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Waring House Hotel.
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Hold on, please.
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Waring House Hotel.
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Room 112?
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Yes, I'll connect you.
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Yes?
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Just a moment, please.
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Yes, may I help you?
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Room service? Just
a moment, please.
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Leora Mathews?
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And you're Brander Harris.
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Just so I'm not making a
mistake, Miss Mathews,
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you are the county
auditor's secretary.
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And you're district
attorney of Waring County.
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Where do we go from there?
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Well, on the phone,
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you told me you
had some information
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on the Northport Hospital graft.
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What's in it for me?
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Well, I have no
money to pay you.
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It's a matter of civic duty.
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Civic duty, my eye.
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You could make
a career out of this.
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I could make enemies.
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It will cost you $500.
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Well, I'll have to pay
you out of my own pocket.
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As long as it's negotiable.
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First I want to
see this evidence.
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Will you excuse me for a moment?
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Oh, yes. Yes, of course.
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Make yourself comfortable.
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Oh, thank you.
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I don't see any names
mentioned here, Miss Mathews.
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Not even Jimmy Castleton.
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I thought...
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Try the miscellaneous envelope.
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I'm sure it's in
there somewhere.
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Well, I... I still don't see...
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Mm-hm.
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Yeah, I'm lookin'
at him right now.
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That Walker's a real
pro with a camera.
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Of course, he had wonderful
material to work with.
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I never realized you
were so photogenic.
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Well, it's your
own fault, Marshall.
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Maybe you need glasses.
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They didn't seem
to help Harris much.
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Did he mention any names to you?
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Only Jimmy Castleton.
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He didn't mention yours.
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Maybe he didn't have time.
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Oh, when am I going
to see you, honey?
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I don't know.
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I think I'd better drop
out of sight for a while.
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Harris may be gunning for me.
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But don't you worry.
I'll keep in touch.
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Yeah.
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Who was that, Marshall?
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Haven't you got
anything better to do
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than to eavesdrop?
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I'm sorry.
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Ready, Mother?
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Yes, darling.
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Does that fancy school of
yours keep bankers' hours?
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Stop picking on Helen.
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She was up late studying.
I'm driving her to school.
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Oh, Mother. Don't
bother to explain it to him.
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I'd handle her a lot differently
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if she were my daughter.
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Well, thank goodness I'm not.
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Come on, Helen.
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Imagine my surprise, Harris,
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when I got this by
special messenger.
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That's why I asked you to lunch.
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Who sent it to you?
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I haven't the slightest idea.
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Perhaps somebody figures
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I'm keeper of the public morals.
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How about a cocktail?
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No, thanks.
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I understand you're
making an investigation
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of the Northport
Hospital project.
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That's right, for the
Waring County Grand Jury.
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You know, I'm tremendously
flattered, Mr. Blake.
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You're a very busy man...
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Behind-the-scenes
power in politics
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and industry in the state,
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principle stockholder in the
Century Newspaper Alliance.
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And here you come to me.
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I think I know why.
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Why, Mr. Harris?
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I'm getting uncomfortably close
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to the man you're grooming
to step into your shoes.
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Jimmy Castleton,
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political editor of the
Waring Sun Ledger.
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I don't deny that I've had
an eye on Jimmy Castleton.
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I'm proud to have
him working for me.
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He makes most other men his age
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look like Lilliputians.
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You sound as though
he were your son.
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I can't say that
hasn't occurred to me.
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What connection
are you trying to make
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between Jimmy and
the hospital project?
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I think he engineered the graft.
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What about this picture?
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It's a fake.
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It doesn't look like a fake.
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Appearances can be
so deceiving, Mr. Harris.
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Where are you sending it?
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To Jimmy Castleton.
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Despite what you think,
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his paper has been
behind you 100 percent.
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I think they have the
right to this picture.
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What do you want, Mr. Blake?
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Now you've hit the nail
on the head, Mr. Harris.
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I'm interested in
Jimmy Castleton.
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I don't want him injured.
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What if he's guilty?
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He isn't. Take my word for it.
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But he can be hurt
by your accusations
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just as you can be
hurt by this picture.
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No, I'm sorry.
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I'm not going to whitewash him.
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I've got to do my job.
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Take this to
Mr. Castleton right away.
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Will you excuse me, Mr. Blake?
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Brander. Brander Harris.
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Mason. You're just
the man I want to see.
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My secretary, Miss Street.
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Oh, how do you do?
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I've heard so many nice
things about you, Mr. Harris.
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Thank you. Perry,
I've got to talk to you.
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How about my office in an hour?
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I'll be there.
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What have you got
against Jimmy Castleton?
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That's just it. Nothing
but suspicions up to now.
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But apparently, that young man
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knows how to anticipate trouble.
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He must have arranged this...
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This blackmail
with Leora Mathews.
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Who is she?
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Works for the Waring
County auditor.
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I thought I could get some proof
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on where the padding was
on this hospital construction.
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You understand what
publication of this photograph
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can do to your personal
and political life?
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Oh, it's just a smear tactic.
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Smear tactics can be
very effective at times,
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especially against young,
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career-minded
district attorneys.
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Yes, and they can
boomerang, too.
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Perry, I just haven't got time
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to get involved in
this mess right now.
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The grand jury meets on Monday,
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and I've got to finish my
investigation before then.
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What do you want me to do?
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Take this thing off my back.
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Represent me.
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All right. I'll do my best.
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Thanks.
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Oh, uh, I'll send
you a retainer.
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Five hundred all right?
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Oh, sure.
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Della, get ahold of Paul,
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then call Waring City
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and see if this Leora Mathews
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is still at that same hotel.
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Waring House Hotel.
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I'm sorry, the
line is still busy.
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Hi, honey. I'm Paul Drake.
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We're, uh, checking
out room 201.
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Would you like to help us?
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Sure, why not?
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What do you have to
do to that switchboard
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to make it look like
201 is out of order?
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Oh, that's easy. I
just ignore the signal.
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The line stays dead.
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Fine. I'll be sitting
right over here.
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Waring House Hotel.
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Hold on, please.
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Miss Mathews?
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Yes.
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My name is Perry Mason.
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Well, I'm busy.
What do you want?
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I'd like to discuss this
photograph with you.
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What is this, a badger game?
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Are you trying to tell me
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that you and Brander
Harris know each other?
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What does the photograph
look like, mister?
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Who are you, anyway?
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I'm an attorney
representing Mr. Harris.
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Representing him? Against who?
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You and whoever employed you.
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Why that dirty double-crosser!
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Would you care to
tell me your side of it?
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I'll tell it to the newspapers.
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I'll tell it in court.
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If I were in any kind
of game against him,
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do you think I'd
use my own room?
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Check around.
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There's a dozen places
we've been together.
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You know, your
reputation will be in shreds.
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It must have been
quite some inducement
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to make you do this.
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What was it, Miss Mathews,
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Money, love... Or both?
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Operator. Operator!
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I'm in 201. What's
wrong with my phone?
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Oh, uh, we've been
having a little trouble.
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The repairman is due any time.
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Waring House Hotel.
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Room 112?
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Yes, I'll connect you.
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One moment, please.
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Waring House Hotel.
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Go ahead, please.
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Well, I got D.A.
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That would be the
Dakota exchange
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Six, seven, oh, blank, blank.
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Bad luck, Paul.
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Maybe it will ring a
bell with Brander Harris.
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Anyway, I put a man on it.
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He's going to check the business
office of the phone company.
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All right.
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Where are you going, Perry?
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About three quarters of
an hour drive. Waring City.
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Yes, sir. Can I help you?
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I'm looking for Mr. Castleton.
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He's right back there.
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Thank you.
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The first I saw of this picture
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was when Mr. Blake's
messenger arrived with it.
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Harris says it's a frame
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to get him to call off
his hospital probe.
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Well, that makes sense.
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Knowing Brander
Harris, he's the idealist.
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Always tilting at windmills.
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Who does he think engineered it?
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You.
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Me?
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Why?
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He apparently found some link
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between you and
the hospital graft.
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Well, that's impossible.
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He couldn't have.
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Then you have no
demands to make on Harris,
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no trades, no barter
for indemnities?
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Oh, of course not.
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Then you'll hold up
publication on this photograph?
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Well, I don't know.
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Despite the fact that Harris
seems to be out after my scalp,
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I'm not out after his.
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I'm going to try
to find the truth.
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I would like to speak
to him face to face.
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I'll, um, relay your message.
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Good day, Mr. Castleton.
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Mr. Mason.
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Get me Dakota 6-7054.
