#della/perry/paul

[jisforjudi2]

[theperrylleluniverse]

A polycule that breaks and enters together stays together <3

[dinosaurwithablog]

Della Street... the best secretary in the world!!! 😍

[ddesole]

Perry Mason 2.05 “Chapter Thirteen”

[classicokid]

I finally did another episode 💕

There are so many things I love about this episode, I filled the whole page pretty quickly! I should've gone for a full 2 pages! Not only are there so many plants in the foreground AND the background, but the whole entire crew is SO WELL DRESSED, my god✨ I'm so serious. Perrys whole attitude in this episode is amazing, as well, he's sooo on the case and deliberate with everything and the sleuthing is top notch~

[frommybookbook]

This scene is on a constant loop in my head right now as I write my new fic. This is probably the first meal these two have shared in months, if not years. It's certainly the first time Perry has been in Della's home in years. She's just been arrested for murder and released because he resigned from the appellate court to be able to defend her. And yet she's flirting with him in her kitchen and he doesn't know what to do with that.

What the hell happens after the credits roll on this movie? How do they decide to move forward, back into a relationship where they're working closely together, for another 30 movies? These are just some of the questions I need answers to.

[louissviolin]

Daily Reminder of the Reasons why I love Perry Mason:

Raymond Burr and his complete package (everything about him…get your mind out of the gutter)

Barbara Hale and her sweet and sexy personality. Have to name my daughter after her.

William Hopper and his adorable smile

My babygurl Ham Burger who loses most of the time and I can’t dislike him at all

My fav cute old man Tragg whom I can’t hate either

Have to bring this up because I previously brought it up but my list of my children’s names are based off some of these wonderful people. For example, Theodore Raymond (or Raymond Theodore), Della Emerson, Perry Arthur, William Drake, etc…

[pmdpbarbara]

From an original copy of the script from TCOT Final Fade-out: The background for the final scene, the reference to “the three” and then the final “very, very, very, very, very last time…” left me silent (which is rare).

#yes I watched the episode and followed along #they are my favorites

[jisforjudi2]

It's not a very good photo, but just look at Ray Collins - he's not at all interested in being photographed, he just wants to look at Barbara because she's so lovely

[theperrylleluniverse]

First of all, Paul stop staring at Perry as if you're completely in love with him challenge (impossible).

Second of all, these absolute DORKS comparing their lures and bragging about the fish they are going to catch!!! I love them!!

Third of all, Paul immediately being all concerned about Della and asking if she had any issues with her train ticket 🥹🥹

Fourth of all, they are SO UPSET about the prospective of her coming on the trip like no DELLA it's our BOYS WEEKEND!!! No girls allowed!!!!! you dont even like fishing :(((

Fifth of all, Paul gesturing with the lure in his hand <3

Sixth of all, poor babies they look so sad they can't go fishing!!!!! i hope they all go up to Perry's cabin instead so they can have a nice trip anyway :(

[dinosaurwithablog]

Paul Drake in sunglasses 🕶 😎 Hubba hubba!! 😁😍

[grumpycakes]

"Hey there, Handsome."

"Hello Paul"

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In my constant failure as a fanartist to make anything for CURRENT SHOWS, have some Perry Mason Fanart.

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[ddesole]

Perry Mason 2.01 “Chapter Nine”

[rachelkaser]

Masonry Monday: The Case of the Perjured Parrot

A wealthy investor is murdered while at his fishing getaway, with the only apparent witness being his parrot, who repeats the same name over and over. Taking this to be a repetition of his final words, the sheriff arrests Ellen, the dead man's secret mistress, but Perry Mason has his suspicions about the bird's credibility.

Who's Who

Perry Mason's client: Ellen Monteith, a librarian recently married to a man who, to her shock, already has a wife

The victim: Charles Sabin, a wealthy man who's harsh on everyone except his mistress and his talkative parrot

Suspects: Stephanie Sabin, the victim's legitimate wife, who's left to clean up following his death Helen Watkins, the victim's step-daughter, who may or may not have committed a serious crime Richard Waid, the long-suffering secretary, who shifts loyalties to the missus after the murder Fred Bascomb, the cabin's owner, who came across the body and the chattering parrot Casanova, the Sabin family parrot, who apparently witnesses his final moments and repeats his last words over and over

The Setup

Charles Sabin returns home from a trip and completely blows off his wife Stephanie in favor of fawning over his parrot, Casanova (who has been "a very busy bird," according to the man himself). He retrieves an envelope with his wife's name on its from a drawer in his desk. He calls in his secretary, Richard Waid, just to snarl at him for not taking proper care of Casanova. He leaves instructions for Waid to procure some mineral rights, then tells Stephanie and her daughter Helen Watkins that he's decided to drive to his fishing cabin a day early. The ladies aren't packed, and Helen snarls right back at Sabin.

