The Fugitive (1963) s03e10 Episode Script
Landscape with Running Figures (2)
Mr.
Carver.
Mr.
Carver, please.
Please don't run away from me.
Mr.
Carver.
Steve.
It is steve, isn't it? I never told you but-- But when you first got on the bus, I saw you, I know I did.
And, uh, When I-I looked at you, All sorts of-- Of wild fantasies crossed my mind.
I thought of What it would be like if-- If for some reason you and I were taken away together.
And it did happen.
But-- but only a part of it happened.
Only a very small part.
Steve.
You saw me? ( switchboard buzzing ) yes, yes.
Carver, don't leave me, don't run away from me now.
Hello.
This is lieutenant gerard.
I'd like to speak to my wife again.
( dramatic theme playing ) Narrator: ( dramatic theme playing ) 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.
Announcer: The guest stars in tonight's story: Barbara rush, Herschel bernardi.
Co-staring: Jud taylor, Robert doyle.
Also starring barry morse as lieutenant philip gerard.
Announcer: ( mellow theme playing ) Narrator: A police dragnet, a bus accident, And an ironic fate Have brought together two people On a lonely country road.
The woman, blinded in the accident, Is unaware that the man beside her is richard kimble.
And neither is aware that the other Is fleeing from the obsession Of lieutenant philip gerard.
Hunter of the man, Husband of the woman.
Are you all right, mrs.
Lindsay? Just tired.
How long ago was the accident? About a half an hour.
Is that all? I've lost all track of everything.
Is it still light out? Yes.
How much further until we reach where we're going? Not much further.
What's happened? Te-- tell me what is it? There's a car in the middle of the road.
Mister, mister.
Can you help me, please? We can't stop.
I can give you a lift into town, that's all.
Please, just-- just take a look, huh? I need your help.
It'll only take a minute.
Honest.
( dramatic theme playing ) Well, what about that, chief? Yeah, what do you think? ( ominous theme playing ) There's a woman in that truck that needs medical attention.
I've got to get-- ( pop music playing on radio ) I've got to get to the next town.
No sweat, chief.
We just wanna borrow a tire.
Take a look, beavo.
( music continues ) Hey, hey, what's with her? She can't see.
Could be a concussion.
( snaps ) uh? ( snapping fingers ) Ah, ah.
Who is it? ( snaps ) All right, take the tire.
Move it, beavo.
( mutes radio ) Thanks a lot, chief.
( increases volume ) It's a 914.
Close enough.
You took the tire.
You don't-- You don't need us.
Take? What do you mean, take? We don't want to take anything.
We'll pay you for it.
Here, let me take a look, chief, see what I got here.
You got any change for a 50? No.
Flat out, huh? What about your girlfriend? She left her purse at the accident.
It's too bad.
Now, wait, wait, wait.
We'll find someway to settle up.
We just don't wanna take it.
Psst, hey.
Let me tell you about a girl I once knew had t.
B.
Did I ever tell you about her? ( gasps ) Did I? ( whimpering ) Did I? ( whimpering ) Did I? Stop it! Stop it! ( gasps ) Easy, easy.
Come on, give me a hand with that tire.
I can't help but wonder will you still be ( marie sobbing ) It's all right.
It's all right now.
Just a bunch of kids.
It's all right.
( engine starts ) Hey, chickee, the name's beavo! Remember to ask for me! Command 1 to 1l35.
Come in please.
Over.
This is detective sergeant rainey at command 1.
Has the 2:10 bus to joplin, number 73, Passed your position yet? Over.
About an hour ago.
Most of the passengers got off when they heard That the highway ahead was flood alerted.
An auxiliary bus just picked them up And took them back to the city.
Over.
Lieutenant, the word we got from fredonia Is that the bus from here's more than a half-hour overdue.
I'm sorry about this, lieutenant.
But even if your wife had stayed on the bus, It's likely there was just Some sort of mechanical breakdown.
We're sending a car out to check the entire stretch of highway.
How serious is it? I don't know.
I understand there's a lot of pressure On the tilden dam.
There's nothing to be concerned about yet.
She's probably on her way back on the auxiliary bus.
She's in safe hands.
( mellow theme playing ) We'll be there any minute now, mrs.
Lindsay.
( motor sputtering ) Are we there? We're there.
It's, uh, only a few more feet to walk.
Think you can make it? ( suspenseful theme playing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) How much further? We're almost there.
You'd better rest a while.
Mr.
Carver.
I won't be far.
You rest a while.
( ominous theme playing ) Something's happened, mr.
Carver.
What is it? I'm all right.
I know I won't be suddenly able to see again But I don't want to be lied to again.
The town's been evacuated.
There's no one here.
The phones? What about the phones? They're all dead.
Are we going back to the truck? I think we're better off here for now.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) There's a switchboard inside this building.
We may be able to get a line through.
Don't be frightened.
I'm gonna break some glass.
Come on.
( suspenseful theme playing ) Would you mind if I asked you to keep talking to me? Uh, you can talk about anything.
Just anything at all.
Um Wh-- what do you do for a living? Jobs.
Odd jobs.
For a moment back there at the accident, I thought that you might be a doctor.
I think that believing that Might have carried me over that-- That one moment.
Mr.
