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Season 1

  • S01E01 Prison Break/Road Block

    • October 3, 1955

    A hardened criminal, whose personality belies his viciousness, escapes from prison, killing a guard. Dan Mathews swings into action, and as the man commits one ruthless act after another to break through the trap closing in on him, it becomes apparent that there's almost a personal conflict between the two men - that ends only when they meet face to face in the final scene.

  • S01E02 Machine Story Copter/Machine-Napping Copter

    • October 10, 1955

    An expensive, giant computer, one of the twentieth century wonders, which does a tremendous amount of administrative work in just hours, is ingeniously 'kidnapped' from an electronics company by two men. The firm's owner is told to get $100,000 from his bank at two o'clock the next day and wait for instructions. A helicopter chase helps Dan stop the men from collecting the ransom or getting away.

  • S01E03 Reckless Driving

    • October 17, 1955

    Systematic traffic checks and increased patrols begin on a high accident freeway. Hoping to determine causes and cures, Dan questions drivers who get too many citations there. One man refuses to accept Dan's safety philosophy. When his license is suspended, his wife drives him to an important business meeting. En route, her eyeglasses break and he takes over at the wheel. Encountering a traffic check, he panics and flees, resulting in a severe accident in which his wife is critically injured. He learns the hard way - and too late - what Dan had earlier tried to impress upon him.

  • S01E04 Lookout

    • October 24, 1955

    An uninvolved man happens to be in the company of two brothers who hold up a diner and kill its owner. Fearing the police and terrified of the vengeance he may expect from the criminals, he flees. As Dan searches for him, one man winds up dead, two critically wounded, and the man who a few short hours ago was an average law-abiding citizen is harried to the point where he is willing to shoot it cut with the police - until Dan manages to show the error of his ways.

  • S01E05 Gambling

    • October 31, 1955

    Dan Mathews and his officers assist a county sheriff in closing down a club that offers illicit gambling.

  • S01E06 Hitchhiker

    • November 7, 1955

    A series of fraudulent insurance claims is discovered after Dan Mathews and his officers learn that the "accidental" death of a migrant worker was actually a homicide.

  • S01E07 Desert Town

    • November 14, 1955

    Dan Mathews is determined to find out why the residents of a small town are behaving suspiciously and anxious to see him leave.

  • S01E08 Radioactive

    • November 21, 1955

    Dan Mathews and his officers race against time to find a stolen oil indicator device that contains potentially lethal radioactive pellets.

  • S01E09 Reformed Criminal

    • November 28, 1955

    Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.

  • S01E10 Father Thief

    • December 5, 1955

    A young man is put in the uncomfortable position of trying to cover up his father's theft of automobile accessories.

  • S01E11 Retired Gangster

    • December 12, 1955

    Dan Mathews personally takes on the task of protecting a former crime boss who is scheduled to testify before a grand jury.

  • S01E12 Phony Insurance

    • December 19, 1955

    A "transportation maintenance service" provided to trucking companies by an apparently legitimate businessman proves to be little more than a protection racket.

  • S01E13 Escort

    • December 26, 1955

    Dan Mathews escorts a crusading senator to the scene of his hearings after he receives information that a prominent racketeer plans to murder him.

  • S01E14 Resort

    • January 2, 1956

    A recovering addict gives Dan Mathews and a state narcotics agent information that helps them identify an exclusive resort as a front for the distribution of heroin.

  • S01E15 Girl Bandit

    • January 9, 1956

    A scheming woman takes advantage of her husband, her paramour, and a complete stranger in an attempt to flee the U. S. with $53,000 in stolen funds.

  • S01E16 Mountain Copter

    • January 16, 1956

    An injured felon discovered in a mountain cabin leads the Highway Patrol helicopter on a difficult chase in treacherous terrain.

  • S01E17 Lie Detector

    • January 23, 1956

    Dan Mathews utilizes polygraph testing to identify the individuals who are responsible for the violent robbery of an elderly motel owner.

  • S01E18 Scared Cop

    • January 30, 1956

    A highly regarded Highway Patrol officer tenders his resignation after he finds himself unable to subdue and arrest his brother (an escaped prisoner).

