The Fugitive (1963–1967): Season 2, Episode 4 - When the Bough Breaks - full transcript
An emotionally fragile young woman steals another woman's baby, and Kimble (whom she believes to be the baby's father) may be the only one who can help them all.
Are you the one she
was traveling with?
Well, not exactly. I
hopped this freight
and there she was with the baby.
You ever been around
here before, Mr...?
Broderick.
And no, it's the first
time. I'm from the coast.
The coast, huh?
Okay. Come along.
I think you'd
better talk to her.
Broderick, we have
to find that baby.
What's the matter?
He look familiar to you?
He matches the
description we got.
Yeah, but that face.
Oh, never mind, it'll come.
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:
Diana Hyland.
Lin McCarthy.
Royal Dano.
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
It is 26 months
since the escape,
and still another city
has become a blind
alley for Richard Kimble.
The man with one arm,
author of the crime for
which Kimble was to die,
remains elusive.
And again it is time to move on.
Bless you, brother.
Another 30 seconds and...
And that long, blue arm
would have grabbed
the old preacher
and shaken all the
good works out of him.
You looked like you
needed a hand, that's all.
And you know, the
hand did appear.
And a good, strong
arm to go with it.
They call me Preacher.
Pete Broderick.
Peter.
Well, they named you after
the wrong saint, brother.
Christopher, that
would've been more like it.
Ah, now we are three.
The lady will have
to introduce herself.
Your wife? No.
That's all right, brother,
even if it's just in
the eyes of the Lord.
I never saw her
before five minutes ago.
What's your name, child?
Carol.
Oh.
Well, I'm called Preacher,
and this is Mr. Broderick.
Now, where are you
bound for, sister Carol?
Fargo.
Now we are four.
Don't touch him.
Oh, we mean you no
harm, no harm at all.
To you or to the little baby.
But you can't blame us for
being a little surprised by it all.
It's none of your business.
Well, that's
true, sister, but...
It's no place for a child.
How old is he?
Four, five months?
Five months,
but he's my baby and I
can take him anywhere I like.
Look, I don't have the
money to go any other way.
No money at all?
Where did you say
you preached, brother?
Wherever I'm needed, brother.
In the very depths
of a coal mine,
or in a mansion on a hill.
Wherever I'm needed.
Well, where might
you be needed now?
Sister, do you have
any friends in Fargo?
My husband.
Well, that's nice.
Does he know you're
arriving in a box car?
No, he doesn't. I
wanted to surprise him.
Now, would you
please leave me alone?
You in some sort
of trouble, sister?
What do you mean?
A pretty girl like you
riding alone with a tiny baby.
I told you. I'm trying
to find my husband.
Find? Well, where's he been?
You don't understand. It's me.
I was in an automobile accident,
and my parents
live in Grand Forks
and they've been taking
care of my baby and me.
Isn't that a husband's job?
My husband is a musician.
He's a bass player and
he's on the road a lot.
How about that, brother?
Are you bound for Fargo too?
Like you, brother, I
go where I'm needed.
And, uh, what might
you be needed for?
You name it.
Well, maybe I will.
Have you ever tried
spreading the Good Word?
You mean, down
in the coal mines?
Well, don't forget
the mansions, brother.
Never forget the mansions.
Don't fret, brother.
It's just a routine stop.
It doesn't look routine.
What is it?
Two men checking the
cars. They could be police.
I think they're after
me. Could you help me?
Why would they be after you?
My father sent them. Believe me,
I haven't done anything wrong.
They're about five cars down.
Please, you've got to help me.
You wanna make a
couple of bucks, Preacher?
Just a couple?
Help spread the Good Word?
Go on. I want you to be a decoy.
See if you can get those
two men to chase you.
If they catch you they'll just,
uh, throw you out of the yard.
You can walk around
and hop another freight.
Uh, maybe they might be the kind
that enjoy roughing
an old man up.
All right.
Five dollars.
Sure, I'll help you, brother. But
only because you helped me.
Go on.
I married Jimmy when I was
17, and my father says it's illegal
and if I go back to him,
he'll charge Jimmy
with contributing
to the delinquency of
a minor or something.
What is your husband
doing in Fargo?
We live there.
That's the first
place he'll look.
What else can I do?
Well, we can make it, uh...
Make it a little more
difficult for them.
We'll get off the bus
before the terminal.
Yes? PREACHER:
Who's in charge here?
I can help you.
Are you in charge?
Not exactly.
Well, then you can't
help me, brother.
Come on.
This guy wants to see
you, Lieutenant Malleson.
First, I'd like to know
what kind of reward's
involved here.
Why? What have you got?
Well, that girl the one
the babysitter described,
the one from Grand Forks?
Go on.
Well, I seen her.
Now, what's that worth?
By itself not much.
Well... Well, how
about this, brother?
I can tell you she's not alone.
