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Richard Blaney: [announcing himself to his wife's receptionist] You can inform Mrs. Blaney that one of her less successful exercises in matrimony has come to see her. Monica Barling: And who shall I say is calling? Richard Blaney: Mr. Blaney.

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Solicitor in Pub: We were just talking about the tie murderer, Maisie. You'd better watch out. Maisie, Barmaid: [salaciously] He rapes them first, doesn't he? Solicitor in Pub: Yes, I believe he does. Doctor in Pub: Well I suppose it's nice to know that every cloud has a silver lining.

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Solicitor in Pub: Let's hope he slips up soon. Doctor in Pub: In one way I rather hope he doesn't. We haven't had a good juicy series of sex murders since Christie. And they're so good for the tourist trade. Foreigners somehow expect the squares of London to be fog-wreathed, full of hansom cabs and littered with ripped whores, don't you think?

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Inspector Oxford: Mr. Rusk. You're not wearing your tie. Bob Rusk: [speechless] I... [Defeated, Rusk drops the trunk to the floor]