  • S01E19 Harbor Story

    • February 6, 1956

    Three men rob a series of banks in coastal towns, then pose as fishermen in order to escape in a boat piloted by their leader.

  • S01E20 Hit And Run

    • February 13, 1956

    Dan Mathews must cope with a family's effort to protect an emotionally fragile young woman who fled after striking a pedestrian with her car.

  • S01E21 Car Theft

    • February 20, 1956

    Car thieves purchase wrecked vehicles and transfer the VIN plates to stolen ones in order to escape detection.

  • S01E22 Human Bomb

    • February 27, 1956

    A distraught engineer sets out on a suicide mission to destroy the chemical plant at which he was formerly employed.

  • S01E23 Plane Crash

    • March 5, 1956

    When a ranger checks the woods where a plane disappeared, it results in his murder and in the discovery of a kidnapped woman.

  • S01E24 Desert Copter

    • March 12, 1956

    The Highway Patrol helicopter pursues a smooth-talking but ruthless murder suspect who is trying to escape with a hostage over little-used desert roads.

  • S01E25 Plant Robbery

    • March 19, 1956

    Three thieves use a counterfeit armored car and stolen uniforms to steal $29,000 from a supermarket. The leader of the group becomes increasingly unpredictable and prone to violence as Dan Mathews and his men close in.

  • S01E26 Released Convict

    • March 26, 1956

    A patient parolee decides the time is finally right to attempt the recovery of $250,000 stolen in an armored car robbery.

  • S01E27 Motorcycle A

    • April 2, 1956

    A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.

  • S01E28 Mental Patient

    • April 9, 1956

    An escapee from a mental hospital is the primary suspect in the violent death of a farmer.

  • S01E29 License Plates

    • April 16, 1956

    An alert boy is able to give Dan Mathews information that provides a critical break in the pursuit of a recidivist thief.

  • S01E30 Hitchhiker Dies

    • April 23, 1956

    A man who picks up a hitchhiker is accused of complicity in an armed robbery when coincidence and circumstantial evidence point strongly toward his guilt.

  • S01E31 Blast Area Copter

    • April 30, 1956

    A gunman and his female hostage unwittingly wander into a designated blasting area.

  • S01E32 Anti-Toxin

    • May 7, 1955

    Dan Mathews and his officers attempt to ensure the delivery of life-saving gas gangrene serum to a 10-year-old victim.

  • S01E33 Dead Patrolman

    • May 14, 1956

    A Highway Patrol officer is murdered while pursuing a car stolen from a lonely bookstore owner.

  • S01E34 Art Robbery

    • May 21, 1956

    Two thieves attempt to steal valuable paintings and demand ransom of $500,000. but they are forced to commit murder when the plan goes awry.

  • S01E35 Runaway Boy

    • May 28, 1956

    Fearing an operation, a resourceful boy with damaged eyesight manages to stay just a step ahead of the Highway Patrol's efforts to return him safely to his parents.

  • S01E36 Taxi

    • June 4, 1956

    A botched gas station robbery results in the murder of a Highway Patrol officer and the abduction of a farmer and his wife.

  • S01E37 Missing Witness

    • June 11, 1956

    A woman's ill-advised attempt to save her former fiancé from a murder conviction results in the realization that the actual killer may still be at large.

  • S01E38 Prospector

    • June 18, 1956

    A poor prospector arouses suspicion when he suddenly begins paying off long-standing debts from a large roll of new $100 bills.

  • S01E39 Christmas Story

    • June 25, 1956

    Dan Mathews and Sergeant Corey spend Christmas Eve searching for a lost six-year-old girl.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Search

    • October 8, 1956

    A fleeing murderer's charm enables him to enlist the unwitting aid of several law-abiding citizens in his efforts to elude the Highway Patrol.

  • S02E02 Kidnap Copter

    • October 15, 1956

    Jerry Watts is the son of a millionaire and he's just been kidnapped and taken to an old shack high in the mountains. After a tip from a game warden brings the Highway Patrol, Jerry tries to escape to the officers, only to fall into a canyon severely injuring himself. The only way out is straight up.

