- Chief Inspector Morse: The vicar didn't seem to want to discuss it. It's a very funny thing, but as soon as someone doesn't want to discuss something, I do.
- Chief Inspector Morse: I shall never understand these religious types.
- Max: That's because you have no soul, Morse.
- Chief Inspector Morse: No, this is a mass murder Lewis, obviously.
- [Chuckles to himself]
- Chief Inspector Morse: A high mass murder.
- Dr. Starkie: Morse - that's a good Oxford name.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Is it?
- Dr. Starkie: Same as Morris. Morse, Morris, both from the French Mau-rice - swarthy. You're the wrong branch of the family; you might have been in charge of British Leyland.
- Chief Inspector Morse: It's Austin Rover now, sir.
- Detective Sergeant Lewis: Nasty for him, all this.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Nasty, Lewis? Nasty?
- Detective Sergeant Lewis: All for a measly few quid off the collection plate. If the bastard had only known.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Lewis, you're in church.
- [quoting the motto of St Augustine of Hippo]
- Archdeacon: [chuckles] "Give me chastity and continence, O Lord - but not yet". That was his unregenerate motto.
- Chief Inspector Morse: It's a very funny thing, but as soon as someone doesn't want to discuss something, I do.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Well, thank you, Sergeant. There's nothing here for us that I can see. Lewis?
- Detective Sergeant Lewis: Nothing.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Off you go then... Wait a minute, let me see that diary again. What, what day was Harry Josephs murdered?
- Detective Sergeant Lewis: Wednesday the 26th.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Well, look at that. Remember your Sherlock Holmes, Lewis? Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention? To the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime?
- Police Sergeant: The dog did nothing in the nighttime.
- Chief Inspector Morse, Police Sergeant: That was the curious incident!
- Police Sergeant: I see.
- Chief Inspector Morse: It's blank, Lewis. The day is completely blank.
- [last lines]
- Chief Inspector Morse: 18 months. Not too bad, with the remission.
- Ruth Rawlinson: You shouldn't have done that.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Time will fly, you'd be surprised.
- Ruth Rawlinson: I don't deserve it.
- Chief Inspector Morse: It'll be an open prison, I'm sure.
- Ruth Rawlinson: You're not listening to me. You're so kind to me.
- Chief Inspector Morse: I've... probably got an ulterior motive. They, they do allow visitors in these places, you know. Can I come along and see you sometime? Good.
- Chief Inspector Morse: 18 months. Not too bad with remission.
- Ruth Rawlinson: You shouldn't have done that.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Time will fly. You'd be surprised.
- Ruth Rawlinson: I don't deserve it.
- Chief Inspector Morse: It'll be an open prison, I'm sure.
- Ruth Rawlinson: You're not listening to me.
- [walks over to Morse and embraces him]
- Ruth Rawlinson: You're so kind to me.
- Chief Inspector Morse: I've... probably got an ulterior motive. They... they do allow visitors in these places, you know. Can I come along and see you sometime?
- [Ruth nods]
- Chief Inspector Morse: Good.