1 00:00:46,567 --> 00:00:47,966 Thank you. 2 00:00:48,767 --> 00:00:51,520 Oh, did you include the paragraph on the cost of the drilling rig? 3 00:00:51,687 --> 00:00:55,566 And the estimates of the well in case it has to go deeper than 5,000 feet? 4 00:00:55,727 --> 00:00:57,763 - Yes, sir. - Good. 5 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:00,644 You wanna see if this covers it, Miss Howard? 6 00:01:00,807 --> 00:01:02,559 Thank you. 7 00:01:08,607 --> 00:01:10,882 I think this ought to be a very profitable investment 8 00:01:11,047 --> 00:01:12,765 for both of us, Miss Howard, and I hope-- 9 00:01:12,927 --> 00:01:13,962 [DOOR CLOSES] 10 00:01:15,767 --> 00:01:18,440 Now, remember, this is the last time you come here. 11 00:01:18,607 --> 00:01:23,840 Well, all right, Bruce. If that's the way you feel, I'll stay out of your way. 12 00:01:24,007 --> 00:01:29,639 I just wanted to make sure we had everything down in black and white. 13 00:01:31,167 --> 00:01:32,725 Roxy. 14 00:01:33,847 --> 00:01:38,841 - Change your mind? Ha-ha. - I ought to kill you. 15 00:01:47,047 --> 00:01:49,163 Do you see the model house, Mr. Mason? 16 00:01:49,327 --> 00:01:50,555 Yes. 17 00:01:50,887 --> 00:01:53,355 Well, now look at the swimming pool. 18 00:02:01,327 --> 00:02:02,999 Now do you see the girl? 19 00:02:03,967 --> 00:02:07,357 - Quite a bit of her, as a matter of fact. - That's Roxy Howard. 20 00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:09,518 She go with the model house? 21 00:02:09,687 --> 00:02:12,997 No, Mr. Mason. She goes with my husband. 22 00:02:18,767 --> 00:02:21,918 You come up here quite often, Mrs. Granger? 23 00:02:22,367 --> 00:02:24,961 I guess you think it's wrong of me spying on them like this. 24 00:02:25,127 --> 00:02:29,803 No, not wrong. Just very cruel to yourself. 25 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:34,076 I thought so too at first. 26 00:02:34,767 --> 00:02:37,804 I never knew that hate had a taste all of its own 27 00:02:37,967 --> 00:02:41,084 that kind of fills your throat and chokes you. 28 00:02:41,247 --> 00:02:44,603 But it doesn't get you back the man you love. 29 00:02:44,927 --> 00:02:47,316 Mr. Mason, that's why I asked you to come up here. 30 00:02:47,487 --> 00:02:50,240 Plainly because I thought if you saw what I was fighting 31 00:02:50,407 --> 00:02:52,363 that maybe you'd take my case. 32 00:02:52,687 --> 00:02:55,406 There are any number of good divorce lawyers. 33 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:58,843 I don't want a divorce. I want Bruce. 34 00:02:59,367 --> 00:03:01,323 Oh, Mr. Mason, he's worth fighting for. 35 00:03:01,487 --> 00:03:04,285 You just can't give up 15 years of married life, 36 00:03:04,447 --> 00:03:07,996 of love and companionship, of being part of another person, 37 00:03:08,167 --> 00:03:11,318 just because one of you makes a silly mistake. 38 00:03:12,647 --> 00:03:14,603 You're a very unusual woman. 39 00:03:14,767 --> 00:03:18,555 No, just a woman who wants her husband. 40 00:03:19,247 --> 00:03:21,283 What would you like me to do? 41 00:03:22,287 --> 00:03:24,642 Do you see all this property, Mr. Mason? 42 00:03:24,967 --> 00:03:26,241 Well, all this property belongs 43 00:03:26,407 --> 00:03:28,637 to the Sylvan Glade Development Company. 44 00:03:28,967 --> 00:03:32,801 - Did they put up the model home? - Yes, but that's as far as they'll go. 45 00:03:32,967 --> 00:03:35,242 They think they found oil on the property now. 46 00:03:35,407 --> 00:03:37,523 What's all this got to do with Miss Howard? 47 00:03:37,687 --> 00:03:40,201 Well, the Sylvan Glade Company didn't have enough money to drill 48 00:03:40,367 --> 00:03:44,485 so Miss Howard persuaded my husband to finance the operation. 49 00:03:44,647 --> 00:03:50,165 And if they find oil on the property, she gets half his profits. 50 00:03:50,487 --> 00:03:52,284 Not bad. 51 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:58,560 - She own that model home? - No, they're just letting her live in it. 52 00:03:59,127 --> 00:04:01,595 I understand she has a very good friend in the company. 53 00:04:01,767 --> 00:04:04,679 - Any idea who this friend is? - No. 54 00:04:04,847 --> 00:04:07,725 Apparently Miss Howard has thought of everything. 55 00:04:07,887 --> 00:04:09,559 Not quite. 56 00:04:09,727 --> 00:04:11,797 Not if I can get you to block the deal. 57 00:04:11,967 --> 00:04:13,639 How do you expect me to do that? 58 00:04:13,807 --> 00:04:15,843 By buying stock in the Sylvan Glade Company. 59 00:04:16,007 --> 00:04:19,477 Oh, I'll put up the money. But once you're a stockholder, you'll find a way. 60 00:04:20,287 --> 00:04:21,640 You believe that if Miss Howard 61 00:04:21,807 --> 00:04:25,004 can't realise a fast profit on your husband, the romance will sour. 62 00:04:25,167 --> 00:04:28,079 That's right and then she'll play the part of the nagging wife. 63 00:04:28,247 --> 00:04:30,363 And when she does, I'll be there waiting 64 00:04:30,527 --> 00:04:32,722 with laughter and companionship. 65 00:04:32,887 --> 00:04:35,879 And I'll be playing the part of the other woman. 66 00:04:36,167 --> 00:04:37,600 What if your husband finds out? 67 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:40,042 Oh, but he mustn't find out. That would ruin everything. 68 00:04:40,207 --> 00:04:43,199 That's why I want you to do this all in your name. 69 00:04:43,367 --> 00:04:44,800 Well, Mr. Mason? 70 00:04:44,967 --> 00:04:47,401 - I'll do everything I can to help. - Oh, thank you. 71 00:04:47,567 --> 00:04:50,798 But buying that stock could prove very expensive. 72 00:04:50,967 --> 00:04:53,435 I'll get the money for it somehow. 73 00:05:03,727 --> 00:05:06,116 Where's your son-in-law, Lutts? We wanna start the meeting. 74 00:05:06,287 --> 00:05:11,441 Oh, Herbert. Will you come on out here so we can get down to business? 75 00:05:11,607 --> 00:05:13,563 Sorry. I was just getting the minutes in order. 76 00:05:13,727 --> 00:05:17,720 Well, now, before Herbert reads the minutes 77 00:05:17,887 --> 00:05:19,684 of our Sylvan Glade Development Company, 78 00:05:19,847 --> 00:05:21,644 I have a couple of announcements to make. 79 00:05:22,327 --> 00:05:24,397 I've asked Mr. Granger and Miss Howard 80 00:05:24,567 --> 00:05:29,322 to attend this meeting so we can close the oil deal that we have with them. 81 00:05:29,487 --> 00:05:33,400 We also have another guest, Mr. Perry Mason. 82 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,200 What's he doing here? 83 00:05:35,367 --> 00:05:38,643 Mr. Mason has bought some of my stock in the corporation. 84 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:41,436 Wait a minute, he's a lawyer, isn't he? 85 00:05:41,607 --> 00:05:44,041 LUTTS: That's right. - Who are you representing? 86 00:05:44,647 --> 00:05:46,683 The stock is in my name. 87 00:05:47,047 --> 00:05:50,596 Well, you're representing somebody. You didn't just drop out of thin air. 88 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:53,406 Oh, Sam Elkins. For once, let's have a meeting 89 00:05:53,567 --> 00:05:56,400 without all the fuss and feathers. We've got important business here. 90 00:05:56,567 --> 00:05:58,603 Business that means money in all our pockets. 91 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:02,601 Now, Mr. Granger here is prepared to finance our drilling operations 92 00:06:02,767 --> 00:06:04,837 as soon as we've passed a corporate resolution 93 00:06:05,007 --> 00:06:09,398 to exploit the oil and mineral rights of our county property. 94 00:06:09,607 --> 00:06:11,757 - We have agreed that, in exchange-- - Uh, Mr. Chairman. 95 00:06:11,927 --> 00:06:13,963 - Excuse me. - Yes? 96 00:06:14,127 --> 00:06:15,401 I'm confused. 97 00:06:15,567 --> 00:06:17,922 I was under the impression you were going to subdivide 98 00:06:18,087 --> 00:06:20,442 that county property for tract houses. 99 00:06:21,087 --> 00:06:22,725 I don't care what your impression was. 100 00:06:22,887 --> 00:06:26,562 We're here to talk money, not impressions, and oil is money. 101 00:06:27,167 --> 00:06:29,601 And how do we know there really is oil? 102 00:06:30,287 --> 00:06:31,879 MASON: Most speculative. 