Episodes
The Search
October 8, 1956
After an elderly couple inadvertently help a murderous bank robber slip through a police road block, a restaurant manager spots the fugitive who uses the old folks to keep from getting caught.
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.
Trailer Story
October 22, 1956
Steve Talbot is a jewel thief who likes nice automobiles, and the Highway Patrol knows this. So Talbot flees capture after a job in an old junker. This gets him past the roadblocks but he soon is stranded on the side of the road. He hijacks a newly married couple pulling a trailer and Dan passes the trio through, not wanting harm to come to the civilians. But in passing the blockade, they unknowingly pick up a new rider.
Fisherman's Luck
October 29, 1956
A car that was involved in an accident is stolen and later found again, and just happens to match the description of one used in a bank holdup. Putting two and two together, Dan speculates that this was the getaway car and it's occupants must have escaped on foot, which is near a posh resort.
Magazine Writer
November 5, 1956
Reporter Sam Dalquist has gone missing. Dan has been looking for him because a two bit hood was found dead after getting a traffic citation driving Dalquist's car. The only lead Mathews has is that Dalquist was working on an exposé about a hood named Matlock and that may be where the writer will be found...dead or alive.
Typhoid Carrier
November 12, 1956
Hank Dooley's daughter has just died from typhoid fever, and Dooley is now searching for his farm hand Len Frazier who is the one who infected her, complete with rifle in hand.
Hot Rod
November 19, 1956
Dan enlists the help of the leader of a local hot rod car club to assist in finding two robbers who use a souped-up car to get away from the Highway Patrol after each job.
Hot Cargo
November 26, 1956
Several criminals conspire to stage highway accidents prompting truck drivers to stop and help victims only to be assaulted and have their cargoes stolen. After discovering the hijackers are being tipped off by the owner of a roadside diner favored by truckers, Chief Mathews creates a ruse to force the crime ring into action with the hopes of capturing them.
Oil Lease
December 3, 1956
An Army bazooka is stolen by two men who use it to capture the payroll from an oil drilling company.
Ex Con
December 10, 1956
The life of an ex-con is never easy, especially when cellmates show up expecting favors. Al Baldwin is a reformed criminal but suddenly has unexpected guests who hide out at his house while plotting their next crime. When that holdup goes bad, the cons hold Al's wife hostage until Dan and the Highway Patrol come to the rescue.
Motel Robbery
December 17, 1956
Stolen Car Ring
December 24, 1956
Escaped Mental Patient
January 1, 1957
Armored Car
January 7, 1957
Migrant Workers
January 14, 1957
Ranch Copter
January 21, 1957
A woman suspects her husband is trying to kill her. Iris: Virginia Dale. George: Douglas Henderson. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Ted: Robert Cavendish.
Amnesia
January 28, 1957
Statute of Limitations
February 4, 1957
Mathews tries to prove the guilt of three holdup men---before the statute of limitations runs out. Mathews: Broderick Crawford. Eddie: Bing Russell. Wyatt: Mike Regan.
Resident Officer
February 11, 1957
Psycho
February 18, 1957
Counterfeit
February 25, 1957
Mathews and the Highway Patrol investigate a rash of forged payroll-check cashings affecting merchants in and around Los Angeles.
Suspected Cop
March 5, 1957
Trojan Horse
March 12, 1957
Female Hitchhiker
March 18, 1957
Nitro
March 25, 1957
Motorcycle B
April 1, 1957
Officer's Wife
April 8, 1957
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.
Convict's Wife
April 22, 1957
Reformation
April 29, 1957
An ex-con wants to return money stolen in an armed robbery, but his erstwhile partner has other ideas.
Stolen Plane Copter
May 6, 1957
Two convicts steal an airplane to escape from prison.
Gem Robbery
May 13, 1957
Wounded
May 20, 1957
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.
Double Cross
June 3, 1957
Narcotics
June 10, 1957
Hired Killer
June 17, 1957
Hostage Copter
June 24, 1957
Rabies
July 1, 1957
