- Commander Hilred: You will confess, Doctor.
- Doctor Who: All right. All right, I'll confess.
- Commander Hilred: Very sensible.
- Doctor Who: I confess you're a bigger idiot than I thought you were.
- Castellan Spandrell: I must apologise for my subordinate. He lets his enthusiasm run away with him.
- Doctor Who: I see. The hot and cold technique.
- Castellan Spandrell: We are simply seekers of the truth, and we haven't got much time. Chancellor Goth has ordered your immediate trial.
- Doctor Who: I'd like to help you. How about a signed confession?
- Castellan Spandrell: That will help. I hate going to court without possessing the full facts. Motive, for instance.
- Doctor Who: Now that's a sensible question. Why should anyone want to assassinate a retiring President?
- Castellan Spandrell: A personal grudge?
- Doctor Who: I never met him!
- Castellan Spandrell: I know. I have seen your biog.
- Doctor Who: And you still think I did it?
- Castellan Spandrell: I think you're going to be executed for it. They are preparing the vaporisation chamber now. You have about three hours to live, Doctor.
- Doctor Who: What? Well, that's monstrous. Vaporisation without representation is against the constitution.
- Castellan Spandrell: You are an embarrassment.
- Doctor Who: You realise I've been framed, don't you?
- Castellan Spandrell: Framed?
- Doctor Who: Yes, framed! It's an Earth expression, it means that someone's gone to a great deal of trouble to get me into this mess.
- The Assassin: You were a fool, Doctor, to venture into my domain.