All language subtitles for The Fugitive - 3x04 - Trial by Fire.EN

You want something?

Edmund hotel.

Is this man staying here?

His room, which one is it?

Uh, 12.

Kimble!

Narrator:

A qm production.

Starring david janssen
as dr. Richard kimble.

An innocent victim
of blind justice,

Falsely convicted
for the murder of his wife,

Reprieved by fate
when a train wreck freed him

En route to the death house.

Freed him to hide
in lonely desperation,

To change his identity,
to toil at many jobs.

Freed him to search
for a one-armed man

He saw leave the scene
of the crime.

Freed him to run
before the relentless pursuit

Of the police lieutenant
obsessed with his capture.

The guest stars

Charles aidman.

Frank aletter.

Jacqueline scott.

Also starring barry morse
as lieutenant philip gerard.

Announcer:

Operator, I want to call
stafford, indiana.

Kl 52074, please.

Occasionally, a fugitive must
make contact with reality.

To escape
the loneliness of flight,

To preserve his sanity.

For richard kimble,
contact with reality

Consists of an occasional
telephone conversation

With his sister.

Tonight's call, however,
could mean a great deal more.

Hello?

Hello, donna.

Oh, I'd been praying you'd call.

It's been over two months
this time.

What's wrong?
Is dad all right?

Yeah. He's fine.

Uh, it's a little slow
but he's fine.

Listen, uh,
something's come up.

What?

A witness.

We've got a witness.

I don't understand.

Well, um, a man who says
he saw that man.

Uh, the one-armed man.

Go on.

Well, um, we got a letter,

Oh, I guess about a week ago
from this man in chicago

And he says that he was here,
in stafford that night.

And he was, uh, driving down
your street when he, uh-

Well, he says that he saw him.

Donna, we've had
so many crackpots.

Yeah, I know, but this man
is not a crackpot.

He's a-
a captain in the army,

Um, his, uh-
his name's eckhardt.

I, uh-

Well, I phoned
a private investigator

In chicago to check on him,

And, uh, he-
he checks.

Why now?
After so long?

Well, I don't know. Now I
think he's a little bit sorry

He said anything because he
told this private investigator,

A mr. Christopher, that, uh,
he doesn't want to testify.

So, um, I mean, we don't know
what to do next.

And that's why
I had to talk to you.

Where can I find this
christopher?

Uh...

It's 436 mason avenue

In chicago.

I'll leave tonight.

Are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm all right.

Say hello to len,
kiss the kids for me.

Thanks, donna.

Why would gerard phone me
unless he'd

Somehow found out about
dick's call last night?

There could be a lot of reasons.

But the next time he calls,

You know absolutely nothing
about anything.

I don't know.

Maybe I was wrong
to tell dick about it.

Now he's getting
involved himself,

The risk
might be too great.

Well, if you ask me,

He can probably use
a piece of good news.

But what if
eckhardt doesn't testify,

And this whole thing
falls through?

If it falls through, dick is in
no worse shape than he is now.

We'll...

We'll have killed the only hope
he's had in two years.

A terrible risk.

Not much as long
as no one knows.

But it is a small town.

A loose remark.

I haven't even told
my secretary.

Well, len's out of town.

I'll be careful
with the kids.

Listen, you'll, uh-

You'll call me just
as soon as you hear anything.

Of course.

Goodbye.

I didn't know you were waiting,
lieutenant.

I was curious.

You ordered a copy of the kimble
transcript from the court clerk.

It's a small town.

You've been retained
by the family?

They haven't had any real
counsel in almost two years.

I don't see why they'd
need counsel now.

Unless they're thinking
about another appeal.

You're fishing, lieutenant.

Yes, I suppose I am.

Besides, you know as well
as I do, there's no sense

In filing unless you've
some sort of new evidence.

And there couldn't be any
new evidence, could there?

I mean, after all,
he is guilty, isn't he?

Thank you.

Lieutenant,
something wrong?

I don't know.

But it might be an idea
to keep an eye on burt green.

A lawyer
representing kimble

Shouldn't be looking that
pleased with himself.

J.J., don't you have
a game this morning?

I thought you'd, uh,
gone out already.

They don't need me.

Weren't they expecting you?

Yeah, I guess so.

Why aren't you there?

Because to tell you the truth-

I'm just not
a red-hot ball player.

You just gonna lie here
and read about it?

That's better than lousing up
the family image, isn't it?

I'd like to see
captain eckhardt, please.

Are you a friend of his?

Well, not exactly. Uh...

Mr. Christopher's
been talking to him about me.

I don't know him and
my father's getting dressed.