103 00:06:32,247 --> 00:06:35,239 - How many shares does he have? - Let's vote him out of the room. 104 00:06:35,407 --> 00:06:36,886 I move we proceed at once 105 00:06:37,047 --> 00:06:40,596 to exploit the mineral and oil rights of our tract number 136. 106 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:43,565 Wait, before you vote, 107 00:06:43,727 --> 00:06:48,039 better have a look at your corporate bylaws, Paragraph 2, Section 16. 108 00:06:48,687 --> 00:06:50,518 "It will be binding upon this corporation 109 00:06:50,687 --> 00:06:53,155 to secure the unanimous consent of all stockholders 110 00:06:53,327 --> 00:06:56,399 before undertaking any activity not specifically identified 111 00:06:56,567 --> 00:06:58,478 with the construction of home dwelling units 112 00:06:58,647 --> 00:07:01,798 and the acquisition of property therefore." 113 00:07:05,687 --> 00:07:08,440 I am unalterably opposed to the business 114 00:07:08,607 --> 00:07:12,122 now before this board. Good day, gentlemen. 115 00:07:15,847 --> 00:07:17,246 Can he do this to us? 116 00:07:17,407 --> 00:07:19,125 How much did he pay you for those shares? 117 00:07:19,287 --> 00:07:21,801 - Why, that's none of your business. - It's all of our business. 118 00:07:21,967 --> 00:07:24,197 If you hadn't let him buy in, this wouldn't have happened. 119 00:07:24,367 --> 00:07:26,517 Well, they're my shares I can do what I like with them. 120 00:07:26,687 --> 00:07:29,155 Suppose there is no oil? I've got to protect myself. 121 00:07:29,327 --> 00:07:31,716 - And sell us down the river, is that it? ELKINS: Yes. 122 00:07:31,887 --> 00:07:34,117 - Maybe you and Mason-- - Where do you think you're going? 123 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:35,606 Isn't it obvious? The deal's off. 124 00:07:35,767 --> 00:07:38,201 Oh, no, it isn't. They'll figure something out. 125 00:07:38,367 --> 00:07:41,120 As far as we're concerned, the deal is still on 126 00:07:41,287 --> 00:07:44,882 unless you want me to do business with your wife. 127 00:07:47,127 --> 00:07:51,803 Listen to me, Mr. Mason. I need that stock. I've got to get it back. 128 00:07:51,967 --> 00:07:54,083 I'll give you $36,000-- 129 00:07:55,167 --> 00:08:00,002 Hello? Mr. Mason. Hello? Hello? 130 00:08:03,207 --> 00:08:04,526 He won't even listen to me. 131 00:08:04,687 --> 00:08:07,565 He can make 10 percent on his investment in one day 132 00:08:07,727 --> 00:08:09,001 and he won't even listen to me. 133 00:08:09,167 --> 00:08:11,442 Papa, don't get so excited. It's bad for you. 134 00:08:11,607 --> 00:08:14,201 Come on, eat your dinner before it gets cold. 135 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:17,996 What does the man want? What's he trying to do to me? 136 00:08:18,167 --> 00:08:22,046 Oh, so you had to buy steak at $1.34 a pound. 137 00:08:22,207 --> 00:08:24,402 What's the matter with you? You think I'm made of money? 138 00:08:24,567 --> 00:08:26,842 - Oh, please. - Isn't it enough that I feed you 139 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:30,397 and your husband, and clothe you, let you live in my house rent-free? 140 00:08:30,567 --> 00:08:32,285 Do you have to bleed me dry? 141 00:08:32,447 --> 00:08:33,846 Vinnie didn't mean any harm, George. 142 00:08:34,007 --> 00:08:38,159 Oh, you keep out of this. Oh, I don't know. I don't understand. 143 00:08:38,327 --> 00:08:41,956 Everybody tries to take advantage of me. You, Elkins, Mason. 144 00:08:42,127 --> 00:08:44,402 Did Mason say why he wouldn't sell the stock back to you? 145 00:08:44,567 --> 00:08:46,000 Oh, some nonsense 146 00:08:46,167 --> 00:08:50,001 about wanting to keep the property clear for development. Ha. 147 00:08:50,167 --> 00:08:53,398 But, Herbert, you're always out there, fixing up that model house. 148 00:08:53,567 --> 00:08:55,398 You ever seen Mason hanging around? 149 00:08:55,567 --> 00:08:58,684 - No, not that I remember. -Ever see anybody? 150 00:08:59,927 --> 00:09:01,804 What about Mrs. Granger, Herbert? 151 00:09:03,087 --> 00:09:05,203 Sybil Granger? Bruce Granger's wife? 152 00:09:05,367 --> 00:09:07,642 - It's nothing. Forget it. - What do you mean forget it? 153 00:09:07,807 --> 00:09:10,321 - Did you see her there or didn't you? - Yeah. 154 00:09:10,487 --> 00:09:12,523 Every day last week, wasn't it? 155 00:09:13,247 --> 00:09:16,398 - Oh, Vinnie, please. - But you told me. 156 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:18,637 Papa, she's up there every afternoon on the hilltop 157 00:09:18,807 --> 00:09:20,604 in back of the model house. 158 00:09:20,767 --> 00:09:22,598 She watches it with binoculars. 159 00:09:22,767 --> 00:09:24,564 - The house? - Mm-hm. 160 00:09:24,727 --> 00:09:27,002 Well, there's nothing to see at the house-- 161 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:31,797 Wait a minute. We're letting Roxy Howard live at the house. 162 00:09:31,967 --> 00:09:35,596 And Bruce Granger's been paying her a lot of attention. 163 00:09:35,767 --> 00:09:38,884 He's up there too, Papa. Herbert has seen him. 164 00:09:39,047 --> 00:09:43,757 - Why didn't you tell me this before? - I didn't think it was important. 165 00:09:45,247 --> 00:09:48,398 - My hind foot. - Papa, your dinner. 166 00:09:48,567 --> 00:09:50,523 Keep it warm. 167 00:09:52,687 --> 00:09:55,201 Vinnie, I wish you hadn't said anything about this. 168 00:09:55,367 --> 00:09:58,518 Why not? At least it got his mind off the steak. 169 00:10:00,007 --> 00:10:03,079 Hello, Sam? George Lutts. 170 00:10:03,247 --> 00:10:05,442 No, no. I haven't got the stock back yet, but I will. 171 00:10:05,607 --> 00:10:07,802 Now, listen. You have bank connections. 172 00:10:07,967 --> 00:10:12,995 Find out if Mason deposited a cheque from Mrs. Bruce Granger. 173 00:10:13,167 --> 00:10:19,037 That's right. Mrs. Bruce Granger. She's behind all our troubles. 174 00:10:22,127 --> 00:10:26,006 Enjoying the view? Oh, there's no need to be scared, ma'am. 175 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:29,523 I'm George Lutts. My company owns all this property. 176 00:10:29,687 --> 00:10:30,722 How do you do? 177 00:10:30,887 --> 00:10:33,276 You interested in acquiring a piece of land? 178 00:10:33,447 --> 00:10:36,883 - No, no. I'm just looking around. - Hmm. 179 00:10:37,047 --> 00:10:38,799 Mind if I look? 180 00:10:38,967 --> 00:10:42,596 Sometimes there's an awfully good view from up here. 181 00:10:46,647 --> 00:10:51,801 Mm, no, nothing much to see today. Maybe tomorrow, though. 182 00:10:51,967 --> 00:10:56,085 Mr. Lutts, why did you come up here? It certainly wasn't by accident. 183 00:10:56,247 --> 00:10:57,600 Let me put it this way, ma'am. 184 00:10:57,767 --> 00:11:02,283 It's just as accidental as Mr. Mason's buying stock in my company. 185 00:11:02,447 --> 00:11:05,519 The way I see it, he bought those shares for you. 186 00:11:05,687 --> 00:11:07,166 I want them back. 187 00:11:07,327 --> 00:11:09,841 Or else I'll tell your husband that you've been spying on him. 188 00:11:10,007 --> 00:11:11,156 And also that you-- 189 00:11:11,327 --> 00:11:12,919 [GUNSHOT] 190 00:11:13,367 --> 00:11:15,119 Mr. Lutts. 191 00:11:56,287 --> 00:11:58,084 [ENGINE SPUTTERING] 192 00:12:31,207 --> 00:12:32,959 Taxi. 193 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:42,918 Help me! 194 00:12:44,687 --> 00:12:48,680 - Where to, miss? - Just drive on. I'll tell you where later. 195 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:04,720 "Question: Mr. Mason. 196 00:13:04,887 --> 00:13:07,196 'What happened after your car went into the ditch?' 197 00:13:07,367 --> 00:13:12,282 Answer: Mrs. Granger. 'I was petrified. I didn't know which way to turn. 198 00:13:12,447 --> 00:13:15,086 I just wanted to get away from there as fast as I could. 199 00:13:15,247 --> 00:13:18,796 I ran down to the highway. I was lucky enough to find this cab."' 200 00:13:18,967 --> 00:13:21,800 I don't know how lucky that is. The driver's sure to remember you. 201 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:24,083 Did you keep your taxi receipt? 202 00:13:24,647 --> 00:13:27,764 Uh... Yes, I think I did. 203 00:13:32,367 --> 00:13:38,761 The Skyline Cab Company. Trip number 971, $2.95. 204 00:13:42,287 --> 00:13:45,199 I gave the driver a 55-cent tip. 205 00:13:45,567 --> 00:13:46,602 Do you own a gun? 206 00:13:47,167 --> 00:13:48,202 Yes. 207 00:13:48,367 --> 00:13:51,200 My husband collects them and he gave me one. 208 00:13:51,367 --> 00:13:52,959 Where is it? 209 00:13:53,487 --> 00:13:55,876 You don't think I shot Mr. Lutts? 