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The Fugitive in color.
Oh, Dick!
Oh, Miss Carlisle, this is Dr. Richard Kimble.
You see, Miss Carlisle told me once
that she wouldn’t know Dr. Kimble if she saw him.
Lucky you arrived when you did.
Dr. Kimble and I have to be Leaving shortly.
A QM Production.
Starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble.
An innocent victim of blind justice,
falsely convicted for the murder of his wife,
reprieved by fate when a train wreck freed him en route to the death house.
Freed him to hide in lonely desperation,
to change his identity, to toil at many jobs.
Freed him to search for a one-armed man
he saw leave the scene of the crime.
Freed him to run before the relentless pursuit
of the police lieutenant obsessed with his capture.
The guest stars in tonight's story:
Richard Anderson,
J.D. Cannon,
Jacqueline Scott,
and special guest star Diane Baker.
Also starring Barry Morse as Lieutenant Philip Gerard.
A man may travel many roads
and one day find his way home again.
But for Richard Kimble, this road is not of his choosing,
and this day has come too soon.
Two men traveling together, joined by links of steel
and the memory of a senseless murder
committed years before.
Two hunters, one of whom has finally caught his elusive quarry.
Six more hours.
There's no point in asking you again, is there?
No, I'm afraid not.
I don't need 3 days, only 24 hours. That's all.
All I can give you is the same promise I made
when you agreed to waive extradition.
I'll keep the story of your arrest out of the papers.
I doubt if your one-armed man is even in Stafford.
Oh, Johnson's in Stafford.
I know that.
All you can be sure of is that somebody put up $3,000
to bail him out of jail.
That somebody's in Stafford too.
You found that scrap of paper in that bail bondsman's office.
It just said Len Taft, Stafford. Your own brother-in-Law.
Now, do you really think he put up that money?
No, I think somebody used his name.
And that somebody wanted Johnson out of jail.
There's nothing I can do.
Twenty-four hours, Gerard.
At the end of that time, I'll crawl into the police station
on the end of a leash, if that's the way you want it.
As soon as this train gets into Stafford, the word'll be out.
I'm just gonna bring you in.
The train makes three stops before it gets to Stafford.
We can get off at any one of them, take a car, drive in.
You've waited 5 years, all I'm asking is 24 more hours.
We ought to get into South Bend about 8:30.
Okay, here we go.
All right, you bandits, back in there. Back in there. Ha, ha!
Close the door, Billy.
- Is the Lady of the house in? - Oh. She's all in.
How are you, Lloyd?
Listen, I've got
a half dozen of the fastest guns in the Midwest out there.
Have you got time for a cup of coffee?
I'm afraid not.
Oh, speaking of guns, Billy's going to be quite a marksman.
How's the new Youth Center coming?
Everything Looks great.
You know, when I was in college,
I wanted to be the engineer that built the first transatlantic bridge.
Instead, I wind up trying to design a gymnasium
that converts into a discotheque.
All I know is, you're the best City Planning Commissioner we ever had.
You do more than just sit around and plan.
I hope so.
Thank you.
I've been reading about your brother in the papers, Donna.
- That mess in Los Angeles? - Mm.
Have you heard anything?
Well, not from Dick,
but every time there's anything about him in the papers,
we sure hear from a whole gaggle of cranks.
Oh? What do they say?
Just before you came, some man called.
And he said that he knew what really happened that night,
that he saw Len there in the room.
I mean, well, really, they're... Heh.
What do you say to people Like that?
This one wanted Len to meet him out
at Mitchell's Stables at 7:30 tonight.
So I said okay, fine.
You mean you agreed to that?
If you argue with these people or hang up,
they just keep calling back.
I figured if this kook had to spend a night out there,
he'd think twice about calling again.
Ha, ha. Well, Let’s hope so.
I'd better go before I have small mutiny on my hands out there.
Listen, ask Betsy to call. We'll have dinner.
- Sounds great. I'll shelve some peas. - Okay.
- Daddy, someone's here. - Well, who is it, son?
I think it's Uncle Dick.
Hello, Len.
Dick, it's good to see you.
I know it Looks strange but, uh, I'm in custody.
What kind of a sadist are you, Lieutenant?
- No, Len. - Get out of here!
My wife's gonna be here any minute. I'm not gonna subject her to this.
- Len, Iiste-- - Having a good time?
Enjoying your revenge?
If you think I enjoy being here, Mr. Taft,
you're very much mistaken.
He's giving me a chance.
Okay, son, why don't you, uh, run along upstairs.
The one-armed man was arrested in Los Angeles.
- I know. - Somebody bailed him out.
