01x17 - Come Watch Me Die

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Dr. Richard Kimble.

death row, state prison.

Richard Kimble is innocent.

Proved guilty,

what Richard Kimble
could not prove

was that moments
before discovering

his m*rder*d 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.

Co-starring Robert Doyle...

John Anderson...

Russell Collins...

Judson Pratt.

ANNOUNCER:

Hey!

Charley!

Stop him.

What he done?

Charley, look what
he done.

Bellows.

Ugh.

Hey! Hey, wh-

Him.

Nebraska.

A world of wheat, dirt roads,

all open to the sky.

But still, a silent sky.

Richard Kimble has found
temporary refuge

in the remote farming community
of Black Moccasin.

And even here
there are questions.

Hold it
right there, mister.

What's your name?

Rogers. Ben Rogers.

Never seen him before.
Might be him.

"Him?"

Can I ask what this is about?

Double m*rder.

Other side of
Black Moccasin Hill.

You think I...?

That's not
him, boys.

I've seen him
in town.

Tad Crumers'
new mechanic.

I'm, uh, taking this, uh,

grinder in
for repairs.

You men part of a posse?

Just a little part.

We got an army,
and Bellows

is somewhere
in the middle.

Bellows.
The one who did it.

Broad daylight,
witnesses and all.

Well...

you can be
moving on.

Thank you.

Bellows!

We know you're
in here.

We got a dozen g*ns
staring at you.

You don't
come on out...

we're gonna spread you
all over this field.

Don't sh**t!

I'm coming out!

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm.
Certainly.

Yes, sir.

Stole from them
three years ago,

and now comes back
for more.

Milk of
human kindness.

Look what
it got them.

Yes, sir.
Right away.

When are you taking him
to the county seat, deputy?

Right away.
The sheriff wants us to-

Oh, Charley.
Sorry, Charley.

Charley, it's just-

Charley, what
can we say?

Your folks were
the kindest people

that lived on
this green earth.

Thank you, Ed.
I appreciate that.

Now, now, take
it easy, boys.

What do you mean,
"Take it easy"?

He'll get all he's got
coming to him if he's guilty.

"If he's guilty?"

I didn't
do it, Charley.

Now, they were like
folks to me.

May God strike me dead.

Yeah, well, that's
just what I'd do, boy,

if I could
get in there at you.

Strike you dead.

Don't you look down,
Bellows.

Look at me,
that's right.

I wanna be there
when they execute you, boy...

because I want you
to remember me...

when everything starts
getting black,

and you try
and scream.

All right, Charley.
All right.

You know what
that means, boy?

I know you had to get that
out of your system. Huh?

I gonna be seeing you,
boy, hear? All right.

Men... the prosecutor
wants you four witnesses

down at the county
seat tonight.

The grand jury's
gonna disband

tomorrow at noontime.

And he wants to rush
through the indictment.

I don't know why
I have to go.

Be kind of a fifth wheel.
Know what I mean?

Cal, those are orders
from the county sheriff.

Ed?

Don't look at me.

When he stole my car,
he broke the spring.

After what Charley's
been through,

I can't ask him
to drive.

Your license's still
suspended, ain't it, Benjy?

You ought to know.

Cal?

How much am I
paid for mileage?

How would I know? You have
to take that up with the county.

And we all know
what that can mean.

The county's
shortchanged us before.

Payment in advance.
Nobody gets hurt, huh?

Now, Shrader's
right.

If they want us
there tonight,

they can pretty well
get us there.

All right. Tad Crumers keep
the school bus up to his place.

Now, that's a good idea.
We'll get Tad to drive us there.

Yeah, that's what
we can do.

Oh, Rogers.

Huh.

Rogers, I've just been
on the phone with the deputy.

He wants to borrow
the school bus.

Got to take that Bellows boy

and those witnesses down to
the county seat tonight.

I'd, uh, drive 'em myself,

but the wife isn't
feeling well, so, uh...

Mr. Crumers,

I've been on the road
since this morning.

