The Fugitive (1963) s03e24 Episode Script

I'm going to put a fresh bandage on your arm Get some clean water from the well.
I'll- I'll go with you.
You're not up to a long walk yet.
In that case, a fresh bandage won't be necessary.
I think it is.
Kimble! Hey, big man, didn't you hear? The lieutenant's calling you.
Kimble! I'm going to have to shoot.
Narrator: 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: John mcintire.
Jeanette nolan.
Lonny chapman.
Also starring barry morse as lieutenant philip gerard.
Announcer: Narrator: The work is hard, To be endured from day to day.
But here, just 20 miles north of the gulf of mexico, Richard kimble has found reason to gain a new foothold on life.
His first in a very long time.
Quitting time! The last day in a patch is always the best day.
You tired, katherine? Shoot, mike johnson, I could work another 10 hours.
I think katherine's bone slender But she's got a mighty strong back.
Oh, go on, ma.
Well, it's a fact.
Like her ma.
Kind of does something for a woman To be strong in the back, don't it? Well, it never done nothing for me.
That's a fact.
Oh, you lester, you're funning me again.
Don't you kind of think it does something for a woman, mike? That's a fact.
Oh, you, hush.
once a pretty girl grew from a pig-tailed child to a woman tall and fair and the flowers ran to hide every time she smiled afraid folks might compare That jonesie.
All the time funning with ida katherine.
I used to think, naomi and me, We'd have ourselves a guitar-picking son-in-law.
Now she can't even give him the time of day.
Gerard: That's him all right.
Man: I checked with that photographer over at the newspaper.
He said most of those workers hired out to the crawford farm.
It's a big place, north part of the county.
Can we get started right away? Sure can, sir.
Take us into the night to get there.
Still can't figure a fellow like him being with folks like that.
He must be bored half to death.
He figures he's safe with them.
Kimble won't find that boring.
Bye.
Bye.
You're my pen pal.
General delivery.
Say, mike, you just got to stay with us.
Here, you kids get out of here.
Beat it.
I'm fixing real beef hamburger with scallions.
Of course, that's better than side meat.
Now, I ain't got no chair and no cloth and no table- Ain't every day you can set out in the weeds And eat your supper without any table or chair.
I can't stay.
I've- Got to catch that 9:00 freight.
Well, you can have a cup of coffee.
That won't keep you too long.
Man: Going out for up north in the morning, mike.
If picking corn sure beats cutting cauliflower You better come along with us.
Please come, mike.
The man says he's got to be moving on, lester.
You keep out of this.
Now, I, uh, heard that little herrera girl Come down with something And I thought maybe I'd go over there And try and cheer her up a little bit.
Thought maybe you'd like to come along, kate.
Sorry, jonesie, I don't feel up to it.
All right.
You know, you sure brought about some changes Around here, mr.
Johnson.
from the hills of night the outlaw came just running for to live and the pretty little girl never knew his name still all her love she'd give I thought you said you had some folks to go visit, jonesie.
What's the matter? It's just a little song.
I believe my daddy told me It was writ about billy the kid and pat garrett.
Well, I don't like it.
and it's a sad sad song that I am singing it's a sad sad tale I tell about a love that a poor girl is bringing to a man who is destined for hell When you found me I guess I was pretty sick.
You said I, uh, Was out of my head sometimes.
I never asked you what I said during that time.
Oh, what a man was ain't nearly As important as what he is.
And we never told nobody.
Others just must have guessed that you was running.
Jonesie too, I suppose.
But it's dangerous, ain't it? I mean, even them guessing.
Yeah.
I'm afraid it is.
Well, I, uh Say, thanks.
Goodbye, mike.
Goodbye.
Good luck.
We sure will miss you, mike.
Kate: Mike.
First time in my life I'm scared.
Every time you walk more than 10 feet away from me I get scared.
Go right now if you got to go And even if I call, you don't look back or anything.
Well, the excitement of this storm That's coming and all, I just forgot to ask him where he- Now, mr.
Kelly- now if you don't help us The lieutenant and me are going to have to take you Into san martin for questioning.
Now, you might not see your family for a whole week or so.
I tell you- you want that? He- he just wandered off.
If he's the fellow you say he is, sure ain't no surprise He didn't tell me where he was going.
Face it, lester, a week away from picking You'll be having to grub your family- You keep out of this, jock.
Now, the sheriff said a week or so but, uh, He could be wrong, because if we find kimble, We might charge you with being an accessory.
That could mean a year in prison.
Could your family manage that long? A whole year in jail? Mm-hm.
Sheriff: This man's a police lieutenant from indiana.
He means what he says.
He went to the packing shed.
What was that? Over to the packing shed to get the slow freight.
Pa.
Ida katherine! Leave her be, naomi! It's not your fault! Take it easy.
Stop! Leave her be.
