Ever heard of Icarus?
No, why? Did he work for me?
I meant on your wanderings through antiquity. A mythical figure. The first bird-man. Flew too near the sun. Melted the wax on his wings, fell from the sky, and was drowned. In the Aegean.
Inspector Morse · Season 1
Ever heard of Icarus?
No, why? Did he work for me?
I meant on your wanderings through antiquity. A mythical figure. The first bird-man. Flew too near the sun. Melted the wax on his wings, fell from the sky, and was drowned. In the Aegean.
Almost operatic. Greek Tragedy. You should try the Classice sometime, Lewis. Sex is never simple there: there's pleasure, then there's payment. Retribution.
They don't spell Australian beer with four X's out of ignorance!
You're a bastard, Morse.
...and my name's Robert. My friends call me 'Robbie'.
How old are you, sir?
I forget, Robbie.
You said it was suicide, Morse. Then some GP comes down from Ben Nevis, waving some pages of A4 - and everything changes!
It was Mrs. Fallon I knew - before she became Mrs Fallon. We were engaged to be married.
Did you hate me ...?
Hate you? My God, Susan...
It's a Sergeant Lewis, Master William! Fa' th' polis!
What's that music?
That's Mozart, Charlie.
I was precise and I was courteous.
You were bloody superior!
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