The Fugitive (1963–1967): Season 2, Episode 23 - The Survivors - full transcript

Richard?

Richard, please
don't go. Please!

Richard!

No!

Get out of there.

Frank, see anything?

Not a thing.

Think he's back here?

Well, this is where
he was heading.

Get back out front.

Ed, get on the radio and
rustle us up some help.



One thing's sure,

nobody crossed the
alley after the shot.

We ought to have
him boxed in real good.

Think he's armed?

I wouldn't wait to find out.

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
in tonight's story:

Ruth White.

Louise Sorel.

Lloyd Gough.

This is where it began.

Fairgreen, Indiana.

Here, ten years ago
at the County Hospital

Richard Kimble
completed his internship.

Here he met a nurse
named Helen Waverley

and here they
resolved to get married.

Now he's come back to a town

where people have
reason to remember him.

Perhaps some more than others.

Hello.

Hello?

Hello?

Oh, just a minute.
I can't hear a thing.

Dad, you've got
that thing blasting.

Hello, I'm sorry about the...

Terry, this is Richard.

Who?

Who is this?

It's Richard.

But why, I...?

I can't believe it.

How are you, Terry?

I'm...

I'm fine.

Where are you?

Right here in Fairgreen.

But you shouldn't
have, I mean...

Well, you know.

I was only about 60 miles away.

I read in the papers
about Ed's trouble.

Is it true?

It's true.

Well, how's he taking it?

And your mother?

All right, I guess.

Well, I mean...

Nothing's changed I'm afraid.

Why? What do you mean?

The, uh... way she feels.

Who is that?

Terry, uh,

there's something
that might help.

Do you have Helen's papers?

Everything they sent us.

Terry, who is that?

Was there anything
in there about a...?

A savings account in
Indianapolis someplace?

No.

I mean, we...

We never found
anything like that.

Terry, I'll call you back.

Richard.

If he phones back, I want
you to hang right up on him.

Dad, I can't.

Your mother could
get back any minute.

Phil's meeting
her train at noon.

It's only 10:30.

She could have
taken an earlier train.

Well, what if she did?

You remember how upset she was

that time he was seen
as close as Chicago.

That's too bad about her.

Terry.

Look, honey, I
know how you feel,

but he was found
guilty by a jury.

You know that.

I know him. That's enough.

What do you know?

You haven't seen
him since the trial.

Do you think he was guilty?

I don't know.

You see?

No, because if there's
any chance at all,

he killed your sister...

Dad, he wants to help us.

If he calls back you hang up.

Richard.

Hello, Terry.

I don't want him in the house.

Dad.

Ed, just for a little while.

I have no place else to go.

You've managed.

Dad, if it were just
some mangy stray cat

scratching at the
door you'd let him in.

Please, Dad.

I'll get it.

Mr. Waverley?

That's right.

Mr. Waverley,
there's been a report

that Richard Kimble was spotted.

You mean, here in Fairgreen?

Yes, sir, we think so.

Now, Chief Atherton
thought that he might

try to come here.

To this house?

I, uh, I imagine this would be

the last place
he'd come, officer.

Well, I suppose you're right,

but I'd still advise you

to keep the house
locked up tight.

Don't worry.

Don't you, Miss.

We've got every man on
the force out looking for him.

That's, um...
That's good to know.

If you see or if you hear
anything out of the ordinary,

please let us know.

We will, officer, and thank you.

Thank you.

It was a policeman.

But he-he's gone.

I want you out of the house
before my wife gets home.

Dad, that's only an hour.

He can't go back out there

while they're still
looking for him.

But your mother...
He can stay upstairs.

Mother hasn't been
up there since...

Please, Dad.

Until it's dark, then.

But that's all.

Thanks, Ed.

You too, Terry.

Well, the account
was in her name.

She opened it before
we were married.

Are you sure this is all?

Well, except for her clothes,

a few books, phonograph records,

that kind of thing.

Look, that might be mother.

Y-you better get upstairs.

Phil's coming in.

Who's Phil? Phil Corbin.

Terry and Phil
are getting married.

Maybe.

He's an assistant in the
district attorney's office.

Take the guest room.

Is everything all right, Mama?

How was your trip, dear?

I'd like to be alone
for a while, please.

I was afraid of that.

What happened?

Didn't you hear about Kimble?

The police were here already.

We heard about it in the car.

It was like somebody
had slapped her

across the face.

Well, look, the streets are
swarming with patrol cars,

but be careful, huh?