Carver? You are still there, aren't you? I'm still here.
I don't know-- I don't know why I thought that you had to be a doctor.
It's just the Incredible conceit of the individual I suppose.
Always believing that, Whatever happens or wherever it happens, Some divine providence Will allow you personally to survive.
( winding switchboard ) Operator? Operator? Operator? Operator? Operator? Mrs.
Lindsay? Hm.
Mrs.
Lindsay.
( gasps ) It's all right.
It's all right.
It's steve carver.
You were just sleeping.
It's all right.
The switchboard, what about the switchboard? The lines are all dead out of here.
( car approaching ) Some-- Somebody's come back.
( tires squealing ) They've come back, haven't they? I'll go take a look.
I want you to do something for me.
You sit here.
Now, one of these circuits has got to go through.
They're probably trying to repair the line already.
Now, this is the key to call the operator.
When the lines are repaired, she'll answer.
You'll have to speak to her through this.
Can you do it? Good.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
Mr.
Carver? Is there really a chance of getting something on this line, Or is this just occupational therapy for the blind? No, there is a chance, mrs.
Lindsay.
You know, it-- it really doesn't seem Very important now, but that's not really my name.
Mr.
Carver? Mr.
Carver? ( radio playing pop music in distance ) ( switchboard clicks ) Woman ( on phone ): Operator.
Operator.
Yes.
This is the fredonia operator.
Operator.
Don't cut me off.
Can you hear me? Yes, ma'am.
I can hear you.
Operator, We need help.
( pop music playing on radio ) Hi, chief.
Small world.
Came out dry, decided it was refill time.
Before on the road, I asked you your help.
Uh, wait, wait, wait.
Wait a minute.
Don't tell me.
You got change of a 50.
( bottle smashes ) Before I asked for it.
Now I've got to have it.
Got to? How's that again, chief? Come on, tommy, I wanna hear.
Where's the blind woman? ( music stops ) She's down the block.
Trying to get a direct phone line through.
If she can't-- If we can't get her somewhere, Where they can help her, she can slip back into shock.
Bingo.
( laughs ) Go on, mister, what'll happen then? Well, she could die.
If she can't get help she could die.
Hard lines, chief.
Come on, joannie, come off.
Ah, come on, beavo.
She could really die? Right here? Huh? That's why we have to get her somewhere where they can help.
Somewhere where they can help her.
( clears throat ) Well, we just have to think it out, chief.
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you, uh-- Why don't you just have a drink on the house, huh? Here.
Here.
Go on, take it.
It's good.
Drink.
Yeah, you really have a problem, chief.
Somebody really pulled the plug on you.
You're in the middle of a vacuum.
You know, that's why we cruise around here.
There's nobody to bug you.
No fuzz, no heat.
Really free, like you're all alone in the world.
It's like somebody came along and dropped the bomb.
Poof.
Where's the nearest town that hasn't been evacuated? Uh, um-- mm Uh, maybe hanleyville.
What do you think? No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
It seems to me I heard Hanleyville was three feet under water.
( pop music playing on jukebox ) She needs help now.
Mm.
Relax, chief.
Drink your drink.
We gotta think this out.
Hello? Yes.
Yes, I'll wait.
( ominous theme playing ) Hello? Yes, this is mrs.
Gerard.
Mrs.
Gerard, yes.
I want to speak to lieutenant philip gerard.
Hold on, I'll get him for you.
Lieutenant, it's your wife.
We still haven't gotten word from the bus.
She must have gotten off with the others at the roadblock.
Marie? Where are you? Phil, I'm in a little town.
I don't remember the name.
I took a bus this morning and then-- I know that.
I want to know why you're doing this.
Tell me.
D-doing this? You know how close we might be to kimble.
You know what this means to me.
And still you do this.
Why? Philip, I want you to come and get me.
I see.
This is some sort of test.
A choice between you and kimble.
No, it's not a test.
There's been an accident.
What happened? Are you all right? It's a little late to ask that.
I just want to know whether or not you're coming to get me.
If you have to think about it, philip, don't come.
Marie? Mar-- ( ominous theme playing ) It's going to be all right.
I got through.
They're sending an ambulance.
Some of the roads a-are still blocked So they don't know how much time it will take.
But it's coming.
Mr.
Carver? ( whistling ) Mr.
Carver? ( gasps ) Mr.
Carver.
Mr.
Carver! ( screaming ) ( marie screaming ) You wait a second, chief.
Now we're gonna help you out.
There's lots of people wouldn't get involved but us, We're gonna help you.
( marie screams ) Wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait, we didn't mean it.
We were gonna help you.
Honest.
We were only kidding.
Tell him, joannie, tell him! ( screaming ) ( marie screaming ) Come on.
( marie screaming ) ( car honking ) ( tires squealing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( marie sobbing ) It's all right.
It's all right.
( sobbing ) Don't cry.
It's all over now.
( suspenseful theme playing ) I'll need a car and a driver.
I want to go to my wife.
It may take a little while to trace the call.
We can radio you en route when we get the word.
Kimble's not like other criminals.
People-- Decent people.
Will hide him, lie for him.
It's always been that way.
You can't believe anybody.
Don't worry, lieutenant.
If he's in there, we'll dig him out.
