- Charlie Hume: Did you interview the shrink or the patient?
- Billie Newman: Both.
- Lou Grant: That's not clear. Who's suing who?
- Billie Newman: Everyone. She's suing the doctor for malpractice for seducing her and he's got a counter suit claiming that she didn't follow his instructions.
- Charlie Hume: What kind of suit is dat?
- Lou Grant: Malpatient?
- Mrs. Pynchon: Barney's gone.
- Charlie Hume: Gone?
- Art Donovan: Maybe the Times' offered him more money and he went over to them.
- Joe Rossi: You think we would've heard about something like this eventually.
- Jim Lawrence: Looks like you have.
- Mrs. Pynchon: I don't like that sort of thing when people say dogs are people. Barney was just a dog... but you know, he was... such good company.
- Charlie Hume: Hey Lou, how's the little dog?
- Lou Grant: Great. Real cute. You want him?
- Charlie Hume: No...