The money came from here, from Stafford.
Who'd do a thing Like that?
Somebody who gave his name as Leonard Taft.
Oh, I see, I see.
You think that, uh... You think that I did that, Richard?
I don't know.
Maybe you thought it was a way I could get to him.
That would be a pretty stupid thing to do, wouldn’t it?
I guess it would.
What do you say, Lieutenant?
Well, whoever bailed Fred Johnson out of jail
obviously didn't want him to talk.
- I think you do. - Right.
Anyway, if you had done a thing so misguided,
I don't think you would’ve given your name.
All right, now here's something for you, gentlemen.
This morning Donna received a phone call.
The man said that I was in the house the night Helen was killed.
Could there have been somebody else in the house that night?
I don't know.
She called me at the office.
We thought it was some prank, some crank calling.
It could still be a crank.
She decided to teach him a Lesson.
She said that, uh-- She said that I would meet him this evening.
Where?
Listen, we thought it was a joke.
I was on three other telephone calls...
Dick, I just don't remember.
If it is the one-armed man, he could be waiting there right now.
She'll be here any minute.
I knew that was you. How did I know it?
Sis, you got a call this morning
from somebody who said he saw Len there that night.
Where did he wanna meet him?
Out at the old Mitchell place at 7:30.
Where we used to go riding.
Well, yeah, it's all deserted now.
You mean that wasn't just another crank?
I hope not.
Mrs. Taft.
Baby, I'll tell you all about it.
Hello.
Get up.
Yeah, you're the one.
- What do you want from me? - Money.
Why should I give you any?
Because you're the one I saw that night.
Just didn't have your name until now, Mr. Taft.
I saw you too. Remember that.
- It's different. - I don't see the difference.
Then why'd you send that bail jockey in L.A. four grand
to keep me away from the cops?
All right, I sent it. Isn't that enough?
- I want 50 thousand. That's enough. - 50?
- I don't have that kind of money. - You'll get it.
Fifty thousand, Taft, and bring it tomorrow noon.
- Where? - Right here.
Too many dark corners.
No, I'll meet you at the old amusement park.
There's a snack bar by the parking Lot.
The Lock on the back gate's broken.
You can get in that way.
Fifty thousand, Taft, and no more of this.
Where's it from?
Some mail-order art school in New Jersey.
Sorry it's not a Local citizen's home address.
Let's face it, that call was probably a hoax.
Is this a hoax?
This is a 0.38 special super match. For target shooting.
Maybe you don't care if we get to the truth or not.
The truth, not some wild hope.
Come on, Let’s go.
Somebody had to be in the house.
- All you've got to go on is a crank call. - But the timing works.
Two days ago, Johnson found out
the name Leonard Taft from the bail bondsman
and Leonard gets a call that sounds Like the start of some sort of blackmail.
Yeah, but Taft wasn't at your house that night so...
Unless you've got some idea who could have been.
Somebody that knew us well enough to use Len's name as a cover.
- A neighbor dropping in? A friend? - It was Late.
Anyone she talked to, a girl friend, relative, anybody.
Nobody that would have just stood by and Let me die.
You'd be amazed
how many good people might do just that.
Of course, it's possible she could have called somebody.
She could have.
Helen had the phone company
keep track of all our toll calls for tax reasons.
If she called anyone, there might just be a record.
Ah. Could we find the bills? After all, it's five years ago.
Donna has kept some of our things in the basement.
Oh, it's a Long shot. The whole idea.
That's what I need about now, wouldn’t you say?
Frank, I realize it's sudden. Don't you think I know that?
And I wouldn’t call if I didn't absolutely--
I told you, it's a business opportunity.
Some very big boys from the East.
A once in a lifetime thing, but, you know...
They insist on cash, Frank. Immediate cash.
And everything I had went into that Endicott deal.
A bank Loan would take days and these boys wanna move now.
Frank, please, I need it!
Neurotic?
Don't tell me I'm neurotic.
Is that all you can say to a friend? Neurotic!
What do you know? You're stupid, Frank!
You're a Lousy, rotten excuse for a human being!
Don't panic, don't panic!
- Hello. - I'm busy, princess.
- Can I help? - No, no.
- Lloyd, what is it? What's the trouble? - Ha. Nothing.
You know what, princess, this town stinks. I mean it.
We ought to get out of this town.
Why, Lloyd, you've Ivied here all your Life.
- All of your friends are here. - Ha, ha.
Yes, where are those friends when the chips are down?
Where are all those guys
that made the speeches about me after the war?
Told me what a hero I was, how they'd do anything for me.
Oh, Lloyd, they've done a great deal for you.
