- [last lines]
- [At the railroad station, George Haley has been arrested, and Dan Mathews has taken custody of Dr. Corbett's dog, Chief. Laura Nelson approaches Mathews]
- Laura Nelson: Well, Mr. Mathews, do you have it all figured out?
- Dan Mathews: No, not quite.
- [Mathews reaches for the dog's collar, but the dog, agitated, almost bites Mathews]
- Laura Nelson: Easy, Chief, easy.
- [the dog instantly sits quietly]
- Laura Nelson: What is it?
- Dan Mathews: I'd like to take a look at that dog's collar.
- [Nelson removes the collar and hands it to Mathews. Using a pen knife, Mathews removes a large stud from the collar and separates the stud from its metal base. The gems hidden inside fall into Mathews' hand, surprising Nelson]
- Dan Mathews: I got it all figured out now. Let's go.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: Every law enforcement officer knows that fear and confusion can force an honest man to turn against his own ideals of law and justice. Such was the case with Raymond Harris. When he arrived from New York, his greatest distinction was his honesty; his next greatest, three hundred thousand dollars in gems carried in his briefcase. Before the day was over, it became the Highway Patrol's job to save his gems, his honesty, and his life.