Well, you're young, strong.
Ain't gonna hurt you.

I, uh-

I did have
some plans, uh,

for this evening.

I realize, Mr. Rogers,

you've only been around
these parts a few weeks.

So the Brights rest their souls
probably didn't mean much to you.

I just thought, as
a law-abiding citizen,

you might be
willing to help out.

Of course.
Good.

Now, you get her filled up,
get a receipt,

drive over to
the sheriff substation.

They're waiting for you.

Tires all right?

Yup.

Now, you-

Getting Bellows and
those witnesses down there,

you mind what
you're doing, now.

Don't forget
the mileage.

Get a receipt
for the gas.

Ben Rogers, huh?

All right. Raise
your right hand.

What for?

Oh, when I spell you
at the wheel,

you're gonna have to
guard the prisoner.

Well, Crumers didn't tell me
I'd have to be sworn in.

Well, we have to
keep it legal, Ben.

It's almost .
Come on, Rogers.

I swear to faithfully
fulfill all duties

as temporary aide to the deputy
sheriff of this county.

Say "I swear. "

I swear.

You're now an officer
of the law.

Come on, everybody.
Let's get started.

How about food?
We ain't had dinner yet.

We'll stop along the way.

That boy live
around here?

Used to spend
summers here.

Working for
the Brights.

Stole $ from them
three years ago,

then lit out.

Come back
for more today.

Can I, uh...

have a cigarette?

Sure.

Your folks,
Charley...

I loved them.

Loved their money.

No. That's
not true.

I went a hundred miles
out of my way to see 'em.

When I got there,
there was nobody around.

When I went in
the front door, I, uh-

I got this feeling.

House was so quiet...

and there they were.

Made me sick.

Not so sick
you couldn't run.

That's right, boy.

How come you didn't stop
when he yelled at you?

I was scared.
I knew I'd be blamed.

You were right.

Got your shirt,
their blood on it.

I'm not denying it.

I... I bent
over him,

I listened for his heart.

Look, boys, uh, we'll
have plenty of time

to talk about this later.

It's not our job
to question him.

Look, I think I got
a right to question him.

Oh, yeah, Charley, sure.

Yeah, I guess you have.

How did my car get
piled up in the ditch?

I was stupid, crazy.
I...

I just wanted to get away.

Why...

if you didn't
k*ll them?

And if you didn't k*ll 'em,
who did, boy?

I...I don't know.

The house is near the road.

Anybody could've walked in
while you were out back.

Wasn't "anybody"
they saw run.

It was you.

Wasn't "anybody" stole
my car to make a getaway.

It was you.

Wasn't "anybody" washing
the blood off, Bellows.

It was you.
None of you ever liked me.

All those summers,
when I came back,

I was always an outsider.

There was never
anybody but them.

Now they're dead.

Somebody had better
shut him up.

Bowers.

Yeah?

The boy's
just a suspect.

Technically, yes.

Legally.

They have no right
to badger him.

Makes sense.

Look, fellas, he isn't
even booked yet.

Let's cut out
this cross-examination

and leave that
for the trial.

You're absolutely right, deputy.

Things must be done
in a proper manner.

Don't worry, when we
get through testifying,

he'll hang.

In a proper manner.

Can't see with
these lights on in here.

Watch him good now,
Rogers.

We're all watching
him good.

Thanks.

What for?

For stopping
them before.

You don't know
how it feels.

Arrested, hated.

You didn't even
do it.

You married?

No. No family either.

You from around here?

Back East.

I was hitchhiking
out to California.

Thought I might get a job
at one of those aircraft plants.

You just happened to be
going through here?

I told you, I went out
of my way to come here.

I wanted to tell 'em
how sorry I was about-

About that other time.

You think I'm lying too?

I don't know.

Crumers' mechanic's
getting

pretty friendly
with him, ain't he?

Wouldn't be
the first time

Bellows has fooled
somebody.

Like your daughter,
huh?

Shut up.

Must be about : .

