- Algric Bartles: Let's start from the top, shall we?
- Jessica Fletcher: Your agency has managed to lose the only witness to the murder of a federal employee who was going to leak information that could compromise our government.
- Algric Bartles: Where did you get all this?
- Algric Bartles: In other words, you were suspicious?
- Jessica Fletcher: Oh, now that's your word, not mine.
- Algric Bartles: What word would you use, Mrs Fletcher?
- Jessica Fletcher: [sighs] Mr. Bartles, I was worried about a woman that I had befriended at dinner. There was an accident with the wine and she left the table. She said she'd be right back. It was only when she didn't return that I went looking for her. Because I was *worried*, not suspicious.
- Algric Bartles: But you're suspicious now, aren't you, Mrs. Fletcher?
- Jessica Fletcher: No, Mr. Bartles. Now I'm even more worried.
- [first lines]
- Algric Bartles: Who's in charge here?
- Landis: You got him.
- [is shown ID]
- Landis: FBI? Oh, the victim's ID pegged him as some kind...
- Algric Bartles: Peter Hayward. We know who he is.
- Landis: So what is going on?
- Algric Bartles: That's classified.