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Unexpected Escape from the Dam
Cosmo Renfro
What happened? Where'd he go?
[after Kimble has just leapt off the dam to escape]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
The guy did a ] right off of this dam, right here!
[[w:Peter Pan|Peter Pan]
Cosmo Renfro
What?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Yeah! BOOM!
[Laughs in amazement]
Cosmo Renfro
Holy shit! All Right, Can we go home now?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
No.
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Debate on Risk and Decision-Making
Deputy Noah Newman
I can't hear anything. My My ears uh.... I can't believe you did that.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
You think I should have bargained with that guy?
Deputy Noah Newman
Yeah, I do. You could've missed. You Could've killed me.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Yeah?
Deputy Noah Newman
Yeah.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
How bad's that ear?
Deputy Noah Newman
It's terrible. I'm gonna have permanent hearing damage.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Let me see it. Come here. Can you hear what I'm saying now?
[Newman lowers his head]
Deputy Noah Newman
Yeah.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
I...don't...bargain. You hear that?
[whispering]
Deputy Noah Newman
Yeah.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Okay.
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A Denial of Responsibility and Indifference
Dr. Richard Kimble
I didn't kill my wife!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
I don't care!
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Investigation of Blood Trail in Pursuit
Deputy Poole
Chester Police just found a blood trail! Two miles, southeast.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Robert?
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Yo!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Type that blood, match it against all four prisoners. Renfro?
Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Yo!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Get a fax ID on Kimble to every local hospital. And follow with the troopers. Newman?
Marshal Noah Newman
Yes?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
What are you doing?
Marshal Noah Newman
I'm thinking.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Well think me up a cup of coffee and a chocolate donut with some of those little sprinkles on top, will you? As long as you're thinking?
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Detective's Challenge to Capture Richard Kimble
Detective Kelly
We just got word from the U.S. Marshals that our old friend Richard Kimble is alive and well and has decided to come back home to Chicago. Now, we all know what high regard we hold for this scumbag, so I am personally donating a bottle of 12-year old Scotch to whoever puts the collar on this quack.
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The Big Dog's Lesson on Argumentation
Marshal Samuel Gerard
So he showed up not dead yet. Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the Big Dog, because the Big Dog is always right.
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Unlikely Survival in a Dangerous Situation
State Police Captain
Marshal, I do not want to tell you how to do your job, but only one person in a million could survive that fall! The guy is fish food!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
OK, get a cane pole, go catch the fish that ate him.
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Hospital Sighting Raises Questions in Manhunt
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Sam!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
What?
Marshal Bobby Biggs
We just got a call from Harris Community Hospital. The wounded guard swears he saw Kimble outside the emergency room!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Well, that's odd.
Marshal Bobby Biggs
And an ambulance is missing.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Where's he going in an ambulance?
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Reviewing the Timeline of Events
Detective Kelly
All right, let's go over it again from the top. What time did he arrive at the house?
Drug Dealer
Around 10:30 in the morning.
Detective Kelly
And he was alone?
Drug Dealer
Yeah he was alone.
Detective Kelly
And you got a good look at him?
Drug Dealer
Yeah I got a real good look.
[Rosetti shows the dealer Kimble's wanted poster]
Detective Rosetti
You better be straight with me, kid. You mean to tell me that this is the guy staying in your mother's basement?
Drug Dealer
That's what I'm tellin you.
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The Urgency of Surrender
Marshal Samuel Gerard
Dr. Richard Kimble! There's no way out of here, Richard! The entire building is locked down! Give it up Richard, you don't have any time, Chicago police department thinks you're a cop killer, they WILL shoot you on sight! Richard, I know you're innocent! I know about Frederick Sykes! I know about Dr. Charles Nichols! Richard, he borrowed your car the night of your wife's murder, he had the keys! No forced entry, Richard! He telephoned Sykes from your car, Richard! Richard, give it up! Richard, I'm either lying or I'm gonna shoot you, what do you think? Give it up, It's time to stop running!
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Indifference Concealed in a Moment of Trust
Kimble
I thought you said you didn't care.
Gerard
I don't. Don't tell anyone, will you?
[They begin laughing]
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Urgent Alert in a Dangerous Situation
Dr. Richard Kimble
Officer, there's a man in a blue topcoat waving a gun and screaming...at a woman.