Yes.
Yes, I'm sure you will.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) That better? Better.
Those people What were they? Just people that are gone.
People you don't have to think about anymore.
Yes.
Yes, that's the best idea.
I won't.
I won't think about them.
I'll put them away with all the other things I don't have to think about.
I was able to get the operator To put another call through for me.
Did I tell you that? Another call? Well, it wasn't anything important.
What's important now, Is that I get the doctor to prescribe a drink for me.
Almost everything's locked up.
Cheese and crackers.
Half a bottle of wine.
I'll take it.
Are-- are the lights on here? There's no electricity at all.
They must've turned it off when they Decided to evacuate the town.
I don't know why that makes me feel better.
May I have some of that wine now? Back on the bus, A man said something about being The last two people left in the world.
And here we are.
( dramatic theme playing ) How long were you married? You were married, weren't you? Mr.
Carver? Yes, I was married.
I could tell.
There's a-- A quality.
Not quite beaten, but badly burned.
What was it? Divorce? Separation? Desertion? Act of god? I suppose you could say act of god.
Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry.
I don't know why I said that.
Were-- were there any children? No.
Oh, that's too bad.
Or maybe it's good.
I-- I'm never sure.
I'm-- I'm talking too much, aren't I? And I can't stop.
It's all I've got to hold on to, And you can't hold on to words, can you? Please.
Uh, tell me, When you were married, Were you happy? Yes, that's what I want to know.
Were you happy? What's the matter, mr.
Carver? Hasn't anyone ever asked you that? Not for a long while.
I guess we were happy.
It's been a long time.
I don't remember.
That's not something you forget.
I didn't say I'd forgotten.
I said I didn't remember.
Please, mr.
Carver, would you tell me about it? Don't be angry.
Start anywhere.
Tell me about anything.
But please talk to me.
( switchboard buzzing ) Captain, no answer yet.
But the call did originate from the tilden board.
L9, l9.
This is command 1.
Command 1, this is l9.
Over.
The telephone call originated in tilden.
Tilden? Your best bet will be highway 6.
You should be there in less than two hours.
Good luck, lieutenant.
Thank you.
We hadn't planned to get married.
Not right away.
( melancholy theme playing ) Then my reserve outfit was called up for korea.
And we spent our honeymoon in san diego.
Town was so crowded, That she had to stay at the ywca.
Every night I could get off I'd walk her back there.
Kiss my wife good night in front of the door of the ywca.
Even after the war, It was a while before we could afford our own place.
The first one wasn't much.
Two whole weeks of nothing but painting.
I guess we were happy then.
Where was that? Back in that small town you mentioned? Yeah, back in s-- Back in that small town.
It must be very painful Being asked to go over all of that again.
No, it wasn't.
It wasn't at all.
So long ago I'd almost forgotten.
I thought there was nothing back there.
Just some dust and dead leaves.
It helps? Hm, it helps.
Maybe we could bottle it.
Stop-the-world-and-look-around pills.
Just the thing for people on the run.
Where I come from nobody runs.
It's that kind of town.
It's a perfect circle.
There's nothing to run to, And there's nothing to run away from.
The only thing to do is wait around Until the movie theatre changes its bill.
Every Wednesday.
And sometimes on Saturday.
Only when it's a foreign movie.
You've been there.
Another town with another name.
But I've been there.
Any more? Dead soldier.
After faithful service, as my husband would say.
I was able to get a call through to my husband.
He's back in the city.
Will he be coming here? No, I didn't tell him, So he won't be coming here.
I should explain my marriage to you, mr.
Carver.
What you see before you Is the losing end of a modern-day triangle.
I lost my husband some time ago to a will-o'-the-wisp Who drifts in and out, twisting our lives.
The little man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
He's never there.
Never there.
You probably read about it.
It was in all the newspapers.
You did get newspapers in that town of yours? Two of them.
One and a half to be exact.
Oh, then you couldn't have missed-- ( suspenseful theme playing ) One and a half? It was sort of a local joke.
The one paper, the call dispatch, Uh, came out twice a week, So everyone said one and a half.
The call dispatch? Yeah.
It wasn't much of a joke.
You'd have to come from a town like that to understand it.
Yes, I guess you would.
Mr.
Carver, you never told me, How long were you and helen married? Helen? Isn't that what you said her name was? Yes, that was her name.
Helen.
( alarm rings ) ( gasps ) it's all right.
No, it's all right.
( music playing on jukebox ) ( pinball machine rattles ) The power's just come back on.
( sobbing ) That's a good sign.
That's a good sign.
It means the town Is out of danger and the people will be coming back.
( playing jazzy music ) The music started, remember? We're back in the world.
( sobbing ) Oh, You've done so much.
Promise me-- Promise me one more thing.
Un-- until they come.
Until someone comes.
Please, please promise me you won't leave me.
Promise me.
( suspenseful theme playing ) Operator? Operator: This is the fredonia operator.
Mr.
Carver? No sign of the ambulance.
I don't know what's taking them so long.
I was just trying to get through to the operator.
I wanted to see if there really was someone out there.
I think you ought to rest a while.
Oh, I'm sorry.
It was just so sudden.
You won't leave me, will you? I won't leave you.
Oh, you won't be sorry.
