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Favorite TV Episodes: The Fugitive "Trial by Fire"

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THE FUGITIVE 10/5/65 “Trial By Fire”

After a couple of weak episodes, the series comes back strong with a memorable one. A witness emerges who saw the one-armed man. Played by the always sickly and sad looking Charles Aidman, he was in the military service and shipped out the next day without knowing about the murder. He was badly injured in Germany and spent a long time hospitalized. Now he’s back and he’s heard about Kimble’s case and wants to testify that he saw the one-armed man.

Jacqueline Scott returns as Donna Kimble who has hired a lawyer, (Frank Aletter), who gets Kimble a hearing that will determine if he can get a new trial. Aidman testifies and can’t be shaken by the prosecutor. It looks good. But Kimble has to turn himself in. He isn’t sure it could all work out that simply. I don’t blame him: would a witness who saw the one-armed man be enough to get him off?

Still, he agrees to come in on a bus and turn himself in at the court house. Meanwhile, a guy turns up who knows a dark secret about Aidman, one that will compromise his testimony. Donna, the attorney and Aidman try to get word to Kimble. There’s a dramatic scene where the bus stops in front of the court house with a small army of policemen and another one of reporters and photographers waiting to see Kimble step out. Gerard, with his poker face, is also waiting.

When Kimble doesn’t appear, the Lieutenant seems almost glad, (he allowed Kimble’s attorney to see what they had on Aidman when he didn’t have to). Is he starting to have doubts? He denies it with his final line but you have to wonder.

IMDB: "The Fugitive" Trial by Fire (TV Episode 1965) - IMDb

You-Tube: This episode isn’t on You-Tube. This link is the best I could do:

 

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