I can tell you she's
right here in Fargo.
He should be good
for another hour or so.
Well, I guess I better be going.
Thank you for everything.
I got you a room, that's all.
I seem to be leaning on you.
That's my call.
Jimmy?
Are you sure, operator?
Klondike 54269?
Thank you.
It doesn't make sense.
She said the number's
been disconnected.
Well, maybe he moved.
He wouldn't move
without writing me.
Unless he did and my
father tore up the letter.
I've gotta find him.
What is it?
I don't know.
Here.
I'm sorry.
Keeps happening
since the accident.
One minute I feel okay
and the next minute
it's as though I just jumped
off a merry-go-round.
What do the doctors say?
Nothing organic.
They think I'm soft in the head.
Anyhow, I've got to find Jimmy.
I think you'd better stay
off your feet for a while.
I can't. I've got to find him.
Look, uh, give me his address.
I'll see if I can find
out what happened.
No, you've done
too much already.
That's all right.
Don't worry about it.
Well, I think it's only a
few blocks from here.
You better tell me
where he works
in case there's no one there.
You sure you don't mind?
I seem to be handing
you all my problems.
That's all right.
Well, here I go
again, leaning on you.
You throw me a life preserver
and I ask for the whole ship.
Excuse me. I'm looking, uh,
for some friends of mine.
The only address I
have is 226 Oglethorpe.
That's it over there.
Except they start
tearing it down
first thing in the morning.
Whole block's going
for a big shopping center.
Funny, huh?
Once upon a time you're
brand-new and pretty.
The next thing you
know, you're all used up.
They trample all over you.
How long has it been
since anyone's lived there?
I don't know.
Must have been
around last April.
Sorry,
but unless your
friends have four legs,
long tails, and dig cheese,
you won't find them in there.
Yeah, thanks.
Sure.
Come back anytime.
I'm here every afternoon.
Wait. Please, let's talk
about it just a little more.
We've already talked.
But we don't know
that it was Carol.
You read the description. We
know she was going to the park.
W... I know she wouldn't
do anything this terrible.
Laura, she kidnapped
a 5-month-old baby.
How do you do?
My name's Pearson.
I think this is the girl that
you've been looking for.
She's our daughter.
Baby, this is a story song.
You know what a story song is?
It tells a story.
The girl is lonely.
See, she lives in
sort of a dream world.
She drifts into this bar
and, uh, she tells the bartender
she wants something cool.
Not just a drink, you
know what I mean?
She thinks she's a real lady.
Baby, this is like
Tennessee Williams,
not the "Hut Sut Song."
The what?
You want to see me?
Well, I'm looking for a man.
He used to work here.
Maybe he still does.
Try me. Jimmy Hollister.
You're looking for
Jimmy Hollister?
Well, not exactly. His
wife's trying to locate him.
Carol?
That's right.
Well, let me tell you
something, mister.
Somebody's putting one of us on.
Either way it's not very funny.
What does that mean?
Jimmy, Carol,
and their little baby
piled up in Jimmy's
sports car about a year ago.
And?
And Carol was the only
one that pulled through.
I guess you're the
one that's being put on.
I guess so.
Now, remember, baby,
it's like she's in a dream
world or something.
That's the one, all right.
She was carrying the baby
and this guy I told
you about was with her.
They got off the
bus at Maple Street.
What did he look like?
I don't know. Just a guy.
Five-eleven, six feet.
Around a 165 pounds.
Middle 30s, I guess.
Black hair. That's about it.
That matches the description
the old man gave us.
Wonderful.
That proves our
only two witnesses
have fair eyesight
and are telling the truth.
But that description probably
fits 2000 men in this town,
including yourself, sergeant.
All right, Mr. Flynn,
you can go now.
Thanks for your help.
Sure thing.
Well, at least we
got the picture.
Did the press get copies?
They just went out.
Well, we know that bus driver
dropped him off at Maple Street.
Maybe we'll get lucky.
They could have
taken a cab from there.
You're supposed to be
the optimist around here.
Well, I just mean it's...
Yeah, yeah, forget it.
Well, there it is.
Typical picture of a
hardened criminal.
♪ Rock-a-bye, baby ♪
♪ On the tree top ♪
♪ When the wind blows ♪
♪ The cradle will rock ♪
♪ When the bough breaks ♪
♪ The cradle will fall ♪
♪ Then down will come baby ♪
♪ Cradle and all ♪
Go to sleep, baby.
He'll be back.
Real soon.
Real, real soon, he'll be back.
Jim.
Did you find him?
Can you take me to him?
No, I didn't find him, Carol.
What's the matter?
Whose baby is that?
He's mine.
He's my baby.
No, he isn't.
He's mine.
Look, Carol, listen to me.
No.
No, I don't want to hear you.
I don't want to hear.
My father sent you, didn't he?
No, he didn't.
Well, then why...? Carol.
