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Claude Campbell, the hospital's janitor, is looking forward to play Santa Clause again, but Mark diagnoses him with terminal cancer. The preparations for Christmas festivities are difficult- Jesse bitches about the commercial side and social pressure, even more after someone breaks his car window and steals all his presents, but finally volunteers BBQ Bob's for a homeless dinner; Mark can't find any good voices for a barber shop quartet. Trying to get Claude eligible for assistance, Steve discovers his identity is false, he's actually Andrew Basevich, an escaped Missouri convict condemned for murdering his wife Sharon; he admits but claims he was innocent, which hypnotic regression seems to confirm. When a sheriff's deputy turns up for his extradition, Mark emotionally blackmails Steve to go investigate in St. Louis, decades late but against the clock. Even when he finds proof, the legal proceedings seem unstoppable until after Claudes six months prognosis expires...

Claude's story of a man who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife, and then subsequently escapes detention and eventually brings about the discovery of the true killer, is very similar to the story in The Fugitive. Richard Riehle, plays the the Missouri lawman and he also played the prison guard who was transporting Richard Kimble in the movie version of The Fugitive.


Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke - Dr. Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell Victoria Rowell - Amanda Bentley-Livingston
Charlie Schlatter Charlie Schlatter - Dr. Jesse Travis
Barry Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke - Steve Sloan
Leon Russom Leon Russom - Claude Campbell
Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy - Madison Wesley
Joyce Brothers Joyce Brothers - Dr. Hazeltine (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
Scarlett Pomers Scarlett Pomers - Judy
Michael Ryan Way Michael Ryan Way - Johnathan Anders
Anthony Gordon Anthony Gordon - 1st Homeless Guy
Gary Brussell Gary Brussell - 2nd Homeless Guy
John Cirigliano John Cirigliano - 3rd Homeless Guy
Marty Fortney Marty Fortney - Bobby Joe Falwell
Evelyn Iocolano Evelyn Iocolano - Charlene
Geoff Koch Geoff Koch - Willy Falwell
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