Now dig.
My parole hearing comes up in exactly two weeks, four days,
Three hours and twenty minutes.
I'm not going to let jerry kulik, leo troy,
Or richard kimble louse it up.
You delivered the note, didn't you?
Oh, they'd have blown the whistle on you.
That shouldn't bother you.
I'm a cop-lover, remember?
So I was wrong.
Anyway, any cat that's got the law on his tail
Can't be all bad.
Will you help me?
Uh-uh.
I'm going to be right where that nurse can see me all afternoon.
I'm gonna make sure she knows I'm clean.
I'm not going anywhere near that medicine closet.
Yeah, well, neither am I.
I just want to get out of here before 5:30.
Man, I've been saying that for years.
Face it, doc,
Those cats mean business.
Better give them what they want.
I know what that stuff can do to people.
What about jerry and leo?
You know what they can do?
With just one word, doc,
They can put you right back in the death house.
Whose life is more important to you?
Yours or theirs?
Narrator:
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
Lin mccarthy,
Greg morris.
Announcer:
When a man has the law at his heels,
Every stranger becomes a potential enemy,
Every incident takes on sinister proportions.
Dr. Richard kimble has eluded his pursuers
For more than two years.
He knows that his freedom depends largely on luck.
And that, sooner or later, that luck must run out.
Sorry folks.
Just a routine check. Won't take a minute.
Stay in your seats, please.
Do you have some identification, sir?
All right, thank you, sir.
No, please!
Let her go, robbins.
Not a chance.
Now you get rid of them guns,
Or I'll slice her pretty little throat.
I mean it.
You won't get very far, robbins. We've got every road blocked.
It'll take more than that to get me back to that crummy prison.
You. Open that emergency door.
Do as he says.
You sit down. Sit down.
Come on.
Help me, please.
Easy, honey.
You're my insurance.
We got a long way to go together.
He's still alive.
The hospital's a good 30 miles away.
You think he'll make it?
Never mind him. This man needs help.
Call headquarters. Tell them to contact the prison.
Find out where they want robbins delivered.
Right.
I'll be all right.
Please, try not to move.
No, I'll be all right. It's-
Then tell the press they'll have to wait.
Now, we all have problems.
I'll not issue any statement about the escape
Until I've had a chance to check the details.
I'm sorry. That's it.
No more calls, miss jay, from anyone.
Mr. Maddox.
I'll be with the prison board all morning about the escape.
They've found him, sir.
The state police are on the line.
They've got robbins in custody.
Warden maddox. What about robbins?
Well, get him over here. Our hospital can handle him.
Sure, bring the other man too. We'll take care of him.
He helped you get robbins, we owe him that much, don't we?
Put robbins in your car, and follow us to the prison.
Where to? Prison hospital.
No, no prison.
Easy, pal. It's the closest hospital around.
No, I don't want to go to the prison.
Now, come on, let's get in the car.
Guard.
All right, hold it.
Laundry detail? Yes, sir.
Hold them out here a few minutes.
Let them see what happened to robbins. All right.
All right, you people. Up against this wall.
I told you they grabbed robbins.
How'd you know?
Heard the guards talking.
Some civilian joker played hero.
He helped the cops.
Well.
Looks like robbins got in a few good licks himself, huh?
Relax, you're a guest.
Well, I can't stay. I've got a job waiting for me, and-
They'll hold it for you.
Won't be long, you'll be a celebrity around here.
Knife wound, doc.
We bandaged it best we could.
Look at him. Big hero.
I'll be all right. I- on the litter, please.
Hey, doc, better take a look at robbins.
He looks pretty bad.
Take this gentleman to the emergency room.
I'm warden maddox.
That was a brave thing you did, mr., uh-?
Egan.
George egan.
Thank you for your help, mr. Egan.
A man like robbins- he's dead.
Be grateful it didn't happen to you.
All right, deming, let's get him to the morgue.
Nice work, cop-lover.
There are two ways to get out of here, gentlemen:
The legal way,
And that way.
Don't forget it.
Back in your place, kulik.
Move it.
If his name's egan, I'm bugs bunny.
That's him, all right.
Who? The guy on the stretcher?
His name is egan. Mm-mm.
He was in our cell block back in indiana, remember?
Killed his wife or something.
His name's like, uh-
Tample or pringle or something like that.
You mean doc kimble?
That's it. Kimble.
Nah, it can't be. I mean-
You wanna bet?
I've got two cigarette butts says that's kimble.
All right, fogarty, take them into work.
All right, you people, move out.
We've thought of adding lace curtains,
But it would still look pretty grim.
Ever been inside a prison before?
As a guest, I mean.