Carol, you've got to take that
baby back where he belongs.
He belongs with me.
Now, you stop talking like that.
Oh, nobody's gonna
take you away from me.
No.
Please, you've got
to help me find Jimmy.
Your husband's dead, Carol.
Why are you saying that?
Look, you know I'm
your friend, don't you?
I don't know. I
don't know anything.
I only know I have
to get out of here.
Carol, I helped you
on the train, didn't I?
I helped you find this place
and I helped you look
for your husband, right?
Well, now I want
to help you again.
I want you to stay here.
Where are you going?
I'm just gonna
go out for a while.
When are you coming back?
Look, I don't like being alone.
You'll be all right.
Take me with you, please.
I can't do that.
Jimmy, I can't stay here.
You've got to stay here.
I'll be right back. I promise.
But I don't like it here.
Let me come with
you to the club.
Please.
I'll tell you what.
When the club closes,
I'll come back and we'll
go out for a cup of coffee.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll see you later.
Jimmy.
No last drink with the boys.
That's a promise.
Jimmy.
I couldn't stay there all alone.
Don't be mad with me.
Carol, I told you. I
can't take you with me.
Please.
Shh.
Carol, go back to the room
and wait for me, will you?
Jimmy, you know I'm scared.
I know, but you...
You've got to
get off the street.
You're too easy to
spot with the baby.
Carol, I've got to go
or I'll be late, okay?
Okay.
Shh.
Hush, baby, hush.
We've got to do what Daddy says.
Shh.
No.
Come on, baby, now we go home.
Yes.
Shh.
Shh.
The Edmund Hotel.
Room 214.
The child is all right.
Well, it's not
important who I am.
What's important is that
you realize that the girl
is no criminal.
She's just sick,
She really believes
that that child is hers.
No, that's all I can tell you.
Scat.
Scat, scat.
Where is he, honey?
Why doesn't he come back?
He said he'd be back soon,
and soon's all gone now.
Please come back.
Hey, baby.
Maybe your daddy will
bring you a nice surprise.
Would you like that, huh?
Maybe some pretty birds
to hang over your crib.
You know what he'll do?
He'll lift you way, way, way,
way, way into the air.
Yeah. And you'll look
down and you'll wonder
who all those tiny
people are down there.
Hee-hee. And you'll
laugh and laugh...
Scat!
Yes, you'll laugh
and laugh and laugh.
Scat.
Come on, scat!
That's it, honey.
That's why your
daddy isn't here.
He's waiting for
us back at the hotel.
Here.
Baby, I forgot.
I can't take you with me. I...
I can't, I really can't. You
see, if they see us together
they'll know who we are and...
And they'll try to get
you away from me.
And then they'll try to
keep you away from me.
And you don't want
that to happen, do you?
Then wait for
Mommy to come back.
Okay?
You sleep here and wait
for Mommy to come back.
I'll only be gone a few minutes.
And then I'll bring
Daddy back with me.
And we'll all be together
again like before,
when we laughed.
Yeah.
I love you, baby.
Hey, sexy, how
about some service?
Cheeseburger or chili dog?
Chili dog and put
some cheese on it.
Chili dog, add some cheese.
And a hunk of
that lousy berry pie.
You really add a lot
of class to this joint.
I'm not selling class.
You haven't got it to give away.
Hey, uh, checked the radio?
They caught that dame
that kidnapped that baby.
Yeah? Where?
Cops got an anonymous
tip she was at this hotel,
and she walked right into it.
Check the radio.
What about the
baby? Is he all right?
That's the weird part. Listen.
The police, thus far,
have been unable
to obtain any information
which would enable them
to locate the
still-missing baby.
Mrs. Hollister has
told the officers
she will only turn the
child over to her husband.
Hospital psychiatrist,
Dr. Max Eisen,
has stated that the young woman
has apparently transferred
her late husband's identity
to the man who has been
reportedly traveling with her.
The police have
asked all newspapers
and radio and
television stations
to broadcast this appeal
for the man to come
forward immediately.
Although police remain
relatively optimistic,
they have expressed
serious concern for the welfare
of the tiny infant,
and they feel this man,
whoever he is, can insure
the safe return of the child.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Hollister
remains confined to
Fargo Memorial Hospital.
Same old story.
She won't talk to
anybody but her husband.
Whoever that is.
Carol's parents.
Sid called they were coming up.
Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Pearson.
Has she told you
where the baby is?
No, not yet.
Well, she'll tell me,
all right. Whit, please.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson,
this is Mrs. Fisher,
the child's mother.
Mr. Fisher's out of town,
but he's flying in tonight.
I don't know what to say to you.
Our daughter will tell
us where your baby is.
I promise you that.
Do you think so?
Don't worry.
I hope so.
But please, don't
be too hard on her.
She's been under
a terrible strain.
She's been?
What about you?
