Dr. Richard Kimble.
death row, state prison.
The irony:
Richard Kimble is innocent.
Proved guilty,
what Richard Kimble could not prove
was that moments before discovering
his murdered wife's body,
he saw a one-armed man
running from the vicinity of his home.
Richard Kimble ponders his fate
as he looks at the world for the last time...
and sees only darkness.
But in that darkness, fate moves its huge hand.
ANNOUNCER:
Starring David Janssen as the fugitive.
With guest stars
Ed Nelson...
Carroll O'Connor...
Ellen Madison.
ANNOUNCER:
Richard Kimble's hands once eased the pain,
ministered the illness,
even saved the lives of countless children.
Now the hands are as fugitive
as the man to whom they belong.
Hey, hey. Watch it, will you?
I'm sorry.
I think you hit a nerve there.
Got a little, uh...
spasm in your trapezius.
You sound like quite an expert.
You can turn over.
You know, your face, uh-
You kind of look like somebody.
Like somebody you know?
I hear that a lot.
I see you around here before?
I've only been here about three weeks.
Uh, where you from?
Canton, Ohio.
What's your name?
Uh, Al. Al Dexter.
I got it now.
You remind me of a cousin of my wife's.
Well, I told you, I hear it all the time.
Hey, I'm not finished. Well, that's all right.
It'll be enough for today.
It's about 9:30.
I gotta get back to my office.
What did you say your name was? Al?
Yeah, that's right.
Know what? I'll see you later, Al.
Hold it.
Hey. You really got a bad case
of the nerves there, man.
What you need is a little of Dr. Edson's secret remedy.
A little liquid medication.
Why don't you come on out
and hoist a few with me tonight?
I'm not much of a drinker, Steve.
Oh, come on. A couple of beers can't hurt anything.
Besides, I, uh-
I found this new little club, and, uh,
things are beginning to happen, huh?
Va-va-va-voom?
Come on. Last call.
The ship sails without you.
Why not?
Ah, now you're beginning to talk.
We move out tonight. Ha.
We move out tonight.
Hey...
is your boss in?
Why? You got any complaints to make?
I'll find him myself.
Yeah, but he's gone. He's gone for the day.
Open this. I wanna use the phone.
Well, sure, since you asked so nice.
Oh, this is Sheriff Bray.
Get Horton on the phone, will you?
Uh, Horton...
remember a couple of months ago,
you were going through the wanted files?
Yeah, well, uh, what was the name of that doctor
you pulled out and showed me?
Kimble, right.
Uh, you wanna get it and read me what it says?
No, I don't know.
It's just this new man down here at the health club
bears a strong resemblance.
Yeah, go ahead.
Hey, Al. Al, come on,
you gotta get out of here.
What are you talking about? Well, the-
The old walrus you were just working on, he's the sheriff.
He's out there now calling his office.
Trying to get a rundown on a- A-A Dr. Kimble.
Dexter.
What can I do for you?
Well, I got some questions I'd like you to answer.
Sure. Anything you want.
Well, let's go down to my office.
Oh. Hey, wait a minute. You can't do that. No.
I mean, he's got appointments the rest of the day.
Cancel the appointments.
You got a coat or something?
Right in here.
Uh, yeah, well, hold it. Just wait a minute.
Hey, wait a minute.
Look, you just can't come in and arrest a guy like that.
What's he done? You don't have a warrant or anything.
I mean, he could sue you. I mean-
Yeah, all right, all right.
Oh, look out, will you?
All right, slow down.
This top go up?
No. It doesn't work.
Sure was getting worried back there
when that slob started shooting at us.
I wanna say thank you while I have a chance.
I can't help thinking why.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing myself.
Sweet mama, I could have got killed back there, you know?
Watch it.
Oh. Sorry.
If we have an accident or get stopped by the police...
Yeah, I know. I-
The whole thing's just beginning to hit me.
