- Dan Mathews: Would you recognize him if you saw him again?
- Hal Bishop: Sure, I think so. Anyway, I know I'd identify the woman!
- Dan Mathews: All right, forget her. Take a look at these.
- [hands Bishop several info sheets with photographs]
- Hal Bishop: [examines photos] These two look a lot alike - Minnick and Talbot. I'm not positive, but I think Talbot's your man.
- [hands back info sheets and photos]
- Dan Mathews: [reads from document] Steve Talbot - age 35. He's married. Wife's name Audrey - age 25. Five feet four, about 110 pounds. Has been known to be blonde, brunette, and redhead - she hasn't missed much. Did time at Tahachopee.
- Officer Dorsey: The lady in the jewelry store was positive the man was alone.
- Dan Mathews: Well, if it was Talbot, he could've planned to meet her after the job.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: It is the job of all law enforcement agencies, and of the Highway Patrol in particular, to maintain a high standard of safety on our nation's roads. It is the obligation of conscientious citizens to exercise care in choosing and maintaining dependable, safe-driving automobiles. On the morning of May 15th, two young people purchased an old car, apparently the best they could afford, from a local used car dealer. But this was no ordinary young couple. The man was Steve Talbot, two-time loser on counts of armed robbery; the woman, his wife, Audrey. Her last mailing address was Tehachapi, a woman's prison in California. But Talbot wasn't satisfied. He had to pull one more job, and the car was part of his plan.
- [They drive to a bus stop]
- Narrator: The Talbots could have afforded a better car, for the suitcase clutched by Audrey Talbot contained twenty thousand dollars in cash and gems, the take from Talbot's most recent holdup.
- [last lines]
- Dan Mathews: Come on. I'll take you back to your husband.
- Mrs. Rogers: That was an awful chance you took.
- Dan Mathews: You're taking a bigger one. I never pulled a trailer before.
- [Mathews goes around Mrs. Rogers' car to the driver's door]
- Officer Henderson: Here's the keys.
- Dan Mathews: Thanks.