Quotes
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[Examining the body of a man who has been tied to a chair in his living room and then stabbed]
DI John Rebus : Do we know with whom the good doctor shared his final repast?
DS Siobhan Clarke : [reading from notebook] Er, Sir James Hogarth.
DI John Rebus : One of the wealthiest men in Edinburgh. Private banker.
DS Siobhan Clarke : The super-rich usually are.
DI John Rebus : Usually are what?
DS Siobhan Clarke : Private bankers. That *is* rhyming slang, isn't it?
DI John Rebus : No, that's what he actually does - he's a private banker.
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[Miranda is lying in bed, covered by a sheet but clearly naked beneath it. Rebus is sitting beside the bed, sketching her]
Miranda Masterson : Did I say I was going to America soon?
DI John Rebus : America? I do not recall you saying that, no. Not for ever, I hope.
Miranda Masterson : Six month exchange. I just thought you should know that, so that instead of sitting there colouring, we might use our time more... fruitfully.
[she grins seductively at him and he grins back]
DI John Rebus : Fruitfully? I like the sound of that.
