- Bobby Patrick: [Newton has arrested Tyler, and has him emptying his pockets] So, what's your name, high roller?
- Tyler Watts: My name's Tyler Watts,
- [slams badge onto counter]
- Tyler Watts: , but you can call me... CHIEF!
- Tyler Watts: [Tyler comes up behind Billy Lee, who is petting his horse] Don't worry about old Dapple, Billy... I'll take good care of him, and that's a promise from me to you.
- Billy Lee: [Looks startled, and begins to cry, realizing who it really is] See that he gets a carrot every day?... He likes carrots.
- Tyler Watts: I will, even if I have to steal one.
- Billy Lee: [Turns around, in tears] Joshua?
- [they embrace each other]
- Sonny Butts: [Sonny catches Foxy burying a body] You always said you wanted to help... Well, let me tell you something, Foxy baby... You and that shovel just dug me out of a hole deeper than this one... You just saved my neck, old buddy.
- Skeeter Willis: [Sonny is asking about Foxy Funderburke] He coulda been the first police chief years ago if he'd been more sociable and gone to church.
- Hugh Holmes: [to Billy Lee after the bodies are discovered at Foxy's place] I believe I'll go home now... Leave this to the experts.
- Tyler Watts: [Sheriff Skeeter wants to remove a prisoner, and Tyler refuses] Sheriff Willis, You're welcome here anytime... But whenever you want to remove a prisoner from my jail, you'd better show me some paperwork... That's the way things are done in MY jurisdiction!
- [Sheriff Skeeter storms off]
- Skeeter Willis: [to Tyler] Now listen, Boy, I don't care how long you was a MP. You doin' business in my county now, and I just might go outta my way to show you what that means.
- Skeeter Willis: [Skeeter is taking Tyler into custody] You better be able to chew what ya bite off in my county, Boy, or I'll damn well see ya choke on it!
- Will Henry Lee: [to Jessee] To beat the boll weevil you got to be both good and rich
- Jesse Cole: That's true.
- John Howell: You were a good friend of Roosevelt's, weren't you sir?
- Hugh Holmes: I was an unshakable admirer of FDR's... Completely convinced he was ruining the country.
- Tyler Watts: [Tyler is addressing his men first day on the job] Just pretend you're back in the service, and I'm your commanding officer. And if that doesn't work, just pretend I'm... GOD!
- Tyler Watts: [to his wife, Liz] If this thing is as big as I think it is, they won't need an election... they'll carry Billy to the governor's mansion on their shoulders!
- Tyler Watts: [Addressing his men for the first time] I see from your records that most of you have prior military experience... That's good since none of you know the first damn thing about police procedure!
- (Young) Joshua Cole: [Billy is moving, and must leave his horse behind] Don't worry, Billy... I'll take good care of Dapple, and that's a promise from me to you.
- Billy Lee (Child): Give him a carrot every day... He like carrots.
- (Young) Joshua Cole: I will... even if I have to steal one.
- Tyler Watts: [to John Howell after being released from Skeeter's custody] Before, I was determined... Now, I'm mad!... No matter what happens in the election on Tuesday... Wednesday, I'm gonna make my move!
- Tyler Watts: [Skeeter is removing Tyler from his cell] Where are you taking me?
- Skeeter Willis: I'm not taking you anywhere... You are in the process of escaping.
- Tyler Watts: [as he is addressing his men on the first day] If anyone calls in sick, he had better be in the hospital.
- Hugh Holmes: [to Billy Lee after the revelation of murders at Foxy's place] It's gonna take a lot of good people to make this place decent again.
- Charlie Ward: [Putting his arm around Sonny] Sonny, it's gonna be great having you on the Force. Believe you me. We'll snatch some folks heads sideways around this town.
- Sonny Butts: [Grabbing Charlie's wrist] Just don't you ever grab a hold of me, Charlie, and we'll get along just fine.
- Charlie Ward: [Shaking] Sure, Sonny, sure.
- Trish Lee: [Chief Watts has come to see the newly elected Governor Lee] Tyler... Hugh Holmes said it would take a lot of good people to make things decent around here again... You're one of them.
- [Tyler smiles and nods]
- Billy Lee: [Billy Lee and Sonny are talking about Marshall's abilities as a mechanic] Marshall's top notch.
- Sonny Butts: I never saw a nigger that could fix much more than a wheelbarrow.
- Ellie Lee: [after Trish shoots Emmit Spence in the butt with a shotgun] RUN, YOU CLAN!... THAT'LL TEACH YOU TO MESS WITH MY SISTER!
- [Trish and Ellie hug]
- Hugh Holmes: [During his commentary about Sonny] Sonny Butts wore that uniform as if he were born in it.