- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Then again, you might not have $6000. You have more hired guns on your payroll than you do customers.
- Narrator: Famous as a buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, Army scout, and law man, Bat Masterson blazed his way into the history of the West. But it was a trip to Paradise, Colorado to collect a gambling debt that really meant danger and high adventure in the life of Bat Masterson, the man who became a legend in his own time.
- Walker Hayes: But I don't even know where to look for that kind of money.
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Why don't you just look in your safe?
- Diane Jansen: Bat, wait a minute. Wait... a... minute. Are you going back to collect that debt?
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: When he doesn't have so much help around.
- Diane Jansen: Why, I've been thinking...
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: And...
- Diane Jansen: Well, he can just say he doesn't have it. Now, what are you going to do? Threaten him? Kill him?
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Or be killed.
- Diane Jansen: Right. But if you were county tax assessor, then you would demand to see his books. Then you could find enough evidence to stand up in any court.
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: You keep on fishing till you use the right bait, don't you?
- Sheriff Dan Rainey: When a lawman gets old and loses his teeth, he plays it cozy - close to the vest.
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Sometimes under the table?
- Sheriff Dan Rainey: Sometimes above the table. All he needs is a good example.
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Lawman, I think your teeth just started to grow back.
- Mr. Jensen: Our thanks, Bat. We got our town again and...
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: And Diane learned to set off a dynamite charge.
- Diane Jansen: Oh, no. No, you were the one that rocked this town, Bat. I don't suppose there's any real reason for you ever dropping by?
- William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson: Oh, I wouldn't say that. Who knows, if I behave myself and live the good life, I might just end up in Paradise.