Terror by Night (1946)
Mary Forbes: Lady Margaret Carstairs
Quotes
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Lady Margaret Carstairs : I shall report you both to Scotland Yard.
Inspector Lestrade : ...But I *am* Scotland Yard.
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Lady Margaret Carstairs : [presenting her diamond] My husband gave it to me on our fifth wedding anniversary.
Sherlock Holmes : 423 carats, isn't it?
Lady Margaret Carstairs : The original diamond was over 700 carats.
Sherlock Holmes : Really?
Lady Margaret Carstairs : [to her son] Your father had it cut. Less ostentatious.
Dr. John H. Watson : Less ostentatious? It's as big as a duck's egg.
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Sherlock Holmes : Thank you, Lady Margaret. We'll be as unobtrusive as possible.
Lady Margaret Carstairs : That would be a novelty from a policeman.