Quotes
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Dudley Jessop : It was about love. She said it was dirty. How can love be dirty?
DC Endeavour Morse : Well, if it isn't, I expect you're not doing it right.
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Dudley Jessop : [railing against Mrs. Pettybon] She stands on her soapbox in that harridan hat and those Hedda Hopper glasses - I mean, the woman clearly wouldn't know couture from a dog turd - and she stands there with that pantomime horse of a vicar egging her on, spouting bile and hatred, and she has the brass neck to call herself a Christian!
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Dudley Jessop : [denying complicity in the threats against Mrs. Pettybon] Nothing to do with me, I swear to God.
DI Fred Thursday : [who has had his fill of the religiosity of Mrs. Pettybon and her followers] Yes, sir; there's a lot of that going about, just at the moment.
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DI Fred Thursday : We're here to talk about Mrs. Pettybon. She got your magazine closed down - "Exciting Times". Isn't that right?
Dudley Jessop : She also landed me with a criminal record and a prison sentence. Oh, and brought me to bankruptcy in the bargain.
DI Fred Thursday : I imagine you don't much care for Mrs. Pettybon.
Dudley Jessop : I'm living on handouts. And a small allowance from my parents, on the understanding I never darken their doors again. I can't get a job. I'm...
[chokes back tears]
Dudley Jessop : So yes, it would be fair to say I pretty much hate Mrs. Joy Pettybon.
DI Fred Thursday : Enough to do something about it?
