Amerikali avukat ve dedektif oykuleri yazari Erle Stanley Gardner'in olum yildonumu (11 Mart 1970)
Perry Mason ogle yemegini yedikten sonra ofise dondu ve Della Street’i telas icinde kendisini beklerken buldu.
— Sizi lokantadan cikmadan evvel bulmaya calistim. Saat iki bucuktaki randevunuz iptal edildi. Karsi taraf, sizin bu ise girdiginizi duyar duymaz, meseleyi, musterimizin arzu ettigi sekilde bitirmis. Fatura gondermenizi istedler.
— Ne kadara anlasmistik? Bes bin dolar miydi?
— Alti bin yedi yuz elli dolardi hesap.
— Bes yuz dolarlik bir fatura gonder. Yeni bir sey var mi?
— Burada izah edemedigimiz bir vaziyet oldu.
— Nasil yani?
— Bir kadin hayatinin tehlikede oldugunu soyledi. Sizin onu korumanizi ve avukatligini yapmanizi istiyordu. Sizin sececeginiz hususi bir dedektifin de kendisine yardim etmesi lazimmis…
— Kim bu kadin? Simdi nerede?
— Adi Adelle Hastings. Fakat ikinci sualinize cevap verebilecek durumda degilim.
(Cesur Dul)
Perry Mason, having completed his luncheon conference, returned to his office to find a puzzled Della Street awaiting him.
I tried to get youon the phone before you had left the restaurant,” she said. “Your two-thirty appointment phoned to cancel, said that as soon as the other side knew Perry Mason was in the case the matter was satisfactorily adjusted. You are to send a bill.
— How much was involved?”Mason asked. “About five thousand dollars?
— Six thousand, seven hundred and fifty was the amount of the settlement.
— Send a bill for five hundred dollars,Mason said.
— What else is new, anything?
— We have an office mystery.
— What do you mean?
— This is a mystery that’s right in the office. A woman apparently feels that her life is in danger and wants your protection, counsel and guidance. She also wants the help of a good private detective whom you are to select and supervise.
— Who is it? And where is she?
— Her name is Adelle Hastings, but your second question is one to which we don’t have the answer.
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