We'll stop and get us
some food.

Oh, hi, Joe.
Hi, Stella.

I was just fixing
to close up.

Hadn't been anybody
in for hours,

what with that
storm brewing up.

Coffee still hot?

Mm. Steaming.

Why, evening, Mr. Clement.
Hello, Stella.

Mr. Shrader.
Good evening, Stella.

Hey, Stella, how about making
us up some sandwiches?

You know,
about a dozen.

Ham, cheese, or whatever
you got left over, huh?

You better make up some
hot coffee too, Stella. Mm.

Charley.

Charley Bright.

Hi, Stella.

Well, hi yourself.

Golly, it's been a long time
since I've seen you.

Why, I was just
out in the garden the other day,

and the Brights
crossed my mind.

Now in walks
Charley himself.

Well, I can see you're fine.
Hey, how's your folks?

You know, one of
these days,

I'm gonna get your ma to
let go of that recipe for her-

Stella.

Ch-

Oh, Charley, I...
I'm sorry.

That's all right, Stella.
You didn't know.

At least we got the man
who did it.

Which one?

The younger one.

Well, talk.
Say something.

Or can you just make noises
like an animal?

I didn't do it, lady.
I didn't.

We're all witnesses.
He keeps saying he's innocent.

Must be something wrong
with his mind.

Oh, don't say that,
Mr. Clement.

Might give him ideas.

That's what
his lawyer

will probably say,
you know?

"Temporarily
insane. "

I think a trial's
a waste of time

with an animal
like this.

That's right, Stella.

For an animal.

Mad dog.

And who ever heard of
giving a mad dog a trial?

Don't worry. He'll
get what he deserves.

Will he?

I know what they mean by
"circumstantial evidence. "

There'll be more than that
when that trial opens.

Yeah, supposing...

he gets himself
a good lawyer, you know,

and tells him
his story? You know,

about the house being
way back away from the road,

and Benjy and me being

back in the back there
for over an hour.

And then he says somebody else
could have got in there.

Charley, what's the matter
with you?

I'm getting a little worried,
you know what I mean?

I mean, nobody did
see him do it, actually.

Ain't nobody
in the world saw him.

You're starting to talk
like he didn't do it.

I'm not saying
that he didn't do it.

No, I'm not now.
I know that he did it.

What I'm saying is, I don't know
what that jury is gonna think.

You know? Or what
they're gonna say.

And you know what
a lawyer could do to him.

Yeah.

Yeah, I see.

How much longer
do you think it'll be?

At this rate?
Not till midnight.

You know this, uh-
This may sound funny, but...

I'm looking forward to
being in that jail.

Know what I mean?

Hey, deputy, where did
you get the firewater?

Oh, I bought it back
at the diner.

Drinking and driving's
a serious offense.

Mind if I pass it around?

All right.

Deputy, you're
all right after all.

Doc told me
last week he took

a blood sample
out of you, deputy.

Said it was
half alcohol.

All right, you guys,
take it easy on that jug.

We got a long way to go.

Bridge is out.

Well, let's take that road
back by Fallbrook.

Never make it.
Not in the dark.

No, we'll head back
to that motel we passed.

Start out again
in the morning.

We'll get to the county seat
by noon easy.

I'd have my way,
he'd never get there.

Uh, Rogers, uh...

heh, you won't have
any trouble with him now.

You've been doing
a good job with him so far.

So I'll just, uh-

I'll watch him
for you.

Good.

You better get some...

rest.

You got a big day tomorrow.

Have I?

Am I gonna see it?

I don't think so.

I don't think I'm ever
gonna see another morning.

All right now. Shut up.

Why don't you all
just shut up?

I don't see anything so funny
to be laughing at now.

Oh. I'm sorry, Charley.

It's just some of the things
that Benjy says.

Well, there better not be
any one of you laughing

on the witness stand,
you know?

You sleeping good,
k*ller?!

Listen to them.

I'm never gonna get to
the county seat alive.

Get some sleep.

They hate me.

