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* [[Try and Follow]]: Kimble, when "cornered" by Gerard on the dam, suddenly makes a suicidal jump into the turbulent waters.
** It has become a [[Stock Parody]] as well.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: An in-universe example. Since the real killer was a
* [[US Marshal]]: Samuel Gerard.
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Kimble's leap from the dam. Director Andrew Davis described this as "his baptism. That's the moment he becomes 'The Fugitive'".
* [[The Windy City]] provides most of the action of the second half of the story.
* [[Wrongful Accusation Insurance]]: Dr. Kimble commits multiple crimes in the course of proving that he didn't murder his wife, beginning with his original escape from custody, which is illegal whether or not you are innocent of the crime you are accused or convicted of. Notably, however, the film ends with him in the custody of the [[US Marshal]]s who were pursuing him throughout the movie, and while he's cleared himself of the original murder, there's no indication that all the other stuff is going to be let slide (it can be argued that he's got good grounds for defense; the point is that his righteousness is not taken for granted).
** It's almost guaranteed he would not be charged with anything. The Chicago District Attorney and the local police would be already hard-pressed to explain why an innocent man was convicted of murder and was essentially forced to find the real killer himself. On top of it, as the real killer is a
*** And clearly, even if Kimble were convicted of some of these things, it still beats the lethal injection he was otherwise facing.
* [[Xanatos Speed Chess]]: Gerard vs. Kimble.
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