Quotes
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Dr. Bernard Gould : [to Trewlove] You play a little, officer?
WPC Shirley Trewlove : Oh, I used to, sir. At school, for my house.
Dr. Bernard Gould : [condescendingly] Yes, well, I'm sure we all played at school.
WPC Shirley Trewlove : The opening appears to have been the Kronsteen Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Black sacrificed material for positional advantage. The question now is whether he's prepared to accept the exchange of knights in a bid to develop the center.
Dr. Bernard Gould : [flustered by her knowledge, which clearly exceeds his own] Yes, of course, I didn't mean...
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : [quietly pleased] More to my officers than...
Dr. Bernard Gould : A pretty face?
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : [firmly] "Appears", I was going to say; "appears".
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Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : Losing one's notebook is about as gross a dereliction of duty a serving officer can make.
DI Fred Thursday : It's an honest mistake, sir.
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : Honesty doesn't come into it, Thursday. I will thank you not to speak for him.
DI Fred Thursday : It's why I'm here, sir.
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : Well, you've had your say.
DI Fred Thursday : Sir.
[Door opens]
DI Fred Thursday : [Door closes]
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : You asked me to find out how many examination papers went astray. I made enquiries. The answer was one. Just yours, Morse. Just yours.
DC Endeavour Morse : I see.
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : Do you? I-I wonder. This past three years, you've made some very powerful enemies. They won't forgive and they won't forget. They mean to dog your steps until the very last hour of your service. And now this... If you want my advice, your best hope of salvaging any kind of career would be to transfer to another constabulary.
DC Endeavour Morse : Leave Oxford?
Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright : Why not? Fresh start? You've no family local. As I understand it, there's nothing to keep you here.