I'll be honest, I didn't understand this episode, primarily in its final-resolution. Everything was fine until it reached the denouement at the carnival. I'd already gotten-lost on the back & forth conversations re: the headlight. The real problem, I think, was the ambient-noise of the carnival, which covered-up some crucial-dialogue. I just didn't get it. Enjoyed the episode for awhile, it moved-along nicely with unpredictable--and, for a time, directionless-plotline. I like Ralph Meeker but I seem never to be able to watch him without thinking how-closely he resembles & sounds like Vic Morrow of the later-in-the-60's "Combat" TV-series fame, to me, at-least. This, of course, not his fault. I DID feel he overacted somewhat in this episode, in order to convey anger & frustration. Yes, he was experiencing some serious financial & marriage-problems but nevertheless appeared a little too-over-the-top manic in his reactions & behavior. Even still, he remained a sympathetic-character throughout, so I give him credit for that. The only-other, relatively-minor, negative to this episode, was the portrayal of the male-teenagers, shown in stereotypical-fashion as loud, boisterous, hyperactive-kids, probably-older in real-life than the age-group they portrayed. Although these were "harmless" teens, trumpeting a worthy-cause, not hoodlums, they created unnecessary-movement & rather-irritating, overlapping-dialogue, tsk-tsk. I simply never-understood the connection between the beat-up old-jalopy they bought for $50 for their carnival and its relation to the crime. The past-his-prime, old-man-assistant at the car-lot, called "dad" by soft-hearted-owner-Meeker, was likably-sly & close-mouthed. The finale simply was beyond-me due to ambient-noise and confusing-actions & reasoning of the police, as well as "dad's"-wife's final-comments in the fade-out, etc., resulting in a disappointing viewing-experience, amounting to a complete-zero. I know I could re-watch the episode for possible-clarification but won't bother. Proceed at-your-own-risk with this clunker!