Season 4

1958–1959

Oct 6, 1958 · 28m

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.

E2. Hostage

Oct 13, 1958 · 28m

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

E3. Family Affair

Oct 20, 1958 · 28m

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

E4. Transmitter Danger

Oct 27, 1958 · 28m

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.

E5. Gamblng Story

Nov 3, 1958 · 28m

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

E6. Train Copter

Nov 10, 1958 · 28m

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

E7. Portrait of Death

Nov 17, 1958 · 28m

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

E8. Train Robbery

Nov 24, 1958 · 28m

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

E9. Deadly Diamonds

Dec 1, 1958 · 28m

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

E10. Blood Money

Dec 8, 1958 · 28m

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

E11. False Confession

Dec 15, 1958 · 28m

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

E12. Confidence Game

Dec 22, 1958 · 28m

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.

E13. Split Robbery

Dec 29, 1958 · 28m

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

E14. The Trap

Jan 5, 1959 · 28m

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.

E15. Exposé

Jan 12, 1959 · 28m

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

E16. Breath of a Child

Jan 19, 1959 · 28m

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

E17. Narcotics Racket

Jan 26, 1959 · 28m

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.

E18. Copter Cave-In

Feb 2, 1959 · 28m

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

E19. Gem Robbery

Feb 9, 1959 · 28m

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.

E20. Mexican Chase

Feb 16, 1959 · 28m

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.

E21. Framed Cop

Feb 23, 1959 · 28m

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.

E22. The Collector

Mar 2, 1959 · 28m

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

E23. Revenge

Mar 9, 1959 · 28m

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.

E24. Brave Boy

Mar 16, 1959 · 28m

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.

E25. Diversion Robbery

Mar 23, 1959 · 28m

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

E26. Cargo Hijack

Mar 30, 1959 · 28m

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

E27. Hitchhiker

Apr 6, 1959 · 28m

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.

E28. llegal Entry

Apr 13, 1959 · 28m

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.

E29. Killer on the Run

Apr 20, 1959 · 28m

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.

E30. Prisoner Exchange Copter

Apr 27, 1959 · 28m

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