Get me out of here.
Get me out.
Hey.
Somebody locked Axel Nielsen in his gas station,
made off with his old car.
They know who?
Well, they're sure it was Kelly,
but we're not sure that Kelly's Kimble.
Well, if it's Kimble, he's crafty.
He'd drive that car to a place like, uh- Uh-
Richardson's Meadow?
Right.
He'd leave that car. He did.
Fallon found it. Abandoned.
In Richardson's Meadow?
About halfway.
Cat-smart and crafty.
What are you doin'?
He's been here a while. He's got the lay of the land.
He knew just where he'd go if he smelled the scent of pursuit.
You've already said you wouldn't take part in this posse.
Who needs a posse, and a spit-and-polish deputy?
Now, Samuel, you just listen to me.
Just pack me up enough food for two days for two men.
I'm going home to change my things and get the mule.
Now, wait a minute. Now- Now- Now, you just wait.
Kimble's gone up to that wilderness area,
isn't that what you think? Right.
Oh, you'd better give me some ammunition,
about 60 rounds. You can't go after him alone,
and especially there. You know better than anyone else
what that wilderness area's like, Samuel.
Now, please don't go.
You know better than anyone else, I have to.
Samuel.
Don't forget your pills.
Richard Kimble.
Don't move, please.
You're under arrest.
I'd like to take this off.
All right.
You're not a lawman, are you, mister?
I don't know your name.
Samuel Cole.
No, I'm not a lawman.
That pill you took,
nitroglycerin?
That's enough water.
Taking a pretty big chance with your health
bringing me in, aren't you, Mr. Cole?
If I were you, doctor,
I'd save my breath for walking.
There's one thing I want to tell you.
That you're innocent.
Save your breath for walking.
Where are you taking me?
Nearest town is Cornell.
You expect me to walk all the way?
All the way.
And I'm prepared to use this, if necessary.
You're wanted alive or dead, doctor.
It's up to you which way you arrive.
Thanks for the choice.
You're welcome.
You're gettin' more than you gave.
What are you getting out of this, Mr. Cole?
There's no reward.
Satisfaction of seeing justice done.
Nothing personal?
Congratulations, Mr. Cole.
Congratulations, Sam, on a job well done.
You know, somebody told me you didn't even want to join me.
I resigned from your auxiliary.
Give me the key to his manacles Sam. All right, you.
Up.
Mr. Fallon, sir,
the doctor is my prisoner.
Sam, you were a sheriff once.
Put yourself in my position.
The responsibility is mine.
Now, there's only room in that chopper
for one passenger, and it's going to be Kimble.
I'm afraid I have to give the orders.
All right, you.
Turn around, slow.
Make for the aircraft. Come on.
Hold it.
Don't move.
Drop that pistol.
Well, Sam, I don't think you're gonna shoot me.
Easy enough to find out.
Walk away from it.
That'll do.
There's a radio in that thing.
You probably told 'em you spotted us.
That's right, Sam.
Tell 'em you're comin' in alone.
Now, wait a minute, Sam.
Kimble's a desperate man.
Don't take a chance on losing him.
Let me come along with you.
I'll make it.
Sam, did you get any sleep last night?
Because it's sure you're not gonna get any tonight,
not being alone with him.
There are limits.
All right, Sam, he's your prisoner.
Let's don't magnify a misunderstanding.
All right, you're giving the orders.
I only brought food for two.
Sam, you're the best hunter in the state,
or at least one of the best.
All right.
Tell them Samuel Cole
has Richard Kimble in custody,
and will be in Cornell tomorrow, about dark.
Okay, Sam.
Okay.
Al, this is Fallon. Come in.
Put it over your neck.
Move out.
Tsk. Tsk.
Al, listen carefully.
I've got Richard Kimble in custody, all secure.
I'm going to delay my return for a little while.
I have a minor problem here, over.
Roger, Mr. Fallon.
Need any help there?
Over.
Negative, negative. No help needed.
Stand by to light the landing field
in case I'm stuck out here till after dark.
Roger, Mr. Fallon.
All set, Sam. Oh, uh, the boys send their best.
Well, get behind Kimble there.
Go round the helicopter and up the trail.
Move out.
Big storm, Sam.
Won't last long.
I don't know who the white is, Mr. Cole,
but it just made a mistake.
You play chess?
Nice night for it.
