- Simon Brimmer: [speaking in German] Guten abend, Frau Schumann 'Good evening, Mrs. Schumann.'
- Flora Schumann: [replying in the same language] Ja, Ich bin Flora Schumann 'Yes, I'm Flora Schumann.'
- Simon Brimmer: Wie geht es ihnen, Flora? 'How are you, Flora?'
- Flora Schumann: Danke, gut. 'Thank you, I am well'
- [switching to English]
- Flora Schumann: Who is this, please?
- Simon Brimmer: Interesting, Frau Schumann, how this afternoon you were unable to speak any German, and yet here we are, having ourselves a fine talk.
- Ellery Queen: Simon Brimmer thinks he can wrap up this case with a birth certificate.
- Inspector Richard Queen: Please. Not while I'm eating.
- Ellery Queen: Obviously Brimmer knows something we don't.
- Inspector Richard Queen: You don't want me to enjoy myself, do you?
- Ellery Queen: Something that hasn't turned up in the police investigation - unless you've got something you haven't told me.
- Inspector Richard Queen: I've got something. Heartburn.
- Ellery Queen: Well, I think I know what happened. Do you? This bottle of Morningstar wine not being where Nick Kingston thought it was should give you the solution. You know who the killer is now? Was it John Randall? Eddie Morgan? Nancy McGuire? The Amazing Armitage? Alexander the wine steward? Or somebody else? Let's find out. Auf weidersehn!
- Maitre D': May I help you gentlemen?
- Inspector Richard Queen: Yes, we'd like a table for two, please.
- Maitre D': Do you have a reservation?
- Inspector Richard Queen: No, we don't have a reservation,
- [shows the maitre d' his badge]
- Inspector Richard Queen: but we have this.
- The Hat Check Girl: There are a lot of people here.
- Simon Brimmer: But only one Simon Brimmer.
- The Hat Check Girl: Sir?
- [Simon takes the hat check in disgust]
- Sgt. Thomas Velie: Oh, Inspector, I see you woke up.
- Inspector Richard Queen: I'm always awake when I'm working on a case. Why is it because I want to rest my eyes, people make dumb remarks?