Uh, no.
I hope the sentence is a short one.
Well, mr. Egan,
Robbins took a hefty slice out of you.
I'd like to keep you under observation for a while.
How long? Twenty-four hours.
Just to be sure there's no infection.
Well, look, doctor, I can't stay that long.
You see, I've got a job I've gotta get to
Or I'm gonna lose it.
What kind of work do you do?
Uh, ranch hand.
That settles it. Work like that will pop your stitches
In a minute. Dr. Willis, I-
You risked your life to help capture a killer, mr. Egan.
Now, you're gonna get all the care you deserve.
Whether you like it or not.
Now, you get some rest.
Dr. Willis.
I've got a prisoner here with a cut hand.
I think he did it on purpose.
Fine prison. Nobody trusts nobody.
Let's see it.
Well, that's not too bad.
Come on, I'll put something on it.
Come on.
Everything happens to me, huh?
I just lost two cigarette butts.
Well, you're not gonna find them in there.
Robbins didn't like this place either.
That's why he broke out.
Was he a friend of yours?
We wear the same uniform.
You see, man, under this clean, white jacket,
I'm just another dirty con like robbins.
Well, not exactly like robbins.
He was doing time for murder, wasn't he?
How do you know I'm not?
You're a trustee.
Murderers don't get that privilege.
Oh?
You sure know a lot about it.
Mr. Egan, there are some reporters here to see you.
Uh, no reporters.
They're pretty insistent.
Well, tell them I'm, uh,
Not feeling that well. I'll see them tomorrow.
All right. I'll tell them but they're not gonna like it.
Those newspaper men,
They can make you ten-feet tall.
I'm, uh-
I'm a little tired. I think I'll get some rest.
Headlines, your face on the front page, the works.
That's what you want, isn't it?
That's the last thing I want.
Sorry, but it looks like that's what you're getting.
Florence nightingale just fumbled the ball.
This is it.
Sorry to barge in on you like this, mr. Egan,
But you're big news in this town.
Now, it won't take a minute. Just a few questions and-
We'll take a few pictures.
No pictures, please.
Why not?
Come on, I'll get you a few extra prints,
You can send some to the folks back home.
Looks like he's the shy, retiring type.
I'll answer all your questions.
I don't want any pictures taken, that's it.
Okay, billy.
Uh, you're new around here, aren't you, mr. Egan?
Yes.
Where you from?
Missouri.
Joplin, missouri.
I got a job with a ranch, just west of here.
Is that so? Which one?
I know a lot of the ranchers up that way.
I don't think the boss would like the publicity.
Are you kidding? I know those ranchers.
They'd love it.
You married, mr. Egan?
No.
Well, I imagine your family back in joplin
Is gonna be mighty proud of you.
No family.
This guy is the most minus-quantity hero I ever met.
Did you know janet kegler before this, uh, little accident?
Who?
The girl whose life you saved.
No.
I don't know anyone around here.
Hey, maybe we can drum up something
Between you and this girl, see?
Uh, damsel in distress, saved by mysterious stranger.
Look, I'm sorry any of this happened.
I'd like to forget about it.
If you could just put it on the back page
You'd be doing me a favor.
Sure, okay.
Off the record, mr. Egan, what are you afraid of?
Yeah. Robbins is dead.
He can't hurt you.
Well, his, uh-
His friends aren't dead. They're-
Well, his friends outside of prison, they-
They find out what I look like, where I'm staying,
Might try to get to me.
Some hero.
Well, uh, thanks anyway.
Come on, bill.
Is that all you're afraid of, robbins' friends?
Isn't that enough?
You should've thought about that before you jumped him.
There you go. Take it back.
Good.
Watch your fingers. Right.
You win. It's kimble, all right.
Here's your butts. Thanks, I told you.
All of a sudden he's a public-spirited citizen.
Remember when he was sweating out that appeal?
Hey, he lost, didn't he?
Yeah, he lost.
He's been losing ever since.
And now he's free as a bird up in that hospital.
So?
So let's ruffle his feathers a little bit, huh?
What's up in that hospital we can use?
Hey, the new nurse.
Man, did you see her? Wow!
Come on, leo, will you?
This is business and I mean business.
You kidding?
I don't kid about a thing like that, you know that.
Yeah, but kimble, he- he can't get it.
He'll get it.
Otherwise we'll start remembering.
Yeah, that's great.
But how you gonna reach him?
Clean linens for the hospital. Are they ready yet?
Got a message for you.
This isn't for me. My name is egan.
Read it anyway.
Go ahead. Read it.
You look a little shook-up.
If you're not kimble, why worry?
Wait a minute.
