- Judge Clinton Sternwood: [meeting Cooper for the first time] Mr. Cooper, how do you find our little corner of this world?
- Special Agent Dale Cooper: Heaven, sir.
- Judge Clinton Sternwood: Well, this week, heaven includes arson, multiple homicides, and an attempt on the life of a federal agent.
- Special Agent Dale Cooper: Heaven is a large and interesting place, sir.
- Judge Clinton Sternwood: The law provides us structure to guide us through paralyzing and trying times. But it requires us a vision to its procedures and higher purposes. Before we assume our respective roles in this enduring drama just let me say that when these frail shadows we inhabit now have quit the stage we'll meet and raise a glass again together in Valhalla.
- Dick Tremayne: Lucy?
- Lucy Moran: Dick.
- Dick Tremayne: Lucy, I haven't slept. I can't eat. I've been absolutely miserable.
- Lucy Moran: You have?
- Dick Tremayne: I've been a fool, a cad, the way I've behaved, and I'm deeply, deeply ashamed.
- Lucy Moran: You are?
- Dick Tremayne: I've been over it in my mind a million times and what I've come to is this: I have to - no, I must do the right thing.
- Lucy Moran: You must?
- Dick Tremayne: [pulling an envelope from his pocket] It's everything I could scrape together. I'm completely knackered.
- Lucy Moran: What is this?
- Dick Tremayne: $650. I've called around, I've been told it's more than adequate.
- Lucy Moran: For what?
- Dick Tremayne: For the... to take care of... you know, the... little problem.
- Lucy Moran: Richard, here's what you're going to do. Take your money, put it back in your wallet, or your pocket, turn around, walk through both sets of doors, the second one sticks sometimes, go out into the parking lot, get in your car, turn the key, and never, ever speak to me again as long as you live! Say one more word and I'll scream. Leave, please.
- Dick Tremayne: [starts to speak]
- Lucy Moran: [screams]