- Yancy Derringer: Miss Duval, during the war, there was a man in my company who spoke only of the past, never the future - of things that were gone never to come back.
- Celeste Duval: Why are you telling me this?
- Yancy Derringer: Because some people choose to live in a past that doesn't exist.
- John Colton: Yancy, this isn't stealing from the rich and the strong, it's stealing from the poor, the needy, the weak. It's a new kind of crime and a new kind of criminal and I won't tolerate it in New Orleans! Unfortunately, at this time, there's no evidence.
- Yancy Derringer: A man stabbed to death, the little merchants terrified - what kind of evidence do you need?
- John Colton: Someone has to step forward with two simple words - I accuse.
- Miss Carrie: Mr. Derringer, please don't interfere. Mr. Jordan has many helpers. It's an organized ring. It might be a newsboy who shot you or a barber that cut your throat. It's not worth it.
- Yancy Derringer: It *is* worth it, Miss Carrie. Good day.
- John Colton: Yancy, Francis Jordan is a dangerous man.
- Yancy Derringer: That makes two of us, Mister Colton.
- John Colton: Going somewhere, young lady?
- Miss Carrie: Help me, sir. Get me away from this terrible place.
- John Colton: With pleasure, madam. I'm sure you'll find the calaboose very peaceful and quiet after all this excitement. You're under arrest, Miss Carrie.