Who told you where to find me? The man you were traveling with.
I believe his name is kelly.
Man San martin calling g-104.
San martin calling g-104.
Ooh-wee.
You live in this country as long as I have, You get an itch about a storm like this.
That's more than just a wind setting up.
Man Sheriff, we just got a report from junction center.
That rest home out there is right in the path Of the hurricane.
Over.
They're calling it a hurricane now? Well, they say it's just the edge of one, But the way this town is swaying around It can't be anything else.
Over.
The rest home.
Did you give the order to evacuate? I did, but we still need more wheels.
The cars can't get through.
Over.
I'll take the bypass to junction center.
Maybe I can get there ahead of the storm.
Good luck.
Out.
Sheriff, I have to get this man to san martin.
I'm sorry, lieutenant, There must be 30, 40 old folks out there in junction center That have to be moved.
How long will that take? Can't tell.
Depends on how bad this storm gets.
Might take an hour, might take six.
Any place you can drop us off Where we can get transportation back to town? Well, up ahead there's the crawford farm, At least their field headquarters.
I don't see- I thought that's where we came from.
The crawford place ain't no truck farm.
Bigger than a lot of states.
That's for sure.
We've been riding through it ever since we took off.
All right, let us off there.
I don't see how that's such a good idea.
The storm's heading this way fast.
The kind that can take a man, toss him 50 feet in the air.
It'll be just as bad at junction center, won't it? That's for sure.
Open up! Hold it! Hold it right there! What are you doing? Man: It'll cost you $2 a head for a 12 hour shift.
You got no right to charge us for getting in out of the storm.
Hey, what's the matter with that kid? No sé, señor.
What do you mean? She says she doesn't know.
I heard her, But she just come over the border last week, didn't she? What difference does that make? I heard they got some typhoid down there.
Well, you don't know it's typhoid.
You don't know it ain't.
What are you saying? I'm just saying that you all Been traveling with them.
I ain't going to take the chance Of infecting these people inside here.
So get going.
Well, where can we go? Try the stables.
You know that won't hold up against The kind of wind that's coming.
It's been holding up a lot of years.
Besides, that ain't my problem.
Oh, get out of here! I am sorry, señor kelly.
What for? You didn't fill him with all that poison.
I want to borrow a vehicle to get this man to san martin.
Sorry, I can't help you.
You must have a truck.
Of course I got a truck.
That road between here and san martin Is like a shooting gallery by now.
That wind will knock anything off the road.
Sorry, it's out of the question.
Kate: Mike! Hold it right there.
Mike.
Hold it.
That's far enough.
Mike, papa told me you were here.
You've got to help us.
Get out of here.
There's a little girl in the stable.
She's sick, mike.
She just can't stop shaking.
Sorry, kimble.
I can't allow it.
If I was you, lieutenant, I wouldn't come any closer.
The way I figure the little girl she's talking about- Like it's not got the typhoid.
That's why I got them all out in the stable.
Kate: You tell them about the $2 a head you been collecting.
When I was working the fields I kicked back plenty.
Mike, you've got hurry.
Do you think you can help? I don't know.
Maybe.
All right, let's go.
You really going out there? Hello, mike.
Mike, it sure is good to see you.
Where's the child? Over there.
You'll be taking quite a chance.
I guess you're right.
How long has she been like this? What do you think? I don't know.
Her temperature's up.
She has all the symptoms.
It could be typhoid.
We'll just have to wait.
For what? See if we can break the temperature.
If we can, it isn't typhoid.
Let's get some blankets, anything we can find To keep the child warm.
Lester, put her in the back of the jeep.
Jonesie, uh, see if you can get, uh, Jock to give you some first aid equipment.
Anything he can find over there.
Whatever it is, it's likely to cost me A half a month's pay.
Mike About me telling the police where you were- They- Well, they claimed I might have To go to jail for a whole year.
I wouldn't mind for myself, But naomi and kate, they- Well, you know- I know.
It looks like we're going to have to be here for awhile, So we'd better do some work on this place, Make it as sturdy as we can.
The lieutenant's right.
We'll have to do something to keep this place together.
You heard mike.
Let's get to it.
The appeal of the underdog? These people know me.
And trust you.
In spite of what they've been told about you.
Maybe they don't believe what they've been told.
Or maybe they don't want to.
It's the same thing, isn't it? Now, there's your medicine.
Now take off before you spread any germs.
You know, one day when you ain't got that rifle, I'm going to come back and whip your head for you, jock.
I thought you were going to sing me a pretty love song With that out of tune guitar.
Naomi: Jonesie, what happened to you? Here's your stuff.
Did you get in a fight with him? No, I'd have liked to as well as not.
Let me see that.
I just happened to get my head in the way Of a piece of flying tree.
Anything there you can use? The aspirin might help break the fever.
