★ Assassinations

Did we mention how dangerous it is? ibid. Israeli army dude to Avner

You’re going to kill eleven men one by one. They are all in Europe now. ibid. spymaster

Who mourns for us? ibid. Palestinian woman

In seven months we have killed six of the eleven names; we’ve killed one replacement. ibid.

How hard can it be to assassinate Trump? Surely half of his security are concentrating on stopping Melania making a break for it. Frankie Boyle’s New World Order s2e1, BBC 2018

You need not fear being connected to the killing. Because I will see to it that no connection is ever made. You will have complete immunity after the fact. But in the execution you will get no help from agents of the Crown. Peaky Blinders s2e4, Campbell, BBC 2014

Do you ever get the feeling you’re dead? Like some dog lying in the street that’s been hit by a car and left there to rot. Like I don’t know why I bother getting up in the morning. Panic 2000 starring William H Macy & John Ritter & Neve Campbell & Donald Sutherland & Tracey Ullman & Barbara Bain & David Dorfman & Tina Lifford & Bix Barnaba & Nicholle Tom & Andrea Baker et al, director Henry Bromell, Alex

119,686. I work for my father. I kill people. ibid.

For the previous thirty years Jewish insurgents dedicated to creating their own homeland in Palestine had been fighting the British enforced mandate there. Now they were bringing their battle to London. Document: A Date With Bevin, BBC Radio 4 2008

Nearly 500 British servicemen and women were to die as a result. But the insurgents also suffered big losses. ibid.

The prime objective was the British minister for foreign affairs Ernest Bevin. ibid.

Could the British have been behind a plot to overthrow the young Bolshevik regime and to kill Lenin and Trotsky? Document: 21/03/2011, BBC Radio 4 2011

The CIA attempted to assassinated several dozen leaders during the Cold War; oftentimes, they succeeded. Counter-Intelligence: Shining a Light on Black Operations s1e1: The Company, 2013

From what I can eavesdrop on, a Russian sex-trafficking politician’s been murdered in Vienna. Killing Eve s1e1: Nice Face, Elena to Eve, BBC 2018

You’re killer was a small-breasted killer. ibid. Niko

Victim: Why are you doing this to me?

Assassin: I have absolutely no idea. Killing Eve s1e2: I’ll Deal With Him Later

I believe there is a female assassin operating internationally and she’s targeted a number of influential people. ibid.

No more target [sic] until you are assessed. ibid. Konstantin to Villanelle

Who is the they? It could be anyone. ibid. Bill

I’m working for MI6. I was right about the assassin. They want me to trace her. ibid. Eve to Niko

Her hair is dark blonde, maybe honey. It was tied back. She was slim. About 25, 26. She had very delicate features. Her eyes are sort of cat-like, wide but alert. Her lips are full. She has a long neck. High cheek bones. Her skin is smooth and bright. She had a lost look in her eye that was both direct and also chilling. She is totally focussed yet almost entirely inaccessible. Killing Eve s1e3: Don’t I Know You? Eve’s description of assassin

121,692. Eve: Oh, God, no!

Frank: … loud man. He was a good man. Patient. Hard working. A man who had time for everybody.

Eve: No he didn’t. Killing Eve s1e4: Sorry Baby

I want to kill her with my bare hands. ibid. Eve

It is disappointing when the mole is the one who looks most like the rodent. ibid. Carolyn

Who are you running from, Frank? ibid. Eve

I’m going to talk to her. She’s waiting for something. She’s waiting for me. Killing Eve s1e5: I Have a Thing About Bathrooms

They call themselves The Twelve. And they know everything about me. ibid. Frank

They’re destabilising from the ground up. Chaos. ibid.

I just want to have dinner with you. ibid. assassin to Eve

You should never tell a psychopath they’re a psychopath. ibid.

This is a very important job for you. This is to protect you. Killing Eve s1e6: Take Me to the Hole! Konstantin

She wants me to find her! ibid. Eve

Carolyn: We can’t help who we are.

Eve: Yes we can. ibid.

Nadia has been murdered in prison. The good news is … Killing Eve s1e7: I Don’t Want to be Free, Carolyn

Screw: I don’t like girls.

Eve: You haven’t tried this one. ibid.

I will be taking over from Konstantin in this relationship. ibid. baldie

Why do the Twelve want you dead? Killing Eve s1e8: God I’m Tired, Carolyn to Konstantin

I’m travelling to save my little daughter from a psychopath. ibid. Konstantin to Eve

Come with me. Just you and me. ibid. Eve to Villanelle

I’m going to have to finish this on my own. You can both pack up the London office. ibid. Carolyn to son and Eve

I have lost two jobs, a husband and a best friend because of you. ibid.

How long till we get there? Do you know how to dispose of a body? Killing Eve s2e1: Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body? Villanelle to cab driver, BBC 2019

We can go back to just being normal. ibid. Eve to husband

The Twelve would have got the cleaners in. ibid. Carolyn

It’s my moisturiser. It’s made of pig’s placenta. Costs a fortune and smells like an arse but it is exceedingly effective. Killing Eve s2e2: Nice & Neat, Carolyn to Eve

Welcome to MI6. An old Etonian round every corner waiting to steal your job. ibid. lady to Eve

Originally our team was set up to look into a string of international assassinations. ibid.

If anyone says it was murder on the dancefloor I’ll throw them out of the window. ibid. Eve

She wants someone to know when she’s killed someone. ibid.

MI6 are protecting my family. Killing Eve s2e3: The Hungry Caterpillar, Konstantin to Eve

Tell me where my family are. (Spy & Assassinations) ibid. Konstantin to Carolyn

I’m doing this because … ibid. Eve to Kenny

This new woman: they call her The Ghost. ibid. Konstantin to Villanelle

I think we need to pull the plug on Operation Mandalay. Killing Eve s2e4: Desperate Times, Helen to Carolyn

I think Eve Polastri has made you go a little soft. ibid. Konstantin to Villanelle

What if we introduce them? Well if anyone can crack the Ghost it’s the Demon with No Face. Killing Eve s2e5: Smell Ya Later, Eve

Take your shoes off please. ibid. Eve to Villanelle

What do you want from me, Eve? Do you want me to love you or do you want me to frighten you? Killing Eve s2e6: I Hope You Like Missionary! husband to Eve

We want to make you and Villanelle an offer which doesn’t involve killing someone. ibid. young MI5 to Konstantin

Don’t speak to me like that, Eve. I like you but I don’t like you that much. Don’t forget, the only thing that makes you interesting is me. ibid. Villanelle