- Capt. Fletcher: You know, it can take us weeks to find where this thing's hold up. I mean, it could be in the woods. Away from the city someplace. It could be over in Jersey someplace. My God, with a wingspan like you're talking about here, that thing could fly miles into New York City every day. And it would do that of course because, you know, New York is famous for good eating.
- Shepard: [as ambulance staff wheel away a covered headless corpse] Hey, what are you looking for?
- Powell: Looking for the head. The only place I haven't looked is up in the parapets.
- Shepard: Won't be much left of it. You ever drop a cantaloupe from 40 stories?
- Powell: [Ambulance doors slam shut] All right, so what the hell do you make out of this?
- Shepard: Well, I figure something fell out of one of the windows from the floor up above. Hit him. Sheared his head clean off. A shard of glass or something like that.
- Powell: There are no broken windows up there.
- Shepard: Oh shit! Maybe his head just got loose and fell off. Look, whadda' you want from me?
- Shepard: All right, come on. I'll take you back to your girl.
- Jimmy Quinn: No, I'm not going by there.
- Shepard: What are you talking about?
- Jimmy Quinn: Well, we're not good for each other. You know, she's doing me favors all the time. I'm getting her into trouble. I got her in there.
- Shepard: What are you talking about? She's there waiting for you.
- Jimmy Quinn: Next time I see, I'm gonna have a job.
- Shepard: Look, you with a job?
- Jimmy Quinn: Yeah.
- Shepard: What are you talking about?
- Jimmy Quinn: I'll be playing piano somewhere. I'm pretty good.
- Shepard: Yeah, what the fuck do you know?
- Jimmy Quinn: Yeah, that's right. What the fuck do I know? But I know I'm not afraid anymore.
- Doyle: The entire gig shouldn't take more than 3 and a half minutes, right? In and out.
- First Robber: Hey, Quinn? Take it easy on the cashew chicken will you?
- Jimmy Quinn: [sarcastically] Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you had some.
- [passes him the plate]
- Webb: You got to watch this guy, you know. I'm telling you, he's a nervous eater. You got to defend yourself over here.
- Jimmy Quinn: Now, let's talk business. I'm strictly a wheelman. I don't go inside. And I don't carry a piece. And my cut is 20%.
- Doyle: [talking over] Oh no no, your cut is 12.5%, and you haven't worked in 8 months. Well, Quinn, What's it going to be? In or out?
- Jimmy Quinn: I'll let you know.
- Webb: You better let us know real soon, Quinn.
- Jimmy Quinn: Oh, you're not the only action in town.
- Doyle: Oh! No, our friend has other prospects here.
- Jimmy Quinn: I might have another job.
- First Robber: Oh yeah, huh, Quinn?
- Jimmy Quinn: Working.
- Shepard: [the police just killed the infant Quetzalcoatl] Now, leave it. The scientist will want to look at it.
- Jimmy Quinn: [to Lt. Murray] They didn't even get the bird. They got the egg. If they had done what I told them to do, put the canvas over the top.
- First Robber: Okay, we go in on the hour. Give me the paper bag.
- [hands Quinn a revolver]
- First Robber: Stash this under your coat.
- Jimmy Quinn: What are you handing me this for? I don't take revolvers.
- First Robber: Hey, let's go.
- Jimmy Quinn: What do you mean? I'm staying here I'm not going anywhere. We have a deal man.
- First Robber: [takes the keys out of the ignition] Not with me you don't.
- Jimmy Quinn: Hey, come on, dude.
- First Robber: You take an equal share then you take an equal chance. Let's go.
- Jimmy Quinn: Hey, Morgan, I'm gonna wait here.
- First Robber: [impatiently opens the driver side door] Move it. Now!
- Jimmy Quinn: Is it loaded?
- First Robber: Come on.
- Jimmy Quinn: Christ, I could blow my nuts off.
- Shepard: [as ambulance staff wheel away a covered headless corpse] Hey, what are you looking for?
- Doyle: Looking for the head. The only place I haven't looked is up in the parapets.
- Shepard: Won't be much left of it. You ever drop a cantaloupe from 40 stories?
- Doyle: [Ambulance doors slam shut] All right, so what the hell do you make out of this?
- Shepard: Well, I figure something fell out of one of the windows from the floor up above. Hit him. Sheared his head clean off. A shard of glass or something like that.
- Doyle: There are no broken windows up there.
- Shepard: Oh, shit. Maybe his head just got loose and fell off. Look, what do you want from me?