I'd be pretty foolish to keep on denying it.
Especially now.
Man, you don't come out even.
A cat can't run away from the law
And play footsie with the law.
I was only trying to help that kegler girl.
Why? You're a wife-killer, aren't you?
I didn't kill anyone.
Yeah, I know. You're just running for exercise.
Look, I don't feel I have to defend myself to you.
If you're positive I'm a killer-
Who says I'm positive?
Some of my best friends are murderers.
They don't play by your rules.
Man, these cats wouldn't help a cop,
Or a janet kegler,
Or anyone else.
Not even a richard kimble.
What does that mean?
It means you'd better answer this note
Their way.
You got a minute, mr. Egan?
Yes, sure. Come on in.
I brought you a visitor.
Come in, miss kegler.
Hello, mr. Egan.
Hello.
I asked the warden if I could, uh, come see you.
I-I want to thank you personally.
I mean, you did save my life.
We're all grateful, miss kegler.
Warden, I'd be very grateful if I, uh-
I could get out of here sooner.
No, thank you. No, thank you.
Oh, the warden says your injury isn't too serious.
I'm glad of that.
I just want you to know, mr. Egan,
That I'd like to take care of any medical expenses.
That won't be necessary.
He's a guest of the state.
Well, I want to do something for you.
When do you expect to leave here?
Well, they said tomorrow, but I'd like to make it sooner.
Well, I doubt if it'll be sooner,
From what dr. Willis tells me.
If I don't get to that ranch I won't have a job.
Oh, that would be terrible. It's like you're being punished.
Don't you think you could talk to the doctor, mr. Maddox?
I can try.
Well, if you need any transportation,
Please be sure and call me.
Here, I'll give you my phone number.
Oh, good, may I write on that?
Oh, it's such a little scrap of paper.
I might lose that.
Here, uh, use this.
Thank you.
I'll take that, mr. Egan.
Sure.
You're a lucky man, mr. Egan.
This young lady's phone number is a reward in itself.
I guess I am lucky.
Well, remember, uh,
If you need anything, please call.
I will.
Our patient is beginning to look a little weary, miss kegler.
We'd better let him get his rest.
Well, um,
I'll keep in touch with the warden
To see how you're getting along.
Take care of yourself.
Thanks, I will.
It's from two of your old buddies:
Jerry kulik and leo troy.
Morphine? What do they want with morphine?
We got our share of junkies in this country club.
Jerry and leo just want to keep them happy.
Needles, syringes, where am I going to get stuff like that?
In the medicine closet, down the hall.
The nurse has got the key.
And they expect me to-
Just put the stuff in the hamper with the dirty laundry.
It goes downstairs 5:30 this afternoon.
You want me to set them up in business.
Turn this place into a snake pit.
Might be an improvement.
Now, taking narcotics is not like taking aspirin.
That's their worry.
Are you in on this?
Now dig.
My parole hearing comes up in exactly two weeks, four days,
Three hours and twenty minutes.
I'm not gonna let jerry kulik, leo troy,
Or richard kimble louse it up.
You delivered the note, didn't you?
Oh, they'd have blown the whistle on you.
That shouldn't bother you. I'm a cop-lover, remember?
So I was wrong.
Anyway, any cat that's got the law on his tail
Can't be all bad.
Will you help me?
Uh-uh.
I'm gonna be right where that nurse can see me all afternoon.
I'm gonna make sure she knows I'm clean.
I'm not going anywhere near that medicine closet.
Yeah, well, neither am I.
I just want to get out of here before 5:30.
Man, I've been saying that for years.
Face it, doc, those cats mean business.
You'd better give them what they want.
I know what that stuff can do to people.
What about jerry and leo?
You know what they can do?
With just one word, doc, they can put you
Right back in the death house.
Whose life is more important to you?
Yours or theirs?
Hi.
Oh, mr. Egan, shouldn't you be in bed?
I got a little restless, uh...
There's nothing to do.
Well, don't overdo it.
Hospital. Miss thompson.
Oh, yes, doctor. Hold on a minute, please.
Yes, doctor, I'll take care of that.
Miss thompson, renaldi's iv isn't working.
The needle came loose.
How did that happen?
I don't know.
I went in to get the laundry and there it was.
I still can't understand how that iv
Could have come loose by itself.
Well, renaldi tosses around a lot.
Maybe he moved his arm in his sleep.
Mickey, have you seen my keys?
No, ma'am.
I had them right in my hand
When I answered that telephone.
The medicine closet's always locked, isn't it?
maybe you left them on the ward.
On renaldi's bed, maybe. Maybe.
I must be cracking up.
I know I had those keys in my hand when I answered that phone.
