- [Pat has appointed Billy Bonney the town marshal]
- William Bonney: What if the people of Lincoln got wind of this thing? I'll never live it down!
- Pat Garrett: Cheer up, Billy. The hours are long, the pay is low and there's always a good chance of getting yourself killed.
- Pat Garrett: What happened to your town marshal?
- [Mayor Hackett picks up the marshal's badge]
- Hackett: Which one? I haven't been able to keep that thing on anyone for more than 24 hours. The ones who didn't quit wish they had.