As a physician, Chillingworth does have a legit excuse to get to know Dimmesdale but not at the level he is trying to. For instance, he could be asking him questions in order to know where his health is going, but his motives are different. Chillingworth and Dimmesdale's "relationship" seems very sketchy and it's only for selfish benefit.
Chillingworth hopes to get an answer from Dimmesdale concerning his wife, but his scheme doesn't seem to be working in his favor early on. Chillingworth starts speaking of an unspoken crime to him and Dimmesdale replies, "The heart, making itself guilty of such secrets, must perforce hold them, until the day when all hidden things shall be revealed." Dimmesdale is planning on keeping his secrets hidden until the day Jesus returns. I'm not sure why he is less afraid of God's judgement rather than man's, because that is definitely a mistake.
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