  • S02E03 Trailer Story

    • October 22, 1956

    A murderous fugitive hitches a ride with a newlywed couple who are pulling a travel trailer, then takes them as hostages when they learn his identity from a radio broadcast.

  • S02E04 Fisherman's Luck

    • October 29, 1956

    When two thieves who stole $50,000 are killed in an automobile accident, their other two partners scheme to recover the wreck and the stolen money.

  • S02E05 Magazine Writer

    • November 5, 1956

    The Highway Patrol conducts an intensive search for an endangered crime reporter who may know the identity of a murderer.

  • S02E06 Typhoid Carrier

    • November 12, 1956

    A known carrier of typhoid fever attempts to flee the area when the daughter of his employer dies from the disease.

  • S02E07 Hot Rod

    • November 19, 1956

    A career felon and his mechanically-skilled younger brother stage a series of armed robberies using a supercharged roadster as their getaway car.

  • S02E08 Hot Cargo

    • November 26, 1956

    Hijackers feign roadside accidents, knowing that unsuspecting truck drivers will stop and attempt to help.

  • S02E09 Oil Lease

    • December 3, 1956

    Two men find themselves unable to flee as planned after they use a stolen bazooka to rob a $33,000 oil field payroll.

  • S02E10 Ex Con

    • December 10, 1956

    Three felons enlist the unwilling aid of a former cell-mate to steal a $12,000 cash shipment from a farmers' combine.

  • S02E11 Motel Robbery

    • December 17, 1956

    A man and two women who specialize in robbing roadside motels become increasingly confident and reckless.

  • S02E12 Stolen Car Ring

    • December 24, 1956

    A man and two female accomplices steal expensive cars, forge registration cards, and sell the cars upstate before their status as stolen cars can be disseminated.

  • S02E13 Escaped Mental Patient

    • December 31, 1956

    Dan Mathews and his officers must work quickly to capture a delusional and unpredictable escapee from a mental hospital.

  • S02E14 Armored Car

    • January 7, 1957

    A trio of thieves threatens to murder the wife of an armored car guard in order to force him to surrender a $25,000 payroll secured inside the vehicle.

  • S02E15 Migrant Workers

    • January 14, 1957

    Inside information helps thieves rob a group of recently-paid itinerant fruit pickers, but murder results when one particularly desperate victim refuses to follow their orders.

  • S02E16 Ranch Copter

    • January 21, 1957

    After an accidental shooting occurs on a ranch, the Highway Patrol helicopter is used to prevent a revenge killing by the supposed shooter's angry brother-in-law.

  • S02E17 Amnesia

    • January 28, 1957

    Dan Mathews and his officers must rely upon an uncommunicative amnesiac to find a seriously injured camper.

  • S02E18 Statute of Limitations

    • February 4, 1957

    A trio of thieves will be able to abscond with $500,000 in stolen money at midnight unless Dan and Officer Garvey can prove their guilt quickly.

  • S02E19 Resident Officer

    • February 11, 1957

    A Highway Patrol officer is murdered after he discovers a marijuana field while on a hunting trip.

  • S02E20 Psycho

    • February 18, 1957

    A writer having a bad reaction to medication takes potshots at several targets, including Dan Mathews and his officers.

  • S02E21 Counterfeit

    • February 25, 1957

    An apparently legitimate print shop is involved in the printing of counterfeit payroll checks used to bilk unsuspecting merchants.

  • S02E22 Suspected Cop

    • March 4, 1957

    The distraught daughter of a deceased gemologist accuses Officer Johnson of stealing valuable uncut jewels from her late father's car.

  • S02E23 Trojan Horse

    • March 11, 1957

    Two men conceal themselves in large crates on the back of a truck as part of a plan to get inside a manufacturing plant so they can steal a $27,000 payroll.

  • S02E24 Female Hitchhiker

    • March 18, 1957

    A man and two female accomplices who pose as hitchhikers rob several unsuspecting male motorists, but murder results when one victim tries to fight back.

