Taggart, Season 1

Wilma:
[Opening the door to Taggart and Livingstone] Oh it's you.

Taggart:
Hello, Wilma. [He and Livingstone enter the shop.] This is Detective Sergeant Livingstone.

Wilma:
Aye, I saw him at the Gondola.

Livingstone:
I remember.

Taggart:
Is your brother about?

Wilma:
We've been visited.

Taggart:
They were the angels, I'm God.

Wilma:
Wait here. Och, could this not have waited till the morning?

Taggart:
Just get him.

Wilma:
He was here all night! [She heads into the back to get Alec] Alec, Alec?

Taggart:
[Pulling a wrapped sweet out of the box] Whatever happened to the penny dainty?

Livingstone:
Costs two now.

Taggart:
I suppose Matthew Keir schoolboys had better things to do with their pocket money.

Livingstone:
I saved it.

Taggart:
To pay for the university education? [Picks up a magazine and looks inside] God, would you look at that!? [Shows it to Livingstone] Is that not disgusting?

Livingstone:
It depends on your tastes, sir.

Taggart:
It depends on having any. [Passes the magazine to Livingstone. Alec appears from the back of the shop]

Alec:
Hello, Mr. Taggart.

Taggart:
Ah, Alec. Sorry to get you out of your bed.

Alec:
I've already been questioned.

Taggart:
Well, you know how these enquiries are. Suspects get interviewed, questionnaires filled out, statements taken. This is Detective Sergeant Livingstone, by the way.

Alec:
Hello.

Livingstone:
Mr. McGowan.

Taggart:
I believe you were in your bed last night?

Alec:
Most people are, at that time.

Taggart:
[Shakes his head] Not everybody was.

Alec:
I've gottae watch my blood pressure these days.

Taggart:
High, is it?

Alec:
I could show you my pills.

Taggart:
I'm surprised you're not angry. I mean, here we are, questioning you about a murder, why should we do that?

Alec:
I don't know.

Taggart:
I mean you only raped a lassie, that's not half as serious.

Alec:
Like I said, I've got high blood pressure.

Taggart:
Of course, there's was that attempted murder charge that was dropped.

Alec:
I held her doon, that's all.

Taggart:
You nearly choked the bloody life out of her!

Alec:
That was twelve years ago. We moved from Blantyre to get away from people like you, and so far we've kept it quiet here.

Taggart:
Let's hope it stays that way. [Livingstone checks out the rack of stockings behind Alec]

Alec:
People don't understand. I did my time, all I want to do now is forget it. I havenae touched a woman since, now that's the honest truth.

Livingstone:
Do you know there's a pair missing?

Alec:
Oh, there is?

Livingstone:
Can you explain it?

Alec:
What, should I be able to?

Wilma:
[Entering] I can. [She pulls up her dressing gown to reveal a new pair of stockings underneath. Livingstone looks to Taggart who just grins back.]