At the beginning of each episode, narrator Art Gilmore concludes his remarks by saying "These are the stories of the men whose training, skill and courage have enforced and preserved our state laws." In this case, Chief Dan Mathews and the Highway Patrol are searching a small town and environs for Herb Desmond who shot and killed a pharmacist during a robbery. Desmond is incredibly polite, charming and glib. So much so that those he comes into contact with have a hard time believing he is a murderer. Trying to elude the state police, Desmond signs on as a day laborer with a cement plant. He talks the naive young woman who works there (and who owns a car) into having lunch with him. But things don't go well for Desmond and his true colors come out. As is typical of this series, there is good dialog and lots of action. It's been a while since I've seen a Highway Patrol episode and I had forgotten how fast Broderick Crawford talks; fortunately, his diction is good. This episode was a good start to the second season.
Review of The Search
