Quotes
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Dr. Max DeBryn : [after the death of Del Grady] Alcohol taken to excess is a notorious depressant, and we rarely make wise choices when inebriated.
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DS Endeavour Morse : [questioning Max's findings about the corpse of Dudley Lunn] Are we sure about the time of death? The glass on his watch is cracked and the hands are set to 6.50.
Dr. Max DeBryn : Then the watch stopped ticking several hours before Mr. Lunn did. The body doesn't lie, Morse.
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Dr. Max DeBryn : [having examined the corpse of a priest shot dead in the confessional of his own church] I'm afraid Father Mahoney got rather more of an earful than he was expecting. Shot through the screen. Body temperature and rigor suggest he joined the Choir Invisible about fourteen to sixteen hours ago.
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DCI Fred Thursday : [after DeBryn has proposed meeting at 2.30 p.m., rather than the usual 2 p.m., for the post-mortem results] A bit late for it, doctor?
Dr. Max DeBryn : Steak and kidney at the "Eagle". I wouldn't want to rush that dissection.
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Dr. Max DeBryn : [after another body has turned up shot] You seem to be making a habit of collecting these, Chief Inspector.
