"All right, you're innocent of- of one thing." It's easier to find the humour in Bash's answer now that Crichton is alive and kicking again. But he's not off the hook!

Arthur's thought is interrupted when he finds that pole-like object; he feels his cane touch something that shifts and wobbles, top-heavy, and he pulls it back quickly.

"Oh-- whoops. Oh, don't--" The object doesn't fall. "Okay."