It's important to me.
Can I wait?

My dad's a hero,

Did you know that?

Who's there, j.J.?

Somebody to see you.

What did you say
your name was?

J.J., you have
some school work to do?

Like "get lost"?

I think this gentleman would
like to talk to me in private.

I'll be in the kitchen.

That, uh, detective,
christopher,

Didn't tell me you were
planning to come here yourself.

It's kind of a surprise.

You see, my family gets
a lot of mail about me.

Some from cranks
and some from people

Who just want
to feel important.

And some from people
who'd like to help but can't.

I'm sorry,
dr. Kimble, but I-

I'm not making this up.

Why did you wait so long
to tell anyone about it?

You look in the center drawer
of that, uh, desk,

Under some papers,
you'll find a magazine.

Somewhere around
the middle of it,

There's an article
about you.

I saw it for the first time
in a barber shop

A week ago, Saturday.

That'd be my wife.

I'll get it.

J.J.,

Were you listening?

Well,
I-I already knew.

I heard you and mom
talking about him.

You didn't mention it
to anyone, did you?

Of course not.

J.J., you understand this
has got to be kept secret?

Give me credit
for something, will you?

I should never go shopping
without you, jim.

Marion, this is dr. Kimble.

I know.

Taking a chance, coming here
like this, aren't you?

I mean-
now, it's all right.

He knows.

Dr. Kimble believes that
I may have made up all this up.

No, I just meant that
after so long a time,

I didn't see how-

My, uh,
father lived in stafford.

I went there because
he suffered a stroke.

He didn't recognize me.

Anyway, as I was,
uh, leaving,

I turned the corner
and I saw this man

Running out of a house.

There was another car
ahead of me.

Almost ran him down.

He, uh, looked a lot like that
picture in the magazine,

Including the one arm missing.

You were behind my car?

I even got
a pretty good look at you

When you stopped
and went into the house.

And why didn't you stop?

Well, why should I?

I didn't know there'd
been a murder.

You must have read about it
in the papers the next morning.

I had to catch a plane
that night.

The next morning when the story
must have come out, I-

I was in europe
with my wife and son.

There was nothing about it
in the camp news

Or the german papers.

I didn't know
there'd been a murder

Until I saw that magazine
last week.

You see, I'm here
for separation-

Uh, disability retirement.

What's wrong, dr. Kimble?
You still don't believe me?

Well, uh,

It's hard to believe
that you do exist.

But it's all true, believe me.

They said you
refused to testify.

Well, that's right, I-

But I'll sign a sworn statement,
anything.

That's not good enough.
We need you in court.

Jim, I must say something.

Last week,

Two days
after my husband

Wrote that letter
to your sister,

He was offered a job.
A good job

With one of the big
electronic firms on the coast.

Now, let me explain,
marion.

And now with this hearing
and the trial and all that,

Well, they just
won't wait for him.

He has to accept this week.

Now, isn't that for
me to decide, marion?

Dr. Kimble, my husband
is 43 years old,

A career officer,

With citations any soldier
would be proud of,

And now he's being retired.

Unfit for active duty,

How they worded it.

You said something about a

Disability retirement.

Ah, it's my leg.

Half a dozen operations
and all I got to show for it

Is a lot of sick leave.

My husband is a very
unselfish man, dr. Kimble.

He's waited a long time
and I'm his wife.

And I know
what he's been through.

Oh, I'm-
I'm very sorry.

Well, I'm sorry too.

I mean, I wish there were-

Were another way.

You see, this is the first
chance I've seen to...

...Go back.

To start.

I can't force you to testify.

Dr. Kimble.

Before, you were,
uh, just a name,

A picture
in a magazine.

Well, it's different now.

All right,

I'll testify for you.

There wasn't time
to check with you.

Green grabbed this plane
just before it took off.

I had to decide right
there and then.

Guess I blew it.

That's right.

He's in chicago,
and we're here.

Well, at least I scared
some information

Out of his secretary.

He went to meet
some guy named eckhardt.

And you were saving it?

Where is he?

Been a long time, dick.

Thanks for coming, burt.

I, uh-

I need this authorization signed
so I can appear for you.

Tell me now.

Positive. Double positive.

I just spent three hours
with your captain eckhardt.

We went over everything twice.
I even tried to trip him up.

You've got yourself
a bona fide witness, dick.

What happens next?

I pick up my things
at eckhardt's

And, uh, catch the next plane
back to stafford.

And, uh, I want you
to come back with me.

Now?
As an attorney,

I'm also an officer
of the court,

And I am under an obligation to
advise you to turn yourself in.