I'm sorry, ida katherine, I ain't no hero.
Well, I guess from the look of things You won't be going anywhere for a little while.
Get me some water, kate.
Well, I've got some in my canteen.
Thank you.
Just remember.
I still have a gun.
Mama.
Mama.
Nothing to do but wait.
How come you married a man Who can't do nothing right for nobody? Get some sleep, kate.
Frío? Frío.
Sí.
You have no idea who it was? No.
Now, I gotta tell you something, And you'd better listen.
This man is my prisoner, And anyone who tries to help him Will be charged with aiding a convicted murderer to escape.
That's a very serious offense.
And attempting to kill an officer of the law Is even more serious.
Is that clear? I'd better check the girl.
You throw a mean pitchfork.
I don't know what you're talking about.
What do you expect me to do? That man's going to take you to the electric chair.
Besides, it's not as though I was trying to kill him or anything.
I just figured that maybe if he couldn't walk For a little while, you could get away.
Kate, promise me you won't try again.
But he- promise me, kate.
All right.
I promise.
But what about the others? I suppose I should thank you.
Don't bother.
What you did, uh- It didn't surprise me.
You know I'll try to get away if I can.
That doesn't surprise me either.
at the outlaw's heels the sheriff rode with a gun strapped to his side and the ever-running man lived the outlaw's code take love but never a bride so the chase went on both day and night with the sheriff gaining some till they didn't give a hang who was right or wrong just when the end would come and it's a sad, sad song that I am singing it's a sad, sad tale I tell about a love that a poor girl is bringing to a man who is destined for hell Jonesie, why don't you shut up? All right, harry, I'll check with you later.
Out.
Larry, we got them all over at the bracken ranch.
I guess they'll be okay there.
Say, what about the lieutenant from indiana? He hasn't showed up here yet.
Oh, he must have holed up till it's over.
You think they're still at the crawford place? Well, we won't know that until we get the phone lines in.
Guess we'd better figure it that way.
It'll be hours before we can get a car out to them.
Well, they're as safe there as any place tonight.
That's not saying much.
With all this exposure, Half these people are going to catch pneumonia Or typhoid, maybe.
Unless this place falls in first.
You're a good assistant, kate.
I'm just good with you.
Mike, after the storm's over, What are you going to do? About him? I don't know.
He's got a gun and he's mean.
He'll shoot you if you try to run.
Let's forget about him for awhile.
I'd like that.
I'd like to forget the whole thing ever happened.
I can see you now, sitting in your office, Driving your big car, Living in your fine house.
Mike, Tell me about your wife.
What was she like? It's getting hard to remember.
She fitted in in that world, didn't she? I can remember when I was little, We would drive through the nice neighborhoods And I would watch the other kids playing Out in front of their houses.
Mama used to tell me to envy was a deadly sin.
Still, there was nothing- Just nothing I could do to take away That feeling I had inside of me.
It looks like I haven't licked it yet.
Señor doctor! Watch out for up above now.
Look what happened here.
Now, stay back.
Kimble: Now, get his back up against that crate.
Get his coat off.
Naomi: Get him out of there.
He might need some water.
Easy.
I'll get his coat.
Watch out above there.
Pull it down.
Naomi: Be careful back there.
Get me a- a stick and a piece of cloth.
Now, hurry up! Somebody get me a stick and a piece of cloth! How bad is it? You severed an artery in your arm.
The leg will give you some pain, But it's not as bad.
That's it.
Thank you.
Hold this.
He don't look so good, does he? Have everyone get their gear together.
We're going into the main house.
Now wait a minute, mike.
That jock sims has got a gun and he ain't afraid to use it.
Well, that's just what he's going to have to do.
The cop who's only after your neck is worth all that? You want to sit around here and have this place fall in? Well, we don't know what's going to happen to this roof, But we do know he's got bullets to go with that gun of his.
All right, get back where you belong.
All of us in the barn, we're coming in.
Get back where you belong.
The girl didn't have typhoid.
It was just the flu.
That's what you say.
But the lieutenant's been injured.
He needs proper medical attention.
And you're going to help him? We're coming in.
How about it, jock? You going to shoot all of us? Okay, just be sure you stay clear of the rest of us.
Let's get the others.
All right, you people, move to the back.
Don't get too close.
Get on- that's it.
Kate, tear up some more cloth.
I still say we should of left him in the barn.
He looked comfortable enough to me.
It just- it don't seem right For us to help him when we know he's against you, mike.
We just can't think all complicated like you do.
The only way folks like us can keep a hold on this earth Is to look out for our own.
Even when they don't want to do it themselves.
You're building up quite a case.
Selfless, devoted doctor who saves the life Of his persecutor.
They must be impressed.
I suppose even I am.
But that doesn't change anything.
No, that doesn't change anything.
