Columbo (TV Series)

Dagger of the Mind (1972)

Bernard Fox: Det. Chief Supt. William Durk

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• Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : Uh, the lieutenant's here from Los Angeles for a few days. He's observing our latest techniques at the Yard.

  Tanner : How interesting. Let's hope some of it "rubs off," as they say.

  Columbo : Oh, thank you very much. I certainly hope so.

• Columbo : There HAS to be an explanation.

  Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : Oh, come, come, come, come. Don't be so distressed. At least it's been amusing chasing an American wild goose for a change, eh?

• Columbo : [hearing Big Ben chime and checking his watch]  Boy, that's terrific. Thing that old, it's only a minute slow.

  Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : Really. We must put another penny on the governor.

• Columbo : When you said "club," I thought you meant a country club or a health club.

  Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : Mm. Bit stuffy, I'm afraid. Hasn't changed since Father's day.

  Columbo : My father was an Elk once, till my mother stopped him.

• Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : Holmes. Sherlock Holmes was, I suppose, our most famous detective. But I'm sure you noticed on your visit to our new file section at the Yard... why he wouldn't even qualify these days. No, no. In our modern police...

• Constable : Mr. Tanner, he was properly disturbed finding the master expired, and before breakfast and all; so, I stayed around to help see to the removal of the remains. Uh, just took His Lordship off, they did, to... to have him properly coffined for public mourning, uh, considering his station.

  Columbo : What is he saying?

  Det. Chief Supt. William Durk : His Lordship died... of some sort of accident.