- Danny Steel: I sometimes wonder, with things not happening for me in London, whether it's a sign. It's a cliché I know but God, sometimes...
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: Yes, he works in mysterious ways, doesn't he? Like malaria.
- PC Mark Mylow: I've got some news.
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: What?
- PC Mark Mylow: You'll never guess...
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: I don't have to.
- PC Mark Mylow: Go on. Try.
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: No.
- Christopher Ellingham: [referring to Mark] Possesses a wonderful naivety, your chum.
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: Yeah.
- Christopher Ellingham: Going to have his work cut out though.
- Dr. Martin Ellingham: What do you mean?
- Christopher Ellingham: Well, the only way he's going to keep her is if he locks her up in a cell. Mind you, you'd have to drug them to keep them. Two peas in a pod you two.