What are you doing? He's lost a lot of blood.
He needs a transfusion.
They should have some medical supplies they use for animals.
Mike, you got to do all this? It scares me.
Would you boil me some water, kate? Mike, I know when you leave here That I can't go with you, But it will mean something to me To know that you're alive somewhere.
Don't help him, mike.
Don't help him.
Kate, boil me some water.
These instruments need sterilizing.
now the outlaw faces the sheriff's gun on this night one man will die but no matter who it is sees the morning sun the girl is sure to cry This man needs a blood transfusion.
His blood type is b.
If you'll look on your health certificate cards You'll find your type.
If he doesn't get blood, he'll die.
and it's a sad sad song that I am singing it's a sad sad tale I tell about a death that a sheriff is bringing to a man who is destined for hell Drink this.
I'll ask you once more.
This- Lester, don't you think we ought to do some- Hush up.
He's just lucky he's got us to keep him From digging himself a grave.
But he's making it sound like What we're doing ain't right.
Well, what we're doing is right.
Look at all these people.
You think they want mike to keep on with this foolishness? Well, I don't know.
I just don't know.
Mike, I want to try one more time, Because I really want to understand you.
I really do.
If that man lives he'll see you killed.
Now, why are you trying so hard to save his life? Uh, for a doctor, Every life is worth saving.
I guess I'm just too stupid to understand it.
No, you're not, kate.
All I can get out of it Is that you want me to help them kill you.
I don't understand why you want it, But I know that's what you want.
You want him to get blood? All right, mike, you can give him mine, Because it's his type.
It's all right, mike.
You can give him all of it if you want to.
Ida katherine! Wh-? Jonesie: now the outlaw faces the sheriff's gun on this night one man will die and no matter who it is sees the morning sun the girl is sure to cry and the outlaw lives like a running man with the next hill in his eye and there will always be a sheriff with a gun in hand and a girl who will surely cry We still can't get through to the crawford farm, But I figured if you had some lines up, It must be pretty well over, right? Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Yeah, thanks.
The road's clear.
Let's go.
The crawford place? Well, it figures he's still there.
They could be in a ditch, someplace by now.
Well, we'll check those too.
Come on.
That's it, boys.
Bring them all out here And set them down where we can all get at them.
Everybody have a drink.
It's on the house.
Here, mike, have yourself a drink.
Look at him.
A few hours ago he was at death's door.
What did you do to him anyway? There was nothing really wrong with him.
He just lost some blood.
They can celebrate the end of the storm.
Me, I'm having myself a wake.
No friend of mine ever goes without I give him a wake.
There's not going to be any wake, lester.
Oh, no? No.
Well, then you'd better pull out and quick, Because now that the storm's over And that road's open, they'll come looking for him.
And you.
I'll go.
I just want to check him first.
Something wrong with his insides? I'll tell you what's wrong.
They're rotting away from all that meanness.
All right, now do your celebrating somewheres else.
The road's open.
And you can all get out of here Soon as you pay me for that whiskey.
Oh, jock.
You know every season when we come to this farm, When somebody wants a can of beans, A little coffee, Even some of this floor varnish For a Saturday night, They got to pay you double.
Well, this is on you, jocko.
We're just drinking ourselves a little way even.
And we ain't even- Oh, shut up.
You're drunk, kelly.
Yeah, well maybe I am, But that don't change what I said.
I said shut up, kelly.
Next year you better treat us right Or one morning we won't be here, And you're going to have to cut up parcels of that cauliflower All by yourself.
And the general manager's going To think that's awful peculiar.
Get out.
I said, get out.
All of you.
I'm going to put a fresh bandage on your arm Get some clean water from the well.
I'll- I'll go with you.
You're not up to a long walk yet.
In that case, a fresh bandage won't be necessary.
I think it is.
Kimble! Hey, big man, didn't you hear? The lieutenant's calling you.
Kimble! I'm going to have to shoot.
You don't have to do anything.
Kimble, call these people off.
Mike? Gerard: Kimble! Kimble! All right, move out of the way, boys.
I'm going to start the car in just a minute.
Easy does it.
I'll be all right now, thank you.
I guess there's no point in bringing charges against them.
Yes, sir, we could.
There seem to have been quite a few of them.
Yeah, if there had been fewer, I might have gotten him.
Then you want to prefer charges? I'd have to stay here for the trials.
I'm afraid so, sir.
Oh, forget it.
Kimble's got enough of a head start already.
I still don't understand why mike Went through the trouble of saving that batch of meanness.
Even a life like that is worth saving, ma.
That sounds like some of that foolishness mike was talking.
I know it.
Oh.
Narrator: The storm has come and gone.
But few of those who sought shelter together That night will forget it.
And richard kimble, The next hill now in his eye, Will find occasions to look back and remember.
A fugitive has time for that.