- Alphonso: This reward, how much?
- Joe Mannix: Depends on how much you have to tell me.
- Alphonso: The two men you are looking for; I know where they are.
- Joe Mannix: You just hit the jackpot.
- Alphonso: Five thousand American dollars?
- Joe Mannix: Why didn't you speak up inside?
- Alphonso: When men talk of thousands of dollars, it is better they talk alone.
- Wallace Hunter: Thank you for coming so promptly.
- Joe Mannix: What can I do for you, Mr. Hunter?
- Wallace Hunter: Did you read about my wife?
- Joe Mannix: Yes.
- Wallace Hunter: I want you to find out what happened to her.
- Joe Mannix: What do the police think?
- Wallace Hunter: [sighs] Yes, well... they have two theories. Either... either she fell off the boat accidentally, or I pushed her off. The second theory was unspoken, but it was quite obviously in their minds. It happens, apparently.
- Joe Mannix: What do you think happened to her?
- Wallace Hunter: I'm totally confused. We were off the coast of Mexico- Baja. One minute, we were laughing and enjoying ourselves. The next...
- Joe Mannix: Was the water rough?
- Wallace Hunter: Smooth as glass.
- Joe Mannix: Any sudden changes in course?
- Wallace Hunter: We were on automatic pilot.
- Joe Mannix: Well, is it possible that she could have leaned over the rail for some reason and fell overboard?
- Wallace Hunter: No, she was an expert swimmer. Besides, she would've called me.
- Joe Mannix: Mr. Hunter, uh... I have to ask you this. Could she have gone into the water deliberately?
- Wallace Hunter: Does this look like a picture of a woman in a suicidal depression?
- [shows Joe a picture of Gina Hunter on their boat smiling]
- Joe Mannix: One of the newspaper stories said that, uh, you and Mrs. Hunter were rumored to be on the verge of divorce.
- Richard Averill: I can assure you that's absolute nonsense.
- Wallace Hunter: It's all right, Richard. We did have one short separation.
- Joe Mannix: When was that?
- Wallace Hunter: It was a few weeks ago. This cruise was supposed to be a sort of a... second honeymoon.
- Joe Mannix: If it wasn't suicide, and you're not convinced she didn't fall overboard accidentally... what other explanation could there be?