- Hamilton Burger: At about five minutes to nine on the night of the murder, did you receive a phone call which caused you...
- Perry Mason: Objection, your Honor. Incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial, and improper questioning in that it takes up matters not part of the direct examination.
- Judge: Sustained.
- Hamilton Burger: Now Mr. Dorrell, did you have an appointment at nine o'clock on the night of the murder with the defendant at your house...
- Perry Mason: Objection, your Honor, on the same grounds.
- Hamilton Burger: Your Honor, these questions are certainly germane to the issues in this case.
- Perry Mason: Your Honor, the prosecution had the opportunity of bringing out all these germane issues when it presented its case. The prosecution chose not to do so.
- Judge: Sustained. Mr. Burger, you will confine yourself to proper cross-examination.
- Hamilton Burger: Very well, I have no further questions of the witness at this time. I will bring out what I want to bring out on rebuttal!
- Perry Mason: That would be when the defense is finished with its case.
- Hamilton Burger: Naturally, Mr. Mason.
- [last lines]
- Della Street: You've tampered with my digestion and obstructed my feeding procedure for quite some time.
- Perry Mason: I plead guilty. What's the fine?
- Della Street: One dinner.
- Perry Mason: Mmm...
- Della Street: Payable now.
- Judge: Mr. Burger, the court is interested in this man's method of support. He seems to have found a magic way of life. If he can tell me the secret and it isn't illegal in some form, I might like to try it myself. You're going to answer that question, Mr. Hill. Where do you get your money?
- Perry Mason: Do you have an autopsy report yet?
- Lt. Tragg: No, I expect it by the time I get back downtown.
- Perry Mason: Then, you just suspect murder?
- Lt. Tragg: I guess I'm the gloomy type.
- [first lines]
- Everett Dorrell: Well, I'll tell you bluntly, Dick, you haven't the ghost of a chance of getting the estate money before the three years are up. I went over the whole thing again with the trustees this morning.