- Construction Worker: You sons of bitches. If anyone ate that sandwich, I'm gonna shove the thermos up your asses one at a time.
- Jimmy Quinn: Hey, that's all right. That's fine. I got another job anyway.
- [leaves the bar]
- Shepard: Sounded okay to me.
- Jimmy Quinn: Yeah, what the fuck do you mean?
- Shepard: Yeah, what do I know?
- Jimmy Quinn: Well, Mr. Commissioner, you know there is nothing in the world that is for free.
- Commissioner: Well, no doubt you've thought of terms. Would you care to let us in on them?
- Jimmy Quinn: Yeah, sure. And I don't need this.
- [tosses notepad away]
- Jimmy Quinn: I got my own little paper here. Immunity for the job you got me on now and for anything else that might crop up on me.
- Capt. Fletcher: [laughs] You are beautiful, do you know that? You think we can give immunity for crimes we don't even know about?
- Jimmy Quinn: Yeah, didn't Ford pardon Nixon for anything and everything? I'm just asking for a Nixon-like pardon.
- Commissioner: And if that could be arranged, what else?
- Jimmy Quinn: Money. One million dollars in cash, tax free. And you pay the taxes on it. I suppose you pay the taxes, I got to pay the tax on the tax. But you can work that out with the IRS. I have never paid tax in my life, and I'm not about to start now.
- Commissioner: Excessive, the city will never go along with that.
- Jimmy Quinn: You paid that god damn lottery winner one million dollars! And I'm saving the Big Apple ten -- a hundred million dollars! Maybe a billion dollar. And you're gonna welsh on one million lousy dollars? You know, if I had a decent negotiator, he'd be asking ten million dollars and you now it.
- Powell: Hey. A man died yesterday. You've been sitting on this damn information. You could have prevented it. How the hell does that make you feel?
- Jimmy Quinn: Like a hero because I'm preventing tomorrow's death and the day after that and the day after that. So kiss my ass in public. I'm the Johnny Carson shit.
- Powell: Let me tell you something. That Constitiution doesn't mean a god damn thing in a prison, you got that? I think you miss the place, don't you? I think you miss it. You like it up there. You like the treatment, don't you? That's why all you guys go back, isn't it? Shut up!
- Jimmy Quinn: Big black cops are worse than the white ones.
- Powell: You damn right. You got that message, didn't you?
- Commissioner: Uh, Shep.
- Shepard: Yes, sir.
- Commissioner: I like you most of the time. And that's why I'm giving you back this report unread. I never saw it. Never heard of Quetzal.
- Shepard: Quetzalcoatl.
- Commissioner: Quite so. Unless you're looking for a sanity hearing, my dear boy.
- Commissioner: Yes, sir. Sir, two days ago, you didn't believe this creature existed. Now, wouldn't it be possible for you to suspend your disbelief just for one little degree further.
- Commissioner: You are talking about the incarnation of some ancient Aztec god. And it's my duty to kill it. Now, it's much easier for me to think of killing a bird than a god.
- Shepard: You know, I met you once before, Quinn. The bar in the village, you remember that? You were singing some kind of scat song. There's a big dog on the floor.
- Jimmy Quinn: Oh, you heard me play?
- Shepard: Yeah, you were pretty good. Yeah, you told me to fuck off.
- Jimmy Quinn: I want my photo op here. Come on! This city needs me now! And get the owner of that newspaper. What's his name? Murdoch! Get Rupert Murdoch down here with his arms around me.
- Shepard: You're not much of a killer, Jimmy. But, you know, yesterday, that guy in the swimming pool.
- Jimmy Quinn: Shepard, how dumb do you think I am? You know damn well the bird killed him. What? You think I trained the bird? You're unbelievable. You come on to me all about my music, right? Give me this nice song and dance. And then you start laying a bum rap on me. Who do you think I am?
- Shepard: No, no. No bum rap.
- Jimmy Quinn: You say I have no nerve, huh? Two guys up there, Webb and Doyle. I took them up. You won't be recognize them because they're all over the play. They're in little pieces. and I lead them up there because they were putting heavy pressure on me. And I walked them right into it.
- Shepard: Quinn, you're not going to lead us into anything like that are you?
- Jimmy Quinn: Well, a few cops may die. I've seen this bitch in action. She can move anywhere she pleases, in or out.
- Shepard: In and out of what?
- Jimmy Quinn: The roof. There's a hole in the roof, and she goes into the roof.
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