A robber in a rubber mask steals money from the Ajax Plastics Company's payroll office after knocking out the male employee and tying up the female employee. He flees but the woman scoots over and sets off the alarm just as the robber is at the security gate. He shoots the security guard and is in turn shot by the guard. Wounded, the robber runs off the road and starts hitch hiking. A motorist picks him but is soon stopped by the Highway Patrol. Mathews believes that the robber had to have an accomplice working inside the plastics company because of knowing there would be a lot of money in the office and his so easily getting through security. The wounded robber dies and Mathews believes that the motorist who picked him up must be the accomplice as he also works for the plastics company. The guy protests his innocence and Mathews comes to believe him. The real culprits plant evidence against the innocent motorist. But then, with the innocent motorist's help, Mathews sets a trap for them. A pretty interesting yarn but it does prove that Mother was always right: do NOT pick up hitch hikers!
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The Plan?
darbski16 October 2017
Warning: Spoilers
**SPOILERS** I really liked this one because of one thing that Matthews said "Innocent until proved guilty". The deceased dirtbag (Stash - Really?),was driving a nice 1956 Ford Sunliner convertible, and I couldn't actually see WHICH model, but Siddons' looked a lot like dirtbag's. One thing was that BOTH cars had fender skirts, but the director was careful NOT to show the badging for the model of Siddons' car.
Ultimately, the naughty bad girl, who referred to the Highway Patrol as not being mental giants, had herself committed a grave error; her partner was no mental giant, either. Had he used his head, he would have tied the beautiful brunette TO one of all those nice balusters, instead of giving her enough wiggle room to get to the alarm button. As it was, she set off the alarm, (sweet girl), and upset their plans; tough about the guard, who managed to get off a couple of good shots before he ran out of strength.
No doubt that SHE was the brains behind the scheme, and she's smart and conniving enough to get a few years in the Women's Reformatory, while her Ex-B.F. gets "The Chair". I too, am surprised that Dan didn't cuff up Gloria before he slid in next to her. They DID lock down her dummy b.f. I liked the way they used and let Siddons get a little payback when they cleared him out of the case, and then apologized? Think that'd happen today? NEVER. I wonder if he asked payroll girl out? One thing I've noticed is that the show spent some good dough on uniforms and props, to wit: the patches are VERY official looking, but yet nondescript. They could be from ANY state that has a "Highway Patrol". The badges, too look real; of course, there are no close ups (so far), so I can't tell how close they come. I'll bet they're real good samples of the real thing.
The cars are different most weeks, and by different I mean for real, they switch pretty often. This week, the first crook drove a great '56 Sunliner convertible, with really good sounding Dual Exhausts, and I bet the props dept. sweat bullets faking the bullet hole in the back body (right above the bumper). The cops used Fords and Chevys, and Gloria drove a Plymouth Savoy 4-door a naughty girl like her shoulda had a coupe.
Ultimately, the naughty bad girl, who referred to the Highway Patrol as not being mental giants, had herself committed a grave error; her partner was no mental giant, either. Had he used his head, he would have tied the beautiful brunette TO one of all those nice balusters, instead of giving her enough wiggle room to get to the alarm button. As it was, she set off the alarm, (sweet girl), and upset their plans; tough about the guard, who managed to get off a couple of good shots before he ran out of strength.
No doubt that SHE was the brains behind the scheme, and she's smart and conniving enough to get a few years in the Women's Reformatory, while her Ex-B.F. gets "The Chair". I too, am surprised that Dan didn't cuff up Gloria before he slid in next to her. They DID lock down her dummy b.f. I liked the way they used and let Siddons get a little payback when they cleared him out of the case, and then apologized? Think that'd happen today? NEVER. I wonder if he asked payroll girl out? One thing I've noticed is that the show spent some good dough on uniforms and props, to wit: the patches are VERY official looking, but yet nondescript. They could be from ANY state that has a "Highway Patrol". The badges, too look real; of course, there are no close ups (so far), so I can't tell how close they come. I'll bet they're real good samples of the real thing.
The cars are different most weeks, and by different I mean for real, they switch pretty often. This week, the first crook drove a great '56 Sunliner convertible, with really good sounding Dual Exhausts, and I bet the props dept. sweat bullets faking the bullet hole in the back body (right above the bumper). The cops used Fords and Chevys, and Gloria drove a Plymouth Savoy 4-door a naughty girl like her shoulda had a coupe.
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