- [referring to way the police commissioner botched Red's investigation]
- Red Barry: Well, he certainly settled that in a hurry.
- Insp. Scott: Settled it? He scrambled it!
- Red Barry: How did you know it was a woman?
- Hong Kong Cholly: Oh, smell of perfume. Hong Kong Cholly pretty good defective, yes?
- Red Barry: Pretty good defective - only it doesn't help much.
- Commissioner: What do you mean, writing tripe like this about Red Barry?
- Mississippi: Did y'all say "Tripe"?
- Commissioner: Yes, I said "Tripe"!
- Mississippi: Oh. That's what I thought you said.
- Quong Lee: [to Natacha] Must I threaten you to make you understand that a few more bloodstains on these bonds won't effect their value to me?