- Elizabeth Haverford: You know, Mr. Booth, I find it remarkable that the South has gone to war seeking their own independence over the notion an entire race be denied their own.
- Detective Francis Maguire: I'm not asking for forgiveness, Kevin. I needed you to know the entire truth. You deserve that much from me.
- Detective Kevin Corcoran: We've all committed our share of sins, some of them part of the job, some of them part of us. But you, confessing now, don't make the worst go away.