- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: But if I go out there, I will not do it for nothing. I will be a brave man because I am a greedy man. Senorita, for $10,000, I go bring you back the money.
- Letty French: That's all you'll take?
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Oh, I never lie. Steal, yes, but never lie.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Hey, amigo, it looks like there's no place to go from here.
- Bart Maverick: I'd say if we did go, we'd never get there.
- [the travellers draw lots to see who will approach the bandits with a white flag]
- Bart Maverick: Connors, why don't you go first?
- Connors: All right.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: After you, amigo.
- [Maverick draws the losing lot]
- Bart Maverick: Why don't we make it two out of three?
- [on approaching the bandits with a white flag]
- Bart Maverick: Well, if I'm not home before dark, don't wait up for me.
- Bart Maverick: Amigo, you need a little help?
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: For half of my ten thousand?
- Bart Maverick: If you insist.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Amigo, a very unpleasant though occured to me.
- Bart Maverick: Yeah, well, maybe you better not tell me about it, Johnny.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: You're gonna be out there alone and they're gonna be shooting at you. Maybe I better go shoot at them so they cannot shoot too good at you. You know, you've got a long way to run before you throw the bomb.
- Bart Maverick: Then you'll get half my sixty thousand.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: If you insist.
- Bart Maverick: I insist.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Senorita, how about that money?
- Letty French: I left it in a hotel in Mexico City. It's called the La Paloma.
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Si.
- Letty French: In the patio, is a well and I put the gold in a canvas bag, dropped it in the well.
- Bart Maverick: You know the hotel, Johnny?
- Juan 'Johnny' Bolero: Amigo, I not only know the hotel, I know the well well.
- [first lines]
- Bret Maverick: [to the audience] Hello. I'm glad to see you with us again. This week's story is about six people with 48 hours to live. And one of them holds the answer. The way out for the other five. It's called The Burning Sky.
- [Mrs. Baxter starts coughing and is offered a handkerchief]
- Chick Braus: Here you are, Mrs. Baxter, just hold it over your mouth.
- Mrs. Baxter: No, thank you, Mr. Braus.
- Chick Braus: I can spare it. I bought a dozen of them n St. Louis. Well, anytime you want it, just... just say so.