Besides, we've got
the wheels turning,

And I want you back there.

I thought
it would take months.

Well, as soon
as I get off that plane

I'm going straight to my office

And draw up a writ
of coram nobis.

Coram nova?

Heh. Nobis.

It asks the court
to hold a hearing

And test the new evidence.

First thing in the morning,

I present the writ
in the superior court.

Why the rush?

Well, I promised eckhardt
I'd try to speed things up.

He may be able to get a delay
on that job he's been offered.

I'd feel a lot better
if he could.

More important than that,
you're entitled to your freedom.

The quicker the better.

We'll get an immediate hearing,
I'm sure of that.

And when the court hears
what we've got,

I'm positive we'll
get a new trial.

That's, uh-

That's all
there is to it?

It sounds so simple.

What's wrong, dick?

I don't know.

You see, I've been looking for
that one-armed man for so long,

It doesn't seem real.
Like he never existed.

Eckhardt exists.

He's all we need.

Now sign that
and we'll get on our way.

I can't go back with you, burt.
Not just now.

I hope you understand.

All right.

Thanks.

Either donna or I'll be in touch
with you here after the hearing.

Meanwhile,
you try to relax.

Cab driver.

I'm sorry,
I'm off duty now.

On the other hand,
what can I do for you?

I want you to take us back

To the exact spot you
picked up that last fare.

You think this eckhardt
is mixed up in the kimble thing?

I think he figures somewhere.
No matter what he claims.

Can you get any more speed
out of this?

How can you be so sure

That green just came
from seeing kimble?

I'm not.

Well, so big deal, you lost.

Why, he's a lousy pitcher,
that's all.

Oh, that one time he got lucky.
Are you kidding?

I have to use your phone.

I'm glad you got back.

Lieutenant gerard was here.
I didn't tell him anything.

Yeah, I have to use the phone.

Yeah, in a minute.
Look what happened-

We don't have a minute!

Hang up, j.J.
This is important.

I'll call you back.

Everything around here
is important.

Operator.

Are you sure this is the place
he came out of?

I guess so.

Don't guess.

Yeah, that's it.

I better phone
for more men.

No. No time.

Just keep an eye
on the street.

Pull up there and wait.

No, no, operator,

I'm pretty sure it's
on avadale street.

Th- that's it.

Thank you.

You want something?

Edmund hotel.

Is this man staying here?

His room, which one is it?

Uh, 12.

Kimble!

And according
to the transcript, uh,

Richard kimble saw
the one-armed man

Running away from his house.

In stafford, a man has worked
through until morning,

Preparing to set in motion

The ponderous machinery
of the law.

In chicago, another man
continues the pursuit

Begun so long ago.

We'll be there
in plenty of time.

Your plane doesn't
leave for an hour.

I got a feeling
he's still here in chicago.

That lawyer came here
to see him for a reason.

Phil, I've had everyone
alerted since last night.

But chicago's a little bigger
than stafford, remember.

horvath.

Yeah.

This morning?

Okay, I'll tell him.

Your office called
and left a message about kimble.

It seems that
green has filed a writ

Asking for a hearing
on a new trial.

They say on what grounds?

Well, it seems
they have a witness.

Named eckhardt.

Johnson,
I've gotta see the warden.

Come on, now.
It's important.

I got something
he'd love to hear about.

I, uh, can't remember
exactly what I thought

When I saw that man
running out of the house.

The one
with an arm missing.

I remember thinking
there might be trouble.

But then the other man,
kimble,

Stopped and went into the house.

All I knew is that I had
to get to the airport

In order to make it back
to germany on time.

You said your father lived
on oak lane, captain?

That's right.
In an apartment house.

I see.

Well, oak lane
is a through street.

Now,
if you were headed north,

Why go to the next street,
beacon?

I was parked at the end
of the block, as I remember.

I figured it was easier to turn
right and then right again

Instead of making a u-turn.

Besides,
it would be against the law.

Do you drink, captain?

I object, your honor.

May I remind you this is only
a hearing, mr. Green.

If this line
of questioning is pertinent

To the events of that night,
then proceed, mr. Donaldson.

It is.
Thank you, your honor.

Were you
accustomed to drinking

Any form of intoxicating
beverage, captain eckhardt?

I used to take a drink
before supper sometimes.

I still do.

Just one?

Maybe two.

Possibly three or more?

Not very likely.

What about that night?

That night?

Captain, isn't it possible
you'd had a few drinks?

You were in a hurry.

As you rushed
to get to the airport,

Things got a little fuzzy.

You couldn't be certain
exactly what you saw.