Well, it's like
this, Mr. Pearson.
I'm worried, and I'm
frightened, I'm terribly frightened,
but I know that, God willing,
we'll get our baby back
and, well,
our baby will never know
anything happened to him.
But you're gonna have to
worry about your daughter
for a long time after this.
You actually sound like you...
You feel sorry for her.
May we see our daughter
now, lieutenant, please?
Just a moment.
Doctor, may we see
our daughter, please?
I think it would be better
if you didn't right now.
Maybe a little
later. Why not now?
Well, you see, a great
part of her delusions
center on you, Mr. Pearson.
Her fears of you.
She seems to think that you
want to take away her baby
or do some sort of
harm to her husband.
She doesn't have a
baby or a husband.
She thinks she does.
They're very real to her.
And right now you
represent a terrible threat.
Seeing you...
I think it would be wiser
if you waited a little while.
There's a lounge at
the end of the corridor.
Why don't you wait down there.
We'll let you know the
minute anything happens.
Come on, Whit.
Why don't you come
too, Mrs. Fisher?
I'd better go back in.
Now where are we?
Still waiting for the little
man who wasn't there.
Well, call me if
anything comes up.
We'll be here for
a couple of hours.
They just wanna know
if he's shown up here.
Excuse me.
I think I'm the one
you're looking for.
Are you the one she
was traveling with?
Well, not exactly. I
hopped this freight
and there she was with the baby.
I helped her out a little
and then she began
hitting the front pages.
You're the one that
phoned us about the hotel?
That's right.
You ever been around
here before, Mr...?
Broderick.
And no, it's the first
time. I'm from the coast.
The coast, huh?
Okay.
Come along, I think
you'd better talk to her.
Broderick, we have
to find that baby.
What's the matter?
He look familiar to you?
He matches the
description we got.
Yeah, but that face.
Oh, never mind, it'll come.
You took so long.
I got tied up at the club.
Jimmy, I didn't know what to do.
Where's the baby, Carol?
I didn't want to
leave him there.
But I was afraid my father
would see us and take him away.
You did the right thing.
Now, if you'll tell me
where he is, I'll go get him.
Oh, Jimmy, can't you
get me out of here?
Well, honey, you
can't leave right now.
But I don't understand.
All these policemen
asking me questions
and I haven't done
anything. I haven't.
What did my father tell them?
Why does he
have to lie like that?
Look, honey, everything's
gonna be all right.
I promise.
But tell me where the baby is.
It's so dark and dirty.
It really was. It was
disgustingly dirty.
I didn't want to
leave him there.
I-I almost didn't.
Where did you leave him?
At home.
You mean, the apartment?
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Hey, uh, you get some sleep.
You'll bring him back here?
Right now.
Maybe by the time you get back
everything will be
straightened out
and we can go home.
Yeah, I hope so.
You know, Jimmy?
You know, it's been
sort of like a nightmare.
Well, that's what it
is, Carol, a nightmare.
Almost over.
Don't be long.
Goodbye, Carol.
Did she tell you?
Yes. Well, where is he?
We'll go get him. You stay here.
Well, I can get him.
Okay. You got a car?
I'll take a cab.
I'll drive you myself.
Well, that's not necessary.
No, I insist.
Come on.
Right here.
This is the street.
She said it was on this block.
I guess it could be any
one of these houses.
Well, let's get started.
To save time, uh,
you take one,
I'll take the next.
Okay.
You found him.
Get in.
Is he all right?
Asleep.
You're pretty handy with kids.
If they cry, you pick them up.
Well, that was a
decent thing you did.
I mean, you take someone
like you, on the road,
hopping freights, it's a
safe bet that kind of a guy's
got a record he's running from.
You know what I mean?
I'm not sure.
Most of the time
they're parole jumpers,
runaway kids.
Once in a while, even
a wanted criminal.
On the other hand, sometimes
you find really decent people
bumming around.
What I'm trying to say is,
a guy who's on the
run from the police
isn't likely to come
forward the way you did.
He would have hopped
the first freight out of town.
You mean, if he was
in some sort of trouble.
That's right.
If he was in some
sort of trouble.
All right if I drop you here?
It might save you some time.
If I take you back there'll
be all sorts of questions,
your picture in the
papers, you know.
Well, thanks.
It's all right, Broderick.
That's right, isn't it?
Broderick?
Yeah, that's right.
For my report, you know.
So long.
She's still terribly confused,
but she's beginning
to accept the fact
that the baby wasn't hers.
However, we have
to move very slowly.
I just want to see my daughter.
All right, but please
remember what I said.
She's terribly
frightened of you.
May we go in now?
Carol.
Poor little baby.
Baby.
You ever remember
who that guy was?
No.
We could get out the mug shots.
Ah, forget it, will you?
Sure.
Another town with
its thousand faces.
Examine them well.
