- Major David Walsh: I'm excercising my rights to silence.
- DCI Tom Barnaby: Well, don't excercise it too hard. It's not what it used to be.
- Norman Swanscombe: The Pelfe Charge Development will bring change to a village that's in danger of dying in its sleep.
- DCI Tom Barnaby: Well, the cause of death seems obvious.
- Dr. Bullard: If causes of death were *ever* obvious you wouldn't need me, would you?
- DCI Tom Barnaby: Well, Dr. Bullard - I await the full results of your postmortem examination with anticipated delight, but - might you expedite our investigation by honoring us with a speculative hypothesis?
- Dr. Bullard: Occlusion of the carotid artery leading to severe brain damage due to hypoxia... just a guess.