- Sid Leather: [referring to Alan Ferne] The man is not trustworthy. He's irresponsible, he's frequently unreliable, he's subjective to physical violence and is quite capable of doing the same to the boy!
- W.P.C. Ackland: Mrs Ferne, I'd hate to have to ask you this, but... has your husband ever been violent towards your son?
- Joyce Ferne: [emotionally] Yes! Yes, he has!
- [starts crying]
- Det. Insp. Galloway: Has anybody seen Ted or Mike?
- W.P.C. Ackland: Yes, they're looking for a blue car parked at the railway station!
- [Galloway nods his head]