Cast the First Stone
One of the most fateful twists in Richard
Kimble's life on the run is the way he is constantly running into
supposed paragons of society who are actually pretty slimy, while he
himself, branded a murderer and shunned, is a veritable saint. The
very first episode, FEAR IN A
DESERT CITY, sets the tone: High-and-mighty politician Brian
Keith is really a scumbag, but Kimble's the one who
gets hassled by creepy cop Harry Townes. Though smug, self-satisfied
citizens are often quick to condemn Kimble, which among them is truly
as sin-free as he?
This is thrown into an especially ironic light when one considers the
various law-enforcement officers Kimble
has to deal with, of whom at least 99 percent are morally inferior to
the falsely convicted man they are hunting down. Even Lieutenant
Gerard is not an exception. To be sure, his uncompromising respect for the
letter of the law sets him head and shoulders above all the other cops
on the show. Yet he does not disdain from ruthlessly manipulating
innocent bystanders while striving to get his man, as we learn in the
episode TEN THOUSAND PIECES OF
SILVER. Still worse, though, Gerard shows no gratitude
whatsoever for Kimble's repeated efforts
to save him and his next-of-kin from life-threatening perils. With
enemies like Kimble, who needs bodyguards?
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