- Sam McCloud: It was his wife's birthday. Isn't a man allowed to take his wife out on her birthday? You take your wife out on her birthday, don't you, chief?
- Peter B. Clifford: I did, before she quit having them.
- Sam McCloud: Let me see Joe's logbook, so I know where he was before he got shot.
- Lieutenant Bryant: Ashby cleaned out his desk. Took everything except the paperclips, and I think he counted those.
- Sam McCloud: You know, if this is the way you conduct an impartial investigation, I would sure hate to see you operate when you're carrying a grudge.
- Sergeant Ashby: You just keep working at it, marshal, and you're gonna find out what's that like.
- Marcus Rubin: I want only one answer, Koska, when do I get my 12.000?
- Merle Koska: You stupid old man. You don't understand a thing I'm trying to tell you, do you?
- Marcus Rubin: I understand perfectly. You're saying 'wait', I'm saying 'no wait'. And my way I like better.
- Sergeant Ashby: And, eh... last Sunday?
- Sam McCloud: I bite. What about last Sunday?
- Sergeant Ashby: Sergeant Broadhurst and his wife took you and a young lady out to dinner.
- Sam McCloud: That's right. You know, we got this funny little habit: when we get hungry, we eat.
- Marcus Rubin: [Broadhurst wants to by a dime store novel "The Main in the Net" by E. Snoop] Oh, that's a dog. You wouldn't like that at all. Eh, eh, eh, eh, it's got more herrings in it than he's got.
- [pointing at Selditz]
- Marcus Rubin: As a matter of fact, by the third page you'll know that the Smiler is the killer. You don't mind my telling you, do you?
- Sgt. Joe Broadhurst: No, thanks for the help.