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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Caretaker's Cat (S02E02)

The money seems to mean so much to you.

"The money seems to mean so much to you."

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It does.

"It does."

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More than we mean to each other?

"More than we mean to each other?"

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guess I kind of wound up, didn't I? Heh.

"guess I kind of wound up, didn't I? Heh."

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I'm sorry, honey.

"I'm sorry, honey."

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You do what you think is best.

"You do what you think is best."

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( cat meowing )

"( cat meowing )"

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( digging, cat meowing )

"( digging, cat meowing )"

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( phone rings )

"( phone rings )"

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Hello. Mr. Mason's office.

"Hello. Mr. Mason's office."

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Well, I'm sorry, he's gone for the day.

"Well, I'm sorry, he's gone for the day."

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Who's calling, please?

"Who's calling, please?"

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This is James Hing.

"This is James Hing."

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Do you know where I can reach him?

"Do you know where I can reach him?"

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Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible, Mr. Hing.

"Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible, Mr. Hing."

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Mr. Mason drove down to San Diego,

"Mr. Mason drove down to San Diego,"

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and I don't expect him back till midnight.

"and I don't expect him back till midnight."

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But I must see him before 11:00.

"But I must see him before 11:00."

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It is very important, Miss Street.

"It is very important, Miss Street."

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Everything depends on it.

"Everything depends on it."

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Well, I'll see what I can do.

"Well, I'll see what I can do."

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Uh, where can he reach you?

"Uh, where can he reach you?"

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At police headquarters.

"At police headquarters."

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They are holding me for murder.

"They are holding me for murder."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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I know it looks bad, Mr. Mason.

"I know it looks bad, Mr. Mason."

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I did get the money from the bank...

"I did get the money from the bank..."

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and I did bury it.

"and I did bury it."

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And you bought the volatile spirits?

"And you bought the volatile spirits?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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And started the fire?

"And started the fire?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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And knew that a helpless old man, an invalid,

"And knew that a helpless old man, an invalid,"

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was going to be trapped in an upstairs bedroom?

"was going to be trapped in an upstairs bedroom?"

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You own a cat named Monsoon?

"You own a cat named Monsoon?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Two hours before the fire broke out,

"Two hours before the fire broke out,"

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you took the cat to a vet.

"you took the cat to a vet."

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You picked him up the following day.

"You picked him up the following day."

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That doesn't mean anything.

"That doesn't mean anything."

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It might mean a great deal to a jury.

"It might mean a great deal to a jury."

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There was nothing wrong with the cat,

"There was nothing wrong with the cat,"

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yet you removed it from the premises.

"yet you removed it from the premises."

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Why?

"Why?"

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You must've known everything

"You must've known everything"

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was gonna be destroyed.

"was gonna be destroyed."

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I did not murder Mr. Baxter.

"I did not murder Mr. Baxter."

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Then who did?

"Then who did?"

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You're not giving me very much to work with, Mr. Hing.

"You're not giving me very much to work with, Mr. Hing."

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I am telling you everything I can.

"I am telling you everything I can."

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Why did you go to the hospital this afternoon?

"Why did you go to the hospital this afternoon?"

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I went to see Dr. Keene.

"I went to see Dr. Keene."

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What for?

"What for?"

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When you found he wasn't there,

"When you found he wasn't there,"

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why didn't you wait for his return?

"why didn't you wait for his return?"

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I decided not to.

"I decided not to."

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What made you go to the hiding place

"What made you go to the hiding place"

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and dig up that money tonight?

"and dig up that money tonight?"

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( swallows )

"( swallows )"

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Why was it too late after 11?

"Why was it too late after 11?"

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You...asked me to represent you, Mr. Hing.

"You...asked me to represent you, Mr. Hing."

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I am sorry, Mr. Mason.

"I am sorry, Mr. Mason."

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So am I.

"So am I."

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Very sorry.

"Very sorry."

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Under the circumstances,

"Under the circumstances,"

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I think perhaps you'd better find...

"I think perhaps you'd better find..."

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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( door opens )

"( door opens )"

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( door closes )

"( door closes )"

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Well, that's the way it goes.

"Well, that's the way it goes."

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Client either lies to his attorney

"Client either lies to his attorney"

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or won't talk at all.

"or won't talk at all."

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Why was Hing digging up that money?

"Why was Hing digging up that money?"

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Hm. Probably to make his getaway.

"Hm. Probably to make his getaway."

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Why did he have to see me before 11:00 last night,

"Why did he have to see me before 11:00 last night,"

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and why was it too late?

"and why was it too late?"

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Paul, I'm going down to police headquarters.

"Paul, I'm going down to police headquarters."

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( door opens )

"( door opens )"

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( slow, dramatic theme playing )

"( slow, dramatic theme playing )"

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Mr. Mason.

"Mr. Mason."

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I didn't expect to see you again.

"I didn't expect to see you again."

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Just one more question, Mr. Hing.

"Just one more question, Mr. Hing."

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Yes, sir?

"Yes, sir?"

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The reason you dug up that money last night.

"The reason you dug up that money last night."

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The reason you had to see me before 11:00.

"The reason you had to see me before 11:00."

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You had an appointment with him, didn't you?

"You had an appointment with him, didn't you?"

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With whom, Mr. Mason?

"With whom, Mr. Mason?"

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Peter Baxter...

"Peter Baxter..."

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the man who supposedly died in the fire.

"the man who supposedly died in the fire."

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He's alive, isn't he?

"He's alive, isn't he?"

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( dramatic theme playing )

"( dramatic theme playing )"

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Those are the facts, sir.

"Those are the facts, sir."

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The whole truth.

"The whole truth."

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I was supposed to meet Mr. Peter Baxter

"I was supposed to meet Mr. Peter Baxter"

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last night at 11:00 out at the palisade

"last night at 11:00 out at the palisade"

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to give him the $5,000.

"to give him the $5,000."

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And the fire, everything else,

"And the fire, everything else,"

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was a conspiracy between you two

"was a conspiracy between you two"

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to fool everyone into thinking he was dead?

"to fool everyone into thinking he was dead?"

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Yes, sir. Why?

"Yes, sir. Why?"

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He wanted to find out...

"He wanted to find out..."

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what his heirs would do

"what his heirs would do"

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if he cut them off.

"if he cut them off."

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Well, what did he expect them to do?

"Well, what did he expect them to do?"

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I don't know.

"I don't know."

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What about the body that was found in the room?

"What about the body that was found in the room?"

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He said it would be burned beyond recognition.

"He said it would be burned beyond recognition."

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Where did he get the body?

"Where did he get the body?"

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He didn't tell me that.

"He didn't tell me that."

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I think he had a doctor helping him.

"I think he had a doctor helping him."

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This doctor was to arrange everything.

"This doctor was to arrange everything."

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Getting him out of the house,

"Getting him out of the house,"

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getting the other body in.

"getting the other body in."

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I think also they were going to put

"I think also they were going to put"

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some kind of chemical beneath the bed

"some kind of chemical beneath the bed"

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to help the fire burn more rapidly.

"to help the fire burn more rapidly."

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No, sir.

"No, sir."

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All I know is that if a light was burning

"All I know is that if a light was burning"

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in the bedroom window at a certain time,

"in the bedroom window at a certain time,"

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I was to start the fire.

"I was to start the fire."

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