- Police Lieutenant Jake Kuppol: We're all finished with you, Mr. Werker.
- Mr. Werker: I thought I'd wait around for the reporters and photographers. They may want to take my picture.
- Police Lieutenant Jake Kuppol: The Chronicle's down the street two blocks.
- Mr. Werker: That was an awful shock you know, finding that body. I am not a well man. I fell off a roof once and all my insides got shoved up two inches. My stomach's up against my liver. My liver's up against my gall bladder. And my gall bladder's between my stomach and my lungs. Besides which I gotta bad heart. You'd think they'd want to take my picture. After all, a sick man like me finding that girl, huh?
- Kate Martell: This isn't like me to go to pieces like this. It's not knowing when he's going to call again. Every time the phone rings, I jump.
- John Ripley: That's the pattern of extortionists, Mrs. Martell. To frighten you to the point you'll do whatever he wants. But we won't let 'em.
- Connie Anderson: I suppose this is about Joe Walpo.
- John Ripley: That's right.
- Connie Anderson: So why don't you ask the bloodhound who was here yesterday?
- John Ripley: He was killed last night.
- Connie Anderson: [Connie moves her hand as if clutching her throat] That's tough.
- Connie Anderson: [pausing, then, sexily to the detectives] Do you mind if I put something on? I don't like men staring at me before lunch.
- Police Lieutenant Jake Kuppol: [angrily] A great place to lose her... in the girdle department. You didn't stop to try one on did you? You could use one.
- Police Detective Grant: [sheepishly] Look, Jake. I lost her in a dressing room. Suddenly she gets smart.
- Police Lieutenant Jake Kuppol: I'll talk to you later.
- Police Detective Grant: Yes, sir.
- John Ripley: [about the man who attacked Julie Angelino] He weighs about a hundred ninety-five pounds. Stands six-two. He's got a scar on his right cheek and a cauliflowered left ear.
- Man Questioned About Matty Pavelich: Yeah, I know the guy. He used to fight for me a couple of years ago. Wouldn't train, so I dropped him.
- John Ripley: What's his name?
- Man Questioned About Matty Pavelich: You offering a reward?
- John Ripley: Nah.
- Man Questioned About Matty Pavelich: Too bad. Nothing like a reward to encourage good citizenship.
- John Ripley: Thanks for the lesson in civics. What's his name.
- Man Questioned About Matty Pavelich: [going to look at his files] Just kiddin'.