- [Barnaby and Sgt. Scott have just arrived at the scene of the burnt straw woman]
- Scott: Nice night for a barbeque.
- [last lines]
- Kate Malpas: Do you know why that pub's called 'The Oak'?
- Barnaby: No.
- Kate Malpas: Used to be an old tree in that spot. The first Katherine Malpas was hanged there, with all the other so-called witches.
- Barnaby: Hanged?
- Kate Malpas: There were no witches burned in this village; only straw women. Still, everyone loves a good bonfire, eh.
- [about his cancer]
- Alan Clifford: I didn't fancy chemo. I thought about it, but then I thought no, I'd rather go out with my hair on and my trousers down.
- Barnaby: George, if this is only O level chemistry, then anyone can do it, can't they? And they can get the chemicals from any school laboratory.
- Dr Bullard: Well, pity the youth of today, Tom. Health and Safety wouldn't let them near it in a million years.
- Scott: You know Hopkins, then?
- Barnaby: Indeed I do, professionally. She's a magistrate.
- Scott: Sounds like it's Clifford she wants on top of the bonfire.
- Barnaby: Yeah, well, she was always a bit of a hanger and a flogger.
- Scott: She should work for Clifford. People will pay good money for that sort of thing.
- Dr Bullard: I'll have to get back to you on what caused the fire.
- Barnaby: Why would anyone take against the vicar and his curate?
- Dr Bullard: Perhaps there's a Satanist on the loose.
- Barnaby: George, George, don't use words like Satanist. People are getting the wrong idea already.
- Jed Fox: Why couldn't we have Guy Fawkes like everyone else?
- Liz Francis: Because it's an old village tradition.
- Sally Middleton: What would you know about tradition? You've only been here five minutes.
- Liz Francis: Look, all I wanted to do...
- Jed Fox: Was stick your smart ass little fingers in.
- Liz Francis: All I wanted to do was teach the children how ignorance leads to fear; how it can affect a community.
- Jed Fox: So, we're ignorant now, are we?