Renzo Palmer credited as playing...
Mr. Hammond
- [the new Minister of the Interior puts out a million-dollar reward for Diabolik's capture]
- Mr. Hammond: With this new plan of action, everyone will collaborate. Even his mother will turn him in.
- Police Chief: No, sir.
- Mr. Hammond: What do you mean, "No, sir"?
- Police Chief: l don't believe he has a mother, sir.
- Mr. Hammond: Hm. Oh, well... in any case, I'll have no negative thinking in my police force.
- Police Chief: Sorry, sir. It's a habit. The former minister always insisted that we...
- Mr. Hammond: My predecessor's policies don't interest me. *I* am minister now, AND I WANT THIS MAN CAUGHT!
- [nurses his hurt finger after slamming it on the desk with each shouted word]
- Mr. Hammond: There is my policy.
- Police Chief: Yes, sir.
- Mr. Hammond: All you can say is ''Yes, sir''? With this reward, the whole country will be out to catch him!
- Inspector Ginko: What if...?
- Mr. Hammond: There are no "ifs"! A million dollars wipes out "ifs"! The reward has turned public opinion against him.
- Mr. Hammond: [whispering, after reading a letter] Unheard of!
- Police Chief: [reading] ''ln view of the bad use to which the government has put the public money, I shall take steps to remove it from circulation. Signed... Diabolik''.
- Mr. Hammond: It's. A. Joke. AND WE'LL CALL HIS BLUFF!
- [montage of the tax offices being blown up by Diabolik]