Dick learns from Donna that the family has been contacted by someone who says he saw one-arm running from the house that fateful night. Seems the guy, an Army Captain named Ekhart, had to catch a plane to Germany the next day and didn't know anything about the case until he read about it at a barbershop last week. He was driving behind Dick and saw what he saw. So Donna gets a lawyer and they set the wheels in motion. Dick visits the guy and he seems legit. He's married to Marion Ross and Tommy Rettig is his son, surly because Lassie ran away. Gerard gets wind of what's going on, and Dick has to stay one step ahead of him. Things look promising about getting a new trial, but Kimble is conflicted because he's not ready for the show to end. But, and there's always a big but in there, Elkhart has a bit of a past. He developed a jones for morphine because of a leg wound. Lucky that never happened to Kimble after the 8 times he was shot on the show, let alone what may have happened to him in Korea. Ekhart's dealer has been made known to the police, probably ruining his testimony. Kimble doesn't know about that part when he agrees to turn himself in, but word gets back to Ekhart and he and his son intercept Kimble's bus before it gets to a waiting Gerard. It's not clear why Ekhart couldn't have given Dick a ride, but if he had then he would have missed the news about his dealer. So I guess that's why. Anyways, he explains the drug thing to his son on the drive, and Timmy gains new respect for Dad. This would turn out to be somewhat ironic, as Rettig would grow up to have his own drug problems. The bus arrives and Dick's not on it, but Gerard is secretly happy that the show is not yet over. Dick is slightly annoyed with Ekhart for not telling him about his morphine habit, but Timmy sticks up for the old man, so Dick is happy about that. And also that the show gets to continue. It's not stated, but Ekhart probably buys his son another dog.