- [first lines]
- Axel Weingard: We're early. There's hardly anybody here.
- Marta Weingard: And whose fault is that, darling? I told you not to rush. Shall we go back upstairs and try again in half an hour?
- [last lines]
- Dennis Stanton: Now, Jessica, there's something that you and I ought to discuss. The thought of pursuing steady employment is absolutely terrifying, and it occurred to me that there might be some profit to be made out of lending my name to a book, or a series of books, about a roguish jewel thief.
- Jessica Fletcher: What?
- Dennis Stanton: A wonderful idea, isn't it? I've already been contacted by an agent who wants to represent me. In fact, I think you know him, a fellow called Wexler. Says he's been your agent for years.