Well, maybe you better look around. Under the desk, maybe.
Well, I can tell you,
We're not gonna do another thing till I find them.
I am cracking up. They've been right here all along.
Well, I guess I better take the laundry down, huh?
It's a little early yet. Are you sure you have everything?
Oh, yes, ma'am. Everything's here.
I'm sure of it.
Nicely done, mr. Egan.
This little conspiracy of yours.
Quite an achievement.
I don't know what you mean.
You know perfectly well what I mean.
All three of you, working in perfect harmony.
The unholy trio.
Well, look, I don't know who you-
You, warden maddox, and miss kegler,
All campaigning for your release.
I didn't mean to gang up on you.
It's been almost eight hours since they brought you in.
Let's take another look at that wound.
Get your robe off.
Well, all right, you people, let's get this laundry sorted.
Well, now, come on, you're sorting laundry, not eggs.
Kulik, you sort this one, huh?
Both of you.
Sort that one.
Well, I prefer if you'd wait till morning.
But, dr. Willis, I-
I know. I know.
I heard all the arguments
From the warden and the kegler girl.
I mustn't punish you by keeping you here.
I have to be at that ranch job by 6.
I have to find a place to live.
All right, but you'll have to take it easy.
No heavy lifting and no wrestling with runaway heifers.
All right.
Drop by tomorrow after work.
I'd like to take another look at it.
I will. I had a suitcase on the bus.
Oh, yes, the police sent it over.
Deming, get mr. Egan's suitcase, will you?
The laundry get delivered on time?
You better not be here when they hang it out to dry.
Thanks, mickey.
For what?
The loose needle on renaldi's iv.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Two more weeks and I'll be changing clothes.
I'm gonna get me a white buttoned-down shirt,
With stiff cuffs,
And one of those narrow suits with the skinny lapels.
A pair of italian shoes with heels
That click like dice when I walk.
You got a job waiting for you?
Sure. You gotta have one to get a parole.
Doc willis put in a good word for me
Out at the county hospital.
I'm gonna work in physiotherapy.
You ever need a sitz bath, just mention my name.
You must rate pretty high around here.
Yeah, I got them all conned into believing I'm a model prisoner.
Ain't that a kick? Ha-ha-ha.
Deming, I want to see you in my office.
Yes, sir.
Well, you really blew it.
I never would have thought you were that stupid.
What's bugging him?
This.
What is it?
Morphine, and a hypodermic kit.
Kind of a junkie's dream.
Well, what's that got to do with me?
Well, it seems someone smuggled it down
To the laundry in a hamper.
And guess who took that hamper down there.
Listen, I didn't- You listen to me.
You're the only trustee we got up here.
Who else would've done it?
Maybe nurse thompson or dr. Willis?
Come on with me.
I'll take that morphine, fogarty.
And the syringe.
The seal on that bottle's been broken, doctor.
It's still morphine.
How do you know mickey broke it?
It happens time after time with these men, mr. Egan.
We give them every chance to prove themselves
And sooner or later one of them pulls a fool stunt like that.
Don't waste your time worrying about him.
He's had it.
You're sure this has been locked all day?
Yes, sir, and deming was right here with me.
But you did misplace the keys.
Just for a moment. I found them on my desk.
Unlock the door, will you, please?
Who was the nurse on duty last night?
Miss considine. She comes on at midnight.
She has a key, hasn't she?
Uh, no, sir, she uses this one.
Your orders, doctor.
Did she take the usual narcotics inventory?
Yes, sir, in the morning before she left.
Everything was in order.
Then the morphine had to be stolen sometime today.
Why, that's the seal off that morphine bottle, doctor.
Must have been opened right here.
Maybe our friend took a small pop for himself
Before he delivered it to the others.
No, no. That wouldn't be be possible.
Someone would have seen him.
Well, if it wasn't deming,
It had to be one of us.
It had to be someone who had access to this closet.
Someone with enough medical knowledge
To recognize the morphine bottle and know how to use it.
Are you accusing me, doctor?
Let's face it, miss thompson, you're an excellent nurse,
I'm a pretty good m.D.
But we're both lousy detectives.
Well, you ready to go, mr. Egan?
Go where? Anyplace you like.
The warden thought you'd need a ride into town.
Oh, that's all right. I'll manage.
It's a long walk.
You're not exactly ready for road work, you know.
Well, uh, if you'll just take me
To the, uh, bus terminal.
Sure.
Uh, just a minute.
Oh, haven't you gone yet?
Well, I wanted to say goodbye.
And thanks for everything, miss thompson.
You're very welcome, mr. Egan.
Oh, by the way. Miss kegler called.
