- Chief Superintendent Strange: You know, Lewis, Morse is a very good copper, but sometimes he's more trouble than he's worth.
- [recovering in an ambulance after being rescued from a fire in his house]
- Chief Inspector Morse: [plaintively] Where's Lewis? I want Lewis!
- Chief Inspector Morse: [to Lewis] It's quite interesting being the hunted for once instead of the hunter. You should try it. Gives you insight into the criminal mind.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Lewis, do you believe in evil?
- Detective Sergeant Lewis: What?
- Chief Inspector Morse: No, no. It's no use blaming things on the Devil or God, but some people seem to be wicked for the sake of it. There may not be a devil, but there's devilry all right.