Endeavour2012

DI Fred Thursday:
[as Bright is examining evidence Morse found] According to Morse, sir, this Lakme girl kills herself by eating leaves from the Datura plant. The same as was used to poison Grace Madison. Makes it two, sir.

Chief Superintendent Bright:
[after a pause] What makes two?

DI Fred Thursday:
Two deaths, sir, with a connection to opera. There was a phrase from... What is it?

DC Endeavour Morse:
Otello, sir. By Giuseppe Verdi.

DI Fred Thursday:
Chalked on the door of the goods wagon where we found Evelyn Balfour. "One kiss more". His last words, Morse says.

Chief Superintendent Bright:
You mean Shakespeare's Othello? The blackamoor?

DI Fred Thursday:
That's him sir, yes.

DC Endeavour Morse:
Evelyn Balfour was strangled, sir, like Desdemona, Othello's wife. There was a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth embroidered with the initial D.

Chief Superintendent Bright:
[gets up and walks across the room to his desk] I thought we had someone for the er... Balfour killing.

DI Fred Thursday:
All right, Morse. As you were.

[Morse leaves the room as Bright lights a cigarette]

Chief Superintendent Bright:
[not convinced by anything Morse said] Opera? Good God! A man would have to be some sort of raving lunatic to go to such lengths.

DI Fred Thursday:
[as Bright sits at his desk] If he is a lunatic sir, I'd have to say he's a very clever one. If you've no objection, I'd like to second Morse from General Duties for the duration.

Chief Superintendent Bright:
Is that necessary?

DI Fred Thursday:
Specialist knowledge sir - it comes with this sort of thing.

Chief Superintendent Bright:
Very well. But for the duration of the inquiry only. I don't want him getting ideas.

DI Fred Thursday:
That's kind of what I'm counting on.

[Bright gives Thursday an unconvinced look]

DI Fred Thursday:
Sir.

[Thursday leaves the room]

DS Peter Jakes:
[in one of the open station rooms] Usual time in the morning is it?

DI Fred Thursday:
[putting his coat on] No, you're all right. Morse can fetch me.

[to Morse]

DI Fred Thursday:
You're off General Duties till further notice. 8.15 sharp. All right.

[Thursday leaves the room, Jakes follows and switches off the light]