yes, you see, it works like a jigsaw puzzle."

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All these pieces have to fit together.

"All these pieces have to fit together."

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Well, it sure worked for me.

"Well, it sure worked for me."

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I can't tell you, Mr. Mason,

"I can't tell you, Mr. Mason,"

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how wonderful it is to be free.

"how wonderful it is to be free."

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I think I know, Tic.

"I think I know, Tic."

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Yes, Gertie.

"Yes, Gertie."

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Oh. It's for you, Tic.

"Oh. It's for you, Tic."

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It's your wife.

"It's your wife."

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I got nothing to say to her, Mr. Drake.

"I got nothing to say to her, Mr. Drake."

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Like I told you, Mr. Mason, it's wonderful to be free.

"Like I told you, Mr. Mason, it's wonderful to be free."

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( noirish jazz theme playing )

"( noirish jazz theme playing )"

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Well, I guess so. I was on my way to the door.

"Well, I guess so. I was on my way to the door."

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I don't want to lose her,

"I don't want to lose her,"

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to turn the matter over to the proper authorities.

"to turn the matter over to the proper authorities."

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Are you and she--?

"Are you and she--?"

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Are you thinking

"Are you thinking"

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what would you do?

"what would you do?"

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Don't they automatically test each horse,

"Don't they automatically test each horse,"

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Could've been.

"Could've been."

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Davis came out to my place to see me.

"Davis came out to my place to see me."

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Hello.

"Hello."

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