- Parker Morrow: Tell me, Mr Duckham. Exactly what kind of service does your outfit provide?
- Peter Duckham: [flustered] Well... International intelligence, counterintelligence, deep background surveillance, and buggery.
- Parker Morrow: How far do you and Peter go back?
- Lucas Frye: Oh, forever. I was his fag at school.
- Parker Morrow: You guys had a gay thing together?
- Lucas Frye: That's the worst thing anyone's ever said to me in my whole life.
- [Lucas removes a tape recorder from Parker's handbag]
- Peter Duckham: My god, this is a filthy business!
- Lucas Frye: Isn't it? You can turn ours off now.
- Peter Duckham: Oh right!
- Lucas Frye: Oh, Munton! Chap in the corner. Silver hair, blue pin-stripe.
- Munton: Brigadier Mear, sir?
- Lucas Frye: Yeah. I think he's dead. Hasn't stirred in a couple of days.
- Munton: Well, that's not unusual, sir.
- Lucas Frye: Well, no. It's no bad thing, of course. But better check for vital signs. You know. As you pass him, call out "Good morning, Mr Kinnock".