Concrete Evidence

Bauunternehmer Patton stellt Richard Kimble als Mitarbeiter ein. Offiziell will er ein Motel bauen, aber in Wirklichkeit soll es ein Kinderkrankenhaus werden. Die Lüge hat mit einem Bauunfall in der Vergangenheit zu tun, für die Patto verantwortlich war. Nur Richard Kimble kennt die wahren Zusammenhänge, und er weiß, dass Pat ihn in der Hand hat. (Text: Premiere)

Kimble finds work as a construction worker in Nebraska where he is recongized by building contract; the unscrupulous Alex ""Pat"" Patton, who once built a theater in his home town. But a wall of the theater collapsed due to faulty construction which killed three children. Although exonerated of manslaughter charges, the townspeople have been irate to him ever since. Now two years later, Pat's company faces financial ruin, yet Pat pours his own money into a mysterious ""motel"" his crew is now building. Pat approaches Kimble and tells him that he knows who he is from a wanted poster he keeps in his office. He tells Kimble about his plight and that he has one month to live because he's dying from a heart condition. Pat wants Kimble to keep him alive long enough to finish the ""motel"" and if Kimble refuses to do so or flees, Pat will turn him in to the local authorities.

Pat, un entrepreneur, embauche Kimble malgré les objections de Pearl, son associée. Il espère ainsi réduire l'influence de Pearl qui attend, depuis de longues années, de pouvoir établir la preuve de la responsabilité de Pat dans une affaire de construction défectueuse qui a coûté la vie à de nombreux enfants...