For, somewhere among them,
tonight, tomorrow, next week,
will be one face that
will tighten in recognition.
And for a fugitive, the
running will begin again.
was traveling with?
Well, not exactly. I
hopped this freight
and there she was with the baby.
You ever been around
here before, Mr...?
Broderick.
And no, it's the first
time. I'm from the coast.
The coast, huh?
Okay. Come along.
I think you'd
better talk to her.
Broderick, we have
to find that baby.
What's the matter?
He look familiar to you?
He matches the
description we got.
Yeah, but that face.
Oh, never mind, it'll come.
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:
Diana Hyland.
Lin McCarthy.
Royal Dano.
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
It is 26 months
since the escape,
and still another city
has become a blind
alley for Richard Kimble.
The man with one arm,
author of the crime for
which Kimble was to die,
remains elusive.
And again it is time to move on.
Bless you, brother.
Another 30 seconds and...
And that long, blue arm
would have grabbed
the old preacher
and shaken all the
good works out of him.
You looked like you
needed a hand, that's all.
And you know, the
hand did appear.
And a good, strong
arm to go with it.
They call me Preacher.
Pete Broderick.
Peter.
Well, they named you after
the wrong saint, brother.
Christopher, that
would've been more like it.
Ah, now we are three.
The lady will have
to introduce herself.
Your wife? No.
That's all right, brother,
even if it's just in
the eyes of the Lord.
I never saw her
before five minutes ago.
What's your name, child?
Carol.
Oh.
Well, I'm called Preacher,
and this is Mr. Broderick.
Now, where are you
bound for, sister Carol?
Fargo.
Now we are four.
Don't touch him.
Oh, we mean you no
harm, no harm at all.
To you or to the little baby.
But you can't blame us for
being a little surprised by it all.
It's none of your business.
Well, that's
true, sister, but...
It's no place for a child.
How old is he?
Four, five months?
Five months,
but he's my baby and I
can take him anywhere I like.
Look, I don't have the
money to go any other way.
No money at all?
Where did you say
you preached, brother?
Wherever I'm needed, brother.
In the very depths
of a coal mine,
or in a mansion on a hill.
Wherever I'm needed.
Well, where might
you be needed now?
Sister, do you have
any friends in Fargo?
My husband.
Well, that's nice.
Does he know you're
arriving in a box car?
No, he doesn't. I
wanted to surprise him.
Now, would you
please leave me alone?
You in some sort
of trouble, sister?
What do you mean?
A pretty girl like you
riding alone with a tiny baby.
I told you. I'm trying
to find my husband.
Find? Well, where's he been?
You don't understand. It's me.
I was in an automobile accident,
and my parents
live in Grand Forks
and they've been taking
care of my baby and me.
Isn't that a husband's job?
My husband is a musician.
He's a bass player and
he's on the road a lot.
How about that, brother?
Are you bound for Fargo too?
Like you, brother, I
go where I'm needed.
And, uh, what might
you be needed for?
You name it.
Well, maybe I will.
Have you ever tried
spreading the Good Word?
You mean, down
in the coal mines?
Well, don't forget
the mansions, brother.
Never forget the mansions.
Don't fret, brother.
It's just a routine stop.
It doesn't look routine.
What is it?
Two men checking the
cars. They could be police.
I think they're after
me. Could you help me?
Why would they be after you?
My father sent them. Believe me,
I haven't done anything wrong.
They're about five cars down.
Please, you've got to help me.
You wanna make a
couple of bucks, Preacher?
Just a couple?
Help spread the Good Word?
Go on. I want you to be a decoy.
See if you can get those
two men to chase you.
If they catch you they'll just,
uh, throw you out of the yard.
You can walk around
and hop another freight.
Uh, maybe they might be the kind
that enjoy roughing
an old man up.
All right.
Five dollars.
Sure, I'll help you, brother. But
only because you helped me.
Go on.
I married Jimmy when I was
17, and my father says it's illegal
and if I go back to him,
he'll charge Jimmy
with contributing
to the delinquency of
a minor or something.
What is your husband
doing in Fargo?
We live there.
That's the first
place he'll look.
What else can I do?
Well, we can make it, uh...
Make it a little more
difficult for them.
We'll get off the bus
before the terminal.
Yes? PREACHER:
Who's in charge here?
I can help you.
Are you in charge?
Not exactly.
Well, then you can't
help me, brother.
Come on.
This guy wants to see
you, Lieutenant Malleson.
First, I'd like to know
what kind of reward's
involved here.
Why? What have you got?
Well, that girl the one
the babysitter described,
the one from Grand Forks?
Go on.
Well, I seen her.
Now, what's that worth?
By itself not much.
Well... Well, how
about this, brother?
I can tell you she's not alone.
I can tell you she's
right here in Fargo.
He should be good
for another hour or so.
Well, I guess I better be going.
Thank you for everything.
