The Fugitive (season 4)
| The Fugitive (season 4) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 13, 1966 – August 29, 1967 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth and final season of The Fugitive was filmed in color, and was originally aired Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 pm on ABC from September 13, 1966 to August 29, 1967. The first volume of the season was released on Region 1 DVD on November 2, 2010. Volume 2 was released on February 15, 2011.
At the time of its initial airing, "The Judgment: Part 2" was the highest-rated episode of a TV series until the record was surpassed by the Dallas episode "Who Done It" thirteen years later.
Shot during a police chase, Kimble seeks refuge at an orphanage near a Navajo Indian reservation in Puma County, Arizona. Annie Johnson removes the bullet and offers Kimble work as a teacher. The local sheriff, Prycer, believes that Kimble has escaped, but his deputy, Steel, believes him to still be in the area and suspects Annie of sheltering the fugitive.
Kimble believes he sees the one-arm man entering an audio visual trade show at a courtyard-style hotel (filmed on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles) in an undisclosed city. After he runs into a guest and accidentally takes her wallet, on-site security mistakes him for a pickpocket and gives chase. Thinking they know he's an escaped convict, Kimble tries to jump a fence, but is caught by a guard and has to punch him to get away. A saleswoman at an exhibit (a videotape recorder-camera combination; very advanced for the time), hides Kimble in her room. To complicate things, Kimble's visit was caught, for an instant, on videotape. It is seen by a security guard, an ex-cop who shot a young burglar and now desperately needs Kimble to act as a witness in an inquest to prove that he fired in self-defense. The guard confirms Kimble is a fugitive but promises to let him go.
While searching for the one-armed man, Kimble makes the mistake of going to Clark City, Nevada, a corrupt gambling town. Fred Johnson, the one-armed man, works there as a numbers runner under the alias Steve Cramer, and hires two cops to attack Kimble. He survives but Johnson puts out a contract on him. Kimble is nursed back to health by Cora, a prostitute (after she first tries stealing his wallet). She tells Kimble that the entire town is under the control of mob underboss Oliver Enright, to whom Kimble goes to ask for protection from the dirty cops. Johnson then forces Cora to lead Kimble to an alley ambush, but Johnson is beaten senseless by Kimble and dragged to the police, Kimble turning himself in. Unfortunately, the mob-connected cops take Kimble and Johnson directly to Enright. They are brought to the elderly and invalid Mafia boss Victor Luchek, who must decide what to do with the two fugitives in his town.
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