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

a plot so fantastic, and further,

"a plot so fantastic, and further,"

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that you would be a party to it.

"that you would be a party to it."

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and I would do it again for him...

"and I would do it again for him..."

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out of loyalty, respect...

"out of loyalty, respect..."

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and out of love.

"and out of love."

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Where is Mr. Baxter now?

"Where is Mr. Baxter now?"

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I don't know.

"I don't know."

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According to the police, you were alone at the house

"According to the police, you were alone at the house"

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on the night of the fire.

"on the night of the fire."

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That is not true.

"That is not true."

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That bank manager, Mr. Hilliard, was there...

"That bank manager, Mr. Hilliard, was there..."

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for a while, when I took the cat to the vet's.

"for a while, when I took the cat to the vet's."

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Was Mr. Hilliard gone when you returned?

"Was Mr. Hilliard gone when you returned?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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That you...

"That you..."

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might be accused of murder.

"might be accused of murder."

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Mr. Baxter thought of that himself.

"Mr. Baxter thought of that himself."

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There is an envelope in Mr. Roland's office.

"There is an envelope in Mr. Roland's office."

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What's in the envelope?

"What's in the envelope?"

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An explanation...

"An explanation..."

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of how everything I did,

"of how everything I did,"

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I was acting under Mr. Baxter's instructions.

"I was acting under Mr. Baxter's instructions."

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Mr. Mason... please don't upset

"Mr. Mason... please don't upset"

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what Mr. Baxter is trying to do.

"what Mr. Baxter is trying to do."

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He went to a lot of trouble.

"He went to a lot of trouble."

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Oh, I can see that.

"Oh, I can see that."

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Have you talked with Mr. Roland?

"Have you talked with Mr. Roland?"

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Why, no.

"Why, no."

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But eventually, Mr. Baxter will show up in person

"But eventually, Mr. Baxter will show up in person"

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to explain everything. Suppose he doesn't?

"to explain everything. Suppose he doesn't?"

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Don't you realize you've put your life in his hands?

"Don't you realize you've put your life in his hands?"

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Mr. Mason...

"Mr. Mason..."

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will you change your mind about representing me?

"will you change your mind about representing me?"

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Have you told me the truth?

"Have you told me the truth?"

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All of it?

"All of it?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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All right, Mr. Hing.

"All right, Mr. Hing."

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Yes, Mr. Roland.

"Yes, Mr. Roland."

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Mr. Hing told Perry Mason about the sealed envelope.

"Mr. Hing told Perry Mason about the sealed envelope."

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Uh, do you have it?

"Uh, do you have it?"

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You can tell Mr. Mason that if I had such an envelope,

"You can tell Mr. Mason that if I had such an envelope,"

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and my instructions were not to reveal its existence,

"and my instructions were not to reveal its existence,"

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I should have to refuse to answer.

"I should have to refuse to answer."

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And if you had such an envelope,

"And if you had such an envelope,"

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If my instructions were not to open it, how could I?

"If my instructions were not to open it, how could I?"

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Suppose...the contents

"Suppose...the contents"

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would supply vital evidence

"would supply vital evidence"

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in a murder trial.

"in a murder trial."

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I believe it would take a judicial order

"I believe it would take a judicial order"

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to force me to admit

"to force me to admit"

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the existence of such an envelope...

"the existence of such an envelope..."

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or to disclose its contents.

"or to disclose its contents."

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I see. Uh... thank you, Mr. Roland.

"I see. Uh... thank you, Mr. Roland."

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Also, Mr. Drake, uh,

"Also, Mr. Drake, uh,"

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just to, uh, clarify the matter...

"just to, uh, clarify the matter..."

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even if I did not have such an envelope, uh,

"even if I did not have such an envelope, uh,"

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I would still have to refuse to answer.

"I would still have to refuse to answer."

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I understand. Thank you, sir.

"I understand. Thank you, sir."

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Wasn't a ridiculously large sum of money, Mr. Mason.

"Wasn't a ridiculously large sum of money, Mr. Mason."

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But it was large enough to me to verify it with Mr. Baxter.

