Hardcastle and McCormick - Season 1 - Eps 5: Goin' Nowhere Fast
A convict who has been having an affair with the warden's wife, escapes with her help. He then calls Hardcastle, which agitates him. He and McCormick go out to find him. Eventually, it's revealed that before Hardcastle chose McCormick, he gave this guy a try—and he proved Hardcastle wrong.
About Hardcastle and McCormick

Title: Hardcastle and McCormick
First Air Date: 1983-09-18
Last Air Date: 1986-05-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.4/10 (from 37 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 67
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
Cast

Brian Keith
Milton Hardcastle

Daniel Hugh Kelly
Mark "Skid" McCormick

Joe Santos
Frank Harper