That night at the airport

I grabbed a sandwich before
I got on the plane.

I'd missed supper.

I didn't have time to eat
or take a drink

Even if I wanted one.

No further questions,
your honor.

Anything more
you'd like to add, mr. Green?

It's all been said
and re-said, your honor.

I couldn't shake him.

Maybe his story is legitimate.

Maybe.

Can you tell
how he'll decide?

I'll almost bet on it.

Hello?

Long distance?

Yes,
this is lieutenant gerard.

All right.
Put him on.

It is the opinion
of this court

That the evidence
presented by the witness

Would indeed seem
to merit a new trial.

However, since the defendant,
richard kimble,

Is in contempt of the laws of
the court by remaining at large,

No definite ruling
can now be made.

It's all right.

It only means that dick
will have to come in

Before they'll order
a new trial.

The attorney for the defendant
is hereby instructed

That if the defendant
surrenders himself,

A stay of execution
will be granted by the court

And a ruling will be issued.

Hearing adjourned.

That's very interesting,
warden.

I'll tell
the deputy prosecutor

And we'll
fly up there tonight.

Yeah, and,
uh, thank you.

Oh, what was the verdict?

As we expected.
No ruling until he surrenders.

But we're not worried.

No. No reason you should be,
from what I've heard.

Excuse me.

Something's wrong.

I'd like to know who that
phone call was from.

How do we, uh,

Contact dick?

You didn't have to come,
donna.

I wanted to.

Does dad know yet?

Uh...

No, uh, we've kept the papers
from him so far.

I mean, uh,
the strain on his heart,

And, uh,

Not until
everything is certain.

You talk to the judge again,
burt?

Yeah.

I made a plea about
the special circumstances,

I even tried some legal
maneuvering, but it was no-go.

Dick, you've got to come in
if you want another chance.

Everything's riding on eckhardt.

He was solid as a rock
in that courtroom this morning.

You're that sure, burt?

I am.

But I'm not so sure
about donna.

Well, uh, heh.

Maybe it's just
my imagination, but, uh,

After the hearing,
lieutenant gerard

Got this phone call.

And, uh,
well, I don't know,

It may not have had anything
to do with this,

But, uh,

I just have a feeling.

I checked all over
about that phone call.

I couldn't
find out anything.

It may be nothing,
but, uh-

But what?

I don't know.

I mean, what could he have?

I'd like a little more time,
burt.

Tomorrow morning.

All right.

I can understand that.

With gerard and...

Did eckhardt
come back to chicago?

Uh, he was on
the same train with us.

You want to name a time?

Courthouse, tomorrow, noon.

Keep checking, will you, burt?

I'm sorry if I-

If I made things worse
being so nervous.

It's all right.
Gerard can do that to you.

How do we know you're
not just making this up?

We've gotta have
something stronger

Than just your word for it.

Would a witness do it?

Who?

Bartender named felix.
Over on third avenue.

That's where
I met the captain.

And a waitress
saw us too.

Okay.

We'll let you know.

Now, wait a minute.

Heh.
I'm not offering this for free.

We'll talk to the warden,
the parole board.

You do that.

Because I figure going on
that stand ought to be worth

A big slice of my time.

What he's gonna say won't change
eckhardt's testimony.

But it changes
our hero image.

If I put that convict
on the stand,

There's a very good chance

They won't buy one word
the captain says.

So if kimble turns himself in...

J.J.

What are you doing here?

I want to see your father.

Well, he's eating breakfast.

Go on up.

I'd rather
he came down here.

Sure.

The court order situation
is getting very complicated.

I don't know what
could be done about it.

Bill.

Did you both get messages
I sent you last night?

Yes, just a few
minutes ago.

He's due in at noon today
to surrender?

That's what I wanted
to talk to you about.

If you have anything new
I'd like to hear about it.

I guess you would,

But we're under no obligation
to hand you our case.

If we've got something,
you'll find out in court.

That's the way it goes?

You know the law.

And so do you.

You know I could be back here
in half an hour

With an affidavit
of discovery.

I doubt if you can, burt.

But you can try if you want to.

Let him see it.
All right.

The report's in my office.

I'll meet you there.

Thank you.

You're running short
of time.

I know.

I wanted to talk to you once
more before I turn myself in.

What about?

Anything, everything.

You see after I surrender,
that's it.

After that it's all you.

Uh, j.J.,
why don't you go upstairs

And see if your mother
needs any errands to run.

No, I want to stay.

Is there something
you can't say?

What's wrong, dad?

Look, if you have any doubts,
please tell me,

Now.

You're not gonna pull out
on the guy, are you?

Of course not.

