- [last lines]
- Perry Mason: Well, I wanted to help him, Tragg. I tried to point out that it was irrelevant, incompetent and immaterial. You might tell him that.
- Lt. Tragg: Yes, I already have. That's how this got broken.
- [dumps the broken contents from an envelope onto Perry's desk]
- Lt. Tragg: You know, uh, he, uh, never should get mad. Why, he missed me by at least two-feet.
- [first lines]
- Dr. George Barnes: [seeing another car parked in front of the hospital] Who could be here at this hour?
- Mary K. Davis: Shall we discuss the situation like civilized human beings?
- Leona Walsh: You call yourself a human being?
- Della Street: Mr. Drake, haven't you forgotten something?
- Paul Drake: Huh, what?
- Della Street: How do I signal you?
- Paul Drake: Well, if anything goes wrong, you can uh, just throw your shoes out the window.
- Della Street: Believe me, if anything goes wrong I'll be wearing them.
- Perry Mason: Well, that was a fine performance Miss Clay. Paul, will you see that Miss Clay gets home.
- Paul Drake: With pleasure.
- Miss Clay: Bye Mr. Mason.
- Perry Mason: Goodbye.
- [smiles]
- Miss Clay: If ever there's anything else I can do for you?
- Perry Mason: Well, I think that uh.
- [gets cutoff by Della]
- Della Street: We'll call you.
- Lt. Tragg: Well, hello everybody.
- Perry Mason: Well Lieutenant, what are you doing here?
- Lt. Tragg: Oh, it's a long dull story. But it's just come to the attention of the district attorney that you people are withholding evidence. I believe it's in the form of broken dictating cylinders. Uh, something like these.
- [picks up a shoebox on the desk]
- Perry Mason: Put that down Tragg.
- Lt. Tragg: Well here, this looks like a good one.
- [picks up a whole cylinder of the desk]
- Perry Mason: Listen Tragg, you can't walk off with those.
- Lt. Tragg: Oh, I wouldn't bet on that if I were you. And here's the dictating machine.
- Perry Mason: Where's your warrant?
- Lt. Tragg: Oh, I don't need one. This is all evidence in a murder trial.
- Perry Mason: You still need a warrant.
- Lt. Tragg: Say, you may be right.
- Perry Mason: I am.
- Lt. Tragg: Wish I could take your word for that. Oh, but Mr. Burger might feel differently. I'll let him decide. He'll see you in court anyway. Em.
- [signals to the police officer to pick up the dictating machine]
- Lt. Tragg: . Bye.
- [doffs his hat]