  • S02E25 Nitro

    • March 25, 1957

    A murderous hoodlum attempts to steal counterfeit currency plates that have been packed in nitroglycerin tubes for safekeeping.

  • S02E26 Motorcycle B

    • April 1, 1957

    Motorcycle-riding armed robbers elude Highway Patrol roadblocks by loading their two-wheelers into a closed truck driven by their leader.

  • S02E27 Officer's Wife

    • April 8, 1957

    Because of his wife's fears, Patrolman Ed Wylie resigns from the force after fellow officer Jerry March is killed in the line of duty.

  • S02E28 Stripped Cars

    • April 15, 1957

    Two brothers hijack a new-car carrier, planning to sell the cars to get cash to purchase a farm. When the driver dies from injuries sustained in the hijacking, they make a panic-stricken attempt to dispose of the evidence.

  • S02E29 Convict's Wife

    • April 22, 1957

    An escaped convict abducts his estranged wife and forces her to help him elude the Highway Patrol.

  • S02E30 Reformation

    • April 29, 1957

    An ex-con wants to return money stolen in an armed robbery, but his erstwhile partner has other ideas.

  • S02E31 Stolen Plane Copter

    • May 6, 1957

    Two convicts steal an airplane to escape from prison.

  • S02E32 Gem Robbery

    • May 13, 1957

    A gemologist and his accomplice steal $300,000 in rough-cut gems from a courier, then attempt to smuggle them out of the country in a dog's collar.

  • S02E33 Wounded

    • May 20, 1957

    Two holdup men abduct a physician and compel him to extricate a bullet in a wooded area.

  • S02E34 Fake Cop

    • May 27, 1957

    One member of a three-person holdup team impersonates a Highway Patrol officer in order to deceive robbery victims into thinking that they need not notify the Patrol themselves.

  • S02E35 Double Cross

    • June 3, 1957

    Treachery and murder result after a bonded bank messenger, his wife, and an accomplice steal a $20,000 payroll.

  • S02E36 Narcotics

    • June 10, 1957

    The owner of a centrally-located roadside diner is murdered so that heroin sellers can use his business as a "front" for distributing the drug to pushers.

  • S02E37 Hired Killer

    • June 17, 1957

    A professional killer from Chicago comes into Dan Mathews' jurisdiction to murder the Santell brothers before they can testify against a racketeer.

  • S02E38 Hostage Copter

    • June 24, 1957

    The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action when the botched robbery of a roadside diner results in the shooting of the proprietor and the abduction of his daughter.

  • S02E39 Rabies

    • July 1, 1957

    Dan Mathews and a physician race against time to find an elusive little girl that was bitten on the cheek by a rabid dog.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Hypo Bandit

    • October 7, 1957

    A former nursing home employee turns to robbing luxury stores and uses a potentially lethal stolen drug to disable his victims.

  • S03E02 Efficiency Secretary

    • October 14, 1957

    A secretary with an impeccable reputation for trustworthiness and reliability colludes with her boyfriend to steal $50,000 from her employer.

  • S03E03 Temptation

    • October 21, 1957

    A construction foreman steals $12,000 from his employer's open safe, then attempts to frame a subcontractor for the crime.

  • S03E04 Safecracker

    • October 28, 1957

    A meticulous safecracker is certain that he can pull off a lucrative jewel theft despite the Highway Patrol's constant surveillance.

  • S03E05 Mistaken Identity

    • November 4, 1957

    An unassuming cabinetmaker is abducted at gunpoint when coincidence causes a would-be thief to mistake him for a diamond merchant.

  • S03E06 Hostage Family Copter

    • November 11, 1957

    The Highway Patrol helicopter is ordered into action to follow a murderous fugitive that has taken three hostages.

  • S03E07 The Sniper

    • November 18, 1957

    A series of apparently random potshots at moving cars turns out to be an attempt to conceal a carefully planned murder.

  • S03E08 Hot Dust

    • November 25, 1957

    Lab worker Harry Wells flees and aggressively avoids people, after being accidentally exposed to dangerous radioactive material.