Sabin accuses her of being a thief, and Stephanie refuses to go with him if he's going to attack Helen. Sometime later, a fancy man in a bolo tie drives up to Bascomb Lodge and Cottages in Logan City. He approaches a cabin where a convertible is parked and hears a parrot squawk through the window. Looking through the window, he sees Sabin's body on the ground, with Casanova's cage open and shavings all over the floor. The parrot is walking around the body, repeating, "Helen, give me that gun! Don't shoot!"

In the offices of Perry Mason, Della and Perry are visited by Stephanie Sabin and Helen Watkins. Stephanie tells Perry -- who'd been handling some of Sabin's business affairs -- that a Mr. Bascomb found her husband's body that morning at his fishing cabin. Helen blurts out that she'll be suspected due to Casanova's repeated words. Perry asks when the murder was committed, and Stephanie says they suspect the previous Tuesday. Sabin left for the cabin on Saturday, and Stephanie took Helen to her school, Hollymount, the next day. Stephanie herself stayed in a hotel that same night as she planned to divorce Sabin. Helen didn't stay in school but followed her to the hotel. There's no record of her at the hotel until Wednesday.

Enter Perry Mason, Attorney at Law

Perry and Della drive out to Logan City to meet with Sheriff Barnes, introducing himself as the late Sabin's lawyer on instruction from the widow. The Sheriff introduces Edward Langley, a criminology professor at Logan City's college, who's helping out with the investigation. Perry enters the cabin, where Casanova is chattering away in the cage, repeating the line about Helen. The gun was laying near the body with no fingerprints. The Sheriff and Langley estimate, based on the fish he'd caught and the fact they weren't cleaned, that he was killed Tuesday morning after eating lunch.

They also found a woman's slip and a pair of stockings, which Mrs. Sabin denies belonging to her or to Helen. Perry picks up a book on the side and notes it's from the Logan City Library. There's a knock, and Waid arrives to retrieve Casanova and Sabin's belongings. Langley asks where Waid was on Tuesday -- he was in Denver dealing with the mineral rights. Waid says Sabin called from a payphone as the line was dead, which Langley confirms by picking up the phone. Perry takes his leave and meets Della, who's feeding wildlife outside.

While looking at birds with her, Perry notes a wire on the phone lines -- someone's tapped Sabin's phone. They follow the wire into the foliage, where it leads to a empty, ramshackle cabin. Cut to the Logan City Library, where Ellen Monteith is reading about the murder in the papers. Perry and Della pull up, and Perry greets Ellen, asking her about the book he found in Sabin's cabin. Ellen's obviously distressed, and asks to speak with Perry alone. She confirms she took the book and asks to meet him in the park.

In the park, Ellen tells Perry her story of moving out West and suddenly finding love in the form of "George Walman," a.k.a. Charles Sabin. They met at the library, and Ellen describes him as the kindest person she knew. They married two weeks previously in a quiet ceremony in Las Vegas. Ellen left behind the slip, stockings, and gun, which she owned for protection while closing the library at night. Sabin left on Saturday morning, and she never saw or heard from him again. Della arrives and says Paul is checking on any calls made from Sabin's cabin. Ellen asks if she'll be suspected, and Perry says, "Yes."

The Murder

Prosecutor Sprague brings Ellen Monteith and Fred Bascomb, the gentleman with the bolo tie, into this office and asks Ellen if she's ever seen Bascomb before. She says she never has. After she's escorted out, Bascomb confirms that he saw her driving up to Sabin's cabin on the morning of the murder. Later, Paul enters Perry's office with info: Sabin's will splits the estate between Stephanie and the heretofore-unmentioned brother Arthur Sabin. Also, Helen didn't join her mother at the Windsor Hotel on Sunday. She had run away from school and was waitressing in Logan City when her mother found her on Tuesday. Perry suspected as much.

Perry speaks with Stephanie, who thinks Casanova must have been saying, "Ellen." He asks her about Arthur Sabin, and Stephanie says she's never met him. Later, Perry meets with one Rufus Bolding, who says that Sabin called him about forged checks he'd discovered. Sabin sent Bolding, a handwriting expert, the checks and a handwriting sample. Bolding says Sabin suspected Helen, but she's not the forger, which he informed Sabin of on Monday. Sabin said he'd pass along other samples, but Bolding never received them.

Case under review; please return at a later date

[frommybookbook]

I keep thinking about this moment from Perry Mason Returns. Della has been accused of murder and Perry has just gotten the real killer to confess on the stand. And we pan back to the defendant's table and see Paul Jr. be the first to react and to reach out and grab Della's hand in relief, almost before she's even processed it herself.

I know so much of this is just the mother/son relationship between Barbara Hale and William Katt, but I love how it comes across for Della and Paul Jr.

As much as this movie is about Della and Perry, it's also about Della and Paul Jr. They clearly have such a close bond. One of my favorite scenes in the movie is when Paul Jr. essentially tells Perry to f-off, he'll be working Della's case whether Perry approves or not. And then we get this moment, between these two and not Perry and Della, in this ultimate moment of release, and it's just beautiful.

[louissviolin]

There’s so much going on in this scene. Paul being a lady’s man. Perry and Della dancing very close to each other. He spins her around in the end. OMG cuteness overload.