Perry Mason1957

Perry Mason:
Why did you go to the Bluebell Motel on the night of the murder?

Edmund Arthur Lacey:
As I said, to thwart any swindle which might reflect on the good name of my publication.

Perry Mason:
Well, if you had no control over Mr. Barnaby's actions, how did you expect to accomplish that?

Edmund Arthur Lacey:
Well, I... I hoped to reason with him.

Perry Mason:
Did you talk with Mr. Barnaby?

Edmund Arthur Lacey:
No, no, I never entered his room.

Perry Mason:
Then how did you hope to reason with him? By mental telepathy?