Lt. Matthews is on the case of a botched robbery. An innocent party is abducted in an effort to thwart the robbers' capture.
As usual, ZIV's modest production budget means we get to see southern California as it was in the mid 1950s. This episode captures the fabled Chavez Ravine as it was being bulldozed into history. Dodgers fans who are also history buffs might enjoy brief glimpses of things as they were before the slopes of these filmed pieces of the Chavez Ravine became a parking lot for Dodger Stadium.
Of interest to fans of TV's Gidget is the appearance of a young Lynette Winter who portrayed Larue, Gidget's friend.
Jean R. Maxey gave ZIV its money's worth with a good performance of a woman on the wrong side of the law. Jean R. Maxey was married to Paul Maxey, veteran character actor and star of the mid-50s TV show, 'The People's Choice'.
John Sebastian, veteran TV 'heavy', appears as the other half of the robber duo.
For Highway Patrol fans, this is a satisfying episode with interesting outdoor scenes and nostalgic snapshots of 1950s California.