Laura talks about a romance author's books and refers to "zipless encounters". This is paraphrasing a term coined by Erica Jong in her novel "Fear of Flying".
Movie Reference: Steele: "DOA, Edmund O'Brien, Pamela Britton, United Artists, 1949" Laura: "DOA?" Steele: "Mhm, it means dead on arrival." Laura: "I know what it means, what does it mean?" Steele: "Edmund O'Brien notarised a bill of sale that could prove a man's innocence, then was.." Laura: "Nevermind Edmund O'Brien, what about Waldo Church?" Steele: "Well, apparently apparently Mr Church is in much the same predicament. This fellow Rubio is trying to kill him before he can produce the bill of sale."