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Dakota 6-70, blank, blank.
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Unfortunately, Paul didn't catch
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those missing numbers.
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Leora Mathews
made the phone call.
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I'm sorry, Perry. I have no
idea whose number it could be.
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All right, Brander.
We're going ahead.
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Castleton said he wanted
to speak to you face to face.
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00:15:33,116 --> 00:15:35,461
That's on my agenda
when the time comes.
266
00:15:35,485 --> 00:15:37,129
So long, Perry.
I'll keep in touch.
267
00:15:37,153 --> 00:15:39,253
Good.
268
00:15:50,099 --> 00:15:54,801
Dakota 6-7054.
269
00:16:03,679 --> 00:16:06,225
"Offer of proof that
some of defendants
270
00:16:06,249 --> 00:16:09,161
"acted on advice of
counsel was objectionable
271
00:16:09,185 --> 00:16:10,829
"where offer did not state
272
00:16:10,853 --> 00:16:14,400
"that defendants had made
a full disclosure to counsel.
273
00:16:14,424 --> 00:16:17,036
"US code annotated, section 454.
274
00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:20,372
US against Thomas,
DC Washington, 1943."
275
00:16:22,965 --> 00:16:25,110
Hello?
276
00:16:25,134 --> 00:16:27,046
Yes, Paul?
277
00:16:27,070 --> 00:16:29,614
Wait a minute.
278
00:16:29,638 --> 00:16:35,154
Dakota 6-7054.
279
00:16:35,178 --> 00:16:37,678
What's the name?
280
00:16:42,785 --> 00:16:44,963
Got it. Thank you, Paul.
281
00:16:44,987 --> 00:16:46,831
See you in the morning.
282
00:16:46,855 --> 00:16:48,300
Well, now we know
283
00:16:48,324 --> 00:16:51,537
who Leora Mathews
was trying to reach.
284
00:16:51,561 --> 00:16:53,172
Who?
285
00:16:53,196 --> 00:16:56,542
A gentleman by the
name of Marshall Scott.
286
00:16:56,566 --> 00:16:59,617
I don't think it's too
late to go calling.
287
00:17:09,979 --> 00:17:12,012
Get the door.
288
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:26,755
Oh, good evening, counselor.
289
00:17:26,779 --> 00:17:30,059
Well, lieutenant, I didn't
see your car outside.
290
00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,161
I came over in a prowl car.
291
00:17:32,185 --> 00:17:33,662
Uh, what brings you here?
292
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:37,299
I wanted to have a little
talk with Marshall Scott.
293
00:17:37,323 --> 00:17:38,667
Murder?
294
00:17:38,691 --> 00:17:40,102
That's right.
295
00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:43,172
What was the
little, uh, talk about?
296
00:17:43,196 --> 00:17:46,792
That's, um,
confidential, lieutenant.
297
00:17:46,816 --> 00:17:50,212
That bookend the murder weapon?
298
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:54,316
That's, um,
confidential, counselor.
299
00:18:10,540 --> 00:18:13,385
This puts me in a very
curious situation, Perry.
300
00:18:13,409 --> 00:18:17,088
After all, Brander Harris
is the district attorney too.
301
00:18:17,112 --> 00:18:18,256
Did you check his background?
302
00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:19,257
Of course I did.
303
00:18:19,281 --> 00:18:20,726
He's the youngest
district attorney
304
00:18:20,750 --> 00:18:21,960
ever elected in Waring County.
305
00:18:21,984 --> 00:18:23,094
He's got a brilliant record.
306
00:18:23,118 --> 00:18:24,095
But what can I do?
307
00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,598
He killed Marshall
Scott in this county,
308
00:18:26,622 --> 00:18:27,599
and I've got to prosecute.
309
00:18:27,623 --> 00:18:28,600
He didn't kill him.
310
00:18:28,624 --> 00:18:29,801
Don't bet on it.
311
00:18:29,825 --> 00:18:33,238
Harris' fingerprints
on the murder weapon.
312
00:18:33,262 --> 00:18:35,440
Nice and big and fat and clear.
313
00:18:35,464 --> 00:18:36,842
How'd you find out
about the murder?
314
00:18:36,866 --> 00:18:37,843
Phone tip.
315
00:18:37,867 --> 00:18:39,077
Man or woman?
316
00:18:39,101 --> 00:18:41,079
Couldn't tell. The voice
was obviously disguised.
317
00:18:41,103 --> 00:18:44,349
What else have
you got on Harris?
318
00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:45,984
Just take my word for
it. There's lots more.
319
00:18:46,008 --> 00:18:47,603
Thoroughly damning.
320
00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:50,005
Look, I've known Brander
Harris for several years.
321
00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:51,140
He's a dedicated man.
322
00:18:51,164 --> 00:18:52,674
Well, that doesn't
alter the fact
323
00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:54,226
that he killed Marshall Scott.
324
00:18:54,250 --> 00:18:56,028
I'll tell you one thing.
325
00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:59,698
Marshall Scott was implicated
in the Northport Hospital graft,
326
00:18:59,722 --> 00:19:01,166
and so is your
friend Brander Harris.
327
00:19:01,190 --> 00:19:03,319
In what way?
328
00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:06,489
That's all I'm gonna tell you.
Now, you take my advice.
329
00:19:06,513 --> 00:19:07,723
Tell Harris to give himself up.
330
00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:08,874
I don't know where he is.
331
00:19:08,898 --> 00:19:11,076
Perry, I've got enough
problems of my own
332
00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,461
without you adding any.
333
00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:15,097
The newspapers are gonna
have a field day with this thing.
334
00:19:15,121 --> 00:19:16,765
"District attorney
charged with murder."
335
00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:18,467
Can't you just see it?
336
00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:21,570
Kind of smirches the name
of "district attorney", doesn't it?
337
00:19:21,594 --> 00:19:22,571
Yes, it does!
338
00:19:22,595 --> 00:19:24,306
Embarrasses me.
339
00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,308
Puts me in a position of
having to pull your chestnuts
340
00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,032
out of the fire.
341
00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:43,125
And then I drove my
daughter to a friend's house.
342
00:19:43,149 --> 00:19:45,594
She was going to
spend the weekend there.
343
00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:48,130
Julie Stewart's house.
The Blackmore-Stewarts.
344
00:19:48,154 --> 00:19:50,432
The investment banker. You know.
345
00:19:50,456 --> 00:19:51,500
Miss Scott.
346
00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:52,701
Miss Preston.
347
00:19:52,725 --> 00:19:55,471
My mother's husband
was not my father.
348
00:19:55,495 --> 00:19:56,472
Thank goodness.
349
00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:58,940
Helen.
350
00:19:58,964 --> 00:20:01,443
Mrs. Scott, what was
your husband's connection
351
00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:04,146
with the Northport General
Hospital building fund?
352
00:20:04,170 --> 00:20:05,881
He was chairman of
the bids committee.
353
00:20:05,905 --> 00:20:09,251
I understand there's
some evidence
354
00:20:09,275 --> 00:20:11,854
linking his death to the graft.
355
00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:13,222
Well, tell him, mother.
356
00:20:13,246 --> 00:20:17,893
Tell him how big-hearted
you gave away $50,000.
357
00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:20,016
And for what?
358
00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:25,350
I turned the money
over to Mr. Burger,
359
00:20:25,374 --> 00:20:27,319
the district attorney.
360
00:20:27,343 --> 00:20:31,323
I found it in a hatbox
in Marshall's closet.
361
00:20:31,347 --> 00:20:35,393
Did your husband tell you
with whom he was dealing?
362
00:20:35,417 --> 00:20:37,563
No...
363
00:20:37,587 --> 00:20:41,099
But he may have mentioned
the inspector's name, though.
364
00:20:41,123 --> 00:20:42,968
I heard him talking
on the telephone once.
365
00:20:42,992 --> 00:20:45,504
Do you remember the
name he mentioned?
366
00:20:45,528 --> 00:20:49,174
It was an odd one,
like... Leclaire...
367
00:20:49,198 --> 00:20:51,427
Leclerc... Le...
368
00:20:51,451 --> 00:20:53,462
I'm sorry.
369
00:20:53,486 --> 00:20:55,063
I see.
370
00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:57,098
Mr. Mason.
371
00:20:57,122 --> 00:21:00,001
You said that you
represent Brander Harris.
372
00:21:00,025 --> 00:21:01,487
Yes.
373
00:21:01,511 --> 00:21:03,154
Then you know
about the photograph
374
00:21:03,178 --> 00:21:04,657
of Mr. Harris and that woman.
375
00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:07,197
Yes, I do.
