- DCI Tom Barnaby: [Walking to the back door after getting no answer from the front] Good afternoon.
- [She doesn't respond]
- DCI Tom Barnaby: You didn't answer.
- Christina Finleyson: I was hoping you'd go away, if I'm particularly honest.
- [last lines]
- Dr. Bullard: And he confessed all to Joyce?
- DCI Tom Barnaby: Yes.
- Dr. Bullard: Handy having a wife to do all your hard work for you.
- DCI Tom Barnaby: Unh.
- Dr. Bullard: It's the talk of the station, Tom. And, talking of burning things to a crisp, I think your Cumberlands need turning.
- Joyce Barnaby: [to Barnaby] You are, without doubt, the most difficult person in the world to buy a present for.
- Martin Reid: They obviously don't think that Tomlin's the murderer -- despite what some local experts think.
- Eleanor Crouch: They're considering all possibilities! Doesn't mean he's not their chief suspect. Why else would he do a runner?
- Martin Reid: Well, they seem to think that a professional hit man might not use his real name. They might just have a point. Of course, it is only the opinion of policemen with many years' experience catching criminals.
- Eleanor Crouch: Well, if they are looking for someone else, I might just be able to point them in the right direction.
- Martin Reid: Why doesn't that surprise me.
- Eleanor Crouch: If you keep your eyes open, you can see things. Oh, yes!