Perry Mason (TV Series)

The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958)

Ray Collins: Lt. Tragg

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• [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.

• 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]