It's-- It's not as though there's Any amount of money that could pay you for what you've done, But I'm going to make sure that when we get back, I'm-- I'm going to make sure-- ( switchboard buzzing ) I've got it.
Hello? Hello? Marie? It's phillip.
Are you all right? I just found out what happened.
Why didn't you tell me? It's-- it's my husband.
He must have traced my call.
Marie? Marie, can you hear me? Yes, I'm all right.
What did you find out? About the accident, about what happened to you.
Have you sent for an ambulance? Yes, from fredonia.
Marie, I want you to know that, uh, I was on my way to you before I found out.
I was on my way.
It's important to me that you believe that.
Yes, I believe that.
We're not far from, uh, tilden now, And it won't be long.
I'll be there with you.
Yes.
I spoke to margaret again and the children are fine.
Marie.
Marie, look-- I'm sorry.
I can't talk any more now.
Goodbye.
Mr.
Carver, I'm very tired.
I think I will rest now.
I'm, uh, Gonna take another look for that ambulance.
I might be gone for a while.
No, please, please, don't go.
You'll be all right now.
Nothing can happen to you now.
You promised me you wouldn't leave me.
You-- you won't be sorry.
Did I tell you that I'm going to see That you get a reward when we get back? What do you think of that? You just tell me how much you need.
Need for what? Well, for whatever you want.
Oh, you don't have to worry.
I mean, you can just take the money and go.
You don't have to worry about publicity.
What makes you think I wouldn't like publicity? You know, I, uh-- I might like my picture in the paper.
Mr.
Carver.
Mr.
Carver, please.
Please don't run away from me.
Mr.
Carver.
Steve.
It is steve, isn't it? I never told you, but-- But when you first got on the bus, I saw you.
I know I did.
And, uh, When I-I looked at you, All sorts of wild fantasies crossed my mind.
I thought of what it would be like if-- If for some reason you and I were taken away together.
And it did happen.
But-- But only a part of it happened.
Only a very small part.
Steve.
You saw me? ( switchboard buzzing ) yes, yes.
Mr.
Carver, don't leave me, don't run away from me now.
Hello? This is lieutenant gerard.
I'd like to speak to my wife again.
( tense theme playing ) Marie? Can you hear me? Mr.
Carver.
Steve? Mr.
Carver? You'd do anything to keep me here, wouldn't you? Yes.
Yes, anything.
Anything.
Mr.
Carver.
Kimble.
Richard kimble.
No, no.
No, it's carver.
Carver! ( dramatic theme playing ) No, please! Please help me! Don't leave me! No! Kimble! You can't get away from me.
I won't let you get away from me.
Kimble.
Kimble.
( dramatic theme playing ) Kimble.
Kimble? ( marie sobbing ) Kim-- Kimble.
Kimble.
( sobbing ) Kimble.
Kimble.
Let me take you back.
Don't do this stuff.
No.
It began with you, it'll end with you.
( sirens approaching ) ( sirens wailing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) Sorry we took so long.
Some of the roads were still closed off.
Wait a second.
You need some help? No, thanks.
Easy.
Excuse me, but I'm gonna need Some information from you.
Your name? Steve carver.
Officer: I understand you had to break into the local phone office.
Any other buildings? This is just routine, mr.
Carver.
We know you did what you had to do.
Uh, we just need a record, that's all.
Just the bar, down the block.
There were others, they broke in.
Others? Yeah, two boys and a girl.
In a small, red pickup? Yeah.
The highway patrol already tagged them.
Did you personally take or otherwise consume Any items that would total in excess of $10 in value? Just for the insurance boys, mr.
Carver.
No, nothing in excess of $10.
Well, I guess that covers it.
Would you sign here, please? ( sirens approaching ) ( dramatic theme playing ) Marie? Marie, it's me, philip.
( motorcycle engine starts ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( sirens wailing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) ( door closes ) Philip.
Shh.
No.
No, don't talk.
Just rest.
Kimble.
Shh.
Don't talk.
I promised the doctor.
I-I can only stay if you don't talk and just rest.
As far as kimble is concerned, I-- I got word just a little while ago.
They didn't get him.
He slipped through somehow.
And I was so sure this time.
( chuckles ) I'm always so sure.
Marie.
There'll be another time with kimble.
And when the call comes, I'll go.
I have to.
He's stuck in my throat and I can't swallow him.
Sometimes it's as if kimble were all around me.
You're the only thing he hasn't touched.
The only part of my life he can't ever get to.
And if I lost that, There'd be nothing left.
Nothing but the thought of kimble choking at me.
No more.
Sometime-- Not now, but, uh, sometime, I want you to tell me about the accident.
About the man who helped you.
Everything.
Yes, sometime.
Ahem.
I-- I spoke to margaret again, and, uh, She's bringing the children down.
So I thought maybe in-- In a few days when you're all right, Perhaps we could all go back together.
Just as if nothing had happened.
Nothing happened.
Yes, that's the way it was.
Everything stopped, But nothing happened.
( soft theme playing ) Narrator: For a brief moment, time also stopped for richard kimble.
And, for a while, it had been good to be able to stop And look back.
And find that there was something there.
But now it is over.
For the fugitive, time has started again.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( dramatic theme playing )
Carver.