You let me off at the first place
that looks good.
Yeah, I guess I kind of bought a one-way ticket, eh?
Aiding and abetting, I think they call it.
Couldn't very well just stand there
and watch lard belly take you in.
Better get rid of the car too.
All right.
Must have hurt my shoulder back there.
Hey. Hey, I'm bleeding.
All right, up ahead, pull off.
Come on, I'll take a look at it.
You really are Dr. Kimble, huh?
It's not too bad.
Need some things from a drugstore.
You know, if you want to, I mean,
we can split up and all. I'm-
I mean, I'll make out.
I don't want you to get caught on account of me.
No, we'll stay together till I get this patched.
Well, okay, doc.
I'm with you.
You got that bulletin out describing the car?
Yeah, I just heard it on the squawk box.
They won't get ten miles before somebody spots 'em.
What about the state boys? I gave 'em the word.
Now, the other guy's name is Edson.
Been in town four months, no home address.
I want to run a check on him too.
Go on, get over.
Hey- Hey, you're using up all my booze.
Here.
Muchas gracias, amigo.
Keep your eyes on the road.
Watch for a bus or a truck,
or something we can use.
Oh-ho.
Well, how does it look, doc?
Let's forget that doc business, all right?
No- Nobody can hear us up here.
You get in a tight spot,
a slip like that can make the difference.
You got it down real scientific, huh?
After a while, you learn.
Must really be something.
I mean, having to run away all your life and everything.
I read about you in the paper.
How- How long ago was that?
Nothing like how long it feels.
Yeah?
Did you kill her?
Yeah, that's all I can do for that arm
till we get to town.
Let's put on your coat. Yeah. Okay.
Um- Yow.
Here.
Well, I don't suppose it makes
any difference now or anything, but, uh...
did you? I mean...
did you kill your wife?
For what it's worth, I didn't.
Well, for what it's worth, I-I believe you.
Steve, what you did for me back at the health club, uh-
I mean, you stuck your neck out.
Well, I guess it's just because I-
I know how the law really works, that's all.
I mean, you-
You get a set of circumstances set up against you,
even though you know you're innocent,
everybody thinks you're guilty and all.
Sometime it works down to where it's just a fine line, and...
So fine that a jury would have to be more than human
even to give you a fair verdict, and, uh-
Well, I was just human enough to hope
the jury would realize I was telling the truth.
Yeah. I know exactly what you mean.
You know you're innocent, and then you-
You look up into those 12 cold faces...
try and figure out a way to get them to see it.
There's a bus. Come on.
Hey, Steve...
you've never been in front of a jury, have you?
Well, yeah. About, uh...
five months ago.
For murder.
You said you were tried for murder.
Yeah.
Where was it?
Gary, Indiana.
It was a fight.
I was in love with a girl back there.
Her brother was a moose, a big man.
Always kicking people around.
He had a record for it.
Came out in the court.
He was pounding the life out of me.
You plead self-defense?
Yeah.
They acquitted me.
Of course, it could have gone either way.
That's the way the law works sometimes.
You know... looking at you,
I think I could've wound up the same way.
I'll get you something for the pain
when we get to a town.
Yeah, a bottle would be great.
I'd give you the whole arm for a pint right now.
We're gonna need some money.
How much have you got?
Let's see. I got 4 or 5 dollars.
I don't know.
I got 7.
Oh, that's not much,
considering we're gonna have to get a place to stay,
some food and...
medicine.
Hey...
We can write checks.
I got over 200 bucks in the bank.
You cash an out-of-town check,
they call your home branch and check on you.
Well...
...there goes 200 bucks...
down the drain.
Hey, Horton, come here.
See this?
Some blood. More over here.
Looks like I hit Edson, all right.
Well, that ought to slow 'em down some.
Now all we have to figure is where they might have headed.
Yeah, well...
There's a bus runs by on the main road up there.
We check the schedule, it might narrow it down for us.
