- Horace Rumpole: Dr. Overton, have you investigated previous cases of death by gunshot wound?
- Dr. Overton: Ah, I think, one.
- Horace Rumpole: Only one? I see, and have you been called before to give evidence in a murder trial?
- Dr. Overton: No, not actually.
- Horace Rumpole: Congratulations on your day-boo!
- Fiona Allways: Rumpole, Sprod wants *you* to defend her.
- Horace Rumpole: Well that's probably because you've given your sister a quite exaggerated idea of my abilities.
- Fiona Allways: Is it really possible to exaggerate your abilities?
- Horace Rumpole: [grins] No, probably not.
- [Rumpole is defending Jennifer Postern who has confessed to shooting her husband]
- Horace Rumpole: Was your gun loaded when you met your husband?
- Jennifer Postern: Of course. I put up a pheasant. I was about to have a shot when I remembered it was after February - closed season for pheasants.
- Horace Rumpole: [to himself] But not for husbands.
- [Rumpole has just finished questioning Dr Overton, an inexperienced and over-confident pathologist. He holds up a book]
- Horace Rumpole: [patronisingly] If you intend to continue in your present line of work, may I recommend Professor Ackerman's "Gunshot Wounds in Forensic Medicine"? It's a handy little volume - and quite an easy read for the beginner.