- Inspector Thomas Brackenreid: What's my motto, Murdoch?
- Detective William Murdoch: You have several, sir... all gems.
- Inspector Thomas Brackenreid: No, no, no, those are aphorisms. I only have one motto, and that's 'follow the money.'
- [first lines]
- Farmer's Wife: Elmer! Stop! I don't want you getting too close.
- Farmer: What's gonna happen?
- Farmer's Wife: I don't know. It just fills me with dread. Can you see what it is?
- Farmer: Looks like Henri, from down in the valley.
- Detective William Murdoch: And the time of death?
- Dr. Julia Ogden: Between two and four last night.
- Detective William Murdoch: That's consistent with what I thought.
- Dr. Julia Ogden: Does that trouble you?
- Detective William Murdoch: That means he climbed into the tree before the field was plowed, waited all day and most of the night, before hanging himself, and, in my experience, suicidal individuals, if given enough time, will likely change their minds.
- Detective William Murdoch: [Examining the mcast of the supposed martian's foot] Scales?
- Constable George Crabtree: Yes, it's my belief that the Martians are covered in scales, so, while they might be smarter than us, I have a feeling they may be a good deal uglier.
- [last lines]
- Constable George Crabtree: You know, if I was going to do something like this, I would set up shop out in the middle of the desert somewhere.
- Dr. Julia Ogden: Some place like California.
- Constable George Crabtree: Exactly.
- Detective William Murdoch: The Territory of New Mexico, that'd be my pick.
- Dr. Julia Ogden: Oh yes, William, that's a splendid choice.
- Inspector Thomas Brackenreid: Ah, you're all crackers. Wales! Now no-one in their right mind would go there.
- [laughs]
- Inspector Thomas Brackenreid: D'you mean Murdoch has to work with you every day?
- Constable George Crabtree: Gets to work with me.