Season two continues strongly with Suzanne Pleshetts character completely motivated for her love for Kimble, but what's touching about this episode is knowing her admiration for David Janssen ,when she attended and spoke at his funeral. Gerrards in this one which always ups the tension. Good episode.
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A woman in love has no boundaries.
mamalv2019 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This episode of The Fugitive is particular favorite of mine. Suzanne Pleshette plays Ellie Burnett, the daughter of Dr. Kimble's defense attorney. She has been in love with him for years and the lawyer hired by her deceased father to find the one-armed man is sure he has found him. Ellie runs a personal ad in several out of town papers to have Kimble get in touch with her.
He does and then Ellie lies about the man being found dead a day earlier. He of course is devastated. But her love for him is so strong that she wants to run away with him to Brazil, and have him forget the man ever existed. In the end she owns up to the deceit and tells him the truth sending him out into the night to continue the search.
David Janssen and Suzanne Pleshette were in love and embroiled in a affair at the time of the filming. He refused to divorce his wife and Pleshette ended the affair. She had said he was the "Great love of my life." So when you see the interaction between them on the screen that is not play acting it is real life.
He does and then Ellie lies about the man being found dead a day earlier. He of course is devastated. But her love for him is so strong that she wants to run away with him to Brazil, and have him forget the man ever existed. In the end she owns up to the deceit and tells him the truth sending him out into the night to continue the search.
David Janssen and Suzanne Pleshette were in love and embroiled in a affair at the time of the filming. He refused to divorce his wife and Pleshette ended the affair. She had said he was the "Great love of my life." So when you see the interaction between them on the screen that is not play acting it is real life.
Palpable Tension
AudioFileZ25 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Richard Kimball sets out to meet his, now deceased, defense attorney's daughter who, by placing classified cryptic ads, alerts him to a possible lead on the one-armed man. Pretty Ellie has been in love with Kimball since the trial and her father's belief in Kimball's innocence. It seems hopeful for Richard Kimball as he might find his ticket to acquittal as well as get "the girl".
Susan Pleshette is "the girl" and she's a catch. Not only is she deeply infatuated with Kimball, but she's wealthy and beautiful. It looks like things are looking up for Kimball, but he's deeply vexed. He can't help have feelings for Ellie, but he can not reciprocate her love as long as he's a convicted felon on the run. That isn't to say he not only wants to take her help, but to keep her from being hurt too. It compounds his anguish as told by every nuance in his speech and acts. Things aren't all rosy even as he holds out hope this may be the time he confronts his wife's killer. He's right to feel so much angst as Gerrard also reads papers thinking Kimball may use this popular method of underground communication. Gerrard is on his trail hot and heavy (the only way Lt. Gerrard rolls in his dogged pursuit of Richard Kimball).
The tension is palpable, surrounding Kimball like a fog. Susan Pleshette is perfect as a savior/temptress and when she finds out, unknown to Kimball, that this particular one-armed man could not be the one Kimball is looking for. Ellie holds back that information. She uses what Kimball doesn't know to manipulate him into a flight to Brazil where he can't, legally, be extradited. This builds to a climax where if she isn't honest she'll accidentally be spoon-feeding him to Gerrard.
While this episode is light on action, it more than makes up for with the wonderful screen presence of Susan Pleshette as Ellie...And, the constant tense surroundings as the conflict Kimball faces when he puts others, not just himself, into harms way. It's a good break from the working in another town another day Kimball plots. The chemistry between Pleshette and Janssen is definitely good enough the viewer almost hopes his trip to Brazil comes to fruition. But, we can't have that because we long to see more of Kimball's trials and triumphs. It does make one hope that in that future time when Kimball can stop running that he runs into the striking Ellie's arms though.
Susan Pleshette is "the girl" and she's a catch. Not only is she deeply infatuated with Kimball, but she's wealthy and beautiful. It looks like things are looking up for Kimball, but he's deeply vexed. He can't help have feelings for Ellie, but he can not reciprocate her love as long as he's a convicted felon on the run. That isn't to say he not only wants to take her help, but to keep her from being hurt too. It compounds his anguish as told by every nuance in his speech and acts. Things aren't all rosy even as he holds out hope this may be the time he confronts his wife's killer. He's right to feel so much angst as Gerrard also reads papers thinking Kimball may use this popular method of underground communication. Gerrard is on his trail hot and heavy (the only way Lt. Gerrard rolls in his dogged pursuit of Richard Kimball).
