How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Chinatown.
Quote #4
EMMA: No—the albacore. It's a fish. My grandson's a member—and they take very nice care of us.
GITTES: How do they do that?
EMMA: Give us things—not just some old flag like this, but—
GITTES: But what?
PALMER: We're a sort of unofficial charity of theirs, Mr. Gittes. Would you care to come this way? Someone wants to see you.
Noah Cross is a member of the Albacore Club and this detail points out that he's one of the culprits behind the water-stealing scheme. Albacore was also the word misheard by Jake's assistant Walsh as "apple-core."
Quote #5
GITTES: I want to know what you're worth—over ten million?
CROSS: Oh, my, yes.
GITTES: Then why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What can you buy that you can't already afford?
CROSS: The future, Mr. Gittes—the future.
Cross's greed isn't just about satisfying his appetites. It's about the pleasure of control—not just control over his family members and the present population, but of future generations.