01x24 - Flight from the Final Demon

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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 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.

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 : .

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 sh**ting 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
k*lled 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 k*ll 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.

Here.

Well, I don't suppose it makes

any difference now
or anything, but, uh...

did you? I mean...

did you k*ll 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 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 m*rder.

You said you were
tried for m*rder.

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 or dollars.

I don't know.

I got .

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 bucks
in the bank.

You cash
an out-of-town check,

they call your home branch
and check on you.

Well...

...there goes 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 t*nk
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 k*lled 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?

Hello?

Linda, can you talk?

Steve?

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 .

Joey, I'm 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 $ 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
k*lled 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...

b*at me up kind of bad.

He b*at me up so bad
I had to go to the hospital.

You said he had a record
for as*ault?

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 Kn*fe.

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 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 k*ller,
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,
k*lling 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 th, .

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.

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.

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 k*ll 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 m*rder*d 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 sh**ting.

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.