- The Parrot: Salem. Salem, come to supper!
- Ester Jenks: Are you insane?
- Dr. Anton Jenks: No. But, I'm sure that someone in this house is trying to make it look that way.
- Inspector: Two murders. First case: strangulation, weapon, silken tie - belongs to Dr. Jenks. Second case: crushed skull, weapon, heavy paperweight - belongs to Dr. Jenks. Prime suspect: Dr. Jenks. Too neat, too obvious. Motives unknown. Possibility: work of a maniac. Maybe. Maybe. But who is the maniac?
- Inspector: What's the smell?
- Police Doctor: It's this chest rub she's been using. One of the popular brands: oil of peppermint.
- Inspector: Menthol, in fact.
- Police Doctor: That's it.
- Emmie: Well, at least he was a man! He may have gotten drunk, but, he ran this farm! He worked out there. He didn't just sit around in the study, reading medical pamphlets and waiting for the phone to ring.
- Ester Jenks: This is none of your business, Emmie, Antony is a doctor, not a farmer.
- Emmie: And so now I'm the maid!
- Britt Torens: Salem! But how did you - ? You - ? I thought - ?
- Salem: I've been thinking about you Britt. I've been thinking about you for a long time.
- The Parrot: Hit him Anton! Hit him! Hit him!