Play the whites, doctor.
You play first.
How long do you think the storm will last, Sam?
If you feel you have to call me by my first name,
it's Samuel.
The storm will blow over.
Coffee, Kimble?
Thank you.
Drink it fast because we're gettin' out of here.
Never drop your guard, Sam.
You either learn that or you don't.
You know, you might've had a good career as a lawman,
if you'd paid as much attention to duty as you do to chess.
Come on. You're gonna guide us back
to where I landed that plane.
Unlock his manacles, Sam.
I'm taking him back.
My way.
What does he call that flying machine?
A chopper.
Your move, doctor.
I mean it, Sam.
We used to call 'em eggbeaters
when I was younger.
In any case, I don't think
his will fly, do you?
After what I did to the tail rotor
while he was talking on the radio.
What are you talking about?
Your chopper won't fly,
Mr. Fallon.
Or more precisely, it won't, uh, steer.
Your move, doctor.
You're lying, Sam.
Maybe.
You could find out by taking off.
Of course, if your tail assembly is jammed
you'll crash and kill yourself.
If you want to take my word for it,
I'll still lead you out of this wilderness alive.
Looks like I've got a little competition here.
Could turn out to be quite a game.
All right, Cole.
I need you to guide us out of here.
But what you're doing is direct interference
with an officer in the performance of his duty.
You'll live to regret this, Sam.
I'm telling you.
That was a good move.
A very good move.
Hey, Cole. Hold it up, will ya?
All right, that's enough.
How long before we get there?
Ten hours at this rate.
We'll need some food.
All right, I'll need some food.
We'll come to a creek in a couple of hours.
I'll catch you a couple of trout.
Didn't thank you for removing the rope.
That's all right.
Won't be able to run very far out here.
You have two armed men guarding you.
Yeah.
I've been thinking about this move all day.
Check.
Well, I could fool around,
but I'd eventually get to making this move.
I might just as well make it now.
You didn't buy it, did you?
I came close.
Looks like a stalemate.
Stalemate.
It's a long time, a very long time
since that happened to me, doctor.
I was lucky. You're a very fine player.
You know better than that.
It was a good match.
Thank you.
My pleasure.
Do you suppose we could do something about this?
No.
His heart goes out to you, Kimble,
but he won't take any chances.
Not intentionally.
Do you notice how willing he was
to give me my gun back,
only let me carry the key?
Yes.
But you don't know why, do you?
No, I don't.
Because he lost one.
Sam was, um, sheriff of Trinity County
about ten years ago.
Oh, he was a big man. Very big man.
Tsk.
Till he let this murderer get away.
He was a bad one. Real bad.
He killed a lady and a little girl before they caught him.
Poor old Sam, he- He got fired.
And it's been eating at him ever since.
Hasn't it, Sam?
I'm sorry.
Don't try to apologize, doctor.
Mr. Fallon's been wanting to bring it up.
And for a rather insensitive man,
I must say, he selected an appropriate phrase:
It has been eating at me.
I wasn't fired, however.
The people who elected me
never once blamed me.
But I knew better.
The young man who was my prisoner
protested his innocence
and I more than half believed him.
I may have relaxed my vigilance.
It's hard to recall now, after so many years.
But I was glad when the boy escaped.
He fooled me.
He was a killer.
So you resigned.
Yes.
And now another killer turns up.
This one has been convicted
and sentenced.
I feel I owe it to myself and society
that such a man not be permitted
to remain at large.
I expect no reward.
Only the kind that comes from inside.
I have prayed often for this chance
to pay the debt I feel I owe
to the people who trusted me.
And to myself.
I'm sorry for you.
I'm sorry for both of us.
Because I am innocent.
All right, that's enough.
Come on.
All right, grab the tree.
Come on.
All right, give me your right arm.
Come on.
All right, turn.
You're in pretty good shape, Kimble.
I guess you keep that way being on the run all the time, huh?
Guess so.
Pretty handy old man, Sam is.
You know, I think you could win him over if it weren't for me.
Well, I'd have to try.
Maybe you've already succeeded.
You know, I think it's become more important for Sam
to make me look foolish than to take you in,
but this is one time that maneuver isn't gonna work.
I wasn't aware that you two had had trouble before.
Oh, I haven't had trouble with Sam,
but I knew I would.
Somehow, it always happens.
