Kimble returns to Chicago to hunt for the murderer and acquires money from his friend and colleague Dr. Charles Nichols. Posing as a janitor, Kimble enters the local county hospital 's prosthetic department to obtain a list of people who had their prosthetic arm repaired shortly after his wife 's murder. Following a police lead confirming Kimble 's recent whereabouts, Gerard speculates that Kimble is searching for the one - armed man. Kimble breaks into the residence of one of the people on the list, a former police officer named Fredrick Sykes. Kimble discovers that Sykes is the murderer and is employed by a pharmaceutical company, Devlin MacGregor, which is scheduled to release a new drug called Provasic. Kimble investigated the drug in the past and revealed that it caused liver damage, which would have prevented it from being approved by the FDA. He also deduces that Nichols, who is leading the drug 's development, arranged a cover - up and ordered Sykes to kill him -- his wife 's death was incidental. Gerard follows Kimble 's lead to Sykes ' home and draws the same conclusion.
where does the movie the fugitive take place
Chicago