- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: [inspecting murder vehicle] Famous divorce attorney noted for representing the wives of rich powerful men. Men who would know people who would know professional killers. I like it.
- [climbs into Rolls Royce]
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: All we need is a client list.
- [tries out back seat, scoffs]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: What?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: The leg room back here is like nothing. You'd think for the money you pay you could have a dinner party back here.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: What is it about cars that make men stupid? Or stupider?
- [shakes her head]
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: You like men.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Yeah, I know that. But what's the psychological thing behind it? Other than the phallic thing?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Beats me... Unlike you, I tend not to analyze every little thing I do.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You think I do that? You think I analyze every little thing?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Yeah.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: And why do you think I do that?
- [he smiles patronizingly]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: That's a joke.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: You want me to think that was a joke.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: I'm not a lawyer, but a guy killing his wife's divorce lawyer may be justifiable homicide.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: When are you gonna get over our divorce?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: I'm not talking about our divorce.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You were talking about our divorce.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Casey, the judge gave you the dog. My dog. There's a reason why they call a dog man's best friend.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You had visitation.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Yeah, till you killed him.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: I'm not gonna have this argument again.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: I don't blame you. If I killed a dog, I wouldn't...
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: I didn't kill him! He dug under the fence, he ran into the street after a female dog, and he got hit by a car...
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Right. It's semantics. You say tomato, I say you killed him.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [on pier] This is insane. We're going on the word of a woman who walks around in her underwear for a living.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: She checks out. Norman Harrison was the head of the selection committee.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: He's not even a suspect.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: We're following a lead.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: I think we both know what we're following.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Look, Harrison has ninety million dollars. He has Mandy sign a prenup, but he did so at the altar, which qualifies as signing under duress. He figures he's going to get half of forty-five million for bad timing? A lot cheaper to bribe a judge, especially one like Drell who's got the ethics of a tapeworm. Come on, you gotta admit it makes sense.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Yeah, well, so does Mandarin Chinese, and I don't understand that.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: What have you got against Mandy anyway?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Nothing.
- [shrugs]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: I just think she's... Nothing. I have nothing against her. What do you think of her?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: I could do worse.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: You have done worse. You know that's not what I'm talking about.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Oh, you mean as a suspect?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [sarcastic] No, as a potential marriage partner. It never ceases to amaze me how little it takes to turn a man into a blubbering idiot.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Her alibi is airtight, end of story.
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Wow, it's a big boat.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: Well, it isn't the size of the boat, it's the...
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [taunting] ... motion of the ocean. You just keep telling yourself that.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: What's that supposed to mean?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [quickly] Nothing.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: You meant something by that. Are you trying to tell me that I didn't stack up in that department?
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: Boy, aren't we sensitive?
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: About that, we are.
- Patricia Van Barrow: The first thing they teach you as a lawyer is never to ask any questions you do not know the answer to.
- Capt. Harry Lipschitz: The Chief wants a status report by noon.
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: No problem.
- [to Cassy:]
- Det. Sgt. Tom Ryan: We're dead.
- [Cassy sighs]
- Det. Sgt. Cassandra 'Cassy' St. John: [to Tom, re Mandy] She probably fell off of her shoes and needs your help.