The tension is palpable, surrounding Kimball like a fog. Susan Pleshette is perfect as a savior/temptress and when she finds out, unknown to Kimball, that this particular one-armed man could not be the one Kimball is looking for. Ellie holds back that information. She uses what Kimball doesn't know to manipulate him into a flight to Brazil where he can't, legally, be extradited. This builds to a climax where if she isn't honest she'll accidentally be spoon-feeding him to Gerrard.
While this episode is light on action, it more than makes up for with the wonderful screen presence of Susan Pleshette as Ellie...And, the constant tense surroundings as the conflict Kimball faces when he puts others, not just himself, into harms way. It's a good break from the working in another town another day Kimball plots. The chemistry between Pleshette and Janssen is definitely good enough the viewer almost hopes his trip to Brazil comes to fruition. But, we can't have that because we long to see more of Kimball's trials and triumphs. It does make one hope that in that future time when Kimball can stop running that he runs into the striking Ellie's arms though.
9/22/64: "World's End"
schappe127 April 2015
Suzanne Pleshette, one of my favorite actresses, plays Ellie Burnett, a native of Stafford, Indiana, who attended every session of Richard Kimble's trial and fell in love with him, (as some women are reported doing with defendants and prisoners: empathy turns to an imagined love). She's hired a private detective to find the one- armed man and he's tracked him down to Kansas City. Ellie puts an ad in several papers asking "R.K." to meet her there and he does.
But this one armed man has burned to death in a fire. But was he the right one-armed man? Ellie realizes that if it is, Richard will give up his quest to prove his innocence and they can go off together to a country with no extradition treaty, (she picks Brazil as did Bethel Leslie's Marcie King in the first season's "Storm's Center"). The private eye determines that the deceased man was not Kimble's one- armed man- he was in prison when Helen Kimble was murdered. But Ellie selfishly withholds that information, hoping for a romantic future with Kimble. Another dubious ally- and disappointed love interest- for our hero.
But this one armed man has burned to death in a fire. But was he the right one-armed man? Ellie realizes that if it is, Richard will give up his quest to prove his innocence and they can go off together to a country with no extradition treaty, (she picks Brazil as did Bethel Leslie's Marcie King in the first season's "Storm's Center"). The private eye determines that the deceased man was not Kimble's one- armed man- he was in prison when Helen Kimble was murdered. But Ellie selfishly withholds that information, hoping for a romantic future with Kimble. Another dubious ally- and disappointed love interest- for our hero.
The doc refuses to stop his impossible search for old one-arm
jsinger-5896930 November 2022
Janssen's favorite guest star, Suzanne Pleshette, is in this one as Ellie, the daughter of his late defense attorney. She has hired a detective to look for one-arm, and the guy found him, or at least someone with one arm. And, Ellie happens to be in love with Janssen/Kimble, because what beautiful woman isn't? Ellie finds out that this one armed man died in a fire, and he's not the one who killed Helen Kimble. But she knows that Dick will never stop looking for his needle in a haystack, so she lets him think that Fred is dead so they can run away to Brazil. Kimble is anguished, but Brazil is nice this time of year, and so is Ellie, so why not? Phil Gerard is snooping around complicating things and is getting close to catching his white whale, thanks to Ellie's mother blabbing about the plan. But Ellie is shamed by Dick's effusive praise of her and admits that she lied about the real one-arm being dead. Dick decides he'd rather continue looking for the real one-arm, who might be dead anyway and who will surely never confess even if Dick finds him against all odds, than start a new life with a beautiful woman who loves him. Kimble was a doctor. He had a life of privilege. Now he drifts around the country, doing menial jobs, living in seedy rooms and eating slop. He's been doing this for a couple years now and it's only going to get worse as he gets older. If only there were another way for this to end. Like if someone had witnessed Helen's murder, had actuality been there when it happened, and for some reason, had remained silent all this time. He kisses Ellie passionately before he gets on a convenient passing bus to Memphis. "You never kissed me like that before" notes Ellie. "Maybe I never loved you before", says Dick. That is so Richard Kimble......fugitive.
Selfish Ellie
Christopher37021 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Ellie Burnett is rich, spoiled and selfish. At first her efforts to help clear Kimble from his murder charge appear genuine, but after learning information that would give him back hope of finding the real killer, she keeps it to herself instead.
