- Ann Williams: Nothing comes into this town or goes out without going through his hands, and pockets.
- Jason McCord: Why this?
- Ann Williams: Jason, newspapers had found you guilty before the verdict was in, helped destroy you. And they also make you powerful and important.
- Ann Williams: Will you find what you're looking for there?
- Jason McCord: I might. I always think I might.
- Paul Mandell: I made a very generous offer to buy her out.
- Jason McCord: So you could take advantage of the reputation and integrity of the Banner and endorse yourself.
- Paul Mandell: I hope Miss Williams accepts my offer. Seems to have lost some enthusiasm for the business since her father died.
- Teddi Stafford: I'm Teddi Stafford. Paul sent me to ask you to come and see him. Said I'd be more persuasive than those clowns of his. Was he right?
- Ann Williams: She belongs to Mantell.
- Teddi Stafford: I'm ENGAGED to Paul.
- Paul Mandell: McCord, I'm a businessman. I want the goodwill of the people in this town. I want their respect, their confidence, their support.
- Jason McCord: Good, then you can start by telling your men to stay away from Ann Williams and her newspaper office.
- Paul Mandell: I'm sure they'll have no reason to go near it.
- Paul Mandell: A deal, McCord? Name your price.
- Jason McCord: You can't pay it.
- Paul Mandell: I don't finish easily. GO AHEAD AND PRINT YOUR STORY BUT I STILL OWN EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN! YOU'LL SEE!