- [first lines]
- Bookie #1: Separately, it's peanuts, Vince. Put it together, and we're chokin'.
- Bookie #2: How did we know Mike Gann was bettin' all over town?
- Vince Shackman: I can add.
- [last lines]
- Jessica Fletcher: You know there's one thing I will never understand and that is the superstition of horse players.
- Jockey Tracy McGill: Absolutely silly, Aunt Jess.
- Jessica Fletcher: Absolutely. On the other hand, I- I must- I must admit... Oh, dear. I'm getting hooked.