- Spikings: [walking towards his office, followed by Makepeace] I know what you are going to say and the answer is no. You were going to ask in your impeccable Bedale's English whether I would reconsider pairing you with that Yankee Doodle Dandy.
- Makepeace: Look, sir, I can't work with that man...
- Spikings: Harry, I don't want Dempsey in my firm. My Gov'nor don't want him either, But the Home Office have different ideas.
- [quietly]
- Spikings: And between you and me, who else would I pair him with? That bunch of animals out there? He wouldn't stand much of a chance with them, would he?
- Spikings: [about Dempsey] Besides, he's only with us for 12 months. Lie back and enjoy it. Think of England.
- Dempsey: You know, before we go any further, I think we ought to get a few things straight, right now.
- [Dempsey sits in front of Makepeace]
- Dempsey: First off, I didn't ask for this transfer. I got detained.
- [a pause]
- Dempsey: Number two: I don't agree with women having anything to do with police work. They don't know how a criminal mind functions, and they simply cannot cope with the physical stress the job demands.
- [another pause]
- Dempsey: Now, having said all that, assuming that you've already tried to get Spikings to change his mind and you failed, I think we are stuck with each other.
- [another pause]
- Dempsey: [sighs] Here's what I propose: I'm prepared to overlook your shortcomings if you're willing to, eh, ignore my sometimes brash behavior and, eh, my annoying little habit of always being right. Oh, yeah, and the fact that you're a sergeant and I'm a lieutenant. What do you say?
- [Makespeace does not respond]
- Dempsey: Well, if you're comfortable with that, great. I'll just treat you like one of the guys.
- Spikings: Oh, by the way, Dempsey...
- [Dempsey turns around in the door]
- Spikings: May I?
- [Spikings holds out his hand]
- Dempsey: May you what?
- Spikings: May I have that piece of artillery that's solely dislocating your left shoulder?
- [Dempsey hesitates]
- Spikings: It's not necessary, it's against the law and it'll ruin the cut of your jacket.
- Spikings: Dempsey, when the prime minister and the home secretary instructed me to set up this special unit to combat major crime, I did not expect to be wet nursing ex vietnam soldiers touting bazooka's.
- Spikings: [to Makepeace] Go and pick up Cagney or Lacey or whatever his name is, will you? Bring him in, he's late.
- [Spikings notices that Dempsey and Makepeace are not around]
- Spikings: [to the other cops] Where's Batman and Robin?