- Col. Salisbury: Mr. Smith, am I correct in assuming that is the bribe money?
- China Smith: You are indeed.
- Col. Salisbury: Then you won't mind turning it over to Major Winters.
- China Smith: I mind a great deal, Colonel, but I'm outnumbered.
- China Smith: [narrating] Singapore is a free port. That's a heathen lie! You pay for everything here - and if you pay enough, you can buy anything... or anybody. Even a British army officer - if you can believe what you hear in the native cafes. And this may be true. At least the British army has hired a renegade beachcomber named China Smith to investigate the rumors. Now how would I be knowing all this? I'm China Smith.