What if they walked...
out through the backcountry?
Nah.
They wouldn't walk
with a quarter tank full of gas here...
Edson bleeding that way.
No, they didn't go very far on that bus, either.
Kimble's a medical man.
He knows he's gotta fix up his friend pretty soon.
Friend?
Man like Kimble doesn't trust anyone.
Yeah, well, he didn't pick Edson.
The interesting question is why Edson picked him.
You know, it might help
if we had that report.
Well, I'll check and see what's holding it up.
You want me to, uh, contact that Lt. Gerard?
That circular said that any information
concerning Kimble should-
Now, just a minute, Horton.
We're not positive it is Kimble.
We won't be sure until we have him
in one of our cells.
We got time, boy.
And it won't hurt your standing, come election,
if you're the one that brings him in, huh?
Now, you're too young to remember old Jason Clay.
Quite a hunter.
Well, there used to be a prize buck around here,
and old Jason, he kind of laid a claim to him.
And every hunting season, he'd go after him.
Nothing else.
Well, one time I went out and I killed that buck.
I threw him over the front end of the pickup
where everybody could see him.
Drove him straight through town,
right up to Jason's house.
"Oh," I said, uh, "bad mistake. "
Uh, I was sorry, but there was nothing I could do about it.
And I offered him the deer.
Of course, he turned it down.
And I ate venison all winter long.
That trophy head's still hanging over my mantel.
Yeah, it's been a long time
since there's been any prize game like that around.
Hey, this place ain't as old-fashioned as I thought.
They even got a newfangled telephone.
We won't be calling anyone.
Thanks.
You take it easy till I get back
from the drugstore. Yeah.
Hey. Hey, don't forget about my bottle, huh?
Operator, I want the area code for Gary, Indiana.
Two-one-nine. Thanks.
Hello?
Linda, can you talk?
Steve?
Darling, I-
Yes, I'm alone. Joey's- Joey's not here.
Honey, I, uh-
I probably shouldn't have called. I-
Oh.
I haven't heard from you all these months. Not a word.
And your disappearing after the trial,
I couldn't understand it.
Steve...
you were acquitted.
Honey, look, I know I'm not guilty
in the eyes of the law, but...
in your eyes, he was your brother.
Oh, darling, I don't blame you.
It was as much my fault.
Nothing's changed between us.
Steve?
Are y- Are you-?
Are you- Are you back?
No. No, listen, I-
I'm- I'm in some kind of a jam right now.
I don't know what's gonna happen.
I need some money.
Well... all right, I'll-
I'll bring it to you. Where are you?
No. No, honey, look.
Just- Just wire me what you can spare.
Uh, don't- Don't come.
If you want, I'll contact you later...
when everything's okay.
All right.
Send it to me, Western Union, Meadville.
Meadville.
Steve, please...
be careful.
Darling, I can't talk anymore.
Yeah.
Yes, of course, I can. Sure. Bye.
That was him, wasn't it?
Who?
You mean that? It was Tom.
Tom? Don't give me Tom. That was Steve.
Joe, stop it.
I'll stop him if he tries coming around you again.
You hear?
He's gonna learn you got another brother.
Stop protecting me.
You're smothering me
with your protection.
You'll throw yourself away
on a no-good- I'm 28.
Joey, I'm 28 years old.
Leave me alone.
Oh, Linda.
Honey...
you're not gonna do it.
If I have to lock you up here.
If I have to go find that Steve.
If I have to go find him.
It'll be a little stiff. Sore for a while.
You lost some blood.
But you'll be all right to travel tomorrow.
Here.
Ham or beef?
Wait- Wait a minute.
Let me work up a little appetite, huh? Heh.
We got $2 left.
This meal will have to last a while.
Don't worry about it.
By tonight, we'll be loaded.
You will, you keep drinking that.
Well, not this.
I mean, with money. My girl's sending us some.
