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On the Run

King of Cons
TV Episode | Drama
Harris County, Texas, is home to America's largest prison system, housing more than 700,000 people - five per cent of the Texan population. In this episode, follow career criminal Steven Jay Russell as he escapes from prison - for the ...See moreHarris County, Texas, is home to America's largest prison system, housing more than 700,000 people - five per cent of the Texan population. In this episode, follow career criminal Steven Jay Russell as he escapes from prison - for the third time - by disguising himself as a doctor. With a long legacy of eluding and embarrassing Texas law enforcement, Russell becomes the personal obsession of Terry Cobbs, an agent with the Gulf Coast Task Force that specializes in tracking fugitives. Cobbs tracks Russell to a motel in Biloxi, Mississippi - but not before"King Con" bluffs his way into the role of CFO for NutraSweet. Sentenced to 45 years in prison, Russell is determined to remain a free man and stages his best break yet when he fakes his own death. A few days after his alleged death, Cobbs discovers that Russell has beaten the system - again - and nothing will get in his way of a final, dramatic showdown. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Peter Rowe
Producer
Edwina Follows
Composer
Norman Orenstein
Editor
Dan Hawkes
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 2, 2005
Release date
Dec 2, 2005 (Canada)
Awards
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1 nomination

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2 cast members
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Steven Jay Russell Steven Jay Russell   See fewer
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