Mr.
Carver, please.
Please don't run away from me.
Mr.
Carver.
Steve.
It is steve, isn't it? I never told you but-- But when you first got on the bus, I saw you, I know I did.
And, uh, When I-I looked at you, All sorts of-- Of wild fantasies crossed my mind.
I thought of What it would be like if-- If for some reason you and I were taken away together.
And it did happen.
But-- but only a part of it happened.
Only a very small part.
Steve.
You saw me? ( switchboard buzzing ) yes, yes.
Carver, don't leave me, don't run away from me now.
Hello.
This is lieutenant gerard.
I'd like to speak to my wife again.
( dramatic theme playing ) Narrator: ( dramatic theme playing ) 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.
Announcer: The guest stars in tonight's story: Barbara rush, Herschel bernardi.
Co-staring: Jud taylor, Robert doyle.
Also starring barry morse as lieutenant philip gerard.
Announcer: ( mellow theme playing ) Narrator: A police dragnet, a bus accident, And an ironic fate Have brought together two people On a lonely country road.
The woman, blinded in the accident, Is unaware that the man beside her is richard kimble.
And neither is aware that the other Is fleeing from the obsession Of lieutenant philip gerard.
Hunter of the man, Husband of the woman.
Are you all right, mrs.
Lindsay? Just tired.
How long ago was the accident? About a half an hour.
Is that all? I've lost all track of everything.
Is it still light out? Yes.
How much further until we reach where we're going? Not much further.
What's happened? Te-- tell me what is it? There's a car in the middle of the road.
Mister, mister.
Can you help me, please? We can't stop.
I can give you a lift into town, that's all.
Please, just-- just take a look, huh? I need your help.
It'll only take a minute.
Honest.
( dramatic theme playing ) Well, what about that, chief? Yeah, what do you think? ( ominous theme playing ) There's a woman in that truck that needs medical attention.
I've got to get-- ( pop music playing on radio ) I've got to get to the next town.
No sweat, chief.
We just wanna borrow a tire.
Take a look, beavo.
( music continues ) Hey, hey, what's with her? She can't see.
Could be a concussion.
( snaps ) uh? ( snapping fingers ) Ah, ah.
Who is it? ( snaps ) All right, take the tire.
Move it, beavo.
( mutes radio ) Thanks a lot, chief.
( increases volume ) It's a 914.
Close enough.
You took the tire.
You don't-- You don't need us.
Take? What do you mean, take? We don't want to take anything.
We'll pay you for it.
Here, let me take a look, chief, see what I got here.
You got any change for a 50? No.
Flat out, huh? What about your girlfriend? She left her purse at the accident.
It's too bad.
Now, wait, wait, wait.
We'll find someway to settle up.
We just don't wanna take it.
Psst, hey.
Let me tell you about a girl I once knew had t.
B.
Did I ever tell you about her? ( gasps ) Did I? ( whimpering ) Did I? ( whimpering ) Did I? Stop it! Stop it! ( gasps ) Easy, easy.
Come on, give me a hand with that tire.
I can't help but wonder will you still be ( marie sobbing ) It's all right.
It's all right now.
Just a bunch of kids.
It's all right.
( engine starts ) Hey, chickee, the name's beavo! Remember to ask for me! Command 1 to 1l35.
Come in please.
Over.
This is detective sergeant rainey at command 1.
Has the 2:10 bus to joplin, number 73, Passed your position yet? Over.
About an hour ago.
Most of the passengers got off when they heard That the highway ahead was flood alerted.
An auxiliary bus just picked them up And took them back to the city.
Over.
Lieutenant, the word we got from fredonia Is that the bus from here's more than a half-hour overdue.
I'm sorry about this, lieutenant.
But even if your wife had stayed on the bus, It's likely there was just Some sort of mechanical breakdown.
We're sending a car out to check the entire stretch of highway.
How serious is it? I don't know.
I understand there's a lot of pressure On the tilden dam.
There's nothing to be concerned about yet.
She's probably on her way back on the auxiliary bus.
She's in safe hands.
( mellow theme playing ) We'll be there any minute now, mrs.
Lindsay.
( motor sputtering ) Are we there? We're there.
It's, uh, only a few more feet to walk.
Think you can make it? ( suspenseful theme playing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) How much further? We're almost there.
You'd better rest a while.
Mr.
Carver.
I won't be far.
You rest a while.
( ominous theme playing ) Something's happened, mr.
Carver.
What is it? I'm all right.
I know I won't be suddenly able to see again But I don't want to be lied to again.
The town's been evacuated.
There's no one here.
The phones? What about the phones? They're all dead.
Are we going back to the truck? I think we're better off here for now.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) There's a switchboard inside this building.
We may be able to get a line through.
Don't be frightened.
I'm gonna break some glass.
Come on.
( suspenseful theme playing ) Would you mind if I asked you to keep talking to me? Uh, you can talk about anything.
Just anything at all.
Um Wh-- what do you do for a living? Jobs.
Odd jobs.
For a moment back there at the accident, I thought that you might be a doctor.
I think that believing that Might have carried me over that-- That one moment.
Mr.
Carver? You are still there, aren't you? I'm still here.
I don't know-- I don't know why I thought that you had to be a doctor.
