- Paul Drake Jr.: Somebody is trying to make her doubt her own sanity. She thinks a painting came to life and was chasing her.
- Perry Mason: Too bad you didn't support the hypotheses that David Hall committed suicide, you might never have been found out.
- Andrew Lloyd: I wanted the world to remember David Hall, not as some suicidal neurotic but as a man who is, a hero, as heroes often do; he met a sad, sudden, and tragic death.
- Jordan White: Somebody must've hired a private eye to tail me.
- Perry Mason: David Hall?
- Jordan White: I don't know why he would. He was at the top, right along with Stephen King, he wouldn't need money from blackmail.