- [last lines]
- John Alvin: I'm awful glad it's over, Mr. Mathews, even if you fellas get the reward. The way you walked in that barn, you earned it.
- Dan Mathews: Let me tell something, mister. No law enforcement officer ever gets the reward. That's in line of duty. That's our job. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Alvin. I tell you one thing. You got yourself ten thousand dollars for the information you gave us. Spend it. Don't give it to these guys, just spend it.
- Vance Wells: You finally ready?
- John Alvin: Yeah.
- Vance Wells: Now, the way I figure it, we gotta rush him. Now, George, you come from the left. John, you come from the right. I'll head straight for the door and we'll meet there.
- George Bailey: But that'll put us out in the open. He can take a potshot at any one of us!
- John Alvin: I figure he's passed out by now.
- George Bailey: Maybe he hasn't. Maybe he's watching us right now, ready to blast away!
- Vance Wells: That's a chance we gotta take. I think John's right. Now, if you're chicken, George, get outta here! Clear out and go home!
- George Bailey: [resignedly] All right. Let's go.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: In waging its constant battle against crime, the Highway Patrol, like all law enforcement agencies, is sometimes hampered in emergencies by private citizens. One such emergency occurred last November, involving a holdup man who had attempted the robbery of a country bank. He was known to the police as Ellis Colton, a brutal, cold-blooded killer. There were rewards totaling ten thousand dollars for information leading to his capture, dead or alive.