It's just the Incredible conceit of the individual I suppose.
Always believing that, Whatever happens or wherever it happens, Some divine providence Will allow you personally to survive.
( winding switchboard ) Operator? Operator? Operator? Operator? Operator? Mrs.
Lindsay? Hm.
Mrs.
Lindsay.
( gasps ) It's all right.
It's all right.
It's steve carver.
You were just sleeping.
It's all right.
The switchboard, what about the switchboard? The lines are all dead out of here.
( car approaching ) Some-- Somebody's come back.
( tires squealing ) They've come back, haven't they? I'll go take a look.
I want you to do something for me.
You sit here.
Now, one of these circuits has got to go through.
They're probably trying to repair the line already.
Now, this is the key to call the operator.
When the lines are repaired, she'll answer.
You'll have to speak to her through this.
Can you do it? Good.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
Mr.
Carver? Is there really a chance of getting something on this line, Or is this just occupational therapy for the blind? No, there is a chance, mrs.
Lindsay.
You know, it-- it really doesn't seem Very important now, but that's not really my name.
Mr.
Carver? Mr.
Carver? ( radio playing pop music in distance ) ( switchboard clicks ) Woman ( on phone ): Operator.
Operator.
Yes.
This is the fredonia operator.
Operator.
Don't cut me off.
Can you hear me? Yes, ma'am.
I can hear you.
Operator, We need help.
( pop music playing on radio ) Hi, chief.
Small world.
Came out dry, decided it was refill time.
Before on the road, I asked you your help.
Uh, wait, wait, wait.
Wait a minute.
Don't tell me.
You got change of a 50.
( bottle smashes ) Before I asked for it.
Now I've got to have it.
Got to? How's that again, chief? Come on, tommy, I wanna hear.
Where's the blind woman? ( music stops ) She's down the block.
Trying to get a direct phone line through.
If she can't-- If we can't get her somewhere, Where they can help her, she can slip back into shock.
Bingo.
( laughs ) Go on, mister, what'll happen then? Well, she could die.
If she can't get help she could die.
Hard lines, chief.
Come on, joannie, come off.
Ah, come on, beavo.
She could really die? Right here? Huh? That's why we have to get her somewhere where they can help.
Somewhere where they can help her.
( clears throat ) Well, we just have to think it out, chief.
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you, uh-- Why don't you just have a drink on the house, huh? Here.
Here.
Go on, take it.
It's good.
Drink.
Yeah, you really have a problem, chief.
Somebody really pulled the plug on you.
You're in the middle of a vacuum.
You know, that's why we cruise around here.
There's nobody to bug you.
No fuzz, no heat.
Really free, like you're all alone in the world.
It's like somebody came along and dropped the bomb.
Poof.
Where's the nearest town that hasn't been evacuated? Uh, um-- mm Uh, maybe hanleyville.
What do you think? No, no, no, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
It seems to me I heard Hanleyville was three feet under water.
( pop music playing on jukebox ) She needs help now.
Mm.
Relax, chief.
Drink your drink.
We gotta think this out.
Hello? Yes.
Yes, I'll wait.
( ominous theme playing ) Hello? Yes, this is mrs.
Gerard.
Mrs.
Gerard, yes.
I want to speak to lieutenant philip gerard.
Hold on, I'll get him for you.
Lieutenant, it's your wife.
We still haven't gotten word from the bus.
She must have gotten off with the others at the roadblock.
Marie? Where are you? Phil, I'm in a little town.
I don't remember the name.
I took a bus this morning and then-- I know that.
I want to know why you're doing this.
Tell me.
D-doing this? You know how close we might be to kimble.
You know what this means to me.
And still you do this.
Why? Philip, I want you to come and get me.
I see.
This is some sort of test.
A choice between you and kimble.
No, it's not a test.
There's been an accident.
What happened? Are you all right? It's a little late to ask that.
I just want to know whether or not you're coming to get me.
If you have to think about it, philip, don't come.
Marie? Mar-- ( ominous theme playing ) It's going to be all right.
I got through.
They're sending an ambulance.
Some of the roads a-are still blocked So they don't know how much time it will take.
But it's coming.
Mr.
Carver? ( whistling ) Mr.
Carver? ( gasps ) Mr.
Carver.
Mr.
Carver! ( screaming ) ( marie screaming ) You wait a second, chief.
Now we're gonna help you out.
There's lots of people wouldn't get involved but us, We're gonna help you.
( marie screams ) Wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait, we didn't mean it.
We were gonna help you.
Honest.
We were only kidding.
Tell him, joannie, tell him! ( screaming ) ( marie screaming ) Come on.
( marie screaming ) ( car honking ) ( tires squealing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( marie sobbing ) It's all right.
It's all right.
( sobbing ) Don't cry.
It's all over now.
( suspenseful theme playing ) I'll need a car and a driver.
I want to go to my wife.
It may take a little while to trace the call.
We can radio you en route when we get the word.
Kimble's not like other criminals.
People-- Decent people.
Will hide him, lie for him.
It's always been that way.
You can't believe anybody.
Don't worry, lieutenant.
If he's in there, we'll dig him out.
Yes.
Yes, I'm sure you will.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) That better? Better.
