Perry Mason (TV Series)

The Case of the Lost Last Act (1959)

Jerome Cowan: Royce

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  Ernest Royce : Steve says, "I know my people. I know the two faces of them. The faces they wear for the public, and the secret faces they show only to each other." Gilbert says, "Perhaps. We'll see. When do I get the last act?" And Steve says, "I'm starting it as soon as you leave. If I live to finish it." Steve opens the door for them, and they exit. Steve grins, sits at his desk, switches on the Dictaphone and begins to dictate. Third act. It's a few minutes after midnight as the curtain rises, but Steve gets no further. There's the sound of a shot, and Steve slumps over his typewriter, dead." Curtain falls on the second act. Any comments?