The Fugitive Monologues

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.

All right, listen up, ladies and gentlemen, our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground, barring injuries, is 4 miles per hour. That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want from 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 Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him.

Newman, what are you doing?

Well, think me up a cup of coffee and a chocolate doughnut with some of those little sprinkles on top, while you're thinking.

Oh! Wow, gee whiz, looky here! You know, we're always fascinated when we find leg irons with no legs in them. Who held the keys, sir?

Newman, we're gonna send you a bunch of cops, make sure they turn that place inside out.

And don't let them give you any shit about your pony tail.

Well, why don't you say strange or weird? I mean hinky, that has no meaning.

I don't want you guys using words around me that have no meaning. I'm taking the stairs and walking.

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 your 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, Richard, it's time to stop running!

Then you can explain the difference in the sound of an elevated train as opposed to a train that's running along the ground. You must have ears like a eagle, play that back, I wanna hear the sound of an elevated train.

Doctor Nichols, you really want to help him? You really want to be his friend? Then you'll help us bring him in, unharmed.

Yeah, we're smart. We are. I mean, how smart could he be, really? Is he as smart as you are?

All right, I want to start right there. We're going start with phone taps. I want to start with his lawyer first.

You call Judge Reuben and tell him I want a whole bunch of phone taps…

And I'll call him later and tell him on who…

IF, I'm in a good mood.

Sheriff Rawlins, with all due respect, I'd like to suggest check points on a 15 mile radius out here on I-57, I-24 and on route 13 out of Chester...

Well, shit, sheriff, I'd hate to see that happen, so I guess I'll just take over your investigation.

Governor of the state of Illinois, United States Marshals Office, 5th District Northern Illinois.

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.

Look on your maps if you wanna know how to get there!

Well, Sir, Mr. Copeland was a bad man. He was gonna shoot one of my kids.

Well, sir, you can blame me, I'm the one that shot him.