[to a cop he stops while being chased by Gerard; The cops temporarily restrain Gerard]
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Acknowledging Responsibility for a Difficult Choice
Marshal Samuel Gerard
What can I tell you, sir? Mr. Copeland was a bad man. He was going to kill one of my kids. Well, sir you can blame me, I mean I'm the one who shot him.
[On the phone receiving a dressing down from his superior that he was supposed to capture and interrogate Copeland, not kill him]
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Search Efforts Intensify in Pursuit Operation
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
I wanna see a helicopter come over here, 100 feet off this river--make him aware of these wires...
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Sam, what are you, out of your mind?! He's dead!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
That ought to make him easy to catch. Hounds! I want hounds on both banks of this river for two miles upstream and downstream. You guys got a search-and-rescue team in this county? Get them down here and drag the bottom of this spillway. How come they haven't turned off the water?
Deputy Poole
Somebody from County's working on it.
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Pursuit of a Fugitive
Marshal Samuel Gerard
Stop that Man!!!
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A Warning to Stay Away
Copeland
Now you listen, and you listen good. I don't care which way you run. Just don't follow me, got it?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Hey Copeland?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Be good.
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Chaos Amidst Law Enforcement Confrontation
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Richard?!!
Dr. Richard Kimble
Officer, officer! There's a man in a blue topcoat waving a gun and screaming…at a woman.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
STOP THAT MAN!!
Marshal Henry
He's a US Marshal, let him go, let him go!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Close the gates, go! LOCK IT NOW!!!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Agh that door!!
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Pursuing Dr. Richard Kimble's Capture
Marshal Samuel Gerard
Your fugitive's name is Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him.
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Unraveling the Truth Behind Helen's Murder
Dr. Richard Kimble
I found him, Chuck. I found the man who killed Helen.
[on a payphone]
Dr. Charles Nichols
What?
[on a Hotel phone]
Dr. Richard Kimble
It was Me they were after.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Who? Who are "They"?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Devlin MacGregor and Lentz.
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Medical Diagnosis in a Critical Situation
Dr. Richard Kimble
Tell the attending he's got a puncture in the epigastric area.
[Leaves; the paramedics are dumbstruck]
Paramedic
How the hell could he tell that by looking at his face?
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Charity Ball Conversation Between Friends
Helen Kimble
Thank you for coming with me to that charity ball. I know how much you hate those functions, but God, I love looking at you in a tux.
Dr. Richard Kimble
I just feel I look like I'm a waiter or something. Hello?
[Kimble's car phone rings; he switches it to a hands-free mode]
Chicago Memorial employee
Dr. Kimble?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Yes, it is.
Chicago Memorial employee
Sorry to bother you, sir, but Dr. Stevens just went into emergency OR and asks if you could give him a hand on this one.
Dr. Richard Kimble
All right, call him back. Tell him I'll be right there.
Chicago Memorial employee
Thank you, doctor.
Dr. Richard Kimble
Yep, thank you. Good night.
[hangs up]
Helen Kimble
I'll wait up for you.
Helen Kimble
I'll wait up for you...I'll wait up for you.
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Footwear Frustrations Amidst Tension
Cosmo Renfro
Shit, I just bought these shoes!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Shut up, Cosmo.
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Bravery Amidst Chaos and Danger
Old Prison Guard
...the bus rolls over several times before it settled at the bottom of the hill here. I don't know if I passed out or what, but, when I looked up, the train was bearing down on us. Fast. I don't know how, uh, it's-still kinda hazy, but, somehow I grabbed him and---and I pushed him out of the bus.
Sheriff Rollins
You're a brave man. You could've both been killed.
Old Prison Guard
Yeah, I know! But, hell, he's my partner. He would have done the same for me.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Excuse me, sheriff, I'm United States Marshal Samuel Gerard. I'd like to talk to you-
Sheriff Rollins
Uh, I'll be with you in just a minute.
[sincerely; turns his attention back to the guard]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
OK.
Sheriff Rollins
One more time. Just for the record, uh, these three are dead?
[He shows the guard photos of Carlson, Copeland and Pernilla]
Old Prison Guard
Yeah.
Sheriff Rollins
And, uh, this one?
[shows the guard a sheet with Kimble's mugshot; the guard looks at it closely]
Old Prison Guard
Well, everything happened so fast. Uh.... no, I don't think he made it.
