- Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs: There was another man there, Parker. For all we know he could be a suspect.
- [Both the Chief and Tibbs look at Parker who is as usual snooping on the conversation at the Chiefs office door...]
- Officer Parker Williams: [Incredulous] Chief, Am I a suspect?
- Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie: [slightly indignant and annoyed by Parkers query] "This conversation has suddenly become silly and no longer warrants further attention on my part."
- [Chief Gillespie gets up and goes into his private quarters leaving a puzzled Parker and an annoyed Tibbs to ponder]