- Clay Culhane: The letter Dawson got from his father.
- Marshal Gib Scott: Why didn't you bring this to me?
- Clay Culhane: There wasn't time.
- Nora Travers: Clay started to find you, Gib.
- Marshal Gib Scott: Sure, but he got sidetracked as usual... You sure worked hard at keeping from collecting your thousand dollars, Culhane. But at least you can carry it back into the bank.