I think they, uh, envy a man who thinks his own way.
Try and cut me down
by patting me on the head. They laugh behind my back.
Well, you know, these people aren't used to-
It's not these people, doctor.
Patterns. Everybody has patterns.
You have your pattern. It's quite obvious.
Mine is, uh- Mine is the curse of the near miss.
Hitch your wagon to a star, hm?
Doctor, I missed by half a wing tank
becoming the Rickenbacker of Korea.
And I saw other pilots decorated
for worse mistakes than I made.
You know, actually, uh-
Actually, I was- I was laughed out of my uniform.
I wonder if you realize how important
this little hike is for me.
You see, I don't have any debts to pay like Sam does.
And you don't want another near miss.
That's number one.
And number two is, I'm taking you in.
I'm taking you in. Not him.
Which means I might have to take him in too.
Now, that's gonna make a lot of people look ridiculous.
A lot of other people, doctor.
Not me.
You can start building a fire, Mr. Fallon.
All right.
What's the matter, Sam?
You act like you never killed a man before.
Hold it, deputy.
Point that gun in the air.
Now let the hammer down slowly.
Toss it over to me. You've had it long enough.
Now look, old man...
I can shoot it out of your hand,
but I'll take two fingers with it.
All right, doctor.
Let's get that leg bound up and get out of here.
Don't try it again.
You'll ride the mule.
Wait a minute.
You thought I was just going
to shoot my prisoner, right?
I got my hand free.
I think you arranged it.
Stay in front of me.
I want to keep my eye on you, deputy.
I'm going to overlook it, Sam, because, uh-
Well, you were a little excited.
Now, if you don't mind, uh,
hand over that rifle.
I'm talking to you now as an officer of the law.
Move.
Move!
Gee, you, uh-
You don't look too good, Sam.
When I want your opinion,
I'll ask for it.
Look at him, Kimble.
He's running down like an old clock.
You know, I think I'd better go on ahead
and bring back some help.
You can find your way?
Oh, from here? Sure, Sam.
Um,
I'd like to take that mule if you don't mind.
Yes, I mind.
All right, Sam. Heh.
I'll see you.
What do you think he'll do?
He wants to take credit for you.
He'll have told some story when we get in there.
You'd better take some more of that nitro.
I lost it.
It's only a few miles back.
I'll make it.
And so will you.
Sam, I have to prove I'm innocent.
By that you're saying
you're gonna to try to escape again.
I have to, Sam.
But I'd like you to believe I'm innocent,
no matter how this comes out.
All right, Kimble.
Off that mule and come over here.
No.
You're out of this, old man.
Not yet.
Don't make me do it.
Now, take it easy, Sam.
Just take it easy.
Don't try to talk.
What's the matter with him?
His heart.
He had some pills but he lost 'em.
Are, uh- Are these the pills?
You see they
dropped out of his pocket. I picked-
Picked 'em up.
Come on, Sam.
Here.
Put it under your tongue.
Hang on. Give it a chance to work.
It's different
this time.
It's done.
No, it isn't, Sam.
Don't lie.
Not now.
There's no pain.
I'm glad, Samuel.
No need-
No need to tell anything
but the truth now
about yourself.
I never told you anything but the truth, Sam.
I am innocent.
It doesn't make it
hard to quit, then.
Sam...
I would have turned you in.
An innocent man.
I would have.
I'm glad you believe me, Sam.
Is he dead?
Yes, he's dead.
Well, he'd have died anyway,
even if he had the pills.
You're sure of that?
Doesn't make any difference.
You won't be around to tell anybody anything.
That's the north wind. It's gonna be cold tonight.
Well, thanks for taking care of Samuel.
Whatever charges there are- I mean, uh- I'll be glad to-
The man who brought your friend made a contribution
that was more than enough.
You said he was riding a mule.
Yes. He was hurt. He limped.
I asked him to come in and rest, but he said he couldn't.
Well, thanks again.
Come in and have some supper with me and my family.
We'd enjoy having you. Oh, no thanks.
No, I'd better be getting on home.
It'll be long past supper by the time you get there.
Perhaps we could have a game or two of chess this evening.
Do you play?
Yes, I do.
I'd like that very much.
Good.
How much further must a fugitive go
before he can stop and rest?
North or east or west or south,
one direction is as good or as bad as another,
if you're Richard Kimble, fugitive.