You see, my sister...

...Feels there's
something wrong.

Now what
do you mean "wrong"?

Well, she doesn't know
exactly it's just that-

She doesn't like the way
lieutenant gerard is acting.

Look, I gave you my word that
I'd testify for you, didn't I?

It even cost me a good job.

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

Well, forget it. I-

I hadn't planned to tell you.

J.J., not a word to mother.
She doesn't know yet.

Well, uh, my bus
will be leaving pretty soon.

Thanks.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I know, but I can't do it.
I just can't do it.

But it's almost like
he's just walking into a trap.

Maybe. But there's
still the chance

That the jury
will believe eckhardt.

A chance?

Burt, we're talking
about dick's life,

Not some lottery ticket.

Donna, I told dick.
I am not just a lawyer.

I am part
of the legal machinery.

I cannot
help him avoid arrest.

At least tell me how
I can get in touch with him.

Hello.

Yes, I know who you are.

Yes, he's with my husband now.
They're downstairs somewhere.

Oh, tell my brother
not to come in.

Uh, do you understand?

Tell him not to come.

Yes, well, what is it?

Does the name eddie bragg
mean anything to you?

Well, uh-

No, I don't think so.

Who is he?

I-I think your husband
probably knows.

Just tell my brother to stay
there, all right, mrs. Eckhardt?

Yes, yes.
I'll do that.

I was just coming to get you.

What for?

Well, they don't want
dr. Kimble to come now.

Where is he?

Why, he already left.
What's the matter?

Well, I didn't understand.
It was about some man.

Uh, eddie bragg.

It's that, uh, salesman.

Oh, jim,
what are we gonna do?

Stop kimble.

We've got to stop him.

I don't get it.

Dad, wait,
I'm coming with you.

He did say "bus,"
didn't he?

Yeah.

Dad, what's this all about?

We'll head for
the south side terminal.

Where did he say
the bus leaves the highway?

Not until the 7a junction
just outside of stafford.

He thinks we'll have
a tough time catching it.

We'd better get moving.

They're gathering out there.

I know.

Shouldn't you tell them
he isn't coming?

We're not sure
he isn't coming.

I recognized you.

What?

If it was me,
I'd never turn myself in.

I don't care
who my witness was.

I just thought
you'd like to know.

You wanna know about
eddie bragg?

All right, j.J.
I'll tell you.

You start with a lot of pain.

I mean, real pain.

The first time
in a field hospital

You're screaming,
begging them to stop it.

And they stop it.

But the pain comes back
and they stop it again.

And later, an operation,
another operation.

Every time the pain,

And every time they stop it.

One day you get
a different kind of pain.

Only this time
you stop it yourself.

Do you understand, son?

I was hooked.

You?

Eddie bragg is a pusher.
A dope pusher in chicago.

I stopped there
on my way back to stafford

Two years ago, three days before
that kimble thing.

Made a contact
with him,

Bought some morphine.

A week's supply.

I thought
I'd kicked the habit.

I had this one relapse.

I haven't touched it since.

That's the truth.

But if they've got bragg,

They'll say I was
on narcotics that night.

That I was just dreaming,
seeing things.

Looks like they must have
gotten through to kimble.

I doubt it.

Green doesn't look
that confident.

He ought to be here by now.

There's the interstate bus.

I never
saw bragg again. I-

I put it out of my mind.

I know saying I'm sorry
isn't going to help.

Why did you even start,
knowing what you did?

Well, the odds against it
coming out were so great.

You could have told me,
let me decide.

Look, I'm still willing
to go on the stand.

Even with bragg,
they might believe me.

And if they don't?

Look, my dad stuck
his neck out for you.

He tried.

They could have
found out about him,

But he tried.

And he's still ready
to go through with it.

What do you call that?

You're right, j.J.

Come on,
let's get out of here.

Well, I've got
better things to do

Than stand out here
like a fool.

Kimble
isn't gonna show.

Thank god.

Come on.
I'll drive you home.

You reached him?

Oh, the trouble
I caused everyone, I-

Don't apologize.

I know how hard it must have
been for you to tell dick.

I think he understood.

Did your son know?

No.

I figured he wasn't
old enough,

But I was wrong.

He's bigger
than I thought.

Lieutenant?

How do you feel about
kimble now?

Even though
there won't be a trial,

The captain did see
the one-armed man.

Take the word of a junkie?

You're not serious.

He can't really believe
that about captain eckhardt.

He has to.

A witness has seen
the one-armed man.

Richard kimble
has had confirmed

What he had almost begun
to doubt himself.

And a phantom seen by two men
can be seen again.