- Lt. James Dempsey: Makepeace, popcorn.
- Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace: Popcorn?
- Lt. James Dempsey: Yeah, popcorn, that's the password. Whoever says it first, that's it, we split.
- Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace: Popcorn. Right, got it.
- Lt. James Dempsey: Okay, let's keep it under 30 minutes.
- [having removed her gown, Angie joins Dempsey who is lying under a casino table]
- Angie Hughes: Was it something I said?
- [Dempsey is about to defuse a bomb stuck underneath the table]
- Lt. James Dempsey: Nope, nothing you did either. But if I don't concentrate, this'll be one hell of a way to go.
- [Dempsey has inserted a gambling chip into a ticking bomb]
- Lt. James Dempsey: Now all we have to do, is...
- Angie Hughes: What?
- Lt. James Dempsey: Break the contact, and it's harmless.
- Angie Hughes: So break it.
- Lt. James Dempsey: The trouble is it has to be the right wire.
- Angie Hughes: And if it isn't?
- Lt. James Dempsey: Hamburger time.
- [final scene]
- Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace: Where the bloody hell have you been?
- Lt. James Dempsey: That's a really good question.
- Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace: She was a professional killer.
- [Demspey touches his left arm and just stares at Makepeace. She turns around and walks away]
- Lt. James Dempsey: [after a pause] Yeah... she really was...