Those people What were they? Just people that are gone.
People you don't have to think about anymore.
Yes.
Yes, that's the best idea.
I won't.
I won't think about them.
I'll put them away with all the other things I don't have to think about.
I was able to get the operator To put another call through for me.
Did I tell you that? Another call? Well, it wasn't anything important.
What's important now, Is that I get the doctor to prescribe a drink for me.
Almost everything's locked up.
Cheese and crackers.
Half a bottle of wine.
I'll take it.
Are-- are the lights on here? There's no electricity at all.
They must've turned it off when they Decided to evacuate the town.
I don't know why that makes me feel better.
May I have some of that wine now? Back on the bus, A man said something about being The last two people left in the world.
And here we are.
( dramatic theme playing ) How long were you married? You were married, weren't you? Mr.
Carver? Yes, I was married.
I could tell.
There's a-- A quality.
Not quite beaten, but badly burned.
What was it? Divorce? Separation? Desertion? Act of god? I suppose you could say act of god.
Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry.
I don't know why I said that.
Were-- were there any children? No.
Oh, that's too bad.
Or maybe it's good.
I-- I'm never sure.
I'm-- I'm talking too much, aren't I? And I can't stop.
It's all I've got to hold on to, And you can't hold on to words, can you? Please.
Uh, tell me, When you were married, Were you happy? Yes, that's what I want to know.
Were you happy? What's the matter, mr.
Carver? Hasn't anyone ever asked you that? Not for a long while.
I guess we were happy.
It's been a long time.
I don't remember.
That's not something you forget.
I didn't say I'd forgotten.
I said I didn't remember.
Please, mr.
Carver, would you tell me about it? Don't be angry.
Start anywhere.
Tell me about anything.
But please talk to me.
( switchboard buzzing ) Captain, no answer yet.
But the call did originate from the tilden board.
L9, l9.
This is command 1.
Command 1, this is l9.
Over.
The telephone call originated in tilden.
Tilden? Your best bet will be highway 6.
You should be there in less than two hours.
Good luck, lieutenant.
Thank you.
We hadn't planned to get married.
Not right away.
( melancholy theme playing ) Then my reserve outfit was called up for korea.
And we spent our honeymoon in san diego.
Town was so crowded, That she had to stay at the ywca.
Every night I could get off I'd walk her back there.
Kiss my wife good night in front of the door of the ywca.
Even after the war, It was a while before we could afford our own place.
The first one wasn't much.
Two whole weeks of nothing but painting.
I guess we were happy then.
Where was that? Back in that small town you mentioned? Yeah, back in s-- Back in that small town.
It must be very painful Being asked to go over all of that again.
No, it wasn't.
It wasn't at all.
So long ago I'd almost forgotten.
I thought there was nothing back there.
Just some dust and dead leaves.
It helps? Hm, it helps.
Maybe we could bottle it.
Stop-the-world-and-look-around pills.
Just the thing for people on the run.
Where I come from nobody runs.
It's that kind of town.
It's a perfect circle.
There's nothing to run to, And there's nothing to run away from.
The only thing to do is wait around Until the movie theatre changes its bill.
Every Wednesday.
And sometimes on Saturday.
Only when it's a foreign movie.
You've been there.
Another town with another name.
But I've been there.
Any more? Dead soldier.
After faithful service, as my husband would say.
I was able to get a call through to my husband.
He's back in the city.
Will he be coming here? No, I didn't tell him, So he won't be coming here.
I should explain my marriage to you, mr.
Carver.
What you see before you Is the losing end of a modern-day triangle.
I lost my husband some time ago to a will-o'-the-wisp Who drifts in and out, twisting our lives.
The little man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
He's never there.
Never there.
You probably read about it.
It was in all the newspapers.
You did get newspapers in that town of yours? Two of them.
One and a half to be exact.
Oh, then you couldn't have missed-- ( suspenseful theme playing ) One and a half? It was sort of a local joke.
The one paper, the call dispatch, Uh, came out twice a week, So everyone said one and a half.
The call dispatch? Yeah.
It wasn't much of a joke.
You'd have to come from a town like that to understand it.
Yes, I guess you would.
Mr.
Carver, you never told me, How long were you and helen married? Helen? Isn't that what you said her name was? Yes, that was her name.
Helen.
( alarm rings ) ( gasps ) it's all right.
No, it's all right.
( music playing on jukebox ) ( pinball machine rattles ) The power's just come back on.
( sobbing ) That's a good sign.
That's a good sign.
It means the town Is out of danger and the people will be coming back.
( playing jazzy music ) The music started, remember? We're back in the world.
( sobbing ) Oh, You've done so much.
Promise me-- Promise me one more thing.
Un-- until they come.
Until someone comes.
Please, please promise me you won't leave me.
Promise me.
( suspenseful theme playing ) Operator? Operator: This is the fredonia operator.
Mr.
Carver? No sign of the ambulance.
I don't know what's taking them so long.
I was just trying to get through to the operator.
I wanted to see if there really was someone out there.
I think you ought to rest a while.
Oh, I'm sorry.
It was just so sudden.
You won't leave me, will you? I won't leave you.
Oh, you won't be sorry.