Yeah, I guess they do.

But they have respect
for the law.

Quit the laughing now. I'm gonna
tell you all something else.

Now, if that jury
comes in there tomorrow,

and they say that that boy
ain't guilty,

I'm gonna sh**t him down
right in the courtroom.

Well, you'll have to
b*at me to it.

"Respect for the law?"

You know what they're
gonna put on my tombstone?

"Here lies the blue-ribbon,
first-prize sucker. "

What?

Guy picked me up

going all the way
to Phoenix.

But no... I got out...

hitchhiked a hundred miles
out of my way to see 'em.

I had to.

Why?

You know
what they did

when I stole that money
from 'em three years ago?

Nothing.
Not a thing.

They could have had
the cops on me

before I got out
of the state.

You know how that
made me feel?

Like a bug.

Like a dirty
little bug.

I had to tell 'em.

I had to tell 'em
that they'd taught me

the best lesson
I ever had in my life.

And I was too late.

They d*ed without ever knowing
how much I loved them.

And whoever did it's
still on the loose.

Oh, and I'd like to find him.

I'll be right back.

Charley, you got to
remember

that the suspect has
got certain rights. No-

He's got certain
constitutional rights-

Oh, he ain't got
any rights.

Right?
Sure.

Every man's entitled
to a fair trial.

Protect the rights of murderers?

What about
ours?

Yeah, yeah. Heh.
What about ours?

Do us a favor, Bowers.

Save the county
a little money

and sh**t him
trying to escape.

Oh, now, now, Ed.

I don't like to listen
to that kind of talk.

Hey, I got a idea.

How about it?

He don't weigh too much.

Find a tree,
just like those cowboys on TV.

Oh, no. No.

You don't have
a daughter, Cal.

You know that even now
there are nights

I stand outside
her bedroom door...

with her crying?

You know, I'm the one
ought to do it...

because I got the right.

Bowers, the sheriff
gave you

the obligation
of protecting that boy.

Seeing that nothing
happens to him.

Now, listen-

Wait. Ain't you
supposed to be

in there
watching him?

He's handcuffed to the bed.
Bowers has the key.

Then what are you
worrying about?

So the four of you
are gonna see that

justice is done,
is that it?

Well, the people
around here

ought to be really
proud of you.

Well, now, come to beautiful
Tyler County,

where they still hold
lynchings, that it?

Oh, shut up.

Well, why don't you
climb down off your soapbox

and just shut your mouth?

Hey.

Now, look, if we are gonna
do this thing together,

what are we
gonna do about him?

Huh?

Are you gonna help me?

Rogers...

did a good job.

I'll take
charge now.

Hey.

Hey, what were you
talking about in there?

I said we've got to
get him out of here

and get him
to the sheriff.

You're right.

Get him to the sheriff
first thing in the morning.

How come you're
doing this for me?

I've got my reasons.

You don't trust me.

I'm not sure
I trust myself. Come on.

Let us in, deputy.

Come on, Bowers.
We want him. Now open the door.

Open the door,
Bowers.

All right. Well, we voted.
It's already decided.

He ain't here, Bowers.
Now, what did you do with him?

Yeah, and what about
that other guy?

Drunken bum.

Telephone.

In the office.

Gotta call the sheriff.

Make a report.

Whoa, whoa.

It's no use. I'm b*at.

Well, it's a bad cut,
but...

you won't bleed
to death.

I told you, I can't make it.

They'll have found out by now.
Think about that.

Look, why go on with this, huh?

I'm on a straight line
right for the death house.

I thought you were innocent.

What difference does that make?

You think it never happens?
You think I'd be the first one?

No, you wouldn't be
the first one.

Mister, I don't
understand you.

I mean, I don't get you.

You don't even know me.

What's it to you, all this?

Let's just say...

Oh, forget it.

Come on, let's
get going.

Yes?

I'm sorry to
bother you.

This man
has been hurt.

May we
come in, please?

You better go
round the back.

Well, come on in.

May I use
your phone, please?

