- [last lines]
- [a chimpanzee hugs Perry from behind, startling him]
- Paul Drake: What's the matter, Perry? Still a little spooky?
- Perry Mason: No, I just thought it might be Miss Kempton, that's all.
- [first lines]
- Della Street: [hurrying down a corridor in the courthouse with a package in her arms] Perry... here I am.
- Perry Mason: Did you have a chance to call the office?
- Della Street: Well, I was just going to, but...
- Perry Mason: We have to be up in 212 in less than five minutes.
- Della Street: Yes, I know. If you'll just hold this, it will only take me a minute to call Gertie.
- Benjamin Addicks: A word of advice, Mason - don't ever wear a necktie when you're working around a gorilla's cage.
- Josephine Kempton: I will not speak one single word against anyone. I will not even say what I think of the cruelty and maliciousness of that horrible Mr. Addicks.