You can't tell what
he's liable to do.

Phil, please don't
start that again.

Okay, honey, okay.

Maybe... Maybe you're right.

Maybe he didn't do it.

But don't forget something.

He's been on the
run for a long time.

That can change a man.

I don't believe that.

No?

Well, honey, you-you just
take some-some little puppy...

Some harmless little puppy.

And you beat him
and you kick him

like he was some kind of mad dog

and I'll tell you something.

Pretty soon that's
exactly what you'll have.

Well, he wouldn't come here.

Why not? He to Fairgreen.

Well, I'll see you
tomorrow, anyhow.

Mrs. Waverley
invited me to dinner.

You see, at least there's
one woman in this family

who shows some interest in me.

See what I mean?

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thanks, Phil.

Honey, he could be right.

About Richard, I mean.

Dad, you talked to him.

Did he seem like
a mad dog to you?

Well, anyhow,
he's leaving tonight.

Dad, he came here where he knew

anybody could recognize him.

And he came here to help us.

You heard what Phil
said about the police cars.

He's got to stay here
until it's safe for him to go.

All right, but if your
mother finds out,

I'd like you to be
the one to face her.

Haven't I always been?

I'll look in the garage
to see if I can find

some of Helen's things.

Dad, you want to help me?

Ever since we lost the baby
he's been acting differently.

And he keeps insisting
on this adoption business.

He knows how I feel.

Oh, Mama, I miss you so much.

Now, I'm sorry.

This is supposed to be a
happy birthday message.

Happy, birthday, Mama,

and please come to see me.

Happy birthday, Mama.

In case you don't
remember my voice,

this is your daughter, Helen.

I couldn't find
any cards I liked

and I thought this
would be better anyhow.

How are you and
Dad getting along?

Oh, and tell Terry if she
gets invited to the prom,

I'll pay for the new formal.

Who's out there?

Is that you, Ed?

It's just me, Mama.

I wanted to see if
you were all right.

Just close the door, thank you.

Happy birthday, Mama.

In case you don't
remember my voice...

She, uh, hasn't changed
a thing in that room

since the day Helen left.

That's over nine years ago.

At first it seemed quaint,

sort of like a
sentimental gesture

but after Helen was...
After Helen died,

it was like a shrine
or something.

What about you, Terry?

Me?

What are you talking about?

Come on, you
remember what it was like.

I never counted.

I was... I just happened
to live here, that's all.

Oh, be honest.

You never even
knew I was around.

Well, I would now.

You're very attractive.

Well, thanks for that.

No, I mean it.

You wouldn't like a traveling
companion, would you?

Well, I don't think you'd
like the accommodations.

You really want to get out?

Oh, yes.

Why don't you?

Guilt, I suppose.

Well, after all,
she is my mother,

and somebody's got
to take care of her.

Well, Dad-Dad can
hardly take care of himself.

After Helen and, uh,
mother's illness, it...

It was like he gave up.

Your mother's illness?

She has something
wrong with her heart.

As for the doctors, they're
not sure about the rest.

That's where the money went.

It went to doctors,
specialists, psychiatrists...

Not one of them lasted
more than two weeks.

Well, there you have it.

God bless our happy home.

I'm sorry.

Richard.

I'm glad you're here.

It's Ed.

I'll, uh, I'll see
you later, Richard.

I'd like you to go.

I think you know why.

Ed, uh, look, come on.

I just don't understand you.

Or maybe I do.

You used to be
welcome in this house.

You ate at our table,

you slept in this very room.

You do remember that, don't you?

I remember that, Ed.

Then how can you come back here

and do what you're doing to her?

What am I doing to her?

Don't you know? She's
had a crush on you

ever since she was 14?

Ever since Helen
first brought you here.

You had to know that.

Isn't that part of
growing up, Ed?

If she'd gotten over it.

After your escape
and everything...

Well, I guess that made you
more glamorous than ever.

What about her fiancé?

Phil?

They've been
engaged for over a year

and she still
won't set the date.

And you think that...?

I think she could love him

if she'd give herself a chance.

If you'd give her the chance.

Well, I'm going to
be leaving tonight

as soon as it gets dark, okay?

Okay.

I wasn't sure the chief
would go along with it.

It's still just a hunch.

Well, we've got a car
covering the alley in the back.

Jim and I will sit
tight right here.

Good.

Nobody will get near that house
without our knowing about it.

Thanks, sergeant.

Yeah.