[The sheriff turns back to Gerard]
Sheriff Rollins
Well, looks like you came a long way for nothin'.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
With all due respect, uh, Sheriff Rollins, I'd like to recommend checkpoints on a fifteen mile radius at I-57, I-24, and over here on Route 13 east of Chester-
Sheriff Rollins
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, wait a minute: uh, the prisoners are all dead. The only thing checkpoints are gonna do is get a lot of good people frantic around here and flood my office with calls.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Well, shit, Sheriff, I would really hate to see that happen, so I guess I'll take over your investigation.
[Rollins looks at him incredulously]
Sheriff Rollins
On what authority?
[scoffs]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Governor of the State of Illinois, United States Marshal's Office, Fifth District, Northern Illinois.
[pause]
Sheriff Rollins
All right, fine. Uh, you want jurisdiction over this mess? You got it. Okay boys, gather around here and listen up! Uh, we're shuttin it down, Wyatt Earp's here to mop up.
[hands the file over to Gerard; to his deputies]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
That's funny. "Wyatt Earp".
[Biggs shoulders his way through the crowd]
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Excuse me. Sam! Sam!
[Gerard looks at what's in Biggs' hands]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Oh, wow, gee whiz! Look here! You know, we're always fascinated when we find leg irons with no legs in them! Who held the keys, sir?
[dangles a set of unshackled leg irons in front of the guard]
Old Prison Guard
Me.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Where are those keys at?
Old Prison Guard
I don't know.
Deputy Erin Poole
Care to revise your statement, sir?
Old Prison Guard
What?
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Do you want to change your bullshit story, sir?
[Poole shows the photo of Kimble to the guard]
Old Prison Guard
He mighta got out.
[after looking at it for a few seconds]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
He mighta got out"?
Sheriff Rollins
What the hell is this?! A minute ago you're telling me was part of the wreckage! Now he might have gotten out?!
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Listen up, ladies and gentlemen! Our fugitive has been on the run for 90 minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injuries is 4 miles per hour and that gives us a radius of... 6 miles. What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Doctor Richard Kimble. Go get him.
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A Tense Standoff on Innocence and Loyalty
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Doctor Nichols, you really want to help him? You really want to be his friend? Then you'll help us bring him in, unharmed.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Why? So he can go back to prison? If you want help, gentlemen, you've come to the wrong man. Richard is innocent and you'll never find him. He's too smart.
[clicks his tongue]
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Oh well... we're pretty smart guys.
[sarcastically]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Yeah, what about us?
Cosmo Renfro
Last time I looked.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Yeah, we're smart. We are. I mean, how smart could he be, really? Is he as smart as you are?
Dr. Charles Nichols
Smarter.
[thinks and considers his answer, smiles]
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Confrontation Over Medical Evidence
Dr. Charles Nichols
Richard. I'm sorry, I'm in ‘d middle of this speech.
Dr. Richard Kimble
You almost got away with it, didn't you? I know all about it. I can prove it.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Ladies and gentlemen, my friend Richard Kimble doesn't fell well obviously, so...if you'll go on with your dessert and coffee...Richard, do you mind to step aside, and let's talk. Okay. So, uh, I'll be back in... just a second.
Dr. Richard Kimble
You changed the samples, didn't you, huh? You switched the samples! After Lentz died.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Richard, let-
[Richard Forces Nichols' arm down]
Host
Let's stay, stay calm, people.
Dr. Richard Kimble
After Lentz died you were the only one who had the access. You switched the samples, And the pathology reports. You kill Lentz, too?! Huh?!
[shoves Charles]
Host
Can we get some security in here please?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Huh? Did You?
Dr. Richard Kimble
He falsified his research... so that RDU-90 could be... approved, and... Devlin MacGregor could give you...Provasic.
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Understanding the Meaning of "Hinky
Marshal Bobby Biggs
It's hinky, Sam. I mean, this guy is a college graduate. He became a doctor. I mean, he ain't gonna go through here with all this security. Hinky.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
What does that mean Biggs, "hinky"?
Marshal Bobby Biggs
I don't know. Strange. Weird.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Well, why don't you say strange or weird? I mean "hinky", that has no meaning.
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Well, we say "hinky".
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
I don't want you guys using words around me that got no meaning. I'm taking the stairs and waking.
Marshal Bobby Biggs
How about bullshit? How about bullshit, Sam?
