[ Amos is familiar with putting on a show for what he thinks other people want to see from him — but fear? Even a masquerade of it? He's not sure where that's coming from with her (maybe it was a real flinch? He'll be questioning that later, what it means for him if it was). It's just something to... make a note of. Be mindful of certain emotions that happen to slip out, anything in the realm of anger being chief among them.

So it's with a more muted sense to him that he responds. Not thoughtful, because he already knows the answer as soon as she's asked the question, but blunted. He's not a philosophy guy, and that might very much be on display here. ]

No.

[ An answer for Mr. Tibbs; an answer for virtually anyone he isn't close with. A simple morality for a man who can't see it to begin with. ]

There's no penance for this. There's also no risk if we kill him now. And there're worse things than a quick death.

[ Really, it's just the decent thing to do. ]