- Jerry Kirk: Tell Annie I'm out here.
- George Lake: Her father's with her, Jerry.
- Jerry Kirk: Oh? I was hopin' he'd drop dead by now. Just my luck. Annie!
- George Lake: There's gonna be trouble.
- Jerry Kirk: Then crawl under your desk, George.
- Jerry Kirk: I kind of relish bein' alone with the big man. We always was real fond of each other. Ain't that right, Jenner?
- Annie Jenner: He's my father, Jerry!
- Jerry Kirk: I don't think no less of you on account of it.
- Jerry Kirk: I'm going to tell it to you straight, Deputy, and you're going to have to believe me.
- Sergeant Hapgood Tasker: You can talk just as good behind bars.
- Jerry Kirk: No I can't! A man looks guilty once he's behind bars.
- [Jerry returns Clay's pistol]
- Jerry Kirk: I hope that's the last time I ever have to use one of those.
- Clay McCord: I've been hopin' that about everybody for a long time, Jerry
- [Clay and Jerry trick the real murderer into confessing to his crime]
- Sergeant Hapgood Tasker: Clay, the next time you want to risk your neck on a silly stunt like this, will you leave me out of it?
- Clay McCord: There was nothing risky about it, Sarge. It was you who was keepin' company with that murderer, not me.