Synopsis
Includes:
The Fugitive: Ballad for a Ghost (1964)
The Fugitive: Detour on a Road Going Nowhere (1964)
The Fugitive: The Cage (1964)
The Fugitive: Escape into Black (1964)
The Fugitive: Tug of War (1964)
The Fugitive: Tiger Left, Tiger Right (1964)
The Fugitive: When the Bough Breaks (1964)
The Fugitive: Man on a String (1964)
The Fugitive: World's End (1964)
The Fugitive: Dark Corner (1964)
The Fugitive: The Iron Maiden (1964)
The Fugitive: Devil's Carnival (1964)
The Fugitive: Man in a Chariot (1964)
The Fugitive: Cry Uncle (1964)
The Fugitive: Nemesis (1964)
The Fugitive: Ballad for a Ghost
Now in Ohio and posing as "Pete Glenn", Kimble (David Janssen) lands a job at a nightclub where Hallie Martin (Janis Paige) is the featured singer. It happens that Hallie is the living image of Kimble's late wife, a fact that fascinates him. Hallie is equally fascinated by Kimble--but her husband Dan (Paul Fix) isn't, and he is poised to make big trouble for everyone concerned. Janis Paige sings several standards, including the old ballad "The Water is Wide". (A point to ponder: If Hallie Martin is a lookalike for Kimble's wife, shouldn't she have been played by Diane Brewster, who was usually seen as the unfortunate Mrs. Kimble in the series' flashback sequences?) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Detour on a Road Going Nowhere
Travelling under the name "Stu Manning", Kimble (David Janssen) takes a job at a Wyoming mountain lodge which is subsequently burglarized. Obliged to let the police take his fingerprints during the investigation of the crime, Kimble figures that he better get while the going is good, and boards the shuttle bus heading out of the mountains. When the bus is trapped by a landslide, Kimble finds himself entangled in the personal problems of the other passengers--a strange and motley crew indeed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: The Cage
Using the alias "Jeff Parker", Kimble (David Janssen) finds work in a fishing village where Captain Vardez (Joe De Santis) rules with an iron hand. Noting evidence of bubonic plague, Kimble is duty-bound to alert the authorities, even though he himself will be quarantined in town, thus placing himself in danger of being arrested. But the fugitive's most immediate problem is the despotic Vardez, who is not only outraged that "his" town has been shut down due to illness, but also because his daughter Carla (Brenda Scott) is sweet on Kimble. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Escape into Black
Seriously injured in an explosion, Richard Kimble (David Janssen) awakens to find that he has lost all memory of his identity as a fugitive from justice. Hoping to help Kimble put the pieces back together are Dr. Towne (Ivan Dixon), an aloof neuropsychologist, and Margaret Ruskin (Betty Garrett), a warmhearted social worker. Using their patient's reference to a "one-armed man" as a clue to his identity, Towne and Margaret unwittingly contact Fred Johnson (Bill Raisch), the man who committed the murder for which Kimble has been charged. Now Kimble's own life is in danger --and he still doesn't know enough about himself to escape his fate. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Tug of War
While working as a farmhand, Kimble (David Janssen) is recognized from a wanted poster, and finds himself pursued by local sheriff Morgan Fallon (Don Gordon). Meanwhile, aging Samuel Cole (Arthur O'Connell), the town's former sheriff, is determined to make up for the tragic blunder of allowing a murderer to escape his clutches. Ultimately, Kimble is trapped by both Fallon and Cole, who engaged in a tense and potentially deadly "tug of war" with the hapless Fugitive. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Tiger Left, Tiger Right
Posing as "Frank Jordan", Kimble (David Janssen) hires on as gardener for wealthy Mike Pryor (John Lasell) and his family. Meanwhile, Harold Cheyney (Leslie Nielsen), embittered over a crippling accident suffered while working for Pryor, has sworn revenge on his former partner. Cheyney plans to kidnap Pryor and hold him for ransom--but through a fluke, he ends up snatching Kimble instead. Now the perennial fugitive is trapped between the proverbial rock and hard place: Even if he manages to escape from Cheyney, he faces the likelihood of returning to Death Row. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: When the Bough Breaks
Eluding the local authorities, Richard Kimble (David Janssen)--aka "Peter Broderick"--hops a freight car containing three other passengers: A hobo named Preacher (Royal Dano), a woman named Carol (Diana Hyland), and a little baby. Carol claims to be the infant's mother, and further insists that she is searching for her husband. But it soon turns out that the woman has been mentally unbalanced since becoming a widow--and that she has kidnapped the baby. Kimble's efforts to help Carol and return the baby to its parents are complicated by the child's precarious health...to say nothing of the treacherous Preacher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Man on a String
When a philandering husband is found murdered, the man's paramour Lucey Russell (Lois Nettleton) is supsected of the crime. But Lucey has a perfect alibi: at the time of the murder, she was with a fellow named Joe Walker--which happens to be the current alias of fugitive Richard Kimble (David Janssen). Now Kimble must risk being arrested himself when he testifies as a coroner's inquest...while the victim's widow Amy (Patricia Smith) and corrupt deputy George Duncan (John Larch) cook up a scheme to frame the reluctant witness on a charge of accessory to murder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: World's End
