The Fugitive (TV Series)

Fear in a Desert City (1963)

William Conrad: Narrator

Quotes 

• Narrator : [Epilog Closing Narration. Viewers see Richard Kimble, suitcase in hand, walking down a city street at night. He pauses a moment to pet a stray kitten]  Now six months, two weeks, and another thousand miles a Fugitive, this is Richard Kimble. And this is how it is with him.

• Narrator : [Opening Narration. Viewers see a Greyhound Bus pull into the Tucson, Arizona depot. Several passengers disembark, among them, Richard Kimble]  Now six months a Fugitive, this is Richard Kimble with a new identity and, for as long as it is safe, a new name - James Lincoln. He thinks of the day when we might find the man with one arm. But now is now, and this is how it is with him.

  [Viewers see Kimble, suitcase in hand, walks through the bus depot] 

  Narrator : Another journey - another place. Walk neither too fast nor too slow. Beware the eyes of strangers. Keep moving.

  [Kimble reaches a hotel entrance] 

  Narrator : The right one - or will it be a mistake? Is this the trap where it will end?

  [Kimble checks in at the desk and enters room 26] 

  Narrator : Safe - for now. Another room.

  [Kimble glances out a window] 

  Narrator : Windows look out - and look in.

  [Kimble pulls down the shade] 

  Narrator : Get busy.

  [Kimble opens his suitcase on the bed and removes a shaving kit which includes a bottle of hair dye. He goes into the bathroom and carefully examines his face and hair in the mirror] 

  Narrator : Look closely. Be sure of this: they'll never stop looking. He'll never stop. Not Lieutenant Gerard.

• Narrator : [Continuing Act One Narration following a scene with Lt. Gerard and his superior, Capt. Carpenter. Viewers see Kimble opening a newspaper's Want Ads page]  Ready? A job. What will it be?

  [Kimble circles an ad that reads "Bartender - Work Nights. The Branding Iron. 109 South Scott Street."] 

  Narrator : Be ready for the questions and hope there won't be too many.