- Harry White Eagle: Be right with you.
- Joe Mannix: You still lying down on the job, Sergeant?
- Harry White Eagle: Hey, Joe! Hey!
- Joe Mannix: Harry.
- Harry White Eagle: Hey, I didn't expect you until tomorrow.
- Joe Mannix: Well, you said it was important.
- Harry White Eagle: Yeah. Say, you look great, buddy.
- Joe Mannix: Yeah, thanks. You haven't put on an ounce since Korea.
- Harry White Eagle: You either.
- Joe Mannix: Okay, now that we're through conning ourselves, Harry, what do you want me for?
- Harry White Eagle: Oh... it's a beauty, Joe. My best friend, Fred Tallchief. Two weeks ago, he got killed in a fight.
- Joe Mannix: Ah. Well, uh, police have any idea who did it?
- Harry White Eagle: Two men - Jimmy Cousins, Pat Osterman. Said they were drinking it up with Fred, an argument started, and Fred got killed.
- Joe Mannix: Well, what would you like me to do, Harry?
- Harry White Eagle: I say he was murdered, Joe.
- Joe Mannix: Go on.
- Harry White Eagle: But it took the jury only five minutes to call it accidental death. I guess they were in a hurry to go look for the missing plane.
- Joe Mannix: Yeah, I heard about that. What was the defense?
- Harry White Eagle: They called only one witness - Gil Yarbrough. He said Fred was a drunken Indian looking for trouble.
- Joe Mannix: It happens, Harry.
- Harry White Eagle: Oh, yes. They found whiskey on him, all right. Only thing is, Fred didn't drink at all.
- Joe Mannix: What gives Gil Yarbrough so much clout?
- Harry White Eagle: His old man, B.J. Yarbrough, owns half the county. The guys who beat Fred to death work for him and pal around with Gil.
- Joe Mannix: Do you think Gil Yarbrough is involved?
- Harry White Eagle: I couldn't tell for sure.
- Joe Mannix: This, uh, Cousins and Osterman, they just give themselves up?
- Harry White Eagle: Nope. Fred's sister, Elena, found him before he died, and Fred himself named them.
- Joe Mannix: Well, I'm gonna want to talk to her.
- Harry White Eagle: Whenever you want to go, just say the word.
- Joe Mannix: Okay, Harry, but, uh, first I think I'll just kind of nose around on my own. I'll be back.
- Harry White Eagle: All right.
- [Joe walks into his car and gets in]
- Harry White Eagle: Joe? Thanks.
- [Joe gives Harry a wave and drives off]