Your job at the city, they arranged it, and it's a good job, an important one.
Okay, but I mean now!
- When it's a real emergency and I... - What emergency?
Lloyd, will you please tell me?
Go up to bed, princess.
Oh, well, I'm really sorry, Mrs. Kroner.
No, there's something wrong. I'll, uh...
I'll call you tomorrow and explain.
Kroner, I guess I called her back about her little boy,
he had a broken leg or ankle, something.
- Yeah, that's Jimmy Kroner. - I guess that's his name.
All State Fullback for Stafford High.
Well, that Leaves, uh, just these two. Both disconnected.
I'll check them out Monday.
You won't extend the deadline?
No.
What's so holy about your deadline? A man's Life is at stake.
Donna...
I could talk to some of the attorneys in town.
Maybe one of them was approached about hiring that bail bondsman.
Between now and noon tomorrow, you can do whatever you Like.
Personally, I think I'd, uh, wanna spend the time with my family.
It's our Last chance for that kind of thing.
Is that what you mean, Lieutenant?
I mean we have a bargain. Noon tomorrow.
I'll only be a minute.
- Jean! - Donna!
What in the world...?
Donna, Listen, I can't stay.
I just wanted to tell you that I saw Dick in Los Angeles.
Well, I wondered--
He might be on his way here right now.
Um, something happened in Los Angeles.
He was supposed to take my car, but he never showed up for it
and, well, I was worried that maybe something happened,
that he was picked up and then I...
There was nothing in the newspapers
and then I checked at police headquarters
and they didn't have anything--
Hey, wait a minute, slow down, take it easy.
Yeah, but it's been on my mind for such a long time.
Well, anyhow, the point is I think he's on his way here right now.
And you came all the way to Stafford just to tell me that?
No, I came all the way to Stafford
because, well, I don't know exactly.
Maybe it’s Like the sign says: ''Stafford is the friendly city.''
Do you, uh, plan to stay?
I don't know. Uh, I'd Like to try.
I wonder if my brother had anything to do with your decision?
Yes, I think he did.
There's someone here to see you.
Oh, Dick!
Oh, Miss Carlisle, this is Dr. Richard Kimble.
Miss Carlisle told me once
that she wouldn’t know Dr. Kimble if she saw him.
Lucky you arrived when you did.
Dr. Kimble and I have to be Leaving shortly.
LLOYD: Betsy, don't Let those real estate boys try to beat you down.
You hold out for 39.5.
Well, you'll be handing it, won't you?
You know, I've been thinking.
My Silver Star should go to the new Youth Center. Hmm?
Hey, why are you crying?
You're making out your will.
- Now, now, princess. - Oh, Lloyd, I'm not a princess.
Stop treating me Like I was a Victorian nincompoop.
- Betsy, you know you're not well. - Lloyd, don't.
For 20 years, you've waved my illness Like a flag.
It just excuses everything.
I'm sorry, that's not true.
Oh, Lloyd, I Love you.
Something terrible is bothering you and you can't tell me
and you've always told me everything.
No.
No, I haven't.
Then tell me now.
Five years ago, I did something...
Something terrible. And it's not over with.
I wanna know.
You know, a kid gets put down on a battlefield
and he's scared.
He does something he'd probably never do again,
because he's scared.
But they hand him a Silver Star, call him a hero.
- He's no hero. - Oh, yes, he is.
Of course you are.
Lloyd, tell me.
You remember that night a Long time ago,
when we had dinner with Helen and Dick Kimble.
We spent the whole evening talking about adoption.
Yes, I remember. It was at the club.
Well, two nights Later, she called me.
You were at your sister's.
She sounded very upset. Said she had to talk to me.
So I walked over.
The lights were out but the front door was open.
She was up in the bedroom.
She'd been drinking.
Help me, Lloyd. Please, help me.
All right. Uh, do you want me to try and find him?
He just stormed out. I don't know if he's even coming back.
I know. You told me that.
Oh, I don't wanna Lose him.
Helen, please just tell me what you want me to do?
Well, maybe I've been wrong.
Maybe I could Love somebody else’s child.
As I told you the other night,
Betsy and I have never been happier then since we adopted Timmy.
Make me believe that, Lloyd. You have to make me believe that.
That's why I called you.
Oh. Dick wants a child so badly.
- What was that? - What?
A noise downstairs.
Dick! He's come back.
Help me!
Then I heard a car.
I found out Later it was Dick.
Anyway, I guess that snapped me out of it, and I ran out the back way.
- Why didn't you ever say anything? - I never thought they'd blame Dick.
I thought they'd catch that man and that would be the end of it.
