- [first lines]
- Jessica Fletcher: [opens letter] Oh.
- [reading]
- Jessica Fletcher: "May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you. As if there were any doubt. Happy birthday, love O'Malley."
- [last lines]
- Lt. James Ignatius O'Malley: Welcome to Homicide, Detective Rawley.
- Officer Frances Xavier Rawley: Oh, Uncle Jim! Uncle Jim!
- Lt. James Ignatius O'Malley: Now, here. Now, here. Detectives don't kiss Detective Lieutenants, especially when on duty.
- Officer Frances Xavier Rawley: [looks at clock] 5:01.
- Lt. James Ignatius O'Malley: Oh. Well, uh, do this side.
- [gets kissed on both cheeks]
- Lt. James Ignatius O'Malley: Oh, that's lovely. Thank you, girl.