In the Heat of the Night (TV Series)

Accused (1989)

Christopher Allport: D.A. Dutton

Quotes 

• D.A. Dutton : I don't see this as a joke Chief Gillespie.

  Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie : You come in and address me with a joke and that's the way I'm gonna respond to you.

• Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie : You mean Bubba Skinner? He just left here.

  D.A. Dutton : He left ? You turned him loose?

  Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie : No sir, Judge McCurtin over at the court turned him loose. Known as due process of law. I'm sure they taught you something about that before you left Ole Miss.

• D.A. Dutton : The black community will not accept anything less.

  Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs : Mister Dutton, I didn't realize you had become such an expert on the black community.

• D.A. Dutton : What the hell is going on with this department?

  Officer Parker Williams : Chief, it's Mister District Attorney Dutton.

  Chief William O. 'Bill' Gillespie : Yea, so it appears Parker. Thank you.