“- Leslie Crosbie: You won't have to show Bob the letter, will you?
- Howard Joyce: I'll do everything possible to prevent him from seeing it. He'll be an important witness and he should be as firmly convinced of your innocence as he is now.”

Bette Davis - Leslie Crosbie
James Stephenson - Howard Joyce

“- Rachel: When can we leave the city?
- John Book: We're trying to get this done as quickly as possible, then you can go. But Samuel's probably gonna have to come back to testify. I'm sorry.
- Rachel: No, you are not, you are glad. Because now you have a witness.”

Kelly McGillis - Rachel
Harrison Ford - John Book

“- John Book: The man who was killed tonight was a policeman, and it's my job to find out what happened. I want you to tell me everything you saw when you went into the bathroom.
- Samuel: There were two.
- John Book: There were two men?
- Samuel: I only saw one.”
Harrison Ford - John Book
Lukas Haas - Samuel

“- Rachel: You have no right to keep us here.
- John Book: Yes I do. Your son's a material witness to a homicide.
- Rachel: You don't understand. We want nothing to do with your laws.
- John Book: Doesn't surprise me. A lot of people I meet are like that.”
Kelly McGillis - Rachel
Harrison Ford - John Book

“I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there.”
Dean Stockwell - John Cavil