Later, when Dick was arrested, by then, I'd waited too Long.
- I couldn’t come forward. - Why not?
How would it have Looked?
In Helen’s bedroom. She's murdered.
I couldn’t do that to you.
To me? Are you saying that you kept quiet to protect me?
You don't know people.
You don't know how they think.
You weren't trying to protect me.
What you couldn’t bear to think of was how a war hero
huddled on the steps Like a beaten puppy.
And a woman cried out for help
and you sat there and you watched her die.
That's what you couldn’t think of
so don't you use me as your whipping boy.
Betsy, what happened during the war,
that was the one real thing I'd ever done.
I couldn’t throw that away.
Not because of just one gutless moment.
My darling,
Dick Kimble has paid for that minute with four years of his Life.
It's not too Late for you to make some of it right.
You can go to the police.
This minute you can go to the police
and you can tell them everything that happened that night.
You have to do that, Lloyd. For Dick.
Don't you think I've tried to tell them?
I just can't!
You can. You can still be a man.
Maybe I can.
It's time.
We'd better be starting.
I promise I'll try and trace those phone numbers tomorrow
and if we come up with anything, I'll, uh, follow it through.
Meanwhile, it'll be all over the front pages.
When Johnson finds out it's fresh copy again, he'll Leave town.
Then what can I prove?
I'm sorry, I really am.
Give me a minute?
All right.
Jean, will you stay with us tonight?
- Uh, no, no, really. - Well, please.
All right, I'd Like that.
Lieutenant, if you wanna use the telephone, there's one in the den.
Come on. Come on, don't worry, everything's gonna be all right.
Where are you going?
I don't know. Uh...
I guess I could go fix up a room for Jean. I can, uh...
- I can put Billy in with his brother. - You don't have to do that now.
Yes, darling, I have to do something. Right now.
Another day would have killed you, hey, Lieutenant?
Mr. Taft, I happen to believe that holding out false hope
is the very worst kind of cruelty.
- Did you call in? - Yeah.
And I suppose they'll be breaking out with flags and confetti.
- Sure wouldn’t Like your job, Lieutenant. - Really?
Oh, actually, it's, uh, a kind of a paid vacation.
Um, I had a bag.
- It's in the hall closet. - Thank you.
Why don't you, uh, call your mother about the boys, huh?
Oh. Yeah, I'll call her.
- I've got a word or two for Billy too. - Billy? What did Billy do now?
Well, he had this hidden in his drawer under his socks.
Where did he get this?
Lloyd Chandler. He's been teaching the boys how to fire guns.
Where? Out at the stables?
No, they're Letting them use the police range.
We found this other one out there where that caller wanted to meet you.
And I told Lloyd about that phone call.
Richard?
- How are you, Richard? - All right, Betsy.
We'd Like to see your husband, Mrs. Chandler.
Please help him. He went out to the Amusement Park.
That's been closed down for months now.
I know.
He went out to kill the man who murdered your wife.
That was quite a story Mrs. Chandler told us.
Unless her husband's prepared to tell it himself in court,
I'm afraid it won't help you much.
- Shouldn’t we be there by now? - Yeah, any minute.
Chandler! Chandler!
Hand over that rifle.
Here
Go on.
Come on, help me with this.
Johnson!
Drop it!
Johnson!
You were there that night, weren't you?
You saw the whole thing.
All right, we're going back.
You won't shoot me. You need me alive.
You killed her, didn't you?
You killed my wife, didn't you? Didn't you?
- You killed-- - Yeah, yeah, yeah, I killed her.
- Why? - Because she wouldn’t Let me go.
Like to claw my eyes out.
I didn't mean to hit her so hard.
Yeah, I killed her. Now I'm gonna kill you.
Won't have to worry about you again no more.
All right, you can relax, Chandler.
I just did your killing for you.
You've had a good day, haven't you?
I guess we both have.
After all, for four years now,
we, both of us, kept an innocent man in hell.
But now we're gonna end that.
You could keep that man alive
but you won't, will you?
You saved my Life.
He confessed up there, for what it's worth.
I'm afraid you know what that's worth.
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant, I saw that man Johnson
murder Helen Kimble.
Are you willing to testify to that effect?
Yes, I will.
Come on, Let’s get started.
Dr. Kimble, how do you feel now that you're a free man?
How do you think he feels?
What are your immediate plans, doctor?
Well, I wanna see some of my family and go back to work, I guess.
What's the first thing you plan to do?
Get out of here.
Dick says he'll meet us back home Later.
Okay.
Hey!
Hey.
Tuesday, September 5th.
The day the running stopped.