There should be over
$5000 in that account

and no clue as to what bank.

You're sweet to worry about us,

but we'll get along.

You said before that I...

I'd seen everything
except her clothes

and books and records.

That's right. What books?

Right here.

You think there might be
something in one of them?

There might be.

Helen used to
keep things in books

the way some
people kept a diary.

Important dates,
things like that.

Here's her birthday list.

Your birthday... everybody's.

You think she might have
written something in one of them?

She just might have.

What's this?

I think this is it.

The name of the bank,

the dates and the deposits.

Here.

That's great.

Look, uh, Dad and I
can drive to Indianapolis

in the morning
and settle it all.

Half of it's yours.

No, you keep it all, Terry.

No, that's not right.

Look, maybe when your
father gets back on his feet...

Tomorrow morning.

I won't be here tomorrow
morning, I'm leaving tonight.

What are you talking about?

You have to be here.

Terry...

when it gets dark I'm leaving.

Your father was right.

I shouldn't have
come in the first place.

What did he say?

It doesn't matter,

I made up my mind to
leave before we talked.

It has to be tonight.

We'll see about that.

What did you say to him?

Please keep your voice down.

Is she still in there?

What do you think?

He found it and
he's giving it to us.

What?

The money. The account.

It's all here.

He's giving it to us?

You mean, all
of it? That's right.

I'll take it down to
the bank right away.

What about Richard?
What about him?

Tell him to stay.

I can't.

If your mother
finds out, it'd kill her.

Dad.

Dad, just for once,
think of somebody else.

Terry, don't talk that way.

All right.

Run away.

Run away like you always
run away from something

that might be hard to face.

Terry.

He might have saved
the business for you

and risked his life.

You're going to let
him go out there tonight

and be hunted down.

No wonder you want to get out.

If you're not here you
won't have to think about it.

See to your mother.

She hasn't eaten all day.

Mama...

you've read those letters
over a thousand times.

They're Helen's.

I know.

And you'd better know this too.

I don't want you or anyone
else coming in this room

without knocking first.

Can I get you anything?

Have you talked to
Philip since this morning?

No, mother.

I only wish Helen
had been able to

marry a man like
Phil instead of...

Instead of a maniac,
is that what you mean?

What is it?

Never mind.

Anyhow, men like Phil are rare.

You should be grateful.

Stop it.

I'm only saying... You're saying

he's too good for me. No.

For Helen he would have
been fine but I should be grateful.

Darling, you don't understand.

Helen was very close to me.

Well, what am I?

Something you
found in the streets?

What are you talking about?

Me.

I'm talking about me, Mama.

I'm your daughter too, you know.

Of course, you are.

You've always been.

We've always tried to do
as much as much for you

as we did for Helen.

We sent you to college.

You were the one who quit.

Oh, yes, that's right, I did.

And that time you
were in the hospital,

your father and I scraped
together the money

so that you could have the best.

Oh, thank you very much,
Mother, for the money.

You don't understand.

Oh, oh, I understand, all right.

You've locked
yourself in this room.

This mausoleum and you...

And you read her letters
and you go through her things

over and over again.

She was your sister.

But she's dead, Mama.

She's dead. No.

And I'm alive.

Is that what you hate?

Is that why you
never look at me?

Is that why you sit in this
room and stare at dead things?

Because that's all they
are, Mama, they're dead.

Oh, no.

And they're dead too! No!

Richard.

You can stay if you like.

At least until the
pressure's off.

Well, that's all right, Ed.

I'd like you to.

Terry's, uh,

been in her room
crying for the last hour.

I know.

I think you ought to go to her.

She doesn't want to see me.

She needs you, Ed.
She needs somebody.

Goodbye.

Richard, please
don't go. Please.

Richard.

No!

Frank, you see anything?

Not a thing.

You think he's back here?

Well, this is where
he was heading.

Get back out front.

Ed, get on the radio and
rustle us up some help.

One thing's sure,

nobody crossed the
alley after the shot.

We ought to have
him boxed in real good.

You think he's armed?

I wouldn't wait to find out.

So?

It's still quiet.

All right, let's get
these men moving.

Check the garages, the
roofs, the sheds, everything.

And then check them again.

Send one of these cars around
to the other street just in case.

Mike, you and
Briggs take the car

and cover Farrell Street.

The rest of you men over here.

Let's get this search rolling.

The rest of you move. Move.

Haven't you done
enough to this family?

What are you going to do?

I don't know exactly.

