- Inspector Thomas Lynley: Where were you on Monday night?
- Jeremy Britton: Oh, please, Inspector!
- [sighs]
- Jeremy Britton: I love my son... enough to not want to marry a whore but not enough to risk my libery for him.
- [Moves closer]
- Jeremy Britton: If you must know, I was here as alwaus with my old friend Jack Daniels.
- Barbara Havers: [to Lynley, on seeing him enter the hotel where she's staying] Are you checking up on me?
- Inspector Thomas Lynley: I am checking in.
- Barbara Havers: [rolling her eyes] Oh, great.
- Inspector Thomas Lynley: Nice to see you, too, Havers. Do you fancy a drink?