I got you a room, that's all.
I seem to be leaning on you.
That's my call.
Jimmy?
Are you sure, operator?
Klondike 54269?
Thank you.
It doesn't make sense.
She said the number's
been disconnected.
Well, maybe he moved.
He wouldn't move
without writing me.
Unless he did and my
father tore up the letter.
I've gotta find him.
What is it?
I don't know.
Here.
I'm sorry.
Keeps happening
since the accident.
One minute I feel okay
and the next minute
it's as though I just jumped
off a merry-go-round.
What do the doctors say?
Nothing organic.
They think I'm soft in the head.
Anyhow, I've got to find Jimmy.
I think you'd better stay
off your feet for a while.
I can't. I've got to find him.
Look, uh, give me his address.
I'll see if I can find
out what happened.
No, you've done
too much already.
That's all right.
Don't worry about it.
Well, I think it's only a
few blocks from here.
You better tell me
where he works
in case there's no one there.
You sure you don't mind?
I seem to be handing
you all my problems.
That's all right.
Well, here I go
again, leaning on you.
You throw me a life preserver
and I ask for the whole ship.
Excuse me. I'm looking, uh,
for some friends of mine.
The only address I
have is 226 Oglethorpe.
That's it over there.
Except they start
tearing it down
first thing in the morning.
Whole block's going
for a big shopping center.
Funny, huh?
Once upon a time you're
brand-new and pretty.
The next thing you
know, you're all used up.
They trample all over you.
How long has it been
since anyone's lived there?
I don't know.
Must have been
around last April.
Sorry,
but unless your
friends have four legs,
long tails, and dig cheese,
you won't find them in there.
Yeah, thanks.
Sure.
Come back anytime.
I'm here every afternoon.
Wait. Please, let's talk
about it just a little more.
We've already talked.
But we don't know
that it was Carol.
You read the description. We
know she was going to the park.
W... I know she wouldn't
do anything this terrible.
Laura, she kidnapped
a 5-month-old baby.
How do you do?
My name's Pearson.
I think this is the girl that
you've been looking for.
She's our daughter.
Baby, this is a story song.
You know what a story song is?
It tells a story.
The girl is lonely.
See, she lives in
sort of a dream world.
She drifts into this bar
and, uh, she tells the bartender
she wants something cool.
Not just a drink, you
know what I mean?
She thinks she's a real lady.
Baby, this is like
Tennessee Williams,
not the "Hut Sut Song."
The what?
You want to see me?
Well, I'm looking for a man.
He used to work here.
Maybe he still does.
Try me. Jimmy Hollister.
You're looking for
Jimmy Hollister?
Well, not exactly. His
wife's trying to locate him.
Carol?
That's right.
Well, let me tell you
something, mister.
Somebody's putting one of us on.
Either way it's not very funny.
What does that mean?
Jimmy, Carol,
and their little baby
piled up in Jimmy's
sports car about a year ago.
And?
And Carol was the only
one that pulled through.
I guess you're the
one that's being put on.
I guess so.
Now, remember, baby,
it's like she's in a dream
world or something.
That's the one, all right.
She was carrying the baby
and this guy I told
you about was with her.
They got off the
bus at Maple Street.
What did he look like?
I don't know. Just a guy.
Five-eleven, six feet.
Around a 165 pounds.
Middle 30s, I guess.
Black hair. That's about it.
That matches the description
the old man gave us.
Wonderful.
That proves our
only two witnesses
have fair eyesight
and are telling the truth.
But that description probably
fits 2000 men in this town,
including yourself, sergeant.
All right, Mr. Flynn,
you can go now.
Thanks for your help.
Sure thing.
Well, at least we
got the picture.
Did the press get copies?
They just went out.
Well, we know that bus driver
dropped him off at Maple Street.
Maybe we'll get lucky.
They could have
taken a cab from there.
You're supposed to be
the optimist around here.
Well, I just mean it's...
Yeah, yeah, forget it.
Well, there it is.
Typical picture of a
hardened criminal.
♪ Rock-a-bye, baby ♪
♪ On the tree top ♪
♪ When the wind blows ♪
♪ The cradle will rock ♪
♪ When the bough breaks ♪
♪ The cradle will fall ♪
♪ Then down will come baby ♪
♪ Cradle and all ♪
Go to sleep, baby.
He'll be back.
Real soon.
Real, real soon, he'll be back.
Jim.
Did you find him?
Can you take me to him?
No, I didn't find him, Carol.
What's the matter?
Whose baby is that?
He's mine.
He's my baby.
No, he isn't.
He's mine.
Look, Carol, listen to me.
No.
No, I don't want to hear you.
I don't want to hear.
My father sent you, didn't he?
No, he didn't.
Well, then why...? Carol.
Carol, you've got to take that
baby back where he belongs.
He belongs with me.
Now, you stop talking like that.
