Perry Mason Season 2 Episode 8

Facing career-ending accusations and potential jailtime, Perry must turn to Strickland to stay ahead of the prosecution – and Lydell. With the Gallardos’ fate in the balance, Della presses Hamilton for answers, while Paul enlists Clara to infiltrate a wealthy white suburb in pursuit of the truth.

Welcome, viewers around the world, to fight night on Perry Mason. The main event: a brutal, overdue grudge match between compadres, drinking buddies, colleagues, and, ultimately, two unkempt nudniks who love each other so much that they’d rather throw down in an absolute slobberknocker than work together. Perry and Pete have been itching for a fight all season—heck, they’ve probably wanted to pop each other for a solid decade—and “Chapter Fifteen” delivers. But not without a quick reminder of the friendship these two share as the episode opens in media res with a shot of Perry and Pete, washed ashore, as the mustachioed newsboy-cap enthusiast reaches for a smoke only to discover a soggy cig. Has there ever been a more perfect image of these two? It’s hard to be friends with Perry Mason. There’s nothing but heartbreak, hard times, and water-logged cigarettes. Though, occasionally, he wins a case, too.

To victory,” Milligan cheers as he offers Pete a glass of cognac given to Milligan’s ancestor by friggin’ Napoleon. As he chokes on his taste of the good life, Pete tells Milligan that he’s wasting his fancy drink on a small-town schmo like Pete. Nevertheless, Milligan’s plan worked. The judge will admit the gun as evidence and will not declare a mistrial. This gives Perry some leeway, though not much. Thankfully, Pete’s already having second thoughts as he lives off the fat of the land he acquired by selling out a friend.

Relegated to guest star, Shea Whigham, a clutch player in any show’s dugout, hung around the periphery this year. Nevertheless, he’s been a joy in every episode he appears. Playing for the opposite side, Pete struck a deal with the devil to keep food on the table as the powerful play the powerless against each other. He’s the reverse of Paul, who never benefited from Pete’s privilege but grew fed up with working for the police after one payoff. To paraphrase Charlie Bucket, I bet all that gold makes the cognac taste terrible. Pete chokes it down but decides he must come clean with Perry.

Perry Mason

Season Number: 2

Episode Number: 8

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Air Date: Apr , 2023

Language: English

Subtitle Language: English