- [showing Lewis the sights of Italy]
- Chief Inspector Morse: The arena, Lewis. Built by the Romans for their games. Carnage and brutality. Now it's an opera house. I could almost believe in progress.
- Claudio Battisti: In prison he came to know himself, to forgive himself, and then to reconstruct himself.
- Chief Inspector Morse: Self, self, self - that's Clark all right!
- Guido Ventura: The Countessa was very generous.
- Nicole Burgess: Don't tell me that the price of your body has gone up?
- [Morse has just arrested Russell Clark who is now being led away for questioning]
- Russell Clark: It must be terrible to live with your level of distrust. You know what I think? I think it's sexual inadequacy - you don't get a lot of success with women.
- Chief Inspector Morse: You'll have *plenty* of time to reflect on *that*!