While interviewing the linen rental service witness, Sgt. Williams asks if he had any description of the car involved, such as make or model. The series avoided the use of any auto maker's name, instead referring to vehicles generically such as by color and number of doors.
Mathews is referring to the owner; Elliot Walters's motel
Matthews tells the reporter that the robbery occurred at the "Walters Motel", but in the opening scene a large sign on the motel's front lawn says "Maple Leaf Motel", a location that had been used in several episodes of the series.
The suspects are driving a 1958 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible. Officer Simpson's vehicle, is an unmarked 1958 Plymouth Plaza 4 door Sedan. Merrill Hartman drives a 1958 Chrysler Windsor Dartline 4 door Sedan.