You told somebody where we were?
Well, yeah.
You trying to get us caught?
Well, no, I mean, come on, relax.
She's my girl. We can trust her.
Well, maybe you better...
tell me about her.
Well, I don't know what I'm gonna tell you or anything.
She's, heh-
She's beautiful, heh...
It was a girl I met back in my home in Gary, Indiana.
I sold her a car when I was
working at a used-car-lot office.
Heh.
We were really going serious, and-
And, uh...
we split up, you know.
Because of the trial?
Yeah, you see, the, uh...
guy I accidentally killed was, uh-
Was her brother.
Yeah, Nick was his name.
He didn't like me seeing her, you know.
He didn't think I was good enough for her.
Nobody was good enough for her, according to him.
See, Linda lost both her parents
you know, when she was a kid, and...
Nick kind of, uh-
Anyway, he come home all soused up one night,
and he caught Linda and me there.
I mean, we were just sitting there,
you know, in the living room.
He started working me over. He, uh...
beat me up kind of bad.
He beat me up so bad I had to go to the hospital.
You said he had a record for assault?
Yeah.
I guess if I...
hadn't loved her so much,
I would've steered clear from her
for ten states or something.
Anyway, I started going back, seeing her again on the sly,
and, uh...
You know, just till I could get enough money,
we could go away, you know?
He found out about it?
Yeah. One night he caught us at a little restaurant.
He dragged me out there in front of everybody,
started working me over.
I broke away from him, run back in the kitchen, oh-
He caught me.
Anyway, I reach back, I get my hands on something-
You know, anything. I-
Well, it turned out it was a...
It was a knife.
I couldn't, uh-
Couldn't face her and all after the trial.
I just started drifting around.
I sure am glad I talked to her today, though.
She, heh...
said she understood and all.
Nothing had changed between us, you know.
She wanted to even come up here and be with me.
I wouldn't let her though. You know, not now.
Not now.
Maybe someday.
Someday she can, uh...
join you.
Yeah, boy, it will really be something, huh?
Somehow, you know,
I never thought...
it would ever happen.
I made the run, but I can't say I remember seeing him.
But you picked up a couple of men
about 15 miles out of town, didn't you?
Yeah, it seems like I did.
Of course, I'm picking up passengers
all up and down my run, you know?
His bus was the only one that went by
anywhere near the time that they would have been there.
I can't figure them walking or hitching a ride, can you?
No, no. Edson was wounded.
Then, what did they do? Hop a plane?
Did you say Edson? Yeah, what about it?
I, uh, found this in the back of the bus
when I cleared my run.
This is Edson's, all right.
Well, they, uh...
Must have been, uh, Delaney or Meadville
where they got off,
because I don't remember making any special drops
after where you said I picked 'em up.
Yeah, all right. Thanks for your help.
Hey, that's a piece of luck.
We would've lost 'em if Edson hadn't been kind enough
to leave his calling card.
Calling card. That's no joke.
Oh, it was just a fool accident,
making a dumb mistake like that?
No, no, I don't think so.
Edson's an acquitted killer, and yet he can't steer clear.
He's gotta go begging trouble by helping a wanted man.
That's mistake number one.
And when he makes another mistake...
You know, I'll bet Kimble doesn't even know it himself...
but he's probably running with a man who,
deep down, wants to get caught.
No.
No, please, no, no.
No, please, no.
No.
No, please, no.
Oh.
Are you all right?
I- I guess I was just dreaming and all.
I felt like I was burning up.
Tsk. Oh, it's-
This lousy whiskey.
My throat's all dry now.
Here, you pulled this off in your sleep.
Huh?
I did?
My dad gave this to me. I, uh...
I suppose I wore it to please him and my mom.
Uh, you know, they were kind of religious.
I never really believed it myself.
I still don't, really.
You tell yourself that often enough.
You know, I've been thinking. If, uh...
that money's been wired, it should have been here by now.