I told her what time you were being discharged.
All right, thank you.
Doctor, I-
I'm gonna see you tomorrow after work, hm?
Yes.
I wanted to say goodbye to mickey deming.
What's gonna happen to him if he is guilty?
Smuggling narcotics to convicts?
That's a rough charge. He'll lose his parole.
Well, don't you feel too sorry for him, mr. Egan.
Something like this happens,
The prisoners aren't the only ones to suffer.
Well, who else?
Warden maddox, for instance.
Last night the prison break, now this.
He'll be lucky if the prison board
Doesn't burn him at the stake.
But it's not his fault.
Well, he's been fighting those chowderheads on the board
For years trying to set up a more liberal prison system.
A mess like this can set it all back to the dark ages.
Now, you'd better get out of here
Before they start questioning you.
Goodbye.
I intend to question every man on that laundry detail, deming.
Now, you can save yourself and your buddies
A lot of trouble by settling this thing here and now.
Don't you realize what you're doing?
If you're guilty, you're implicating
At least 20 innocent men.
If I'm guilty.
And if you're protecting someone, you're a fool.
You're giving up your parole, your freedom. For what?
To spend another few years in this place?
Is anyone of those men worth it?
No.
Then tell me the truth. Are you protecting someone?
What're you afraid of, mickey?
Can he hurt you that much?
Or maybe you're afraid you'll hurt him, whoever he is.
Can you hurt anyone more than you're hurting yourself?
Answer me.
Maybe.
Maybe what?
Maybe I'm one of them bleeders, warden.
You know?
Protecting some poor slob because I feel sorry for him.
Maybe if I tell what I know,
He'll go straight to the death house.
How's that sound, okay?
Don't play games with me.
You see?
I tell you the truth and you get sore.
Nobody understands us bleeders.
This morning you didn't want any part of this place,
Now you act like you can't tear yourself away.
I'll, uh-
I'll be right back, okay?
Wait for me.
Sure.
Excuse me, uh, is warden maddox in?
Yes, sir. He's left orders not to be disturbed.
How long will he be tied up?
At least another hour. May I ask-
An hour.
Is mickey deming in with him?
You're mr. Egan, aren't you?
Yes.
I'd like to leave him a note.
Uh, just to say thank you.
I'm sure he'd appreciate that.
May I have an envelope?
Will this require an answer?
No. I'll, uh,
Be long gone before he reads it.
Thank you.
Warden's office.
No, I'm sorry, doctor, he's not taking any calls.
Let's go.
Call the guards, miss jay.
Have deming sent back to his cell.
Yes, sir.
Dr. Willis wants you to call. Says it's very important.
And mr. Egan stopped in.
Left you this note.
All right, deming, the third degree's over.
Well, mister, I sure had you pegged wrong.
Any man who'd smuggle dope into prison for any reason.
Excuse me, warden.
Where did you get that? What?
That note.
Kimble.
You were telling the truth.
Give him a break, warden.
He could've left me to take that rap.
He didn't have to write you that note.
He didn't have to send that morphine
To kulik and troy either.
Get me the gate.
Just a minute.
Good luck to you, mr. Egan.
Thanks.
Excuse me.
Let's put that suitcase in the trunk.
Mr. Egan, I was afraid I missed you.
I called the hospital and-
And the nurse said you were leaving.
Gate.
Where you going?
Wait a minute. Kimble!
Stop him!
Stop. You could hit the girl.
He took the car keys. Get another car out here quick.
They were shooting at us.
Please go slower, please.
And put out an alert for him.
He got away?
For now.
Wipe that smile off your face.
Why were they shooting at us, mr. Egan?
My name is kimble. Richard kimble.
I'm sorry. I still don't understand.
They think I'm a murderer.
A murderer? You?
I don't believe that.
They believe it.
Look, if you really want to help me,
Drive to the bus terminal.
When the police get there tell them
I bought a ticket to anyplace.
Okay.
Well, this makes us even, huh?
Come in.
I'm sorry, mr. Maddox, but dr. Willis insisted.
Here, take a look at this lab report.
What about it?
The seal on that morphine bottle was broken.
The bottle must have been opened,
So I had the solution analyzed.
Go on, read it.
No morphine?
Not a drop.
That stuff that egan or kimble,
Or whatever his name is, smuggled down to the prisoners,
Nothing but distilled water.
Do you think kimble knew that?
Of course he knew it.
How do you think the water got into this jar?
After all, the man knew what he was doing.
He was a doctor, wasn't he?
When a man is on the run,
Every stranger is a potential enemy,
Every friend a surprise.
For richard kimble, the only real friend
Is the darkness and the road that has no end.