[sotto voice]
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Confronting Betrayal and Deception in Research
Dr. Richard Kimble
You switched the samples, And the pathology reports! You kill Lentz, too?! Huh?! Did you?! He falsified his research, so that RDU-90 could be approved and Devlin McGregor could give you... Provasic!
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Unexpected Reunion and a Request for Help
Dr. Charles Nichols
Oh, my god, Richard!
Dr. Richard Kimble
How are you, Charlie?
Dr. Charles Nichols
Jesus, you're back.
Dr. Richard Kimble
I need some money.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Sure, sure. Get in.
Dr. Richard Kimble
No, I can't. Just whatever you got on you. You're hot, pal. If not now, you will be.
Dr. Charles Nichols
Have you got a place to stay? I mean, how can I help you?
Police officer
You have a green light, get going.
[on bullhorn]
Dr. Charles Nichols
Richard...
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A Humorous Reflection on Identity
State Trooper
Hey, Doc! We're looking for a prisoner from that bus-train wreck a couple of hours ago, might be hurt.
Dr. Richard Kimble
Uh, what does he look like?
State Trooper
6'1, 180, brown hair, brown eyes, beard. See anyone like that around?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Every time I look in the mirror, pal - except for the beard, of course!
[starts to leave, but then...]
State Trooper
Doc?
Dr. Richard Kimble
Yeah?
[hesitates, thinking he's about to get caught; The trooper points at Kimble's crotch to indicate to Kimble that his fly is down]
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Consequences of Confronting Danger
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
What can I tell you, sir? Mr. Copeland was a bad man. He was gonna kill one of my kids. Well, sir, you can blame me, I mean I'm the one who shot him. So he showed up not dead yet. Let that be a lesson to you, boys and girls. Don't ever argue with the big dog. The big dog is always right.
[listens; sets down the receiver and hands the file on Copeland over to another agent, then heads into a conference room where his other deputies are listening to the tapped phone call Kimble made to his lawyer; closes the doors behind him; Biggs barks like a happy dog; Gerard leans back in his chair]
Deputy Poole
Yeah you've been right before.
[Gerard laughs dryly]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
All right.
[The techs play the phone call from the beginning; as the conversation plays, we hear a bell ringing in the background; at the point where Walter asks Kimble for his location, the rumbling of a train passing overhead can be heard]
Marshal Henry
I might be crazy, but that train sounds like an L'.
Deputy Bobby Biggs
St. Louis doesn't have an elevated train.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
How do you know it's an elevated train?
Marshal Stevens
You know, I think he's right. I lived under an L for twenty years.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Oh, then you can explain the difference in the sound of an elevated train as opposed to a train that's running along the ground. Play that back. I wanna hear the sounds of an elevated train.
[sarcastically]
Marshal Cosmo Renfro
All right, now wait a minute. Now What cities have L's? uh, New York's got ].
[[w:New York City Subway|an 'el']
Deputy Poole
].
[[w:Market-Frankford Line|Philly]
Deputy Bobby Biggs
].
[[w:Chicago 'L'|We do]
Marshal Cosmo Renfro
We got an el', Milwaukee's got an el'.
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Hold it right there! When the lawyer says that he sounds guilty, there's bells in the background, there's a guy on a PA. I wanna drop everything but the guy on the PA. Can you do that?
Technician
Yeah, I'll try it. Hold on.
[presses a few buttons, rewinds the tape, and presses play; at the point where Walter asks Kimble "Why did you run?" a distinguishable P.A. voice comes on]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Yeah Right there.
PA Announcer on tape
Next stop...
[unintelligible]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
What's he saying? Something like "Next," uh, "stop"? It sounds like "Next stop". Do that again.
[The tech rewinds, presses a few more buttons, and replays that portion of the clip; this time, the announcer is more clearly audible]
PA Announcer on tape
Next Stop: ].
[[w:Merchandise Mart (CTA station)|Merchandise Mart]
Deputy Poole
Merchandise Mart".
[repeating the announcer's words]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Son-of-a-bitch, our boy came home.
Marshal Cosmo Renfro
That bell, That bell is the bell on the Wells Street Bridge. It's six blocks away.
[realizing]
Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
I knew that was an elevated train.
Marshal Bobby Biggs
Oh yeah, big dog, you're never wrong.
[standing up]
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A Chase Begins After a Murdered Wife
Taglines
A murdered wife. A one-armed man. An obsessed detective. The chase begins.
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