- [Gerard Etienne's body has been discovered]
- Adam Dalgliesh: Mr Etienne took over the firm fairly recently. Would you say that he was well liked?
- [Mrs Demery looks quizzically at him]
- Mrs. Demery: [factetiously] Well, he wouldn't have been carried out of here in a body bag if he'd been a little ray of sunshine, now would he, Commander?