Police Commissioner Hardy
"Its not anything strange that there are corrupt officers in police departments. The dirt theyre trying to clean up is bound to rub off on some of em but not all of em. Maybe one out of a hundred. The other ninety-nine are honest men trying to do an honest job....[One by one, he switches on police radios] We send police assistance to every one of those calls. Those are not just code numbers on a radio beam, theyre cries for help. People are being cheated, robbed, murdered, raped. And that goes on twenty-four hours a day, every day in the year. And thats not exceptional, thats usual. Its the same in every city in the modern world. But suppose we had no police force, good or bad. Suppose we had [he flips off all four radios] - just silence. Nobody to listen, nobody to answer. The battles finished. The jungle wins. The predatory beasts take over. Think about it. Well gentlemen, three men are in jail, three men dead, one by his own hand. One mans a fugitive - we have reason to believe seriously wounded. Thats six out of seven, not bad. And well get the last one too. In some ways, hes the most dangerous of them all, a hardened killer, a hooligan, a man without human feeling or human mercy."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think ones all right, he turns legit."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"One way or another, we all work for our vice."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Everything is here, from the observed routine of the personnel to the alarm system, the types of locks on the doors, the aging condition of the main safe, and so forth and so forth. Take my word for it, Mr. Emmerich, this is a ripe plum ready to fall...Perhaps you know my reputation. Ive engineered some very big things."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Theyll be paid off like house painters - theyll be told nothing about the size of the take. Sometimes, men get greedy."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Oh, I suppose a fellow should stick to his own trade, but uh, I know some pretty big men around here that might not be averse to a deal like this - if theyre properly approached. Highly respectable men, I might add...It might mean a lot more money for all of us."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Theyll listen to reason. This is a very bad jolt for them. And its possible theyll be willing to buy the jewels back, no questions asked, for as high as twenty-five percent of what theyre worth."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"Put in hours and hours of planning. Figure everything down to the last detail. Then what? Burglar alarms start going off all over the place for no sensible reason. A gun fires of its own accord and a man is shot. And a broken down old cop, no good for anything but chasing kids, has to trip over us. Blind accident. What can you do against blind accidents? One thing I ought to have figured and didnt was Emmerich. I know why I didnt. Im not kidding myself. It was the extra dough he promised. I got hungry. Greed made me blind."

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Doc Riedenschneider
"I havent carried a gun since my twenties. You carry a gun, you shoot a policeman. Bad rap, hard to beat. You dont carry a gun, you give up when they hold one on you."

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"Dr. Swanson: He hasnt got enough blood left in him to keep a chicken alive."

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"Cobby: Heres to the drink habit. Its the only one I got that dont get me into trouble."

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"Cobby: How can things go so wrong? How is it possible? One man killed, two others plugged. Im out thirty grand. We got a load of rocks we cant even peddle...I must be awful stupid. Here I am with a good business, money rolling in, I-I gotta get mixed up in a thing like this. I ought to have my head examined."

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"Lt. Ditrich: [referring to Doc] He loses you five blocks from the depot and one of the most dangerous criminals alive is now at large in this city."

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"Gus Minissi: Take my advice and knock off for a while. The happiness boys are on a rampage. Headquarters is givin em a push...Go home, Dix, stay home. Dont get your flag at half-mast. Remember, you still got ol Gus."

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"Emmerich: I could tell them that Id fence the stuff myself, you see, promise them cash on delivery. Then, when the time comes, I simply wouldnt have the cash, do you understand? Id tell them it would take a few more days to raise it. Im certain I could get them to leave the stuff with me while were waiting...Well, then Id disappear. Id take a plane to another country, to another life. The gold and platinum, I could melt up and sell as bullion, you see. And the rocks - sell them one at a time. Thered be no hurry. Theyd last a lifetime."

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