Oh, sorry, mister.
Storm knocked it out.

How far is the next farm?

Maybe the public one's
working, Jeff.

Is there
a public phone?

It's about a hundred yards down
the road, near the gas...

station.

Jeff...

it's the k*ller.

Him?

What are you doing
with him?

Joe Bowers deputized me.
I'm bringing him in.

I want to call
the sheriff.

Well, out.

You get him
out of here.

This man has been hurt.

I don't care.

You get him
out of here.

Cut his leg.

Been walking halfway
across the county.

None of that. He goes
with you to the phone.

Don't
move!

Cuff his wrists
together,

and I'll tie him
out in the barn.

I'll put him
over there.

He won't give you
any trouble.

Keep an eye on him.

I'll be back in a few
minutes. You have a car?

Pickup.

How far is it
to the county seat?

Twenty-two
miles.

The sheriff may
want you to drive us in.

Cora...

I wouldn't
sit so close.

Oh, Jeff. For
heaven's sake.

Rotten black-heart.

Jeff.

That fella treating you
with kid gloves.

You ought to
be hung.

Horsewhipped
and then hung.

Jeff...

he's no older than Lonnie.

Cora...

what are you doing?

What the good Lord
would want me to do.

Meaning no blasphemy...

I say stay away from him.

His leg is hurt.

I've seen you two days
and two nights without sleep

on account of
a sick heifer.

Jeff...

there's some bandaging

in the first-aid kit
out in the barn.

I asked for
the bandaging.

All right.

You take one step
back first.

Oh, Jeff.
He's handcuffed.

You want the bandaging
or no?

That's better.

All we know,
he could have escaped

from the state
asylum.

Now, you don't take
one step closer.

I didn't do it, ma'am.

They made a mistake.

I swear.

That's right, sheriff.
They were gonna hang him.

Your deputy was too drunk
to stop them.

That isn't the way I heard it.

I'm sure they concocted
a fine story.

That's beside the point.

He's here for you,
waiting for a fair trial.

Where are you phoning from?

I don't know,
I lost my bearings.

Uh...

there's a gas pump.

A... farmhouse.

And I'll give you
the number of the phone.

We have a son.

Lonnie works in
an office in Omaha.

He's just about
your age.

Do you have any folks?

Just my mother, ma'am.

I keep wondering-

you know, my name's probably
been in the papers all over

if she's seen it...

how terrible she must feel.

Uh- They- They haven't
even let me call her

and tell her
it's all a mistake.

Hm.

Least they could have done
is let you call her.

Ma'am?

Yes?

Now, remember what
your husband said.

Don't get too close to me.

but this, ...

handcuff's
cutting my wrist.

What-? Could I just move
my chair a little?

That's starting to
hurt again, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's-

It's bleeding again, I think.

We better bathe it some more.

Now, you just
grit your teeth,

'cause this might
hurt a little bit.

How, uh-?

How long has your son
been gone?

Oh. Just about a year now.

A year.

Long time.

Must miss him
a lot, huh?

Sure do.

You know, if he's like
you folks, he'd...

be a nice guy to know.

I mean, um, I wish-

Wish I could have
met him.

Well, Lonnie's a nice name.

You know, I...I don't think
I ever heard that before.

My name's Paul.

No!

Not a muscle, lady.

Or I'll k*ll you.

You ever butcher
a pig?

Sure you have.

Well, that's what
it's gonna be like.

Just like that, unless
you cut me loose.

Oh.

You hear me?

You think I care about
one more?!

You k*lled 'em.

Decent people like that.

How could you
k*ll 'em?

Cora.

How could you
k*ll 'em? Why?

Why not?

I was passing through,
I needed money,

they wouldn't
give it to me.

Cora. Don't move.

I'll get the cutters.

Please. Oh, please.

Just don't move.

Lonnie.

Lonnie.

Well...

if I don't
slit your throat...

you'll really have
something

to write him about,
won't you?

Yeah, he has a pickup.
He can drive us in.

