- Gretchen Gluckman: These men - they are smart. You cannot fool them.
- Penny King: Why not? I've seen my uncle, Sky King, pull tricks like this lots of times. I walk straight up to the door; I pretend I'm lost and thirsty and tired. I put them off their guard. Then, when they're least expecting it, I pull my gun and get the drop on 'em!
- Gretchen Gluckman: And what happens if first they get the drop on you?
- Kralenko: Mr. Mahler! Mr. Mahler! We have been tricked. The boy-girl - she has been sending signals!