210 00:13:56,047 --> 00:13:57,400 Where is that gun now? 211 00:13:57,567 --> 00:13:58,602 It's in my car. 212 00:13:58,767 --> 00:14:00,485 Let's get it. 213 00:14:18,287 --> 00:14:20,881 I left it in the glove compartment. 214 00:14:30,287 --> 00:14:32,118 But I thought I left it there. 215 00:14:32,287 --> 00:14:34,243 If you pick someone to lie to, Mrs. Granger, 216 00:14:34,407 --> 00:14:36,204 never choose your doctor or your lawyer. 217 00:14:36,367 --> 00:14:40,724 In both cases, it could be fatal. Now, I've got to call the police. 218 00:14:57,127 --> 00:14:59,595 [PHONE RINGS] 219 00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:01,120 Hello? 220 00:15:01,287 --> 00:15:03,005 Yes, Paul. 221 00:15:03,487 --> 00:15:05,557 Good. What about the cab? 222 00:15:06,687 --> 00:15:09,042 All right, I'll be there in about an hour. 223 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:11,597 - Well, that's half the battle. - Did your man get my car? 224 00:15:11,767 --> 00:15:13,678 - It's in your garage. - Oh, thank heaven. 225 00:15:13,847 --> 00:15:15,644 Now, what about that friend of yours, Ruth, uh--? 226 00:15:15,807 --> 00:15:17,286 - Ruth Marvel. - Is she ready? 227 00:15:17,447 --> 00:15:18,675 She's waiting in her apartment. 228 00:15:18,847 --> 00:15:20,280 - Sure you can trust her? - Of course. 229 00:15:20,447 --> 00:15:21,596 With your life? 230 00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:25,562 - Yes. - All right, then. 231 00:15:25,727 --> 00:15:28,719 - You know what you're to do? - Certainly. 232 00:15:37,527 --> 00:15:39,882 - Hello, Drake. PAUL: Come in, partner. 233 00:15:40,047 --> 00:15:43,278 We're heading south on Roxbury. The cab is in the left lane. 234 00:15:43,647 --> 00:15:44,762 Stay with him. 235 00:15:48,247 --> 00:15:50,807 Frank, don't lose him if he turns on Santa Monica. 236 00:15:50,967 --> 00:15:52,195 That's a bad intersection. 237 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:54,722 If that cab turns west, it could be trouble. 238 00:15:54,887 --> 00:15:56,718 FRANK: No, he's going east. 239 00:15:57,567 --> 00:16:00,161 - Mrs. Granger ready? - Any time you are. 240 00:16:00,967 --> 00:16:03,527 The cab's stopping. Our man's getting in. 241 00:16:03,687 --> 00:16:05,200 Good. Stay with him. 242 00:16:05,367 --> 00:16:07,835 - Hello, Mrs. Granger. - Yes, Mr. Mason. 243 00:16:08,007 --> 00:16:10,316 One of our men just got into that cab. 244 00:16:10,647 --> 00:16:12,365 He'll have the driver take him to an address 245 00:16:12,527 --> 00:16:14,404 about half a block away from where you are now. 246 00:16:14,567 --> 00:16:17,206 - I understand. - He'll be coming north on Doheny. 247 00:16:17,367 --> 00:16:19,562 Now, hang on, I'll keep you posted. 248 00:16:19,727 --> 00:16:21,399 FRANK: Passing Hillcrest. 249 00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:23,205 Still on Santa Monica. 250 00:16:23,367 --> 00:16:26,996 He's turning left on Doheny now, on his way north to Sunset. 251 00:16:27,167 --> 00:16:29,965 Hello, Mrs. Granger. Get ready. He's coming towards you now. 252 00:16:30,127 --> 00:16:32,118 Cab 761. 253 00:16:32,767 --> 00:16:34,758 Should be there any minute. 254 00:16:35,367 --> 00:16:38,040 - He'll drop a passenger off. - Hold on. 255 00:16:38,207 --> 00:16:40,323 Ruth, that taxi should be here any minute. 256 00:16:40,487 --> 00:16:43,320 - What number? - Seven sixty-one. 257 00:16:44,367 --> 00:16:46,358 - I see him. - We see him. 258 00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:48,119 Fine. That's your man. 259 00:16:48,287 --> 00:16:50,596 Now, get that cab and don't forget the receipt. 260 00:16:51,007 --> 00:16:53,521 Taxi. Taxi. 261 00:16:57,167 --> 00:16:58,202 Where to, miss? 262 00:16:58,367 --> 00:17:00,517 Well, we're looking for a place in Beverly Hills. 263 00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:02,006 I don't know the exact address. 264 00:17:02,167 --> 00:17:05,398 You just drive down Sunset. We'll tell you where to let us out. 265 00:17:09,167 --> 00:17:11,806 No matter what you do, Mrs. Granger, hold on to this taxi receipt. 266 00:17:11,967 --> 00:17:13,798 I want the police to find it right off the bat. 267 00:17:13,967 --> 00:17:15,036 I understand. 268 00:17:15,207 --> 00:17:16,242 [INTERCOM BUZZES] 269 00:17:16,407 --> 00:17:18,125 Excuse me. 270 00:17:19,567 --> 00:17:22,081 - Yes, Della? - I'm sorry to disturb you, Mr. Mason, 271 00:17:22,247 --> 00:17:24,283 but Lieutenant Tragg is getting impatient. 272 00:17:24,447 --> 00:17:27,803 Oh, of course. Send him right in. 273 00:17:29,927 --> 00:17:32,316 - Shall I--? - Sit right over there. 274 00:17:35,047 --> 00:17:37,845 MASON: Good morning, lieutenant. - You mean good afternoon. 275 00:17:38,007 --> 00:17:39,998 I feel like I've been waiting all day. 276 00:17:40,167 --> 00:17:42,522 Oh, I'm sorry. What's on your mind? 277 00:17:42,687 --> 00:17:43,722 As if you had no idea. 278 00:17:43,887 --> 00:17:45,718 What do you know about George Lutts? 279 00:17:45,887 --> 00:17:49,038 - Lutts? Oh, yes, Lutts. - Remember him? 280 00:17:49,207 --> 00:17:51,402 You called and told me where I'd find his body. 281 00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:55,355 - So I did. - Yeah. There was a gun nearby. 282 00:17:55,527 --> 00:17:58,246 - What can you tell me about it? - Not a thing. 283 00:17:58,407 --> 00:18:01,046 It was registered in the name of Bruce Granger. 284 00:18:01,367 --> 00:18:02,880 Well, I imagine you've talked with him. 285 00:18:03,047 --> 00:18:04,196 For several hours. 286 00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:07,598 He was very vague. Couldn't remember when he'd last seen it. 287 00:18:07,767 --> 00:18:10,645 - So naturally, we figured, uh-- S YBIL: You're wrong. 288 00:18:12,167 --> 00:18:14,681 Bruce gave it to me. It was my gun. 289 00:18:14,847 --> 00:18:18,157 - This is Mrs. Granger. - I see. 290 00:18:18,367 --> 00:18:21,120 You mustn't blame my husband, lieutenant. It was my gun. 291 00:18:21,287 --> 00:18:24,199 Well, I think you'd best discuss this with the district attorney. 292 00:18:24,367 --> 00:18:25,880 But I didn't kill Mr. Lutts. 293 00:18:26,047 --> 00:18:28,356 Then you haven't a thing to worry about. 294 00:18:40,287 --> 00:18:44,485 The State of California v. Sybil Granger. 295 00:18:45,767 --> 00:18:49,077 Your Honour, this present case is perfectly simple and straightforward. 296 00:18:49,247 --> 00:18:52,922 And if we can avoid endless and purposeless cross-examination, 297 00:18:53,087 --> 00:18:55,555 this preliminary hearing can be quickly resolved. 298 00:18:56,127 --> 00:18:59,164 Do you wish to make any statement, Mr. Mason? 299 00:18:59,647 --> 00:19:01,239 None whatever, Your Honour. 300 00:19:01,687 --> 00:19:02,802 Proceed. 301 00:19:03,207 --> 00:19:05,675 I will call Lieutenant Tragg. 302 00:19:09,807 --> 00:19:13,083 Now, lieutenant, were you present when the defendant was arrested? 303 00:19:13,247 --> 00:19:15,283 - I was. - Was she searched at that time? 304 00:19:15,447 --> 00:19:19,076 Yes, by a police matron, though I went through her purse myself. 305 00:19:19,487 --> 00:19:22,524 - What did you find in her purse? - Well, the usual things. 306 00:19:22,687 --> 00:19:24,439 Keys, money, cigarettes 307 00:19:24,607 --> 00:19:28,236 and a taxi receipt from the Skyline Cab Company. 308 00:19:28,767 --> 00:19:30,359 Is this the receipt? 309 00:19:30,527 --> 00:19:31,926 - Yes, sir. - How can you be sure? 310 00:19:32,087 --> 00:19:34,601 You'll notice I wrote my initials in the corner and the date. 311 00:19:34,767 --> 00:19:38,077 If the court please, I should like this marked for exhibit. 312 00:19:49,967 --> 00:19:53,277 Now, lieutenant, I notice this is dated May 3rd. 313 00:19:53,447 --> 00:19:55,199 - What was the date of the murder? - May 3rd. 314 00:19:55,367 --> 00:19:56,482 - The same day? - Same day. 315 00:19:56,647 --> 00:19:58,603 - Were you present at the scene? - Yes, sir. 316 00:19:58,767 --> 00:19:59,916 And did you examine the body 317 00:20:00,087 --> 00:20:01,679 - of the victim yourself? - I did. 318 00:20:01,847 --> 00:20:03,997 How far would you say the gun was held from the victim 319 00:20:04,167 --> 00:20:05,600 at the time the fatal shot was fired? 