- Emily Trefusis: If I were the nervous sort, I'd say there's evil in this house.
- Miss Jane Marple: The house is bricks and mortar. If there's evil, it's in somebody's heart.
- Ahmed Ghali: Why did the Captain not return last night?
- Miss Jane Marple: It's all a mystery at the moment, Mr. Ghali.
- Ahmed Ghali: I shall pray for his soul.
- Stanley Kirkwood: [Referring to the dead body] Shall we shift him into the garage while the guests are having dinner?
- Dr. Ambrose Burt: e should pack snow around the body... to prevent leakage.
- Dr. Ambrose Burt: Shall I attempt an autopsy on the deceased? There's kitchen knives. Nutcrackers could be handy.