- Alec Hardison: What the hell's going on down there? Nate killed somebody?
- Eliot Spencer: No, Nate didn't kill somebody. You didn't, did you?
- Nathan Ford: Of course not.
- Parker: You'd tell us, though. Wouldn't you?
- Nathan Ford: [sarcastic] Yes, Parker, I would tell you if I murdered the mark.
- Sophie Devereaux: It's a gala. That's great. The place is gonna be swarming with guests.
- Eliot Spencer: Okay, that's fine for you two, but what about the three of us? How do we get in?
- Alec Hardison: Uh, excuse you. Do you not know my name? It's nothing to get on that list. I've been to the Oscars every year since I was fifteen.
- Nathan Ford: Eliot, I need you to help me find the killer.
- Eliot Spencer: And how do I do that, exactly?
- [a few minutes later]
- Eliot Spencer: This is a bad idea. The way I get information out of guys is usually loud and messy.
- Nathan Ford: Tonight you're a grifter. Adapt.
- Nathan Ford: [after Hardison finishes a list of problems] Hardison, What's the rule?
- Alec Hardison: Don't bring up a problem unless you got a fix.
- [He says Frustrated]