- [last lines]
- Mike Preston: I once said, "If I wanted something to lean on, I'd buy crutches." It wasn't exactly what I meant to say.
- Lydia Reynolds: I know, Mike.
- [first lines]
- Hugh Jamison: I think you hit him.
- Arnold Keith: I'm not sure. He moved just as I fired.
- Hugh Jamison: It'll be dark in an hour. I wouldn't want to tangle with a wounded mountain lion after dark.
- Arnold Keith: It's rugged country up there. Not much chance of finding him anyway.