376
00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,131
I feel that... That my husband
377
00:21:13,155 --> 00:21:15,333
may have been
responsible for that.
378
00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:18,671
Lieutenant Tragg found
several copies in his desk.
379
00:21:18,695 --> 00:21:20,372
Thank you.
380
00:21:20,396 --> 00:21:23,259
Goodbye, Mrs. Scott.
381
00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:26,228
Goodbye, Mr. Mason.
382
00:21:26,252 --> 00:21:29,253
Miss Preston.
383
00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:41,310
Almost 10:00, Della. Hungry?
384
00:21:41,334 --> 00:21:44,280
I can't leave the office.
What if Brander Harris calls?
385
00:21:44,304 --> 00:21:46,715
I'm about ready
to call it a night.
386
00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:48,484
Brander must have some
reason for his silence,
387
00:21:48,508 --> 00:21:50,108
otherwise I don't
quite understand why...
388
00:21:51,577 --> 00:21:52,910
Hello.
389
00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:55,846
Oh, yes, Paul.
390
00:21:57,116 --> 00:21:58,482
Oh?
391
00:21:59,786 --> 00:22:02,146
He was the inspector in
the Northport Hospital job?
392
00:22:03,589 --> 00:22:04,749
What's the name?
393
00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:09,627
D-U-C-L-E-R-C. Duclerc.
394
00:22:10,896 --> 00:22:12,541
Fine, Paul.
395
00:22:12,565 --> 00:22:14,677
I'll wanna see
him in the morning.
396
00:22:14,701 --> 00:22:15,766
Right.
397
00:22:18,237 --> 00:22:20,582
All right, let's go, Della.
We can't wait all night.
398
00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:23,040
But...
399
00:22:39,392 --> 00:22:41,570
It's about time
you called it a day.
400
00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:43,605
We were waiting
to hear from you.
401
00:22:43,629 --> 00:22:46,141
I couldn't very well
go up in the building.
402
00:22:46,165 --> 00:22:47,909
The police might be around.
403
00:22:47,933 --> 00:22:50,245
Then you know you're wanted
for Marshall Scott's murder?
404
00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:53,682
Yes, the evening papers
say I'm being sought.
405
00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:55,417
Official language
is a little stronger.
406
00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:57,786
There's a felony
warrant out for you.
407
00:22:57,810 --> 00:22:59,154
Well, I'm sorry about that,
408
00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:02,524
but I didn't kill
Marshall Scott.
409
00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:03,859
Where are you going?
410
00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,428
Better to be driving
than just staying here.
411
00:23:12,341 --> 00:23:15,387
Perry, the grand jury
meets in three days.
412
00:23:15,411 --> 00:23:18,290
After the hearing,
I'll turn myself in.
413
00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:21,126
They found your fingerprints
in the murder room.
414
00:23:21,150 --> 00:23:23,095
I was there.
415
00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:24,329
I'm sorry, Perry,
416
00:23:24,353 --> 00:23:27,899
but when you told me
that partial phone number,
417
00:23:27,923 --> 00:23:29,667
well, it wasn't till
after you left my office
418
00:23:29,691 --> 00:23:31,553
that I remembered it
was Marshall Scott's.
419
00:23:31,577 --> 00:23:32,954
So you went to him?
420
00:23:32,978 --> 00:23:35,357
Yes, I figured I'd
have it out with him.
421
00:23:35,381 --> 00:23:36,958
I got there around 6:00.
422
00:23:36,982 --> 00:23:40,128
I accused him of engineering
the blackmail photo,
423
00:23:40,152 --> 00:23:42,897
of taking graft from
the hospital deal.
424
00:23:42,921 --> 00:23:44,232
What did he say?
425
00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:45,567
He got ugly.
426
00:23:45,591 --> 00:23:48,170
He made a threatening
move toward me.
427
00:23:48,194 --> 00:23:51,824
I grabbed one of the glass
bookends to protect myself.
428
00:23:51,848 --> 00:23:53,325
It slipped out of my hand
429
00:23:53,349 --> 00:23:55,527
and broke on a marble-top table.
430
00:23:55,551 --> 00:23:57,029
Then what?
431
00:23:57,053 --> 00:23:58,797
Nothing.
432
00:23:58,821 --> 00:24:01,700
Breaking that bookend
cooled us off, I guess.
433
00:24:01,724 --> 00:24:03,936
I left.
434
00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:05,370
What time?
435
00:24:05,394 --> 00:24:08,373
Oh, I was only
there a little while,
436
00:24:08,397 --> 00:24:10,664
not more than 15 minutes.
437
00:24:31,137 --> 00:24:34,416
What are you stopping here
for? That's the police station.
438
00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:35,950
You're going to
turn yourself in.
439
00:24:35,974 --> 00:24:38,487
But... But I told
you. I can't afford to.
440
00:24:38,511 --> 00:24:39,821
You can't afford not to.
441
00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:41,356
I don't have to
tell you the law.
442
00:24:41,380 --> 00:24:42,857
Evading arrest,
resorting to flight.
443
00:24:42,881 --> 00:24:45,294
But my investigation,
the grand-jury hearing.
444
00:24:45,318 --> 00:24:47,195
No, the whole thing
goes down the drain
445
00:24:47,219 --> 00:24:49,264
if this hearing is
passed up on Monday.
446
00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:51,600
Brander, is there anything
in the Waring County charter
447
00:24:51,624 --> 00:24:53,769
that would prohibit
you from appointing me
448
00:24:53,793 --> 00:24:55,236
deputy district attorney?
449
00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:56,738
You... Well, no.
450
00:24:56,762 --> 00:24:58,340
And as your deputy,
451
00:24:58,364 --> 00:25:01,743
I could conduct that
hearing, couldn't I?
452
00:25:01,767 --> 00:25:04,212
Well, yes, you can.
You... You could.
453
00:25:04,236 --> 00:25:05,847
All right, then.
454
00:25:05,871 --> 00:25:09,606
When you get in there,
ask for Lieutenant Tragg.
455
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,160
Good luck, Perry.
456
00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:23,398
You know, I don't know how I
was going to conduct that hearing.
457
00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:27,123
I haven't the slightest
idea how you will.
458
00:25:50,750 --> 00:25:53,661
I understand you do
hold a contractor's license.
459
00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:54,896
Yes.
460
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,332
And that you performed
for Waring County
461
00:25:57,356 --> 00:25:59,567
on Public Projects
as an inspector.
462
00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:03,038
Yes. Uh, you've made inquiries?
463
00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:04,439
Naturally.
464
00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:06,942
Well, what is this job you
wanted to talk to me about?
465
00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:09,166
Mr. Drake said that...
466
00:26:17,209 --> 00:26:18,686
What is this all about?
467
00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:20,155
Pretty grim, isn't it?
468
00:26:20,179 --> 00:26:22,558
That was once the
Heywood School.
469
00:26:22,582 --> 00:26:24,526
Fortunately, it
happened on a weekend,
470
00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:25,894
so no one was hurt.
471
00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,629
They weren't so lucky there.
472
00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:29,514
That was the Lake City Library.
473
00:26:29,538 --> 00:26:32,568
Eight people were killed
when the building collapsed.
474
00:26:32,592 --> 00:26:34,670
What's this got to do with me?
475
00:26:34,694 --> 00:26:36,004
Well, suppose it happened
476
00:26:36,028 --> 00:26:38,707
to a building you'd
inspected, Duclerc.
477
00:26:38,731 --> 00:26:40,042
What building?
478
00:26:40,066 --> 00:26:41,743
The Northport General Hospital.
479
00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:43,745
I don't know what
you're talking about.
480
00:26:43,769 --> 00:26:46,281
You know the material
didn't meet specifications.
481
00:26:46,305 --> 00:26:47,616
That's a lie!
482
00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,921
What about the core
samples you took?
483
00:26:51,877 --> 00:26:53,372
Where did you get
your information?
484
00:26:53,396 --> 00:26:54,423
Never mind.
485
00:26:54,447 --> 00:26:55,791
Why is it you guys
486
00:26:55,815 --> 00:26:57,626
always pick on
the little fellow?
487
00:26:57,650 --> 00:26:59,327
Because we can't
get the big fellow
488
00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:00,895
unless the little
one cooperates.
489
00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:02,931
Graft couldn't exist
without men like you.
490
00:27:02,955 --> 00:27:04,265
That's a hot one!
491
00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:06,267
I didn't make 50
cents on that deal.