I've thought about this moment

for three years now.

I'd plan ways how
an old lady like me

could take you by the throat

and choke the life out of you.

The way you did to my daughter.

And then I'd think,
"wouldn't it be simpler

just to turn him
over to the police?"

Let them strap
you into that chair.

Because that's not a
good way to die either, is it?

Is that what you're going to do?

Is there any reason
why I shouldn't?

There are reasons.

But not for you, I guess.

Then if you'll just
stand out of my way,

I'm going out there.

You going to kill me too?

You're going to
have to, you know.

But that won't be difficult.

With my heart it
would be the easiest...

Terry, go out and
tell them he's in here.

No.

Then I'll have to do it myself.

Mama, please.

Terry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry for a lot of things.

But I have to do this.

Mama.

Mama,

I-I've never asked
you for anything before.

I mean, anything important.

Then why this?

Because there's
been too much pain

and it has to stop somewhere.

Terry, listen to me.

I was wrong.

I know I was wrong.

But it has nothing
to do with this.

Oh, yes, it does.

I'm asking you for something

for the first time.

I'm asking you for his life.

Take him upstairs.

Thank you, Mama.

Thank you for me too.

I don't want your thanks.

Besides, you'll be caught.

Not today, sometime.

So far you've had luck.

That's bound to run
out somewhere too.

Come on.

You and Terry.

Honey, I'm awfully glad.

Why did you come back?

I had to.

There must be 20 cops out there.

They're searching
every house on the block.

Don't worry.

We'll get out of this.

What do you mean "we"?

I'm going too.

Where are you going?

Don't worry,
you-you won't have to

drag me along or anything.

But I-I'll be in Chi-Chicago

or maybe New York
and all you have to do

is-is to write to me here
and they'll forward it.

Terry.

I'm going to wait for him.

Not here, I can't
stand it any more.

Richard,

I know you don't
love me or anything

but maybe you could someday.

I mean, it isn't
impossible, is it?

You can't mean all this.

Don't try to stop me.

Terry, I want you
to listen to me.

One thing you said is true.

I don't love you.

I don't think I ever
could love you.

Maybe if none of this
had ever happened,

maybe if I'd never met Helen.

But I'm not Helen.

I could make you happy.

Don't flatter yourself.

Get out.

I said get out.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Yes.

We're looking for
Richard Kimble.

We haven't seen him.

I saw him leave this
house a half an hour ago.

There's a good chance he's
already gotten away but, uh,

we'd like your permission
to search the house anyway.

There's no point in that.

What was he doing here?

He broke in and made us

hide him, that's all.

Well, maybe he broke in again.

You'd be wasting your time.

Well, it really doesn't matter.

If you refuse, we
can be back here

in 15 minutes with a warrant.

All right, go ahead.

Thank you.

Frank, you take the downstairs.

I'm telling you, it'll
be a waste of time.

That's all right. I've
got plenty of time.

What's this?

They're looking for Richard.

Excuse me.

And what's this in here?

Just a guest room.

Looks like you had a guest.

This is where he was hiding.

I see.

Guest bath.

You see, sergeant, like I...

That's all that's up here?

Just the linen closet.

That window.

Where does it lead?

Out back.

It hasn't been opened in years.

Are you sure?

Well, look, it's painted shut.

No attic?

No.

Is something wrong, Miss?

I'm afraid Kimble's being here

upset her quite a bit.

You'd better go
downstairs, dear.

I...

All right.

I guess he got away before
we moved the troops in.

Mrs. Waverley, I heard they
were searching the house...

Phil!

Hey, honey, honey,
what's the matter?

There's no sign of him.

Do you think he got away?

It looks like it.

Oh, that means the chief will
have to call that Lieutenant...

Gerard or something.

I understand he's been
waiting by the phone.

Yeah, there, uh...

There may be
some questions later.

Thank you very
much for all your help.

Of course.

You, uh, mind

if I take your daughter
outside for a while?

This whole thing seems
to have gotten to her.

If you come back
in about an hour,

I'll have dinner ready for you.

Don't bother.

Nonsense.

I want to do it.

We'll be back in an hour.

I'd...

like to thank you again.

Get him out of here
as soon as you can.

I have a dinner to get ready.

We're far enough out.

You shouldn't have any trouble
getting through to South Bend.

Well, look, Ed...

Forget it.

It's all in the family.

A man tries to arm himself

against the lonely night.

For he knows that
at this time and place

there can be no
homecoming for a fugitive.