- Jasper Lakin: Now Mr. Steed, you can tell us the real reason.
- John Steed: Your pen.
- [hands Jasper back his pen]
- Jasper Lakin: Oh! Thank you.
- John Steed: I want to commit a murder.
- Miles Lakin: One lump or two Mr. Steed?
- John Steed: Two, please.
- Miles Lakin: Allow me.
- [pours a cup of tea and hands it to Steed]
- John Steed: Thank you!
- Miles Lakin: Do sit down Mr. Steed, you'll ah, take some tea of course.
- John Steed: That's very kind of you.
- Miles Lakin: I hope the little business of the search didn't inconvenience you too much, tape recorders you know, they make them devilishly small now these days, heh, heh, make everything smaller!
- John Steed: Except lawyers fees, maybe?
- Miles Lakin: Oh! Ho ho. Very good.
- Jasper Lakin: Judge Hardesty spoke to me during recess.
- Miles Lakin: Judge Hardesty? Ju- "Old Stinker" Hardesty?
- Jasper Lakin: Thomas H.
- Miles Lakin: Yes, that's him, Old Stinker.
- John Steed: [There has just been an attempt to shoot Cathy] Must be something in your psychic makeup, the way you antagonize complete strangers.
- Miss Elizabeth Prinn: Well, why are you standing there, why don't you go after him?
- John Steed: It's my basic cowardice. Anyway, I thought he had very good intentions. But not very good aim, eh?
- Miss Elizabeth Prinn: Oh no, not any self respect...
- Catherine Gale: Respect of any description doesn't come into Mr. Steed's dictionary.