492
00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:08,670
I didn't say you made
any money on the deal,
493
00:27:08,694 --> 00:27:11,172
but when people are
killed, as they were there,
494
00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:13,007
are you going to feel any better
495
00:27:13,031 --> 00:27:15,977
because you closed your
eyes just to protect your job?
496
00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,813
You expect me to get
up there and tell the truth?
497
00:27:17,837 --> 00:27:19,180
Yes.
498
00:27:19,204 --> 00:27:20,715
You know what would
happen to me if I did?
499
00:27:20,739 --> 00:27:22,050
The police will protect you.
500
00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:23,384
Ah! Are you kidding?
501
00:27:23,408 --> 00:27:25,286
Harris will see to it.
502
00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:27,372
From where, San Quentin?
503
00:27:27,396 --> 00:27:30,475
I notice he's doing
pretty fine for himself.
504
00:27:30,499 --> 00:27:32,810
Listen to me, Mr. Mason.
I've got a wife and three kids.
505
00:27:32,834 --> 00:27:34,830
I'm not taking any chances.
506
00:27:34,854 --> 00:27:37,132
You get me up
before that grand jury,
507
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,756
I'll tell them I don't
know from nothin'.
508
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,672
Suppose it was your
wife or one of your kids.
509
00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:46,058
What?
510
00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,927
Suppose you had to leave one
of them at Northport Hospital.
511
00:28:03,749 --> 00:28:05,115
Hello, counselor.
512
00:28:06,151 --> 00:28:07,562
Mr. Blake.
513
00:28:07,586 --> 00:28:10,499
I know how busy you're going
to be in there today, Mr. Mason.
514
00:28:10,523 --> 00:28:12,367
The incapacitated Mr. Harris
515
00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,469
has come up with a
formidable substitute.
516
00:28:14,493 --> 00:28:15,737
Yeah, thank you.
517
00:28:15,761 --> 00:28:17,906
I understand you
talked to Duclerc.
518
00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:19,240
Oh, how so?
519
00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:20,642
Oh, one hears rumors.
520
00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:22,677
I presume he'll be here today?
521
00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:26,447
Oh, I'm a little surprised to
find you taking such an interest
522
00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:28,416
in this rather, um,
local affair, Mr. Blake.
523
00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:29,551
You know why.
524
00:28:29,575 --> 00:28:30,802
Jimmy Castleton?
525
00:28:30,826 --> 00:28:33,237
Yes. He assures
me he's innocent.
526
00:28:33,261 --> 00:28:36,308
I have big plans for him, Mason.
527
00:28:36,332 --> 00:28:37,309
Will you do me a favor?
528
00:28:37,333 --> 00:28:38,643
If I can.
529
00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:40,378
Perhaps I don't
even have to ask you.
530
00:28:40,402 --> 00:28:43,314
If Jimmy Castleton is
guilty of graft or corruption,
531
00:28:43,338 --> 00:28:45,033
then let him pay for it.
532
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:46,367
But if he isn't...
533
00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:47,435
You don't have to ask.
534
00:28:47,459 --> 00:28:50,171
There'll be no
guilt by association.
535
00:28:50,195 --> 00:28:52,140
No innuendo.
536
00:28:52,164 --> 00:28:54,876
But I do intend to follow
through on this, Mr. Blake,
537
00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:56,978
no matter who gets hurt.
538
00:28:57,002 --> 00:28:58,296
That's all I ask.
539
00:28:58,320 --> 00:28:59,530
Then we understand each other.
540
00:28:59,554 --> 00:29:01,521
Perfectly.
541
00:29:10,732 --> 00:29:15,068
Will the sergeant at arms
call Mr. Theophile Duclerc?
542
00:29:38,327 --> 00:29:40,705
I was told to take
my core samples
543
00:29:40,729 --> 00:29:42,841
at certain designated places.
544
00:29:42,865 --> 00:29:45,443
They checked to
specifications there.
545
00:29:45,467 --> 00:29:48,713
Throughout the whole
hospital structure, however,
546
00:29:48,737 --> 00:29:52,217
I knew the specifications
would not stand inspection.
547
00:29:52,241 --> 00:29:53,918
Who gave you instructions
548
00:29:53,942 --> 00:29:57,255
as to where you were
to get your core samples?
549
00:29:57,279 --> 00:29:58,545
Mr. Fairbanks.
550
00:30:01,450 --> 00:30:02,844
There's an item of
6 and one half tons
551
00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:05,613
of special steel cable.
552
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:08,416
Only one truckload
of steel cable
553
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,486
was delivered to
the job, Mr. Mason.
554
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:15,290
Their truck couldn't possibly
carry 6 and a half tons.
555
00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:16,791
It's a relief.
556
00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:20,495
It's a relief to get
it off my chest.
557
00:30:20,519 --> 00:30:22,430
Thank you, Mr. Duclerc.
558
00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:25,455
I'd like to call
Mr. Eugene Milton.
559
00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:32,006
Now, Mr. Milton, you
are the county auditor?
560
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,374
Yes, sir.
561
00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:35,209
What is your secretary's name?
562
00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:38,267
Leora Mathews.
563
00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:43,217
I have here some figures
564
00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:46,420
broken down by the CPA
firm of Wyett and King,
565
00:30:46,444 --> 00:30:49,491
which indicate... I will
take just this one item
566
00:30:49,515 --> 00:30:50,625
which Mr. Duclerc mentioned.
567
00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:53,561
Six and one half
tons of steel cable.
568
00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:55,580
Duclerc mentioned
the steel cable?
569
00:30:55,604 --> 00:30:57,082
That's right. He did.
570
00:30:57,106 --> 00:30:58,667
What about it, Mr. Milton?
571
00:30:58,691 --> 00:31:01,202
What about grade
B concrete blocks
572
00:31:01,226 --> 00:31:02,637
at grade A prices
573
00:31:02,661 --> 00:31:06,107
and second-quality plumbing
supplies at premium cost?
574
00:31:06,131 --> 00:31:07,542
I still can't believe
575
00:31:07,566 --> 00:31:10,378
that Duclerc mentioned
the steel cable.
576
00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:12,102
Well, he did.
577
00:31:14,189 --> 00:31:16,134
If I tell you what
I know, will...?
578
00:31:16,158 --> 00:31:18,270
Will I get some
sort of protection?
579
00:31:18,294 --> 00:31:20,774
Then you were connected
with the cover-up?
580
00:31:22,081 --> 00:31:23,441
Who gave you orders?
581
00:31:23,465 --> 00:31:26,516
The contractor,
Mr. George Fairbanks.
582
00:31:29,087 --> 00:31:32,500
Who else was in the
deal, Marshall Scott?
583
00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:34,636
I understand he was.
584
00:31:34,660 --> 00:31:37,605
I didn't have anything
to do with him.
585
00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:39,173
Mr. Foreman, we'll want
586
00:31:39,197 --> 00:31:42,010
this man's complete
statement, of course.
587
00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:44,812
May I suggest that we
expedite this hearing
588
00:31:44,836 --> 00:31:47,181
and get on with
our next witness?
589
00:31:47,205 --> 00:31:49,617
Thank you.
590
00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:52,341
I'd like to call
Mr. George Fairbanks.
591
00:31:55,847 --> 00:31:57,676
Now, Mr. Fairbanks,
592
00:31:57,700 --> 00:32:02,147
you were the prime contractor
on the Northport Hospital project?
593
00:32:02,171 --> 00:32:03,481
Yes.
594
00:32:03,505 --> 00:32:05,183
When you submitted your bid,
595
00:32:05,207 --> 00:32:07,719
you were worried
about it being the low bid,
596
00:32:07,743 --> 00:32:09,054
were you not?
597
00:32:09,078 --> 00:32:11,907
Well, yes. We, uh...
We wanted the contract.
598
00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:13,574
And so you went to someone
599
00:32:13,598 --> 00:32:16,494
to find out how you could
be assured of getting it?
600
00:32:16,518 --> 00:32:18,829
I...
601
00:32:18,853 --> 00:32:19,830
No.
602
00:32:19,854 --> 00:32:21,166
No?
603
00:32:21,190 --> 00:32:24,636
Didn't you give
instructions to Eugene Milton
604
00:32:24,660 --> 00:32:26,304
to falsify his books?
605
00:32:26,328 --> 00:32:29,457
And how about
Duclerc's core samples?
606
00:32:29,481 --> 00:32:32,693
Am I imagining where he
was told to take them from?
607
00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:36,864
And the $50,000 Marshall
Scott's wife turned over
608
00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:38,933
to the district attorney?
609
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:43,737
How much, in all, did you
pay out, Mr. Fairbanks?
