- Margaret: Sometimes the best things are the hardest to get.
- Detective James Crockett: Yeah, but the hardest to get ain't always the best.
- J. J. Johnston: It's a big boat, why rock it?
- Detective James Crockett: I don't give a damn if it the the USS Enterprise, who's on it or why. My job is to rock it and if it sinks, so what?
- Margaret: I work in public relations.
- Detective James Crockett: That's what I am.
- Margaret: No.
- Detective James Crockett: Like public park, public toilet! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU WORKING FOR?
- Detective James Crockett: I can't touch you, I know that, too many obstacles, too many politics. But you're dirty, Ace, and I'm patient.