Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series)
Unlucky in Love (2016)
Jonny Harris: Constable George Crabtree
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Quotes
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Dr. Julia Ogden : The woman is absolutely fascinating.She makes no effort whatsoever to hide her lack of feeling about five dead husbands.
Constable George Crabtree : She puts me in mind of that insect species, where the female consumes the male right when they're in the middle of... procreating?
Dr. Julia Ogden : Yes, the female preying mantis is known to devour her mate during the sex act, as is the widow spider.
Constable George Crabtree : That's the perfect name for her: the black... praying mantis, only change the 'a' in 'praying' to an 'e' because she preys upon her husb...
Detective William Murdoch : Thank you, George.
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[last lines]
Constable George Crabtree : Henry, listen to this.
[reading Maud's manuscript]
Constable George Crabtree : "It has all my worldly goods in it, but it isn't very heavy. It's an extremely old carpetbag."
Constable Henry Higgins : Isn't that how you were found? An old carpetbag?
Constable George Crabtree : Yes, exactly. I mean I-I-I'm thrilled that she used some of the ideas we came up with together: the- the ghost of a murdered child, the lady in white, the headless man and whatnot, but there's something else here.
Constable Henry Higgins : What's that?
Constable George Crabtree : Well, she's turned the character into a spunky orphan found in a carpetbag who's prone to flights of fancy. Henry, Anne of Green Gables is me!
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Constable George Crabtree : It bears repeating that I think your novel has true greatness in it. I just think that you ought to... do away with some of the dull bits and flesh out the parts that are more arousing.
Lucy Maud Montgomery : Now, that is sound advice.
Constable George Crabtree : And have you reconsidered making it *Dan* of Green Gables?
Lucy Maud Montgomery : Absolutely not. Why should I? Half the world is made up of women; I suspect there should be a large readership for a novel with a female protagonist.
Constable George Crabtree : You make a good case.
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Constable George Crabtree : I think it would be a good idea if your pen name was to include all three of your names, like some of the greats: Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells.
Lucy Maud Montgomery : Louisa May Alcott.
Constable George Crabtree : Exactly.
Lucy Maud Montgomery : Oh, what a wonderful thought, George. I do like the sound of it. Lucy Maud Montgomery.