610
00:32:43,761 --> 00:32:45,223
A hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
611
00:32:45,247 --> 00:32:47,425
And you watered the construction
612
00:32:47,449 --> 00:32:48,760
to make up for it?
613
00:32:48,784 --> 00:32:50,294
Yes, I padded all costs.
614
00:32:50,318 --> 00:32:52,530
It was the only
thing I could do.
615
00:32:52,554 --> 00:32:54,833
No, sir, it was
not the only thing
616
00:32:54,857 --> 00:32:56,318
you could have done.
617
00:32:56,342 --> 00:33:01,122
Now, to whom did you
pay this $150,000 bribe?
618
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:04,459
I gave it to Marshall Scott.
619
00:33:04,483 --> 00:33:06,161
What was he supposed
to have done with it?
620
00:33:06,185 --> 00:33:09,164
Keep $25,000 and take
care of the higher-ups.
621
00:33:09,188 --> 00:33:12,550
Did he ever tell you who
any of these higher-ups were?
622
00:33:12,574 --> 00:33:15,086
He only mentioned one name.
623
00:33:15,110 --> 00:33:16,471
What name, Mr. Fairbanks?
624
00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:18,757
Brander Harris.
625
00:33:20,649 --> 00:33:22,811
It's the truth, I swear.
626
00:33:22,835 --> 00:33:24,312
Why would I lie?
627
00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:26,564
I'm in enough trouble now.
628
00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:30,234
Marshall told me
Harris' cut was $25,000.
629
00:33:39,852 --> 00:33:43,497
I show you these broken
pieces of glass bookend, doctor,
630
00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:45,366
marked people's exhibit A.
631
00:33:45,390 --> 00:33:48,258
Now, I ask you if death could
have been caused by them.
632
00:33:50,996 --> 00:33:56,344
Yes, sir. The wound on the skull
fits the shape of this bookend.
633
00:33:56,368 --> 00:33:57,946
And what was the
time of death, doctor?
634
00:33:57,970 --> 00:34:03,551
Sometime between 6 and 7:30
p.m. Thursday, December 11th.
635
00:34:03,575 --> 00:34:05,470
Thank you, sir. That'll be all.
636
00:34:05,494 --> 00:34:07,071
Cross-examine.
637
00:34:07,095 --> 00:34:08,995
No questions.
638
00:34:11,466 --> 00:34:14,195
We arrived at the
Scott house at 8:10,
639
00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,197
went in and found
Marshall Scott dead.
640
00:34:16,221 --> 00:34:20,017
I see. Lieutenant,
I call your attention
641
00:34:20,041 --> 00:34:22,253
to this glass bookend
marked people's exhibit A
642
00:34:22,277 --> 00:34:24,188
and ask if you had it examined.
643
00:34:24,212 --> 00:34:25,523
Yes, sir.
644
00:34:25,547 --> 00:34:27,124
We found the decedent's blood
645
00:34:27,148 --> 00:34:30,728
and the fingerprints of the
defendant, Brander Harris.
646
00:34:30,752 --> 00:34:32,330
I'll show you these photographs
647
00:34:32,354 --> 00:34:33,597
and ask if you
can identify them.
648
00:34:33,621 --> 00:34:35,499
Yes, sir. I found the
negative and several prints
649
00:34:35,523 --> 00:34:36,600
in the decedent's desk.
650
00:34:36,624 --> 00:34:37,668
If it please the court,
651
00:34:37,692 --> 00:34:39,537
I should like these
marked for identification
652
00:34:39,561 --> 00:34:40,889
and entered in evidence.
653
00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:42,423
Mr. Mason?
654
00:34:42,447 --> 00:34:44,426
No objection, Your Honor.
655
00:34:44,450 --> 00:34:46,060
Your witness.
656
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:47,962
Lieutenant, I'm trying to recall
657
00:34:47,986 --> 00:34:50,014
if there were two
glass bookends.
658
00:34:50,038 --> 00:34:52,650
Yes, sir. They, um...
They come in pairs.
659
00:34:52,674 --> 00:34:54,819
Were there any prints
on the unbroken one?
660
00:34:54,843 --> 00:34:56,988
No, no prints, Mr. Mason.
661
00:34:57,012 --> 00:34:58,957
Thank you,
lieutenant. That's all.
662
00:34:58,981 --> 00:35:01,192
You may stand down, lieutenant.
663
00:35:01,216 --> 00:35:04,228
Miss Leora Mathews
to the stand please.
664
00:35:04,252 --> 00:35:06,497
Miss Mathews,
would you tell the court
665
00:35:06,521 --> 00:35:08,499
what transpired
in your hotel room
666
00:35:08,523 --> 00:35:10,334
on the night of December 10th?
667
00:35:10,358 --> 00:35:12,603
Well, Brander...
That is, Mr. Harris
668
00:35:12,627 --> 00:35:14,438
and I were having a quiet time
669
00:35:14,462 --> 00:35:16,407
when this guy
busts into the room
670
00:35:16,431 --> 00:35:17,926
and takes our picture.
671
00:35:17,950 --> 00:35:19,460
What guy, Miss Mathews?
672
00:35:19,484 --> 00:35:20,995
I never saw him before.
673
00:35:21,019 --> 00:35:22,297
Go on, please.
674
00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,932
Well, they started to fight,
and Brander got knocked out,
675
00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:26,267
and the man went away.
676
00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:29,236
Would you tell the court
what you and the defendant
677
00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:30,871
were talking about
before this happened?
678
00:35:30,895 --> 00:35:32,774
Well, Brander was very upset.
679
00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:34,642
He told me that the grand jury
680
00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:36,143
had got its bit
between its teeth
681
00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:37,145
and was running away.
682
00:35:37,169 --> 00:35:38,979
They wanted him to investigate
683
00:35:39,003 --> 00:35:40,848
the Northport Hospital business.
684
00:35:40,872 --> 00:35:43,618
So I asked him what he
was going to do about it.
685
00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:45,720
And what was his
response to that?
686
00:35:45,744 --> 00:35:48,089
Well, he said, "Every
man for himself."
687
00:35:48,113 --> 00:35:50,891
He was going to put the
spurs to Marshall Scott.
688
00:35:50,915 --> 00:35:52,994
Did he mention any other names?
689
00:35:53,018 --> 00:35:55,396
No, sir, he just said
that the only one
690
00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:57,882
that could cut his
throat was Mr. Scott.
691
00:35:57,906 --> 00:36:00,656
Thank you, Miss
Mathews. Cross-examine.
692
00:36:05,096 --> 00:36:07,175
Miss Mathews, did you
know Marshall Scott?
693
00:36:07,199 --> 00:36:09,943
No, I never met him.
694
00:36:09,967 --> 00:36:12,246
Now, on the day of the murder,
695
00:36:12,270 --> 00:36:14,215
do you recall my visit
to your hotel room?
696
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:15,583
Yes.
697
00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:16,884
Just after I left,
698
00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:18,719
you tried to make a
telephone call, did you not?
699
00:36:18,743 --> 00:36:20,405
Phone call?
700
00:36:20,429 --> 00:36:23,240
Not being able to
reach the hotel operator,
701
00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:25,410
you went downstairs to the
lobby and used the pay phone?
702
00:36:25,434 --> 00:36:28,246
Well, yes.
703
00:36:28,270 --> 00:36:30,248
What number did you
dial, Miss Mathews?
704
00:36:30,272 --> 00:36:32,784
I don't remember.
705
00:36:32,808 --> 00:36:36,254
Could the number have
been Dakota 6-7054?
706
00:36:36,278 --> 00:36:38,856
It could have been, yes.
707
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:42,627
That's Marshall Scott's
home telephone number.
708
00:36:42,651 --> 00:36:44,461
Now, you did know
him, did you not?
709
00:36:44,485 --> 00:36:46,563
Well, I didn't admit
it because, well,
710
00:36:46,587 --> 00:36:48,432
you might misunderstand
our relationship.
711
00:36:48,456 --> 00:36:50,668
And you have know him
for a long time, haven't you?
712
00:36:50,692 --> 00:36:52,187
Just a couple of years.
713
00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:55,856
Wasn't it because of
your love and affection
714
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,159
for Marshall Scott that
you conspired with him
715
00:36:58,183 --> 00:36:59,827
to entrap Brander Harris?
716
00:36:59,851 --> 00:37:01,779
I didn't conspire with
anybody for anything.
717
00:37:01,803 --> 00:37:04,348
Then it was just
pure coincidence
718
00:37:04,372 --> 00:37:06,550
that the pictures taken
of you and Brander Harris
719
00:37:06,574 --> 00:37:08,494
were delivered
to Marshall Scott?