She does this because she sees it as the only way to get his love--To take away all his hope and chain him to her in South America. That's not love, it's keeping Kimble as her pet and I hated her for it.
It was only when Kimble tells her that she's now his only hope in the world that her guilty conscience finally emerged and she gave him the information that unchained him from her. I was glad to see she actually had a conscience and did the right thing before it was too late.
I like Suzanne Pleshette but not this character she played. I prefer the one she played in "All the Scared Rabbits" in the following season much better. But as much as I despised Ellie, it's still a riveting episode and another solid 10 for me.
The only thing I thought could've been done better was the parting scene between Kimble and Ellie. I don't think you can just wave a bus down on a dark road in the middle of the night and then have the gall to tell the driver to wait while you kiss your girl goodbye.
I think it would've played better had he just kissed Ellie and then disappeared into the trees at the side of the road instead because waving the bus down like that was so unrealistic.
I did love Ellie's final line to Gerard after he smugly told her that she lost him. "It was worthwhile because you lost him too." Poor Gerard looked like his head was going to explode when she said that lol.
She does this because she sees it as the only way to get his love--To take away all his hope and chain him to her in South America. That's not love, it's keeping Kimble as her pet and I hated her for it.
It was only when Kimble tells her that she's now his only hope in the world that her guilty conscience finally emerged and she gave him the information that unchained him from her. I was glad to see she actually had a conscience and did the right thing before it was too late.
I like Suzanne Pleshette but not this character she played. I prefer the one she played in "All the Scared Rabbits" in the following season much better. But as much as I despised Ellie, it's still a riveting episode and another solid 10 for me.
The only thing I thought could've been done better was the parting scene between Kimble and Ellie. I don't think you can just wave a bus down on a dark road in the middle of the night and then have the gall to tell the driver to wait while you kiss your girl goodbye.
I think it would've played better had he just kissed Ellie and then disappeared into the trees at the side of the road instead because waving the bus down like that was so unrealistic.
I did love Ellie's final line to Gerard after he smugly told her that she lost him. "It was worthwhile because you lost him too." Poor Gerard looked like his head was going to explode when she said that lol.
Plot summary
ynot-1615 November 2006
Ellie Burnett (actress Suzanne Pleshette), the daughter of Kimble's now-deceased defense attorney, has for years been in love with Kimble. Lieutenant Gerard has long been a personal friend of the Burnett family and still dines with Ellie and her mother Ada on occasion.
Ellie tries to reach Kimble by putting a personal ad in several newspapers asking R.K. to contact E.B. for information about September 17 (the date of Helen Kimble's death). Kimble notices the ad and calls her. She says a private detective has uncovered information about the one-armed man, and she wants to meet Kimble in St. Louis. Unfortunately, Gerard has also noticed the ad, and he tracks Ellie hoping to find Kimble.
Kimble faces further danger when Ellie deceives him about the detective's findings as part of her plot to trick Kimble into running away with her to Brazil.
Ellie tries to reach Kimble by putting a personal ad in several newspapers asking R.K. to contact E.B. for information about September 17 (the date of Helen Kimble's death). Kimble notices the ad and calls her. She says a private detective has uncovered information about the one-armed man, and she wants to meet Kimble in St. Louis. Unfortunately, Gerard has also noticed the ad, and he tracks Ellie hoping to find Kimble.
Kimble faces further danger when Ellie deceives him about the detective's findings as part of her plot to trick Kimble into running away with her to Brazil.
Ellie loves Kimble so much, she's willing to join him on the run...
planktonrules14 April 2017
Richard Kimble arrives in Kansas City after he noticed a personals ad Ellie (Suzanne Pleshette) ran in the paper. She is the daughter of a noted defense attorney and she's been investigating his case. It seems that she wants to help him find the one-armed man and is even willing to join him on the run, as she is desperately in love with him. But, not surprisingly, Girard soon shows up and they are close to being caught. Kimble, realizing how fruitless their relationship would be, pushes Ellie to just stay behind and enjoy her life without him.
This is a pretty typical sort of episode of "The Fugitive" where Kimble meets a lovely lady who wants him but ultimately he realizes it's selfish to remain with the lady. A common theme handled as you would expect. Worth seeing but not especially outstanding.
This is a pretty typical sort of episode of "The Fugitive" where Kimble meets a lovely lady who wants him but ultimately he realizes it's selfish to remain with the lady. A common theme handled as you would expect. Worth seeing but not especially outstanding.
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