The Big Heat1953

Dave Bannion:
Do you mind if I walk around your yard? Talk to your men?

Mr. Atkins:
I have to mind. When it comes to my bread and butter, I stay careful.

Dave Bannion:
It doesn't matter to you that Slim might have been mixed up in a murder, hmm?

Mr. Atkins:
Sure it matters. But what can I do about it? I don't know anything.

Dave Bannion:
You're a liar.

Mr. Atkins:
You can't insult me, mister. I said I don't know anything, and that's how it stands.

Dave Bannion:
You know, I've been meeting your kind every day now for ten years. Scared rabbits who never see a thing. You wouldn't stick out your big fat neck for anybody, would you?

Mr. Atkins:
That's the truth. But it's my big fat neck. So now if you're through talking, I'll get back to work.

Dave Bannion:
[Approaches Mr. Atkins threateningly] I oughta'...

Mr. Atkins:
That won't change my story. Cops are paid to take risks. I'm not. You see, I've got a wife and kids, too. [Bannion glares at him and walks away]