720
00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:13,647
Thank you, Miss Mathews.
721
00:37:15,817 --> 00:37:17,495
Now, Mrs. Scott,
did your husband
722
00:37:17,519 --> 00:37:18,863
make any phone
calls from your home
723
00:37:18,887 --> 00:37:20,732
during the day of December 11th?
724
00:37:20,756 --> 00:37:22,867
Yes, he did. He
made two of them.
725
00:37:22,891 --> 00:37:25,803
The first one was made
about 9:30 in the morning.
726
00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:28,590
Do you know to whom your
husband was talking at that time?
727
00:37:28,614 --> 00:37:29,958
No, I don't.
728
00:37:29,982 --> 00:37:31,893
But you did hear
what Mr. Scott said.
729
00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:33,895
He said something to the effect
730
00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:36,931
that he might have to
drop out of sight for a while
731
00:37:36,955 --> 00:37:39,684
because Mr. Harris
would be gunning for him.
732
00:37:39,708 --> 00:37:41,919
I see.
733
00:37:41,943 --> 00:37:45,073
Now, Mrs. Scott, what time did
you return home that evening?
734
00:37:45,097 --> 00:37:48,465
About 10 after 9.
735
00:37:50,802 --> 00:37:52,680
Marshall was dead.
736
00:37:52,704 --> 00:37:56,584
I left later on to
go to your office.
737
00:37:56,608 --> 00:37:57,835
Why did you do that?
738
00:37:57,859 --> 00:38:00,103
To tell you about the $50,000
739
00:38:00,127 --> 00:38:01,271
I found in Marshall's hatbox.
740
00:38:01,295 --> 00:38:02,957
Of course.
741
00:38:02,981 --> 00:38:05,815
Thank you, Mrs.
Scott. Cross-examine.
742
00:38:09,821 --> 00:38:12,132
Now, Mrs. Scott, you testified
743
00:38:12,156 --> 00:38:15,636
that your husband made
two phone calls that day.
744
00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:18,372
What time was the
second call made?
745
00:38:18,396 --> 00:38:19,740
At exactly 4:25.
746
00:38:19,764 --> 00:38:23,243
Would you happen to
know whom he was calling?
747
00:38:23,267 --> 00:38:26,481
I heard him ask for
Mr. James Castleton.
748
00:38:26,505 --> 00:38:30,117
You said the call was
made to Mr. Castleton
749
00:38:30,141 --> 00:38:31,118
at exactly 4:25.
750
00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:32,203
Yes.
751
00:38:32,227 --> 00:38:34,205
What makes you so
positive about the time?
752
00:38:34,229 --> 00:38:37,608
Because I left the house
five minutes later, 4:30,
753
00:38:37,632 --> 00:38:39,994
to pick up my
daughter at college.
754
00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:41,896
And you brought her home?
755
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,832
No, I drove her
to a friend's house,
756
00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:49,036
Julie Stewart's, and then
I returned home alone.
757
00:38:49,060 --> 00:38:52,440
And when did you arrive?
758
00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,142
At about 10 after 9.
759
00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:56,244
Now, in checking,
760
00:38:56,268 --> 00:38:58,596
we find that you left the
Stewart home at 8:30.
761
00:38:58,620 --> 00:39:01,349
They live only 20
minutes from the campus.
762
00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:03,351
What took you so long?
763
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:05,219
We were delayed.
764
00:39:05,243 --> 00:39:07,322
We had a flat tire.
765
00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:08,823
Did you go to a garage?
766
00:39:08,847 --> 00:39:12,660
No, it was way out
on Valley Boulevard.
767
00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:15,246
A gentleman stopped
768
00:39:15,270 --> 00:39:17,898
and was kind enough
to change it for us.
769
00:39:17,922 --> 00:39:19,349
Did you get the name
of the gentleman?
770
00:39:19,373 --> 00:39:21,219
No.
771
00:39:21,243 --> 00:39:22,537
What kind of a
car was he driving?
772
00:39:22,561 --> 00:39:24,706
A blue one.
773
00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:25,757
What make?
774
00:39:25,781 --> 00:39:28,948
I don't know! I don't know!
775
00:39:35,157 --> 00:39:39,103
Mr. Mason, I lied
about the flat tire.
776
00:39:39,127 --> 00:39:40,605
Mother, don't!
777
00:39:40,629 --> 00:39:41,856
Order.
778
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,591
Order in the courtroom.
779
00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:46,144
Now, I'll tolerate
no more outbursts.
780
00:39:46,168 --> 00:39:48,513
Proceed, Mr. Mason.
781
00:39:48,537 --> 00:39:49,530
Your Honor.
782
00:39:49,554 --> 00:39:51,932
Now, I want the
truth, Mrs. Scott.
783
00:39:51,956 --> 00:39:54,835
What time did you
really arrive home?
784
00:39:54,859 --> 00:39:56,670
At a quarter to 8.
785
00:39:56,694 --> 00:39:58,322
My husband was dead.
786
00:39:58,346 --> 00:39:59,824
And being frightened,
787
00:39:59,848 --> 00:40:02,877
you decided to phone
the police anonymously
788
00:40:02,901 --> 00:40:05,145
and drive Helen to
her friend's house?
789
00:40:05,169 --> 00:40:06,130
Yes, that's right.
790
00:40:06,154 --> 00:40:08,699
Now, we've heard evidence
791
00:40:08,723 --> 00:40:11,803
that your husband died
between 6 and 7:30.
792
00:40:11,827 --> 00:40:14,505
And you say you
arrived at a quarter to 8.
793
00:40:14,529 --> 00:40:17,241
Then that proves that I
didn't kill my husband,
794
00:40:17,265 --> 00:40:18,776
if that's what you mean.
795
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:20,111
But can you prove
796
00:40:20,135 --> 00:40:22,079
that you arrived at
a quarter to 8:00?
797
00:40:22,103 --> 00:40:25,549
Yes. I didn't dare mention
this to the police before,
798
00:40:25,573 --> 00:40:27,885
but when I turned our
corner, I almost hit a car
799
00:40:27,909 --> 00:40:29,520
that was going in
the opposite direction.
800
00:40:29,544 --> 00:40:33,024
Driven by the same gentleman
who fixed your flat tire?
801
00:40:33,048 --> 00:40:35,159
I tell you, I'm
speaking the truth now.
802
00:40:35,183 --> 00:40:37,278
It was a white convertible.
803
00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:39,247
I just barely
scraped his fender.
804
00:40:39,271 --> 00:40:41,082
Did the driver stop the car?
805
00:40:41,106 --> 00:40:43,016
No, but if you
look at my fender,
806
00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,086
you can see traces
of white paint.
807
00:40:45,110 --> 00:40:46,620
Unfortunately, Mrs. Scott,
808
00:40:46,644 --> 00:40:48,923
that won't tell us
when it happened.
809
00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:50,991
Now, you testified that you lied
810
00:40:51,015 --> 00:40:53,093
about the time of your arrival
811
00:40:53,117 --> 00:40:54,094
because you were afraid.
812
00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:55,096
Yes.
813
00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:56,380
What were you afraid of?
814
00:40:56,404 --> 00:40:59,283
People knew that Marshall and I
815
00:40:59,307 --> 00:41:01,602
didn't get along too well.
816
00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:02,937
Is that the only reason?
817
00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:05,873
Yes, that's right.
818
00:41:05,897 --> 00:41:09,276
We have, in the course
of our investigation,
819
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,145
uncovered $150,000 bribe.
820
00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:14,415
You turned in 50,000
of it to Mr. Burger.
821
00:41:14,439 --> 00:41:16,784
How much didn't you turn in?
822
00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:19,921
Did you hold out a
share, Mrs. Scott?
823
00:41:19,945 --> 00:41:23,724
No, I turned in
every penny I found!
824
00:41:23,748 --> 00:41:28,162
Then what happened
to that other $100,000?
825
00:41:28,186 --> 00:41:30,414
Your Honor, I protest. Mrs.
Scott is not on trial here.
826
00:41:30,438 --> 00:41:32,682
If counselor will consent to
my calling my next witness,
827
00:41:32,706 --> 00:41:34,385
I believe we can clear
up the whereabouts
828
00:41:34,409 --> 00:41:35,803
of the missing money.
829
00:41:35,827 --> 00:41:39,757
Mr. Mason, have you finished
your examination of the witness?
830
00:41:39,781 --> 00:41:42,360
No, your honor, but I will defer
831
00:41:42,384 --> 00:41:46,130
if I'm allowed the privilege
of recalling her later.