If it hasn't...
And if it hadn't, I guess we're in some kind of trouble.
Well, the sooner we find out, the better.
Either way, I think we ought to move on.
Yeah.
Better take it easy on that.
My arm is, uh, killing me, you know.
You've been out of practice a little while, doc.
You all right?
I feel like I'm gonna be sick.
My head feels like something else. I-
Guess I must have a fever or something.
No, you don't have any fever, but you-
You're in no condition to go out.
Don't worry. I'll be all right in a minute.
No, you stay there. I don't wanna take any chances.
Give me your ID.
It's in my pocket.
I've covered every hotel and boarding house.
Nobody's seen him.
Well, if he didn't get a room
and he didn't buy medical supplies...
then he's just not in this town.
Well, that leaves only Meadville.
Yeah.
I'm expecting some money.
My name is Steven Edson.
Year of birth?
September 19th, 1928.
There, sir.
Thank you.
Oh, Mr. Edson...
I'll need your signature.
I've got a nice single facing the street.
That guy that just came in here,
he's, uh, staying with a buddy of mine.
You don't want a room?
Nope. I wanna know what room my friend's in.
Steve.
It's Al. Open the door.
There's a guy in the lobby.
He followed me.
Dark hair, about medium height...
drives a yellow sports car.
Who is he?
Gotta be Joey. Joey Morrol.
That's Linda's other brother.
What does he want?
Oh, I guess he found out I called her.
See, he tried to get to me after the trial.
Get in there.
Yeah? What is it?
Yeah, what do you want?
Where's Steve?
Steve? There's no Steve here.
Steve Edson.
My name's Edson. It's Paul Edson.
Forget the hustle.
You picked up a hundred bucks just now.
Money my sister wired up here to Steve Edson.
I think there's some kind of law about picking up money
that doesn't belong to you.
Okay.
I met this guy, Steve, in a bar. He was drinking.
I heard him talking about the money.
I lifted his wallet.
Yeah?
Yeah, look, if...
all you want's your sister's money back-
I want Steve. Let's go.
You better not be conning me.
Wait a minute.
Steve.
No, no, no, wait a minute.
You come here looking for me.
All right, you found me. Here I am.
After what's happened,
you're still trying to get to my sister.
You're begging for it.
Joey, that money was to get west, to get away.
So she could follow...
once and for all.
Okay.
Okay, Stevie.
I'm gonna do just like you did.
The same way you gave it to Nick.
Oh, yeah, sure. You got it figured out right, yeah?
I'm going back to take Linda. She wants me to take her away.
And you're gonna stop me? You with that?
You yellow punk. You wanna stick that in me, all right.
Come on.
Come on, stick it right in there.
Thanks.
For what? You didn't wanna be saved.
We haven't eaten all day, sheriff.
No, but they have. And they're probably rested.
And Edson's probably all patched up.
Kimble squares himself, he'll take off...
alone.
I'll check the hotels again, hm?
Yeah, and move.
Yes, sir.
Look at him. Tough punk.
Just like his brother.
Takes pleasure, go around
hurting people.
Vicious.
You know the type?
You mean violent by nature. Sadistic.
Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Yeah, that type can be very frightening
if you have to face 'em.
I know I wouldn't want a guy like Nick after me. I...
wouldn't be able to sleep nights.
Yeah.
That's what makes you sick.
You can't eat, you can't sleep, or anything.
You just gotta...
Gotta do something.
Well, I'm all finished here.
All right. Let's put him in the bedroom.
They'll find him in the morning.
Hey, we still gotta get our tickets
and get out of here, huh?
The money's yours, Steve.
It'll take you where you wanna go.
Wait a minute, what do you mean?
Anywhere I wanna go? I told you, you're calling 'em.
This is where we split up.
Well, what are you talking about?
Steve? Steve.
Uh, that's Linda.
Open up.
Oh, Linda.
