"But what for? I don't like this. If they pick you up they pick me up. And word would get back to Redding too damn fast."
"I'm sorry, but that's the way it is."
"I don't like it."
"I can't help that. I think we ought to go after the money. When we get it, we can circle around town and get to the motel from the south. Then we can pick up our luggage and be on our way."
"Then that means spending too much time in the area with the money on us. Why don't we circle around and get the baggage first? Then when we get the money, we're on our way."
"They know where I'm staying. Suppose they're waiting there to pick us up."
"Damn it, how did you manage to mess this up, Tal Howard?"
"I didn't mess it up. It isn't a big city. I'm a stranger. They're after a man named Fitzmartin."
"I remember that name. You said he knows about the money, too."
"He doesn't know where it is. You're the only one who knows where it is."