320 00:20:05,767 --> 00:20:08,998 Well, between, um, 18, 20 inches. Certainly under two feet. 321 00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:10,566 How do you determine that? 322 00:20:10,727 --> 00:20:13,241 Well, by the powder tattooing on the skin 323 00:20:13,407 --> 00:20:15,875 and the dispersion of powder particles in the clothing. 324 00:20:16,047 --> 00:20:17,844 Thank you, sir. 325 00:20:19,527 --> 00:20:21,643 You may cross-examine. 326 00:20:22,487 --> 00:20:24,603 Why did you tell me that shot came from a distance? 327 00:20:24,767 --> 00:20:25,836 It did. 328 00:20:26,007 --> 00:20:29,283 Do you intend to cross-examine this witness, Mr. Mason? 329 00:20:31,607 --> 00:20:33,598 No questions, Your Honour. 330 00:20:33,767 --> 00:20:35,883 Call Jerome Keddie. 331 00:20:38,487 --> 00:20:39,920 Raise your right hand. 332 00:20:40,087 --> 00:20:42,442 Do you swear the evidence you're about to give is the truth, 333 00:20:42,607 --> 00:20:43,756 the whole truth and nothing but the truth? 334 00:20:43,927 --> 00:20:44,962 - I do. - State your name. 335 00:20:45,127 --> 00:20:47,357 - Jerome Keddie. - Be seated. 336 00:20:48,967 --> 00:20:50,764 Could you tell us your occupation, Mr. Keddie? 337 00:20:50,927 --> 00:20:52,804 I'm a driver for the Skyline Cab Company. 338 00:20:52,967 --> 00:20:57,006 On the third day of this month, were you operating taxicab number 761 ? 339 00:20:57,167 --> 00:20:58,236 I was. 340 00:20:58,407 --> 00:21:01,604 And where were you at about 4:45 on the afternoon of that day? 341 00:21:01,767 --> 00:21:03,962 Well, I was running back empty towards the city 342 00:21:04,127 --> 00:21:07,199 from out near the new freeway area on the county highway. 343 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:10,518 A woman flagged me down. She sure was nervous and upset. 344 00:21:10,687 --> 00:21:14,043 I ask you to look around this courtroom and tell us if that woman is here. 345 00:21:14,207 --> 00:21:15,276 There she is. 346 00:21:15,447 --> 00:21:17,836 BURGER: Let the record show that the witness pointed to the defendant, 347 00:21:18,007 --> 00:21:19,122 Sybil Granger. 348 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:22,126 Now, Mr. Keddie. Where did you take Mrs. Granger? 349 00:21:22,287 --> 00:21:24,403 To the Brent Building in Los Angeles. 350 00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:28,116 I'm gonna show you a piece of paper marked Exhibit A 351 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:30,198 and ask if you can identify this. 352 00:21:30,367 --> 00:21:33,279 - Yes, it's the receipt I gave her. - What does the receipt show? 353 00:21:33,447 --> 00:21:35,517 It shows the trip number, that it was my cab 354 00:21:35,687 --> 00:21:39,726 - and that the fare is $2.95. - Thank you. 355 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:42,759 Your witness. 356 00:21:47,567 --> 00:21:49,637 Now, Mr. Keddie. 357 00:21:49,807 --> 00:21:53,004 - Do you know what this is? - Yes, it's one of my trip sheets. 358 00:21:53,167 --> 00:21:55,681 Would you mind explaining what that means? 359 00:21:55,847 --> 00:21:58,964 Well, we have to keep a record of all of the fares we pick up. 360 00:21:59,127 --> 00:22:01,482 - Police orders. - Thank you. 361 00:22:01,647 --> 00:22:04,957 I'd like this marked for exhibit, Your Honour. 362 00:22:13,207 --> 00:22:16,756 Mr. Keddie, this trip sheet is dated the 3rd of May. 363 00:22:16,927 --> 00:22:18,519 - Is that correct? - That's right. 364 00:22:18,687 --> 00:22:20,564 This passenger you picked up on the highway, 365 00:22:20,727 --> 00:22:22,319 the one you claim was the defendant, 366 00:22:22,487 --> 00:22:24,239 that was one of your first trips of the day? 367 00:22:24,407 --> 00:22:28,036 Oh, it was the third. Number 971. It's right here on the sheet. 368 00:22:28,207 --> 00:22:29,606 I see. 369 00:22:29,767 --> 00:22:33,123 How does it happen, then, that this receipt, 370 00:22:33,287 --> 00:22:38,759 the receipt you gave the defendant, is for trip number 984? 371 00:22:38,927 --> 00:22:40,804 - What? - Wait a minute. 372 00:22:40,967 --> 00:22:43,356 Wait a minute. Let me see that thing. 373 00:22:43,967 --> 00:22:46,276 - Now let me have the receipt. - Just a moment. 374 00:22:46,447 --> 00:22:50,201 The court would like to look at those papers too, Mr. Prosecutor. 375 00:22:50,367 --> 00:22:52,961 I'm sorry, Your Honour, of course. 376 00:22:54,927 --> 00:22:59,443 Well, Mr. Keddie, I notice that trip number 984 on your sheet is one 377 00:22:59,607 --> 00:23:02,201 which you have marked the destination to be Whittier and Wilshire. 378 00:23:03,887 --> 00:23:08,278 Oh, I remember that trip. A couple of ladies I picked up on Sunset. 379 00:23:08,447 --> 00:23:10,756 They wanted to go to a certain place in Beverly Hills, 380 00:23:10,927 --> 00:23:12,406 only they didn't know the address. 381 00:23:12,567 --> 00:23:16,321 So I drove them around until, all of a sudden, one of them says: 382 00:23:16,487 --> 00:23:18,603 "Stop right here. Here it is." 383 00:23:18,767 --> 00:23:23,283 So I stopped. They got out and paid off. 384 00:23:23,447 --> 00:23:25,563 Was one of those women this defendant? 385 00:23:29,847 --> 00:23:33,203 Well, you know how it is. 386 00:23:33,367 --> 00:23:35,676 You pick up a lot of people. 387 00:23:35,847 --> 00:23:38,680 I can't remember them too well. 388 00:23:39,087 --> 00:23:41,806 The point is, Mr. Keddie, can you swear 389 00:23:41,967 --> 00:23:45,676 that the woman you picked up on Sunset wasn't the defendant? 390 00:23:51,007 --> 00:23:52,235 No. 391 00:23:53,127 --> 00:23:54,799 I can't swear it. 392 00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:57,162 That's what I wanted to know. 393 00:23:57,567 --> 00:24:00,877 Mr. Prosecutor, you must admit that the testimony of this witness 394 00:24:01,047 --> 00:24:03,277 has become hopelessly impaired. 395 00:24:03,447 --> 00:24:05,915 You would hardly be in a position to put him in front of a jury 396 00:24:06,087 --> 00:24:07,884 to make an absolute identification. 397 00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:10,163 At the moment, I'm more interested in learning 398 00:24:10,327 --> 00:24:13,080 how this trap was set. And I intend to find out. 399 00:24:13,247 --> 00:24:15,124 Meantime, I'd like the defendant bound over, 400 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,482 indicted on a charge of murder in the first degree. 401 00:24:17,647 --> 00:24:19,797 Well, not unless you have additional evidence. 402 00:24:19,967 --> 00:24:23,403 The testimony of this witness has been destroyed. 403 00:24:24,047 --> 00:24:26,686 All right, Your Honour, then I move that this hearing be dismissed 404 00:24:26,847 --> 00:24:28,200 while I get additional evidence. 405 00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:31,086 Motion is granted. Court is adjourned. 406 00:24:35,167 --> 00:24:37,158 Did you notice? He left a vapour trail. 407 00:24:37,327 --> 00:24:39,397 He'll be back with a warrant inside of five minutes. 408 00:24:39,567 --> 00:24:41,000 I didn't fool him one little bit. 409 00:24:41,167 --> 00:24:43,556 - Why did you lie to me, Mrs. Granger? - I didn't. 410 00:24:43,727 --> 00:24:45,399 You told me that shot came from a distance. 411 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:48,206 - The officer must've made a mistake. - No, not Tragg. 412 00:24:48,367 --> 00:24:51,120 If he said there were powder burns, why, there were powder-- 413 00:24:52,087 --> 00:24:54,555 Well, speak of the devil. 414 00:24:55,447 --> 00:24:58,007 Congratulations, Mason. A brilliant performance. 415 00:24:58,167 --> 00:25:00,920 Oh, it's just that the opposition wasn't up to par. 416 00:25:01,087 --> 00:25:03,521 Oh, really? I thought Burger did all right. 417 00:25:03,687 --> 00:25:05,006 Now, I ask you, Tragg. 418 00:25:05,167 --> 00:25:06,600 He charged my client with murder 419 00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:09,156 and never established one link between her and the victim. 420 00:25:09,327 --> 00:25:12,558 He's shown no actual proof that Lutts and Mrs. Granger even met. 421 00:25:12,727 --> 00:25:14,365 Well, you've got a point there. 