Doc is toiling at one of his favorite jobs, working in a coastal fishing village. The underage girl is the daughter of the head fisherman, an immigrant with a non specific accent and an attitude. Carla is played by Brenda Scott, really of quite legal age and incidentally, she would be married three different times to Dick's brother Ray in real life. She loves those Kimble boys. Carla is head over heels for Dick, much to the dismay of daddy. Dick is about to hit the road when he finds the body of a dead fisherman and instantly diagnoses bubonic plague. The old man of the sea wants Dick to keep his trap shut, but Dick is a responsible doctor, so he calls the public health people. The town is quarantined and the tuna get a reprieve from the fishermen, much to the anguish of the fishermen. Carla gets sick and Dick knocks out a cop while caring for her. He takes her with him for some reason and daddy finds them and thinks about killing Kimble, but then decides to give the two of them his blessing and tells them to run away together and make babies. It's tempting, but Dick says he has to go it alone and allows her to plant a goodbye kiss smack on his mouth, a risky choice given that for all they know, she has the plague. But, happily she doesn't, and Dick escapes through the surf to remain.....a fugitive.