  • S03E09 Witness Wife

    • December 2, 1957

    After a farmer witnesses the disposal of a murder victim's body, his wife unwittingly helps the perpetrators identify and locate her husband.

  • S03E10 Dead Hunter

    • December 9, 1957

    An apparent hunting accident becomes increasingly suspicious when it is discovered that the shooter benefited in several ways from the victim's death.

  • S03E11 Convicted Innocent

    • December 16, 1957

    A wrongly-convicted recent parolee is determined to kill the bus driver whose mistaken testimony was responsible for his incarceration.

  • S03E12 Chain Store

    • December 23, 1957

    A delivery driver commits a series of armed robberies against individual stores that make up a small supermarket chain.

  • S03E13 Double Death

    • December 30, 1957

    A wrongly-convicted parolee becomes coldly determined to murder the former business partner whose ruse was responsible for his conviction.

  • S03E14 Hideout

    • January 6, 1958

    A holdup man is murdered by the woman who planned his crime and sheltered him in the basement of her roadside diner.

  • S03E15 Mother's March

    • January 13, 1958

    A handyman robs a local businessman of $11,000 in charitable donations, then attempts to frame a local beautician for the crime.

  • S03E16 Slain Cabby

    • January 20, 1958

    Two men commit a series of armed robberies and escape by commandeering taxicabs for use as nondescript getaway cars.

  • S03E17 Insulin

    • January 27, 1958

    Two coldly calculating hoodlums attempt to murder their diabetic former cell-mate by depriving him of his insulin.

  • S03E18 The Seventh Green

    • February 3, 1958

    A country club grounds keeper who shelters notorious criminals comes under investigation after he is forced to kill one of his "clients".

  • S03E19 Foster Child

    • February 10, 1958

    An angry father pursues an orphan boy that he believes is responsible for the accidental shooting of his son.

  • S03E20 Lady Bandts

    • February 17, 1958

    Two women disguised as men commit a series of armed robberies, two of which result in murder.

  • S03E21 Revenge

    • February 24, 1958

    Felon Gerald Gray, who bears a personal grudge against Dan Mathews, is released from prison and uses everyone around him in his efforts to extract revenge.

  • S03E22 Tear Gas Copter

    • March 3, 1958

    Dan Mathews uses the Highway Patrol helicopter and tear gas in an effort to flush out two wanted fugitives who have taken a woman hostage inside her own house.

  • S03E23 Deaf Mute

    • March 10, 1958

    A botched robbery results in the abduction of the only witness - a 10-year-old girl who can neither hear nor speak.

  • S03E24 Hit and Run

    • March 17, 1958

    A woman panics and flees after striking a "pedestrian" who was actually involved in an attempt to steal $70,000 from an industrial plant's safe.

  • S03E25 Fear

    • March 24, 1958

    A family man is forced to commit murder when a would-be blackmailer discovers that he is actually the "Polka Dot Bandit".

  • S03E26 Careless Cop

    • March 31, 1958

    A Highway Patrol officer is critically wounded after failing to properly frisk and handcuff a suspect during a routine traffic stop.

  • S03E27 Policewoman

    • April 7, 1958

    An out-of-state policewoman who has infiltrated a gambling syndicate finds herself in grave danger when her identity is discovered.

  • S03E28 The Truckers

    • April 14, 1958

    A husband and wife team rob pharmaceutical trucks after slipping the drivers pills that render them temporarily unconscious.

  • S03E29 Credit Card

    • April 21, 1958

    Two thieves target unsuspecting motorists for credit card theft, but they become targets themselves when a determined female victim manages to notify the Highway Patrol.

  • S03E30 Psycho Killer

    • April 28, 1958

    A mentally disturbed man murders women who seek husbands through "Lonely Hearts" clubs.

  • S03E31 Suicide

    • May 5, 1958

    A syndicate hit man kills his own brother, then is himself murdered in a manner that makes the killing appear to be a suicide.

  • S03E32 Phony Cop

    • May 12, 1958

    A woman makes diversionary false crime reports so that her husband can rob businesses while wearing a Highway Patrolman's uniform.

