- Jack McCall: The state got me into this mess.
- Dan Mathews: That's where you're wrong. You got yourself into it a long time ago.
- [last lines]
- Jack McCall: You mind if I say something?
- Dan Mathews: No. Go right ahead.
- Jack McCall: I think you'll want to know this. When I go in, I'm gonna talk, lay it on the line.
- Dan Mathews: Why the change of heart?
- Jack McCall: Oh, I don't know whether it's out of gratitude for what you've done or respect for what you've done.
- Dan Mathews: Respect - that's a pretty nice word. After you talk to the grand jury, maybe you'll have more self-respect. You know, I gotta admit it: I'm very happy that you're gonna talk.
- Jack McCall: Why?
- Jack McCall: I wanna be proud that I kept you alive, that's all. Get in.
- [McCall enters the police car]
- Dan Mathews: Highway Patrol headquarters, this is Mathews. Put a tail on Pete Roberts. He's been out of the pen about two months... What? Occupation? He never had one he could mention.
- Dan Mathews: Jimmy Wilson's in the hospital. He's hurt bad. Hope nobody else gets hurt because you won't help.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: The Highway Patrol maintains a constant vigilance to protect the lives of the citizens of the state, even to the point of special protection for certain individuals. On November ninth, the newspapers carried the story that Jack McCall, a retired gangster turned gentleman farmer, was to testify before the grand jury on November 14th. It was the Highway Patrol's job to see that McCall arrived safely.