422 00:25:14,527 --> 00:25:16,757 You mind if I think that over for a minute? 423 00:25:16,927 --> 00:25:19,521 You know what you're really thinking about, don't you, Tragg? 424 00:25:19,687 --> 00:25:22,155 How you can delay us until Burger shows up with his warrant. 425 00:25:22,327 --> 00:25:24,795 What--? Whatever gave you that impression? 426 00:25:24,967 --> 00:25:28,004 Well, for one thing, that deputy coming toward us right now. 427 00:25:28,167 --> 00:25:29,600 What...? 428 00:25:30,847 --> 00:25:32,724 Oh, you mean this. 429 00:25:32,887 --> 00:25:36,641 Matron, Mrs. Granger is being held for another hearing. 430 00:25:36,807 --> 00:25:40,925 Well, see you later, counsellor. 431 00:25:43,367 --> 00:25:47,679 I'm sorry, Mrs. Granger. You'll have to go with the matron. 432 00:25:49,927 --> 00:25:51,440 GRANGER: Sybil. 433 00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:58,996 Please, my husband. 434 00:26:14,567 --> 00:26:16,364 I'm sorry. 435 00:26:18,887 --> 00:26:21,355 I must go now. 436 00:26:29,047 --> 00:26:31,117 I'm Bruce Granger. 437 00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:33,005 Is there anything I can do to help? 438 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:35,397 Aren't you a little late, Mr. Granger? 439 00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:37,364 Come on, Della. 440 00:26:51,287 --> 00:26:53,517 This is the spot, Perry. 441 00:26:56,687 --> 00:26:58,325 See Della? 442 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:02,801 This is the only place in a direct line with the hilltop that isn't obscured. 443 00:27:09,327 --> 00:27:12,797 - How do we get in here? - Lutts' son-in-law might have a key. 444 00:27:12,967 --> 00:27:14,559 Let's try him. 445 00:27:17,487 --> 00:27:20,718 Those are all the keys my father-in-law had. 446 00:27:20,887 --> 00:27:23,799 That was a Master padlock on that shack, Perry. 447 00:27:23,967 --> 00:27:26,686 - None of these keys will fit. - I'm sorry. 448 00:27:26,847 --> 00:27:28,485 If there's nothing else we can do for you... 449 00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:29,966 As a matter of fact, there is. 450 00:27:30,127 --> 00:27:32,800 Did your father-in-law have any enemies? 451 00:27:32,967 --> 00:27:35,037 It's all right, Herbert. 452 00:27:35,327 --> 00:27:38,080 George Lutts wasn't the easiest man in the world to get along with. 453 00:27:38,247 --> 00:27:39,441 Not everyone liked him. 454 00:27:39,607 --> 00:27:41,563 - Did you? - Ha-ha. 455 00:27:41,727 --> 00:27:43,524 - Now, you listen to me. - Never mind, Vinnie. 456 00:27:43,687 --> 00:27:46,406 No, I'm gonna tell this smart lawyer a thing or two. 457 00:27:46,567 --> 00:27:49,127 Do you think Herbert enjoyed working for my father? 458 00:27:49,287 --> 00:27:51,596 He had better offers every day of the week. 459 00:27:51,767 --> 00:27:54,361 You know why he stuck? To please me. 460 00:27:54,727 --> 00:27:57,036 - I see. VINNIE: No, I don't think you do. 461 00:27:57,207 --> 00:27:59,198 How could you, Mr. Mason? 462 00:27:59,367 --> 00:28:03,121 You didn't have a father who was sick. Sick about money. 463 00:28:03,287 --> 00:28:06,802 Who was twisted every which way whenever he had to spend a nickel. 464 00:28:06,967 --> 00:28:09,003 But he was my father 465 00:28:09,167 --> 00:28:11,727 and Herbert stayed with him to please me. 466 00:28:13,127 --> 00:28:17,040 Thank you very much, Mrs. Dean. Come on, Della. Excuse me. 467 00:28:17,207 --> 00:28:19,198 [SOBBING] 468 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:26,043 You've been under a strain, Vinnie. It won't last much longer. 469 00:28:41,567 --> 00:28:43,797 Why, lieutenant, I'm surprised at you. 470 00:28:43,967 --> 00:28:46,925 - A Peeping Tom, at your age. - Ha. 471 00:28:47,087 --> 00:28:48,679 Beautiful pair of glasses. 472 00:28:48,847 --> 00:28:49,962 Is that what you wanted to talk to me about? 473 00:28:50,127 --> 00:28:51,958 Uh-huh. One of my men found them in a ditch. 474 00:28:52,127 --> 00:28:54,960 Not far from where Lutts was shot. 475 00:28:55,127 --> 00:28:58,597 Notice the initials there. 476 00:28:58,767 --> 00:29:01,201 - These belong to Sybil Granger. - Uh-huh. 477 00:29:01,367 --> 00:29:05,645 And Mason said that we couldn't prove that she even knew George Lutts. 478 00:29:05,807 --> 00:29:08,082 Don't tell me the lab found Lutts' fingerprints on these. 479 00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:10,238 Oh, but all over. 480 00:29:10,407 --> 00:29:15,765 I wonder how Mr. Mason will explain that at the next hearing. 481 00:29:22,647 --> 00:29:24,603 Mr. Redfield, let me understand you. 482 00:29:24,767 --> 00:29:27,565 You say that this exhibit is the defendant's gun, 483 00:29:27,727 --> 00:29:31,037 that it has her fingerprints on it and it was found near the victim's body. 484 00:29:31,207 --> 00:29:33,801 Yes, sir, and it was registered in the name of Bruce Granger. 485 00:29:33,967 --> 00:29:36,527 - Had it been fired? - Yes, sir, twice. 486 00:29:36,687 --> 00:29:38,803 One of the cartridges was a Peters .38 Special. 487 00:29:38,967 --> 00:29:41,162 The other one was a U.M.C. That was the last one fired. 488 00:29:41,327 --> 00:29:43,318 Now, as ballistics expert for this department, 489 00:29:43,487 --> 00:29:44,840 you checked the fatal bullet 490 00:29:45,007 --> 00:29:47,999 to determine from which weapon it had been fired. Isn't that correct? 491 00:29:48,167 --> 00:29:50,601 I did. It was fired from that gun. The one you're holding. 492 00:29:50,767 --> 00:29:51,961 Thank you. 493 00:29:52,127 --> 00:29:53,958 Cross-examine. 494 00:29:55,927 --> 00:29:59,715 Mr. Redfield, you stated there were two shots fired 495 00:29:59,887 --> 00:30:00,922 from the murder weapon. 496 00:30:01,087 --> 00:30:03,362 - Yes. - Which one was the fatal bullet? 497 00:30:03,527 --> 00:30:05,040 The first one. The Peters .38 Special. 498 00:30:05,207 --> 00:30:08,085 Well, what happened to the bullet from the second shot, the U.M.C.? 499 00:30:08,247 --> 00:30:10,397 We were unable to find that bullet. It went wild. 500 00:30:11,247 --> 00:30:13,966 You want us to believe that the defendant 501 00:30:14,127 --> 00:30:16,038 stood less than two feet away from the victim, 502 00:30:16,207 --> 00:30:17,276 hit him with the first shot 503 00:30:17,447 --> 00:30:19,199 and completely missed him with the second? 504 00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:21,323 I'm here to report the facts as I find them. 505 00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:23,159 You can interpret them any way you want. 506 00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:28,436 All right, let's interpret them my way, if you don't mind. 507 00:30:28,607 --> 00:30:30,040 Now, suppose the first bullet, 508 00:30:30,207 --> 00:30:33,279 the bullet that killed Lutts, was fired from a distance. 509 00:30:33,807 --> 00:30:35,604 Then you'd have no powder burns on the body. 510 00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:38,725 Suppose the second shot was a blank. 511 00:30:38,887 --> 00:30:40,684 - A blank? - Yes, if it were fired 512 00:30:40,847 --> 00:30:45,125 directly into the wound, say, from a distance of, oh, 19 inches, 513 00:30:45,287 --> 00:30:47,357 wouldn't that explain the powder burns? 514 00:30:47,527 --> 00:30:49,404 That would explain the powder burns, Mr. Mason, 515 00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:51,478 but we could establish what happened in a second. 516 00:30:51,647 --> 00:30:54,241 Oh? How? 517 00:30:55,607 --> 00:30:59,361 A blank cartridge has a paper wadding to hold the powder in place. 518 00:30:59,527 --> 00:31:01,597 The coroner would find it in the wound. 519 00:31:01,767 --> 00:31:05,476 - And none was found in the body. - None at all. 520 00:31:05,647 --> 00:31:07,638 Now, you've got to understand that a paper wadding 521 00:31:07,807 --> 00:31:10,924 has a tremendous penetrating force. It can go through thick cardboard. 522 00:31:11,087 --> 00:31:13,317 Then it should certainly penetrate fabric. 523 00:31:13,487 --> 00:31:14,715 Without question. 524 00:31:14,887 --> 00:31:16,764 Very interesting. 525 00:31:17,087 --> 00:31:22,525 If it please the court, I should like to test Mr. Redfield's thesis. 