No. Wait there.

I already got the location
from the phone company.

I'll be out.

And listen.
Yes?

If you're trying
to throw us off-

Wasted enough time.

He'll be here.
I'll give you my word on it.

Now, stand
over there.

Drop the cutters.

The g*n.

Now, get over there
with her.

Woods in back,
how deep are they?

Two miles.

Behind them?

State highway.

Now, lady, I guess you know
what this will do.

So you're gonna get me
some food to take with me.

I will
not.

I'll get
the food.

Dump it in that towel.

Bread.

Now wrap it up.

Now get back.

Now, uh...

do me a favor.

Tell that knight on a white
horse when he comes back:

"So long, sucker. "

Can you
remember that?

"Sucker. "

It's all right,
Cora.

It's all right.
It's all right.

Bellows!

Then when- When Jeff
cut him loose-

he had to
cut him loose

he grabbed the shotgun.

Grabbed the food
like a wolf.

Nothing we could do.

He admitted the killings?

He bragged
about 'em.

Headed for
the state highway...

with my shotgun.

W- We didn't want him
in here, sheriff.

I wanted to tie him up
in the barn.

You may be right
about Rogers.

Ten-to- they made
some kind of deal.

You had no business
swearing him in.

But I just took Tad Crumers'
word for him.

Oh, I called
Crumers.

He didn't know
the first thing about Rogers.

So get on that phone down
the road and call my office.

Yes, sir.

Give 'em a complete
description.

I want it teletyped
to state headquarters.

Find out if he's
wanted for anything.

Yes, sir.

This Bellows, he was
headed for the highway

straight through
the woods.

Thank you.

Tell the boys to
split up in fours,

fan out, and we'll
surround the entire area.

Should have got
the g*n, Cora.

I could have...

got it first.

I could have
stopped him.

Maybe not, Jeff.

Maybe you couldn't have.

Eddie...

take no chances.

If they don't surrender,
sh**t to k*ll. Over.

Bellows!

Now, you know
who it is, Bellows!

I'm coming for you!

You should have taken
a r*fle!

Only one more sh*t.

One sh*t's all I need.

You asked me why
I tried to help you.

I had a reason.

Now, I've got a reason
for bringing you in.

You're guilty.

Come on out, Bellows.

Not till I get you.

Now, that's it, Bellows.

You haven't got any more.
Come on out.

Hey, now, listen to me.

You haven't heard
the whole story.

I listened to you enough.

Now, you saved me.

I'll never forget that.

But I'll spend the rest
of my life paying you back.

The point is why?

Now, why keep after me?
Just 'cause they swore you in?

You saw that deputy.

That drunk.

And all the others,
they're all the same.

They're a bunch
of stupid hicks.

You're not
like that.

You're not
one of them.

I mean, why you?

Well, they're probably
gonna get me anyway. Why you?!

Because if I'm not
against you, I'm for you.

And if I'm for you,
I'm lost.

First, you save him,
now you try to k*ll him.

I'm sorry.

Sorry?

You caught him.

Not a man here who wouldn't
trade places with you.

Yeah.

Never know how close I came to
having you arrested, Rogers.

I know how it must have
looked, sheriff.

Uh- Excuse me, sir.
From state police headquarters

on that query
you sent them.

Thank you. Just
put it on the desk.

Even started checking to
see if you had a record.

Yeah. Uh-

If you don't need me
anymore, sheriff, uh...

I'll be going.

Rogers.

You ever thought about
law enforcement?

You know, I could use
a good man...

and you're it
as far as I'm concerned.

Took a lot of guts
to do what you did.

You showed a lot
of people around here

the kind of respect
they should have for the law.

Well, I thank you, sheriff, uh-

I'm honored.

But not interested, huh?

No, sir.

Listen to this:

"Information on Ben Rogers

"not sufficiently detailed
for identification.

Can you send fingerprints?"

A walk toward the horizon.

A hope that it will lead
to the man with one arm.

Only then will
the search be over...

for the fugitive.