- Jessica Fletcher: I don't know how you spotted me, but you certainly had me pegged. I am a writer. Crime is my beat. Murder my specialty.
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- Kenneth Chambers: And down goes another of our valiant men in blue. A victim, a victim of misplaced faith. Thank God that this was not a real tragedy, but, rather, a graphic demonstration of self-serving exaggeration, and yes, even fraud, and a courtesy of the Acme Bulletproof Vest Company, who claim that their product can withstand a .45 caliber slug. Well, Clare, let's show our viewers the tragic results of this impartial test. Had this flimsy protection been worn by one of Denver's finest, that bullet would have ripped through the vest and into the chest of...
- Clare Henley: Mr. Chambers. Look, not a scratch.