Peter Sarsgaard credited as playing...
Elrod T. Sykes
- Elrod Sykes: Ya ever see the lights in the cypress trees at night?
- Dave Robicheaux: That's swamp gas. It'll ignite and all that across the water. It's like ball lightning.
- Elrod Sykes: No sir, that's not what it is. It's these guys that are wounded by the lake. They have lanterns coming from some of the ambulances. A lot of the soldiers had maggots on their wounds. It's the only reason they lived. It's 'cause the maggots ate out the infection.
- Dave Robicheaux: You been drunk a long time, Elrod. Pretty soon all the trees and alligators will be talking to you.
- Elrod Sykes: Yeah... I wasn't drunk. This guy... a General... was standing on a crutch right by the water when he said to me, 'You and your friend, the Law Man, must repel them'.
- Dave Robicheaux: I think you're delusional. You might wanna think about goin' to uh A-A meeting with me one time.
- Elrod Sykes: Maybe I was a little drunk.
- Dave Robicheaux: Mr. Sykes. You've been drivin' drunk and you come to a cop's house to buy more booze. Why don't you hand those keys to Miss Drummond before you hit the road.
- Elrod Sykes: Hehehehe. Where's that beer at?
- Kelly Drummond: You're a good man.
- Dave Robicheaux: Yaw'll need to be real careful.
- Kelly Drummond: Elrod's a shitbird, but I love him.