- Lt. Tragg: [to the murderer, after a gunfight in which the murderer is seriously wounded] Isn't one cop enough, you miserable...
- Perry Mason: You all right, Tragg?
- Lt. Tragg: Yeah. Just sick to my stomach at the sight of *him*.
- [Further lines containing a spoiler omitted here, in which Tragg calls the murderer a "fink"]
- Perry Mason: I'd better call an ambulance.
- Lt. Tragg: Yeah, call an ambulance.
- [Glares at the wounded murderer]
- Lt. Tragg: Don't - er - hurry.
- Perry Mason: Two pawn tickets. One she hides in the label of a mink coat. The other ticket stays in her purse, where anybody might find it. It's inconsistent.
- Paul Drake: She's a woman.
- Perry Mason: No, that's no excuse.
- Paul Drake: I'm not a lawyer. I don't have your professional immunity.
- Perry Mason: It's your duty to answer questions. You don't have to run around giving out information.
- Lt. Tragg: Drake, you have a license to operate as a private detective. You know as well as I do that we can take it away... if you withhold evidence.
- Paul Drake: I know.
- Lt. Tragg: Personally, I don't care if you go on earning a living as a private cop or not. You're gonna make that decision. Right now.
- Lt. Tragg: As a lawyer, you're also an officer of the court. You have a responsibility, Mason. And if you duck it or obstruct the police, you're goinna have to face the consequences.
- [first lines]
- Morey Allen: Miss Street, Mr. Mason.
- Della Street: Hello, Morey.
- Perry Mason: How's it going, Morey?
- Morey Allen: Fine. I have your table all ready.
- [last lines]
- Morey Allen: How about a little dessert?
- Della Street: I might just find room for a piece of pie and coffee.
- Paul Drake: Ice cream for me, Morey, chocolate.
- Morey Allen: Right. How about you, Mr. Mason?
- Perry Mason: Oh, anything, and coffee.
- Morey Allen: Anything?
- Perry Mason: Well, anything but a moth-eaten mink.
- Lt. Tragg: Homicide. Tragg.
- Perry Mason: Perry Mason, Lieutenant. Will you do me a favor?
- Lt. Tragg: I doubt it, but go ahead.
- Paul Drake: Fayette?
- Perry Mason: Yes.
- Paul Drake: He's shot. Just once as far as I can see.
- Perry Mason: That's all it takes.