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Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith: Perhaps you're allergic to bars. Look, would you feel less uneasy if I sat with you? Or, more uneasy? Perhaps you're allergic to strange men too.
Charlotte Inwood: No, I love strange men! I mean, I'm very fond of them.
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Eve Gill: I'm an actress. I ought to face up to all sorts of experiences, oughtin' I?
Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith: Oh, I don't know. Supposing I happened to be a - a librarian? A librarian doesn't have to encounter much violence except an occasional encyclopedia falling on his head.
Eve Gill: But, you're not a librarian. Are you?
Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith: No, I'm not. How do you know?
Eve Gill: You just don't look like a librarian.
Det. Insp. Wilfred 'Ordinary' Smith: You don't look like an actress.
Eve Gill: Oh? I thought I did.
Helen Goss
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