- [first lines]
- Stephanie Sabin: Oh! Oh, I didn't know you were back, Charles. I didn't hear you.
- Charles Sabin: Where is Waid? I want him.
- Casanova the Parrot: Awk! Pretty Polly, pretty Polly. Polly wanna cracker.
- Charles Sabin: Hello, Casanova.
- District Attorney R. Sprague: I want his words made a part of the record.
- Casanova the Parrot: I'll have a martini.
- Perry Mason: Just a moment. Am I to understand you're adopting this parrot as a witness?
- District Attorney R. Sprague: The parrot made a perfectly audible statement and I want it in the records.
- Perry Mason: But he hasn't been sworn.
- District Attorney R. Sprague: Don't be ridiculous. You can't swear a parrot.
- Perry Mason: Also, if he's going to be a witness I think I have the right to cross examine.
- Casanova the Parrot: I'll have a martini.