Steve.
Oh. Are you all right?
I saw Joey's car downstairs. I thought he might've-
You didn't tell him?
No.
No, the telegraph people called to check on the amount,
and Joey answered the phone.
The housekeeper said he flew into a rage, and-
Well, I thought, he- He's got to be here.
His car is downstairs. Steve.
Oh.
Oh, look, this is my friend, Al.
We've been traveling together.
Listen, you shouldn't have come up here.
Uh- I told you Joey's car is downstairs.
Oh, Joey's not gonna bother us.
Oh, no, no, he's all right.
It's just, we- Well, see, we can't stay here.
We were just getting ready to go.
Hey, wait a minute. We can all go together.
Why sure. Linda, you drove your car up here, huh? Mm-hm.
Well, that's perfect. Sure, we'll just take off, huh?
We got the car, we got the money.
Steve, where?
What difference does it make where?
We'll just- We'll just keep traveling, huh?
Honey, we-
We'll get married.
Oh, sure.
And, Al...
you can be our best man, huh?
Steve, this is- But it's so fast.
I guess, uh- Anything.
Now, wait a minute. We gotta stay together.
I mean, just a little while longer, huh?
No, I'm sorry, Steve.
Now, wait a minute. Look, Al.
We're not out of the woods yet.
No, uh, there's still my shoulder.
And then, they probably have the roads blocked and all.
I tell you- Until we get out of the state.
I can't help you anymore.
Come on, look. I mean,
I helped you when you needed it.
You're not gonna let me down now.
Yeah, I tried, Steve. Now you're on your own.
No!
Well, I mean, uh, Linda's here now.
Yeah. Linda, you don't mind if he goes with us, do you?
No, look, it'll be just the three of us together.
Steve, what is this? What is going on?
Now, don't drag her into this. She can't help you either.
No one can help you.
Now, wait a minute. Look-
No, I'm not gonna let you walk out of here, no.
I'm gonna go with you.
Why don't you tell her why you couldn't face her?
Tell her why you've been running.
Why you risked yourself to save me.
Go on, tell her.
I can't.
All right, thank you. Thank you very much.
Well, I got positive identification.
And this lady's pretty sure
he's in the hotel over there.
Well, what are we waiting for?
Now, first, notify any cars in the area.
I don't wanna lose 'em. Go ahead.
So you planned to kill him ahead of time.
I found out he...
He was going with a waitress at that little restaurant, um...
A week before, he'd-
He'd found one of her old boyfriends in there
and had beaten him up in the alley.
So...
So I went there one afternoon, and I-
I went back in the kitchen. I-
I saw where they kept the knives.
I had it all figured out.
I knew they wouldn't convict me.
So, I-
I murdered him, and then...
they let me go free.
A man with a conscience commits a crime,
and it goes unpunished...
Can't live with it.
So he finds his own punishment.
In the court, all that time.
You could have said something.
They might have understood.
Uh-
I was so afraid.
Afraid.
What did I drag you into?
The others-
The others.
Nick drove them away.
You were gonna be my...
last chance.
My only decent chance.
It's the police.
You two stay here. They're after me.
He's in there.
I want you two to cover the back. Come here.
Now, take it easy, son.
We don't wanna go spooking up
any unnecessary trouble.
Uh, I hope there ain't gonna be no shooting.
You just get back to your counter
and stay out of the way.
Halt!
Halt! Halt!
Hold it.
What's the matter with you?
Did like I taught you. You did good.
Did what you're supposed to do.
Boy, I'm gonna cut you down for this.
You're gonna be riding the desk chair from here on.
Well, you got your trophy, didn't you?
Two of 'em.
Him and me.
Steve.
He found a way to stop running.
For almost two years, Richard Kimble
has lived the life of a fugitive.
How many times in his despair has he thought
he would gladly have traded places
with any man on earth?
Now Richard Kimble knows.
Any man, except one.