(..) I knew the chief would have to reconsider. He did not get where he is by ignoring a man's qualifications. He knows that I am unique, and therefore indispensable. We are much the same, the chief and I. But of course, Cato, all great detectives have one thing in common. And you know (..)

(..) He doesn't tell me what to play, and I don't tell him what to do with his money. Monsieur, don't try to be funny with me. He is your monkey, therefore it is your money. He lives with me, but he is not my monkey. One day I came home, and I found him sitting in the living room. (..)