- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: Face it, you're a bunch of losers. It's nothing to be ashamed of. It's your nature, you know. It's the way God made you. You're part of his master plan. If it weren't for you guys, how would we know who the winners were?
- Sam Malone: Hello, Harry.
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: Hey Sam.
- Sam Malone: [looking at tableful of watches] Whatcha doing? Trying to sell some bogus watches, some knock-offs to my customers and try to cheat them?
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: [holding up a watch] Sam, that hurts. This is no knock-off. That's a five thousand dollar Rolex, but it's on sale for twenty-five hundred.
- Sam Malone: Is this a real Rolex, Harry?
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: Yeah!
- Sam Malone: [Sam grabs the watch and starts banging it on the table] Whoa. Hey, it sounds like a Rolex, doesn't it?
- Sam Malone: [drops the watch into a mug of beer, which he holds up to take a look at the watch] Oh, look at that, it's still ticking too.
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: Uh, Sam...
- Sam Malone: Hey, do me a favor, just take your bogus goods and pedal them someplace else, will you.
- [a man enters the room]
- Watch Salesman: So Harry. Are you interested in buying a watch?
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: No, but I think my friend Sam might be.
- Sam Malone: [horrified] Harry, did you do this? Did you tear down Gary's bar?
- Harry 'The Hat' Gittes: No, *Gary* did. I'm just an 'interested land developer', whose check is going to come up short, say a *million* short.
- [Norm and Cliff have just gotten dressed]
- Norm Peterson: You know, my underwear's a little tight.
- Cliff Clavin: It's funny, mine's a little loose.
- [realizing they are wearing each other's underwear, they simultaneously scream]