526 00:31:35,527 --> 00:31:38,121 Your Honour, does counsel for the defence 527 00:31:38,287 --> 00:31:39,720 presume to know more about ballistics 528 00:31:39,887 --> 00:31:42,037 than Mr. Redfield, a recognised expert? 529 00:31:42,207 --> 00:31:45,005 I see no harm in this experiment, Mr. Burger. 530 00:31:45,167 --> 00:31:47,476 As I understand it, it is solely for the purpose 531 00:31:47,647 --> 00:31:52,562 of clarifying your witness's testimony. Surely you can't object to that. 532 00:31:52,727 --> 00:31:54,126 Proceed, Mr. Mason. 533 00:31:57,087 --> 00:32:02,923 Now, Mr. Redfield, would you tell the court what this is, please. 534 00:32:06,167 --> 00:32:07,646 - Yes? - It's a blank. 535 00:32:07,807 --> 00:32:10,605 Well, would it fit this gun, the murder weapon? 536 00:32:10,767 --> 00:32:12,598 It should. It's a .38. 537 00:32:12,767 --> 00:32:15,486 Would you load it for me, please? 538 00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:22,604 Thank you. Now, Mr. Redfield, if I were to-- 539 00:32:22,767 --> 00:32:23,882 Oh, excuse me. 540 00:32:24,047 --> 00:32:28,757 If I were to fire this blank into this fabric, what would happen? 541 00:32:28,927 --> 00:32:31,805 You'd have your powder burns, but you'd also have a hole in the fabric. 542 00:32:31,967 --> 00:32:35,164 - Caused by the paper wadding? - Yes, sir. 543 00:32:35,327 --> 00:32:37,477 All right, let's see. 544 00:33:00,727 --> 00:33:01,921 Your Honour, I object. 545 00:33:02,087 --> 00:33:04,362 Counsel for defence is up to his usual grandstanding. 546 00:33:04,527 --> 00:33:06,961 I demand to know how that trick was accomplished. 547 00:33:07,127 --> 00:33:09,641 Overruled. It is not incumbent on Mr. Mason 548 00:33:09,807 --> 00:33:11,957 to reveal how this trick was managed. 549 00:33:12,127 --> 00:33:14,482 Obviously, it wasn't done with mirrors. 550 00:33:14,647 --> 00:33:16,638 [LAUGHING] 551 00:33:16,847 --> 00:33:18,803 Have you any further questions of this witness? 552 00:33:18,967 --> 00:33:22,323 No, Your Honour. The witness is excused. 553 00:33:23,847 --> 00:33:26,964 All right, sir. My next witness is a hostile witness. 554 00:33:27,127 --> 00:33:30,483 I have her under subpoena and I would like to call her at this time, out of order, 555 00:33:30,647 --> 00:33:32,603 for reasons which I shall show later. 556 00:33:32,767 --> 00:33:34,803 Very well, you may call the witness. 557 00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:37,322 Mrs. Ruth Marvel. 558 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:51,037 Now, keep a poker face. They'll all be watching. 559 00:33:52,407 --> 00:33:53,476 Raise your right hand. 560 00:33:53,647 --> 00:33:55,444 Do you swear the evidence you're about to give 561 00:33:55,607 --> 00:33:57,279 is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? 562 00:33:57,447 --> 00:33:58,596 - I do. - State your name. 563 00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:01,759 - Mrs. Ruth Marvel. - Be seated, please. 564 00:34:05,687 --> 00:34:06,961 Now, Mrs. Marvel, 565 00:34:07,127 --> 00:34:09,766 you know the defendant in this case, don't you? 566 00:34:09,927 --> 00:34:12,600 I do. She's my friend. 567 00:34:12,767 --> 00:34:16,077 You might even go farther than that, couldn't you, Mrs. Marvel? 568 00:34:17,567 --> 00:34:19,319 She's my best friend. 569 00:34:19,487 --> 00:34:24,197 But you've just sworn to tell the truth, and I'm sure you will, won't you? 570 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,005 Yes, sir. 571 00:34:26,167 --> 00:34:30,160 Mrs. Marvel, I'm gonna ask you if the defendant made a statement to you 572 00:34:30,327 --> 00:34:32,557 as to the reason, the real reason, 573 00:34:32,727 --> 00:34:36,686 why she wanted to engage a certain taxi on the night of May 3rd. 574 00:34:36,847 --> 00:34:39,042 Objection, Your Honour. 575 00:34:39,207 --> 00:34:41,323 Counsel is cross-examining his own witness. 576 00:34:41,487 --> 00:34:43,557 He's asking leading questions. He's threatening her-- 577 00:34:43,727 --> 00:34:45,319 May I be heard? 578 00:34:46,447 --> 00:34:49,405 If the court please, I believe this witness will testify 579 00:34:49,567 --> 00:34:51,762 to a damaging admission on the part of the defendant. 580 00:34:51,927 --> 00:34:54,395 The objection will be overruled. 581 00:34:57,967 --> 00:35:00,606 All right, Mrs. Marvel, answer the question. 582 00:35:01,567 --> 00:35:05,276 She said it was a cab she had taken earlier in the day. 583 00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:08,198 She said-- 584 00:35:09,087 --> 00:35:11,123 She said what, Mrs. Marvel? 585 00:35:13,767 --> 00:35:16,122 BURGER: I must insist on your answer. 586 00:35:18,047 --> 00:35:21,483 She said her lawyer had told her to take this cab, 587 00:35:21,647 --> 00:35:23,956 to have me ride around with her and pay him off 588 00:35:24,127 --> 00:35:26,766 when the meter got to $2.95. 589 00:35:27,487 --> 00:35:31,002 Would you recognise that cab driver if you saw him again? 590 00:35:31,167 --> 00:35:33,727 - Yes. - Will Jerome Keddie stand up? 591 00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:39,001 Is that the man, Mrs. Marvel? 592 00:35:39,167 --> 00:35:40,282 Yes. 593 00:35:40,447 --> 00:35:41,880 Thank you. 594 00:35:43,127 --> 00:35:45,038 Cross-examine. 595 00:35:49,287 --> 00:35:51,482 You mustn't feel badly, Mrs. Marvel, 596 00:35:51,647 --> 00:35:54,445 because the prosecution called you to testify. 597 00:35:55,127 --> 00:35:57,800 The defendant told you that under my instruction, 598 00:35:57,967 --> 00:36:01,277 she was testing the recollection of a possible witness, didn't she? 599 00:36:01,447 --> 00:36:02,766 That's right. 600 00:36:02,927 --> 00:36:05,600 Now, the cab driver did not recognise her, did he? 601 00:36:05,767 --> 00:36:09,396 At least, he showed no sign of recognition that you could see? 602 00:36:09,567 --> 00:36:10,636 No, sir. 603 00:36:11,167 --> 00:36:13,886 That's all the defendant was trying to accomplish. 604 00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:17,801 We were simply attempting to test the credibility of a witness. 605 00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:19,719 Now, that's all. Thank you. 606 00:36:19,887 --> 00:36:21,240 No further questions, Your Honour. 607 00:36:21,407 --> 00:36:24,922 Very well, the court is adjourned until tomorrow morning. 608 00:36:34,167 --> 00:36:36,044 Over here, Perry. 609 00:36:38,527 --> 00:36:40,563 I thought you'd better see this for yourself. 610 00:36:40,727 --> 00:36:42,604 These tracks were made by Roxy Howard's car. 611 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:46,157 My man saw her do it. Also, the lock's gone now. 612 00:37:04,167 --> 00:37:05,282 What the devil? 613 00:37:08,447 --> 00:37:10,881 Paul, let me get this straight. 614 00:37:11,167 --> 00:37:13,761 Your man saw Roxy Howard take a lot of junk out of here 615 00:37:13,927 --> 00:37:15,804 and toss it into the gully in back of her place? 616 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:17,719 That's right. He made a complete inventory. 617 00:37:17,887 --> 00:37:20,720 There were some small sandbags, a few clamps, 618 00:37:20,887 --> 00:37:24,197 some pieces of iron pipe, 2-by-4s and, oh, yeah, a stool. 619 00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:25,641 - Where's the gully? - Come on. 620 00:37:25,807 --> 00:37:27,604 He showed me everything before he left. 621 00:37:40,487 --> 00:37:42,125 Come on, Perry. 622 00:37:45,807 --> 00:37:48,401 Wait a minute. The stuff's gone. It was right here. 623 00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:51,035 - Who'd take it? - I don't know. 624 00:37:56,527 --> 00:37:58,995 Paul, I'm gonna take a last-minute gamble. 625 00:37:59,167 --> 00:38:01,601 Get hold of your operative. Have him describe every pipe 626 00:38:01,767 --> 00:38:04,884 and wood that he saw. Duplicate it and bring it to my workshop tonight. 627 00:38:05,047 --> 00:38:06,639 Oh, and don't forget the sandbags. 628 00:38:06,807 --> 00:38:09,879 - No good to ask you why. - No good. 629 00:38:13,167 --> 00:38:14,805 Thank you very much, sir. 630 00:38:14,967 --> 00:38:17,481 That completes the prosecution's case, Your Honour. 631 00:38:17,647 --> 00:38:19,478 The defence may proceed. 632 00:38:19,647 --> 00:38:22,525 I call as my first witness Bruce Granger. 