Suzanne Pleshette guest stars as Ellie Burnett, the daughter of the now-deceased lawyer who had unsuccessfully defended Richard Kimble (David Janssen) during his murder trial. Claiming to have new information about the One-Armed Man whom Kimble insists is the real murderer, Ellie manages to contact the fugitive, who is now posing as a "Mr. May." Problem is, Ellie is twisting the truth in an effort to persuade Kimble (for whom she has always carried a torch) to run off with her to South America--and even worse, Kimble's relentless pursuer Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) is a regular dinner guest at the Burnett household. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Dark Corner
Still on the lam from the Law, Richard Kimble takes a refuge on a farm owned by the Braydon family. Attracted to the fugitive, Mattie Braydon (Tuesday Weld), a blind sculptress, shields him from the sheriff and her parents, claiming that he has agreed to model for her latest sculpture. What Kimble doesn't realize is that the neurotic Mattie is adept at using her blindness to manipulate everyone around her--and in her own way, she may prove to be even more dangerous to him than the authorities. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: The Iron Maiden
Hired as a construction worker at a missile site, Kimble is one of several people trapped in an underground shaft by an explosion. Among the others similarly entombed are Congresswoman Snell (Nan Martin) and construction head Jack Glennon (Stephen McNally), who happen to be longtime enemies. Kimble must somehow patch up the differences between these two and persuade him that he is innocent of murder before the rescue party arrives--a party which includes the fugitive's dogged pursuer Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse). Featured in the cast is Richard Anderson, who would return in the series' final two-part episode as Kimble's brother-in-law Leonard Taft. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Devil's Carnival
In Bayou country, Kimble (David Janssen) hitches a ride with Hanes McClure (Warren Oates), an obnoxious braggart who happens to be wanted by the authorities of a variety of crimes. Local police captain Charles Shafter (Philip Abbott) is grateful when Kimble subsequently helps him capture McClure, but he still is duty-bound to hold Kimble until Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) arrives. Complicating matters is a mixed-up kid named Tad Thompson (Dee Pollock), who idolizes Hanes and helps him bust out of jail. Though willing to take advantage of the jailbreak himself, Kimble realizes that he must prevent Tad from following in McClure's crooked footsteps. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Man in a Chariot
Wrongfully accused of murder, Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen) continues his search for the "One-Armed Man" who can prove his innocence, while the relentless Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse) steps up his efforts to recapture Kimble and deliver him to Death Row, as The Fugitive launches its second season. Guest star Ed Begley appears as famed criminal laywer G. Stanley Lazar (Ed Begley), who during a TV discussion show claims that he could not only get a new trial for Kimble, but also an acquittal. After being contacted by the still-in-hiding Kimble, Professor Lazar tests his theory in a mock trial held before his law students. Alas, Lazar is plagued by a plethora of personal demons that could negatively affect the outcome of the "trial"--while Gerard, suspecting that Kimble is somewhere in the vicinity of the classroom, slowly closes in on his quarry. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Cry Uncle
While the police search for a robbery suspect, Kimble (David Janssen) takes refuge in an orphanage. Here he is "adopted" as an uncle by Sean (Donald Losby), a lonely, troubled child who faces institutionalization in a mental hospital. Knowing that Kimble is a fugitive and assuming that he's the holdup man, Sean blackmails Kimble into helping him escape from the orphanage--and taking three other "problem" kids along. One of the youngsters is played by eleven-year-old Ronny Howard, who at the time was still going strong as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show; also, the actress playing orphanage official Miss Edmonds is Brett Somers, onetime wife of Jack Klugman and later an inescapable presence on the TV gameshow circuit. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Fugitive: Nemesis
Having followed the trail of the One-Armed Man to Northern Wisconsin, Kimble (David Janssen) runs afoul of a mean-spirited sheriff named Deebold (John Doucette). In his efforts to elude the vindictive lawman, Kimble steals a car--which by a cruel twist of fate belongs to his perennial pursuer Lt. Gerard (Barry Morse. Worse still, Kimble has inadvertently kidnapped Gerard's son Phil Jr. (played by a young Kurt Russell), who is every bit as determined to bring the Fugitive to "justice" as his father. Featured in the cast are Slim Pickens as colorful mountain man Corbin, and guest star Kurt Russell's real-life father Bing Russell as Davis. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