Oh, nobody's gonna
take you away from me.
No.
Please, you've got
to help me find Jimmy.
Your husband's dead, Carol.
Why are you saying that?
Look, you know I'm
your friend, don't you?
I don't know. I
don't know anything.
I only know I have
to get out of here.
Carol, I helped you
on the train, didn't I?
I helped you find this place
and I helped you look
for your husband, right?
Well, now I want
to help you again.
I want you to stay here.
Where are you going?
I'm just gonna
go out for a while.
When are you coming back?
Look, I don't like being alone.
You'll be all right.
Take me with you, please.
I can't do that.
Jimmy, I can't stay here.
You've got to stay here.
I'll be right back. I promise.
But I don't like it here.
Let me come with
you to the club.
Please.
I'll tell you what.
When the club closes,
I'll come back and we'll
go out for a cup of coffee.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll see you later.
Jimmy.
No last drink with the boys.
That's a promise.
Jimmy.
I couldn't stay there all alone.
Don't be mad with me.
Carol, I told you. I
can't take you with me.
Please.
Shh.
Carol, go back to the room
and wait for me, will you?
Jimmy, you know I'm scared.
I know, but you...
You've got to
get off the street.
You're too easy to
spot with the baby.
Carol, I've got to go
or I'll be late, okay?
Okay.
Shh.
Hush, baby, hush.
We've got to do what Daddy says.
Shh.
No.
Come on, baby, now we go home.
Yes.
Shh.
Shh.
The Edmund Hotel.
Room 214.
The child is all right.
Well, it's not
important who I am.
What's important is that
you realize that the girl
is no criminal.
She's just sick,
She really believes
that that child is hers.
No, that's all I can tell you.
Scat.
Scat, scat.
Where is he, honey?
Why doesn't he come back?
He said he'd be back soon,
and soon's all gone now.
Please come back.
Hey, baby.
Maybe your daddy will
bring you a nice surprise.
Would you like that, huh?
Maybe some pretty birds
to hang over your crib.
You know what he'll do?
He'll lift you way, way, way,
way, way into the air.
Yeah. And you'll look
down and you'll wonder
who all those tiny
people are down there.
Hee-hee. And you'll
laugh and laugh...
Scat!
Yes, you'll laugh
and laugh and laugh.
Scat.
Come on, scat!
That's it, honey.
That's why your
daddy isn't here.
He's waiting for
us back at the hotel.
Here.
Baby, I forgot.
I can't take you with me. I...
I can't, I really can't. You
see, if they see us together
they'll know who we are and...
And they'll try to get
you away from me.
And then they'll try to
keep you away from me.
And you don't want
that to happen, do you?
Then wait for
Mommy to come back.
Okay?
You sleep here and wait
for Mommy to come back.
I'll only be gone a few minutes.
And then I'll bring
Daddy back with me.
And we'll all be together
again like before,
when we laughed.
Yeah.
I love you, baby.
Hey, sexy, how
about some service?
Cheeseburger or chili dog?
Chili dog and put
some cheese on it.
Chili dog, add some cheese.
And a hunk of
that lousy berry pie.
You really add a lot
of class to this joint.
I'm not selling class.
You haven't got it to give away.
Hey, uh, checked the radio?
They caught that dame
that kidnapped that baby.
Yeah? Where?
Cops got an anonymous
tip she was at this hotel,
and she walked right into it.
Check the radio.
What about the
baby? Is he all right?
That's the weird part. Listen.
The police, thus far,
have been unable
to obtain any information
which would enable them
to locate the
still-missing baby.
Mrs. Hollister has
told the officers
she will only turn the
child over to her husband.
Hospital psychiatrist,
Dr. Max Eisen,
has stated that the young woman
has apparently transferred
her late husband's identity
to the man who has been
reportedly traveling with her.
The police have
asked all newspapers
and radio and
television stations
to broadcast this appeal
for the man to come
forward immediately.
Although police remain
relatively optimistic,
they have expressed
serious concern for the welfare
of the tiny infant,
and they feel this man,
whoever he is, can insure
the safe return of the child.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Hollister
remains confined to
Fargo Memorial Hospital.
Same old story.
She won't talk to
anybody but her husband.
Whoever that is.
Carol's parents.
Sid called they were coming up.
Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Pearson.
Has she told you
where the baby is?
No, not yet.
Well, she'll tell me,
all right. Whit, please.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson,
this is Mrs. Fisher,
the child's mother.
Mr. Fisher's out of town,
but he's flying in tonight.
I don't know what to say to you.
Our daughter will tell
us where your baby is.
I promise you that.
Do you think so?
Don't worry.
I hope so.
But please, don't
be too hard on her.
She's been under
a terrible strain.
She's been?
What about you?
Well, it's like
this, Mr. Pearson.
