- Carla Mardigian: By the way, where's Mr. Eleven O' clock news and the other blow dry kids?
- Malcolm Baur: [chuckles] Hanging the rest of us up, as usual.
- Ron Allen: Sorry we're late, we had to go back for a piece of equipment.
- Carla Mardigian: Your hairdryer?
- Lou Grant: Art Donovan, I want you to meet Jack Rily, he's an even faster two-fingered typist than you are.
- Jack Riley: That's before the good Lord opened a calsium mine in my hands. Nice to see you, Art, don't shake it too hard.
- Jack Riley: If I put a plate full of rubies in front of you, would you puss 'em away?
- Lou Grant: Rubies always give me indigestion.
- Lou Grant: You wanna tell us about it?
- Jack Riley: [hesitant] It's a bit embarassing, Lou.
- Lou Grant: Make us blush.
- Joe Rossi: If you let this flake suck you in, you're a couple of idiots!
- Charlie Hume: You're his immediate superior, Lou, would you like to respond?
- Lou Grant: Thank you Charlie, I think I would.
- [stands up and walks to Rossi]
- Lou Grant: How'd you like to have your nose moved over to were your ear is?
- Jack Riley: The only reason I brought this here, is because that man is my friend. I could've very easily brought it to the Times, I still can. I'm sure Mr. Cardell won't mind.
- Charlie Hume: No sir, Jack, this is our baby! Lou, you go with Rossi, corroborate the whole thing. Donovan can cover the desk.
- Lou Grant: 'Our baby', Charlie?
- Charlie Hume: Unless Cardell doesn't show in 48 hours. Then it's your baby, Lou.
- [a beat]
- Charlie Hume: Congratulations.
- Lou Grant: [shouting] Jack, hang up! They found the body.
- Jack Riley: Body?
- Joe Rossi: What body?
- Lou Grant: Cardell's! At the bottom of a canyon back home. Dead!
- Jack Riley: [a beat] You know what? I like my story better.
- Mrs. Pynchon: [angry] It would be a great story if it happened to the Times. I wish it had happened to the Times.
- Lou Grant: And if it had, we'd print it.
- Mrs. Pynchon: With flags around it!
- Lou Grant: It's our story, it happened to us, we've got all the facts. Or would you rather see it in the Times?
- Mrs. Pynchon: Are you thinking of moving over there?
- Lou Grant: Are you thinking of sending me?
- Mrs. Pynchon: It's crossed my mind. But then I remembered what a good relationship I have with them...