Was Just Leaving

John Doe is being harassed by Richard Roe, and just as the conversation reaches a climax, a third character walks in and says, "Is Richard bothering you?", to which John replies, "No, Richard was just leaving." Then Richard leaves.

One common variant has Richard himself say, "No, I was just leaving."

Live Action TV
"Secretary: "Is there a problem?" Liebling: "No, just wanted to leave. Didn't you hear? You just wanted to leave!""
 * Alias - Authorized Personnel Only: Part 2
 * Heroes - Daphne is the victim, Matt is the harasser and Daphne's dad is the eavesdropper.
 * German series Liebling Kreuzberg had the protagonist (a somewhat unconventional lawyer) do this.

Film

 * Tomorrow Never Dies
 * The Family That Preys
 * Subverted in Animal House, when a coed says, "He was just leaving," Boone replies, "No I'm not."
 * Susan Calvin of I, Robot does the "He was just leaving" version.

Visual Novels
":, Hisao was just- ': On his way out of the house? Yeah, I know."
 * Happens late in route of Katawa Shoujo, during a visit to her home,.