- Inspector Steve Keller: [Discussing Big Jake] Y'know, for a guy who's had his bell rung as many times as this Wilson, he thinks pretty good.
- Detective Lt. Mike Stone: If we're on the right track, buddy-boy, he's not the headwork; he's the muscle.
- Inspector Steve Keller: [Considering cops to go undercover on skid row] How do you feel about Avarczech?
- Detective Lt. Mike Stone: Are you kidding? That fuzz-faced kid? Why, he'd stick out like a harp polisher in a house full of hookers.