- Inspector Richard Queen: [has walked into the kitchen to find that Ellery has taken apart the kitchen sink] Ellery?
- Ellery Queen: Oh, good morning, Dad.
- Inspector Richard Queen: Dare I ask what you're doing?
- Ellery Queen: I'm fixing the sink. It's been dripping.
- Inspector Richard Queen: It's been dripping for three years.
- Ellery Queen: Really?
- Inspector Richard Queen: I just thought it needed a washer.
- Ellery Queen: You know, I tried that, but after I fixed it, it dripped worse than ever!
- Inspector Richard Queen: Is that so? Well, imagine that. While you're remodeling in here, I'll have a cup of coffee.
- [He goes to the coffee pot. It's empty]
- Inspector Richard Queen: I think I'll *make* a cup of coffee.
- [He brings the pot over to the kitchen sink and turns on the tap. Nothing comes out]
- Inspector Richard Queen: On second thought, maybe I won't have any coffee.
- Ellery Queen: Now I know who killed George Sherman-the one person who had something to gain from it. You're probably way ahead of me; you've got all the clues: the inkstains on George's hand, the alibis, the motive. Put them all together and what have you got? Well, Dr. Tony Bender? The not-so-grieving widow, Paulette Sherman? Oh, and don't forget Stephen Yang, or the phony Father Devlin. Or maybe it was somebody else. Maybe somebody you haven't considered. Let's find out.
- Paulette Sherman: Welcome to the hour of disenchantment, Mister Queen. May I offer you a drink while I still can?
- Paulette Sherman: Well, surely you don't suspect Gunther. He and George got along famously.
- Inspector Richard Queen: At the moment, dear lady, I suspect no one. And I suspect everyone.