- Loomis: Sit down, Old boy.
- Loomis: Was Royce beating you?
- John Craig: Yes.
- Loomis: Until I came and saved you.
- John Craig: He thinks i cheated him.
- Loomis: Cheated? You mean he still believes there are rules?
- John Craig: Oh, yes.
- Loomis: And, er, the girl, the Benson person, did she beat you?
- John Craig: She's just as accurate as I am. But she's quicker. Yes, she beat me.
- Loomis: Do you reckon you're past it?
- John Craig: We're both very good.
- Loomis: Best I've got.
- John Craig: I thought I was the best you had?
- Loomis: You were, son, you were. You killed people nicely. Tidily. That last job spoiled you. Do you still dream about it?
- John Craig: No.
- Loomis: No? Surprise me, Old Man. They really hurt you, those chaps. And they ruined your love life.
- John Craig: What they did to me would ruin anyone's love life.
- Loomis: What are we going to do with you? You do nice paperwork. I got heaps of chaps doing that already. Experts.
- John Craig: You can hardly just let me go, can you?
- Loomis: No. I can't do that. Nobody leaves my department, once they've signed on.
- Miriam Loman: This food's going to make me sick.
- John Craig: Oh, well. You're scared, Miss Loman. I don't blame you.
- Miriam Loman: Of course, I'm scared.
- John Craig: Yeah, well, I am too. Most people always are. Except for fools. And they don't last long. Being scared's a part of the game.
- Miriam Loman: Well, it's not my game.
- John Craig: No? Yeah, well, don't be an innocent bystander, Miss Loman.
- Miriam Loman: Why not?
- John Craig: They always get hurt.
- Miriam Loman: They're not the only ones.
- John Craig: hmm?
- Miriam Loman: Who hurt you, Craig?
- John Craig: One or two people.