Kenny and I were looking into an international organisation … They’re called the 12. And they’ve infiltrated governments and organisations all over the world. We don’t know what their end-game is but we do know they’ve been responsible for a significant number of international murders. Killing Eve s3e3: Meetings Have Biscuits, Eve
I want to smell like a Roman centurion who’s come across an old foe who in battle once hurt him greatly. ibid. Villanelle commissions perfume
They need to discuss your new contract. Holiday pay, benefits, etc. Killing Eve s3e4: Still Got It, overseer
Relative: … They don’t want us to know the Earth is flat.
Eve: Ha! Ha-ha-ha! You’re serious?
Relative: … There is a secret organisation that make influence on every government in the world …
Relative #2: And you know what they are? Lizards.
Relative #1: This man in England – David Icke – you know David Icke? Very smart … Killing Eve s3e5: Are You From Pinner?
She will be a great big ball-ache. She will make your life a total nightmare. Killing Eve s3e6, Maciek to Eve, over hospitalised body of Niko
I wanted to tell you face to face that your request has been successful. It’s official. To Villanelle! [raises glass of champagne] … the Keeper. ibid. Keeper lady
But if it’s The Twelve, Eve, does it really matter who? Just be very careful of Dasha. She was the KGB’s top assassin. Until she killed one of her own. That’s why she was exiled. ibid. Carolyn
Are you? Working for them, Paul? [closes door] Are you? ibid. Carolyn acquires new office
You don’t have to do this. I already know you are scary. ibid. Konstantin to Carolyn
Whoever ordered that hit is who we want. Have you any idea who would want that woman dead? It means the job description’s changed. Find out who gave that order, what ever it takes. ibid. Paul to Konstantin
She [Villanelle] is the perfect killing machine … She’s moving up in the world. You’ll never touch her now. ibid. Dasher to Eve at the bowling alley
Give me another job. I’ll take Dasha … God, you’re sexy. Killing Eve s3e7, Villanelle to scary 12 lady
Villanelle is rising up the ranks. She is our best chance of getting to them. ibid. Eve to Carolyn
Villanelle is rising up the ranks. She is our best chance of getting to them. Don’t pretend that I’m the only one. You have your own thing going on with Villanelle. For all I know, you have a direct line. ibid.
To compile a comprehensive Filofax on despots, maniacs and extremists in case we want to throw a Christmas bash. It’s what we do, isn’t it? ibid. Carolyn to Eve
You can’t get raided twice in a day. It’s a rule. ibid. Eve to clerk
I killed so many Americans in Cold War, you could make giant greasy tapestry out of them. They were less fat then but just so loud. ibid. Dasha to Villanelle
Carolyn: What do you want, Eve?
Villanelle: I want to know what the canteen’s like. Killing Eve s3e8: Are You Leading Or Am I? *****
Carolyn: You want to kill for us now? I’m confused. What would you do for us?
Villanelle: Spy stuff … I can change. ibid.
I’ve come to realise that one cannot destroy The Twelve. ibid. Carolyn to Eve & Villanelle
Woman in church: I don’t know how you can be so good all the time.
Villanelle: I don’t have a choice. Killing Eve s4e1: Just Dunk Me, BBC 2022
Grief makes us strangers. Even to ourselves. ibid. Russian dude
There’s been a spate of murders. All of them tortured, none of them solved. ibid. Carolyn to Eve
I’m here to guide you. I’m your spiritual guru. Killing Eve s4e2: Don’t Get Eaten, Jesus to Villanelle
I’m a bad person who’s trying to be good. ibid. Villanelle
3 suspected members of the 12 murdered so far, all of them by sadistic torture. I may have found us a fourth. Well, how might be a more pertinent question. A man was found dead in a farm. Killing Eve s4e3: A Rainbow in Beige Boots, Carolyn
I want therapy. No. No. You’re going to call in sick. What do you know about me? Are you flattering me? I don’t like the way I feel. Like Shit. All of the time. I want you to fix that. ibid. Villanelle
My girlfriend just dumped me over the phone … Can I offer you a glass of wine? … ibid. Eve
Because the scorpion can’t change its nature. I should have done this when we first met. ibid.
Konstantin: What are you good at?
Pam: Embalming. Killing Eve s4e4: It’s Agony & I’m Ravenous
Janice was just a front. As was almost everything else you thought you knew about me. Killing Eve s4e5: Don’t Get Attached, Carolyn
Because, Lars, the artist formerly known as Johann, you have no choice. Someone is brutally torturing your peers and you’re next. Killing Eve s4e6: Take Me to the Hole! Carolyn
Villanelle: What are you going to do to him?
Assassin: Fillet him. Killing Eve s4e7: I Don’t Want to be Free
The Twelve operates in cells. And those cells are kept entirely separate from each other. However, I found out this: that the leadership do meet up occasionally. ibid. Carolyn to Vlad
Eve, all we can do in life is try to find some joy in the little things. ibid.
I’ll protect you. Because the Twelve will make you do terrible things. You are so much better than the life that’s planned for you. ibid. Konstantin to young assassin
Stranger: So how did you guys meet?
Eve: She stalked me. Killing Eve s4e8: Hello, Losers
One of her organs is inside of him and they still can’t piss in front of each other. ibid. Villanelle
Finally, the head honcho of The Twelve in London. ibid. Carolyn
At around one o’clock Ashraf Marwan, an Egyptian superspy, fell off the balcony in Carlton Terrace, central London … Was he pushed? Did he jump? … It was a murder. The Spy Who Fell to Earth, dude, Netflix 2019
Ironically, Israel regarded Marwan as their best agent ever. ibid.
Mossad agents murdered my husband, says Mona Marwan, widow of Egyptian billionaire. On June 27th 2007 Ashraf Marwan was found dead in the rose garden after having fallen from his fifth floor apartment. Mona believes he was pushed. ibid. news report
What were the implications of the spy being a double. ibid. commentary
Ashraf felt in a way demeaned, punished, and made him resent Nasar [father-in-law]. ibid. Egyptian Intelligence dude
One day in London he decided to call the Israeli embassy. ibid.
He accompanied Sadat to meetings with leaders. He listened and was able to give us the inside information. ibid. Israeli Intelligence dude
He brought the order of battle of the Egyptian army. ibid.
He was just a traitor. ibid.
After the war Ashraf was awarded Egypt’s highest honour for his service. In Egypt this footage is considered evidence that Ashraf Marwan and Sadat worked together to deceive Israel. ibid. commentary
A top secret operation carried out during the Second World War. Many of the security services’ files have been destroyed. But others have slipped through the seam of history. The files described the Jack King operation in detail. The Jack King Affair, Netflix 2015
Throughout the 1930s the British Union of Fascists banded behind their leader Oswald Mosley. ibid.
Infiltrating networks of Nazi sympathisers became a priority for MI5. That was where Jack King came in. ibid.
Maxwell Knight assigned each role carefully. The agent who opposes the Gestapo representative would use the alias Jack King. ibid.