  • S03E33 The Judge

    • May 19, 1958

    A prison escapee is determined to murder the judge who gave him the maximum sentence.

  • S03E34 Dan's Vacation

    • May 26, 1958

    Dan Mathews' vacation takes an unexpected turn when he finds that his favorite fishing lodge has become a front for a heroin distribution ring.

  • S03E35 Explosives

    • June 2, 1958

    A disgruntled truck driver abducts his estranged wife and threatens to detonate a truckload of unstable pure potassium while she remains trapped inside it.

  • S03E36 Hostage Officer

    • June 9, 1958

    A motorcycle accident enables two wanted felons to take a Highway Patrol officer as a hostage, but his radio's signal helps pinpoint their location.

  • S03E37 Double Copter

    • June 16, 1958

    A stolen helicopter enables a dangerous lifer to escape from a prison work detail.

  • S03E38 Dan Sick

    • June 23, 1958

    Dan Mathews arrives at work feeling sick and weak from apparent food poisoning, and there is concern that a panic may break out if the mysterious cause of his illness is not found quickly.

  • S03E39 Reward

    • June 30, 1958

    Three farmers are stubbornly determined to risk their lives in order to collect a reward offered for the capture of a wounded fugitive.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Frightened Witness

    • October 6, 1958

    Newlyweds Carl and Jennifer Stone find themselves pursued by the Highway Patrol and a would-be killer after they witness the murder of a diner counterman.

  • S04E02 Hostage

    • October 13, 1958

    Desperate to avoid capture and extradition on first-degree murder charges, a wounded fugitive takes a young woman and her paraplegic mother as hostages.

  • S04E03 Family Affair

    • October 20, 1958

    With the help of her son, a woman plans and executes her husband's daring escape from police custody.

  • S04E04 Transmitter Danger

    • October 27, 1958

    Two men steal dynamite and blasting caps for use in future crimes, unaware that any radio transmission signal could trigger the caps and set off a devastating explosion.

  • S04E05 Gambling Story

    • November 3, 1958

    A racketeer's attempt to take over an illicit gambling house in a small town leads to murder.

  • S04E06 Train Copter

    • November 10, 1958

    The Highway Patrol helicopter is called into action to pursue a train carrying a bank robber and $35,000 in stolen money.

  • S04E07 Portrait of Death

    • November 17, 1958

    When a reclusive artist is murdered, Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams are dubious that robbery was actually the motive for the killing.

  • S04E08 Train Robbery

    • November 24, 1958

    Two men plan to cause a train wreck as part of a plot to steal $750,000 in government currency.

  • S04E09 Deadly Diamonds

    • December 1, 1958

    A man and his two accomplices use inside information to steal valuable gems from traveling jewelry salesmen.

  • S04E10 Blood Money

    • December 8, 1958

    A protection racket results in murder when a railroad yard worker refuses to continue making payments.

  • S04E11 False Confession

    • December 15, 1958

    A desperate man confesses to a crime he did not commit in order to obtain a $5,000 reward for his family.

  • S04E12 Confidence Game

    • December 22, 1958

    A con man assaults the elderly victim of a $5,000 swindle as a "warning", but his female partner becomes fearful of a murder charge when the old man dies of a heart attack immediately after the assault.

  • S04E13 Split Robbery

    • December 29, 1958

    Two men rob a series of supermarkets by taking the market managers' wives as hostages.

  • S04E14 The Trap

    • January 5, 1959

    The Highway Patrol sets a trap by transporting a crime boss to death row in hopes of enticing his henchmen to risk capture by trying to rescue him, but the henchmen may try to kill him instead.

  • S04E15 Expose

    • January 12, 1959

    A crusading newspaper reporter finds his life threatened when he becomes the target of a gang of ruthless extortionists.

  • S04E16 Breath of a Child

    • January 19, 1959

    Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams race to find a sailor who was exposed to spinal meningitis while saving the life of an infant.

