- [John grabs Sarah on the stairway while acting out a scene from her novel-in-progress]
- DCI John Barnaby: I've got you!
- Sarah Barnaby: Oh no!
- [Sarah and John freeze, seeing Jamie standing at the bottom of the stairs]
- DS Jamie Winter: I *did* knock.
- Sarah Barnaby: Hi, Jamie. We were just doing a bit of role play.
- DCI John Barnaby: Not *that* kind of role play.
- Sarah Barnaby: For the first murder scene in my novel.
- DS Jamie Winter: Murder? Thought you were writing historical romance.
- DCI John Barnaby: Romance is dead, apparently.
- [Kam is reporting the PM results to Barnaby and Winter]
- Dr Kam Karimore: The post mortem confirms death by ligature pressure.
- DCI John Barnaby: With this violin string. And a St Christopher.
- Dr Kam Karimore: Yes, but the inscription's in French: "St. Christophe protegez-nous".
- DCI John Barnaby: St. Christopher protects us.
- DS Jamie Winter: I'd ask for my money back.