832
00:41:46,154 --> 00:41:49,183
Granted. Call your
witness, Mr. Burger.
833
00:41:49,207 --> 00:41:51,269
I call Mr. James Castleton.
834
00:41:51,293 --> 00:41:54,813
You may step down, Mrs. Scott.
835
00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,832
Raise your right hand.
836
00:42:04,856 --> 00:42:06,834
Do you solemnly
swear to tell the truth,
837
00:42:06,858 --> 00:42:08,503
the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth?
838
00:42:08,527 --> 00:42:09,504
I do.
839
00:42:09,528 --> 00:42:10,838
State your name.
840
00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:12,373
James Castleton.
841
00:42:12,397 --> 00:42:14,246
Be seated, please.
842
00:42:16,952 --> 00:42:18,862
And now, about these
photographs, Mr. Castleton.
843
00:42:18,886 --> 00:42:20,364
Could you tell us
who sent them to you?
844
00:42:20,388 --> 00:42:22,466
Yes. Marshall Scott sent
them after a phone call to me.
845
00:42:22,490 --> 00:42:25,386
Did you have a conversation
with the defendant
846
00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:26,420
about that phone call?
847
00:42:26,444 --> 00:42:27,688
Yes.
848
00:42:27,712 --> 00:42:30,791
I believe that if I question you
849
00:42:30,815 --> 00:42:33,528
about that conversation,
that Mr. Mason will object.
850
00:42:33,552 --> 00:42:34,896
Therefore, I can
only question you
851
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:36,497
about the duration
of the conversation.
852
00:42:36,521 --> 00:42:37,732
On the contrary, Your Honor.
853
00:42:37,756 --> 00:42:39,901
Mr. Mason has no
objection whatever.
854
00:42:39,925 --> 00:42:41,402
The witness can testify
855
00:42:41,426 --> 00:42:43,571
to the entire
conversation if he wishes.
856
00:42:43,595 --> 00:42:45,239
That would be
hearsay, Mr. Mason.
857
00:42:45,263 --> 00:42:47,775
The defense considers
it part of the res gestae.
858
00:42:47,799 --> 00:42:49,676
If it isn't brought
out on direct,
859
00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:51,913
we'll ask for the
conversation on cross.
860
00:42:51,937 --> 00:42:55,471
Very well. Continue, Mr. Burger.
861
00:42:57,675 --> 00:42:58,786
All right, Mr. Castleton.
862
00:42:58,810 --> 00:43:00,621
Tell us about the conversation.
863
00:43:00,645 --> 00:43:03,857
I asked the defendant
to confirm or deny
864
00:43:03,881 --> 00:43:05,659
certain statements
by Marshall Scott
865
00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:07,228
that he had paid Harris $25,000
866
00:43:07,252 --> 00:43:11,132
to keep his nose out of
the hospital investigation.
867
00:43:11,156 --> 00:43:13,067
What did Mr. Harris say to that?
868
00:43:13,091 --> 00:43:15,686
He said he considered
my question insulting.
869
00:43:15,710 --> 00:43:17,020
Did you tell him
870
00:43:17,044 --> 00:43:19,073
about any other
statements by Mr. Scott?
871
00:43:19,097 --> 00:43:20,942
Yes, I told him that Scott said
872
00:43:20,966 --> 00:43:22,977
he knew Harris had
the goods on him,
873
00:43:23,001 --> 00:43:26,080
but that he'd bring Harris
down with him when he fell.
874
00:43:26,104 --> 00:43:28,282
And what was Mr. Harri"
reaction to that?
875
00:43:28,306 --> 00:43:30,701
He hung up on me.
876
00:43:30,725 --> 00:43:33,537
I see. Thank you, Mr. Castleton.
877
00:43:33,561 --> 00:43:35,661
Cross-examine.
878
00:43:37,264 --> 00:43:40,477
Mr. Castleton, do you
recall my visit to your office
879
00:43:40,501 --> 00:43:41,712
to discuss those photographs?
880
00:43:41,736 --> 00:43:42,913
Yes, I do.
881
00:43:42,937 --> 00:43:44,648
Do you recall saying
882
00:43:44,672 --> 00:43:46,216
the first time you
saw the photographs
883
00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:48,185
was when Mr. Blake's
messenger arrived with them?
884
00:43:48,209 --> 00:43:51,655
Yes, while I'd spoken
to Marshall Scott
885
00:43:51,679 --> 00:43:54,224
about the photographs, I
hadn't actually seen them
886
00:43:54,248 --> 00:43:55,726
until Mr. Blake's
messenger arrived.
887
00:43:55,750 --> 00:43:58,112
Now, where did Mr. Blake
say he got the photographs?
888
00:43:58,136 --> 00:43:59,313
What?
889
00:43:59,337 --> 00:44:02,266
Mr. Blake had the
photographs at Marchands.
890
00:44:02,290 --> 00:44:04,368
He must have assured you
that his source was reliable.
891
00:44:04,392 --> 00:44:05,653
Where'd he get them?
892
00:44:05,677 --> 00:44:11,208
I, uh, I guess I've
confused my chronology.
893
00:44:11,232 --> 00:44:15,545
Actually, uh, I remember
Mr. Scott mentioned
894
00:44:15,569 --> 00:44:17,331
that he had sent copies
to Mr. Blake and myself
895
00:44:17,355 --> 00:44:18,699
at the same time.
896
00:44:18,723 --> 00:44:21,969
I suggest that we unravel
the confusion by admitting
897
00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:25,172
that Mr. Scott didn't send
Mr. Blake a copy at all.
898
00:44:25,196 --> 00:44:27,708
You were the one
who gave it to him.
899
00:44:27,732 --> 00:44:29,043
Yes, I guess I did.
900
00:44:29,067 --> 00:44:31,729
I... I always take Mr. Blake
into my confidence.
901
00:44:31,753 --> 00:44:33,063
Thank you.
902
00:44:33,087 --> 00:44:35,799
Now, at any time, did
you act as a go-between
903
00:44:35,823 --> 00:44:37,652
for the purpose of insuring
904
00:44:37,676 --> 00:44:39,687
that Fairbanks got
that hospital contract?
905
00:44:39,711 --> 00:44:40,938
Certainly not.
906
00:44:40,962 --> 00:44:44,825
Did you arrange for Marshall
Scott to receive $25,000?
907
00:44:44,849 --> 00:44:47,461
You're a little
confused, Mr. Mason.
908
00:44:47,485 --> 00:44:49,730
I believe Mrs. Scott testified
909
00:44:49,754 --> 00:44:52,666
that she had found
$50,000 in their home.
910
00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:55,502
But you testified on
direct examination
911
00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:56,903
that Scott told you
912
00:44:56,927 --> 00:45:00,173
he was to pay the
defendant $25,000 as a bribe.
913
00:45:00,197 --> 00:45:01,241
Yes.
914
00:45:01,265 --> 00:45:02,843
Yet when you spoke
to the defendant,
915
00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:04,611
didn't he deny that?
916
00:45:04,635 --> 00:45:05,846
No.
917
00:45:05,870 --> 00:45:08,048
He did say he considered
the question insulting.
918
00:45:08,072 --> 00:45:09,433
Yes.
919
00:45:09,457 --> 00:45:12,569
So wouldn't you say there
was a strong possibility
920
00:45:12,593 --> 00:45:15,472
that the deceased lied
and withheld the $25,000
921
00:45:15,496 --> 00:45:17,224
he claimed was Harris' cut?
922
00:45:17,248 --> 00:45:18,558
I object, Your Honor.
923
00:45:18,582 --> 00:45:20,611
That calls for a conclusion
not based on the facts.
924
00:45:20,635 --> 00:45:22,045
Sustained.
925
00:45:22,069 --> 00:45:24,415
Now, isn't it a fact that
when the grand jury
926
00:45:24,439 --> 00:45:26,584
started to investigate
the hospital,
927
00:45:26,608 --> 00:45:28,369
you got in touch with Scott
928
00:45:28,393 --> 00:45:30,003
and demanded he stop Harris?
929
00:45:30,027 --> 00:45:31,322
Absolutely not.
930
00:45:31,346 --> 00:45:33,190
Would you describe
your activities
931
00:45:33,214 --> 00:45:34,959
on the night of the murder?
932
00:45:36,817 --> 00:45:38,528
Well, there's very
little to describe.
933
00:45:38,552 --> 00:45:42,500
I went to work at 4:00
and remained in the office
934
00:45:42,524 --> 00:45:44,034
till a little after 11:30.
