- Dr. Aubrey Benton: Mmm. Archaeology is a harsh mistress, Mrs. Fletcher. I remember an expedition in the wilds of Kenya that was positiviely life-threating. Weeks of incredible rain. I lost two Louis Vuitton bags.
- Dr. Aubrey Benton: You must've been devastated.
- Jessica Fletcher: Is the weather always like this?
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: Nope. It starts to get hot in a couple of hours.
- [last lines]
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: That sounded like something out of a Gable-Harlow movie.
- Jessica Fletcher: What do you know about Gable-Harlow movies?
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: Oh... Would you like me to give you a rundown on "Red Dust", "Saratoga", "China Seas", "Wife vs. Secretary"?
- Jessica Fletcher: [laughs] You know, Seth, you're an old romantic.
- Dr. Seth Hazlitt: No. Just got a hell of a memory.
- [first lines]
- Jessica Fletcher: I don't suppose the road gets any better.
- Raymond Two Crows: Nope. Gets worse.