- Dan Mathews: Did he hate John's father because of the automobile accident?
- Tommy's aunt: Yes. Yes, he did. Tommy idolized his father, and Brent felt the same way about Tommy. They were always together! And then, when Brent was killed, Tommy almost went haywire!
- Sergeant Ken Williams: Did you ever hear him threaten to kill Robert Hoffman?
- Tommy's aunt: Oh, no! Tommy's a good boy. Kinda hot-headed, but he's a good boy!
- Dan Mathews: [dubiously] Yeah, I know, they always are.
- [last lines]
- [Dan Mathews has just killed Tommy Chugg, who was out for revenge against Robert Hoffman for the death of his father]
- Dan Mathews: [to Robert Hoffman] Are you all right?
- Robert Hoffman: I guess so.
- [looks at Tommy's body]
- Robert Hoffman: Poor boy.
- Dan Mathews: I dunno. That's a matter of opinion. He killed your son this morning.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: The prevention, detection, and punishment of crime on the nation's highways require constant vigilance and selfless devotion to duty on the part of our law enforcement personnel. Many types of crime and criminals are encountered by the Highway Patrol in their round-the-clock activity, including unexplained outbreaks of violence. Such a case occurred on August eighteenth near the small town of Bellport.