"But it was large enough to me to verify it with Mr. Baxter."

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And he instructed you to honor the check?

"And he instructed you to honor the check?"

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Yes, he did.

"Yes, he did."

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Then what prompted you to visit him

"Then what prompted you to visit him"

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later that day, Mr. Hilliard?

"later that day, Mr. Hilliard?"

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Bank business.

"Bank business."

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You see, since it wasn't convenient for him

"You see, since it wasn't convenient for him"

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to come to the bank, I made at least one trip a month

"to come to the bank, I made at least one trip a month"

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What time of day was this, uh,

"What time of day was this, uh,"

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last visit?

"last visit?"

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Who else did you see there?

"Who else did you see there?"

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Oh, no one.

"Oh, no one."

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Not even Mr. Hing?

"Not even Mr. Hing?"

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Well, now, I can't swear that he wasn't there,

"Well, now, I can't swear that he wasn't there,"

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but I actually didn't see him.

"but I actually didn't see him."

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And how did you get into the house?

"And how did you get into the house?"

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Oh, Mr. Baxter said the front door

"Oh, Mr. Baxter said the front door"

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were to be left open for me.

"were to be left open for me."

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I see.

"I see."

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Uh, would you... happen to know

"Uh, would you... happen to know"

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who is the executor of the Baxter estate?

"who is the executor of the Baxter estate?"

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Yes, Mr. Mason.

"Yes, Mr. Mason."

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I am.

"I am."

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( phone rings )

"( phone rings )"

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Thank you, Mr. Hilliard.

"Thank you, Mr. Hilliard."

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( ominous theme playing )

"( ominous theme playing )"

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I was just wondering how badly the body was burned.

"I was just wondering how badly the body was burned."

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Why do you ask that, Perry?

"Why do you ask that, Perry?"

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Uh, did you have any trouble with identification?

"Uh, did you have any trouble with identification?"

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Well, should we have?

"Well, should we have?"

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I thought perhaps you might.

"I thought perhaps you might."

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Do you have any reason to believe

"Do you have any reason to believe"

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that it is not Peter Baxter?

"that it is not Peter Baxter?"

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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Put your mind at rest.

"Put your mind at rest."

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The corpse is Peter Baxter.

"The corpse is Peter Baxter."

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No doubt at all?

"No doubt at all?"

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It's Peter Baxter all right, Perry.

"It's Peter Baxter all right, Perry."

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( sighs )

"( sighs )"

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And I'm afraid your client murdered him.

"And I'm afraid your client murdered him."

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( light, pleasant music playing )

"( light, pleasant music playing )"

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( people chattering )

"( people chattering )"

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We'll have to find out, Paul.

"We'll have to find out, Paul."

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What if Roland actually doesn't have an envelope?

"What if Roland actually doesn't have an envelope?"

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He'd better have.

"He'd better have."

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Hing tells us it wasn't Baxter's body.

"Hing tells us it wasn't Baxter's body."

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We found out it was. Now, if there's no envelope...

"We found out it was. Now, if there's no envelope..."

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I'm gonna do something, stir things up a bit.

"I'm gonna do something, stir things up a bit."

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We're in a bad spot. May have to prod things along.

"We're in a bad spot. May have to prod things along."

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Get the principals to thinking something's in the wind.

"Get the principals to thinking something's in the wind."

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Get them to working at cross-purposes.

"Get them to working at cross-purposes."

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How?

"How?"

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Can you plant a story?

"Can you plant a story?"

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Sure. If it's newsworthy...

"Sure. If it's newsworthy..."

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and true.

"and true."

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Well, this could be true.

"Well, this could be true."

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In any case, all we need is a rumor to start things going.

"In any case, all we need is a rumor to start things going."

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Now, Perry, wait a minute.

"Now, Perry, wait a minute."

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Now, look, Paul... I'm forced to assume

"Now, look, Paul... I'm forced to assume"

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That Baxter and Hing did cook up a deal.

"That Baxter and Hing did cook up a deal."

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I must rely on the theory

"I must rely on the theory"

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