- [Clay argues that an unarmed peace commission would have a better chance of success than a regiment of soldiers storming the Apache camp]
- Marshal Simon Fry: You don't walk into a place like that unarmed, Clay.
- Clay McCord: Why not? Chief Mangus speaks English. It might be interesting to find out what a man can do up there unarmed.
- Marshal Simon Fry: It might be fatal, too.
- [after a long fight, Clay captures or kills the entire family of scalpers]
- Clay McCord: Where did you come?
- Chiva: I watch whole time.
- Clay McCord: You certainly where a big help.
- Chiva: Such great man of peace no need help.
- [last lines]
- Clay McCord: I knew there was something fishy about his story, but then, that's Clay McCord. He'll fight harder to keep the peace then most folks would fight to win a war - and then hide the fact that he got into a fight over it. Any wonder why I want him to keep his deputy badge whether he uses it or not?