- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: So you went to the funeral, so I thank you for reminding me I killed a man.
- Johnny Midnight: Now just a minute, Lupo. Remember me, Johnny Midnight? Now c'mon, amigo, turn off the deep freeze. Sure you're upset, but it was in the line of duty.
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Line of duty and self-defense. But that does mean I have to like it. Go on, Johnny, beat it. You annoy me.
- Johnny Midnight: Well, maybe that's good. If you want to blame yourself for something that wasn't your fault and take your aggressions out on me, go right ahead. I don't mind being your counter-irritant.
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: How versatile can you get? A theater owner, a private eye, and now a psychoanalyst. Next time bring your couch.
- Derek Warren: Even he didn't deserve to be shot like a wild animal by glory-seeking cops!
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Glory-seeking cops? Do you think there's any glory in cutting down a gun-crazy kid?
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Let me set you straight, old man. A cop risks his life every time he pins on his badge. Not for glory, but because it's his job. When a hoodlum fires at me, I do what I was trained to do - I shoot back.
- Johnny Midnight: Lupo, that's enough.
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Your son was no good. He had a criminal record all the way back to juvenile delinquency. And this time, he came to within one inch of murder!
- Irene Warren: Stop it! Stop it! Johnny, make him stop it!
- Johnny Midnight: Shut up, Lupo, I mean it!
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Take him to see Sanchez in the hospital with his son's bullet in his arm. A little more to the right and it would've been in his heart. What was I supposed to do, huh? Stand still and do nothing while he put one through mine?
- Johnny Midnight: No more, amigo!
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: I am sorry, Johnny. I lost my temper.
- Derek Warren: Thank you, Johnny, for all you've done. Maybe I'll see you again... after I kill the man who murdered my son.
- Sgt. Lupo Olivera: Look, Johnny, I swear to you, if I thought Sanchez did it, I would personally strap him to the electric chair. But I cannot believe he did it.
- Johnny Midnight: Sanchez! What are you doing here?
- Officer Sanchez: If I had two good arms you would not have gotten away with this, Mr. Midnight. If there are any questions, I'm gonna ask them - I'm the police officer here.
- Johnny Midnight: Oh, don't give me that. You've been unfrocked. You're no more a police officer than I am. Less - I got a private license, never been revoked.
- Officer Sanchez: It can be, unless you got a search warrant to be in this room.
- Johnny Midnight: Have you?
- Officer Sanchez: Don't push your luck, Mr. Midnight. I've got a gun.
- Al Edson: Look at her, the grieving widow. A sanctimonious hypocrite, that's what she really is! If... me, you'd never look at another man. She's had more boyfriends than I can count! You took Derek Warren for a sucker! You got his money and you spent it on every gigolo in Hollywood. You say Sanchez didn't murder Derek Warren? Alright, she did! Sure, get rid of the old goat and come into a fortune!