Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series)

A Case of Coincidence: Part One (1996)

Keith Barron: Inspector Masters

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Quotes 

• [talking about Sarah Quin and Joseph who used to fancy her when they were teenagers] 

  Farmer : You knew she'd work someone up into a real passion one day. Joseph carried a *real* torch for her.

  Inspector Masters : But not Eddie?

  Farmer : No. He was just a simple lad. He wouldn't have harmed a fly. But Joseph: the only way that lad got through the winter was thinking about her coming down during the summer.

  Inspector Masters : Did she like him?

  Farmer : She liked both the lads, but she weren't about to get hitched up at sixteen year old.

  Inspector Masters : Is Joseph still around?

  Farmer : Went away. Made a bit of a fool of his-self over Sarah. Got ragged about it. Couldn't take it. Well it weren't Sarah's fault. What he couldn't understand was that her coming here was just *one* thing that happened in her life, but she was the *only* thing that happened in his.

• Chief Inspector Moore : The governor's just informed me that the Home Office is threatening to bring the Yard in to take over the inquiry.

  Inspector Masters : [Groans]  Yes?

  Chief Inspector Moore : We've now got two ticking clocks against us - "when will he kill again?" and "when are we off the job?".

• Sergeant Holt : He just didn't kill women, I bet!

  Inspector Masters : No, our jack-o-lantern, he's doing that for pleasure.