I'm worried, and I'm
frightened, I'm terribly frightened,
but I know that, God willing,
we'll get our baby back
and, well,
our baby will never know
anything happened to him.
But you're gonna have to
worry about your daughter
for a long time after this.
You actually sound like you...
You feel sorry for her.
May we see our daughter
now, lieutenant, please?
Just a moment.
Doctor, may we see
our daughter, please?
I think it would be better
if you didn't right now.
Maybe a little
later. Why not now?
Well, you see, a great
part of her delusions
center on you, Mr. Pearson.
Her fears of you.
She seems to think that you
want to take away her baby
or do some sort of
harm to her husband.
She doesn't have a
baby or a husband.
She thinks she does.
They're very real to her.
And right now you
represent a terrible threat.
Seeing you...
I think it would be wiser
if you waited a little while.
There's a lounge at
the end of the corridor.
Why don't you wait down there.
We'll let you know the
minute anything happens.
Come on, Whit.
Why don't you come
too, Mrs. Fisher?
I'd better go back in.
Now where are we?
Still waiting for the little
man who wasn't there.
Well, call me if
anything comes up.
We'll be here for
a couple of hours.
They just wanna know
if he's shown up here.
Excuse me.
I think I'm the one
you're looking for.
Are you the one she
was traveling with?
Well, not exactly. I
hopped this freight
and there she was with the baby.
I helped her out a little
and then she began
hitting the front pages.
You're the one that
phoned us about the hotel?
That's right.
You ever been around
here before, Mr...?
Broderick.
And no, it's the first
time. I'm from the coast.
The coast, huh?
Okay.
Come along, I think
you'd better talk to her.
Broderick, we have
to find that baby.
What's the matter?
He look familiar to you?
He matches the
description we got.
Yeah, but that face.
Oh, never mind, it'll come.
You took so long.
I got tied up at the club.
Jimmy, I didn't know what to do.
Where's the baby, Carol?
I didn't want to
leave him there.
But I was afraid my father
would see us and take him away.
You did the right thing.
Now, if you'll tell me
where he is, I'll go get him.
Oh, Jimmy, can't you
get me out of here?
Well, honey, you
can't leave right now.
But I don't understand.
All these policemen
asking me questions
and I haven't done
anything. I haven't.
What did my father tell them?
Why does he
have to lie like that?
Look, honey, everything's
gonna be all right.
I promise.
But tell me where the baby is.
It's so dark and dirty.
It really was. It was
disgustingly dirty.
I didn't want to
leave him there.
I-I almost didn't.
Where did you leave him?
At home.
You mean, the apartment?
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Hey, uh, you get some sleep.
You'll bring him back here?
Right now.
Maybe by the time you get back
everything will be
straightened out
and we can go home.
Yeah, I hope so.
You know, Jimmy?
You know, it's been
sort of like a nightmare.
Well, that's what it
is, Carol, a nightmare.
Almost over.
Don't be long.
Goodbye, Carol.
Did she tell you?
Yes. Well, where is he?
We'll go get him. You stay here.
Well, I can get him.
Okay. You got a car?
I'll take a cab.
I'll drive you myself.
Well, that's not necessary.
No, I insist.
Come on.
Right here.
This is the street.
She said it was on this block.
I guess it could be any
one of these houses.
Well, let's get started.
To save time, uh,
you take one,
I'll take the next.
Okay.
You found him.
Get in.
Is he all right?
Asleep.
You're pretty handy with kids.
If they cry, you pick them up.
Well, that was a
decent thing you did.
I mean, you take someone
like you, on the road,
hopping freights, it's a
safe bet that kind of a guy's
got a record he's running from.
You know what I mean?
I'm not sure.
Most of the time
they're parole jumpers,
runaway kids.
Once in a while, even
a wanted criminal.
On the other hand, sometimes
you find really decent people
bumming around.
What I'm trying to say is,
a guy who's on the
run from the police
isn't likely to come
forward the way you did.
He would have hopped
the first freight out of town.
You mean, if he was
in some sort of trouble.
That's right.
If he was in some
sort of trouble.
All right if I drop you here?
It might save you some time.
If I take you back there'll
be all sorts of questions,
your picture in the
papers, you know.
Well, thanks.
It's all right, Broderick.
That's right, isn't it?
Broderick?
Yeah, that's right.
For my report, you know.
So long.
She's still terribly confused,
but she's beginning
to accept the fact
that the baby wasn't hers.
However, we have
to move very slowly.
I just want to see my daughter.
All right, but please
remember what I said.
She's terribly
frightened of you.
May we go in now?
Carol.
Poor little baby.
Baby.
You ever remember
who that guy was?
No.
We could get out the mug shots.
Ah, forget it, will you?
Sure.
Another town with
its thousand faces.
Examine them well.
For, somewhere among them,
tonight, tomorrow, next week,
will be one face that
will tighten in recognition.
And for a fugitive, the
running will begin again.