It's-- It's not as though there's Any amount of money that could pay you for what you've done, But I'm going to make sure that when we get back, I'm-- I'm going to make sure-- ( switchboard buzzing ) I've got it.
Hello? Hello? Marie? It's phillip.
Are you all right? I just found out what happened.
Why didn't you tell me? It's-- it's my husband.
He must have traced my call.
Marie? Marie, can you hear me? Yes, I'm all right.
What did you find out? About the accident, about what happened to you.
Have you sent for an ambulance? Yes, from fredonia.
Marie, I want you to know that, uh, I was on my way to you before I found out.
I was on my way.
It's important to me that you believe that.
Yes, I believe that.
We're not far from, uh, tilden now, And it won't be long.
I'll be there with you.
Yes.
I spoke to margaret again and the children are fine.
Marie.
Marie, look-- I'm sorry.
I can't talk any more now.
Goodbye.
Mr.
Carver, I'm very tired.
I think I will rest now.
I'm, uh, Gonna take another look for that ambulance.
I might be gone for a while.
No, please, please, don't go.
You'll be all right now.
Nothing can happen to you now.
You promised me you wouldn't leave me.
You-- you won't be sorry.
Did I tell you that I'm going to see That you get a reward when we get back? What do you think of that? You just tell me how much you need.
Need for what? Well, for whatever you want.
Oh, you don't have to worry.
I mean, you can just take the money and go.
You don't have to worry about publicity.
What makes you think I wouldn't like publicity? You know, I, uh-- I might like my picture in the paper.
Mr.
Carver.
Mr.
Carver, please.
Please don't run away from me.
Mr.
Carver.
Steve.
It is steve, isn't it? I never told you, but-- But when you first got on the bus, I saw you.
I know I did.
And, uh, When I-I looked at you, All sorts of wild fantasies crossed my mind.
I thought of what it would be like if-- If for some reason you and I were taken away together.
And it did happen.
But-- But only a part of it happened.
Only a very small part.
Steve.
You saw me? ( switchboard buzzing ) yes, yes.
Mr.
Carver, don't leave me, don't run away from me now.
Hello? This is lieutenant gerard.
I'd like to speak to my wife again.
( tense theme playing ) Marie? Can you hear me? Mr.
Carver.
Steve? Mr.
Carver? You'd do anything to keep me here, wouldn't you? Yes.
Yes, anything.
Anything.
Mr.
Carver.
Kimble.
Richard kimble.
No, no.
No, it's carver.
Carver! ( dramatic theme playing ) No, please! Please help me! Don't leave me! No! Kimble! You can't get away from me.
I won't let you get away from me.
Kimble.
Kimble.
( dramatic theme playing ) Kimble.
Kimble? ( marie sobbing ) Kim-- Kimble.
Kimble.
( sobbing ) Kimble.
Kimble.
Let me take you back.
Don't do this stuff.
No.
It began with you, it'll end with you.
( sirens approaching ) ( sirens wailing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) Sorry we took so long.
Some of the roads were still closed off.
Wait a second.
You need some help? No, thanks.
Easy.
Excuse me, but I'm gonna need Some information from you.
Your name? Steve carver.
Officer: I understand you had to break into the local phone office.
Any other buildings? This is just routine, mr.
Carver.
We know you did what you had to do.
Uh, we just need a record, that's all.
Just the bar, down the block.
There were others, they broke in.
Others? Yeah, two boys and a girl.
In a small, red pickup? Yeah.
The highway patrol already tagged them.
Did you personally take or otherwise consume Any items that would total in excess of $10 in value? Just for the insurance boys, mr.
Carver.
No, nothing in excess of $10.
Well, I guess that covers it.
Would you sign here, please? ( sirens approaching ) ( dramatic theme playing ) Marie? Marie, it's me, philip.
( motorcycle engine starts ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( sirens wailing ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( suspenseful theme playing ) ( door closes ) Philip.
Shh.
No.
No, don't talk.
Just rest.
Kimble.
Shh.
Don't talk.
I promised the doctor.
I-I can only stay if you don't talk and just rest.
As far as kimble is concerned, I-- I got word just a little while ago.
They didn't get him.
He slipped through somehow.
And I was so sure this time.
( chuckles ) I'm always so sure.
Marie.
There'll be another time with kimble.
And when the call comes, I'll go.
I have to.
He's stuck in my throat and I can't swallow him.
Sometimes it's as if kimble were all around me.
You're the only thing he hasn't touched.
The only part of my life he can't ever get to.
And if I lost that, There'd be nothing left.
Nothing but the thought of kimble choking at me.
No more.
Sometime-- Not now, but, uh, sometime, I want you to tell me about the accident.
About the man who helped you.
Everything.
Yes, sometime.
Ahem.
I-- I spoke to margaret again, and, uh, She's bringing the children down.
So I thought maybe in-- In a few days when you're all right, Perhaps we could all go back together.
Just as if nothing had happened.
Nothing happened.
Yes, that's the way it was.
Everything stopped, But nothing happened.
( soft theme playing ) Narrator: For a brief moment, time also stopped for richard kimble.
And, for a while, it had been good to be able to stop And look back.
And find that there was something there.
But now it is over.
For the fugitive, time has started again.
( dramatic theme playing ) ( dramatic theme playing )