633 00:38:22,687 --> 00:38:25,281 BAILIFF: Bruce Granger to the stand. 634 00:38:29,167 --> 00:38:32,125 MASON: Mr. Granger, what is your relationship with the defendant? 635 00:38:32,287 --> 00:38:34,164 I'm her husband. 636 00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:36,801 - How long have you been married? - Fifteen years. 637 00:38:36,967 --> 00:38:39,242 And, of course, you're very devoted to your wife? 638 00:38:39,727 --> 00:38:42,525 - I mean, you naturally wanna help her. - Of course. 639 00:38:42,687 --> 00:38:45,485 Of course. Tell me. 640 00:38:45,647 --> 00:38:49,083 Do you know a Miss Roxy Howard? 641 00:38:49,247 --> 00:38:50,646 Yes. 642 00:38:50,807 --> 00:38:53,799 And what is your relationship with Miss Howard? 643 00:38:54,007 --> 00:38:55,759 Well, we were friends. 644 00:38:55,927 --> 00:39:00,205 Then, as a friend, have you ever been to Miss Howard's home? 645 00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:01,482 - Yes. - Then you know 646 00:39:01,647 --> 00:39:04,207 it's a completely isolated house in the Sylvan Glade Development. 647 00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:09,487 - Yes. - Well, for her personal protection, 648 00:39:09,647 --> 00:39:12,445 did you ever give Miss Howard lessons in shooting a revolver? 649 00:39:12,607 --> 00:39:15,326 - Yes. - You own a collection of firearms? 650 00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:18,718 - Well, I have seven. - They are all in your possession? 651 00:39:18,887 --> 00:39:21,003 Except for the one that's being held by the police. 652 00:39:21,167 --> 00:39:22,202 I see. 653 00:39:22,367 --> 00:39:26,280 Did you ever give Miss Howard a revolver from your collection? 654 00:39:26,887 --> 00:39:28,400 Answer the question, please. 655 00:39:28,567 --> 00:39:30,398 Well, yeah, as a matter of fact, I did. 656 00:39:30,567 --> 00:39:32,956 - Does she still have the weapon? - No, she returned it to me. 657 00:39:33,127 --> 00:39:34,606 Oh? 658 00:39:34,967 --> 00:39:37,276 - When? - May 30th. 659 00:39:37,447 --> 00:39:40,757 - What did you do with the weapon? - I put it back in my collection. 660 00:39:40,927 --> 00:39:42,838 Do you, uh, 661 00:39:43,007 --> 00:39:46,283 have any record showing the serial numbers of your various guns? 662 00:39:46,447 --> 00:39:47,926 Yes. 663 00:39:48,367 --> 00:39:51,677 Mr. Granger, where do you keep your gun collection? 664 00:39:51,847 --> 00:39:54,839 In a locked wall compartment concealed behind a sliding panel. 665 00:39:55,007 --> 00:39:57,202 And I have the only key. 666 00:39:57,367 --> 00:40:00,359 [WHEELS SQUEAKING] 667 00:40:02,727 --> 00:40:04,399 What is this? 668 00:40:04,567 --> 00:40:06,398 I must beg the indulgence of the court. 669 00:40:06,567 --> 00:40:08,603 But as part of my case, it is necessary for me 670 00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:12,157 to introduce in evidence some material discarded by one of the-- 671 00:40:12,327 --> 00:40:15,683 It's very heavy material and this is the only way I could bring it into court. 672 00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:18,607 This is a disturbance we cannot tolerate. 673 00:40:18,767 --> 00:40:21,565 You should have waited until the court takes a recess. 674 00:40:21,727 --> 00:40:24,719 - You there, with that truck. - Yes, Your Honour. 675 00:40:24,887 --> 00:40:29,199 Wait there until counsel has finished the examination of this witness. 676 00:40:29,367 --> 00:40:32,279 Then the court will take a brief recess. 677 00:40:32,447 --> 00:40:33,926 It seems to me, Mr. Mason, 678 00:40:34,087 --> 00:40:37,397 that you could have secured a more silent truck. 679 00:40:37,567 --> 00:40:38,682 Proceed. 680 00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:42,996 If the court permit, I wish this witness be instructed 681 00:40:43,167 --> 00:40:47,046 to check his list of serial numbers with the guns now in his possession. 682 00:40:47,207 --> 00:40:51,883 And after the recess, I want him to produce that list. 683 00:40:52,047 --> 00:40:54,686 The witness is so instructed. 684 00:40:54,847 --> 00:40:59,443 Perhaps we can also use the time to move that truck. 685 00:40:59,607 --> 00:41:03,077 The court will recess until 11:30. 686 00:41:12,567 --> 00:41:14,797 Did you have to make me use this old truck? 687 00:41:14,967 --> 00:41:17,435 - I felt like a jackass. - It was in a good cause, Paul. 688 00:41:17,607 --> 00:41:19,723 Nothing like a little noise to upset jittery nerves. 689 00:41:19,887 --> 00:41:22,276 If anyone on our list leaves the courtroom, he'll be covered. 690 00:41:22,447 --> 00:41:24,403 - He'll be in a hurry. - Will you please tell me 691 00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:25,795 what we're trying to do? 692 00:41:25,967 --> 00:41:29,721 We are laying a trap for a nervous accomplice. 693 00:41:39,327 --> 00:41:44,481 HO YT: The court will come to order. Mr. Bruce Granger to the stand. 694 00:41:47,367 --> 00:41:51,280 - What is it? - We just filled an inside straight. 695 00:41:54,567 --> 00:41:57,718 Mr. Granger, you've checked your list of serial numbers 696 00:41:57,887 --> 00:41:59,639 with the guns in your possession? 697 00:41:59,807 --> 00:42:03,197 Yes, and there's something I can't understand. 698 00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:04,925 One of the guns isn't mine. 699 00:42:06,447 --> 00:42:09,325 No, it's the same make and model, but it has a different serial number. 700 00:42:09,487 --> 00:42:11,284 Could that weapon have been the gun 701 00:42:11,447 --> 00:42:14,598 Miss Howard returned to you on May 30th? 702 00:42:14,767 --> 00:42:17,998 - It could have been. - That's all. That's all, Your Honour. 703 00:42:18,167 --> 00:42:20,237 HO YT: Cross-examination? 704 00:42:22,167 --> 00:42:23,919 Not at this time, Your Honour. 705 00:42:24,087 --> 00:42:26,396 I might want to recall him later, if I may do that. 706 00:42:26,567 --> 00:42:28,364 I have no objection in the least. 707 00:42:28,527 --> 00:42:31,360 Will Miss Roxy Howard come forward, please? 708 00:42:31,687 --> 00:42:34,121 BAILIFF: Miss Roxy Howard. 709 00:42:34,567 --> 00:42:37,161 Come forward and be sworn. 710 00:42:43,127 --> 00:42:48,281 Now, Miss Howard, we've established that Mr. Granger loaned you a gun. 711 00:42:48,767 --> 00:42:50,519 Did you ever give that gun to someone else? 712 00:42:50,687 --> 00:42:52,917 - No. - But Mr. Granger testified 713 00:42:53,087 --> 00:42:55,043 that the gun you returned to him on May 30th 714 00:42:55,207 --> 00:42:57,596 - was not the same gun he loaned you. - I can't help that. 715 00:42:57,767 --> 00:43:00,918 Well, is Mr. Granger lying, or was there a substitution? 716 00:43:01,087 --> 00:43:03,396 - I don't know. - You don't know. 717 00:43:03,567 --> 00:43:05,398 But you do know there's a construction shack 718 00:43:05,567 --> 00:43:08,286 near your home in the Sylvan Glade Development. 719 00:43:08,447 --> 00:43:11,405 - Yes. - Have you been inside that shack? 720 00:43:11,567 --> 00:43:12,602 Once or twice. 721 00:43:12,767 --> 00:43:14,883 Did you ever notice any unusual equipment? 722 00:43:15,047 --> 00:43:17,720 Equipment that had nothing to do with the building construction. 723 00:43:17,887 --> 00:43:20,003 I don't know what you mean. 724 00:43:20,447 --> 00:43:22,881 With the court's permission. 725 00:43:24,967 --> 00:43:27,879 [WHEELS SQUEAKING] 726 00:43:33,207 --> 00:43:35,960 Miss Howard, you ever seen this before? 727 00:43:36,127 --> 00:43:38,163 If Your Honour please, 728 00:43:38,327 --> 00:43:41,956 what possible connection can there be between that-- 729 00:43:42,447 --> 00:43:44,881 Whatever it is. --and the murder of George Lutts? 730 00:43:45,047 --> 00:43:47,402 This enquiry's getting pretty far afield. 731 00:43:47,567 --> 00:43:48,716 If Your Honour please, 732 00:43:48,887 --> 00:43:51,845 this is exactly the field we should be in and I can prove it. 733 00:43:52,007 --> 00:43:53,599 Proceed. 734 00:43:54,967 --> 00:43:56,639 Miss Howard. 735 00:43:57,567 --> 00:44:00,001 Have you ever seen that before? 736 00:44:01,287 --> 00:44:02,515 No. 737 00:44:02,687 --> 00:44:04,439 Perhaps you saw it in a different condition. 