- Male police dispatcher: [as police cars fly over bridge] Attention all units in the San Pedro, Long Beach, Torrance and Carson areas. Stand-by to copy. Long Beach PD is in pursuit of a 1973 Ford Mustang, yellow in color. California license 614 Henry Sam Ocean. One occupant, male caucasian. Approximately aged forty-five. Six feet, one-hundred-and-eighty-five pounds. Gray hair and mustache, gray coat, black pants. The reason for pursuit unknown.
- Maindrian Pace: [Before the famous 40 minute chase scene] I should have read my horoscope this morning.
- Long Beach Female Dispatcher: [over radio] 1-Baker-11, are you still with the pursuit?
- 1-Baker-11 detective: Where in the hell's she think we've been? Out to coffee?
- 1-Baker-11 detective: [wearily] Ohh!
- Maindrian Pace: This job is ruining my sex life.
- Stanley Chase: Ah, who'd have sex with you anyway?
- Maindrian Pace: Nobody you'd know, that's for sure.
- [sees a Pantera with a pretty girl climbing out]
- Maindrian Pace: Will you look at that!
- Stanley Chase: Hey, I think I'm in love!
- Maindrian Pace: I'm talking about the car, Stanley.
- [Mustang crashes into a light pole]
- 1-Baker-11 detective: Jesus Christ, he just hit a damn pole! Turn aroud, turn around! We've got him now!
- Male police dispatcher: [over radio] Attention all units, suspect vehicle has TA'd with light pole at Harbor Freeway northbound and Carson Street offramp. Pursuit is terminated.
- [Mustang roars off up offramp]
- Male police dispatcher: That is negative - pursuit is not terminated, repeat, not terminated.
- Pumpkin Chase: Maindrian, we have to give Eleanor back.
- Maindrian Pace: What are you talking about? The contract's filled!
- Pumpkin Chase: [handing him newspaper] She's not insured. Here, look for yourself.
- Maindrian Pace: You gotta be kidding me..."Owner desperate. '73 Ford Mustang stolen from 18511 Mariposa, Gardena. Not insured. Please return, no questions." Pumpkin, I'm tired. I'm not Superman. Look at that, that contract is filled!
- Pumpkin Chase: Maindrian...
- [Eugene bursts in]
- Eugene Chase: Damn you, Pace! Where's that El Dorado?
- Maindrian Pace: It's gone, Eugene.
- Eugene Chase: What did you do with it, you sonova bitch?
- Maindrian Pace: I burned it.
- Eugene Chase: [shouts] You burned a million dollars worth of heroin?
- [tries to punch him, but Maindrian throws him over chair]
- Maindrian Pace: [to Pumpkin] I'm going to give Eleanor back, but only because of one reason. I know where there's another at the International Towers in Long Beach.
- [storms out]
- Maindrian Pace: [shouts] And then I'm cleaned up!
- Pumpkin Chase: Maindrian!
- [door slams]
- Pumpkin Chase: [about Maindrian's wig] Doesn't he look good with his gray hair?
- Atlee Jackson: Ah, he looks like a polack.
- Maindrian Pace: At least my mother didn't name me Atlee!
- Corlis Pace: [drives up in a big white Cadillac] How do I look in this one?
- Maindrian Pace: Like a polack! Where's your wig?
- Corlis Pace: It itches.
- Maindrian Pace: I'll itch you. Get this damn thing in here and get it cleaned-up!
- Maindrian Pace: What are you doing out this late at night?
- Hawkins: Ah, I just finished taking a report down at Whittlesey Motors. It seems somebody ripped-off a Manta.
- Maindrian Pace: What's a Manta?
- Hawkins: The thirty-fifth expensive car stolen in three days! You heard about that, didn't you?
- Maindrian Pace: Listen, all I hear is the insurance companies screaming at us every time they lose a lousy dime.
- Maindrian Pace: Hey, Atlee, how come you don't get called up at five o'clock in the morning?
- Atlee Jackson: Because I live right.
- Maindrian Pace: Yeah, well I'll fix your living habits! Tomorrow morning you can get up at five o'clock and start tearing that truck apart to find out how come he hit the train.
- Atlee Jackson: Okay, if Stanley helps me. I think five years in the army gave him brain damage!
- Stanley Chase: Hey, hey, I'll learn the business next week, all right? I don't even know how these switch-overs work.
- [after pursuit begins]
- Long Beach Female Dispatcher: [over radio] 1-Baker-11, 10-4. Switch to Open Channel 3. All units, stand-by, 1-Baker-11 is in pursuit. A '73 Ford Mustang, license in the 6-column - 614 Henry Sam Ocean, westbound Ocean Boulevard, against traffic.
- [looking at a car Corlis and Atlee have just stolen]
- Hawkins: What's this?
- Maindrian Pace: A Cadillac.
- Hawkins: What's wrong with it?
- Maindrian Pace: Oh, it's, er, theft recovery.
- Hawkins: You know something, Vicinski, I bet five more cars have been stolen in just the time I've been here.
- Maindrian Pace: No, I don't think so, Hawkins. Good night.
- Eugene Chase: [on phone] I need to speak with Sergeant Hawkins.
- Hawkins: Hawkins.
- Eugene Chase: You want to catch that car-theft ring that's been bothering you? Well put a stakeout at the International Towers in Long Beach!
- Hawkins: Who is this?
- [Eugene hangs up]
- Eugene Chase: I'll fix you, Mr. Big-Shot.
- Maindrian Pace: Hey, Stanley, what's your new girlfriend's name?
- Stanley Chase: Jill, why?
- Maindrian Pace: I'm going to name this car after her, 'cause she's a wreck too.
- Mr. Velas: I don't need to remind you of the consequences if you fail to perform.
- Maindrian Pace: Don't worry, Mr. Velas.
- Mr. Velas: [chuckles] I don't worry. That's your job.