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TV Show Episode Scripts > Perry Mason (1957) > Season 2 > The Case of the Howling Dog

Perry Mason (1957) s02e23 Episode Script

The Case of the Howling Dog

(from internet transcript)


Perry Mason: If the court please, Lieutenant Tragg is about to remove a witness from this courtroom. Before that happens, may we approach the bench?

Judege: Yes. Come forward.

Perry Mason: Your Honor, this young woman has been subpoenaed as a witness for the defense. May I ask you to instruct the witness that she need talk to no one until called as a witness and to instruct the district attorney and Lieutenant Tragg that they are not to annoy her?

District Attorney: Your Honor, all we intended to do was to find out from this young woman whether an arrangement had been made for her to approach the cab driver and claim that she was the person who had left her handkerchief in his cab.

Perry Mason: Suppose she said yes?

District Attorney: Then I intended to discover the identity of the person who had paid her to make this false representation and get out a warrant for his arrest.

Perry Mason: All right, then. I'm the person. I did it.





Judge: Gentlemen, the discussion seems to be getting out of hand.

Perry Mason: Your Honor, there's no law against a woman impersonating another, and there's no crime in claiming to be an owner of lost property, unless the claim is made for the purpose of stealing lost property.





Oh, you can't cover up like that. Why don't you tell this court the real purpose of this rigmarole?

Perry Mason: The purpose was to test the recollection of the cab driver, and I believe I was within my rights.

Judge: It appears that Mr. Mason might very well be within his rights, but the court is only called upon at this time to pass on Mr. Mason's request concerning this witness, and I do believe it's entirely in order, and you will refrain from seeking to annoy or intimidate this witness, Mr. Burger.

District Attorney: Very well, Your Honor.



- posted by Kerry Burgess 12:25 AM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Wednesday 21 November 2018