- [Huke has been exposed as a corrupt policeman]
- Det. Insp. Jack Regan: What you did, what you are, turns my guts. Every copper on every beat has to pay for you, has to live you down.
- Det. Sgt. George Carter: I'm trying to lose some weight.
- Det. Insp. Jack Regan: Listen, if you're really serious about that, you ought to try the onion diet.
- Det. Sgt. George Carter: I'm trying to lose a few pounds - not all my friends!
- Det. Insp. Jack Regan: You haven't got any friends.
- [after a long chase along the river and through the lock-keeper's garden, Regan finally grabs hold of Perraut]
- Det. Insp. Jack Regan: [sarcastically] Nice to meet you - at long last!