[
talking about alternative medicine and its remedies]
Scott:
People pay for stuff like that?
Barnaby:
Things you buy from a proper chemist - they're just a purified version.
Scott:
Oh sure. "Doctor, it's my throat." "Never mind, madam. Suck a frog three times a day after meals."
[
Barnaby and Sgt. Scott have just arrived at the scene of the burnt straw woman]
Scott:
Nice night for a barbeque.
[
first lines]
Margaret Hopkins:
Evening, Vicar. Encouraging turnout.
Rev Jim Hale:
Indeed.
[
last lines]
Kate Malpas:
Do you know why that pub's called 'The Oak'?
Barnaby:
No.
Kate Malpas:
Used to be an old tree in that spot. The first Katherine Malpas was hanged there, with all the other so-called witches.
Barnaby:
Hanged?
Kate Malpas:
There were no witches burned in this village; only straw women. Still, everyone loves a good bonfire, eh.
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