738 00:44:04,607 --> 00:44:07,041 Taken apart, just pipes and wood. 739 00:44:07,207 --> 00:44:08,526 I'm not sure. 740 00:44:08,687 --> 00:44:10,723 Do you know what a shooting stand is? 741 00:44:11,767 --> 00:44:14,679 - No. - Mr. Granger never showed you one? 742 00:44:15,127 --> 00:44:17,322 I tell you, I don't know what it is. 743 00:44:17,487 --> 00:44:19,443 Then you've never seen any kind of a device 744 00:44:19,607 --> 00:44:21,484 that would steady the aim of a marksman. 745 00:44:22,167 --> 00:44:24,203 - No. - Well, 746 00:44:24,367 --> 00:44:28,326 such a device must be absolutely immovable, consequently heavy. 747 00:44:28,487 --> 00:44:31,604 In this case, braced by sandbags. 748 00:44:32,607 --> 00:44:35,804 The person using the gun 749 00:44:36,087 --> 00:44:38,476 merely lays his arm in the rest, 750 00:44:39,327 --> 00:44:41,636 holds the barrel on a direct line with the target, 751 00:44:41,807 --> 00:44:43,843 then all he has to do is simply pull the trigger. 752 00:44:44,007 --> 00:44:45,281 [GUN CLICKS] 753 00:44:45,487 --> 00:44:47,603 Do you still say you've never seen this before? 754 00:44:47,767 --> 00:44:50,645 - Well, I-- - Have you seen it, Miss Howard? 755 00:44:50,807 --> 00:44:52,206 - Yes. - Where? 756 00:44:54,167 --> 00:44:56,965 Didn't you see a shooting stand in that construction shack? 757 00:44:57,127 --> 00:45:00,244 - Yes. - What was the proposed target? 758 00:45:01,767 --> 00:45:05,157 It had to be someone or some object on the hilltop. 759 00:45:05,327 --> 00:45:08,524 The hilltop is the only place in a direct line with a certain hole 760 00:45:08,687 --> 00:45:11,918 in the wall of that construction shack. Isn't that true, Miss Howard? 761 00:45:12,087 --> 00:45:13,361 I don't know. 762 00:45:13,527 --> 00:45:15,483 There were only two people on that hilltop. 763 00:45:15,647 --> 00:45:18,036 George Lutts and Sybil Granger. You knew that, didn't you? 764 00:45:18,207 --> 00:45:20,004 I didn't know Mr. Lutts would be there. 765 00:45:20,167 --> 00:45:21,839 But you were certain Mrs. Granger would be. 766 00:45:22,007 --> 00:45:25,477 - Oh, well, she always was. - I see. 767 00:45:25,647 --> 00:45:28,036 Now, Miss Howard, let's jump a step. 768 00:45:28,207 --> 00:45:30,004 Why did you take that shooting stand apart 769 00:45:30,167 --> 00:45:32,044 - and dump the pieces in a gully? - I didn't. 770 00:45:32,207 --> 00:45:35,643 But you were seen, Miss Howard. Where do you think this came from? 771 00:45:39,687 --> 00:45:42,155 Now, I ask you again, Miss Howard. 772 00:45:42,327 --> 00:45:44,283 Why did you take that shooting stand apart? 773 00:45:44,447 --> 00:45:46,438 You must have had some reason. 774 00:45:46,967 --> 00:45:49,197 Did you do it to protect yourself? 775 00:45:49,367 --> 00:45:52,484 - No. - Then who were you protecting? 776 00:45:52,647 --> 00:45:53,841 No one. 777 00:45:54,007 --> 00:45:56,396 Did you tell someone you had dismantled the stand? 778 00:45:56,567 --> 00:45:58,205 - No. - Then why were the pieces 779 00:45:58,367 --> 00:46:00,278 - removed from the gully? - You did that. 780 00:46:00,447 --> 00:46:03,757 Oh, no, Miss Howard. Someone else did that. 781 00:46:03,927 --> 00:46:06,999 What you see here is purely for the purpose of demonstration. 782 00:46:07,167 --> 00:46:09,761 The actual dismantled stand is in a garage 783 00:46:09,927 --> 00:46:12,122 not very far away from here. 784 00:46:14,047 --> 00:46:16,720 Uh... I don't know what you're talking about. 785 00:46:16,887 --> 00:46:19,799 During the recess, the owner of that garage 786 00:46:19,967 --> 00:46:22,765 even ran home to make sure the stand was there. 787 00:46:22,927 --> 00:46:25,077 He wanted to see if I was bluffing. 788 00:46:25,247 --> 00:46:27,203 Well, it was there. 789 00:46:27,367 --> 00:46:31,599 But he had no opportunity to warn you that I built that stand myself. 790 00:46:31,767 --> 00:46:34,406 All right, Miss Howard, let's get down to cases. 791 00:46:34,567 --> 00:46:36,637 Mr. Granger gave you a gun. 792 00:46:36,807 --> 00:46:38,604 The weapon used to murder George Lutts. 793 00:46:38,767 --> 00:46:40,723 You returned a different gun. 794 00:46:40,887 --> 00:46:43,685 You knew Mrs. Granger was going to be on that hilltop. 795 00:46:43,847 --> 00:46:46,805 You took a shooting stand apart, destroying evidence. 796 00:46:46,967 --> 00:46:48,844 If you are not trying to protect someone, 797 00:46:49,007 --> 00:46:53,683 - then you murdered George Lutts. - No, no. I didn't. Uh... 798 00:46:53,847 --> 00:46:55,075 It was an accident. 799 00:46:55,247 --> 00:46:57,761 It was Mrs. Granger. She was supposed to be the one. 800 00:46:57,927 --> 00:47:00,487 You mean, you deliberately aimed at Mrs. Granger 801 00:47:00,647 --> 00:47:01,796 and Lutts got in the way? 802 00:47:01,967 --> 00:47:04,083 No, I didn't say that. 803 00:47:04,247 --> 00:47:07,637 - I didn't shoot Mr. Lutts. - Then who did? 804 00:47:08,967 --> 00:47:11,276 What are you sitting there for, letting me take the blame? 805 00:47:11,447 --> 00:47:13,563 Come up here, tell them. 806 00:47:14,367 --> 00:47:17,757 He did it. Herbert. Herbert Dean. 807 00:47:19,367 --> 00:47:22,518 It was his idea. He wanted to get rid of Mrs. Granger. 808 00:47:22,687 --> 00:47:25,963 She was the only one blocking the oil deal. 809 00:47:28,247 --> 00:47:30,238 Vinnie, wait, please. You don't believe her? 810 00:47:30,407 --> 00:47:31,920 Let go of me. 811 00:47:32,087 --> 00:47:34,282 Bailiff, hold that man. 812 00:47:35,567 --> 00:47:41,881 I would have made a million dollars. He did it. It was all his idea. 813 00:47:49,767 --> 00:47:51,325 "And again, let me thank you 814 00:47:51,487 --> 00:47:53,557 for all you've done on behalf of my wife. 815 00:47:53,727 --> 00:47:56,082 By the time you receive this, we'll be on our way to Mexico 816 00:47:56,247 --> 00:47:58,807 for our second honeymoon." It's signed Bruce Granger. 817 00:47:58,967 --> 00:48:01,606 - Mm-hm. - Women. I'll never understand them. 818 00:48:01,767 --> 00:48:03,086 Here, she takes the guy back 819 00:48:03,247 --> 00:48:05,283 after she almost gets herself killed because of him. 820 00:48:05,447 --> 00:48:08,837 Oh, you're wrong, Paul. Lutts was the target from the start. 821 00:48:09,007 --> 00:48:10,918 With that shooting stand, Herbert couldn't miss. 822 00:48:11,087 --> 00:48:12,406 Yeah, but Roxy said that-- 823 00:48:12,567 --> 00:48:14,558 Oh, Herbert let Roxy think he'd made a mistake 824 00:48:14,727 --> 00:48:16,126 so she'd keep on helping him. 825 00:48:18,407 --> 00:48:19,999 [WHEELS SQUEAKING] 826 00:48:20,567 --> 00:48:22,558 Whoa, hold it, hold it. 827 00:48:26,407 --> 00:48:28,363 - What is the idea of this? - We don't want it. 828 00:48:28,527 --> 00:48:30,995 It belongs to Mr. Mason. He introduced it in evidence. 829 00:48:31,167 --> 00:48:33,237 And what are we supposed to do with this pile of junk? 830 00:48:33,407 --> 00:48:35,602 - You take it right out of here. - Hold it, hold it. 831 00:48:35,767 --> 00:48:38,918 It's Mr. Mason's job to dispose of things like this. 832 00:48:39,087 --> 00:48:41,999 I don't have to tell you, counsellor, you're gonna have quite a problem. 833 00:48:42,167 --> 00:48:45,955 The city rubbish collection has strict orders not to pick up trash like this. 834 00:48:46,127 --> 00:48:48,721 Now, I want to be reasonable, Perry. 835 00:48:48,887 --> 00:48:52,402 I can handle the whole thing. For a fee. 836 00:48:52,567 --> 00:48:54,956 - Oh, that's bribery, Tragg. - Uh-huh. 837 00:48:55,127 --> 00:48:58,199 But the DA is a friend of mine. 838 00:48:58,647 --> 00:49:00,603 He's not gonna give me any trouble. 839 00:49:00,767 --> 00:49:04,362 You'd like to know how I worked that stunt with the blank cartridge. 840 00:49:04,527 --> 00:49:05,960 That's my price. 841 00:49:06,127 --> 00:49:10,120 Well, if instead of using paper wadding 842 00:49:10,287 --> 00:49:13,438 to hold the powder in the blank cartridge, you take some chalk, 843 00:49:13,607 --> 00:49:16,280 crimp just enough of it in the end of the shell 844 00:49:16,447 --> 00:49:18,677 to let the pressure build up, you'll burn up the powder-- 845 00:49:18,847 --> 00:49:20,644 And the explosion will disintegrate the chalk 846 00:49:20,807 --> 00:49:23,162 so there's no trace of it. Oh... 847 00:49:23,327 --> 00:49:26,683 Get me out of here before I use this on myself. 848 00:49:28,847 --> 00:49:31,486 [LAUGHING]