  • S04E17 Narcotics Racket

    • January 26, 1959

    Dan Mathews and Sergeant Williams pursue two swindlers who pose as a corrupt narcotics agent and a heroin pusher in order to extort bribe money from their victims.

  • S04E18 Copter Cave-In

    • February 2, 1959

    The Highway Patrol helicopter is used to pursue an escaped convict and rescue a prospector trapped in a cave-in caused by the escapee.

  • S04E19 Gem Robbery

    • February 9, 1959

    Rita Hudson accepts delivery of $35,000 worth of imported diamonds on behalf of her employer, Mr. Van Dyce. She is immediately abducted by thieves Ernest Zober and Chuck Barton.

  • S04E20 Mexican Chase

    • February 16, 1959

    Dan Mathews solicits assistance from his Mexican counterpart to capture three thieves who are stealing cars in the U. S. and selling them in Mexico.

  • S04E21 Framed Cop

    • February 23, 1959

    A criminal attempts to avenge his younger brother's life sentence by executing a meticulously planned scheme that will make Sergeant Williams appear to be guilty of felony hit and run.

  • S04E22 The Collector

    • March 2, 1959

    A wounded and frightened ex-con flees after accidentally killing a blackmailer.

  • S04E23 Revenge

    • March 9, 1959

    A bitter young man whose father was killed in an automobile accident is stubbornly determined to murder the man who was driving the other car.

  • S04E24 Brave Boy

    • March 16, 1959

    A small boy is the only witness to a botched burglary that results in the death of his father and serious injury to his mother.

  • S04E25 Diversion Robbery

    • March 23, 1959

    Two men use explosions as a diversionary tactic to distract attention from the scenes of their holdups.

  • S04E26 Cargo Hijack

    • March 30, 1959

    An "Import Company" warehouse is used as a front for storage of merchandise stolen in a series of truck hijackings.

  • S04E27 Hitchhiker

    • April 6, 1959

    An armed robber wearing actors' makeup is able to obtain rides in the cars of his victims, but an unplanned murder results when one man fights back.

  • S04E28 Illegal Entry

    • April 13, 1959

    An extortionist smuggles Mexican workers into the U.S. illegally, then threatens them with exposure (and lengthy jail sentences) if they do not give him half their wages.

  • S04E29 Killer on the Run

    • April 20, 1959

    Two middle-aged women are endangered when they offer a ride to a fugitive thief that committed two murders in order to steal counterfeit currency plates.

  • S04E30 Prisoner Exchange Copter

    • April 27, 1959

    The wife of a sheriff is abducted and held as a hostage in an attempt to secure the release of a crime boss.

  • S04E31 Dan Hostage

    • May 4, 1959

    Dan Mathews offers himself as a hostage after a nervous gunman botches a diner robbery and critically wounds the proprietor.

  • S04E32 Woman Escapes

    • May 11, 1959

    Following an unplanned prison escape, convicted killers Lita Morgan and Caroline Craig leave a trail of robbery and murder in their wake.

  • S04E33 Auto Press

    • May 18, 1959

    The perpetrator of a robbery and murder attempts to dispose of the getaway car by convincing his brother to crush it beyond recognition in a large hydraulic press.

  • S04E34 Express Delivery

    • May 25, 1959

    A thief abducts a gem courier and uses his identification in an attempt to steal a jewel collection worth $200,000.

  • S04E35 Desperate Men

    • June 1, 1959

    Two fugitives get into the boiler room of a hospital and threaten to destroy the building by tying down the safety valve if they are not permitted to go free.

  • S04E36 Confession

    • June 8, 1959

    Paul Jordan is killed in broad daylight by his three accomplices in a bank robbery that resulted in the theft of $100,000.

  • S04E37 Detour to Death

    • June 15, 1959

    Two men and a woman use phony police uniforms and a fake detour sign to lure potential victims into concealed areas.

  • S04E38 Fire

    • June 22, 1959

    Pyromaniac Judd Patterson sets a warehouse ablaze and gets away in a stolen car.

  • S04E39 Bank Messenger

    • June 29, 1959

    A husband and wife team rob couriers with large amounts of cash, then kill them so that there will be no witnesses.