The Case of the Married Moonlighter

Season 2, Episode 7, Aired
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A moonlighting school teacher is charged with the murder of a male acquaintance he had taken home after the acquaintance had earlier raised a disturbance at his night job at a cafe.
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  • A moonlighting teacher is charged with the murder of an old acquaintence.

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    "Fair"
    By wrongplace2, Apr 04, 2006 Report Abuse
    Danny Harrison has to work at two jobs to
    support his wife and baby girl who has a bad leg.
    His wife is at wits end and wants a divorce.
    He encounters at his evening job at Luke's cafe
    an old acquaintence,Frank Curran.Problem is,
    Frank is drunk,and gets violent,and when Luke
    wants to call the police,Danny intercedes for
    his friend and takes Frank home.But the next day,
    Frank is found dead at his apartment,and Danny
    is charged with Frank's murder.Perry Mason comes
    to the rescue and with assistance of his
    reliable private eye Paul Drake,the real murderer
    is revealed.Danny does not have to pay the
    lawyer's fees because of his predicament.
     An above average episode.
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  • Luck of the draw this is what I called you can't dwell on someone

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    By PERRYMASONFAN, Dec 02, 2005 Report Abuse
    The reason that this case earned a 7.3 because you wouldn't think a defense attorney wouldn't needed to think fast about who to pin. but you can't always get so lucky about who ever is the real guilty person but that the magic of Perry Mason for y'all a leather book with an IOU as the tip off

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  • A moonlighting teacher is charged with the murder of an acquaintence who had earlier raised a disturbance at the cafe he works at in the nighttime hours

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    By niner7foxtrot, Oct 25, 2005 Report Abuse
    Danny Harrison is a school teacher who works
    nights at Luke's cafe.He needs money to pay the
    medical expenses for his daughter whose leg is
    lame.His wife wants him to quit his teaching job
    and go to work as an engineer.His foolish pride
    does not allow him to do this.While working at
    Luke's cafe,an old acquaintence,Frank Curran,
    stops in.He orders chili,but calls it slop when
    he eats the first mouthful.He gets mad and knocks
    the bowl of it on the floor.Luke Hickey,the
    owner,angrily tells him he will not only pay for it,but clean it up as well.Danny offers to take
    Frank home---and is charged with murder when
    Frank is later found murdered.Perry Mason helps
    to expose the real murderer.
     The best Perry Mason episode ever.moreless

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    • Stacy Harris would return in TCOT Lost Last Act and TCOT Crying Comedian. Edit
    • This episode marked the first of four guest appearances for future Maytag repairman Jesse White. White would return in TCOT Polka Dot Pony, TCOT Gambling Lady, and TCOT Fatal Fortune. Edit
    • This episode is unique in that a bench warrant is issued from the judge for the arrest of a witness for disobeying a supoena. Edit

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    • Paul: Just where do you go to look for something you hope is destroyed? Perry: That's easy - you make it an essential part of the District Attorney's case. Then he has to produce it. Edit
    • Perry: I'd love to help Eileen. If only because you were the first woman who ever proposed to me. It was on her father's farm in Oregon. She was seven at the time. Eileen: I was not. I was 8 1/2 and you turned me down. Della: He probably thought you were too old for him! Edit
    • Perry (to Phil McCabe): I suggest you investigate the power of a subpoena. Edit

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