935
00:45:44,058 --> 00:45:46,136
And I suppose the members
of the Sun Ledger staff
936
00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:47,588
can vouch for that?
937
00:45:47,612 --> 00:45:48,855
They certainly can.
938
00:45:48,879 --> 00:45:50,724
Your Honor, I
would like to interrupt
939
00:45:50,748 --> 00:45:52,326
my cross-examination
of this witness
940
00:45:52,350 --> 00:45:53,594
to recall a previous witness.
941
00:45:53,618 --> 00:45:55,396
Does Mr. Burger
have an objection?
942
00:45:55,420 --> 00:45:56,830
Which witness?
943
00:45:56,854 --> 00:45:59,199
Lieutenant Tragg.
944
00:45:59,223 --> 00:46:00,818
No objection.
945
00:46:00,842 --> 00:46:02,019
You may step down.
946
00:46:02,043 --> 00:46:03,759
Lieutenant Tragg, please.
947
00:46:15,673 --> 00:46:17,885
Now, lieutenant, did
the police laboratory
948
00:46:17,909 --> 00:46:20,687
perform any of the very
delicate chemical tests
949
00:46:20,711 --> 00:46:23,657
such as the benzidine
test on the other bookend?
950
00:46:23,681 --> 00:46:25,392
That is, the unbroken one?
951
00:46:25,416 --> 00:46:26,994
No, sir. Why should we?
952
00:46:27,018 --> 00:46:29,129
It wasn't the murder weapon.
953
00:46:29,153 --> 00:46:31,382
How can you be positive
it wasn't, lieutenant?
954
00:46:31,406 --> 00:46:33,801
Well, because there
was blood and fingerprints
955
00:46:33,825 --> 00:46:34,802
on the broken bookend.
956
00:46:34,826 --> 00:46:36,170
And none on the other.
957
00:46:36,194 --> 00:46:37,805
You, therefore,
jumped to a conclusion.
958
00:46:37,829 --> 00:46:41,525
But couldn't it have been the
unbroken bookend, lieutenant?
959
00:46:41,549 --> 00:46:42,977
They were twins, weren't they?
960
00:46:43,001 --> 00:46:45,379
If the depression in the
skull accommodated one,
961
00:46:45,403 --> 00:46:47,281
wouldn't it accommodate
the other as well?
962
00:46:47,305 --> 00:46:49,416
Yes, it would. But then it
would have to be wiped off
963
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:52,203
to make the broken bookend
seem to be the murder weapon.
964
00:46:52,227 --> 00:46:53,737
And while it was
being wiped off,
965
00:46:53,761 --> 00:46:55,406
all prints would be
erased, wouldn't they?
966
00:46:55,430 --> 00:46:56,740
Yes, yes, yeah.
967
00:46:56,764 --> 00:46:59,443
Now, lieutenant, despite
the wiping, a benzidine test
968
00:46:59,467 --> 00:47:02,496
would show traces
of blood, wouldn't it?
969
00:47:02,520 --> 00:47:04,248
You could wipe it several times,
970
00:47:04,272 --> 00:47:05,915
and it would still show up.
971
00:47:05,939 --> 00:47:07,251
Thank you, lieutenant.
972
00:47:07,275 --> 00:47:09,303
I now request
Mr. James Castleton
973
00:47:09,327 --> 00:47:11,222
to return to the stand.
974
00:47:11,246 --> 00:47:13,212
Step down, lieutenant.
975
00:47:26,994 --> 00:47:30,741
You understand, Mr. Castleton,
you're still under oath.
976
00:47:30,765 --> 00:47:34,528
Now, Mr. Castleton,
I'll ask you once again.
977
00:47:34,552 --> 00:47:38,598
What were your activities
on the night of the murder?
978
00:47:38,622 --> 00:47:40,167
I was in my office.
979
00:47:40,191 --> 00:47:43,370
I believe you own a
convertible. Is that correct?
980
00:47:43,394 --> 00:47:44,704
Yes.
981
00:47:44,728 --> 00:47:46,206
What color?
982
00:47:46,230 --> 00:47:47,791
White.
983
00:47:47,815 --> 00:47:49,760
We've heard Mrs. Scott testify
984
00:47:49,784 --> 00:47:51,828
that on her way home that night,
985
00:47:51,852 --> 00:47:54,498
her car was scraped
by a white convertible.
986
00:47:54,522 --> 00:47:56,533
By any chance, was it your car?
987
00:47:56,557 --> 00:47:58,686
Remember, Mr. Castleton,
you're under oath.
988
00:47:58,710 --> 00:48:00,921
Also remember that
Mrs. Scott testified
989
00:48:00,945 --> 00:48:02,856
there were traces of white paint
990
00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,226
from the car in
question on her fender.
991
00:48:05,250 --> 00:48:07,828
It would be a simple
matter to see if that sample
992
00:48:07,852 --> 00:48:09,597
matches the paint on your car.
993
00:48:09,621 --> 00:48:11,899
So I ask you once
again, Mr. Castleton,
994
00:48:11,923 --> 00:48:15,590
what were your activities
on the night of the murder?
995
00:48:17,594 --> 00:48:19,995
I wish to make a
statement, Your Honor.
996
00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:24,445
I confess to being
the principle party
997
00:48:24,469 --> 00:48:27,548
in the payoff of
the Northport graft.
998
00:48:27,572 --> 00:48:30,301
And the murder
of Marshall Scott?
999
00:48:30,325 --> 00:48:33,837
No, I told you. I was
in my office that night.
1000
00:48:33,861 --> 00:48:35,911
Someone borrowed my car.
1001
00:48:37,415 --> 00:48:41,395
For 6 years now, I've
done his dirty work.
1002
00:48:41,419 --> 00:48:44,331
He taught me to lie and steal.
1003
00:48:44,355 --> 00:48:48,435
"This is how a
manipulator works," he said.
1004
00:48:48,459 --> 00:48:50,204
"You've got to learn every facet
1005
00:48:50,228 --> 00:48:52,406
"if you want to
step into my shoes.
1006
00:48:52,430 --> 00:48:57,811
We pull strings and control
votes and representatives."
1007
00:48:57,835 --> 00:48:59,613
So I failed, Mr. Blake.
1008
00:49:01,105 --> 00:49:02,949
I've taken all the risks
for you, all the blame,
1009
00:49:02,973 --> 00:49:05,352
all the chances,
all these years.
1010
00:49:05,376 --> 00:49:08,722
But I didn't go to Marshall
Scott's house for you.
1011
00:49:08,746 --> 00:49:12,081
I wasn't that enraged
at Scott's double-cross.
1012
00:49:13,718 --> 00:49:16,180
Do you want me to take
the blame for that, too?
1013
00:49:16,204 --> 00:49:20,617
No. No, Jimmy.
1014
00:49:20,641 --> 00:49:24,042
I guess nobody can
fill my shoes this time.
1015
00:49:31,902 --> 00:49:33,113
And that's when Mr. Blake
1016
00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:35,014
took a hand in the proceedings.
1017
00:49:35,038 --> 00:49:36,983
He was the one who
went to see Marshall Scott
1018
00:49:37,007 --> 00:49:38,085
on the night of the murder.
1019
00:49:38,109 --> 00:49:39,470
I thought that was Castleton.
1020
00:49:39,494 --> 00:49:41,505
No, that was Mr. Blake himself.
1021
00:49:41,529 --> 00:49:44,575
When he found out that
Scott had double-crossed him
1022
00:49:44,599 --> 00:49:46,076
and couldn't control
you, why, he...
1023
00:49:46,100 --> 00:49:48,467
He exploded and killed Scott.
1024
00:49:49,804 --> 00:49:51,782
That's the part I find
difficult to believe.
1025
00:49:51,806 --> 00:49:55,686
I mean, a man like Blake
deliberately committing murder.
1026
00:49:55,710 --> 00:49:57,087
Well, in all fairness to him,
1027
00:49:57,111 --> 00:49:59,723
I don't think there was
any premeditation involved.
1028
00:49:59,747 --> 00:50:01,357
If there had been,
1029
00:50:01,381 --> 00:50:02,993
he would have sent
a professional killer
1030
00:50:03,017 --> 00:50:04,561
or at least taken a gun along.
1031
00:50:04,585 --> 00:50:07,614
He certainly wouldn't
have relied on that bookend.
1032
00:50:07,638 --> 00:50:10,083
Well, premeditation or no,
1033
00:50:10,107 --> 00:50:12,819
I don't know how I
can every repay you.
1034
00:50:12,843 --> 00:50:14,123
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